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CONWAY. A GOOD PLACE FOR BOOTS.—For the best arwi cheapest of all classes of boots and shoes, go to Joseph Jones, Gompton House, Castle-street, Comway. Best aihop for repairs. Agent for K Boots and other best Brands. JOHN M'GILP, practical watchmaker and jeweller. Watches, clocks, jewellery, spectacles, and silver-plate repaired. Address High-street, Conway. 1573 For perfect fitting and natural looking arti- ficial Teeth go to Kay and Sons, Ty'n-y-Ffordd, Abergele road, Colwyn Bay. Visits 22, Upper Gate Street (Mrs. Jones) every Tuesday, 2.30 to 4.3°. THE BEST AND CHEAPEST house and steam coals is supplied by Edwards & Son, Col- liery Agents, Conway and Talycafn. 1518G SILVER WEDDING.—A very pleasant even- ing was spent at the Baptist Chapel last week on the occasion of the celebration of the silver wed- ding of the Rev. William Edwards, pastor, and Mrs. Edwards. At the outset a tea was partaken of by a large number of members from the Con- way and Llandudno Jnnction churches. The Mayor (Mr. John Williams) presided, and de- livered a short address. The Rev. Willuam Edwards was presented with a beautiful gold watch and chain, suitably inscribed, by Mr. Edward Jones, Conway, and Mrs. Edwards was the recipient of a silver-mounted umbrella, also suitably inscribed, and also a Bible presented by her Sunday School class. The presentations respectively were made by Mrs. Roberts, Junc- tion, and Miss J. Ellen Hughes. Amongst those who congratulated the recipients were Messrs. Charles Jones, William Evans, Levi John, H. Rogers Jones, William Lloyd, and Wil- liam Roberts, Waen. A miscellaneous pro- gramme was also gone through. Songs were contributed by Mrs. Levi John, Miss J. E. Hughes, Messrs. J. Arthur Jones and Edward Jones; recitations by Myfanwy Roberts, Dilys Hughes, Eurwen John, Bertie Roberts, Catherine Ellen Roberts, Maggie Pritchard, Eunice Williams, C. A. Wrench, and Llewelyn Evans. SEED FAIR.—This annual fair was held on Saturday, and attracted large crowds of country people into the town. In the evening the usual stalls in Catle-street came in for a good deal off attention. Simons' fair in the Waen was also well patronised. THE IfORSE SHOW.—Despite the fact that some thousands of people visited the town on Kasster Monday, there was not a single charge of drunkenness made by the police. Deputy Chief Constable Rees spoke very highly of the order- liness of the people who thronged the streets in the evening. The laying out otf the .show ground wai in the hands of Messrs. Bar- rett and Co., Stoke-on-Trent, who gave the Committee every satisfaction with the excellent iUTangaments they had provided. PROPOSED TENNIS CLUB.—A number of young ladies and gentlemen having expressed desire that a tennis club should be formed in the town, Mr. Hugh Conway-Jones, Cadnant Park, has taken the matter up, and is enthusi- astically working with the object of procuring as many i-titending members as possible. An excellent ground for the courts has been sug- gested, EASTER MONDAY.—This was a record day for the number of visitors in Conway, and the eating houses did a roaring trade. At the rail- way station over 2,500 railway tickets were col- lected from passengers, numbers of special trains disgorging hundreds olf passengers for the horse show, which was the chief attraction. Mr. Jones, the stationmasfter, and his staff are to be complimented upon the excellent manner in which they dealt with the large crowds which -arrived during the morning and left the town again in the evening. The takings at the toll bridge also constituted a record. Although the streets were crowded and traffic congested, the police force so capably directed the traffic that not a single accident is reported. THE QUARRY COMPANY.—Satisfactory progress is. being made with the construction of the aeriial ropeway horn the stton.e qua^rriek across the Morfa to the sea, with the object of taking granite away by sea. The bridge across the matn road to Bangor has already been cori- sitiucted, and men are to be seen busily word- ing at the construction daily. PROPOSED COMPETITIVE CHOIR.—For ;orne weeks past the question of forming a mixed choir, irrespective of the Choral Society, has been exercising the minds of several local singers, the. object being to take part in the second choral competition at the National Eis- teddfod at Colwyn Bay-. A Committee has been ftjrmed, with Mr. R. T. Tlu^s as Secretary, and on Tuesday <ening. a general meeting of intending members was called together. A good number attended, Mr. Josef E. Jones occupying the chair. It was stated by some of the mem- bers that there was a desire on the part of many local singers to join the choir, and the reason for their non-attendance at that meeting was that they were under the impression that it was a meeting of the Committee only. A short discussion ensued, after which it was un- animously decidled to requt-st all intending mem- bers of the choir to send in their names to the Secretary by a week to-day (Thursday), at the latest, and afterwards that a Committee be held to make the final arrangements. Members will be welcomed from the surrounding district, in- cluding Deganwy, Penmaeamawr, Roewen, and other places. THE KING'S SCHOLARSHIP.—Miss GwLadys Evans, Paris House, who is a pupil teacher at the Girls' School,, has successfully passed the King's Scholarship examination. She sat at Carnarvon for the examination, and only nine candidates out of fifty got through. PERSONAL.—Dr. R. Arthur-Prichqjd, J.P., has this week been elected to represent the North Wales Medical Association on the Com- mittee of the North ales University College. EASTER SERVICES.—Bright services and large congregations characterised the services in the Parish Church on Easter Day, which commenced with an early celebration of Holy Communion at 6 a.m., followed by a second in Welsh at 7 a.m., and another at 8 a.m. in English, and at 9.45 a.m. and 11.15 a.m. Alto- gether there were 331 communicants, a large majority of whom communicated by 8 o'clock. j At the English service in the morning the Vicar preached on the subject of the day, and the choir, under the leadership oif Mr. Bridge Ro- berts, gave a rendering of the anthem, Ye choirs now in Jerusalem," the solo being taken by Master R. Williams, Plas Mawr, and Miss L. J. Hughes. At the Welsh service in the evening the anthem Crist a gvfodwyd was well rendered by th« choir. At St. Agnes' Church in the evening there was a larze Eng- lish congregation, when the choir, under the leadership of Mr. A. Sinclair Allan, rendered the anthem He liveth unto God." A solo was beautifully rendered by Master R. Wil- liams, Plas Mawr. FIR -'VTATI ON.-Thf- Lord Bishop of Bangor conducted a c: fir- v service in the Parish Church on i .Jtcrnoon, when there was a large congre.g-ation present. There were altogether 53 candidates, including 2q from Conway, the remainder coming from Gyffin, Llamgelynin, Caerhun, and Trefriw. The Bishop delivered a short address. The ser- vice altogether was verv impressive. WANTED TO FIGHT A STATUE.—On Sunday night there was considerable amusement in LacasteT-square by the antics of a man the worse for drink, who endeavoured by all kinds of threats to get Prince Llewelyn to come down from the monument on the square to fight him. He was spotted by the police and was moved 0: but owing to the man's anxiety for a fight with such objects as the Erskine Arms Hotel and the Toll Bridge, he was locked up for safety, and liberated later in the evening. ATHLETICS.—Percy Smailwood, who is de- scribed as the champion middle distance runner of the world, had (says the Pittsburg Dis- I patch ") little or no trouble in defending his title against a classy field in a race of five miles a short time ago, finishing his final lap in 26 minutes and a few seconds, being two full laps ahead of the field when he breasted the tape. He finished the first mile in the fast time of 4 minutes 51 seconds. After the fourth mile, Smallwood. Ifintliag himself unable to either equal or better his record for the distance, slowed up and took iratt-ers easy. HORSE SALE.—On Wednesday last, Messrs. Black wall, Hayes and Co. held one of their periodical sales of horses at the Erskine Hotel yard. There was a large entry of useful ani- mals. which were disposed of at satisfactory prices. FIRE BRIGADE.—Orders for week ending April 4th: -Station duty Engineer Hugh Wil- liams, Fireman W. Ralphs, and Probationers Richard Jones and Edward Roberts. Officer on duty, Foreman W. 'H. Jones. Wet drill, Satur- day, April 2nd. at 2.30 p.m.—F. A. DELA- motte, Chief Officer.

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