The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-11-26 00:00:00


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CHRYSAN THE7ifilJ It SHOW.

The Stourbridge, Brieiley Hill, and Di,triot
Horticultural Society held an exhibition of cloys-
anthemums, primulas, and other flowering p!ants
in the New Town Hall, on Tuesday. The
collection was a very meritorious one in many
respects. A gran I bank of chrysanthemum.,
k,elonging to Mr. R. Wilcock, was much admired.
Underneath and fronting the stage was a very flue
collection of foliage and flowering plants, exhibitsti
by Mr. William llolcroft. Mr. Eit, nurseryman,
showed a very fine group of choice incurved
chrysanthemums. Mr. Henry Godfrey, nurseryman,
exhibited a grand group of fiewring and foliage
plants, and he took a prize for six bouvardias. A
large quantity of cut flowers were staged on the
orchestra, as well as some fine apples and pears
Tbe show of grapes (black and white) was excel-
lent. Mr. Gilmer's string band played selections
of music at frequent intervals. There was a good
uumber of visitors and the wbole affair may be
regarded as a success. The judges were Messrs.
Coombes, of Himley, and Green, of Enville. The
following is the Ist of awards :—Chryeantheinums:
—Class 1, nine iar{o flowering chrysanthemums,
dissimi:ar varieties : C. Webb, 1, Class 2, eix
Japanese chryeanthernums: Major Williams, Class
3 three large Roweling (Japanese excluded) : R.
Willcock, 1 G. ii, Wat‘on, 2. Class 4, three
Japanese: Major Williams, 1 ; G. IF Watson, 2.
Class 6, three Japanese: C. Webb. Cut blooms:
Class 7, twenty-four blooms, twelve iticurved and
twelve Japanese, distinct. W. Jackson, 1; C.
Webb, 2. Class 8, nine blooms, incurved : Cl.
Taylor, 1; R Wihtcock, 2. Clasl 9, nine booms,
Japanese: R. Willcock, 1; G. Taylor, 2; W.
Jackson, extra. Class 10, nine blooms. anemone:
Cl Taylor. Class 11: R. Wilcock, 1; W. Webb,
2; H. T. Hiokinan, extra. C asses 12 and 13 dn.',
not fill. Gass it, nine fe:ns, gr, enhonse and
stove: W. Ifolcroft, 1 ; 2, ".ass 15
did not!fill. Class 16, ax z ,nsl geraniums, in
b:oom : Major Williams, I; R. Willcock, 2. Cias.
17. x bouv rlas H Godfrey. Class 18, one
enchsris lily, in bloom: R, Wil.. a k Cla,s 19, 12
cut (atuelias : IF W. F ley, 1; W. Holcroft, 2,
t lass 20, miscellaneous c...,lkotton of viht plants, it,
or oat of tloom, excluding thosf, fcr which p:izes
are given: C. Webb, 1; W. f-folcrof;, 2. Fruit—
Class 21, three bunches of black grapes: 11. W.
Foley, 1; C. Webb, 2; Cl Was or, extra. Cl ss
22, t ree bun lies of whi!-.e giapes : LI. W. Foley
1; W. Jackson, ; Vv. Webb. ..,xlra. Class 24, six
cii.,hes of eo)king apples: 'l'. W. Webb; W. Jackson,
2; R. Willcock, 3. Class 25, six &shoes of pears,
six in dish Major Williams, 1; R. Willcock, 2; U.
Taylor, extra. A special p:ize of £2 for the b,-st
collecdou of plants and fl ,wcr, in the e'iow-, was
nwarled to Mr. W. Holcroft,

ROYAL ACA.DEI,Iy OF MUSIC. —Pie next local ex.
anii!niti•ii, in connection with the Hop! lea lemy
of Music for the Worcester centro will 13:i held ()ally
in the spring of 138 S. The syllabus and par—
cu'ars may b obtained of Mr. W. C. Box.
St. John's, Worcester, the local representative of
the AcadiAny, and the names of all intending can
must be received by him on or before
ceinb r 10,11, 1887.
RAILWAY SERVANTS ORPHANH' FUND. The
rail4ay servants of the neighbourhood attended a.
secid service at Oldswinford Courch on Sunday
eve%ing, wh,n a ger nun was p e.t(:bed :by the Her.
0. S. W••rdsworth on behalf of the above fund, The
men met at the town elect, and marched to church,
3 large co,,gregation was present. Mr. Words-
worth, in the course of his sermon, pouted out the
4rutt benefits the railifay system hat conferred
upon mankind, educations:l,y and in other ways,
apart troll] its commercial bearing. He paid a
generous tribute to the manner in Ashich the rail—
way servants performed their onerous an I respon•
li.le. duties, and n4kod tho ie present to asskt the
orphans fund of the I{.-01* ay Servant,' S9ciety.
Notwithstanding much had beell done to LsFon
,decidents, the number of railway servau.ts killed
and injured every year was till wry Ift7g9. Tf.e
collection amounted to £8 ss.

CHURCH PARADE O.F TILE FullEBTr'US. - 0/1
Su i.ay sftern••en the members ef the nu•Lerous
Furesters' Court, ill the S!ourbridgo district met on
the Cricket Ground, A.mblecote, and marched in,
proces.ion to the top of High Street, where they
divided, one portion going (.I,)wri Kiddermin,ter
Street to S Thomas's Chnrch, and the la'ter por-
tion proceeded up Church Street to S. Johns.
There wee ni,.eteeu lodxes present, and the pro-
cesAon, which was a v,ry long:one, was accom-
panied by six or seven bands of music, which gave
their services. A large number of people were
a.ttra3ted by the proceedings. The sermon at S.
l'homas's was preached by the Rev. H. Sh• rrard,
and at S. John's by the Rev, L. B. Penley, Collec-
tions were made at both churches for the purchas:
,1 beds, Ste., for th,3 Con esleacent Home which the
Foreoiters are establishing at Clent. The coll,gtion
at S. Thomas's Co arch ,tinounted to £8 2s 6d, and
at S. John's to .£4. In addition to this about £2
was collected in boxes, and several donations h d
been rot,eived in addition to the collections at th;
churches.

BARD or GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting of
this Board was held yesterday, 11r. P, Pargeter iii
the ch lir. Admitted iuto the house daring the
week 4, discharged El, dead 2, born 0, remaining in
the house 49, agai.)st 535 in the corresplnding
eel: last year. Oat door relief Kingswinf.d
disttict £l5 14s Si., Stourbtidge £3B ISs 2d..
Haiosorren is 2id.. non-resident p-iup-rs
184 3d., t £ll9 125 3iL, agaiust Liii 143 4d ,
hat year.
DRUNKENNIr.iii —At till Police Court yesterdiy,
0 fore k_lolunel Fletcher, Mr. I'. D. 'lhomas and Mr.
W. J. Turney, Thonaas Culernau was charged with
b,ing drunk and disorderly at th-3 Lye, on the 19th
inst. Fined 2s 6d and costs.—William Joles was
d 53 and costs for being drunk in Stoutbridge,
on the 19th inst

cifoot.. Bolt aD CABEB.—A number of persons were
F ummoned by Mr. Thompson, School Board
Officer, for non-attendance at school at Cradles',
and ordsrs for payment were male.
SELLING BREAD WITHOUT WEIGHING —Thou:n.4
Loach was charged with alto sing brad to be so:d
without weigiing it. P.C. Davis said he srw de-
fendant's son delivering bread without weighing
it. Hs exam ned the cart ad found
.Lome ,cAles and a 41b wei3ht. Some of the loaves
were 21bs. The case was adj :nrned for a waek.
A PALTRY AFFAin.,—Mart ha Ba.rnbrook was
charged with assauld.ikr Jesiic Lloyd, of 1111 e Lye,
on the 22nd inst Complainant said he was at the
Salvation Army rooms on the above date when de-
tendau.2., boy Came in and 'laughed him up in thi:
f"ce." Witness laid hold of the lad by the hair of
hea i and "clQuted hi ears," and the mother
then struck him in the fao,, The ease was dia
missed, the Bench rcl.iarking that cotnplainaot was
the assailant in ttefirst pia
CAUTION To CARTER 3, James Chtilif'S NYRs
charged wi b:uot being in a position to hay, I.roper
control over his horse on the 16th ins P.C.
Holloway proved the tse, Wi, hdrawn o
meat of of et.kts.

Pools RITEB.—A n rate of It 2d 'n , !Ind
was granted for the r .-h of ['room ; fo &c Lye.
2s 2d ; Wolk 9. • .te u.d Wollasto Is 4
CienDsN ~brallam ‘rn; was ehaxged
with having stolea jar, beans, and potatoes, thi-
property of William Henry Sinapkist on the 22nd
Augu,A, IW. P.C. Cartwright said he watched
m 4143408 garden on tho morning of the 22zut

August, 18.86, an l saw prisoner and two other men,
robbing complaioant's garden. The other men
Id been convict:A and defendant abteonded. He
1. :1 been gardener to complainaut. Complainant
,ii defendant had been his garden-r for 12 month!,
ad he had no authority to bell anything front the
vard n. Defendant was fled 104 and 00, or one
i:.onth. _ .

LICS I spector T.,:ng has boon
removed to 13A1sa!1 Heath. Sergeant Herman has
ien made inspector and comoa fro,l Bevrdley o
Stourbridge, and P.O. Pitt has bcen nPP"in
.erge,a t.