The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-07-12 00:00:00

PRESENTATION OF A FOUNTAIN TO
KIDDERMINSTER.

At the monthly meet.ing of the Town Council on
Wcdncsday. the Mayor (Mr. D. W. Goodwin)
made a formal presentation of a drinking-fountain
Lo the Deputy-Mayor (Mr. G. W. Grosvenor) on
behalf of the inhabitants of Kidderminster. The
fountain, which is a very handsome and costly
stru3ture, has been erected at tt:e junction of three
roads at Blakebrook.

The Mayor said the fountain would supply pure
water for man and beast, and would be entirely at
the disposal of the inhabitants of Kidderminster.
Mr. Grosvenor accepted the gift on behalf of the
inhabitants of the town. In coing so he expressed
the high appreciation they had of the generosity
and liberality the Mayor had shown on many oc-
casions. The gift of the site which ha SO generously
presented for the School of Art and future School
of Science was fresh in their memories. That, with
the kind ini ei est he had taken in those institutions,
showed how deeply he was interested in the pros-
perity of the town. Not o.tly bad he taken care
that the interests of rt and culture should be re-
presented
but in the beautiful erection he had had
p'it on the piece of lan tat Blakebrook he had pro-
vided for the material wants of those who travelled
the dusty Ilabberley Road to Habberley Valley
He thanked Mr. Goodwin, on behalf of the Town
Council and the inhabitants generally, fox his muni-
ficent gift.
Alderman W. Green, Councillor Holloway,
Councillor Jefferies, Alderman Howe Green and
other members of the Council also expressei their
gratitude to the Mayor.
The Mayor replied, and handed the deed of gift
to Mr. Grosvenor.

KIDDERMINSTER BOARD OF GUARDIANS.
At a meeting of the Board of Guardians a letter
was read from the Local Government Board, which
stated that the application from the Guardians for
two additional Guardians for the borough and one
for the Foreign of Kidderminster had been care-
fully considereU by the Local Government Board,
and they were of opinion, having regard to the in-
crease in population and rateable value of the
parishes named since the formation of the Union
that there was ground far complyilg with the
wishes of the Guardians, and they would issue an
order for their appointment, -
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DumatauTiorf or Parzzs.—A meeting for
distribution of prizes, gained by the pupil teachers
in connection with the Kidderminster Pupil Teach-
ers Association, was held at the Coventry Street
Board Schools on Tuesday night, Ur. E. J. Morton
presided. Mr. F. Norman. hon. sec„ read the
annual report, which stated that her Majesty's
Inspector, Mr. Barrington Ward, had spoken
highly of the work of the asscniation, and said that
since its formation there had been considerable
progress shown in the pupil teachers' papers, and
the papers worked by the Kidderminster teachers
were the best of t'-eir kind throughout his district.
Mr. J. Brinton, M,P. was re-elected president, Mr.
Bealey was appointed examination secretary, and
Mr. Haigh general secretary. Mrs. Morton after-
wards handed the prizes to the successful com-
Petitors.