The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20 00:00:00

KIDDERMINSTER.

RECOGNITION OF BRIVERY.—A meeting was hel
in the Town Hall on Monday afterncon for the
purpose of preseniing to P.C. William Hardwieke,
of tt e borougn police force, the silver meal of the
Order of St. John of Jerusalem for his gallantry in
rescuing at considerable personal risk a poor womis
who had thrown herself in front of fill advancisg
train at the Kidderminster Railway Statisn on th.
22nd July last year. Sir Edmund Lechmere, Bart,
NIX., made the pressntation.
PRESENIATION TO Mae CiODSoN.--,hortly after
the Parliamontary election tor the borough a
mcvement was started to piesent M.re. Gooson, the
wife of the Conserva:ive can dilate, with some sui's
.hle gift in aporeciation of the effiirts she had
oade on behalf of the party with which Mr. Godson
.3 identified. A large number of subscriptions were
obtained, only small individual amounta being in-
• ited, and it was decided that the present should
take the form of a diamond bracelet Mrs. Godson
invited the subcribers to an "at home " at the
rosin null on Wednesday night, and the presents-
ti in we made in the course of the evening's pro
coo rngs. The Town Hail and Corn Exchange
;vets!, eat-pc:ed, decorated, and upholstered for the
,athering ; an I there were 600 to 1,000 persons
sresent, the fair sex being the predominant force
an the occasion. 'thole were light refreshmenis
for the company in the Corn Exchange, and in the
t'own Hall music and songs were given at intervals.
In the course of the musical prograimme, Mr.
Grosvenor said he had been asked to be spokesman
for the ladies present. They had gathered there in
rssponse to Mrs. Godson's hospitable invitation,
and he sag osly expressing their feelings in saying
chat her first visit to Kidderminster had an effect
which would for many years promote the grand old
!nsitutional ca.use They regretted that visit did
not result in the return of her husband as member
for the borough; but she won general esteem in ths
;own, and a movement was set on foot to present
tier with a mark of the regard in whicn she was
bald. Mrs. E. J. Morton then presented the
bracelet, which was accompanied by an address.—
Mrs. Godson acknowledged the gift, and said she
highly valued the compliment paid to her. Mr.
,lodgen afterwards spoke, and said he was told by
one of his most enthusiastic supporters that it was
creat pity that not only female suffrage was still
in the future, but also female candidates, for that
whatever might have been the case as regarded
himself, if Mrs, Godson had condescended to come
and ask for their suffrages she would have been
returned. (Laughter and cheers) Mr. Godson
sugared hopefully from the influence of the ladies
as to the Conservative prospects at the next eleo
tion.—A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Awdry
for his part in carrying out the arrangements of th.
evening, and the inu-ical programme was then con-
tinued,
A. BUTCHER, FINED. At tho Police Court on
Wednesday, Charles Arthur Webb, a butcher,
ca,rrying on business at Chaddesley Corbett, was
, charg.d with exposing unsound meat for Pala in his
shop. Evidence was given that a beef cheek which
was putrid and dice ised was on a shelf in deiend
ant's shop on the 6th inst. I- wt 9 seized by the
sanitary officer and destrayed.—Defendant alleged
that the cheek in question was not intendsd fo;
'sale, but was put amongst some offa.l.--Ths Bench
ffioal him £3 and costs, total ..£6 3s 6.i; in default
one m :nth.