The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-08 00:00:00

Nova ad fflistrirt ijet!).

NEW CONNEXION CHAPEL—An organ recital and
coricert.waa given to a large audience in the above
place, on Monday evening, the 3rd inst. 'I he fol-
iiiwing is the Frogramnie :—"Calm by the sea of
l;alitev," organ; "Concerto, Fantasia in 0," organ;
Song, t Chord," Mr. Fred Walker;
pore." organ; song, 'Cloister Voices," Miss Mel-
, ina Field; "Impromptu, in G," organ; "Grand
NI arch," organ; "Coronation Anthem," organ; song,
"Creetion's Hymn," Mis Melvina Field; "Cavatina,"
organ ; solo, "Why do the Nations," Mr. F. Walker;
"Cone •r:o, in F," organ ; song, "A Winter's Story,"
Miss Melvina Field; symphony in C, "Allegro
Motto," organ. The portian of the programme
allotted to the organist, Mr. Samuel Simms, was
rend rod in his usual brilliant and expressive man-
ner, calling foitb, frequent expressions of approval
from the audience. The songs of Miss Melville
Field were given with a (lac: cy of feeling and re-
tieement, cimpled with t ue irtisic rendering, re-
sulting in their being tho-oughly nppreeiat d by
every rne present, and in respon,e to the hearty
encore, for the two labt sonere they were repeated.
Mr, Fred Walker sang the two songa before men-
tioned in his useal good style. The Co/11mile oi
Mating ment is to be c mgratulatel (,n the rich
treat they pz ovided fur lovers of good music.
DRA'ilt 0F Die WALKER OF BRUMLEY
The inliabilinst of ifierley Hill and the locality
received a shock oil ‘Vednesday afteino .n by the
intelligence of Ve death of Dr. Henry Walker, who
was one of the most preminent inhabitants of the
town. Some time ago the deceased gentleman
met an unfortunate accident, whilst alighting
from a train at Dudley Port Railway Stati la,
since which he had walked ala ut with the WA of
crutches It is suppe.ed that the accident bastene I
his death, lett p-ior to the sad event he had been
•arioudy ill for about a fo,tniAt. The deceased
w s rears of ai•e II • was the son of Captgin
Walker, of Invernesshi, c, and he c one to Brierley
Hi.., trem Lu :low, on I conamet.ced practice abo
30 yeas ago. from which period up to the time of
'is 1 cease he hail taker an tie' ive interest in all
matters pertaining to the town of his adoption
lie hit successively been a member of the
Stoir-
bridge. Board of Guardi ns, of the Brierley 11111
Lewd Board. and of tl.e Kineswil f rd S;;heol B eird
lbon- two years or so agi, he was made a ju-tice of
the peace for the county of Staff ri, and he usually
sat at lirierley Hill and 0 d Hill Police Courts.
Attione' his other public appointments were thosi of
cer ifyi•tg eur.zeo.t for the distiict under ti a F.ie-
tory and ‘Vo-k-hors Act, a d medical officer under
tbe Stourbriclge 80-ird of Guardiins. He was a
Churchman, and ie politics a Conservative. H
death has csused a general feeling ti regret
throughout the town and neLhb:airhi-od.
REPJET OF Tuts DAY'S SEED NIARKET.- Messrs.
w'. H. & 11. Lea May, Seed Fac`Ore. 68, Borough
dieh Btieet, laeidoo, Firport :—Very few buyers on
Aerket to-day. The demend for Cloy. r end Grass
S *tie continues moderate. Red Clover,—Tres c -
ply of Fine English is scarce, and prices are fir n,
Medium and Low are plentiful, and prices in
buyers' fay.iur, French aid American remain
without alteration. There is no el e-arion 0 epirt
in white Clover, Alskye or Trefoil. French Italian
and Perenn'als in buyers' favour.
March 6th 1884
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TiIC PR JI:O3X-D—INCORPORATION.—Wo havo n
iskel to iutoriu our readera that a petition for
tignature against the proposed into •pqrat o 1 ot
01,1Evinrotd with Stourbridge lies at the rtsi le: c
of Mr. Joh Ch:unhe:-Ltin, 01 !swinfold
A reeetit writer in ou- local papers I a w:s •ly
observed that "one of the follies of the age is ti bly