The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-12-28 00:00:00

KIDDERMINSTER.

Tam DlsTaEss.—A. meeting was held in the Town
Hall on Monday, to raise a fund for helping the
necessitous poor. The Mayor (Mr. W. Cowen) pre-
sided. There were not many of the principal inhabitants
present, but a large number of men who are thrown out.
by severe weather were in the body of the room, The
Mayor opened the meeting, and read a letter from Mr.
T. Radford, dated from London, stating that he was
minable to be present, but sympathising with the object of
thelmeeting. He had arranged with Mr. Wallis, (le iev-
ing officer) to give 2s 6d to each adult in recvipt of out-
door relief, and 6d to each child similarly circumstanced,
and he should be pleased to make up the amount t,.) £50.,
and to assist further if necessary. The Rev. G. P.
Boyle said he was told that the distress in Ktdderrnin•
star had by no means reached the height of extremity
which existed in other places. and he believed that the
grea depression of trade in the country hid not touched
them so deeply as other localities. There was, how‘ver,
a very great amount of real distress in the town, sue
though there was private effort being made to meet some
of this, and individual firms were acting in the matter.
Christmas was an especial time when their hearts should
be open towards their fe low men, and they should du
what they could for them. He should be glad to give
£lO. towards the relief fund, and Mr. Woodh)use would
give £5 for the same purpose. He moved a resolution
that.a relief fund be opened, which was seconded by the
Rev. O. Hunsvvorth, and carried. Mr. A. H. Greavea
moved a resolution appointing as a committee the
Mayor, and Messrs J. J. Harvey, F. Burcher, W. A
Crowther, E. J. Morton, W. H. Talbot, T. James, A. H.
Greaves. H. Cooke, W. H. Green, H. Gerring, and T.
Binnian, with power. This was seconded and carried,
and the proceedinglclosed with a vote of thanks to the
Mayor. „Upwards of £4O. was subscribed in the room.

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THE DEATH Of THE PRINCESS ALICE —A. special
meeting of the Council was held on Monday morning,
for the purpose of passing a vote of condolence with her
Majesty on her late bereavement. The Mayor (Mr. W.
Cowen) presided, and remarked that the late Princess
was greately respected, and was a credit to the English
nation.—The Town Clerk then read the following
memorial :—" To her Most Gracious Majesty Queen
Victoria.—May it please your Majesty—We, the Mayor,
Aldermen, and burgesses of the borough of Kiddermin-
ster, in the county of Worcester, in Town Council as-
sembled, humbly beg to express the profound sympathy
felt at the bereavement with which your Majesty has
been recently and so suddenly visited in the deeply
lamented death of her Royal Highness the Princess
Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse-Darmstadt. Animated
by feeli-gs of devotion and loyalty to your Majesty's
'throne, and being deeply interested in all the events
which concer;.l your Majesty's domestic life, we desire to
express our heartfelt sorrow and regret at the present
heavy affliction of your Majesty and the Royal family
Signed on behalf of the Council, W. Cowen, Mayor."—
On the proposition of the Mayor, seconded by Alderman
oxon, it was decided that the memorial should be
engrossed on vellum, and forwarded through toe proper
channel to her Majesty.
SODDEN DEAT/I.—A weaver named Daniel Marsh, who
resided in the Oxford Road, Kidderminster, died sud-
denly on Thursday morning. He rose at six o'clock
apparently in his usual health.
.Shortly afterwards he
complained of a pain in his chest, and by half-past six
o'clock he Was a corpse. An itiquest will be held.