The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24 00:00:00

i:itjt3tottlage Ofpertnr.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1872.

AGRICULTURAL SHOW WEER.

Next week will be 01le of the busiest for Stour.
bridge that has been witnessed for a long tittle.
on Monde) there still be grand cricket match on
the Mahn-cote tiround, between nine of the
Stnarbridge Ciub and nine Colts, with two Ali-
England Playeis on each aide. On Tuesday a
match will be played between Stourbridga and
Dudley, with England mew on each side; and on
Wednesday 5 of England, with six fielders, will
play against eleven of the Stourbridge Club. In
addition to the foregoing, there will be a variety
of athletic sports consisting of foot racing,
&a.

On Monthly evening a Grand Opera Company
(consisting of some of the leading artistes of the
day) will open in the Corn Exchange for the
week, commencing with Verdi's famous opera,
"11 Trovatore," on Tuesday " Maritana," Wed-
nesday "The Bride of Laniniermoor," Thurs-
day "La Sonambula," Friday "Faust,' and
Saturday Balfe's charming opera "The Mae.
mian Girl." As will be seen the above catalogue
comprises the choicest compositions of those
great masters Verdi, ljuonod,l3alfe, Bellini, and
Donizetti, and as they will be performed by
ladies and gentlemen of undoubted ability, the
lovers of really good music have an excellent
treat provided for them. The performances on
each evening will conclude with a musical farce
or operetta.
On Tueeday the Agricultural and Horticultu-
ral Show will commence, and a finer site could
not possibly have been obtained for it so near
the town. The ground is situated at Atublecote,
and is in circumference about -22 acres, afford-
ing plenty of accommodation for everything re-
quired. The Agricultural Society was first es-
tablished in Worcester, and was confined to the
" Faithful City" for litany years; but from a
variety of causes it did not receive the support
which ii deserved, and it was considered desir-
able to merge it into a county ussociatiou, and
the first County Show was held at Worcester,
which proved a success. The second was held
at Kidderminster, and the third at Malvern, so
that the one to be had in the town next week is
the fourth County Meeting, and should Jupiter
Pluvius on this occasion prove propitious, no
doubt the show will be the best and most suc-
cessful that has yet taken place. The entries
are very good in most classes, particularly so in
that of the horses, and the jumping of the latter
for prizes on Wedneeday, will doubtless form one
of the most attractive sights of the show. Time
performances of the celebrated Grenadier
Guards' Bela (under the couductorehip of the
renoe ned Dan (ioolrey) who have just returned
from America with their Transatlantic " honours
thick upitt them," witl a:so form a very pleasing
part of the programme. in the Horticultural
Department there will also be a good show and
a fine display of flowers, fruits, ,s:e.
The town has been considerably improved by
painting and decorations, and we understand
there will be a number tif garlands across the
street at various points, which will give the town
a gay and holiday appearance. For the accent-
modation of the public the Great Western Rail-
way Company have decided to run special trains
on Wednesday and Thursday.
. . . . . .

A castellated arch will be erected by the clock,
shoilar to that erected at the late Show at Sir-
ruiugham. The cost will be about Fif-
teen pounds are already promised. Should there
be more collected, the arch will be illuminated
with lamps. We shall be happy to receive any
subscriptions from gentlemen who have not al-
ready subscribed. The subscriptions will be
duly announced in this colainn.