The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-06-25 00:00:00

LOCAL JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS.

The celehration of the Jubilee in this town on
Tuesday evoked a gocri deal of enthusiam among
the townspeople, and there was a profuse display of
flags and decorations, giving the streets a gayer
a Dpearance than they h.,ve worn for many a ytar.
Wok, exo.pt in a few in-tances, was abandono,
and the holiday mat inir was general. There ad
ou •-otne tl.ought haiini a ceremory in cob.
n-etion with the er, otion of the Town Hall, which
re ard d as a j :bilee hniking, but it was resolved
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to defer any grand function till the opening. which
will ire, if pos.ibl. in October. S., far as the day's
o'-)scrvance of tl ejubiice was concerned there were
Tel qinug gervies i tit, town; and a dinner to the
nil p oplA and an entert.iinment to the co 01
clvld • n formed part of the general prcgramme
t i.r u4h.,ut th. district The sheets of Sturbridge
we e esoundi :E.' with •God save the Queen' till an

(arly hour on Tuesday mmning, and after a pause
of a 'ew hourA the strews again became all bustle,
the hells of Sr. Thomas's St_ Mary's and St James's
rlnging• ,ut merry p. al as early as 6 .'clock. A
spni,tl servive wa% held at Sr. Thomas's .tnd it was

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siminir to the one given in West min• ter Abbey
The Na•ioual A them and "B.ailelujah Chorus"
were sung dnring the eervic At th. 3 Cat: oil
ehur,h.th Mass of the Holy Oh .st was c9lebiated,
followed by the Benedi..tion at,d the Te Denm
tiod save the Q -een was payed at the end of .he
se -vice. :Shortly before one o'dock s te. 500 oh i
pe,pl • assembled in tu. Market Hall to dine t.
g and the nice had been Ilea4l g y dco,rateo
for tit:- ocea,inn Messrs El rti- and M theringham
cat- re -I, and the gue-ts seemed to evjoy them,ives
very much. 'the Netherton Brass Hand and the
Wordsley Bind plied at in oval, ad
after the di,iner the t ,ast, of the Queen waA
heatt ly received. Mr W. J Tutney proposen
It and his remarks comimn in 4 it to th:. enthusi
asti reception cu thos9 pr. sent were loudly che red
Several oiler toas-s were pio used. I",ekets of
tea were given to the worn- n prt sent, and to'acco
and pipes to the old men. I the afternoon the
school ehilt!ren of the town as etutned at Vauxh

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and marched through the principal streets, carrving
flags and banners, and were accompanied by tur
above bands Ihpy prweedod to a field in Heath
Street, where t9a was provided tor them atter tbi-,
various sports were indulged in. A jub lee medal
was presented to eats., of the children, and tho total
number who shared in ihe day's f,st.vities was
about 2,500 —At Oldsw.nfor-i a oinner to the no; r
and an entertainment to till childfeu were pro.
vided, et Wolla.Nton there were els', jubilee eelebra •
dons ...-Kinver had a long day's pro4ramms of
spors, fl Miow, alit co-:eluded with a tin,
and fice-works Ifill.—Wdinore had its

cel,,bratio .8 on Tile-day, concluding with it:
of firevvo:k, and a o ,firn on Saddleback Hill
eeleb:ate h. Jubilee da) in tile most en-
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thusiestic inaen-r: I4'r in early morn the whole -
cillaee wes.en fetes, •trithea rvice in the parish church
was well attended. Ater the sei vise di perishion
ere were entertained at a very substantial luncheon
Then came- a Series of sport-, the prizes for Is hieh
were presented by it e Countess of Setinford, who
wade an apprepiate spfech to the recipients
•Afterwards thsre was a disulay ot firework, from
the S: sap Walks.—Churchill had ts jubilee festivi.
ties on Menday, a'al after a eervicte at the church
there was dinner i Mr. Darby's barn. The aged
rector, the Rev. R P. rurner, was present. and
propose! the health of tie Qaeen. Football, races,
(lancing, mush!, arm eutertaininent for the chisdren
iii :1 ti.eir motheramade up a pleasant time of it,
and fireworks fieishe& the day as rejoicings.—The
jueilen was calSbrated at tie Le on aloud ly, in the
grounds adj iniog the Vicaraee The Elev. A.
Wright., vicar of S amber Mill (in the absereze ef
tee Rev. W. C. Pidl ips. vicar of the Lye), in a
short address, com,.ared the ereeent /meal and
raligious condition of the neighbourhood with what
it was 60 years ago. The children sang vatieus
}wait's, incleding the National Aiithem. In the
afternoen the chiliren had tea at their respective
schools, each religions denomination providing for
the wants of their own chileren.. The children also
visited ditfe, eut fields, where tiny enjoy, d them-
selves in suit .ble reorea ion.—Anibtecote waa, of
course, enlete on Tuesday last. An early morniag
full choral Communien service was gone t rough,
the Te Deutn was sune and the organist (Mr. J.
Skeldin t. Brierley Hill.) played "God save the
Queen". ae th on gregation left the church. In
the afternoon over 30) old people were entertained
to dinner. The sc claldren, o weom theie
were 497, c nn.sct.ed.with the cb Tch aa,ernbled itt
the Coakoarotook Seheols, end erecedesi by Heath-
cock's band marched up tii g Wrlli.tn Sree, .
Cul Street, dowo Ilretteil Lane to a field b hind
th s Vicar •go Ainblecoe! Lao Here tThes eha
were regelsd wi; h lea wet eke, tea was ai pin.
vi led for tee r Leimis ant v.s;ters of which-there
we e a Lir number present. Crultet; football and
harmless p eilitnes vitae iteduled The band'
played selectiosi with -1 heir ward. sweetie ss and
Thry a'stYpliiyed dancpi ees, lucid
• the old but ever °pular seir Roger de CoVerley."
Tele caused much h Laity, the band perfurmeis
playing and d,Memg tount heinseivss -but every-
thing good on milli -must belie an end, and about
ten o'clock the strains f "God save the Quesn"
fried the air, the lat nd and all present .heartily
gave vent to their io ii y; the company aft, twards
:lisp:l-'4od to their respective hones, hiving had a
ry of jolliey.—At Baetell Lan 300 old people and
200 children helen;ing t . the Non-conformist body
of th t phee, were entertained at a dinner and
tea on Tuesday in t:te New Connexion Sc!
Thu was owe :ed by an organ recital by Mr. Ea.
wards, At the conclusion votes of thanks were
passed to Mr. P. Pargeter, the President, and to-
the performers.—Wordeley was not behindh,nd on
this auspicious occasion, road on Tuesday • 400 old
• pc pie wete provided with a dinner of beef and
plum pudding in the Drill Hall. About 4 o'clock
a 1000 children or more preoessioned through the
High Street to Summer Hill, headed by a band,
aria were there fed with tho usual cake and tea.. At
night the church was lit up with coloured fires,
and, "standine as it does upon an eminence, the
inhabitants for a distance ronn 1, feasted their eyes
upon a lovely speetaele.—Reitley Regis was on
Tue.day decorated with flags, and was, generally
speaking, “helidayfied." A thanksgiving servi e
w is held in the P lash Church And in the afternoon
the sc., oil children and poor were feasted.—The
iairabitants (I the ancient tosn of Halesowen ob.
served Tuesday as a general holiday. The whole
of the etreets preseated a gay appearance, the
decoraarns being or an extensive scare. There was
a united public service in tee Parish Caurch in the
morning, and early in the aftern ,on about 2 000
children • marched turough the town, accompanied
ny several lea its, to the Grange Fie:de (kin ly lent
oe Mr. F. D. Les Smith) whiere they were given a
teas and presented with a medal each. Over 360
persons whose ages were 60 and upwards woe en-
eatsined at dinner in the Drill Hall; the Rifle
V eunteers were also entertained in the evening._
t'fie Jutril,o oelebrAtroas cornarenoed at Du hey on
.tlen,la.y and were continued till r easily when a
,terand and specitl thanksgiving servo I was held in
tee parish (Mulch. The service was the s trne as
used at Westminster Abbey, with the addition of a
performance of the ellyinu of eraise," with full
Inad and (mean aecompaneuent. Th whole of the
ruesical portions of tee service were effectively
tendered; and ate other churches thsokss,iving
servises were also given. About 12.000. children
helongine to the Sun lay and eleinents.ey day
so tools asseillbled at their respective schools asid
' recsived jubilee medals. A procession was after.
+saris formed, and with 11,ge and banners they
intirehed to the cricket fleet, where there were the
usual sports, an. tea arid sweet a were provided.
"he main streets and bye streets were decorated,
and at tat-, Ercnibition—whion was opeeed as a
insinerial of her aiajes.y's Jubilee—there Were
seecial attractions.—At Blackheath :a eeeclat ser-
vice was hell in St Paul's. Subsequently 1,800
ohilartn were entertained at tea and presentel with
medals Tse ftlowing day (Wednesday) a dinner
was provided tor a numb.r of oil people,
THE CLENT BILLS. '

The van' ago _ground which Clem Hills posses for
a vv.,/ of a titete,nt eminences led to an immeme
assemblage of pettple there on Tu sday night to
witch the lighting of the beaoun fires-on the bills
around as well as on leut lte4f.- Unfortunately
the .atmosphere in the distance was murky, and this
quite marred a eight of tho further hills that a
oiear sky reveals on a favourable day, when the
Malvorne the Gioucestershire hills, the Clee Hills,
the Wrekin, and -many well known heights of the
Mtishinds can be found', On Tuesday the identity
even of the Malvern beacon light was doubtful; but
there was; at all events, compensation in the
nucleons nearer lipts that flashed out in the dark-
noes. It was computed that some 40,000 people
had gatheren at Cleut when the hour of ten drew
on.. It was determined that the beacon
:should be
lit exactly at ten without any futile attempt to dis-
cern !he Malvern signal. Some ten tons of wood
had been built in a rough pyramid shape, and it was
24 yaids in circumference and 18ft high. As nearly
as pssible to tile hour often rock-ts soared int,.
air from different points in-the horizon, and male
the sky brilliant with coloured lights. The hg it
was almost simultauu,u,ly applied to the top of he
beacon lire, aria the infitinimati.e Material use i to
ktart it soun drapped to pile in a huge blaze. It
was a pretty sight to watch the oaier fires which
the thick air allowed to be seen bri aking out, at
point atter point, and puzzling the specta.tors as to
their exact he e bows Even experts ctuld not
id( ut4ty mbny of the localities, but the Llekey fire,
the Laid One tire, Kidtle,wiuster, toe lithver fire,
end others in a moderate circuit acre rpoken of
rat e ot. rs in a Model ate C reuit were spoken of
rather p si ivt 17. Ctilocaleti fires and lights in tile
ntighnourhooa added urnhancy to the fot.:ehu A
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theesh limited for the reason before obattd, w 4 •