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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-13

KIDDERMINSTER,.

A BAD SoN.—At the Police Court, on Wednes-
day, Alfred Baker, a respsAably-dressed young
man, was charged with assaulting his father, Alfred
Baker, corn dealer, of Crowther Street, on Tuesday
afternoon. The complainant, whos,3 face bore
marks of his son's ill usage, said that the latter,
although a married man, had never done a day's
work in his life. In fact his parents did not want ,
him to work, and were quite willing to keep him if
he would stay away from them and not assault
them. On the Tuesday afternoon the defendant
came to the place and apaulted his mother because
, she would not pay his debts, and after wards struck
him (complainant) on the mouth. They paid his
fare to America once, but he returned in a short
time. He was willing to allow defendant £1 per
week if he would stay away from his place. As
defendant could not find sureties of the peace he
was fined £1 and costs, in default twenty.one days'
imprisonment.
APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY-LIEUTENANT. Mr.
George William Grosvenor, of Broom House, Broom,
has been appointed by Earl Beauchamp, Lord-Lieu-
tenant of thu county of Worcester, as a Deputy-
Lieutenant. Ever since the lamented death of the
late Mr. H. Toye Woodward, of Kidderminster, Mr.
Grosvenor has held the position of President of the
Kidderminster Conservative Association, and he has
discharged the many onerous and responsible duties
attaching to the office with a zeal, energy, tact, and
ability which have ploved of the greatest service to
the Conservative cause in Kidderminster, As head
of the well-known firm of Messrs. Woodward, Gros•
venor, and Co., carpet manufacturers, the new
Deputy-Lieutenant occupies a foremost position in
the town, and the fact th it that he is highly
esteemed by all the inhabitants is proved in that he
has be.. 11 the recipient of all the local honours it is
possible to confer upon him. During his Mayoralty
ha toak a very prominent part in a movement by
whi;:h the lozal Freemasons presented a set of
chimes to the parish church, and won golden
ophiions from men of all political parties for the
dignity and firmness which he displayed in the civic
chair.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-13

MR: CHAMBERLAIN AND THE
UNEMPLOYED.

Messrs. Burns, Champion, Hyndman, and Wil-
liams sought an interview on Tuesday morning with
the President of the Local Government Board, on the
dubject of the state of the unemployed, and with
regard to the resolutions passed at the meeting held
on Monday in Trafalgar-square. The following cor-
respondence passed:
"Mr. Chamberlain is unable to recognise in Messrs.
Burns, Champion, Hyndrnan, and Williams any claim
to represent the workmen at present unemployed
oiving to the existing depression, and must, therefore,
decline to give them la personal interview. Mr.
Chamberlain will be ready to receive any communica-
tion in writing, and to give it full consideration.
"Feb. 9, 1886."
The following communication was accordingly sent
in to Mr. Chamberlain:

"London, Feb. 9, 1886.

"Messrs. Burns, Champion, Hynaman, and Wil-
liams called upon Mr. Chamberlain in order that they
might be able to inform the public meetings of unem-
ployed, whom they will address in the course of the
next few days, what Mr. Chamberlain, as President of
the Local Government Board, intends to do, in order
to find work for the hundreds of thousands of starv-
ing men in London and other parts of the country,
and to present the enclosed resolutions passed yester-
day by many thousands of unemployed men in Tra-
falgar-square. They may add that salutary pressure
on the local authorities' has already failed of effect,
and the letters of these bodies to the Local Govern-
ment Board remain unanswered." _

To the above Mr. Chamberlain replied as follows
"Mr. Chamberlain has received the copy of Reso-
lutions passed by a meeting in Trafalgar-square. He
does not think that the remedies proposed to this
meeting by the Social Federation would be effectual,
and he is unable, therefore, to promise any support
to them. At the same time, he is making indepen-
dent inquiries into the extent and character of the
distress, and all applications from local authorities in
correspondence with the Local Government Board
will receive immediate attention. In every case
where the circumstances require it, and where they
do not already possess the power, the boards of
guardians will be at once authorised to give outdoor
relief when arrangements are made for a labour test
sufficient to prevent imposture. The question of
public works is not one within the province of the Local
Government Board.

"Feb. 9, 1886."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-13

PRODUCE.

Sugar ; Faris, mid-day, ; tronth;4l2.; March-June
firm. Hate market ste dy, mo Mrate business: • Tates-No. .
2 cubc,s, 21s Id; other ,lried gools as before quoted ; can°
slow, but steady iu price. item uneltered.' Coffee sl,*.•
la;.'"o- rates. Tea : 3O pr.cLEl.7O3 Chios; OrtSbn
op to 2s ; for gu.ipcwpe-, COO packages. India a-a
CeyNon, st3ady rates. Vila uachau.;cd.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-13

REMARKABLE DISAPPEARANCE!
Of all Dirt from everything
By wing HUDSON'S EXTRACT OF SOAP
EYEBY DAY.

N B,—A. Pare Salable Dry Sop. in fine powder.
'often. Water. Lathers Fret-ly in Hard Water—Cold
Water—Soft Water—Hot Water Packets id and up-
ward/. Me it every Day. For Clothes, L lien, Knives,
Fortd, Dales, Saneepaus, and all Dornustia Washing.

lo ABTIOLZ in ds,i'y use is more adulterated thal Tea
t remedy for this evil i found by u•iing only the ,%orld
°clowned Tea of tioe, imai. Lu., Ludon, ts •.trei gni
Is smaziug ; its tisviir oel,cious ; ita purity beyond corn-
pare; it is sold in packets at fixed pri.ies. by Clumisti
&al ethers. LW f Aviats Is this looality
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-13

DESTRUCTIVE AVALANCHE.

Swiss papers report the fall of an avalanche on the
Stossi Alp, near Amsteg, in the Canton of Uri, close
to the St. Gothard road, by which a father and his
three sons, all young men, were buried. They had
gone up from the village to secure some hay they
had been obliged to leave on the mountain last
autumn. The " fan " arose, and a great avalanche
fell on the Bristentock, in which they were over-
whelmed. Late in the evening the daughter, alarmed
at their long absence, went in search of them, and
found a dog howling beside a hat, at the spot where
it is supposed they were entombed. The villagers
searched for the missing men, but without success.
They had taken three dogs with them; so it is be-
lieved that the disaster must have been appallingly
sudden, for usually those sagacious animals detect
beforehand the signs of approaching atmospheric
change, and warn their human companions.

WHY oes no man confess his vices? It is because
he is yet in them. It is for a waking man to t,7.11 his
dreams.

WHEN Philip of Macedon wrote to the Spartan
ephors :—" If I enter Laconia I will level Lacekemon
to the ground," he received for answer the single but
significant word "if." This is, perhaps, the finest
example of laconic utterance on record.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-13

LYE.

AMATEUR DRAMA.TICS. A performance was
given in the Temperance Hall, Lye, on Monday
evening last by the Stainbermill Amateur Dram.
atic Socicety, the whole of the proceeds being for
the benefit of the poor of Lye, The piece selected
was the Gambler's Fare whieh was very creditabl
performed, the various scenes eliciting good rounds
of a,pl,luse. The principal characters by Messrs.
E. C,'..irtwright, J. Bournes, (1, Edwards, and H.
Brool.s, and Miss A. Elwell, were well sustained
throu..fliout, the latter enacting her part (the
gam:,l,,:rs' wife) with much ease and natural feeling.
stump oration, given by Mr. L. Jordan, caused
much amusemeat and various roars of
lati4hter. There was also an efficient orchestral
band, under the leadership of Mr. Handy which
jut- oducd, at intervals, some choice music, and
for the able manner in which they executed the
overtures "The Diademe" and "La Gouranne d'or",
the were greatly applauded. The band also gave
their services. There was a well-filled house, and
no dolbt the members of the society will feel a
pleaEure in seeing that their efforts for so good a
cause were so well appreciated, and we hope they
wilt b• 3 able to hand over a good balance.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-13

SPORTING NOTES.

(By our Sporting Correspondent.)

The all-absorbing important event in sporting
circic,—the Dog Derby as the Waterloo Cup is
term A, will be gone through next week on the
Aitea.• neLir Liverpool. At the time of
writing these nJtes, Mr. Crosses nomination is at
[he head of the quotations, closely followed by Mr,
Carruther's, Mr. Crosse will depend on Clamour,
who from all reports must take an immense beating.
Mr. Giadstoue's Greater Scot is more than smart,
and if only luckily drawn, may get into the last
four. Miss Glendyne ought
.to be handy; likewise
I icara great things have been accomplished by
Pcut I ,pe II in a trial spin. Still, if I take
CLAMOUR and MISS GLENDYNE

on ray side, I may have named the winner.
The wagering oa the Lincolnshire Handicap this
p.,st week has been all in favour of Breadknife, who
proved a smartish youngster last year. Eastein
Eau; eror and Dalmeny find substantial sappoL•t,
whilst Grafton, Cormeille, and Isobar have a large
fodcwing. However, at this early stage, I consider
V;at