The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-01 00:00:00

ENVILLE.

CHRISTMAS GlFTS.—There has been a seasonable
distribution of gifts to the labouring poor of
Enville and Kinver this Christmas by the Countess
of Stamford and Warrington, and some 300 homes
in these places have been made all the happier by
her ladyship's well-timed kindness. The recipients
of the gifts assembled at the Picture Gallery, Enville
Hall, on Friday. and Lady Stamford supplied them
each with meat and bread according to the number
in family. Her ladyship personally presented the
gift to each one, and altogether upwards of I,ooolbs
of beef, 5001bs. of mutton, and 200 loaves were given
away. Lady Stamford also gave each one a
ticket for soup, which will be given weekly through
the winter.

DUDLEY,
SurcfnE.—Late on Christmas night or early on
Sunday morning, Lamech Harper (29), single, the
son of Mary Harper, of the Freebodies Inn, St.
John's-road, Kate's-hill, Dudley, committed suicide
in a detei mined manner. On Christmas night he
vvas missed at an early hour from the family circle,
and his absence being thought somewhat strange,
search was made far him, and it was found that he
had retired to bed. About half-past eight o'clock
on Su..day morning upon a brother of the deceased's
gecting upand going down stairs he came into
collision in the dark wi h the dead body of the
deceased, which was suspended by a scarf from a
hook in the passage aijoining the kitchen. Police-
conAable Beddowes was sent for, and he cut down
the body which was stiff and cold, and had
sup h t
netlybteetiiehha deceased lay
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prutohetnhsedewaD:poht,uihnd he r
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e inmatesimmediately o f the hrooussee
and to retire
mitted the rash act by which he lost his life. The
cause of the suicide is conjectured to be some
private trouble. He was until recently himself the
landlord of the Freeboclies Inn.
School-
room, Kingstreet, by the Mayor
WESLEYAN BAZAAR —A two days' sale of articles
was
-
Esq.) Among those present were the Mayoress.
openedlDudley
Win I theeY a nA
lemi circuit
(H . M-uP. ilt
Wainwrighttee fu uSde
Alderman North and Mrs. North Mr. R. G. Walker
Dr. Higgs, the Revs. H. F. Kelvey and J. Burrows,
Mr. It. Preece and others,—The Riv. H. F. Klvey,
in introducing the Mayor, remarked that he was
sure his Worship would be interested in the
knowledge that Methodism througlactit this district
had, during the past few years, been making
steady progress. The present effort was being made
in order to maintain, as efficiently as possible, the
present staff of ministers in the Dudley circuit. At
. the present time there was a debt upon the circuit
of £122, which it was hoped the bazaar would ba
successful in removing.—The Mayor then delivered
an address, and declared the sale open. Afterwards
upon the maion of Alderman North, seconded by
Mr. R. Preece a cordial vote of ithanks was
passed t ) his \Vo, ship for his services. T:te lalis
in care PI bn ails were Mesda,mts .!--oy,
Walker foser, Clarke, Simps. n,
ACI ristleas ree was presided over b ie Miss. a
Crawford, N. Preece, Butt and Southall ; the
refreshment "stall was in charge of Mrs Preece and
Miss Walker, and an "art" gallery was attended
to by Mears, Crawford and T. W. Hill.