The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28 00:00:00

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"A'• CoA..kNY (WoLVE L V. •‘ 1" CO-It').lsti
(STouannirem). - Ihe return match between thes,
coil nail. S" len " took place on. Sat utd2y o-a the
Wolverley range, TY :,dale, seven shots et 200 and
500 yards. The firing commenced pueetually
three o'clock, and when all had completed teeir
first distance the visitors were ahead by four points.
This seemed to put the Wolverley men on thtir
.mettle, for at the 500 yards range they fired
splendidly, and ne,cle the excellent score of 272
points out of a possible 350 points, Eventually the,
Wolverley team won by 42 points. Tha competi-
tors adjourned to the Bull's Head, and the Wol-
verley men entertained their visitors to a supper,
admirably provided by host Small. After the usual
loyal and pdriotic toasts had been drunk end the
evening enlivened by some excellent songs and
recitations, the visitors left at ten o'clock,
ANNUAL LICENSING MENTI:NO.—At the Police
Court, yesterday, before Cel. Fletcher, Col.
Barrows, H. 0. Firuastone and R. L. Freer, Esqs.,
the old licenses were gran:ed, and the toliewing
lemons appeared and v.. ere repiemanded, having
been convicted curing the year : -.James Bevou,
Rose and Cre.vn, Coventry Stre; ; John Taylor,
Lye; Geo. Adkins, Fairfield. The report of Police-
superiniendeut Wheeler showed the number of
licensed ale houses was 162; beer-houses 72. Num-
ber of confectioners and others licened to sell
wines, to be consumed on the premises, 6. Num-
ber of houses licensed for the sale of spirits, wines
or beer, nut to be consumed on the premises, 9.
Number of houses having six-day Feet ses 7. Num-
ber of persons proceeded against for drunkenness
during the licensing year, ending 26th Aug. 1810,
266 ; convicted 2to, discharged 6, showing an in-
crease of 9. The number of licensed persons pro-
ceeded against during the year, 9 ; convicted 4.
A return of the number of persons convicted for
drunkenness in the licensing years, ending August
1878, 1879, 1880 showed as follows :—Licensed
persons, in 1878, 3; in 1879, 10 ; in 1880, 4.
Number of other persons, in 1878, 189; in 1879,
251 ; in 1880, 260.
STEALING GItOWING POTATOES. James Henry
Siddaway (H)land Was. Bath(9) were charged witti
stealing a quantity of growing swedes arid potatoes
from a field at Cradley, the property of Richard
Stevens, on the night of the 21st inst. P.C.
Oa-key was on duty at Cradley, and saw the two
prisoaers in a field belonging to Richard Stevens,
who were pulling up potatoes and sweeds. When. he
caught the prisoners, they had their pockets full of
potatoes and two swedes in their hand. Fined 2s,
6d. each, including costs,
STEALING 3losEv.—Thootas Jordan was charged
with stealing 6d. the property of Teoma,s Moody, a
publican, on the 171 h August Sarah Moody, wife
ef prosecutor, said a young man came to change a
shilling at the bar. She put 6d. and sixpenny worth
' of coppers on the counter. The prisoner then came
up and piAred up the sixpence, and wal.ked away
' with it, and the young man also went away vit' the
shilling. The defence was that he did .no,, know
that he was doing wrong. The young man owed him
sixpence who changed the shilling, and he took it to
. repay bina. Ile was ordered to pay the cost., and
return the sixpence.
BEGGlNO.—Willtru:Rogers, an old Tr an, was coin-
, mitted to prison for 14 days for begging at Clent,
yesterday,