The Potteries Examiner : — 1877-02-10 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

THE CAVERSWALL SCHOCL HOARD.—A monthly meeting of this Board was held on Tuesday. Mr. Stirrup presiding. The Clerk reported that he had met the auditor, who had passed the accounto of the Board, soda le olution was passed ordering the same to be published. A long correspondence from the Education , , Department was read in reference to the borrowing of ' ' £5.000 from the PribLe Loan Commissioners for the building of the schools. A leaflet, which the clerk had prepared, calling the attention of parents and others to the most important clauses of the recent Education Act, was approved, and ordered to be submitted to the Education Department for their approval.  A SAD CASE OF Sutemg.—On Monday an inquest was held before Mr. Coroner Booth, touching the death of Mary, the wife of Thomas Nicholls, a potter. living in Arthur-street. It appearml from the evidence that they had been suffering family troubles, and deceased had manifested strangeness of manner, though not in anyway to Mince appryhension that she would attsuipt suicide. She however bought some vermin powder last week, stating that she want.: it to kill mice. On her hu-baud going home the other day he found the doors ! locket Ile became very anxious and excited, fearing that something was wrong, and he broke open the door , and went into the house. Proceeding upstairs he found ; his wde dead in bed, with their child el..veu mouths old , lying iu bed by her side crying piteously. A teacup with some vermin powder in it was found by the bed, side, and there was no doubt as to the cause of death. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased had committed suicide while in a state of temporary in. sanity.  --3.GFTINO OF THE SCHOOL 13oaan.—The first meeting of the newly.elm..ted Board was held on Mon. day, at which the following attends,' :—Rev. J. Stringfellow, Rev. J. H. Johnes, Messrs. W. Hulse, E. Farmer, C. Clarke, J. Ayusley, T. Tamer, nnt A. Col, clough.—The only bwiness to be done was to elect chairman and vice-chairman.—Mr. Aynsley said it afforded h:m very great pleasure to more that the Rev. Adam Clarke be re-elected chairman. Whatever Mr. Clarke took in hand, he did it in a thoroughly earnest way ; and as he had ,lischarged the ditties of chairman of the Board with great efficiency, he thought it would b., an unbecoming act on the part of the newly-elected Board not to re-appoint him. (Hear, Lear.l—The Rev. J. Stringfellow semded the motion, and said that three years since he either proposed or seconded a resolution for the appointment of the Rev. Adam Clarke : aurl he had even increased pleasure now in seconding this resolution.—Mr. Hulse supported the resolution, which was unanimously carried.—Mr. Farmer said he considered it essential they should have as vice-chairman a gentleman conversant with the bil•lillets Of the Boned; and he woold more that Mr. Hulse be elected vice-ehairman, feeling sure th .t he would discharge the duties well, and do credit to the office, jlear, hear.)— The Rev. J. H. Johnes seconded the resolution, and it was carried.—Mr. Hulse having spoken in acknowledgment, the meeting ended.