The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-01-26 00:00:00

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SCHOOL BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the School Board was
held on Wednesday night; Mr. H. Billingham in
the chair.
There were a number of applicants for the
appointment of assistant mistress at Enville
Street girls' school, and 'Emma Troth was ap-
pointed at a salary of £2O.
The Clerk said it was reported to him that some
of the furniture at the Enville Street schools had
been damaged at the Good Templars' meetings,
and he was instructed to write to the secretary of
the Order on the subject.
An application from Mr. Jasper, visiting officer,
for an increase of salary was considert.d, but the
Board decided that they could not entertain it at
the present time. It appeared that there was a
falling off in the attendance at the public ele-
mentary schools of the town, and in reply to an
enquiry from the Board, the visiting officer stated
it was owing to children being withdrawn and
sent to dames' schools. _

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The Board instructed him to enquire from the
teachers of these schools whether they were
willing to have the educatiou given therein
tested.
The Clerk pointed out the importance of the
subject, in view of the opening of the new Board
school in Hill Street. This was erected to supply
a deficiency in the school accommodation of the
town, but yet, before it was opened, the existing
schools were not full, and the children falliLb
off.
A communication from the Birmingham School
Board on the bubject of the " School
Book" was received. - - -

The members concurred in the suggestivns of
the Birmingham Board on the subject, and the
Clerk was directed to inform the Education De-
partment to that effect.

ANNUAL DINNER.—The annual dinner took
place on Wednesday evening in connection with
the Harmonic Club, held at the Swan Hotel.
Upwards of forty members and friends sat down to
sia excellent repast provided by the host, Mr.
Irwin. The -cloths being removed the chair wa,?
occupied by Mr. Balch and the vice-chair by Mr.
J. E. Southall. A number of songs were well
rendered by members and friends during the ever.-
jug and a most enjoyable and convivial evening
was spent.
GRAND CONCERT.---It will be seen on referring
to our advertising columns that the Stourbridge
Choral Society will give Costa's 'Naaman" in the
Corn Exchange, on Monday evening next on which
occasion the band and chorus will number up-
wards of one hundred performers. The principal
vocalists will be Mdlle. Jose Sherrington, Madame
Poole, Mr. Harper Kearton, and Mr. Earley
Sinkins. Mr. S. Simms will conduct.

HOME INVEST2dENTS.—The "Liverpool Courier"
has the following paragraph :—" HOME ENTER-
PRISE.- —We understand that Mr. William Abbott
the well-knowd stockbroker of London, has to-
day taken, on lehal of various capitalists, the
shares of Eberle's Hotels and Restaurant Com-
pany Limited." This undertaking is well known
in Liverpool, and the placing of the shares shows
that people are beginning to look out more
eagerly for the means of employing money more
profitably in home undertakings. Liverpool, of
all plaees, possessing a it does a large itinerant
or shifting population, ought to afford good scope
for the operations of a company of this kind.
The capital is .2100,000.-4 c Money Market
Review.'
RE W. HARVEY; BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURER
THE LI-Z.—The second general meeting of the
reditors of the above debtor was held at Mr.
Wall's officeg on Tuesday last when a compoAti)n
of 9s 6d in the .2 was accepted.
THE SKATING RINK.—On Tuesday night the
;:ink was visited by about 800 persons to witness
the performances of the gentlemen aanateurs and
members of the Astou Lowe-5. Grounds Skating
Club. consisting. of Professor Dixon, champion oi
,he Midlands, Mr Howard V:-..ughton, winner oi
tho Ant prim) DA the IoW bitagley liall ccopetl