The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27 00:00:00

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Granger in the chair. There
were also present :—Messrs. Dillingham, Guest,
Baker. Rhodes, Fiddian, Giles, Homes, Wood,
Hall, Fereday and Haskew. The minutes of the
last meeting were read and confirmed. Admitted
jute the house during the week, 6; discharged,
3; born, 0; dead, 1; remaining, 361. Corres-
ponding week last year, 395. Out-door relief:
Kingswinford district £24 is 61; Stourbridge
district, £l6 Os 61 ; Halesowen district, £l7 8s
61; relief of non-resident paupers, 7s 61; total,
£59 3s 01; against 31-1, last year.

RE J. T. GREEN.— We have :been requested
to supply an otnatission in our report of this
case, and to say that at the meeting of the credi-
tors the discharge of the debtor wee unani-
mously granted.
la:en:Pg.—On Sunday evening last, Mr. H.
Turney gave a lecture in the Christade!phim.
Meeting loom, High.street ; subject: " What
we learn from the lives of Holy Men." There
was a fair attendance. The lecturer gave a
graphic and interesting description of the lives
of various eminent men, which was listened to
with marked attention.

PRESENTATION.— On Saturday night last a
presentation was made to Mr. Moore, at a Corn.
mittee Meeting held in the rooms of the Church
of England Association. The presentation was
made by the Rev. W. J. J. Welch, and consisted
of a copy of Webster's Dictionary, accompanied
with a purse of money, as a recognition of the
services he has rendered to the Association.
The presentation was duly acknowledged by Mr.
Moore.

Destixo ROBBURT.--On Monday evening between
six and seven o'clock, a man entered the shop of
Miss Russell, haberdasher, High Street, and asked
for a halfpenny worth of thread. Miss Russel served
him, and as he went out retired into the back room.
A few seconds afterwards she heard a noise in the
shop, and looking in, she saw the man shi had just
served, with the till in his hand. Miss Russell ran
into the shop, laid hold of the fellow, and endea-
voured to take the till from him. Finding that he
could not got away without having recourse to
violence, he struck her and dragged her into the
street. There lie struck her again, and she swooned,
the fellow then made off. Several men were stand-
ing near, and saw the whole ()centime°, but the cow-
ardly fellows made no attempt to aid Miss Russell.
As the man ran tlown the street, several cried " Stop
thief !" but though the street was rather busy, no
one attempted to stop him, and he got clear off with
a portion of the contents of the fill—some silver.
All that is known of the thief is this he wore a light-
coloured overcoat, and that he is a stranger in the
town.

REFUSING TO QUIT.-At the Public Office, 011
Monday, before Mr. W. C. Firrustone, 'l'hornas
Aston, labourer, was charged with refusing to
quit the Rose and Crown public-house on the
20th, when requested. Defendant Was further
charged with being drunk in the street. The
Case Was proved by Police-constable Needle, awl
defendant was sentenced to one month's hard
labour, without the option of a fine.
FOWL STEALING,—At the Petty Sessions, yes-
terday, before Major Fletcher, Hon. C. G. Lyt-
telton, and J. B. Cochrane, Esq., William
Thompson, of Wollaston, was charged with felo-
niously stealing threo fowls on the 20th instant,
the property of David Gething. Police-c.in-
stable Smith said that from information received
he went to the prosecutor's fowl pen, and found
that it had been broken into. He saw a quantity
of blood and feathers. He traced blood to the
prisoner's house, and when within a hundred
yards saw the prisoner, who turned away and
went towards some gardens. Ho followed him
Prisoner had a bundle in his hands, and threw
it over a wall. Witness caught hold of him, and
looked in the bundle, and saw the fowls. He
charged prisoner with stealing the fowls. Pri-
soner said he had not atolen them ; the fowls had
been given to him. Daniel Gething, of Wollas-
ton, said he kept fowls. He missed some on
Sunday morning. The fowls produced were his,
and they were worth 8a each. Prisoner pleaded
guilty, and was committed to the House of Cor-
rection for one month.

DRUNK AND DISO-RDERLY.—Neri Baker was
charged with being drunk and disorderly, at the
Lye, on the night of the 21st inst. Police con-
stable Harrison proved the ease. Defendant said
he knew nothing of the offence he was charged
with. Defendant was Sued 2a 8d costa, 10.; in
default seven days.