The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-10-20 00:00:00

Itoctl anb•

Ma. POslittt !tiff
.0371i'VRT 1, %PT 14Www.-,-A. 'trend
Bill at dontort WWI gireh in tile Corn I:sohigige. lasi
night. The room was croaded to Mei xi. th, clit.• of the
town and neiglilmurhooil bchig present. The artist* were
Miss Eduti Wynne, Mail run e Siinton (tulle, Mr. George
Perren, Mr. W. If. Weis", Moiiieur Sainton, and H-rr
Meyer filar. Mt Cleprge Perten ging " Tub Thdrit." in
•rl**Or! 'Kyle. ills rdkC It nel Very poriet flit, hilt
remarkably n.m t, and of • eon' compass. Miss Ijitlr
Wynn, s•• Tell use, my heart.- " Rock rite to sleep,•'
C, re heard to great adv.ntage. Her voice to remarkably
.I,.ar rail sweet, null he woo ii, SEC thy encored. Mr.
Weise sang "The star Etat lights the ardor home," and
"Tire Wolf," and sit down to the piano and aceoutp inied
him& thin &nether smug, "The VVlagn
which give sans' Hilton. Madame liainton
sang •lrilte tined Tteck,- ." Sitter Chitties," Mid I• The
Childrmi** Her tole,. fe ter, 59ttet ,iiid
powerl.ll, and rich in tone, and gave great sallate•tion.
Monsieur Ssiuton pla3 el tetanal violin solos sod WOO
rapt irously encorid. H • play..l a fantail from II Teo
rate,,, which brought down thunders of upplau,e ; and
iu rift lie attempted he fully *.tale..l bin char i,•tor so •
first slaw solo,violb;at. 11. re Shier Lute is a Iluc
pianist and a don 13. Ctrallailr)ist. The roserrt lappriars
Er eit the timing., giten to hate been highly eattsfielerry,
sad we hope Item Mt. Broorahall sill in, torten:id to •
peceuiary poir,t f r low, for his esertidns in prOducitig
the Wont he lias done.
Housreneigisd pi 1110.1.1ir-rritUlcr: -vierrring MN
hoer, of Mint si trite irti Satiday eight hit, the hoiuso
,if Mr. Burgess, is lisgley-str“ t, War r trio r. .11,, ill I•• Ver.
Mr. Burgoaa and his wife went hi church at the ii real
hnur, and pr.-vices to doing Co the house was festened
up safely, not, on leaving, thip li.•hel the host door.
ft Is supposed that the thief mr thieves watetied them
away, end the; the robb,ry was committed immediately
efterwards. retaenlng home, about nine olelook, it
was fount that the door en., allig.tkorl, and a little way
open. The bou,e bed tier, w,ll ransacked, upstairs and
doge ; end it will trident tlist money, or articles of jew,
ellery, 101 l been thy vartieitlar object of suarch, Rs there
Wei+ Alibi (kluge too' i ebdut, *hid' Mielit hurt been
easily carried off. AR it was, the booty they obtained was
fortanately not very great—a patent lever silver witch
(bearing the number " 6,018, ' and . makers torte,
" Adams, Stourbridge,")
mourning ring, net with some dark hair; a rather thin
gold ring, set with small bloodstone ; three silver (lino.
b!esi two silver tea spoons (see marked "S.
Japanned dress!rig sate; containing 135 pine; ehutaiti-
in9 lisi *silver brOoch, not Pith pebbles; aorta pair of
rlated sugar tongs, was the extent of the spoil. The
house was semi-detached, but the persona in the adjoin-
ing house heard nothing of the thieves.
literito • BiIoTHIL.—At the Worcester Quarter Ses-
sions, on Tuenday last, before Mr. It. P. Amplilett, De-
puty-Chairman, Lavinia Noble was indicted for keeping
a brothel in this town, and sentenced to four mouths'
imprisonment.
dioennutoon RSl,Oalt LE•Oeil —The weekly meeting
of this Branch was held In the Wollaston-road School-
room, on Monday last. In the absenea of W. Akroyd,
Esq., President, Mr. T. Merton was voted to the chair.
After 23 members were enrolled and other basiness done,
It IRAS unanimously resolved—" That the first monthly
meeting of the memben of this Branch be held in the
above room on Monday evening, October 29th. at 7,30
pan., when • deputation from the Birmingham COUndl
will attend to address the meeting, et which further so-
tde will ii given in oer advertising 0011111110 nest week.
It is earnestly hoped that all members of this Branch
will make an effort to be present, and any friends of Re-
form will be most cordially welcomed."
'BOX Wonlit Isurrirerg.—A tow evenings ago,'
the annual meeting in oonnection with the above Insti- •
tate was held In the readintroom. Mr. Bill oceupied
the chair, and after a few introductory remarks called
Upon the fiesrotary, Mr. George Ilipwiod to read the ree I
port, which stated that the total number of members at
present enrolled Was BM; bet of these only 90 had paid
for the whole year, the average being about 100, the saint
as last year. The income for the year, including the
latent* brought forward, is £47 121 91d, and the expel,.
diture, £36 13s 2,1,1; leaving a balance in hand of £lO
175 74. The atteridauee in the reading room during the ,
year has been well sustained. The room has been
rap-
piied with the follostlng papers and
_periodicals: • 2%4
Print, itirubuy Blur, Midland flimulice•
Herald, Biraiiiighume Journal, Brierley Jill dicifierthier,
Ciaanibers't Jeered!, Illustritted London New, Pima,
Builder Ahyimer, &kart &rifle, and Um Moue-
bridelo &were?, hoe tits last Mimed yottr sontrattlee
tender their thanks to the proprietor for its ffreteitelle
supply. Your committee math regret that the Iron
Willie BMA AMIN have seen it their duty to give up
their iristrwments rather than comply with the melee of
(be inslitettion Mild° for their government, one of which
give. them all the moody they Nat Wet hom engagements
with the exception of one penny per taittether to the
reading room and library. Your committee Nape Boer
seeeessors will have sufficient appliesnta for the Matra,
meats to form a good band of those who will prattles for
the love I r ping :.—Library In the last report your
ronurlittee illkded to the desirability of farther Mlarg-
log the library. This hat lieefi Move to the amount of
about £l2, adding 100 volume.; making the plesent total
upwards of 900 volumes. The Mane will bear eceffpari-
,,id with any ;:.!iotit year. Tone committee beg to
saggvist to those members whom it reey itioneern, the de-
sirableness of being a little more punctual he rationing
the books they had from the library, and them prevent
the neeemity for enforcing the fines—The report rise
sdopted. A vote of thanks was passed to W. 0. r,
Esq., and the various officer", for their sonnies &ie..%
eat:aohryrre't,lAsilVietF.7Pr'Ge:.egiairn. gaHndeyirwtto;b:Tdlitr:Lrirel.°RowlileeatOntigiligrail:P,:retiMje7m.edigu:nnarrl6t7. eirielr;elw.a6lfeat'luirlied:
thaßibeoycnb:ekinliver.to,:Ltiftisie.:;P.,:a:BeA:lll.,:e.nmht tt e ebtio,
wog
irs t h
efh_te
At h
ell I a
reading
person'.ne
ge t g 07.al meeiiaAni;
100 s e°t ei
17. 94f
.
street, on Monday evening lad. There was a good at-
.Asso:
orrinistioiosl
eociastanedsniedee.ithk.eMcgthhttlemr,wan.....i.ddin' trPrZnideeedniMuorLiithreof
uswates,
who, his address. WWI upon Ole I". label' th"