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PONTYPRIDD LOCAL BOARD.
PONTYPRIDD LOCAL BOARD. "PURCHASE OF THE GAS WORKS, The ordinary meeting of the Pontypridd Local was held on Friday last, when there were Present Messrs. David Leyshon (chairman), j G-. Lenox, James Roberts, J. Snape, John ~*tttes, P. Go wan, M. Hague, and D. Rowlands, aether with Mr. H. LI. Grover (clerk), and E. ^8 (surveyor). THE MONEY LOAN. -A. letter was read from Messrs. Stanley and "«Kara, Liverpool, to the effect that they were :ot prepared to contract for the loan of £25,000 or road improvements at the rate of interest rationed in ther tender. The Clerk reported that the Public Loan Com- missioners were prepared to advance the sum on satisfactory recommendations.—It was **entually resolved that the money be obtained trOtn the Public Works Loan Commissioners. MISCELAisEOUS. letter was read from the Pontypridd, Caer- Ptilly and Newport Railway Co. stating that the testJion of opening the new station would come JiSre the next Board of Directors. The Clerk also read letters from the proprietors j the land proposed to be taken for the erection a slaughter-house stating what money they -Quired for the same.—After some further dis- cussion it was resolved to ask for an over-draft on Ye hank to cover the expense of erecting the 8 ugltter-house. L. G. Lenox called attention to the proposed action of a new Berw Bridge, and asked whether could not obtain some money from the ^ounty Council for a work of that sort.—Mr. *w>berts said that new bridge could hardly be ^Ued a county bridge.—The matter dropped 1¡ntü the Board could inspect the spot. The Clerk reported that the Glyntaff Burial Bill had received the Royal assent on the 27th. THE PURCHASE OF THE GAS WORKS. The Chairman reported that the Board had met directors of the Gas Works in conference, and had drawn up the heads of an agreement to the :ect that the Local Board should pay £33,000 for e works, and £5,000 more to cover capital ex- penditure to be laid out in carrying out the Resent contracts for laying down mains ¡to the flying districts. These terms were, of course, to the approval of the shareholders. The pointed out that there was another <*ause to the effect that the Local Board pay five per cent, per annum *J*terest on th? purchase money from the 1st of ■"fcly, and that they should receive in return the *hoie of the profits yearly. The company, of bourse, would pay all expenses up to the time of handing ov«r of the works, such as obtaining Act of Parliament and such costs as were necessary.—A long discussion took place as whether the Board should pay 4 or 5 per cent. }^terest on the money, and it was finally resolved *hat the latter sum be paid. THE FIRE APPARATUS. „ It was reported that Superintendent Jones had then notice to the Fire Brigade to remove their •PParafcaa from the Police Station yard, as the authorities were about to make alterations *tthe Police Station.—The matter was adjourned the next committee meeting, and that the Sur- *eyor be asked to look out for a suitable place to *^p the fiTe apparatus. A short discussion ensued as to the Tramway difficulty, and it was resolved to apply for a tJublic inquiry into the matter. THE EXTENSION OF THE DISTRICT. Nr. Roberta asked the Clerk if he could not in way or other push forward the extension scheme. The payments had become due. and that \\rag a big sum.—Tiie Clerk stated tha.t the delay ^*8 occasioned by the opposition of the Mountain -h Local IBoard.—Mr. Roberts thought it would pay the Board to pend a joint deputation to the *«Ocal GovM'Hmpnt Board, and ask them to hurry matter lor ward. — It w;is resolved tilth the ™erk be instructed to write to the other TJoards Asking their co-operation to form a joint deputa- tion to wart upon the Local Government Board. •STMVEYOR'S REPORT. The purveyor submitted a plan for the proposed slaughterhouse in the Tramroad, and suggested uat a small committee should go to different; 'fewns and -visit their public slaughterhouses. it; ^aa therefore resolved that Mr. Snape (_Graig) Jtr. Gowan (Rhondda), Mr. James Roberts (Tre- forest), and Mr. Taylor (Town Ward) should i'orm ^he-committee to visit the same. Mr. 'Jas.Tloberts called attention to the encroacfc- ments, on the Common, and said he thought this: ^attexsshovtld beilooked into at once. He understood, that more land had been taken for quarry pur- Poses since the Board received money for damages. rjrMr. Gowan remarked that he had been told that *t. Reynolds, who had leased the common for lazing purposes, had been levying tolls from oranges, &c., on the common.— The Chairman-said M r.j Reynolds could not doany- *hingOf the-80Tt.—The Clerk read a letter asking Or-perniissionrtoerect a stall for the purpose of ■ filing non-intoxicating' drinks on the Common on: e occasion of the Lord Mayor's visit.—Mr. ltoberts did not think the Board should make such; precedent,'for. probably, if they allowed this, ^siebody <woulld; be applying for a licence to sell; ^toxicants thereat,—The Chairman agreed.—Mr. %Roberts moved, 'and Mr. 'James seconded, that this, 'Permission should not be granted.—Carried.—It; also received, on the motion of Mr. Gowan,- *Jecotidedby Mr.iLenox, that instructions be given to Mr. Reynolduwt to; levy any tolls in future. TTFE; IMSPECTORS' REPORT. Mr. Samuel Rowland, inspector of nuisances, !*fperted that a drain in Lee-street, Pwllgwaun, been blockdcbajp. and that the place was in a unsanitary oocnidition.—A sub-committee was **pp6inted to see *iK r. Shepherd, the agent, with erenoe to the e&sao,—Mr. Rowlands also reported *hat two butchers in Taff-street continued to **U$&hter in remarked that they did so for conwaience to themselves, as they if they wishedikill the beasts in a slaughter- house .in Treforest.—* It was resolved that the in- .^>ec4or be instructedjio warn these .en against a -Petetion of the offesce. 'Shgivsv&a the principal business.
JliOYAL r'-1RDER OF SHEPMBRDS.
JliOYAL r'-1RDER OF SHEPMBRDS. J^MTUAL DEMOTFSTRATIOS AT PONTYB&IDD. On <Satoaiay last the ajgaual demonsWÍon of <(5Rose of PontypridtS'" Lodge of Ancient flheglbeflis took place wb«a.the lodge sail to a •Umgjfcuoiis. dinner at the Masters Arms flotel, and w'as .Resided over by -Mr. David Layshon (chairwMwidjf, the Local Boaiad). The inner usian having !b8€!i dully satisfied, lithe members tetthe ^ttmbee -of '&j$, and headed three brothesc in ^htphent'e Sv&zts on horse 4jspk, and by -feiie Aberam*ai iBraas;Band, peram'bcJated the prine^fjal streets, tfce ffQjite being throtigia Bridge-stre^l. Morgan-atcoet, Crelliwastad-roa^, Mill-street ic wllgwan, iaaidt^tence to Hopfciustown, and ba€l^t ^gain through 3H^h-street, Woo £ rroad, and Tower-f street to the Hotel, the heafiftfiarters of the? ^raig Lodg«,, r^rom where the proccs^j ^3n marched (tack again to -.the Malsters %ms. Later ie. the even«ig a social was, provided, Brq&her Richard *iams being to the chair., ;^ud Brother Th^pias Martin to vice chair. Tfee Chairman the first tc&st of the namely, that'Of the Ancient Shepherds." firot^er George KLkvaa^rs responded. M Robert Sage (proposed the txassst of the Rhoa^jJii District Branch of the Order. which *as ap^jjspriately respoitSsd to by Brother Cook. »v Mr. Jones havisiig sung The Old Kent ■^oad" iafeisown excelleatetyle, Brother Maasoiders Proposed toast of the x' Rose of Pontypridd vJ?^oe, -sv^feh was reapatfeiied to by Brother William secretary, ■A- few meat songs brought a most delighiful ^ening to a <0i^.
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GLYNTAFF BURIAL BOARD.
GLYNTAFF BURIAL BOARD. — The ordinary meeting of this Board was held on Friday evening last, when there were present:— Messrs. R. Rogers (chairman), James Roberts, James Coombes, W. Jones, F. Judd, W. Morgan, and the Rev. S. R. Jones.—The minutes of tie previous meeting were read and confirmed, and plans were passed. A resolution was carried that a sum of 12s. be re-funded to Mr. Morgan Williams, Hafod, on account of two burials taking place in a grave only opened once.—In accordance with notice, Mr. Coombes moved that a resolution empowering the clerk to pass plans be rescinded.—A short discus- sion ensued, but there being no seconder, the motion fell through. The Clerk reported that the Royal assent had been given to the Bill promoted by the Board, and that he was instructed to take the necessary steps for the election of members who were to be added to the new Pontypridd Burial Board. He was also requested to prepare a statement showing the total expense incurred by the Board in the promotion of the Bill.—Mr. James Roberts proposed that the best thanks of the Board be given to the clerk, Mr. James Spickett, for the tact and ability displayed by him in carrying the Bill through Parliament. —This was seconded by the Rev. S. R. Jones, supported by Mr. James Coombes. and carried unanimously.
MAESTEG LOCAL BOARD.
MAESTEG LOCAL BOARD. An ordinary meeting was held on Friday, July 1st. Present:—Mr. James Tamblyn (chairman), Dr. Davies. Messrs. G. Ferrier. J. Jones. H. G. J. Barrow. D. Davies, J. Edmonds, W. Tamblyn. and J. Williams.—The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.—The plan of a new street at Blaencaerau, received from Messrs. Richard and Blosse, was shown not to comply with the bye-laws of the Board, the Clerk being directed to return the same.—The Board approved of the new street at Blaencaerau being called North- street.—The report of the Surveyor as to the new names to be given certain streets in the Upper Hamlet was approved by the Board, and he was directed to attach them, and also num- bers to the houses where needed.—The tenders of Messrs. John Rees and John Williams were accepted for quarrying and breaking stones in accordance with the requirements of the Surveyor.— North's Navigation Company were asked to attend to the defective roof of the hospital.— Mr. Halman, though prepared to carry out the wishes of the Board in respeot to Mount Pleasant as a slaughter-house, was requested to use it no more for that purpose until it was sanctioned by the Board as such. — The Surveyor was asked to report to the next meeting the condition of present slaughter-houses. He was also to fix new stays where needed to the new railing in the Market Ground.—Mr. Charles' ap- plication for the market at £50 per year for ten years, or JE30 for five years, was not entertained. The billposter's application for a hoarding by the west entrance to the Market Ground was not acceded to. It was decided to apply to the Gas Company for their terms for another year's supply, and also for lighting at dark and extinguishing at dawn. The surveyor was instructed to abate any nuisance complained of near Mr. Michael Tre- harne's premises, Bridgend-road, also to rectify de- fective drainage in West-street complained of by a deputation to the Board, the Surveyor to direct the offender to remove any nuisance behind Mr. Havard's, and if not done to summon him.—Some inhabitants of Bridge-street sent a letter com- plaining of nuisance arising from the urinal.—The Clerk was directed to kindly ask the assistance of the police in abating it.—Mr. H. Bowen wrote intimating his inability to accept membership on the Board.—The Clerk reported that the Postmaster- General would, at his earliest convenience, attend to the application of the Board respecting better posting facilities for Maesteg.—The Surveyor was instructed to see to the clearing of water cisterns and bad drainage in Toima-road, and to report to next meeting thereon.—It was decided to again direct the attention of the Great, Western Railway to the low platform on the up lino, and the great danger to limb and life it occasioned. The Board accepted the terms of Mr. Rees, C.E., to visit the district and report respecting the water supply for £21. he to give a few fiays notice prior to his arrival.—The Board- room was granted tor polling purpose at the j ensuing Mid-Glamorgan Election.—Plans of new coach-house and stable for Mr. Charles Davies were passed.—The Clerk was instructed to write North's Navigation Company to remove part of the weir opposite Macgreggor-row.
THE CADOXTON STEAM LAUNDRY.
THE CADOXTON STEAM LAUNDRY. The business of the Steam Laundry Company increases every week, and the inhabitants of the district are appreciating more and more the ad- vantages gained by sending their washing to the laundry. By the kindnes., and courtesy of the manageress. Mrs. Richards, we are give our readers some idea of the working of the estab- lishment. The soiled articles of family use are fetched from the customers' homes by the com- pany~s traps at the commencement of the week. They are taken straight to the laundry and<placed sin the sorting-room, where the articles are separated and marked-, and sorted >ifey a number of girls. and placed in different bins ranged round the room. They are taken from the bins and carried ■ < into: the washing room. Here the things are; placed oo, circular .washers, worked on the rotary .principle by a gas engine, and all rutbing and scrubbing is done away. The things when sufficiently wiuilied are taken. from the washers an barrows and placed in a hydro-extractor, which makes 1,400 reyoLu- tioRS a minute, forcing the water from the clothes fcy the rapid movement of the machine. The things requiring starching are stai-ched in this (Sgparfement-by-several starofcing machines. After atacehing,- the things are taksn to the ironiag de- paitanent. Sheets, table linec, and similar things art rpasscdthrough an ironing machine, vfi-ioh coexists.of!large -wheels running on the mangling ma.o«rjjie principle, the .wheeis being heated by steam. iLongilaoe curtains occupy a separate-ie- partasent. The-^artain room is heated to a vory higfc temperature) and the curtains are placed, on fraBaes, strefcahed «iit. W'hen they are taken frcm the feeuaes they are equal to-itaw, as far as fete appearawices go. 'There wiill shortly be six cer- tain £ saaaes put^p,i capable, of preparing twelse pairs est («.urtains iper hour. Shirts and ladie dressee are ironad by hand. The irons used aoc heated %4*as,, which.seves a lot of saess. Collars act: ironed iky a maohiiie, and they are shaped and glased i hy another: machine tear. There is in the aejj'j{iepartmeuit an airing Mom, into which all the things.are: put,sAter ironing. From thence they are ifcategfl, -sorted,aeid packed is baskets, and sent home- tsffce, machinery used is -that supplied by the Try Lajjndrv C/O^^any, New York. The ventilation .tt^the b.uiidmjg-w effected by a large fan situated >ic :the roof. No chepaicsals are used in any of tke processes, asap, soda, a.id Hudson extract of tsoap alp^ie heing used for extracting the dirt from ibWclothes. J:L!\any article should be damaged at ittbe wash-ho«s e—an event which ■ seldom happen*—Wilful iieesr. lew omen repair the tiamage. The fotiUitjy with cvjiich the. company p<re enabled to out QIXUKS may .be judged by ffcSae fact that 4B fi-fcvrts.cap. b««vashed. ironed, and iptejpared lit for »8e,tp. two (h^urs. Bet* een 20 ap £ 30 persons Uf at presepA employed at the ijasjiilry, but at the j-ave ^he business is incv?asing dojihip that number., ieo doubti will s.occ. have to ifee .employed. -u
BWI'ING PUTfilD J-WH IN A…
BWI'ING PUTfilD J-WH IN A LETTERBOX. A NOVEL UASE. DavifS WiiiKsams, collier, 5, Aker Hou-e. Nanty- moel, w&s by Wesley WD1.i.ams. postmaster,1 Bridgend^ for placing a putrid itfackerel jn a post j office lette-r-bo?t At Price Town, i&Jaengatw.—Mr. T. J. Huglies presecuted on behalf of tl;e post- office authfirri-taee. Defendant dfd not appear. Mr. Huglfes that defendant had admitted his guilt fultj to ithe police. The ea-se wtw- of trather a novel cfcai;^ter, and was takeazllIlder the fost-Office Profcoc.tio.ij Act, 1881. sec. 30f wjivlch Apt provided tuat if any person attempted to plfece in, or against, letter-box any offen^iya m&t;ter, or filth, shoald be liable to a penalty of £ 1(3,, or W imprieonmeut for twelve mouth*.—The Cleric ;■ The magistrates tbiijk that the defendant should he made to appear.—'The Chairman said the case w.<i#ld stand over, and .a. warrant would he issued fa .the appearance of defendant.
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A TRAMP ACROSS WALES.
A TRAMP ACROSS WALES. (BY THE REV. J. H. STOWELL, M.A.] Xo. 4.—CHANCERY, LLANBADARN, ABER- YSTWITH, BORTH, ABERDOYEY, TOWYN. Llanrhystyd is nine miles from Aberystwith, and it was under a bright sky on Thursday, May 23th, that I began my fourth day's tramp by covering the ground between theaetwo towns. I was very curious to seen this reputed queen of watering-places, whose charms, from her central position, are a matter of boasting alike in South Wales and North; and not without reason, I thought, if they at all justified the unspeakable colouring with which the artist of the railway tourist advertisement pictures in our local waiting- rooms has endeavoured to express them. The road led again over rising ground, but for the greater part of the way no special feature or incident occurred. I passed through a little village rejoicing in the euphonious, intelligible, and suggestive name of Chancery, where I enquired for milk, and listened for a moment or two to the service proceeding in a well-filled chapel. And, by the way, it is almost a religious education to observe the simple and universal piety of rural Wales. I have admired in many an English village the rich picturesqneness of the old Parish Churches, but throughout Wales the Parish Churches did not claim my attention one-tenth as much as the plain but clean and commodious and well-filled chapels. I love the old monuments of our ancestors' devotion, the mystic windows that glorify the sunlight, and the wierd sculptures that crumble into an indefinable beauty about the altar but there is something grander still about the severe bareness of our Moriahs, Carmels, and Bethels, for they are the monuments of a present devotion, living and struggling now. The religion of the great mass of the people once found a home for itself in these Parish Churches, but to-day it obviously has moved into a new environment; I the spirit that built the cathedrals now throbs in a thousand meeting-houses it will perhaps build cathedrals again, and grander than before, when 1 the times comes. Down a steep hill, over the river Ystwith, from which Aberystwith is named, and through a deep cutting in the hill on the other side, I ap- proached the end of my first stage of the day's walking. I found myself over-looking a fine valley in which nestled a little town sur- mounted by a big church tower. This was Llan- badarn I discovered from my guide-book, and Aberystwith lay a mile further to the westward, where the valley opens to the sea. But my first impressions of the favourite resort were ban. After sniffing so much truly rural ozone during the last few days my nose positively resented the heavy exhalations from formidable-looking chimneys; an unexpected and insidious odour also made me consult the guide-book to see whether Aberystwith had any staple trade in soap and then a few decaying fish completed my determination to enter the town in something of a spurt. I had evidently come through a quarter not yet laid out for visitors with sensitive nerves. On reaching the centre, however, the characteristics of a rather smart and busy town presented themselves, a broad street lined with handsome shops and filled with vigorous specimens of human nature, policemen, organ- grinders, carriage-folk, beggars, costermongers, and a brass band; and I suppose 1 myself added another touch to the scene with my dusty boots, tramp's limp. and funny knapsack. People often stared at me, as they always do at a good pair of knickerbockers. But I soon found the right etiquette. The more interest people appeared to take in me the less I appeared to take in them. It is not rude to stare, but is rude to stafre back. I made my way by a sharp turn to the left; past the Post-office towards the sea, and there t found the proper Aberystwith, as familiar to us in the adver- tisements—a long crescent-shaped terrace of fine houses and hotels, fronted by a btoad, unbroken promenade and a beach of pebbles and sand. All the accessories of seaside delights were there— pleasure-boats, bathing-machines, a pier, rocks, clifls, and comfortable seats everything but donkies, and no doubt they would appear in the height of the season. At either end of the crescent the ground rises abruptly to a considerable height, the fine buildings of University College and the ruins of an old castle at the southerly end giving a perfectly picturesque finish to the seen?. The pebbles on the beach are said to in- clude many very beautiful varieties, fetching high prices when polished, and I spent a little time admiring the trinklets cunningly cut from these stones, and plentifully displayed in the jewellers' shop. Buit Aberystwith was too much of a town for me. After resting a. little and bathing my feet in the pools left by the receding tide, I -started northwards4long a footpath at the top of the cliffs, hoping to reach Borth and Aberdovey "'by a delightful walk before night. Alas I for the ■vanity of human anticipations. I got beyond • Aberdovey before night, but with all the delight washed out of me. This mist began to close round. me then it turned to thick mist; then to thin: rain then to think rain. Under ordinary circum- stances, one would&Ave turned back and made the? most of the town comforts of Aberystwith but f had decided to act the young man with the banner in Longfellow's poena Excelsior." and go on even though I should take cold in the attempt. It is said that Achilles-was invulnerable in every part except the heel, fey which his mother held him when dipping him into; the river Styx. I found now that my new mackintosh;and my model boots still left a vulnerable spot, or,rrather, two spots—my ankles. Next time I have tourist boots made, they shall be much higher in the ankles. The drippings from my coat wetmejzst above the boot tops, and slowly, but surely, percolated, till my feet made quite a musical qqatalch at every step. I ceroid not have been wetbef if I had been walking in water. And yet, wor.derful to relate, this helped rather than hindered: my progress. On exactly the same hydraulic iprirwtple as that by which all the tips in Barry Dook are worked, my steps gained an unexpected resilence from the water closely im- prisoned in the leather accumulators. I don't see why a patent sbonIdnX, be taken out for hydraulic boots for pedestrians. And, for cyclists, why shouldn't the pneumatic tyre give'place to one on the hydraulic princijfce. Ingenious men, with spare time, might ^work out these inventions and send me ,(a small royalty if they succeeded. At any rate, seriously, tfce unintended fonucuta- tion of i my poor: feet with wholesome rain water had a good effect, not.onfcy in giving elasticity tit. the tread, but m cooling, aafe contracting, and wither- ing up, the asters. Foe the rest of my tour my feet gave me very little .trouble. Yet I was out- wardly in a deplorable flight on reaching Bo:rth. It still rained heavily, aad I took shelter in. me nearest cottage. for .a moment to look at my guide book and enquire, about the trains. Borth is at one side, and Ashecdovey at the other, of the wi £ e 1 and beautiful eefcuary of fche river Dovey. At certain times a ufcrry crosses this estuary, and ? .was of this fer^ jl hajd intended to avail myself. sjBut there is aieo.a railway convenient for & ,journey around instead of acress, and finding that a train was due tr.-sta.rfc iji^qvarter of an hour:1 çde for the static, ilt.was 4t the opposite end Off, Borth, and the f.ong, desolate, dripping street f satJied intermina^i^. -Strange-looking barriers- act erected for neatly ,a.mile .alotg one side of this i stB*-3t to keep the £ &. from s-waenping the town.: Tfe«re is abundant revisions.imaJe here for sum-, moc,visitors, including a;huge:hydropathic. But the ^English of the p^ives is uncertain. As I hur$»gd along I catiefl.&ttt to a.m&n la this the way riD the station f" •^Ugh' he replied, "Is this way to the steSiQp."vYe-es," he replied, with (ftome difficulty, rth<m very strangely added, not igi.uch." The ajptbijjglity of ftuch a reply rather ftlarmed me. butiip. a few minutes I arrived at the Ration, and just £ UPS^ht :the fcraiCn to Aber- dovey. The rain ceased-sonmwhat as we rounded the expose of water, and rI o«pld see .the masses of steajgiike miQt sweeping across ;t'ie upper parts of grand hills to 4jhe nerth and <oast and south. the time I reachei Aberdovey the weather hill cleared considtu'tstlljr, aud a* &he dis- tance to Toassyn was only t\*ur .miii^and it no more tba$' six o'clock. aod I WIlS neither chilled by fitting still my wet; ,tithes in the tr&in, and iibougiiwt a .Kttle ..nore walkiüt; would do Jtne more good tban to go straight to some hotel ia Alaerdovey. I started along t:Uo high road wMMiitjt going iiwto tjLe town at alL J felt rather g>iilty <sf slighting aitfMvn with so jwetty a name, and with such a fatuous tradition for church bells; Uut my con-^ science was eased when I found my giiide-book declared the whole *&ing a fiction. "There never .¡i was no sich person the Bells of Aberdovey. A party of evil-laeMng tramps saluted me be- fore I l^ad gone many <y$rds, and their gpokeioian 1 put to r&3 a question wfeich I record as furnishing for Englishmen an ingelair,us solution of a probLem ia Welsh jy-onuneiation—=-*• Excuse me, sir, but is this the roii to Me'untLeili! In an instant it flashed upon sie that this cockney tramp had made a fair shot at a name that I had myself been thinking of with some awe »vd practising with rather painful diligence — Machynlleth. Yes, that's the road," I replied, admiring not a little the boldness with which the Gordion knot had been cut. But it came on to rain again, piteously, and, utterly drenched, I was glad to get into the Corbet and Raven Hotel at Town* and go straight to bed, so that my clothes might be dried and ready for the morning. I had tHiverflefl 29 mile?, 01 whiohcigilt had been by train, 0 (To be wntinucd.)
BRIDGEND NOTES.
BRIDGEND NOTES. -*■ The eisteddfod was in every way a grand success. Early on Monday morning the sky was obscured by threatening clouds, but Liter the sun broke out, and by and by the clouds were dispelled. The Lord Mayor made a happy little speech in ac- knowledging the address of welcome presented to him at the railway station, which at once gained for him the friendly feelings of all who heard him. Unfortunately, just at the precise moment when these interesting proceedings were taking place, a brass band struck up with great vigour in the immediate vicinity, aad the worthy Clerk of the Local Board and the Lord Mayor had the utmost difficulty to make themselves heard. The efforts of the band, added to the frequent cheering of the crowd, proved almost too much for the speakers but, fortunately, all who had to take part in these preliminary proceedings were gentlemen well accustomed to public speaking, and therefore they did not break down at the critical moment, as less experienced hands would have done. The journey to the field was a triumphal pro- gress, and the occupants of the first carriage divided the applause with the distinguished visitor. It is not every day that the inhabitants of South Glamorgan have the chance of seeing the two gentlemen anxious to represent them at Westminster riding side by side. Mr. A. J. Williams, as was to be expected, was much the better known to the crowd, and his appearance evoked loud plaudits from his supporters who lined the streets, Sir Morgan Morgan also receiving some attention. The Eisteddfod being over people are again turning their undivided attention to political matters, and it is necessary that every voter should register bis vote to-day (Friday) for the candidate whom he thinks will obtain for him that which he desires. Mr. Arthur J. Williams has been in- desires. Mr. Arthur J. Williams has been in- defatigable in working for the interests of all in his division during the time he has been its repre- sentative, and, as has been stated over and over again, there is no reason whatever why anyone should force this contest upon him. His majority of 1,320 in 1888 was a sufficiently large one to indicate plainly the opinion of the electors, viz., that he was the member they wanted. One would-have thought no one would have had the hardihood to come forward again in opposition. However, this is not the view enter- tained by the Tories, who, being pugilistically in- clined, have brought out a champion to do battle once more on their behalf. We trust that the Liberal electors will, to a man, poll to day. and thus shpw their appreciation of the great services rendered to them by Mr. Arthur J. Williams, and. re-pay him in the only way they can by returning him by such a majority as will effectually rout his antagonists, and that they will add another to the long string of contested Parliamentary elections decided in Wales in favour of justice to Ireland and in support of Liberalism and Radicalism. The annual inspection of the local volunteers resulted in the detachment being once more complimented for their drill, and their smart and soldierly appearance. It is a pleasure to all resident in the district to hear so favourable a re- port as to the efficiency of their garrison.' The cycling corps were specially commended for their performances, and there is no doubt that they will hold their place with any similar body in the Auxiliary Forces. It is a satisfaction to learn that the police have not any cases as a result of the eisteddfod. The arrangements made by the county con- stabulary were of a very efficient and adequate description, and the members of the force one and all discharged their duties in a manner which gave thorough satisfaction to the officers of the Eisteddfod, and to the townspeople generally. It is evident that the Glamorganshire County Police are as well able to cope with large crowds, and in as capable a fashion, as their brethren in the larger towns and cities. Mr. Superintendent Thomas had the management and direction 10f the large force specially drafted into the town.
NANTYMOEL JOTTINGS.
NANTYMOEL JOTTINGS. [BY TTETJEUS.] ÁN APOLOGY.—Oh, Leo," has thy sensitive hide been ruffled ? Most exalted Leo," my humble seM, in all repentance, beseech thy leonine forgive- ness for my rash act of saying anything against tfhy township the correspondent of the Craggy tillage," as thou dost term Nantyinoel, craves for the goodwill of the ditto of the Smoky Village next door. Thou dost write in need of Medicus, "Tjeo," and, forsooth, if thou quaffetih a few drops ■of hot punch thou mayest improve, and send to ye ■Editor of ye South Wales Star more frequently some of the acoustics that float in ye vitiated air of Tynewydd. THE LLANDYFODWG SCHOOL BOARD.—At the last meeting of the above body the matter regard- ing the instruction of pupil teachers again revived after a. comfortable dose of some months. The iilea seems prevalent among some of the members of that body, that a pupilteacherfea^vastreceiver, 'built on the automatic-machine piintiple, and that it only requires to pour occasional doses of know- pledge into their constitution to caaise them to bud and bring forth exuberant fruit attihe examination. People seem to forget that different persons are endowed with different capacities, and that pisvate study brings forth good results. To preach for years on geography, history, or grammar, will not in&til a knowledge of those subjects into a person's mental text-book. The duties of the heads are to remove by lucid explanation any stumbling Weeks from the learner's path the" head should not cut out the road for the -stedent; the latter should be trained to depend oa hii or her own efforts to trot along individually. Now, while on:oIthe subject (so dear to my heart as per iwui-de- phtctw), I may inform some of tbeeewho know not, but ought to, that a pupil-tea-citer is not an instructor of the young; he is ac&erg-oing himself practical learning to enable him to be so he is buhan apprentice indentured for tour years, and it is totally unfair to give such fehe responsibility of aiclass. How can they, work- ing m the impure air of a spbotfd for about six house daily, be expected to pass wOli ..when private work is only begun when otker pwple Snish ? Mr.,F. C. Grove, why do you nofcaome to Nanty- meel and enlighten Nanty modi's benighted citizens on matters which you, as oar wouM-be representa- tive afeSt. Stephen's, ought tQ do, TST,our opponent. Mr. S.TT. Evans, has been here-sad received a splendifL welcome. Perhaps the ii&e of battle will depend cn the Ogmore Valley votes- Why, oh I why, therefore, do you not eadeavosr tocountemat Mr. Evans' influence here by oas, your pre- sence .U What is not worth the ^asking is not worth thriving," and unless you ^personally ask us to votefror you, why-there, ifildeerl., we will not vote for y« j. A Nantycioel gentleman, under tibejSktinguished patronage 4f A. S., has been taken «#6jSenly ill. A few weeks tack he was in splendid and buoyant health, but Humours of the general election had a depressing efect on his constitution. Sis medical adviser was o(,no avail. It has since transpired (that of late thai gentleman had been digesting doses f«f the WextcrhMail, and his symptoms-have now developed in a feecided attack of Tory fever." Sad ,ts relate, at the time he was just recovering f-tom the Unionist epidemic." Hopes jure unani- mous for his spoody recovery. Such reccing will reign at his recovery that it is intended tN erect a temporary shed somewhere near near his .domici- liary abode to exhibit the wonder. A'. SPIRITED AFftiR.—It appears that iasc Wed- nes&py night, July 6th, a scene took place in Comgaercial-street, which if left unrecorded would cause ths world to be left without a record tfcat in fnturt ages our posterity could not well afford to lose. ifcTear the Nantyonoel Inn, on the aforesaid night, iiWO young mell were chatting on the m-al merits tfcf Mr. S. T. Ea-ans and Mr. F. C. Grose. "Look litre!" ejaculatedithe upholder of Gladstoae, S. T. Eva»".s and Home Estle as long as Ireland will reina4A silent and dawb under the yoke of the Union, English statesmen s/ill not hearken to her piteous CJ £ QS." I then reared to look for my crutch.
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BAKRY DOCK WEEKLY TIDE TABLE. Morn. After. h.m. II-ro. ft. in. JUily 8 Friday 5 49 8 2 31 0 9 Saturday .,„ 6 24 6 47 31 8 „ ;lg Sunday "m. 7 10 7 36 32 10 „ li Monday 7 53 8 13 33 10 „ 12 Tuesday 8 33 8 53 34 2 „ 13 Wednesday 9 14 9 35 34 1 „ 14 Thursday 19 55 10 14 33 10
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