The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-20 00:00:00

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STOURBRIDG.V. ROAD TRUSTS.

A final meeting of the Trustees of the Stour-
bridge District ot Roads was held at the Talbot
Hotel on Monday last. frustecs present were the
Rev. R. P. Turner (in thJ chair), Messrs. G.
Granger, 11. Eillingham, E. Stringer, and G. K.
ilarrison. The • surveyor, G. Willmott, Esq., was
also present, and the elyrk; Mr. If . S. Grazebrook,
was represented by Mr. A. P. Price.
The expenditure and balance-sheets were put in
and road, which showed that after payment of all ,
expenses there would he a balance in the hands of
the Treasurer of ..t`..)13 14s 4d to be divided between
the various parishes included in the Trust at per
mile, the Trust extending over an area of about 20
miles. Considering all things and part,cularly
the balances paid over by other Trusts the Trustees
present were of opinion that this was a very
handsome balance and spoke well for the manage-
ment as all the roads, were left at the expiration
of the Trust on the Ist November last in
thorough repair.
After the termination of ihe business of the
meeting the Trust& es assembled to an excellent
luncheon provided by the Hotel Company. Aityr
luncheon the healths of the most active Trustees
and the officials of the Trust were enthusiastically
given, and the decease of this Trust ended in a
very pleasant and agreeable Lualmer.

HANDBWORTH SKATING Tuesday
evening the Stourbridge Amateur Juvenile
Skating Club gave 'a very succes6ful costume
skating entertainment ac the liandsworth Rink.
Notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the
weather there was a large attendance, the specta-
tors and skaters numbering between 600 and 700.
The entertainment proved most interesting and
enjoyable, and evoked from time to time the ,
hearty applause of the audience. The majority
of the members of the club are mere boys, yet
they describe some of the most intricate figures
on the rollers, having been well trained by Mr. S.
Pearson. The first part of the programme con-
sisted of ornamental skating, the various figures
being executed in a capital style. Then followed
a comic sketch by the whole of the members of
the club, which was productive of unlimited
merriment. At the conclusion of the performance
The pre•Easter sitting of the British Parlia- Mr. T. J. Witherington, on behalf of the directors
ment has been the longest of modern times, of the Handsworth Rink, presented each of the
having lasted thirteen weeks, or just exactly members of the club with a silver medal in
half an entire Session. Ordinarily only six appreciation of the efforts they have made to
or seven weeks separate Parliament from its amuse the audience by their cut ei-tainineut.—Bir-
meeting until its first vacation, but this year minghant Daily Gazette.
THE KEMBLE DRAMATIC CLUB It will e seen
the Session having begun thiee weeks earlier '
on reference to our advertising colunizs that the
than usual and Easter falling three weeks later
above club have arranged to give three perfor-
than it did last year, the difference is at once
mances in the Corn Exchange, on Monday, Tues-
accounted for. If precedents are looked for in , day, and Wednesday evenings next. The proceeds
order to justify the assembling of Parliament
Item
in January, many are to be found, but two need VIP pc Irormance of the club are always de-
voted '( charitable instil ion, and this with
only be quoted. On the 23rd of January, the .own ability of th :ieiribers ought to
185, when we were at war with Russia, the ensu. :JO patronage that well merited. .
two Houses assemLled, and before the cud of TI11.; SKATING RINK continues to attract large
the month the Aberdeen Administration had , numbers nightly. Mr. Hainge has had the rink
been expelled from pewer. On the 24th ' renovated and for the Easter Holidays it will be
January, 1860, Parliament met to discuss the • newly decorated. A large refreshment bar has been
terms of the commercial Treaty with France, . built which is approached by a corridor with
which were debated in conjunction with the asphalte floor, so that the rinkers can skate from
propositions of Mr Gladstone's budget. These the large floor with safety. On referring to our
are the two nearest dates to the day fixed for first page it will be seen that Mr. liaino-be has pro-
the coromennent of the Session of 1878, and vided plenty of enjoyment for the holidays by
nc ither. it wi;l have been seen, was so close giving six entertainments by the Stourbridge
alter ( brill :las as the 17th of January. 1 Juvenile Amateurs, whose first entertainment here
It Wt 8 toout the 1811 or 19th Decanber last was so decided a success. Since that time, how-
that thi: newspapers officially announced the ever, they have been constantly traided by Mr. S.
, day which Pearson and several newfeatures will be introducA
Iconvoking of he two Chaiancr aLd did not Th had been fixed by the Cabinet for the
at each performance. e band will also be in
ts,
! eseave the public attention that it was three awteteekndante every afternoon and evening during the
; weeks soJner than it had been the custom for NT
..ONCONFORMIST ASSOCIATION.--The first annual
Parliament to come together. Poople good at meettn. gof the Lye and.,Wollescote Nonconformist