The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01 00:00:00

PRE ENTATION TO ME REV. DR. WELCH.

The Rev. Dr. W J. J. Welch was on Wednesday
.fterhoon pre,e ,ted with a han some cl ck and a
pu se of 109 guineas in reo,gnition of the inportant
4ervices he nas roil tered -as headmaster of King
Edward VI 'a Grammar School. Stout bridge, for the ,
,•.ong period of twenty Bev) n years. When Dr.
Welch wa, at pointed headmaster of.the school its
fortunes and uge•olnes, were at a low ebb; but, b
his successful adminiaration, handsome new school
buildings were secured, the cur iculurn transformed
an i put on an entirely new basis. ant the number of
boys on tt•e roll when Dr • Welrlis connection with
he ,-chool b-gan his been near y quadrupled. Dr
Welch has found time occasi,nally for other public
services besides conducting the Grammar School,
and the testimonial on Wednt sday pre ented to him
was but a slight acknowledgment of much import-
ant work to the town and neighbourhood in which
he has lived. The pre!)enta, ion to him was made
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at the Grammar School by Mr. T. Thomas, J.P.,
wh ) was voted to the chair. .

The Chairman, in opening the meeting, read
lettt-rs from :he R-v. H. Sh Trard awl tar Rev. D,
Robertson, expressing their inabili y atten,i, and
their sense of the services eit Dr. Welch as head-
master of the sceoel. The Chairm .n explained the
atop i tuken in reg-erit to the testimonial when it was
known Dr. Welch was atentt to leave Stourbri..3ge,
and said the ei eular which was issued enabled them
to present him with the lock before hint, and with
a purse of 109 guineas. Of tile able manner in
which he had condo° d the Stombridge Grammar
-ch,ol since 1858 mo.t ot those present were aw
He assumed the in wnen the sen ml was
in a very lop.' and i -,effietient state. Th. 4 Fuoils had
twindl :d to twenty-six o twenty-seven, end y
net in an incoave •ieint ouit neg. It was ovviti4, ~e
believed, t.i tin cxci ti.:ns • Dr. Welch that that
handsome new buildin: in which thee w ,re met
lead been weeted. lie imp. ovt.el the curriculum of
the school and gave it a sound liberal and healthy
cnaracter. at tix, sametinte inculcatin.: their sentid
a • d eligioussenti,nents which they might hope would
pi otect them in fence life. He was expressing the
!'.eiinz of, very one pros: nt in h iping that Dr.
Welch NI ould in his eew ..ome Rad trie quietude
and repose he w•s so fully entitled to niter the
anxie i s of the, head mastership for the last twenty
ven ears. He trnstou that he would enjoy
health, h ippness, and prosperity, that his lahiur
in his sacred office wouid he abund.ntly
and that he woul; find in ha nee, home in Uncoln•
shire friends as eartn_st and sinceTe as those he left
behi, d hiw in cqratiheidge. (.IpW unite).
Moser.. W. B. Colds. Jeo. Addison, S A. Brooks
acd Ge 9. Perry also spoke, and bore ti_edi•nony ti
' the import int edueation.d tVork that D. Welch
had d n n 8: ourbral,!e.
Dr. Welch suitably relionded.
Toe boys of the se::oel have also male a present-
atiou ti Dr. Welch. It consis,ed of a writing-eet
an an ad trees. "-he pro eutatien wa: male by
the head boy, Fir•nstone, peinos, on 'Fliers:lay ; and
' Dr. Welen exerewed his apprec:ation of the toys,
holightfulnese end et- ern tor him.

at)Out Artllt)..alinUt" • t 1 o'clock
e trly on Fr;day in r.liingn lire was discovered, by a

aorianan name t John Riley, °a the piemis s of
Mr Bland clie.niit. High Street. Alarm was given
at;the staai .n, and by aquaria: to one„tac Fire Bri-
gade arrived with the ta nual engine aid hose cart,
under the superinteudence of Mr. H. Torney, cap-
tain, and Mr. W.lli ins, superintendent. After
working an hour and a quarter the tire was got
under, and the brigade succeeded in confining it to
the buialing in whidi it originated, which is a large
shed 60ft. by 28ft , coat dning a large stock of
bottle, a quantity of acids, and other articles used
in the manufacture of mineral water. A two storey
lung, coataining a large quantity of valuable
drugs, &c„ was ablaze when the bri.!ade arrived,
but by prompt action this was almost entirely saved,
with the contents. The police were on the
.11ipir and
rendere i valuable assistance The damage done is
ccusidei able, hut tie hulloing and stock is ingu-ed
in the Sun Office. The o,oso of the fire is unknoxa.
ACCIDZ —o'l/.3 an ta.; evenaig ag rt awned
Rive Coloman. rt si tint in Mill Street, mad her hand
severely injured alaitat piaying with a large ti Eng
crane.—l is stated the irl wear row to .h • canal
wharf to see the b 'at w, ich she-waa goiag .on rile
followina day, and Al Oat on tie whirr sh 9 4ot her
hand i the efig wh S e was taken to Dr.
Ea,;ar's and had her ij...4,tes a. ten.led to.
FORDIATION OF A. RATEPAYERS' PKOTS If lON As,.
meetina was held at th 3 Worcester
City and County Coffee Tavern, on WednesJay
night, to consider the desirabil ly of forming an
association of the above ki: d. Ttere was a god
attend- nce.—Mr. IL Nevrnam, wr o was voted to
the chair, aid there lad -ecu a cousiderabl? in-
craase in the rate a receatly. They were da in th.•
pound in 1870, 4s 3d iu 1875, 4s 51 in liBo and in
1885 they had iipasaaaed o tis 81. (a. Voice: Thay
will be 10a) Ile was continced that the in; reaso
was out of all pr portion to whit ir need be, and
there was hardly a toan of that bize with such
rates as they had. He oneirrad in the desitabiiify
of lorining a Ratepayers' P...-teetion
gr. Br;g'i'more slid ;he ehairmai, had to given
them an exalanation of where the rates had been
incremed uatieeessitrily.--,,1r, Baker said that was
not the immediate point. Trade was bad in the
town, and to burden the ratepayers with increased
charges under Fuca circumstan.es was uao e than
could be borna,—Mr. Paikes, kw., said the pur-
chase of the c- rner pro ,erty-in Foster Street bad
altogether ab,orhed 0.t2,0a0, and he tbought it need
not have b-en pole : d)wn ,ill the Comurssioners
'ad some lefinit-- ue oF w mat .hey would do with
it.—Mr. Brighta.ore said bop. d there would be
I some expen itor,, on taut tote. It would be a
splendid sire for a Ire' li.rivy. ("At whasa C et
It would U- far ;he pueli: good at tLe public cost.—
Another speaker said he should agree ai h (ha. it
the ratepayers were coasalted tirst, and their con-
sent given.—Mr. Brightmt re said he beLev,d the
Free Library Act was never • ad•itod but by a vote
of the latepaers.—Mr. Platt (the chairman of the
Commis:loners) bezng several tunes app tiled to,
sail he was simply thare as a,ratepayer to hear
winit was said; but he did not take that meeting
ea antagoaistic to himself. (Hear, hear.) He was
one of the yautigest Commissioners; but if he went
into details with regard to the chairman's general
remarks, he should be able to put some different
data beforettem.—ln the course of the discu-sion
complaint was made of the abolition of some of the
market tolls which used to be levied, thus throwina
incrersed charges on the rates to the benefit of
strangers who came to the market, Reference vroa,
also made to toe town debt, witch it was contended
ught to tai borrow d at a:less rate of interest.
Several other sahj eta were referred to —On the
motion of Air. Purds. -econded by Mr. O e, it was

resolved to form t. prop',sed a•-oi.ttion an !
a committee was appintot in fu •t eranee of th,-,
matter.
DRUNKENNESS.-I.t the Nile:. Court yesterday.
hwer,a Colonel Fb•tch,r, Mr I I O. Virmstone, MrT. D
l'ho.natt, and tnptiin N-1, Widiam Phipps WaS
el,arge i with 'NAIL.: drunk on Iteei.sed p emisett, at
:he Lye, on the 25:h WI, known by the sign or t e
Bud.',i Head, P S Cope proem d the ca,e. Fined
2s 61 and costs„—Joseph Hieglev was fined 10s and
coos for being druit)t on the 26 h nit. P.C. Lang
• tone prov-d iho otse, homas Ev,son we.
charged eith being drunk on t e 25th ult. Fined
2s 6d and costs— Henry Ab-rn thy was charged
was charged with taint; druid: and disorderly on
the 17th ult. Fitted 21s and costs. —Sn winoll
liughes was clutrget with being drink and 11,4m2
. bad lsuguage at Blakedown, on the 17th hlt. Fi:•ed
5s and costs.—John Smith wr atsi eharzed with
h_ing drunk on the 28th nit at he Lye Fi:ted 5s
and costs.—Elijah Ski more was Ira° ilim,t-ed with
a similtr effen:e. Fined 2s 6d and co,ts.—,losepia •
Malpass was also fined 2s 61 for being drualt.
OBSTRUCTION.— Valentine Timmins was charg,d
with ohstiucting the free passage of the high Nay
on the 27th ult. Fine •I 5s and costs. E
Blew was els!) charged with a isittular (June Wi•h-
, drawn on payment of costs.
' ATT EMPTED SUICIDE Elizabeth Weeincr was
charged vi.th attem, ting to commit snide on the
21th tilt, by taking a que.o ity of nitric acid. The
husband, who was pres-mt, in re7ly t the Belch
said his wife had never attetnpt,-d to do this t!:iug
before. He na I ben taking t:eer and i put her
about. She asked him if he had any money, and
he said no Ile went across to Mr. Green's, and
whilst there a boy came and told him that his wife
was in a fit. He went back and then found that
she had taken poison. Ho was willing to be boned
over for his wile's appearance. Sae eisid sled did mot
know what she was doing, ar.d sail As would never
do it again. Defendant was hound over to appear
when.ealled upon in the sum of -41110. The husband
was also hound over in a like sum.

FURIOUS DRIVING. -- Eahry ZraGOE Was fined
203 and costa for furiously driving at Pochnore, on
the 12th ult.
OBSCENE LANFCAGE.-- Elisabeth Shilrook was
cha, giu with wing obscene language on the 24th
ul.. Fined os and costa.
OBSTRUCTION.—Henry Walker woo charged with
obstruotitig the highway on the Ilth ult.
Oakey proved the case. Fined gs and costs.
PUBLIC HEALTH Acre—lsaac Perkin was char 1
with permitting a nuisance on his preuuste by
having a well thereon, the w4ier boi e impure Rad
unfit for drinking purpolies. Mr. .1162(;e, vrip,
peartd for the deieoc , raised an objt<tion to tlit-
bummona, and subinititd that t 11,.: ktain r.it a 1i
of impure water woe avi o WitiONSP, Mg WOO

summoned for baying impure water, and he sub-
mitted that impure water was not a nuisance. Ilia
client had hail the well thnroughly cleansed out,
mid an analysis had not sinre been made.—Mr.
Superintbluent Williams sad he had evidence
present to r.ibut that statenaent. He had the
water analysed by Dr Swots the county analyst,
in April last, and he produced his report.-Ir.
[Ends objected to its being read, Dr. Swete not
being present to nrove it. He offered a suggestion,
wnieu was that the case should be adjourned for 3
weeks; and during that time an anal) sis sh-uld be
made. If the a lalysis was against them, they
would close tha well. This arrangement was
agreed to.