The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1878-11-30 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

KIN VER. SollOol. BOARD PROsISCOTIoNs.—A. number of persons were summoned by Inspector Bennett, for refusing to send their children to school, and most of them were fined 5s each to include costs. One charge was against Willoughby Berrige. The defence was that he did send his children to a private school and after that to the Board School but they came home so dirty in their heads and other things that he took them away. He had them taught privately at his own house and he produced a letter written by his daughter, aged nine years also a sum. The Bench considered the sum and writing very good for a child so young. In answer to the Bench defendant saidlthe young lady who taught his otsiliren was Bliss Dickius. At the recommendation of the Bench the summons was withdrawn. GRAMHAIt &Hoof, ScasstE.—The scheme for the management of the Kinver (*retainer School, and which recently received the Royal assent, came before the Kinver School Board at their meeting last week, when a letter was read from the secretary to the Charity Commission stating that the School Board should at once proceed, under the provisions of the scheme, to appoint three representative governors of the above foundation. There are nine co-optative governors appointed by the scheme, and it also gives power to the justices of the peace at Brierley Bill to appoint three representative governors, and to the School Board to appoint three. The scheme, however, provides that no representative governor shall be appointed by the justices of the peace until the number of co•optative governors is reduced below six. The following gentlemen have been unanimously elected by the School Board as representative governors, namely, Mr. Samuel William Bunn, of gathersley House, Stourbridge, gentleman; Mr. Thomas Holyoake. of Kinver, surgeon; and Mr. Joseph Jordan, of Stourton, Stourbridge. solicitor.  • OLD ASSAULT Cesm.—At the Police Court, on Wednesday, before Messrs. W. Bassano and B. Flingley, Joseph Bannister and George Thompson were charged with asFaulting Samuel Price, on the 23rd inst. Mr. Hayes defended. Complainant said that he was talking to a young woman at CrAdley Heath when the two defendants came up to him, Thompson laid hold of him by the collar and said " Its you is it." Bannister went and lighted a piece of paper and put it into his face. They both commenced to beat him, knocked him down, and while down kicked him on the back and shoulders. Kate Goodwin and Alfred Williams gave corroborative evidence.. Samuel Price was then charged with assaulting Lavinia Thompson on the 23rd inst. Complainant said that about half-past eleven o'clock at night she saw tho defendant strike Bannister, Defendant then came up to her, struck her several times, dragged her across the street, and pulled a large quantity of hair out of her head. Defendant threatened to kill all the lot. A man named Tucker said that he heard cries of " Murder." and he went out and saw the defendant punching Mrs. Price as hard as he could. The Bench said they did not believe any of them and bound them all over to keep the pease. Woxissas