The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-03-26 00:00:00

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ALHAMBRA THEATRE —Some capital amusemsnt
haa been provi led at this place during the week by
Mr. Idalcla le Clrichton's company, who have intro-
duced quite an agreeable change in the shape of a
pantomimic production of "Goody Two Shoes," and
concluding with the inevitable Harlequinade. The
applause and' boisterous laughter each evening
filly prove that it gives satisfaction. Skipeiae
op dancing., songs and dances, and grotesque
contortionists supply a capital entertainment; the
tonto!tionists being especially good, and were ap•
plauded heartily. The whole of the company ac-
quit then-is Ayes creditably, the ladies presenting a
very pleasing appearance. and wi:h their various and
splendid dresses presented a spectacle rarely seen
,his town. laremost among the ladies was
aG whose handsome appeaaainc and viva
, lolls style of acting at once established her a 'urea
favourite. We hope the people of toan andtliss
trial will favour the management of this excellent
company with a crowded house to-night (Saturd y),
when they will have a rare treat.
OLYMPI t, K.EN=INGTON.—The Paris Hippodrome
will return to the French Capital in the course of a
few days, when their marvelously successful pJ.-
fermauce at 0 ympia will termis ate. 433.033 pcoals
missed the turestiles up to the 14th inst. We un-
derstand that several imp,rtaatt fixtures have la ea
nride for stows immediately to follow toe Hippo-
drome. A National Gymnastic Competition of
gigantic proportions, in which 2,000 members of
the athlatie clubs of the Kingdom will compete for
a large sum in prizes and a 200 guinea challenge
shield, under the auspices of the National Physic
R creation Society, will take place on April 4th,
sth and 6th. This will be followed, on April 20th,
by the Sportsman's Exhibieion, in conjunction with
waich, for the first time in Loudon, there will t e a
show of exclusively sporting dogs. The great
London Horse Show will take place at Olympia
from the 14th to 20th of May, to be followed by an
stripy Horse Show, on the Ist and 2nd of June, and
for both of these events a great amount of patron-
age is already secured.
A conference of gentlemen and ladies interested
in the Extension of University Teaching will he
held in Oxford, on Wednesday and Thursday, April
20th and 21st. The Bishop of London will take
the chair at the first, and Dr. Percival at the second,
meeting of tee Conference, which will be brought
to a close by a luncheon io Ballad Cellege Hall, at
which the Master ot BAUM presiae,
"THE 110 P BITTERS" CUP FOR WIMBLEDON. It
will he rembered that the Duke of Cambridge
aanounced at the recent meeting of the National
Rifle Association that the well-known Hop Bitters
Company had determined to celebrate the Jubilee
year of Her Majesty by presenting for competition
at Wimbledon a gold cup, of the great value of a
thousand guineas. It is stated that one of the
causes which has led the Hop Bitt•-rs Company to
give this prize is the fact that they are constantly
receiving letters from shooting men, announcing
the great benefit they have received from taking
Hop Bitters. Every rifleman, indeed, knows that
if he is in the slighest degree out oh sorts, if his
nervous system is in any way affected, his shooting
will be more or less spoilt for the time. On such
occasions he will naturally have receurse to a tonic,
anti, as we have said, a great many shooting Iran
find the Hop Bitters the best tonic they can take,
The Company intend shortly to invite designs for
the new Cup, and when it is cotnplate it is propesed
that it seal( be exhibited in most of the priucierl
towns of Great 'Britain—the proceeds of sueh
exhibitions being given to the local charities. We
should add that it is probable that the Council of
the N.R.A. will add a substantial list of monev_.
prizes to tee cup (which of ease— ""' oe a
"challenge" plize), and that these wia be staTle-
_ s isee Bitters Company. The
conditions for ,he cempetitio hive not, we believe
• been as yet ti ,ally settled, bat it is proeable that ii
will be open to all namibers of Her alajes•ar's Naval
and Military Force's, and that possibly retired
Volenteers of a certain numb n. of years' servica
may also be admi:ted. Voluntee). Se.vice Gazette,
March 19:h, 1887.
The Editor of Wit 4. Wisdom havisig cffe; ed
Prize of Five Guineas for the best list of the Twenty
Greatest Wonasu living on January Bth, to be
decided by the cuatulative voting of the readers of
that paper, the following name', in the arder given,
headed the poll :—Queen Victoria, Adelina. Patti,
Ellen Terry, Baroness Burdett-Coutts, Princess of
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women of great puldie usaotolnts..
exee. tion of Qaeta Victoria and Flo:ence Nightin-
gale, not a single one of the names chosen will live
in history.
A JUBILEE RENAISSANCE,—A teary happy idea' for
commemorating the year oi Jubilee hr emanated
Irons a well-known firm. They have regretfully
observed—as who has not ?—that the public stritua
of LondCa have become so enshrouded in smoke and
grime, as to have alummtpas•ied beyond the stage or
recognition, so they have offered at their own sole
cost to submit the statues to a thotough cleaning
and purifying. This is to he accomplished by ths
uss of Hudson's Esteem, of Soap, the only soap that
could really perform this purificatiou satisfactorily. ,
CAFTIONS.—At the Police Court, yesterday, be.
fcoe T. D. Thomas, A. Freer and W. J. Turney,
Esqs., I homes Poole, King Stet, Wollaston, was
charged with allowing a wagon to St .nd on the
highway wiihent anyone being in charge of the
same. P.S. Hardwieke gave evidence, and the
case was withdrawn on payment of eats —David ,
Hutton, Lye, was charged with obstructing the high-
way with a horse and cart on the 17th inst. De-
fendant was fined 2s 6d and costs.

PITCH AND TOSS.— ChaTi s Higgins, blicket,
maker, Samuel Spitlle. chain strik, r, IVilliam Skeld.
jug, chain striker, Jo-,eph Wooldridge, labourer,
and John Westwood. labrairer, all of Lye, %sere
charged with playing pi'ch and toss on the 20th
inst at ‘Volleseo:e. P.O Jones saw the defendants
playing at the above game on Sunday last. The
lirst-named three were fined 5s and costs, each,
and the others 'is Gd and Costs.

THEFT or WEARING APPAREL.—Elizabeth Ryder,
Angel Strre Stour bridge, was 6.arged with eteal-
ing a jacket, the proprrty of Mr. Puriiiss, High •st„
on ha 1911 inst. Prosecutor said the prisoner
came iuto his shop on the Saturday night and ask'Al
the price of several artiqles, hut she made no par-
case. Shortly after she went out the jacket was
missed.—Anna Chaulker, assistant to Mr. Pearson,
pawnbroker, New Street, said the prisoner came to
tire shop and pawned a jacket for 23.—The prisoner
was further cfiarged wi:h stealing a cloth jacket.
on the 21st ifist, the property of Maria McUarthy.
Samuel Workman, asist,lat to Mr. Lowe, pawn-
broker, deposel to primer pledgi:lg the jae!ier, for
Is 6 L—Prisoner was tine I LI is, or a month io each
case, the terms to be consecutive.

DRUNKS. —The following persons were filrAl in
te suns sot a,gailst taeir nitmes for drui:kermess :
—Benja.nin Carwright, anchor smith, Ortdley,
103 at c :sts; Mbe,tcov, chainin :ker, Ur.Aey,
an 1 ; John Kenar.u,k, nailutaker, 1,37,-, 5s and
costs; Charles Allchurch, labourer, Stain her Mill,
2s G I End coats.

B.JARD OF lIARDIINS Hoskew presided at
the usual weekly meeting of this Board yesterday.
The master's -f3port shossed Admit.ed 23, dis-
c :arged 19, L 3, r,!.naining in tlie house 570.
against 571 fo.. ie correspond-ng period last year.
The outdoor was as follows : Kingswinford,
£1.7 8s 10-1; Stourbr:dge,, .£34 9s B}d; Halesowen,
£3O Is 3I; non resilent, £2 is 5d ; total, £ll4 is
211; same week last year, £ll4 7s 41.—The usual
quarterly contracts were entered into—On the
.Aion uf Mr. PAIL) P.irgeter it was deciied to
petition the Local Government Board in favour of
the election of Gluardians being by ballot.
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