Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal

LLANGOLLEN RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL. The monthly meeting of this authority was held on Tuesday evening, when the whole of the members were present. Mr. R. M. Davies presided and there were also in attendance Mr. John Evans (Clerk), Mr. John Williams (Surveyor) and Dr. J. P. Drinkwacer (Medical Officer of Health). RE-ELECTION OF MEDICAL OFFICER. A SATISFACTORY REPORT. Mr. John Price proposed and Mr. J. "Williams seconded the re-appointment of Dr. J. P. Dnnk- water as Medical Officer of Health to the Authority for the next twelve months, and this was carried nem Gan.-In his annual report Dr. Drinkwater states that the births registered were 122, giving a birth rate of 34 per 1.000 of the population. J-&6 deaths were 51 or 11'3 per thousand. The infantile mortality was 8 or 65 per 1,000 births registered while for the previous year it was 148. There were three cases of scarlet fever notified from Trevor one causing death Mid cue at Vroncyssyllcau showing a decrease on the year of zymotic diseases.-Dr. Drinkwater thanked the Council for re-electing him and said he had been in office for 30 years.- His report was ordered to be printed. THE SANITARY INSPECTOR. Considerable discussion took place upon Mr. John Roberts proposing that M>\ John Williams be re- appointed as Surveyor at the salary of £ 40 per annum as heretofore. Mr. J. Williams (Llanty,ili,;) said it had been mentioned to him that Mr. Williams was making plans for houses in the district and he thought if that were the ease they had the same indvidaal preparing the plans as architect end passing them as Inspector. Shonld thin be?—Mr. John Price said tbey^ ceuld not expect to have an Inspector who would work the district and do nothing else for a salary of £ 40. He thought he should be permitted to make pla^s wad that a Committee of the Council should aee that they were carried out properly.-—-1 he Surveyor said that the number of plans he had pre- pared, on his own account, was very small-not two In the last ten years, that was so far as the district Was concerned.—Mr. J. Williams said that he would propose that Mr. Williams be asked to discontinue making plans in the district; but did not press the proposal to a vote upon the Surveyor giving his word of honour that he would not do so. Mr. Williams was then unanimously re-appointed as Surveyor. AN ALLEGED POLLUTION. The Inspector reported in regard to the premises of Mr. John Williams, batcher, Pretoria Stores, Rhosymedre, that the building was situated in close proximity to a spring of water from which a number of houses obtained their suppiy of water for domestic purposes. Recently it had been turned into a slaughter house and the spritig was polluted by blood. The occupier refused to desist from killiag and practically defied the Council.—The Clerk said the law upon the matter appeared to be that they could stop the occupier throwing filth into the stream although they could not make him olose the house.-It was decided to authorise the Surveyor to apply to the Magistrates for an order to compel the abatement of the pollution, it being Pointed cat that many hundreds were dependent upon the spring for their drinking water, more especially in the summer season when many of the Illhabitants of Cefn used it. A notice is to be Placed on the spring declaring it unfit for drinking Purposes and a small Committee was appointed, fith power to act with the Surveyor in putting a to the present unsatisfactory condition" of things.

CORWEN BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The fortnightly meeting of this Board was held "°. Corwe-n, on Friday last, when there were present; J. Nanson (in the chair), Mr. J. Williams, Riahards. Mrs. Roberts, Mr. J. Roberts, Mr. ^dtnunds, Mr. John Edwards, Hon. Mrs. Eden. Mr. w. P, Williams, Mr. E. P. Jones, Mr. W, E. Williams,-Mr.. Hugh Hashes, Mf. John Jones, Rev. It Owen, Mr. Parry, Mr. D. Jones, Mr. it. R. With ti! IVIR. Edward Davie a, and Mr. Owen Evans, It the Clerk (Mr. John Evans). MISCELLANEOUS. The balance due by the treasurer was reported to £ 1089 0s. lid.—A communication was received from the Great Western Railway Company, stating that they had arranged for the issue of market tickets to Corwen, from Trevor and Barwyn, from March 1st,—A communication was received from the Merionethshire County Council, stating that they were seriously inconvenienced owing to the Boards delay in paying the precept of £ 600 «ue on Jauuary 6th. The Clerk was instructed to Ssetothematter. CHEAP SHAVING For the second time within twelve months jtfasmue Jones, barber to the Workhouse, applied ,°r an increase in salary. In a letter to the board e says that owing to the large increase in paupers Q "Work is vastly increased. He is paid £ 1 5s. a Cad r' and already the work done at the workhousa the ^S' s0 Lnat would have to shave a Da °f tile PauPera for tils five weeks for old a wee'i'a? the quarter was only eight weeks ia s» l fibers said they must object to any increase Dav 88 it was a close shave for ratepayers to *ean{ way" Ifc is calcuI»ted that he will be 4 rea to shave twenty-live chins for a penny. Mr -p r>AN admieabLE SUGGESTION. L ^°kerts moved that a petition be for- Corm? y th e. Board t0 the.Great Western Rail way toad m11? as^Q8' fckeai to inaugurate a service of *ia O.'0ar? '> 'tween Corwen and Bettws-y-Coed Othor.=rn^^ru'd'or)' a courss ^ey were adopting in ^jn- 8 of North Wales, and that theLlanrwst ti,11* as^.ed f° adopt the same course in regard Pem- Portion of their union coming down to tak« t>7°e'as' Railway Company would not ft de latter np unless the inhabitants expressed ther81re t'^le serv^ce should ba instituted, and the 6 WaS 00 flUf8'*r'n that, pending th^ erection of PletCânternplated railway, which might not be eora- iu i ten years) the service would be of fiaid ~e benefit t0 tl16 district. The Clerk Port Uchaled District Council were sup- tjj ,lB^ the petition, and the Chairman pointed out agrj at t5le present time this, one of the richest ia wr i 8ra* arjd most Piofcures<lue tracts of country 21st ales, was. altogether without an organised em of transit. The motion was adopted. rp, A PAUPER WITH MONEY. Boa*? Case.of Thomas Jones, Cynwyd, caused the M tW°rdlra.ble Pert"«-bation. It was asoertain- took hi« -er idmg m ?3 ^0U8e f0r a shorfc time he ftt CynLTi1^6 an? S0?d his behold effects l0r' co"8I^nng the circumstances, a Workloi"! took up his abods at the them. anr| 7 Guardians called him before ^ave'monp-17 rPfu t was known to a°t be Sttnf' with money could *im wh^ hfl 1 ,0lu' of.^e. rat^- They asked t^y oould1? °ne uJTfch l! bnfcaI1 the answer *hen I wlS ^aST; 1 C3an-put haad it to remain In V ,• ?.aH decided to permit him for h; tne institution, and charge him 5s. a f°r out.rei"f ep; A certam sam is due from him «a°ney to /hf' „he Was oraered to over his f^.inthe evpnfS- hia Mobilities with t0 aPply to f declining the Board decided —-— g>a&iatrate8 for a compulsory order.

Bp WICK'S POWDER

SCHOOL GARDENS. PROGRESS OF THE GLYNCEIRIOG EXPERIMENT, The new movement inaugurated last September under the auspices of the Denbighshire Education Authority ia connection with the G-lynceiriog Council Schools, promisas to become a popular one in the sural districts. Although school gardens existed previously in connection wi;h a few of tha schools of Shropshire and other counties, and wa believe, in connection with one or two schools in the County of Denbighshire, the first to be started by the Denbighshire Education Committea were those at Glynceriog. Since then we have heard of other schools come alplating-a similar step which we believe, will have beneficial results, education- ally and otherwise. We have heard a great deal of late of the physical deterioration among school children, but when every country school has its school garden, the healthy bodily exercise envolved in the operations of digging and trenekino- will help greatly to dimish the dangers of physical degeneracy resulting from breathing impure air day after day in the stuffy atmosphere of the school". lrl addition to this the children will gain materially in the way of nature kuowlegde by a closer acquaintance with the varying natures' of soils, the different kinds of manures and their suitability for different kinds of soils and vege- tables, the insects and diseases which attack plants and vegetables and the best methods of combating them, besides a closer observation of flowers and plants in all their different stages of development. Education has been greatly maligned in the past because some people would persist in urging that it unfitted children for manual labour. Possibly there may have been a little truth in this argument when education was confined to the three R'a and such, subjects as geography and history none of which fostered desire or love for manual labour, but now that education is becoming daily more practical and encouragement is given to technical education by the formation of Sloyd and woodwork classes in towns and gardening and dairying in the country districts as well as laundry and cookery slaasaa for girls there will be a great deal less force ia the allegation that education destroys love for manual labour. Such practical lessons, all of which require the use of the hand as well as the brain, are bound to develope in the scholars a certain amount of love and considerably more respect for honest bodily labour. Of these subjects none can have a greater attraction for children than gardening and certaiuly none can have more important bearings on the future lives of the <<?«». practical knowledge of gardening obtained during their school life will stimulate the boys to continue this part *f their education in after life and many a plot connected with their future homes will doubtless be turned to good account which, otherwise, might be left to develope nothing but weeds. By growing their own vege- tables they will he able to save a considerable sum which would be spent in purchasing vegetables and fruit, imported largely from France and other countries. We believe too that this movement will give the risiag generation a new interest in land cultivation which might be of great advantage to agriculture and help to dimish ths migration from the villages to the towns. Judging by the enthu- siasm displayed by the upper standard boys of the G-lynceriog Council School in this new subject of their curriculum gardening is destined! to become one of the most popular of school subjects. Up to a few days ago the necessary tools for the prelimi- nary operations of digging and trenching had not arrived but, rather than forego their gardening lessons, such was their love of the work, that they brought their own tools and so the greater part of trenching has already been accomplished during the fine Tuesday and Friday afternoons of January and February. In addition to the support of the Denbighshire Education Committee the school has been fortunate in obtaining the support of a strong local Committee of ladies andg-entlemen who are docp'.y interested. Jn Uuj nuinj-tMMM'U; "frftr "Mrnr Barnes. Qitnia Mr. JoKn Mahler, Penissa'r G-lyn Mr. Alfred T. Dayiea, C.C., Brynhyfrd; Mr. Frith and Mr. Richardson, Bronygartb, and Mr. and Mrs F. E. Rooper, Bronydd. On Thursday aftternoon, Feb. 23rd, at 3.30 p.m., a very interesting- little cereMony took place at the school when Mr. and Mrs. Rooper, representing the local committee, attended to formally present the tools which have newly arrived to the juvenile gar- deners. This was done in the classroam where the gardening class together with the members of the staff had assembled and whither all the new tools branded with the mark of the Denbighshire Education Authority bad been brought. Mr. Rooper addressed some very valuable remarks to the boys emphasising the importance of the work 1 which they were entering upon, and whieh, if rightly undertaken, would prove very useful to them throughout life. At present, he said, -be indulged largely in games which in their way were beneficial to them, but they would find as they grew elder that games would cease to attract the™ but if they entered into the work of gardening in the proper spirit he would aaaure them that they would find it a most healthy and pleasing recreation in after life, one which would interest them, one from which they could always learn new and useful lessons, and one, moreover which would bring money'into their pockets and prevent them idling away their leisure hours in a manner which might perhaps lead them to many and serious temptations. He was glad to see that they had been provided with such good tools, suitable to their size and strength. He hoped they would take great pride in them and he would impress upon them the import- ance of keeping their tools always bright and clean. Besides the fact that they could work better and easier with them, it would accustom them in the good habits of neatness and cleanliness. He would folow their work with great interest and when they would have finished their plots and could show good results he would ha.ve great pleasure in giving prizes to the boys who did the best work.—(Applause.)—Mrs. Rooper then handed the various tools to each boy according to his number and it was obvious from their cheerful countenances that they took great pride in them.- Mr. Rees, the headmaster, speaking on behalf of the children and the staff, said that they felt deeply obliged to Mr. and Mrs. Rooper for so kindly attending that afternoon to formally present the tools to the boys. He felt sure they would greatly value the very kind and encouraging remarks so ably addressed to them by Mr. Rooper and that they would carefully bear in mind the many good suggestions he had made. In particular they were thankful to him for his kind promise to award prizes for the best work and, no doubt, there would be a very keen competition for them. He had great pleasure ia proposing a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Rooper for what they had said and done on that occ,"ion. -Master Arthur Cyril Jones, one of the young- gardeners, said he had great pleasure in seconding, the resoulfcion proposed by Mr. Rees. This was carried amid enthusiastic applause. After this pleasing little function was over Mr. and Mrs. Rooper visited the gardens and expressed themselves highly pleased with the work already done and complimented the boys on the beauty and neatness of the flower-beds consisting of snowdrops and daffodils, which looked very pretty. Before leaving Mr. Rooper very kindly promised to supply sufficient screenings for the paths. The land comprises about one-third of an acre and adjoins the school. The measuring and planning out of the ground was done by the boys, under the direction of the headmaster. A plan of the ground drawn carefully to scale after exact measurements was drawn by each sf the boys. This plan shows three divisions representiag beds fer flowers oa each side and a lawn about 20 ft. wide and flower beds in the middle, The class ooutaiss about 18 boys af the upper standards, each of whom is entrusted with a. plot 9 yards by 3 yards. The lessons take place during the hoar of Tuesday and Friday afternoons, weather permitting. If the weather does not permit time is taken for the theoretical part of the subject. The children are allowed full play for their own initiative and «r encouraged to ask questiona on any matter which occurs to them ia the course of their work, Friendly criticism of each other's work is also allowed. As a farther pooof of the interest the children also take in this new departure we may say that all the flowers and yonag fruit already obtained have been presented by themselves.

AN ECCENTRICS' FUNERAL. CURIOUS WISH OF A WELSH RECLUSE. The burial of Mr. David Evans, of Garth, Lhm- ^olleo, was of a somewhat remarkable cfciaraster livaB.E, who was 81, was a native of Bont-newydd, Carnarvon, and over sixty years ago removed to the K M? -^lar'g°lleE, where he married, and for ha,u a century or mere lived with his wife at Garth. On the death of his wife, eighteen months ago, Evans practically b-came a hermit in 'c' his lonely cottage. Mrs. Evans was buried a Garth, but her husband said he preferred, when dead, to be interred near Carnarvon. He has just died, and his eccentric funeral wishes have been faitbfally carried out. Hi.,4 body was "laid out," and then attired in his Sunday best," with a linen oollar and shoes ard stockings. On the head rested a favourite sealskin cap, and in the coffin, it is said, were even included his pipe and trusty walking-stick. He wanted his body conveyed by rail via Ruabon, and once asked a friend to see that his coffin was not left behind on the platform at Chester whea trains were being changed.

CORRESPONDENCE. [WJj do not hold ourselves responsible for the OpilllÛL ot otlr corespondents.—Ed.1 SEA TROUT" and others.—You will see that the opposition to the riparian owners' proposal, has served its purpose, and that it is not proposed to persevere with attempts to preserve free fishing at Llangollen. Under this circumstances further correspondence on the subject is unnecessary. A REVIVAL SIDE SHOW. To the Ujditor of the" Llangollen Advertiser." Sir.—Daring this time of The Revival, I find that some young people, memoers of different denomina- tions in this town have held a convivial, meeting in the Pavilion, LlaHgolien, on Wednesday Feb. 22nd, amusing themselves from 8. p.m., until 3.30 the following msrning. Where were our ministers that they did not take cogaisance of such a matter ? It sounds very peculiar for such festivities to take placc at the pres- ufc time with nit. .jbhfi «ir°*{crTiW hftinr .called.to r-roper s^oiu.t. All other^ meetings of a similar character, soch us social teas, aad other similar meetings, are idd aside at the present time, so as to give every fair play to the Revival, and the united prayer meetings. Such conduct would not have been tolerated in 1859. Where was Margaret Langford that she did not take notice of this affair 1 Yours, &0. — MULTUM IN PARVO.

IMPORTANT PROPERTY SALES. HIGH PRICES FOR LLANGOLLEN GAS SHARES. Mr. Frank Lloyd conducted an important sale of property at the Hand Hoi,el, Llangollen, on Mon- day afternoon here being a large company present. The first lot submitted consisted of two semi-detached villas called "Cwm Teg" and G .'anafon, situate on Abbey Road, well let and beautifully sitaated with south aspect, about ten minutes walk from Station, and having a charming view of the River Dee. The bidding commenced at £600 and proceeded by advances of A25 to £1075 when the lots were withdrawn. The next lot offered consisted of a plot of land measuring 44.3 square yards or tbsreabouts, on south side of Regent Street, adjoinirw the Waverley Temperance Hotel. The bidding commenced at 7s. per yard tae lot being withdrawn at lis.—Lots 3 to 34 consisted of thirty-two Building Plots, part of lirdwn Field, measuring from 200 to 527 square yards or thereabouts. Lots 3 to 17 have a frontage to Holyhead Road, and remainder to proposed new street. 2s. 6d. per yard was the first offer made and wnen the bidding had reached 3s. 3d. the property W^SA1!T1^r*w?' Chief interest centred in the offer oil uO tuily paid up £ 5 shares in the Llangollen Gas Company Ltd, in parcels of 10 the buyers to have che option defining the extent of his purchase. Bidding started at £6 per share and advanced by increases of 28. 6d. to 48 at which price Mr. Harvey Birch secured 50 the second fifty being obtained by Mr. Fussell, Station-master, Ruabon, at a similar figure. Mr. E. Foulkes Jones (Messrs Minsnail and Co.), was the solicitors to the vendow. \+. ™HAM FREEHOLDS. mi the Wynnetay Arms," Wrexham, on, Inursday *ast, Messrs Jones and Son condueted an- important sale of property, thera being a large company present. The first lot off red by Mr. 1 u u i • charge of the sale) consisted treeuola business premises known as the North Wales Supply Stores, High-street, and the Hem- blaa-street steam bakery. The High-street property comprised a large double-frontage shop, with store-rooms, having a frontage of 21ft,, and the Heiafelas-street property comprised a commodious shop, bake-house, dining rooms, &o., and had a frontags of 32ft. It was explained that the whole of the fixtures were included in the sale, and that the business, an old-established one, had for many years been conducted by Messrs C. K. Benson and Co. Bidding commenced at Y,3,000, and after a second bid of A500 proceeded by hundreds to £4,400, after which by two offers at 50, £4,GOOwas reached, at which point an open sale was declared. The sum was not advanced upon, however, and the purchaser proved to be Mr. W. F. Beavan, estate agent, &c., North John-street, Liverpool, who was acting on behalf of a client. The p cond lot comprised the freehold business premises situate at 9, Yorke-street, and lately car- rLd on by Mr. W. R. Porter as a bakery and confectionary business. Bidding commenced at £1,000, and proceeded slowly to £1,500, when the property was withdrawn. Messrs C. Richards and Sons, Llangollen, were the solicitors to the vendors. The Graphic this week contains a series of deeply interesting illustrations of the Fall of Port Arthur, from materials supplied by General Stoessel to their special artist, Mr. Reginald Cleaver.

SAINT DAVID'S DAY. LLANGOLLEN. The anniversary of Dewi Sant is always cele- brated with exceptional fervour in the Vale of Llangollen. This yasr, however, owing to the Revival services absorbing so roueh attention, the festival usually arranged by the Welsh Literary Society has been abandoned. At the services at the various ihapals in the town on Sb. David's Eve, however, many references were made to the great occasion. To-night," said one speaker, a note of patriotism is sounded from one end of Wales to the other pray God that we Welshmen who pride ourselves so much upon our earthly heritage may look forward from this Eve of St. David, with sure and certain hope, to our heavenly home." ANNUAL DINNER AT THE GRAPES." The annual dinner was held at the Grapes Hotf l, on Wednesday evening, when Mr. H. R. Ollq, headmaster of the County School, presided over a company, exceeding in numbers those that have assembled at previous festival dinners. VIr. W. B. Roberts occupied the vice-ehair. The walls of the room in which the dinner was held bore national mottoes; and, as usual, Mr. Madoc Roberts officiated at the harp, and Mr. J. H. Davies at the piano. Mrs. Hughes provided a splendid repast, her excellent catering, giving every satisfaction. After full justice had been done to the good things provided, on the suggestion of the Chairman, it was decided to forward a telephonic massage of greeting to Mr. Jos. Nanson, who was to have been Chairman on the occasion, but was prevented through indisposition, expressing regret at his enforced absence. Later in the evening a reply was received from Bryniau Mawr in which Mr. Nanson thankad the company for their kind wishes and trusted that, on some future occasion, he might have an opportunity of saying something about the lovely spot in which they livsd and also about the town and trade of Llangollen. It was a keen disappointment to him to be absent, and he trusted they would spend a very enjoyable evening—(cheers)—A short toast list was then goae through. The Chairman said th..ir first duty as a patriotic assembly was to drink the healths of "the King and Queen and the rest of the Royal family." It was difficult to say anything fresh upon a subject so hackneyed yet, just now, there were several matters that caused their attention to bs centered upon the Royal family. The King had just shown his sympathy with all ranks of his subjects by receiving the head of the Church Army and by helping the poorest in the land, and the Queen had followed his example.—(Hear, hear).-Then they should remember how much they owed to the King for having put them upon better terms with the great neighbouring nation of France. If that good understanding had not prevailed we might now be at death grips with France and Russia instead of contemplating with satisfaction a favourable report on the Nerth Sea Fishing Disaster.(Cheera)--Iti was the ardent hope of all Welshmen that one who, as Prince of Wales, had won such lasting good-will in thia part of bis kingdom might see his way to come to the beaucilcn Vale of Llangollen shoald he visit Chester races.— —(Cheers.)--Mr. W. B. Roberts then submitted, "The Immortal memory of St. David." He was extremely glad to see so large a gathering present ey that night. It was well, he said, that every nation should, upon stated dates, concentrate its thoughts upon high ideals—search out, as it were, from amid the things that are of small account thoae that really matter and are of vital import to the true wel- fare of a people, and so learn to love and to reverence them and if St. David's Day dinners achieved no greater purpose than this, in an age when high iduala a,Kiel nulIl" raopiratiuua Woro too .frequently disparaged, these annual festival would not be held in vain.—(Applause.)—There was little that was. new to be said of St. David. Undoubtedly, he was an ardent revivalist, for he gained notoriety for strenuously opposing tha „n doctrine, 8Q hateftll to many worshippers. Present day people readily believed in mysterious stars and stripes and other wonderful lights appearing in the heavens beyond Barmouth aud elsewhere, and he saw no raa- son why modern nations should not credit the state- ment that the ground bscame miraculously elevated undn- Sn David to facilitate hia preaching t@ conere»akoBS. Five hundred years elspsed before he was canonised, and possibly Wesley and o&hers would be similarly treated.—(HeM, hear.)-Of one point they might bs very sure Saint David would not keep young girls out until half-past ten at —(Laughter and cheers.)—In submitting the toast of c, the Town and Trade of Llangollen the Chairman said they wer« all deeply interested in the welfare of the town in which they lived. There was no doubt that they lived in a lovely place- that was a point upon which they were all agreed— but it had been well said that they could not live oa mere loveliness of scenery. A friend of his who had recently visited Llangollen from the Eastern Counties, remarked upon the beanty of the situa- tion aad the surroundings of Llangollen, and said it was an ideal place to retire to, but where be asked, were the means of making a living in the town.' To hear some poopk talk one might suppose, that the means of getting a living in the town were getting less and less, and that the time was not far distant, when they might be reduced to the state of the inhabitants of the other island who made a honest livelihood by swoppiog one anothers waistcoats because, for some other reason or ether, the town appeared of late years, to have biFD. under a cloud. They had been going ahead for many years but when he came to the town ten years ago, they appeared to be good residents, muah staying company of a good sort, and few trippers. Now they had many trippers-but not so many as they would like-nor had 'they the same number of staying company of the better sort, or houses full of residents as they used to be. This was a serious outlook and he looked to Mr. Shaw to point out how the cloud was to be roiled aside, and prosperity to be regained.- (Hear, hear.)—Certainly the Town and Trade of Llangollen," was a. right toast to honour on an occasiou such as that.—(Hear, hear.)—Mr.- J. S. Shaw was received with applause upon rising to respond. This rolling planet, he said, continued to move no matter how old they got, and each time it went round it made them older, and if it were not for such little functions as those they might forget the passing of the years. Succeeding years, however, each brought their duties to be performed, and so that Haray Annual c, tha Town and Trade of Llangollen," once more cropped np to be honoured, and he only wished it had been placed in better hands than his om that occasion.—(" Impossible !")—because he had so often dealta with it, that he was afraid he had worn the nap off his imagination. (Laughter.) They had gone through a wave of depress- ion. This was not alone in Llangollen but throughout the country generally. He considered that Llangollen stood the strain well, and he did not know of a single tradesman who had had to change his waistcoat with another. (Laughter.) He thought that the trade which had done the best was the building trade, for had they not had many tradesmen making extensive alterations and many religious denominations setting their houses in order and in fit condition for the purposes for which they were intended. (Hear, he r.) Then the Council had a serious matter to dtial with in the Assembly Rooms, or Municipal Buildings as they might now call them, for this was a purpose they would serve when completed. He thought, if they noticed, the builders had made gigantie strides that day,as thougk they desired on St. David a Day to show how much good work they could do for the town. (Hear, hear). The Assembly Roams and the shops would eosa be finished, and he did not make this announcement without good foundation for the statement. (Hear, hear.) The shops, it was expected, would be ready for occupation by the tenants about Easter. Then they had their King's Bridge, which had cost a lot of money, and this had filtered through to the tradesmen of the town. (Hear, hear.) Ha did not think it would be long before there was an official opening of the structure, although a haater might now cross the bridge if it were able to take the fenca which was not put up for the purpose of giving offence. (Laughter.) Since they last met they had secured two lights instead of one that formerly lightened their dark- ness and he thought it was a very foolish idea for any- one to imagine that the installation of the Electric light would make any difference to the value of gas shares. That this would not be the case was verv forcibly proved at a sale the other day when a number of shares were said at a high figure. The people of Llangollen were now enjoying It dividend from the Electric Light Co. in the shaoe of the reduced price of gas. (Hear, hear.) Another thing they had to be thankful for. there were fewer leaks elsewhere — however mq;iv there might be in the room that cight-in coanequenca of atreation having been paid to the pipes, which was the main question. (Laughter.) Then the Council were trying their utmost to get the County Authority to obtain steam rollers and ko the roads in the vicinity in good order and make them equal to anything in the country after which they might with good cause look for a revival ia trade. (Hear, hear.) The Chairman had given him something to deal with without giving him notice of motion, in asking him to suggest a remedy for the present difficulties. Well, as to tripperrs. The most particular of caterers might make mistakes and sometimes got those to the town who were of jio benefit to it. Let eaterers: be careful in fixing prices-he did not advocate making them exorbitant so that those who came would be of benefit and then there was not the slightest reason why the resident and the visiting population should not live harmoniously together and, in this connection, he di? not care for the word trippers" —tb.?E ad a11 „beeQ triPPers some time—and the word Visitors was better. (Hear, hear.) Then, they had another very valuable asset that was aa attraction to the visitors and that was their fishW -free and otherwise (Laughter.) They had' in their Council a body of men, who would see to it the rights which had been enjoyed for so many years by the freeman of Llangollen should not be infringed —(Cheers)—and anyone interfering with them would find they would have a worse time than the Russian Admiral, Rod-o-hook-is-off, who drew his iiaitic line through the North sea asd had to take his hook (Laughter.) After alluding to the excellent school aocoisimodabioa at Llangollen, and the prominence to local affairs received in the press, he concluded by reminding hia hearers that nature had been very lavish in dowering the environ ment of Llangollen with peculiar beauties and it- was for them, by palling resolutely together, to adeqaately foster the development of "Town and Trade." (Cheers—The remaining toast was that t^ .°9^SS' m,sub!nitt!in £ what Chairman alluded no uhe uaiformiiy excellent catering of Mrs Hughes. ° The proceedings were interspersed with musical selections, the following contributing Mr .J E nbTr? Vp n- T.homas< Messrs. Clark and B 81Qgmg), Mr. W. H. Jones, «r R. Smith (cornet solo), Mr. Evan Roborts. Mr. n ™ (Gramophone Selections) Mr. Owen Lancaster, Mr. Hawthorne and' Mr. Olley. aJ?e,88r? R ^ers and F- Little, acted as hon. secretaries, arid to them much of the success of the event was due. ♦1

VOLUNTEER NEWS J ORDERS FOR H. COMPANY. Monday and Tuesday Recruits Drill in Amourv, at 7 oO p.m. Thursday, Drill at Glyndyfrdwv- Friday, Drill at Vron (Institution); Saturday Morns Tube Practice in Armoury, from 3pm Members are again reminded that anyone wishing to SMa™r Sfmd iQ th6ir 'e^»ation befor/the 12th March. T7J?FhlZeS w'ntbe to the members who briaa- l e neatest number of Beoruits. Recruits must be o. good physique and up to standard. Commanding Officer has fifiven £ 7 tn +fia. Company from the Canteen funds for pri2es to be distributed during the drill season. By order, T- NANSON, 2nd Lieut, Commanding H. Company, 1st Y B.R.W F.

LLANGOLLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS, At the monthly meeting 0f the Governors of those schools yesterday Thursday) the Clerk read a letter from a young man, 21 years of age who has 'ZVSlln'fSbJ- .ki» .bofcSS"' n t.j^ mtenui^u of qualifying- for the teaehinsr profession, expressing the desire to enter the Count? Sahool. as « pupil. Tii0 chairm,n "3K rS" Olinvf"1"1; ',be 8oheme. t'je hfiadtDaster oSrt« tartTi V" th" «»• would be diffi. „i a,papi' ?f «*• could for him to have a s ml-ht be made his merits might uoteatitle him wWIsfh^^W^d the classes in the lower forms An *i might, b, Tery ieiMitlw^Sfr *!> might be possible to drive a coach an-' f T the scheme. The Chairman: But ti/ upset the routine of the school. I do think it would be wise to have pupils of this age among the chudren.—After discussion it was decided to refuse the applioation. — —

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