The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-09 00:00:00

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BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

THE BRIGHT AND DARK SIDES OF LIFE.

The usual weekly meeting of this Board was hold
yesterday, Mr. Ilaskew presiding; the other mem-
lzors: present were Messrs. Pargeter, Robertson,
Wright,Burr, Hodgetts, Rollinson,
D twe;, Chambers, Guy, J Billingham, Pearson,
Brooks, Rholes, Green, Yardley and Hill —The
Master's report was as follows: Admitted 10, dis-
charged 12, dead 1, remaining in the house 559,
against 567 for the corresponding period last year.
The outdoor reli .1 was as follows : Kingswinfo
£47 Is Ol; Stourbridge, £33 73 11d ; Halesow ,n,
£29 73 ; non-resident, £2 is sd; total, £ll2 23
741; against £ll2 53 31- —A. letter was read fro-u
Isaiah Round, collector for No. 1 district, King-
swinford, tendering his resignation. Mr. Rollinson
moved that the resignation be accepted and another
be advertised for.

A letter was read from Superintenient Wheeler
stating that a house occupied by John Hughes,
Enville Street, Stourbridge, had been visitecl,au 1 a
child, named Eliza Annie Hughes, was foun i in th
house down stairs, without any boots, and the only
clothing she had on was a night-dres. On goinu:
up-stairs, in a back room, a flock bed was found
upon the floor, with three pieces of old rag for a
covering. The oldest lad, aged 14 years, slept
there and the father with three other chil
slept downstairs. There was another child also
found with no boots. The only food fount in the
house were a few bones which were cooking before
the fire; there was no bread or any other eatables
in the house. The only furniture downstairs was
an o'cl sofa and a broken chair. Dr. Daly visited
the children and found them suffering from neglect
and starvation, hut could not certify that they were
permanently injured.
It was stated that the father had been employed
as a clerk at Messrs. Foster's ironworks at a salary
of £l5O per year; but from some cause or other he
got out of his situation, and was now receiving a
pension of 12s per week from thAt firm. Clothing
had been given him by several people but he ha I
pawned the elothiag to obtain drink. On one oc-
casion a postal note was sent him, but he spent it
in drink.
The matter was left for the clerk to make further
inquiries. _ _

letter was read from the Local Government
Board with reference to the overcrowded state of
the house, and stating that the temporary buildings
woull not be recognised. A long discussion en
sued, and it was ultimately agreed that the clerk
should rep!y to the letter, saying that the Board
were unwillia.r. to slyild any more money until after
the new County Government Bill had been before
the House of Commons; an 1 al,o that the tempor-
ary buildings bad been erected upon the suggestion
of their officer, Mr. Bonze.

INEBRIATES —A.t the Police Court, yesterday, be-
fore Colon& Fl-tch-r, and Messes. T. D, Triorna3
and A. Freer, Cnarles Smith. labourer, Hay Green,
w,is charge:l with beia; drunk at the Lye on the
2nd inst. Fined ris and costs.:--Eli Hart, chain
maker, Lye, was flied 5s and n)sts for being drunk
at the Lye.—ltichard Bradley, labourer, 1 agley,
was charged with being drunk and disorderly at

13.iiwore,:on the 3 d Inst. Fned 23 6d a.nd C sl.s

Bridget Mu:ray. an unfortunate, New Street, was
elyirged w!th being drunk and disorderly on the 2nd
inst. The Bench said the name was well ktiown,
and inflicted a fine of 103 ant costs.—James :•hep -
herd, marine store dealer, Ne,w S reel.., was fined 5s
and costs for bing drunk on the 2nd inst in the
public street.
C.iuTiorrs Smith, haulier, Kidderminster,
was charged with obstructing the free passage oF
the highway on the 29 h nit at Blakedo An. P.C.
Holloway said 113 saw three horses and a wag.hn
st indt g in the road fr three-quirters of an Lour,
and during that tilie there was nobody with them.
Defendant denied the charge, and s id the horses
were entire horses and could not be left to them-
selves. After hearing a witness for the deteuce,
the Bench said there was a doutt in the case and
dismissed ; t.--D tniel Bird, basket maker, High
Stre,t, was charged with obstructing the footpath
on the 211.1 inst. P.C. Nloore said the footpath was
ohs meted with baskets. Defendant said the good-,
hid only just been put there by the railw hy goods
mei, and were not exposed for sale. Other ropla
hat goods on the foot oath and they were not suns-
moned --Tee Bench thought it seemed as if he had
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been singledneatfra, Mr, fnonaits said he had s.ien
cases himself or the friotpath being obstructed by
goods being pleated ou the footpath. The Bench
decited not fl convict, and dismissed the case on
payment of costs, the Bench remarked teat trades-
men should be cautioned.
APPOINTMENT or 0 cERSEEM. The following
were dilly appointed overseers :—Wollescote, Enoch
Bridgens and Joseph Bir I; Lye, Antony Harper
Henryan Hayes; Oldswinford, Sidney Law ant
William Brettle.
A BRUTAL HUSBAND. Elij,th Roberts, retort
builder, Wollescote, was charged with assaulling
his wife, Elizabeth Robert. on the 2nd insi.—Com-
plainant said she went to her husband in a public
house. In a few minutes he cam • out with her and
they proceeded together along the roe for about
50 yards. Her huseaud then asked her what she
wanted, and she told him she wanted some maney
te make the home comfortable. He then struck
her on the right eye and knocked her down. lbe
also hit la,.r on the left eye and on the bridge ef the
nose. When she was on the gr unrl he put his foot
on her back and pushed her in the gutter. Ile also
put his hands round her throat, and sail if it was
not for the law he would strangle her. —The Bench
stid it was a mast brutal assault, peel the woman's
face showed his illireettnent. They ehould flue
him 30s and costs ; o-, in default, rase month's im-
prisonment.
es.a thansaPy Conet,E.—Jamcs Edwards, seyth -
smith, Belbroughten, wae swain .ue I to show cams •
why a separation order sir -mid not he grail ed to his
wife, and also pay a weekly sues for her suep
Eurna Edwards said she was Teri-MI to the &tea l-
ent in September, 1891. There wsre no &mil !Fen
by the marriage. She was not living w:th her ties-
b ied. She was airail he wo 1141 le her se ne be lilt
herrn. Her husband camel aboat 393 per a ',ie.
She hal no mesna of sapsortiue He •
tiushan I was cenvi.t d (mina aggravitae 1 a--ael
upon her on the Ist Beach eranted. th •
. sepaiatioe, and ordese i him to contrail ite.B ear
week for her mein:se:mince.
fauree the fireeeat is at aae seone ny
Alteough Wagtii have decreased yet it is cera.ia
that the workine nese gets a coerespneding hermefie
in the cheapness of astielei of d thy consainetiera
Ilideed, it is admit cd an all sides that a sovereign
vvili go almost as far again as it would thirty years
ago. The prices of segar, tea, mil feod generally.
clearly demonstraee this; but parhaps the f icilities
for obtaining luxuries are equally important. The
object of one well known firm, Messrs. W & A
Gilbey, is to educate the people to consume wine
and water as a substitute for beer, much in the
same manner as on the coutinent, and when one
hears that they can eell net only Claret, but Port
• and Sherry. at is a Lottle, their task does not
appear difficult. In France red wine is eon,anned
by all the working classes, dilyted with quite t
thirds water. Cases of drunkenness in wine produc-
iug countries are very rare, hence the subject is
worthy of con-ide Brion, even from a temperance
point of view.—" Morning Post," April 6th, 1887
Cauriox. I.lom PATIIIC MEDICINES. It ie
essential to succese with these remedies that tiler
should be prepared with scrueulous care, and
certainly by one who makes it his sole business ;
it is very desirable that those using them should
insist on each bottle obtained from a vendor bear-
ing the label of a firm of repute. Those sold by th
agents of JAMES EPPS and Co (the first-established
Honiceepathic Chemists in England) have a halal
over the co-k wi:h their autograph trade ma k
RUNNIII/47,, DOWN CASE. —At the County Court, on
Monday, before Sir Rupert Kettle, the case of Geerg •
v. Swindley was called on, in which plain `.h sought
to recover £l5. damages in a running-doe a case :
and there was a couater-claim by defendant for £46
Mr. Weldron appease I for George, whe is a beer.
seller and carrier at Swindon ; and Mr. Jackson f
the defendant, who is a leather merch eit. at Old-
bury.—Planitiff's case was that he waP, that he my .s
proceeding horn-wards from Dudley, on the night
of February 19, with his carrier's cart, when he was
run into by a gig belenging to the .181011:lent.
Plaintiff was thrown out of his cart, ant his herse
was thrown down and injured ; and he es.imaae
the damage he had sustained at £l5. 23. The case
presented for Mr. Swindley was t•.at tits Lietiff
was on the wrong side of the road at the time of the
accident, and that tee pleintiff was solely responsible
for what oz.currea. Defendants horse died from the
accident, and it was stated Mr. Swinily gave 45
guineas for it with: I the last few meet s. Lae
ease was a long one, and ended in a verdict for the
defendant on t .e claim, and also for the defend Int
on t e Jauk. ii, on b half of
his cli:nt, co e.ented te taee a verdict fur ,220. and
costs on the count. r-elaini.
INTEIiPLEADER 2i. daz case was
called on, in mehich the ciiii.letat was Eeeina J ine
G.thing, f Womarl)y and Jelin Clerees hamraeas
man, harrshil, the ea creditor. Mr. H
ton eat; for the claim nut, and Mr. Clulow far
Clarke, who, it is stated soul° five or six years ago

obtained a judgement against Charles Gethinr
a sum of £lB. odd for rent of a glass shop at Hats-
hill.. The debtor, it was stated, di I not pay the
money, but made an offer of 103. a •nnuth, which
was refused, At the time that th,> (1.0)` was
contracted debtor was a single m..n. I,n in
December last he married the pre4ent c an ',it,
Emma Ann Gething of Wordsl4, A n ex,.cut on
was afterwards put into the helve to reenrer the
amount of the debt due to Clarke, when the money
was paid under protes+, and the present a, tirm
brought by Mrs. Gething to recover the arnonnt ro
paid. Mrs. Gethinv, said that she had been living
fir six years at the house where the execution was
put an, and all the goods there were her own
property, except a few articles belonging to her
mother. She was married to Gething last Christ-
mas. He did not bring any article of furniture to
the house; he simply came himself. Cheri s
Gething was also called, and sail .hen he mar.i •
the lady all the furniture was hers. He contribu4 - 1
noth'ng •, she had him and nothing more,(Lan'.,
ter.)—The case ended in a verdict for the plainu f.
with costs.