The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-09-24 00:00:00

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THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVEIL

should like to see more of the kindergarten
about our elementary teaching lire, feeling
sure that accelerated progress would reward
its adoption. So mach, and we have done
with cavill;ng. The faults we find are
pointed out purely because of our desire to
sae the schools of the country on 'the best
possible footing. In the main the system is
doing r.niarlcably- well, and accomplishing
its task in a way pleasing to the educational
reformer. We would not have the autheri-
: les rest on their laurels, however, or their
movement will speedily retrograde. Let
them hold fast what has been attained, and
look ahead with determination to supply the
growing educational needs of the nation's
little ones.

a pitai will certainly follow and support th
cheapest sapportar. Shall we yield the
palm to German or Belgian? We trow not.
But the Briton must put forth his arm.

ois erauc rr ev.--Efenry West, Abia th a Retley,
Villiaw Timmins, Valentine Tinamin- and Joseph
ti amins were charged with having 0.1 the 18+ li
just, obstructed the free passage of tie) publie
street. P.C. T. Moore proved seeing defendanis
!oitering on the footpath He ordered them off
and they refused to go.—Fvderick Haul correhor-
h d.—Dofendants denied being on the foropath
and when the officer ordered them away they went.
Defendants were discharged on promising not to
offal again.
Gas RATE Annsias,—Janies Cogzell, of Wol -
laston, was summoned by Mr. TomiLittlewood, fo .
ion-payment of £l4s 01. for gas iate. An order
for payment and coats was made,
A PALTRY CASE. -- George Dark, junr.,
was charged with wantonly firing off
a gun eithin 60 feet of the highway, and Edwin
Dark was charged with wllfully damn ging a dead !
fence to the amount of 2d, the property of Messrs.
and N. Smith, on the 20th inst. at Pedmore.—
Char3es Wellsbury, gamekeeper, said he saw
defendant George fire the gun and the other defend•
ant got over the fence to fetch the bird his brother 1
shot.—Defendant Edwin denied break'ng down any
fence and George pleaded ignorance of the law. !
Both cases were dismissed.
ALLEGED TRESPASS. Christopher James
was charged with trespassing on land in the '
ec.mpation of Mr. Alfred Wooldridge, In search of
rahbits, at Pedmore, on the 30th August. Charles
Wellsbury said he saw defendant and another man
beating the fences and looking for rabbits. The
B -nch gave the defendant the benefit of the doubt
and dionissed the case.
War e LICENSS.-Ir. Geo. Perry appeared on be-
half of Benjamin Ta:bot, conf3ctioneer, High Street
for a wine licence. The application wai granted.
OBiCKNE LANGUAGE. -- Victor Corneviile was
charged with using obscene language in the public
strea,s, Stourbridge, on the 10th hist Mr. Walnron
iief, flied Benjamin Sturmey Raybould, landlord
f the Bridge lan, -Enville Street, said he heard
def eadant make use of the language he had written
down. The case was dismissed.
A. DRUNKEN FERAL—Thomas Brett was charged
Ni h being chunk and disorderly cn the 17th inst
and further charged with damaging a bull's eye
limp, on the s line date. P.C. Goer said about
half-past eleven on the night of the 17th mat, he
saw defendant who was drunk and disorderly. P.C.
M )ore said when they got defendant by the
T lb t be kickel witnesss's lamp off his be' t
an I damaged it to the amount of 7s 61. Defend'
sat pleaded guilty. For the drunkenners defend-
ant was fined 5s and costs, or 14 days • and for
:nn other offence he was final 63, 7s 61 the damage,
and coats, or 14 days.
BOA.RD Or GUARDIANS. Mr. P. Pargeter pre-
sided at the weekly meting of this Board yerer-
day. Admitted into the house during Vie week 6,
discha-ged 14, dead 2, remaining in the hcuse 502,
against 491 in the c irrespondieg week last yea-.
Oat-door rel ef, Kin2swinford £43 17s 91, Stour-
b .idge £.33 its flalelowen £26 us 91, non-
r-mident paupers ..£1 los 91, total £lO5 165 6id
akiinst £lO5 15s 101 last year,
Sap AcCtoENT.—Yesterday morning a sad aeci-
!ent betel oar well-known townsman Mr. Harry J.
Bird. It appears that he was on his way to busi-
ness on his bieyele and on arriviag at the bo:to-n
of the towu the front wheel of his machine caught
i , the tram line and he was thrown violently to the
geou d, his left arm being broken.