The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-10-29 00:00:00

ICIDDEaNIINSTER.

THE CHAPLAINCY AT TITS WORKHOUSE. -Th
fortniglttly meeting of the Guardians was held on
-Poesday ; Mr. J. Brint,n it the ehair. The ques-
firm of the ropoie,n.e.it of s eheplain o the NI ork-
-11u4,, in the place of tee Rev Canon CLlnglion
came be ore the meeting,—Mr. Awd y moved tha::
the appoletineut ie tnade on the ittne terms as
h sre:-.te ore, £lOO. a ;ear; awl his .;:as secondod by
Mr. B. ntiea Mr. tiouh i nice ed an amendment
that t,:e a try o, £BO ayo er, nteeding ta, this
wit ,;(var equivai .n; to .£lOO ,1 year at 'he time the
salary was fixed at the letter bli(11. Mr. Lett
ascended the amendment, which was negatived by
15 tO 4, and the original motion vr,..s carried.—The
Cha'rman moved the appointment of the lier. S
Phi!llps, the new vicar, as chaplain, an I this WAS,
see..eeled by Mr. Bucknall. Mr. Rollings thought
th d the Rev. T. W. Church, who had been acting-
chaplain at the house for the vicar, should have the
aptmintm-nt, and proposed him. Mr. Bennett
so tided the motion 11. r. Awdry said that Mr
Chuicii had tol him he vished his name withdrawn
if h • west proposed in opposition to anyone tlse.
Mr B ,yeott said after this thwe w:8 an end of Mr.
Church's uotnination, but he thought if anyone
other than the Vicar of Kidderminster had the
chaplaincy it shou!d be the Rev, M. IC.Tthtw, in
vrao e parish the workhoure was situated Mr.
Clitircles IMMO being ikithdrawn, air. Phillips was
eleeled by a shint ot hands.
(311A318;lat OF C .x3fgltns. -- A relating of this
Chamber wtv, held 0.:4 Lpsday afternoon; M.r. J.
R. P..arse. the president, in the chair. The
President read an :ntereating account of the m4&-
jag of the Associated Chambers at Exeter, to which
ha:t lun ippoi-,ted delegate A vote of thanks
was passcd -o the Exeter Chamber, for the 1 indne:s
and novitauty extended +(ever is the deiezatk s,—
On the motion of Mr. Holdswerth seconded by Mr.
Preen. a corAll vote ,f than:is was passed to the
president fr having wtended the conference, and
for his rep: at of the same. The cemmit•ee anointed
td to consider the cpie.4tioq of Italian tariffs on
c .rpets had decided to see wLether it. would be
MI ad va'ore:4 uy, to et the iixed tatilf in Ita:y
le:laced ie that of Frame, 1, b. In*: double th,tt, at
tee pre-ieet tune The goesiou of iolephonic coin-
munication with the railway static) t ta.ni th a postal
telegraph -ffiee was eitj
Tows Cou,:c,L.-Ine m eithly n e ling of tLe
Cots i 1 was held en Wedn!sday, th.• Mayor (Mr. T.
rempe,t Radford) presi ,ing.—A letter was read
from Alderman G;o3venar, ulferin4 a port ai of th.-t
alantnaz of himself to be hung in • the Mayor's
Parlour.—On the motien of gr. H ddsworti- (ox •
Ilayor). seconded by Mr. J. P. Harvey. the eft' r
was aeeepted.—A- vote o: tanks WAS used to th
dayor tor the gift if a clock, two bronze ~rnalue:As
and two beautlal candelabra, which he had fad
plac d in the Mayo's Parlour.—The rerorts of the
various committees were adopted.— ['he Medical
Officer roported that the death rate for the month
nad been 8 60 io the 1,000, as eomper,d wilt 10 5
la the corresponding peAod last yea-.—Alde:man
iirosvenor r.:ta,i the aneual report of in the Free
Liwary C...aninittee, and was glad to state t hat
riere was a balaocts in hand of £l3l, 19s Id„ as
tgatinat...232 2s 61. last year. Mr. Hold,worth
awl Alderman Or sveitor seconded, the
Alciwsng resoiutioa, whi h was carried unanirn-
..,usly, "That it is expedient that the Munieipal
reagh be diviaed iato six wards, in lava of two
as at crew nr," end it was further resolved tri sign a
ne.ition and to tae all t.ther nectesary steps to
' such division.--. 1 gn-ral district rate of 3s.
:n the p_ nal on buildings sold 91. iinland was signed.
Senoca, Beate —The menth)y meeting of the
Biard was hetd on Thor:A:ay ; Mr E. Parry in the
uair.—A. letter was revived from the Rev, Simp•
son Crump, asking thi B )ard to receive a deputa-
ioi zo grarring the use of a room at Lea Street
-en,rols for a Suaday senoel and a religious service
in coanection with th.i Wosleyan body. It w.. 0
ieselved to receive a deputation —me Chairman
real an ea itua.te of the requi.-ements of the Board
:or the half-year endin,-; March next. Trio t .tal
iatu requirA was £1 978 10a., and, de lueing bilance
its hand and fees, there w;ta .ei,300.•t0 b raised by
rate. A pree.pt was is-u-d for teat am aunt.

JU V eI.NILH FANCYDRESS BALL,—he M iyor and
'ltyuress gtve a coi.4 j AveiAle fancydress ball, at
tae To,n Hall, on Wedu-say night. and a party
01 about 250 )oung p.:ople were pree•nt. The
ar,an,getnen:s and deeolatiens were situiliar to
toe oin the stunmer, and the sight was a very
IrtEty one °airing began a! eight o'clock, and
the par,y broke up et hali-past eleven. Mr. fley's
band provided the mu,ic:=l pIA of the programme.