The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-29 00:00:00

KIDDERMINS r ER.

BATHING ACCIDENT.—.A. youth of about 16 years of
age, eon of Mr. :dullard, furniLu:e dealer and •otokt.r, ol
ii:ackwell Street, vial drowned WHilst utoiug u the
Severn at Lickuili on Sunday afternuou lat.

81 EALING BOUTB.—At tile Police Court, on Monday,
William Slattery, a youth of 16 yeara of age, we
brougut up on _remand co,r6ed alth ateaiiug a pur u,
pouts from the soup of Mr. svathati, uoot and sh,
manufacturer, on Eriday, the 21st just —Ptie n,r t%ltt
cotowitted to take ha trial ttf ttie oreeo,e,
Sehatun4.

A viIILD SCALDED.—A. child named Ada Proec..,
twenty•oue innutlis old, wduse parents reside in Yetis
Lane, was scalded so as to eau-e tier death on Saturday
afternoon last. 'I he pdor little tutag caugut iiu:d of a
saucepan 'contaiumg boiling water ‘fhica was sfaudiu..-.
on the hob, anti spilled the contents over her chest and
the lower portions of tier body. Mr. Cowen, surg,ou,
was sent for, and ue din ail that was possibie under toe
circumstances, but the cuild died on ouuday night.
WomimEs's —lhe annual general meeting 01
Vie members was held on Munnay evening last, under
the presidency of Mr. E. J. Mort in.—Mr. liruVe, Lion
secretary, tead the report, irow wawa it appeared that
toe balance of rfceipts over expenditure during tlle pa,,L
year was £35 is 'lii, so tinft LUe debt on the turuianii,b
ai.eoant was red eil :row £l4B lids lid to 1:113 6s 7u
tile number of wewbets on tale books on May Ist, 1878
was 347, as agatus, 3JO in 1877, showing #u increase 0,
47. the dany LLVaLa,ge otiendaute at Lae cub is about
75. A Eret.cu class was betnit cauilucted in counectioa
with the ciao by tue Bei. L. a. Youley. ittlatlitt{a
essays, or lectur,s add been giveu on alternate Wednes-
days during Lile wt,Ler 5t,31011 uy tile HeV. Li. D. Boyle.
toe Rev. S. B. Bailie, the Rev. W h. Mewne, Messis
earry and liditugbfca. tub eouvivtat weeaugs on °tiler
Wtituesdays hal been very successtui. A tie lluT,Lry
maintained its ustfufuess, and several additional Works
had been recently added. Bagatelle LtUU DALlartis were a
never failing source ox attraction, and the bowling allea
was also very WeLL atfeuded. A 11.. ht had been taken for
the purpose of citatilig the &nett:triers to play at cricket
itud engage in Littler uutsduor sports, 'lite sate if beer
continued to be very hunted, and the committee con-
gratulated the members Ukani the success of chat was
Ltiougut to be a Very datigv•ous expettineut- A repot'.
oistne proe,ress of the club wou.d nut be complete wltu-
out mentioning the debt still existing on the furnishing
account. 'tins origlualty amounted to 4:22U, and it Was
reduced the nrst year by a donation to £l4B ends
large 811 Ce had been taken off Owing the past, as eilatou
auove. With the fi:w of mem lug it off, tne committee
had decided to hold fete ou toe Bank Holiday in A.ugust.
site couluattee contiaently hoped tam, aftt.r tasty iLItU
eicaied off the debt some further effort would be made
to solve toe dttliculiy of providing accommodation lot
Lute youtns.—ltiti Whitman uungiatulated the weathers
Upon the large amount of progress made by tile ciub.
One of the most maiked features was the admission ox
youths between the ages of 17 and 21 as associates oi
the club. This was an important step, because it was
between those ages that toe habits of men Were fre-
quently formed. ALIOLLIet step in the right direettuil
was the provision of a field fur iteaahy out uour recrea-
tion ; but the tulng upon whica they Were [twat to us.
congiatulated was the fact that tue CLOD Was tuurougui)
self-supporting. (Applause.) that was a most satisfac-
tory evidence of bLabluty. He thought Under LILL the
circanatanees they were justified in going (caution to tut
outsi.te public and asking for assla.aued to wllle off the
Incubus aid debt winch weigued upon their sbouiders.
this would be dons by We means of the Ate to tie hew
on Batik Holiday, and he trusted that ail Lue weuibela
would work energeLicalty to render it a eilecese.-I:th
report was tnen adopted, and the following officers
were electel:—.l.:reasurer, Mr. S. rove}, ; becietary,
Ur. Grove. Committee : Mtssrs. Vicarage, Coate.,
Payni-, Park, Sweet/clan, and Davey. Auditors :
Sfessrs. Charnbers and Parry.—Votes of thanks to the
pre,ident, secretary, aud cotani.ttee closed Lie procril
tug,