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TREGARON. CREAMERY.—On Monday morning last the new creamery owned by Mr T. Davies, J.P., Panf-y- beudy Hall, and connected with the butter factory at Pont Llanio, was formerly opened for the con- venienoe of the farmers of the district. We are given to understand that a large number of farmers bring in milk every day during the week. It is to be hoped that farmers who have not yet done so will sown fall in with this new and s3fe way of selling their butter. The advantages over the old system of casklDg. butter are beyond dispute. Farmers have had in the past to sell their butter very often at 8d and even 6d per lb. SBKBP FAIR.—The first of a series of sheep fairs was held in this town on Tuesday last, when a large number of sheep were offered for sale. Most of them were considered to be in excellent condition and the prices secured ranged from fourteen shillings to six- teen shillings. This is said to be rather lower than the prices obtained at the corresponding fair of last year. Between eight and nine hundred were sold and taken across the mountain to Brecon fair, which is to be held on Friday. The heaviest purchaser was Mr Dan Jones, Blaenplwyf, Lampeter, who bought over 500; the next being Mr Jno. Jones, Berthddu, Swydd- ffynon, 250. The former is the son and the latter the grandson of the late Mr Nathaniel Jones, Forest, near this town, who bought thousands of sheep at these fairs in his day. ANOTHER LETTER FROM BLOEMFONTEIN.—On Monday last, Mrs Mary Jones (late Aberdwr), Peutre, received another letter from her s<>n Corporal Nathaniel Jones, attached to No. 9 Bearer C- mpaoy, Royal Army Medical Corps, 1st Cavalry Brigade, who has been stationed at the Base Hospital, Cape Town, since the commencement of the war, but baa been recently removed to Bloem fontein. Corporal Jones was under the impression that hostilities would have ceased before this letter reached his mother. He pathetically enumerates the hardships he has experienced during the period he has been out, such as the inadequate supply of clothing and th9 unavoidable consequences arising therefrom, the scarcity of water, the defeotive supply of all foodstuffs provided, etc. He has been twice promoted during the war, first to lance corporal and again to corporal. He informs his mother he is quite happy, t lough he would prefer the life of prison warder, as he was employed in one of H M.'s prisons prior to his being called to the front as a reservist. He longs to be home again with his wife and family who reside at Newport, Isle of Wight. PARISH CotftfCiL.—• The ordinary meeting of tbe Caron-is-Ciawdd Parish Council was held on Friday evening, May 11th, when the following members wereptesent: Messrs E. Hughes Bebb, Maesllyn, cllairman H. W. Jones, Garden View, vice-chair- man Thomas Rees, platelayer M. J. Davies, Nor h End E. J. Evans, tailor, Bradford House K. C. Evans, Chapel-street; and John James, rate c Hector. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmeil. A letter received from the Clerk of the Llo-drod Upper Parish Council was read calling the attention of the Tregaron Council to the very unsatisfactory condition of the foot- bridge crossing the brook near Efail Fach, Pontar- gamddwr, Blaenacaron, and urging the Council to forward a petition to the Highway Board in favour of a bridge over th- brook at the place named. The Clerk was instructed to bring the matter for- ward at the next meeting and to place a notification to that effect on the agenda for that meet- ing. In answer to a question by Mr H. W. Jones, Mr E. C. Evans said that an order for the proposed new seats to be placed on the square and other places for the convenience of visitors had been given to Mr Thomas Evans, Albion House, and it was expected they would arrive before the next meeting was held. It was unanimously resolved that a rate of Id in the pound be levied upon the overseers towards meeting the general expenses of the Council for the ensuing half year. The Clerk was granted permission to order new forms of Parish Council financial statements in accordance with the recom,liendation of the District Auditor of the Local Government Board. BOARD OF GUARDIANS, THURSDAY, MAY IOTTI.-Present: Mr Evan Evans, chairman, pre siding; Messrs E. Lloyd, Blaenpennal; D. J. Williams, Rees EvaDq, Caron Lower; Richard Jones, Caron Upper Duvid Davies, Gorwydd Thomas Davies, Owynfil; Peter Davies, Llan- geitho Thomas Edwards, Hugh Herbert, Nant- cwnlle William Jones, Lewis Oliver, Y.bytiy ("harlts Jenkins, Ystrad Mcurig Thomas Jones, Doithie United; with Messrs Jenkin Lloyd, cler& Morgan Morgan, master; Rees Rowlands, relieving officer and Dr Lloyd, medical officer. Statistics. -Out- relief administered during the past fortnight, per Mr Ree? Rowlands, relieving officer, £ 38, to 216 paupers; last year corresponding period, 943 4s 6d, to 351 paupers. Number in the house, 28 correspondiug week last vear. 31. The Chair.—he Chairman aaid he found that he had been appointed to the chair. If he had been pr.se.t at tht, la,t meeting he would not have accepted office. He hoped they would give him every assist >nce. T .f;y might find many faults in him, but he would do his best to carry out his duties satisfactorily. (Hear, hear.) Relief.—A pauper from Y sbytty named Margaret Rees, who was stated to be a hundred years of age, applied for an increase in relief. She at present received 4s.—A Member seated that it had been found out that she was ninety-five years old. She said she was a hundred.—The relief was increased to 58. Correspondence.—The following letter was re- ceived from Dr Morgan:—"Mount Hazel, Pont- rhydygroes, April 24th, 1900. To the Chairman and other members of the Board of Guardians, Gentlemen,—As is well known to your Board, tho- union formerly used to be divided into two sanitary districts, but some years ago, on account of the Local Government Board not being willing to sanction a less salary than 920 for each district. your Board, for the sake of economy, decided to amalgamate the two districts and appoint one medical officer of health for the whole union. Now, I understand that the Local Government Board are bringing pressure to bear upon your Board to increase ^he salary of your Medical Officer of Health, and in the event of your Board deciding to fall in with the wishes of the Local Government Board, I truat you will be good enough to again divide the union into two districts, and so enable you to treat your medical officers with impartiality, and I need not tell you that on account of the union being ao extensive and scattered two medical officers could do the work much more satisfactorily than one. In case your Board determines to have only one medical officer of health for the whole union as at present, I beg to appeal to your honour and sense of justice to re-consider my salary as medical officer for the upper district. On referring to the list of paupers for 1898 (I had not got 1899 list by me) I find that there are seventy-nine paupers in the lower district, for which a salary of f50 is paid, which is at the rate of 12s 7d per pauper, In the upper di-trict there are sixty-six paupers. The salary is f20 which is at the rate of about 6s per pauper, or leas than half the amount per pauper that is paid for the lower district. I am far from thinking that my friend Dr Lloyd is overpaid for his work. Consequently it is quite clear that I am very much ander-paid, for if I were paid at the same rate as my friend, I ought to be receiving about JE40 instead of £ 20. I trust, gentlemen, that you will take the foregoing facts into your con- sideration and I feel confident that, having done so, you will consider my request only fair and read- able.—Yours, &c., John Morgan."—The Guardians deferred consideration of this matter for a fortnight in order to ascertain what decision the District Council might come to. RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL, THCRSEAY, MAY 10TH.— Present: Mr David Davies, chairman, presiding, with the members present at the Board meeting, with Messrs Jenkin Lloyd, clerk S. Tregoning and Morgan Jones, surveyors and J. P. Rees, inspector. Surveyor's Report.-Mr Tregoning, surveyor, submitted his report for the half-year ended March 31st, 1900, as follows The expenditure is f30 less than the corresponding period last year. Two things account for this, viz., the departure of one of the workmen and illness amongst many of the other workmen, so this is a great lots in the work of repairing the read, especially as there was too little workmen previous to this. I have failed to have anybody in the plac; of David Davies, College, on Grogwinion road and as there is a great deal of traffic on this road the work must be taken in hand all soon as possible, although I do not know how it is to be done because of the great amount of work unfinished in the other parishes, at it is nearly im- possible to remove any of the workmen from their parishes. The Penpomprea bridge has been ratim- factorily finished and if there is no objection by Mr Lloyd, the county surveyor, the contractor deserves to be paid at once. A very good bridge of wood has been put over the Towy in Nantstal. vren.-Yours, &c., S. Tregoning, road surveyor." —In reply to the Chairman, the Surveyor said he had nine permanent men and one of them had left, so now he had only eight men. He bad between ninety and one hundred miles under his super- I vision.—The report was adopted, the Surveyor being authorised to engage a man instead of the one who had left.-Mr Morgan Jones, surveyor, also reported that the roads in the parish of Carron Lower were in a rather bad state owing to his inability to get workmen. A great improvement had been made during the last winter, especially in the square and Aber- gwesin road, where a large quantity of macadam, had been laid by the ateam roller. He earnestly requested them to again borrow the steam roller to repair the road leading from Trecefel to Llanio, in order that the stones laid should be properly set. The roads in the Llanbadarn district require more macadam, particularly that leading from Pontbrencarreg, and he strongly recommended them to obtain 100 yards of stone from Llanddewi, as there were none to be procured in the district.— The roads in Gwynfil and part of Bettws Leiki known all Coedmaner road required the same treat- ment. The Crown and Brynffynon Hills required cutting as the traffic on the road was heavy. The roads generally were in a fair condition. He hoped they would proceed with the erection of the bridges and culverts under their consideration. The expenditure for the last half year was jE168 19. 6d, which came to f2 8s per mile for the last half year. The report was adopted. OorrMpondence. rhe letter read at the Board meeting from Dr Morgan was again read.—Mr Wm. Jones proposed that two officials be appointed.— Mr Lewis Oliver seconded. Mr Rees Evan, proposed as an amendment, and was seconded, that Dr Lloyd's salary be increased by jE5, which was carried.

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