Birmingham Notes

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 139, 21 May 1892, Page 3

Birmingham Notes

f FBO1I; OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. J J People often jew at the homes of the London poor, but I defy any. 'person to find places in that city as bad as some'of the broSen down' huts with damaged roofs and doors, old tea boards instead of glassy thajjare to be seen on the road fiom Cheltenham to Birmingham. How the inhabitants can keep out the rain and wind is a : marvel. These habitations, however, show the good qualities of their occupants' who are prepared to put up with all minor inconveniences in their eagerness to clear the land. - The Wesiejans at this place are a very progressive race, A meeting in connee-7 tion with their chapel, was lately held at the localiiotel. Shade of John Wesley ! The road from Birmingham to Pember-. toirin places is very bad and should be seen to at oricei Some heavy slips have taken place and; largo cracks are to be: noticed^ in the roadway. There are a | number of dead trees overhanging the road which areTerY dangerous and phould be at once" s re l moired' or' some person or persons may be Wrioualy injured. < Dog owners lookout !. The collector is on th'e'wa* pathv ■' I am sorry to hear that he has* been victimised for £12 having bought a very nice horse (it had not got ; a collar on). It tqrned, put that the sel- a ler had nought to ttie kmirial and it bad j to be given up the real owner. The young man that did the D.T.C. haß bolted. J