The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-02-12 00:00:00

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STOURBIIIDGE CO SE .VATiVE
AS, C AT.O .

Mr. C. P. Noel (presii:e ,t) o,eupied the chair at
a.ndu4l meeting ot the Stcu,- .rtage Conserve!iti,
AsseciAti n ',rid ou Monday n gut. Arnou,g,t bops.
pr aent were Messrs A. Fl.e, r, T. W.oldrid4e, J.
H. nQs, F. HedgeN, Pies, [Hainan, M. 'ledges,
F. Curt.ett, Pyue, Ske,(7ln4, Moore, &e. Letter,' ot
a,oloo fur a.,seece had been r ceived how Meesr:.
A. F. Godson, M.P., J. S. Willia:us, and Colunel
Stallard. _ .

Mr. J. Hinds (tl.e hun. sertetay) read the
El •vent.4..-nth annual reeort, wh'eh made ref- reace
to the adoption of tie policy -.f Home Rule leading
to the die ut.t.lot. of the lebeial eavy, and o tb.
wrand.Unionist triumph that to loved. At the last
general election ti e whole ot Worce?terdire
returned a grand bacd 01 eat, nders of the Uuienist
.3 use. There ass amongst all parties at the
prei.ent tine a ..randt.nii feelirg an ;me ur
o ,he lir peril,' Feder tion, ehich wes Low fl dine
expaessien n tie 1301110 JOI, of he Imperial Insti -
tote %hien was to be erected in Lonour of the
Qua-. Ju ewe. T Stourbei Igo As cation Wit
atthiated to h, N aional U ior of Conservative
and oonstitu ional Asa°. ittaio lee pecuniary
fficul they were labouring under were nearly
•xili.uish. 0 . inv. to the gentruus don tions ot
friends and 1.. a r du tioa in the expa nd.ture of the
sociatien. lhe race.pte had been .2133 195., and
ihe • z ndi ure eft a bum 1 balaLce in hand.
The ted the ieriebers of •ht
-I.sociat n ur n the Fa' 'sfactery chaiacter of the
tO t. fie I eli ved it was the first time that he
te en tieie when they hail ha so chic a
ai. nee-sleet, and . hat had b. en due to this dona-
I gen lemen aho ha.i given enough to free
:h.- matt uiu from t e Ltehts hat lint been hang-
rig o.er teeir teaos fui the last three or four
yes Il.ce 11, last in.t ting there had been
,vsral l'aillaineutaay chan..ea anu two eiectiothe
Ih• Con-e ie,tiv a bed been in office and had been
.ated out, ad had been elected again. Since
het, ie. 1 etien the party hal auttied a great 10• S
by the death of the Earl if Lid aei.ih—(heitr, hear).
Ihe on y had else lost a vely excellent s:rvate,
and one aaai dole zee duty t) his country in
the nee, exemplary manner, an t he only w
tett a 1 y ting and rsine politiiiilvis would fellow
ha gad xamplo. The Cabinet had al.a) lost Lord
Itaaidelph Olin chill. He had no doubt there were
many defer, nt epi-iions on the eau-0 f his retire
in sit. tar ee was bound to a .y th.q the explanation
given by Lord It. (:hur :hill wt:s not to his mind a
s vti,eae ry -ue. A 1 'ter writt.n by Lord
Nor oa te the T Ines Int the &Latter in a v ry clear
an vas o e which e tiloueit they should
al read. I as puAisned in the Times on the 30th
J.ionary. He thoi.ig it bead It•n .otph Churchill
tok iewr u.' 'to tie in leaving th 9 (...over .tu nt at
.etch a crviatl t lIC, w,•en at vas impessible to say
when a war might nr..air (alt. It would. have keen
Vu e. vetting tied else eCooma t 1 —ve 0.. r coati, g
eta ions in a defenceless state at such a ern. ,a 1
ill',Clll,l- in Eir p.uti effa is, as it war one boke
ut hr wa no knowine how tar it inteht spread.
There was ne doub it was a very great and graed
thing to have Mr. C eta efi a e unalieslior of zie
Exehequer—(cheers). He vas a v-ry deter luau
He beiiev-cl teat now he 11,...d joind.i 'he r-
va ice ranks he would remain eith them for many
years. lie voueluded iay =via g the adoption
the repel-'.
This was .;ecooded by Mr A. Fr. er, and carried
nfl,nimously.
Ta.c. Pre 'dent then moved that the following
r•solution b.- forwarded to Lady Idelssleieb :
" meting beg-a to tender :o Lady Iddesleigh
s hve.reelt ndoleece in the irrepe aide loss she
ha, sustained in the • ud :en and deel ratite death ot
er bet ved husl and, the lie Earl Id.les'eigh, atel
.te- same time vvesties t tee iy it si..cere udlnir-
a'ical for he n ble qu.lil es whieti cistinAnished
the late earl arid is appretiation of his invaluable
•,ervices ren 'ere(' tii ouge a tong and alf.sacrifiting
aif. to his coantry and t the Conservative cause"
-1' tic resi was secon-ed by Mr. *I. Penn and
carried unantniously.
Alr. C N. el was elect el Pre,i 'en', anal in
res awse Mr. Noel atm ttiteetl that e should shoe y
re urn .0 r..side iii he nei;nbolirtio d, as he did not
like to .. away
'1 he fed o lug offieet W. 7o ;dee re-elected
Tr:: au' e , ii. .1 sues ; itte:l or, Mr. S. Br. oka;
a 'Jr. M . a ; an t hot see , Mr. Hinds.

lie Itt r etle,litt.:! w,eb highly e..mplueented
ti on ha er he t.dd dibar., (1 the
d of the the.

Ol i w. xppointcd, art.t votes o
t ii re gken to the n-tiring office.

CoMMISSIONERB' sieci rl. nieefing of
W s held on Monday ni.rht, Mr„ W,
J ;Tuiney in he chair, 'I lie first busin• es was a
report ± om a special committee relative to the
etru.r ret be; wt en the 'town Ball cono‘s and the
C nim,ssioners The draft con ract was read by
tr Alias and a was Lass, d ordering it
i, be eirAroseed and forw trded te the Donors' Corn.
tuittee for signature Lher was a ri port from a
speeial committee ou trre plans and sections of the
new offices. Mr Gillis read the report, anti added
some espletustio,.B. from Whin it appeared that
ne additto a rootu w re pr-,posed to thos fl • t
welti ted .n the plan', arc there were Borne moditi-
atiot sin cer:ai.i iespeeta in them. It was staled
t ese would not ,mount to any rria4rtial attrition to
the outlay which was fia. d hy the B ard.—lt wii•
re tolved th.it rho al erect plan- be approved, and it
was r fear d to the cotruni t, e to make any airinge.
meets neces-atry in cons quo, 3.. of trie a::pr
detnoli:ion of he Mat Set ital. and oth r offices.
A report .as reel tin the t.eart Committee re.on,--
mending the sum o t2O 000 io be borrow. dat :3f
or coat .p oe ration fee 1 per cent , t lea re-
payable oy way ot equ.it kit:Jail-news or zunuity.
This wis to b- go i through a Mt . Wykes, of Eir
minghatn, a d it was feared the money could b.-
• ged for reirayment ia periods of 30. 40, or
50 years. lu tile latter ease, woich trio Board
pieferred. t e annurl charge would be ..+:894.--The
dram'. -tat d that trey we; e paying .035 for
'inter at ,t o 1 tit e when the rate was 5 per c. nt ,
but sirer its redaction to 4i awl 4 per cent it Wa.
p npoHohat l) *Rs. The) had pat •in itperest
thtte times to oL nil cutout t,orroweit.—A ft er
good dital cf resolu ioti was pas-cd o
take up tl e tuposerleati.—Nlr, tiriskew considereo
trtat the :Ai ti if.), al charge on the rates might be
met for the first few years by using a sinking fund
whicii wort d ito long- r be required, nd afterwards
ha eonstoertd t.;e i,icre se iu the ratealle raise
woutd meet the nual charg .
PEOPLE'S I ONCEeti iSocisTY. --. The eirieteiuth
concert in connection with the aLove society took
blace lii the lit.,rn 14:xeh5uge, on Mown') e% cuing
'att. Ann ass all attend d. :he p: inerpals so t
Mis Lunar Mili. soprano; Ali-s Mehin I Field,
C , o; 311 E 1. Walfora, tenor; Mr. F. E.
Volt r, co ri et ; Mr George Hattotd and Mr. ham.
balms p a tort. Miia MiPs r ndered h r tw,
sor gs a i n,t1,11 taste situ t‘tiarrg and was lundl
a prr,ndc: ,oi he last -one, " 1t 11 tee my heart
Miss F.eld err ly chest, d br th turat2L. r i
s- i b she sseg ttit SOI g, I'l he
Fistri t itt's gl., ate: ;los .ady w.th :111,.;b ii Is
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