The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-09-18 00:00:00

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IMSONIU PiOVINCIAL GRAND LODGE

MEETING AC STOITHBRIDGE

The annual meeting of the ProvinciAl Grand
Lodge et Ameient, Free. and Accepted Masons for
the county of Worcester was held in the Corn Ex-
change on Wednesday, Whell there was a lane
a!tendance of bretheu, including Bro. Sir Edmund
A H. Lechmere, Bart., M. P., Provincial Grand
Master; Bro. A. F. Clods m, M.P., P.P.S.G.W.,
Deputy-Frovincial Grand Master, and Bro, Colonzl
Foster Gough, Deputy-Provincial Grand Master of
Staffordshire,

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On the recommendation of the Library and
Museum Committe, it was deciled to take the
necessary sepi for the purchasing of the "Taylor
Collection"
The Provincial Gran Master moved a resolution
expressin; the regret of the Provincial Grand
Lodge at the lees sustained by the province in the
deatir of Bro. Alb,rt Brown, P.G., treasurer, and
that a vote of condolence be sent to the faun y of
the deceased brother. .

The Deputy-Provincial Grand Master seconded
the resolutioh which was carried.
Bro. A, Green, W.M. of the Royal Standard
Lodge, was elected treasurer.
A very handsome illuminated address was pre—
sented to Bro. G. Taylor, P.P.S.G.W , Provisional
Grand Secretary, in recognition of valuable ser
vices rendered to the Grand Lodge,
At the conclusion of the business the brethren
formed in procession and proceeded to church via
High Street and Kidderminster Street to at.
Thomas' Church, A large number had assembled
by the gates wtien the brethren arrived and there
was a good congregation at the service. The ser-
mon was oreacued. by Bro. the Res. A. B. Timbrell,
Provincial Grand Chaplain, the other ministers
present being the Rev. H. Sherrard and the Rev.
W. Wright. The rev, gentleman took his text
from the 16th veise of the 7th chapter of Matthew,
"Ye shall know them by their fruits." He said
the objects of masonry was to follow out the bible
in its teaching to relief and comfort one another in
distress, and acknowledging God as the One Great
Architect of the Universe.
In the evening a banquet was held in the Corn
Exchange, The usual Masonic toasts were
honoured, and were interspersed with glees and
s,nas, effectively rendered by the Dudley Glee
Union (Bros. E. W. Smith, Alex. Smith, W. H.
Fedsiws, and W. H. Smith), Bro. T. Truman, MM.
P.G.0., officiating as musical director.
The choir were in attendance at the church and
sang Cie service and anthem very sweetly. Mr.
Bates, tie organist-, accompanied the choir; Bro.
T. Troinan played the voluntaries.
Tile collection, which was in aid of St. Thomas'
and St. Mary's Sunday Schools, amounted to £l4
14s,

The bells in the tower were rung throughout the
day.

A GOOD INVESTAIENT.—We call the attention of
our reahers to the advertisement of the Royal
Colonizition Lottery, of the Dominion of Canada,
tp be found in another column. This Lottery is
duly authorized by Act of Parliament, and is con •
ducted. un:er the laws of the province of Quebec.
:C50,0')0 in prizes are to be distributed at the forth-
cuming drawing. Tickets are only one dollar each,
and are therefore within thi reach of all, Read the
ad vertisenicht for yourseivea.
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BOARD Cl' GUAI:DIANS.-At the usual weekly
meeting of this Board yesterday—Air. Haskew in
the chair—the Master of the Home reported as
: Adrni:ted datin,g the week, 20; discharged
17; dead, 3; remaining in the House, 4--12; corres-
pondinv, week last year, 532.—The outdoor relief
was : Kingswinford, £4S 3s lid ; B.,tourbridge, ..t3O
7s id; Halteowen, .4;25 18s lid; non-resident,
178 51; total, 02101; is 101 ; corresponding week
last year, £lOl 19s Od.
T. Titomls's Cnuncu.—Some improvements and
alterations are proposed to be made in this church,
and Mr NV. 0. Foster has given a handsome start
to the fun Is or the purpose, by a donatien of £250.
The alterations to be made are in accoriance with
the recommendations or the Archdeacon of Worces-
ter at his visitation, when he condemned the present
vestry as unfit fi,r the church, and the present
means of exit from the galleries as dangerous. The
removal of the organ from the west gallery to the
chancel, the c)ns!ruction of a new vestry, the
ealargemeut of the chancel, and the opening of new
entrances tow,rds the west end of the church, are
included ill the echerne. The enlargement of the
chancel is to be in the form of an apse. It is esti-.
mated that the total cost of the alterations will be
about £l,OOO, ani an appeal has been issued by the
vicar and churchwardens for a=sistance in carrying
out tt.e scheme.

lfosrrrah Susn,ky.—A. meeting of the Hospital
Sunday Committee was held at the Church of Eng-
land Aesociatio,,, on ,Tuesday evening, to arrange
for the annual hospital collections. The Rev. H.
Sherrard presided.—lt was resolved to recommend
that collectious sheuid be he'd as ueual, on the last
Sunday in Octet-Ler, and that the amount ci the col.
lecious, except in cases where, it was otherwi.4o de-
sired, o-101dd be apportioned between the Stour.
bridge Dispensary, the Guest Hospital, Dudley, and
the riirnaineham and Midland Eye Hospital. Mr.
H. James is treasurer, and Mr. G. Boden secretary.
SUICIDE.—On Wednesday night John Bishop an
old man, was found dead in a loft at Messrs.
Rufford and Co's Works under circumstances which
point to suicide. The deceased, wno resided in
Birtningoam Street, was employed at the works,
an as he had not returned home at the usual hour
se,rch was made for him, with the result that his
sun found him at hal: past ten hanging by the neck
in a I.ft. P.S. Chare viAted the place afterwards;
and cut the deceased down at once, but life was
xtinet, and deceased appeared to have been dead
for some hours. An inquest was held on the body
at the Vauxhall Ina, last night, and utter hearing
the evidence, the jury retained a verdict of "Suicide
whilst in a state of teinprary insanity."
FIRE.—YeAer may afternoon the Stourbridge Fire
Brigade, in response to a telegram, took the manual
and steam engines to Broom Hill Farm, Belbrough-
ton, where a barn la-longing to Mr. Joseph Cutler,
wis on fire. tile burn was completely gutted and
onsiderable damage was done.
MAGISTERIAL.—At the Police Court yesterday,
before T. D. Thomas, W. J. Turney, R. L. Freer,
and A. Freer, Esqs., J. Williams, coal haulier, was
fined lOs and costs for beine• asleep whilst in charge
of a horse and cart. —William Richards, Hay
Green, was. fined 2s 6,1 and costs for Leing drunk on
the 10th inst.—John Robins was also fined 2s 6d for
a similar offence.—Albert Hart, Wollescote, was
fined 2s 6d for wilfully damaging a hedge.—A
number of persons were summoned for neglecting
to send their children to school. Fines of 2s 6d
and 2s were inflicted.—Henry Seymour was charged
with assaulting Caroline Dew on on the 14th lust,
at Belbroughton. Mr. Waldron appeared for the
complainant. Co r plainant said defendant struck
her two blows on the face and one blow on the
bosom. A fine of 5s and costs was imposed; the
Bench saying it was very cowardly to strike a
woman.—David Pearson (14), was charged with
stealing a Poland chicken on the 11th inst, the
property of Thomas Parish, :Woe ss. Defendant
was ordered to pay costs.—Elijah Pearson, Carelers
Green, Wollescote, was charged with cruelty to a
horse by not killing it within 3 days. The Bench
retired to consider the case, and on returning into
Court they fined defendant 41 and costs.—Joseph
Chance (20), collier. Lye, Henry Dovey (21),
collier, Lye, were charged with breaking end
entering the shop of Mr. Hyrons, High Street.
Lye, between 9 p.m. of the Sth inst, and 3 %In. of
the 9th last, of stealing 44 pairs of boots and 2 pairs
of clogs. Mr. Hinds prosecuted, and Mr. Waldron
defended. There was no corroborative evidence as
to seeing the defendants at the place ; the Bench
said they could not convict on the evidence before
before them and dismissed the case.

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