The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-03 00:00:00

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

no projection. Old Ring's Head, High St., and
peeporty occupied by Salmon and Cartwright in
coventry St. The Surveyor has inspected these
premises and reports they are not at present in that
tilapidated state for him to condema. The con-
actor of th: internal drainage having left the
-treetiin an unsatisfactoty condition and his at-
teßtion having bean several hires called to the
matter, the Town Surveyor has given him notice,
that, unless the streets are at once put in order, he
will cause the same to be done and charge him with
the expense thereof. Your Committee recommend
, that the Surveyor be instructed to enquire respect-
in,; a suitable piece of land as a' tip." The repairs
l 10 the flagging in High St. has been proceeded with,
but having regard to the breaking of the pavement
owing to the laying down of the house connection.
the sarveyor has been instructed to suspend these
repairs until all the conoecticns are completed.
The practice of making house connections without
ing the statutory notice to the surveyor before
a jug the work still goes on, and your Committee
have insttucted the clerk to insert notice in two
local papers on the subject, as it is evident that the
sacce.s of the drainage. scheme depends greatly on
tie proper construction of these connections. Your
Committee recommend that the Board .be advised
to hsve all pervons summoned who fail to give the
required notice to the surveyor before connecting
t`leir property with the sewer. The Committee
appointed with reference to the Hungary Hill road
have inspected the same, and recommend applica-
tion be made to the trustees of the land belonging
to the poor of Stone, as to the widening or straight-
ening the road leading from the site of the old toll
gate to the Hungary offices. The Committee at the
same time inspected the roads at Bouchall, and re-
port progress in reference thereto. Your Commit-
tee have received several applications for compen-
s ttion for constructing sewers through private
lands, which applications have been referred to the
surveyor to consider and report. An application
has been received for the purchase of about 200
square yards of land in Fester St., but the price
offered is such that your Committee are unable to
advise your Board to accept it.
Mr. Turney offered the Board a piece of land in
the Bogs as a "tip," and the offer was accepted.
A report was read which stated that atrange-
meats had been made for having a Government in-
quiry as to the boundary of the township on the
side nearest Amblecote, After some discussion it
was decided that the matter should be considered
at a special mecting:of the3Comm!ssioners, to_be
hell next week.
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INTERI'LEADER CASE.- At the County Court on
Wednesday. an interpleader was called on—Jones
n• Shakespeare, the claimant in the case being Mr.
N. C. Wilcocks, of Bath, for whom Mr. B. E. Tilley,
of th,t city appeared. Mr. Fitzgfrald (instructed
by:Mr. Parry, Birmingham), appeared fcr the judg-
ment creditor, Jones, a money lender, at Binning-
ham.—Shakespeare is a ginger. beer manufactprer,
et Brierley llill, and an execution was putin at the
instance of Jones, and a soda-wat.r machine and
appliances connected with it were sold. The money
realised £l3 lOs was paid into court, and Mr.
Wilcecks sued for the value of the machine, wbi
he claimed as nis own. tfile stated that he did not
a4ree to sell the machine out-and-out to Shake-
speare, but he had it on hire. It . ,was worth £42
new. The case ended in his 'Honour giving a
verdict in favour of the claimant, Mr. Wilcocks, for
£lO, in addition to the 1t1.3 lOs in court, and costs,
—Mr. Fitzgerald asked his Honour to take note of
an objection he had raised, that the machine had
not been identified as the one claimant supplied, and
also that any damages should not exceed the
a:nount which claimant could have got the machine
for himself, and whioli it realised at the sale.
CLAIM FOR COMMISSION. —At the same Court, a
ease of Beddard v. Turn-r was cared on, the action
heinz one to recover £l4 19s 3d commission/ &e.
Mr. Dominick Daly (instructed by Messrs. King and
Ludlow, Birmiughatn) appeared for the plaintiff,
: n I Mr. C. Herbert Collis for the defendant The
Ilaintiff is an auctione2r, and his claim was for com-
nu.slou, advertising, and other expenses for selling
the babinees of the Vine Hotel to a Mr. Taylor.
The latter was to give .R4OO for it and pay 450
d wn, but he only paid £B, and had not completed
Cie agreement.—The Court held that there was no
e ride ice to substantiate the claim in law, and non-
Silted the plaintiff. :The action might be trought
in another form.—Mr. Collis said in whatever form
it was brought, be had a complete answer to it
AIRS. LEACH'S PRACTICAL FAMILY DRESSMAKER,
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with the reason's fashion, giving plain instructions
for cutting out and making ladies and children's
we :ring apparel, for the guidance of those desirous
of being their own dressmakers. This jonrnal is a
ritable housewife's guide, and as a practical help
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BOARD OF GUARDIANS.--Mr. H. Billingham pre-
-iled at the a eekly meeting of this Board yesterday.
Ihe Master reported that there had been admitted
into the House 15, born 1, discharged 26, dead 1.
t,tal. 556. Corresponding week last year, 556.
Relief: Kingswinford, .£45 Is Od ; Stourbridge, a:,33
54 4d; Halesowen, £2B 6s 5d ; Non-resident, ..C? is
21; total, -£lOB 19s lid. Corresponding week last
year: .08 18s 3d. Return of attendances of
Gawdians• for 51 weeks, from 17th April, 1885, to
2'd Awl!, 1,356 --.lllessra. D. Dawes, Si; J. Brooks,
; G. Hill, 50 ; D. Bryce, 49; M. Rollinson, 49;
E. Stringer, 47; H. Billingbam, 45; G. Pearson,
45 ; NT. Forrest, 44; F. J. Haskew, 42; J. drove, 41 ;
R. Thornpeon, 42; G. Rhodes, 40; T. Yardley, 38;
IT. Webb. 33; W. Green, 33 ; J'. Hingley, 28; B.
Parkes, 29 • A. Burr, 28; J, Raybould (deceased)
2'l; J. Sidd-iway, 26; J. Billingham, 23; E C. G flap,
21; J. Crump, 20; W. Somers, 20; 11. B. Guest, 20;
P. Pargeter, IS; T. H. Robertson, 13; T. Green, 6;
W. Wright, 5; T. -White, 4. Xx-officio Guardians,
ait. Government Inspector, Mr. T. D. Longs, 2,
FUNERAL OF A PIUEMIN.-011 Monday afternoon
the mortal remains of Mr. James Saunders, son of
Mr Bernard J. Saunders, Lower High Street,, were
msigned to their last resting place at the Cemetery,
Cross Roads. DecAisecl was a member of the
Stourbridge Fire Brigade, and his funeral -vas
attmded Ly fourteen or sixteen of his brother fire-
men. uuder the command of Lieutenant Ford. The
oraanist and members of the Wes!eyan choir (of
which deceaced was also a member) accompanied
the mournful proceasion. lii the chapel at the
Cemetery the choir sang that grand and solemn
hymn, "Brief life is here our portion." The fire-
infli then conveyed the coffin, shoulder high, to the
arave. The burial service was conducted by the
Rev. G. Hardwicke in a most impressive manner.
the coffin was covered with beautiful wreaths and
'Tosses of flowers, sent by the choir and various
other friends. Deceased, who was only 21 years of
age, suffered from consumption, and his end was
hastened by rupturing a blood vessel Much sym-
pathy is eapressed for Mr. Bernard Saunders and his

APPOINTMENT OF OVERSEERS. t the Police
Court yesterday. before Leiu,enant Colonel Coch-
rane, and Mes•irs. T. D. Thomas and W. J. Turney,
the following overseers were appointed : Belbrough-
ton,. Hollington and William R. Nash ;
Churchilt, Robert Thurston and John Whittaker;
Cradley, Willi,m Tate and 'William Hendrick ;
Wollaston, William Hobert Grit;!: and Joseph
Whitmore. ; Stourbridg >, Thomas Frederick Bland
and J hn Davies ; Upper Swinford. Benjamin
liratt ani John Gidam ; ,Wollesco!e, William Wood
and William Smilh ; Lye, John Hatton and
Tfiomas Young ; Ilagley, Willi.m Wyatt and
Charles ; Lutley, Thomas Pearmsn and
John Lan;_rf.,rd ; Broqin, Walter Henry Biekman
and John Fox; Pedmore, William Rollinson and
Wi ham Bloomer ; Clout, Wilhar.. Henry Phillips
and John Pitt.

ArrtAcArrroNs.—Alfred Barnett made an appli-
ottion for a license to supply refreshments at a ball
to be held at the Union.ilall on the night of the
sth of April and the morning of the 6th. The ap-
plication was granted. An application for an extra
hour was granted to Mr. D. Penny, Talbot Hotel,
on the occasion of a supper last night, Friday.
DauNk.—John Vale was eha,ged with being
drunk on the 17th ult, at Wollasto ). Fined Ss and
costs..— Joseph Clewes was charged with being
diunk at the Lye on the 28th ult. Fined 2s 64 and
cost,,.— William Curtiss was charged with being
drunk on the 27th ult. Defendant was drunk in
the Rose and Crown • and when ordered out he
staggered about. Fined 2e 6a and costs.
OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Henry pleywood was
charged with using obscene language on the 27th
ult. P.S. Ctrtre and Louisa Purcell proved the
csa The Bench said they did not think he would
use such language if he was sober and fined him
108_ mending costs.

Winwond, Jebez Wilder,
Frank 'Wilder, Elijah. Thorns; Daniel. Gordon,
Harry Scott and William Carpenter were charged
wi.h gambling on the 28th nit. P.C. Bigge eaid
he saw the defendants on the Junction Road play-
ing pitch and toss. Carpenter could not be ideuti-
fi,d and he was discharged, and the remainder were
fined 38 including COStS..
ADJOURNED CASE.—The case of Richard Pardoe
for assaulting his wife on the 2nd nit, and which
was adjourned to see if they could live comfortably
together then came on. Mr. Waldron was for
complainant, and Mr. Homer for the defendant.
Mr. Waldron said that instead of the defendant
getting better he got a great deal worse, and if he
proved the facts he should ask them to punish
him so as to prevent him from so illusing his
wife. Complainant repeated the evidence as re-
ported a month ago to the effect that defendant
caught her by the throat and threw her down and
feil u; on her. She also a :ded that during ti.e
mouth the case was edj-mrued the defendant's
conduct had been worse; although he had not as-
saulted her he had threatened her, and he had not
boa, agas t4t) ImousvtQ AO Riglatidi A• 44

thought it was a great pity they could not agree to.
getber: Defendant was fined lOs and costs.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. I :enry Evans was
chal*gel with being and disorderly on the 29th ul..
Defe!idant was by the Talbot Rotel dru :k and
Ethnu:ing.. P.S. Oakey said he went to the defend-
ant, who had hold of a horse and was backing it
across the street, and told him he would do some
mischief. Defendant said it was h's own b—
horse and he should do what he liked. Previous
convictions were proved against thp defendant, who
,vas now fined 5s and costs.
DMlNK.—William Sears was fined 2s 61 and
st for being drunk at Blakedown, on the 27th
ult. The defendant was found drunk with his face
I blacked.

Si vaok Asseuvr.—Alexander Pardoe was charged
with doing grievous bodily harm to Eli Homer
on the 18th February, 1884.—Mr. Hinds appeared
for the complainant, and Mr. Waldron defended.—
Complainant said he was a horse nail maker, living
in Park Street, Lye. On the 18th of February,
18S4, he was in the Three Crowns Inn, Hay Green.
The prisoner was there, and it was club night. He
left the club at half-past nine with William Hart
to go home. Near the Cross the prisoner came up
and said, "What are you talking; I'll knock your
b— teeth out." Prisoner then took hold of him
by the throat and struck him in the mouth with his
fist which knocked two of his fore teeth out. He
tell down and prisoner jumped on his arm with
his feet. The result of jumping on his arm was
that it was broken in three places. P,S. Cope came
up soon after he bad got up. He went to the
doctor the same night. He was not able to work at
his trade now. Cross-examined :He had not said
he would settle the case for a certain sum
of money; but he had been offered money to settle
the case. The landlord of the house where the
club was held did not threaten to throw him out
because he was noisy. He did not fight 4 rounds
with the prisoner. The prisoner was drunk when
he struck him.—William Hart, Lye Waste, said he
was with the complainant on the night of the as-
sault near the Lye Cross. The prisoner came up
and sqid, "Well, old father; what are you talking
about." Homer said, "What's that to do with you;
not about you." Prisoner said, "Baint you a b--
old rogue." Homer said in reply, "You're a thief."
Prisoner said, "You deserve your b— teeth knock-
iee; out." He (witness) stepped on a few paces as
he did not like the conversation. Hearing a noise
he turned and saw Pardoe knocking Homer down.

When Homer was down Pardoe ‘ve-rit to the other
side of the road, and said, "Come on this side,

lather, and I'll warm your b--- ribs again:'
Cross-examined: There was a dispute in the club
room between Homer and Pardoe, but not a quatrel.
The landlord came in and was going to turn Pardo°
out. He did not hear Homer say "I think one more
round will about settle you off.'—Dr. Wesley Hayes
Thompson said on the 1811 Feb., 1884, Homer came

to hi house about 12 o'clock. 'He was bleeding
from the mouth, and it showed the recent loss of
frent teeth. He complained of his arm being
broken. Both bones of the left fore arm were
5 °lien, and the upper third near to the elbow feint.
The outer bone was broken in two places. The
inner bone was broken and exposed. There was
e xtenti ire bruising in the fleshy part of the arm.
lie thought there must have been pressure on the
upper surface. Any direct violence wouli do it. In
consequence of those injuries he would not be able
10 follow his trade as a horsenail-maker. Cross-ex-
amined: The bruises on Homer's arm might have
been caused by Pardee falling on it when it was on
the kerbing. If the arm had been jumped upon he
shoiild not expect to find more than he did. P.S.
Cop: said he heard a disturbance, and on going to
the lace heard Homer say that his arm was broken.

—Mr. Waldron said he should show that Homer was
the aggressor and that it was through his own a -
g!es4ion that he received the injuries.. He zon-
'ended that the partim were struggling together,
nil that complainant received his injuries by the
f 11 to the ground.—After hearing witnesses for the
dufenee, the Bench committed prisoner for trial at
rhe Sessions, bail being allowed, himself in £lOO,
and t,vo slued of Me