The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15 00:00:00

CRADLEY REATIT.

AMATEUR CONCERT.—OnlYednesday evening, a grand
amateur concert war given in the CIWARIASVCS' Se11011:S,
tinder the able con InctorsLip of Mr. Boson Heys. At
eight o'clock, the time appointed for commencement, the
school was tilled by a very respeetable audience, most of
the elite of the neighbourhood being present. The
music introduced WAS It choice selection from several emi-
nent composers, and was very creditably performed. The
glee party, consisting of the Misses Homers, and Messrs.
B. Ilingley, sen , Beach. Fry, Parkes, Young, and B.
Ilingley, jan., sang seVeral glees In first-rate style, at I
gained enthusiastic applause. The Misses E. and 8.
Homer also performed their task in a pleasing mono, 0,
and highly deliglded their hearers, Miss S. Homer being
encored in her song, "Tire pride of Loch Lomond."
Two pianoforte solos—. Home, sweet home," and "The
last rose of summer," were admirably rendered by Miss
Beaumont, one of Mr. Boston Heys' pupils; and Mi-s
Morgan added considerably to the pleasures of the eve is
log in her rendering of the solo, "Is a faithless Rosa,"
the chortnt being sung by the members of the glee party.
She also sang, •"Thoa art come sweet Spring," and won
encored. Miss Moseley, of Halesowen, saug "Merrily
over the snow," in her well-known style. "Alto in, en
thy fertile plains," Was capitally sung by hi eases, Fry and
Hinglcy. Mr. Roberts, of Dudley, highly pleased all by
his excellent rendering of the song—"ltotik'd in the
cradle of the deep," and " Song of the brave," and after-
wards was encored in his song "Simon the cellarer."
"The death of Nelson," and two other songs were stung
he Mr. Young, who possesses a beautiful tenor voice, and
though slightly affected with is cold he succeeded in gain-
ing the deserved applause of all who heard him. The
singing of the National Anthem brought the concert to
a close. The proceeds, while), anstunt to between £2O
anl £3O, are to be appropriated to the building fund of
the preposed new schools in connection with the Zion's
Hill Chapel, Old 11111. Mitch of the StICACSa is doe to
the indefatigable efforts of the lion. sec., Mr. George
Green, by whose courtesy and tact no large a number of
tickets were disposed of.
WILFUL DAMAGE.—On Sunday afternoon lost, some
mischievous person or persons, in the absence of the
watchman, contrived to do certain damage at the Fox
Oak Colliery, belonging to Messrs. Cartwright, Pearson,
and Williams. A pumping apparatus is being placed
down one of the pits, and a gin is used. These persons
unfastened the rope from the gin, and let it fall to Ili°
Shs aLatt. Thsy rlttuutl cams stones 1,,••
tween the cogs of the wheels I,f the engine, but the engi-
neer fortunately saw the stones before he net the machi-
nery in motion, else the damage would have been very
considerable. A reward of ten shillings has beet, offerel
by the proprietors for the discovery of the offenders.
Caurnas.—We would advise the inhabitants, and cape.
daily the tradesmen of this place, to take ell precautions
for the safety of their property, as there are seventl
stnange persons in the neighbourhood, whose designs are
not the most honest.

ser We beg to intimate to our numerous friends and
reader. in Cradley Heath, that the branch office for the
tilwrrer for that district, is at Mr. T. lloiner'a, Printer
and Stationer, Five Ways, Cradlev Heath, where adver-
tisements will be received up to seven o'clock on Friday
evening.