The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-22 00:00:00

PUBLIC NOTICES.

S TOURBRIDGE IMPROVEMENT AC%
1866.

TO PAINTERS AND DECORATORS.

THE Commissioners require TENDERS for
PAINTING and DECORATp&i the Inside ot
the CORN EXCHANGE, and the Rooms adjoining.
Specification may be seen at my Office.
Tenders to be sent to me not later than WEDNISDAT,
the 26th Instant, at Five o'clock p.m.
The Commissioners will not consider themselves booed
to accept the Lowest, or any Tender.

JOHN TAYLOR, Clerk.
56. High-street, Stourbridge,
August 14. 1874.

STOURBRIDOE IMPROVIMENF ACT,
1866,
AND THE ACTS INCORPORATED THEREWITH.

IMPROVEMENT RATE.

NancE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that at th•
NEXT MONTHLY MEETINO of the Stour-
bridge Improvement Commissioners, to be holden at the
Commiesloners ROOM, COUN EXCHANOII, On MONDAY, the
31at day of Anoturr NeXT, at Three o'clock in the After-
noon, it is intended to make an IMPROVEMF.N r RATS
of NINEPENCE IN THE POUND, pursuant to the
74th section of the Stourbridge Improvement Act,
1866.

And NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN.
that a Statement of such proposed Rate is deposited fen
Inspection by the Ratepayers. at the office of Om Clark
to the said Commissioners, No. 56, High-street, Ettont•
bridge.
Dated this 21st day of August, 1874.
JOHN TAYLOR,
•
Pak.

STOURBRIDOE IMPROVEMENT ACT,
1866,
AND THE ACTS INCORPORATED THEREWITH.

ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS,
In the place of those who go out by rotation, on Tutu.
DAY, the 3rd day of SEPIX3II3k:R, 1874.

IT the undersigned, JOHN TAYLOR, of 58,
9 High-street, in the Township of Stourb ridge, in
the County of Worcester, Clerk to the Stourbridge
Improvement Commissioners, incorporated under the
Stoarbridge Improvement Act, 1866, do HERSH Y IYllt
PUBLIC Is; 01ICE, se follows :

_
That for the purpose of Electing Commissioners tot
the Three Wards into which the said township of Stour.
bridge is by the said Act divided. in the place of those
who go out by rotation, MEETINGS of the PERSONS
ENIITLLD TO VOTE at such Election will be held on
'THURSDAY, the 3rd day of SEPTESIBEE, 187-i (being On
First Thursday in the said Month), at the Places follow-
ing, that is to say :
A Meeting of the Persons entitled to vote in the EAST
WARD of the said township, will be held at SAINT
JulIN'S !NEAR'', SCHOOL ROOM, Foster-street, is
the said township.
A Meeting of the Persons entitled to Vote in the WEST
WARD of the said township will be held at the PRIM'.
lIVE METHODIST SCHOOL ROOM, Westwtreet,
Beauty Bank, in the said township.
A Meeting of the Persons entitled to Vote in the
SOUTH WARD of the said township, will be held in the
CORN EXCHANGE, in Market-street, in the said
township.

Such 'respective places having been duly appointed for
the said respective purposes by the Commissioners of the
intid township.
. . _ .

That at the said Election, Three Commissioners are to
be Elected in each of the said Wards, and the Commis.
&loners who go out by rotation may be re-elected.
That at the said Election, the Voting will commence at
Nine of the clock in the forenoon of the said day of
Election, and will finally close at Your of the clock in the
afternoon of the same day (unless in case of riot or ob-
struction), and will be conducted in the manner pre-
scribed by "'Abe Commissioners (Amides' Act, 1817."
That the Presiding Officer at any place of Voting may
close the Voting or Poll at any hour before Four of the
clock, if one hour shall elapse during which no Voting
Paper shall be trndered at such place of Yotdig.
Dated this 15th day of August, 1874,

-JOHN TAYLOR,
Clerk to the said Comosieeionem
56, High street, Stourbridge.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 29th, an EXCUR-
si( oN TliAiN will Iwive Kiddel minal. r .1 1028,
and Steurbridge 10 48 a in., for 80UT11AA1PTON sad
P. B SMOOTH (tor the Lie of Yt ight); re:tuning on
tbe ioUowi g Saturday.
For Fareo and lull parti,ulare
_see handbill.,

L,RIE MON, General Manager.
Paddinglon lirm hue.

ENDOWED :-...CHGOLS ACTS, 18W) and 1873.

STOURBRIDGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL

CII ARMES OF GLOVER, DICKMAN, AND

OLIVER.

CIIEMES relating to the shove-netned
IoUNDArioN6 le,ve to oio.tt.d by Ow
End..nril Salimla Commi:moners to be Committee of

Conned on Educe Von, and Notice is licieby Wren, that
durini one month from the date 6f the Fuldication
h,reof the Committee .if Council on Education will, in
tiEsuance 1,1 Seaton 13 of tie Endowed hchools Act,
k 73, foci lye clions or suggestions made to them in
c Wing respectieg such Schemes.
. .

Copies ul the 'Schemes price e,xpecce per copy, may
be olr.aiuell from Mr. Rohert Brot wl.all. of StourMidge,
Siationer and Bookseller ; or from the Beertenry of the
Endowed Schools Commission, 2, Victoris-strect, West.
minster, S.W.

PATRICK CUMIN,
Assists a &oratory.

Education Department,
ltith Annual, 1874.

WORCESTERSII ItE AGRICULTUIAL
SOCIZTY.

MEETING al DUDLEY, on AUG. 25, 26 d 27, 1874.

PRESIDENT-THE Er. EON. TFIE EARL Or DUDLEY.

AGrand HORTICULTURAL EXHIBI.
ioN, in connection with the shime, will be hold
in the SHOW GROUND, at DI. DL EY, when Prices to
the amount of nearly 1:200 wiil Le rOe red.
Prizes are also offered for competition to all Cottager*
residing in Worcestershire and within 12 miles of Dudley.
Entries close AupiGt 18th.
For Schedule of Prizes and Rules, dm, apply to &LBW
BUCK, Secretary, Worcester; or to

.1. S. HAYWOOD,
Nurseryman and Seed Mercuant,

26, Broad•utreet,
Hon. See. to Hort;coltural Show.

WORCESTERSHIRE AORICHLTURAL
SOCIETY.

MEETINE AT DUDLEY.

AUGUST 25TH, 26in, AND 27ra, 1874.
PRISSIDENT-..
THE RIGHT HON. THE ER OF DUDLEY.
111 HE ANNUAL EXHIBITION of HORSES,
1 CATTLE, SHEEP. PIS, IMPLEMENTS, De.
open to all England, will be held on the SHOW GROUND
at DUDLEY. when PRIZES to the amount of £l,OOO
will be awarded.

A GRAND

HORTICULTURAL SHOW
Will Le held at the same time and place.

THE JUMPING PRIZES FOR HUNTERS
Will Le competed for on WEDNESDAY & Tncasnaa,
the 26th and 27th of August.
A PUBLIC DINNER

Ail' le brld M the Snow YARD, at Three p.m., OR

WIIDNISDAY, the Dith,
TM; LICI)LbY IN THE CHAIR;

At whicb Ladies and Members of the Society are parti-
cularly invited to attnJ. Dinner Tickets, 3. 6d each.

THE BAND OF THE GRENADIER OUARDS

1.;;;;th-e- direction of Nfr. DAN 6007413 Y, will perform

tacit day on the hhow Ground.

SPECIAL RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS are mails
to run Excursion and other Trains to and from the show
at reduced Fares. For particulars Mt times a staining
set Company's Bills.