The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-04-19 00:00:00

MARRIAGE olf MISS TURNEY AND MR
RANDLE LAMB MATHEWS.

On Thursday morning the nuptials of the above
lady and gentlemen were celebrated at St. Mary's,
Oldswinford. The bridegroom is tite youngest sou
of our eminent townsman, Mr. James Mathees, of
the firm of NlesS, s. Rufford and Co., brick mann-
fecturers, and the bride is the eldest daugh-er of
Mr. W. J. Turney, J.P„ of Park lull, chairman of
onr local commissioners. ,The church was crowchd
to excess and quite 5,000 parsons assembled to see
the wedding party. The ceremony was performed
by th Rev. C. S. Wordsworth, assisted by the Rev.
A. Wright and the Rev. A. Timbiill. The service
was full choral and included the hymn, "The voice
that breathed oer Eden;" the anthem, " Come Holy
Ghost," by Attwood; tenor silo, qu :rtett, and full
chorus, all of which were exquisitely rendered. The
bride was tas.eful'y arrayed in white brocaded
satin and velvet, with rich flounces of lace. She
wore a wreath of orange bl e-soms, and carried a
F plendid bouquet of flowers. The bridesmaids were
Miss. s Kate, Fanny, and Elith Turney (sistere to
the bride), and Miss Lamb. They were dressed in
lavender satin, with hats to match, and pink aig-
rettes. Mr. Paul Mathews (brother of the bride-
groom) officiated as best man, As the wedding
party left the church Mendelssohn's "Wedding
Merch" was played on the organ, and the newly
married couple were loudly cheered and showers of
rice fell upon them, the bells at Oldswinford and
St. Thomas's Churches ringing out merry peals.
On arriving at Park Hill, a most sumptuous break-
fast was provided for the guests The presents,
which were very numerous and costly, came from
all parts of the world. One was from the Stour-
bridge Cernmissicners and consisted of a solid silver
salver, whi Ii was elaborately engraved and bore
the following inscription :—‘• Presented to Miss
Turney by the Stouglaidge:lmproveoaent Commis-
sioners on the occa ion of her marriage with Handle
Lamb Mathews, Esq,. as an expression of good
wishes and of the high regard in which they hold
their chairman,Wm. J. Turney, Esq., J.P. 17th
April, 1884." This presentation was made on be-
half of the Commissioners by Messrs. H. Billingham,
E. Stringer, and W. Perry, jun. The present or
the employees of the bri le's father was a beautiful
solid silver tea service. This was also splendidly
ornamented and bore the followine inscription
"Presented by the employees of Messrs. Wm.
Turney and Co,, to Randle L. Mathews, Esq, and
Miss Turney on their approaching marriage, as a
mark of respect and esteem for them, and as asmall
token of their apprFoiation of the many sterling
qualities of her father, W. J. Turney, Esq. 17th
April, 1884." Amongst the other presents we
noticed a magnificent silver claret jug, from India,
a beautifully worked folio edition of hymns, ancien,
and modern, presented by the members of the Old
sivir ford Church Choir, a black marble timepiece,
a curious piece of workmanship from China, with
the maker's name " Hoongcheong, gold and silver-
smith, Canton" engraved thereon, cases of knives
and forks, soup bowl, flower vases, easy cha'rs,
gr .ved decanters, decorated china, sewirg
machine, pictures, work basket, and a lases° vane
ef ornamental and useful articles. Early in the day
the happy pair left the Junction Station on a tour
through Austria and Germany.

WORCESTER DIOCESAN AND ADI)INING DISTRICTS
CHANGE RINGING ASSOCIATION —A quarterly meet-
hg of the stove association was held on Monday
last at Dudley, when the Rev. S. J. Marriott pre-
sided. Thew was a good number of menfoce.s
present frota Worcester, Bromsgrove, Kiddermin-
ster, Chaddesley Corbet, llandbury, Brierley
Sedgley, Dudley and Nether:oa. About 10.3) a.m.
pa.i t of the Bromsgrove company art ivocl at Nether-
ton, whee a short touch of Plain Bob,
.360 of K„re
treble beb, and wha . was most amusing, was to a a
and r;n7, with a brother ringer with one arm, who
called 120 of Grandsire minor, After a little re-
freshment here the party proceeded to Dudley,
some paying a visit to the ancient Castle, whiee
contains a free park and recreation ground not to
be equalled within fifty miles or more. At 4 pen
a business meeting was held. The chairman li
°peeing the proeedings said it g-tve him v .ry
great pleasure to be amongst such an import•in
body of men belonging to the church, and having
some knowledge of ringing himself, could congratu
late the members upon the neble art they were ac-
quiring, and should always feel a pleasure in sup-
porteig the objects of the society. The minute= of
the last meeting being read and confirmed, someh ‘e.
and perforud ig members were proposed. Alter a
few remarks upon belfry reform, the meeting, which
was a lively one, was brought to a close by votes or
thanks to the Chairman, and to the Rev. Dr. Cosens
for the use of the tower and schoolroom. The
ch iirman in responding thanked the association f
their kindness towardshic, and pressed upon the
.ocal companys to visit their respectite clergy, and
not to let them rest until their Church towers were
put in a state of efficiency. The tower of t
S was open for ringing, but owing to the
b- us being out of ringing ord- r (for want of re -
hanging) nothing was done txcept a short touch of
Grandsire trebles. A mixed company went to
Sedgeley and rang a touch of Grandsire treble ther .
l'he whole of the evening was most enjoyably spent.
Pones were rang upon a beautiful peal of 56 hand-
bells by the Dudley and Ne:herton companys, and
some courses of Cinques Cators and Grands:re
reoles by mixed companys', brought the evenings
entertainment to a close.—Communicated.
THE AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES OF CANADA.—
With a view ef pointing out Canada's importance
is a food-raising country, it may be stated that the
exports of agricultural produce, and the animal:,
and their product, ii 1883 amounted to 50,680,451
eols ,as ageinet 40,703,280 four years ago. In the
face of ;his increat-e of products and prosperity
it is idle to suppose that the climateof the Dominion
can be in any way opposed to agricultural success.
• Well is, after all, in every new country, the basis
of national wealth and greatness. A further
ns'ance of the satisfactory position of the country
may- 1.).3 found in the post office and government
savings bank returnfi, which have increased lrom
9,000,900 dols. in 1879 to over 26,000,000 in 1883.
The develop ment of the North-West has been
14reatiy accelerated by the construction of the
Canadian Pacific Riilway to the Rocky Mountains
arid this Ike is to be completed from the Atlantic
to the Pacific by the cud of 1885. The older
proTinces possess already excellent ilnd exteneiva