WILLIAM Bennett, of Dodford, a market gardener, was charged with driving a horse and cart in High Street without a light. Sergeant Parry said that when he held up his hand for the defendant to stop he took no notice and would have knocked him down if he had not jumped out of the way. The defendant said he did not see the sergeant and his son was holding a candle lamp in the cart. He was fined 2s 6d (12.5p) and 7s 6d (37.5p) costs.

NORTH Bromsgrove Urban District Council's sanitary committee heard reports that in July there had been 16 births and three deaths compared to 13 and two in the previous July. Two of the deaths were people over 65 and there were no infant deaths. For the third successive month there was no case of infectious disease and the absence of death from summer diarrhoea of infants was reported as very satisfactory.

AT the Bromsgrove Board of Guardians, medical officer Dr Rowlands grumbled about the treatment of trees in front of the Infirmary. For the past few months he had been treating a patient and, except under the shade of these trees, there was no place to put the patient, or others, who needed to be in the open air. He said the trees were covered in a mess of soot and soap. He asked the Board for a couple of benches and the matters was referred to the house committee.

A SECTION of the Eastern Worcestershire Liberals assembled at a garden party at the residence of John Morgan, of Barnt Green - the prospective Liberal candidate. Mr Morgan addressed the crowd saying he wanted every man to have a vote, and one only, and not just because he was a landowner or occupied some lodgings, but because he was a man.

IN the Ladies' home column in The Messenger it stated that an old time fashion had been revived of wearing a ribbon of velvet or silk around the neck. The ribbon could then support a tiny brooch or jewelled cross as women used to wear.