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CLYDACH NOTES At the Clydach police fruition on Thursday afternoon of ilast week, Mr Richard W. Bear (deputy County Coroner) conducted an inquiry into the circfuimstamces attending the death .on the previous Saturday afternoon of Ivor Osborne Davies, the 13 year old san 01 Mr and Mrs. Llewelyn Davies, .5 Down Street, Clydach, who suc- cumbed to injuries received through being run over by a number of trucks on the Quarr road level crossing of thg Clydach-Merthyr cdlliery railway, as a result of being thrown on the metals from a delivery cart. Mr. Motrgam Davies, solicitor, of Pontar- dawe, appeared on behailf of Mr T. E. Jones, grocer, Glydaoh, owner of the j ahorse cart, while Mr loan Davies, manager of the Clydach-Merthyr Col- liery, attended on behalf of the Graigola-Merthyr Colliery Co. Mr •Tom Smith was foreman of the jury. Llewelyn Davies, callier, father of the deceased, gave evidence of identi- fication. Witness was on his way holme from work about 1.30 t>. m. on Saturday, when !he first heard of the accident. He was only told then that (his son had lost his leg by trucks having passed over it. Witness was present when deceased died about ii,t(if-pac,t, four o'clock. Robert Thomas, Lone read Clydach, a school-boy who utilized his spare time 'in driving out a horso and de- livery cart for Mr Jones, Vagwr-stores said he was driving the horse and cart belonging tot Mr Jones on Satur- day afternoon. Deceased, about one o'clock, got into the cart with him. -Subsequently witness went into a house in Qua.rr road to deliver goods And left the deceased in the cart by himsellf- Soon afterwards, on looking through the window of the house he saow the horse moving toward the Quarr road level crossing, which was -situated about fifteen yaros away from the house. By the time be had reached the doorway, witness found that the cart and the watchman's 4ed had been destroyed: He found the horse later standing beside a struck with only the reins holding him to. the cart. Witness did not know what had become of the deceased un- til somebody toftd him that he was under the truck. He then took the horse over to a stable owned by Mr Charles, but prior to this ho saw the deceased after he ha-d been taken out from under the truck. The horse was 't -¡.Jt,.I" not a young one, for it had been run- ning in harness for five or six years. It was a. quiet aimal and was ac- customed to being 4eft standing out- side houses whilst goods were being delivered. He ha.d driven out this I' horse for about a year and had always been ajbje to manage it. Some trucks, drawn by an engine, were moving over the crossing at the time, but the horse had been on the same road several time before whilst the trucks were passing. Mr Morgan Davies (examining the witness): Do you know that the horse is nine years of age?—Witness: No, sir. Isaac Morris, Quarr road, employed as a watchman on the Quar read cross ing, gave his evidence through a Welsh interpreter. He said that the ilIICcident occurred about 1.15 p.m. on j Saturday last. The rope used for the pairpcwe of stopping up public traffic over the crossing was fixed across the road at the time, but the horse broke; the rope. The first sight witness saw of the horse was when it was between 1 the shed and the trucks. He did not see the horse and cart approaching, j as the affair happened so suddenly. The space between the shed and the trucks was about. 4ft. Witness saw the doc-eased going down with the I cart in the smash. Dr. John Jones, said he was called to the scene of the accident about 1.30 p.m. on Saturday last, when he found the deceased practically severed above the thighs. He had just been removed from under the trucks, and was alive and conscious. The trucks were standing close by. He saw the deceased again alive late in the after- noon. The deceased died aibout four o'clock the same afternoon. Witness noticed the rope stopping up the traffic across t-li-c rmd, but it had • snapped about a yard from the distant fixed point. The other end of the rope was stoill hooked on 110 the sides of the shed. Both wheels of the cart were intact, but the axle was bent, and the body of tine cart as, well as the shed were both smashed, the latter of which had t'opplcd over. Witness explaiind that there used to be gates on both sides of the crossing, but since there had been only one gate, two fatal accidents had occurred there within the last few years, both vie- tims having been children of about the same age. In reply to an inquiry made by a juror, Mr loan Davies (colliery Tranter), explained that the Graigola Merthyr Company proposed putting up another gate at the Quarr road level crossing immediately. Subsequently the jury, with out re- taining, returned a verdict to the effect that, the deceased wa,s accidentally killed by being run over by trucks. Mr Morgan Davies. on behalf of the owner of the horse and cart, Mr loan Davies, on behalf of the colliery com- pany, and. the jury expressed their deep sympathy with the parents in their sad and tragic bereavement. In the course of a letter I received from him thfia wleek, a young Clydach soldier in France, writes: "I have been here just over a week now, and despite the severe weather we had over the beginning of the -month-the effect of which on our primitive sleep- ing-places being a new expedience to me-I am in the best of health. One thing which has struck nle very deeply since I have been in France is the way the French people fed the war—God oinily knows honv it has been brought home to the poorer classes here! England, by comparison, is outside the war zone, and I think the credit is in a great measure due to Our original gallant Expeditionary Forec- the majority of whom ar« now, al is! sleeping their last ,sleep-that our country has not had the ruthless in- vader on her soil, nor tasted the worst miseries of war. The death took place on Friday afternoon last, after a long illness of Mrs. Elizabeth Sykes Russell, wife of Mr David Russell, Chestnut villa, and manager of the Glanyrafon Tinplate Works. The deceased who was "much esteemed in the neighbourhood, had reached the twilight of life, and had been an invalid for some time past. She leases a. widower and eight grown up children—four daughters a,nd four sons-to mourn their loss, with whom much sympathy is felt. After having been idle for the past six weeks, the Olydach-Merthyr Col- liery was again re-started last week after the Easter holidays. A port.otn of the colliery has been closed down, but with this exception all the men have resumed work. It is stated that the men who were previously employed, in the portion, which has since been elosed down will by arrangement, share work with the men employed in the now re-started portion. An instructive lantern lecture on "New Zealand" was given by Dr. J Moomurmy Cole, of New Zealand and Edinburg University, at the Public Hall, on Thursday evening, of last week. The Rev. D. Eiddig Jones, Hebron, presided over a. good gather- ing. The lecture, which was illustra- ted by beautiful lantern vUews, was much appreciatd- During the evening a song was nicely stmg by Mr J. Rees Clydach, and a recitation was capitally given by Miss Ethel Bibbs, Pontar- dawe. The proceeds from the lecture will be devoted to the Mordah Soldiers and Saittors Fund. The wedding took place by licence at Swansea, on Wednesday of last week of Mr Thomas Evans How ells, eldest son of Mr and Mre. Morgan Howells, Caemawr, Clydach, now of the Royal Flying Curlx-i. and Miss Maggie Mor- gan, only daughter of Mr and Mrs. Morgan Morgan, Sybil villa, Olydach. Both parties ore verv popular in the neighbourhood, and their 'ma.ny freinds wish them every happiness and pros- perity. Information was received by his pairents on Saturday ilast that Private Emanuel Reynolds, of Down street, Clydach, had been tilled in action while serving with the Welsh Regi- ment in Egypt. The deceased young soldier who was married since joining the colours, Ioaves a young Italian wiidow to mourn her loss. Much sym- pathy is felt with the widow and parents in theair sad beravement. The funeral took plac on Friday afternoon last amidst manifestations of deep sorrow of the late Miss Mabel MoTavish, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs. Alexainder McTavish, Argyle House, who passed uaway at her resi- dence, after a painful illness patiently borne, on the previous Sunday after- noon at the age of 19 years. The de- ceased young lady was. IDIuch esteemed in the neighbourhood. The inter- ment took place at the locaJ St. John's Churchyard i After a few days' stoppage, the strike which started at the local Mond Nickel Works on Easter Tuesday, in which about a thollsandl men and women were affected, ended wfith a settlement om the following Thurs- day. On Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon last the strikers indulged in a couple of well-organised demonstration's, in the course of which they paraded the. principal streets with ya/ving banner and bands play- ing. The orderly manner in which the demonstrafeioirs were conducted re- flected rnuoh er-edit upon both organ- itsera and demonstrators. Special services were held in con- nection with the Clydach Forward Movement Church (Presbyterian), at the local Public Ralll on Sunday last. The Rev. John Thomas, Cardiff, officiated and during the day preached eloquent sermons to large and ap- precia,tive congregations. Mr Thomas, who has a very pleasing personality- and is a very eloquent preacher, is a prominent figure in social and relig- ious life in Cardiff. He is the general secretary of the Presbyterian Forward Movement Church, amd ha.s at present fifty-thr^ trcs in his charge. Mr Thomas expressed himself as being very gratified at the progress made by the Clydach centre, which is in charge of the Rev. ,J. B. Thompson. At the evening service a song was nicely sung I' by Mr Lewis Thomas (Twynybedw). The annual meeting of the Clydach Parish Council was held at the Council Schools, Trebanos, on Mon- day evening last. Councillor Ben Davies (Clydach), presided, and the other members present were Coun- cillors Daivid G. Thomas, William I Jenkins, William Bowen (Trebanos); Lewis Hopkin, Daniel Williams, Eva,n Lloyd and Joseph Davies (Clydach), with the clerk (Mr David Davies). Councillors Ben Davies (Clydach), and David G Thomas (Trebanos), were re-elected chairman and vice-chair- man otf the Council respectively for the ensuing year, and Councillors E. Lloyd, Joseph Davies (Clydach Ward), William Jenkins and William Bowen (Gellionen Ward) were re-appointed overseers for the Olydach Parish for a similar period. The folowing mem- bers were re-elected to constitute the committees: Charity committee: Councillors Evan Lloyd, Joseph Davies and William Jenkins and the Chairman. Fire bridage committee: Councillolrs Ulew. J. Davies. David G. Thomas, Theophilus Morgan, F. W Lilley and Joseph Davies and the chairman. Footpaths' committee. Councillors William Jenkins, William Bowen, David ,J Davies (Gellionen Ward); Lewis Hopkin, Dl. Williams, R. A. Joses and F. W. Lilley (Clydach Ward), and the Chairman. Open spaces' committee: Councillors R. A. Jones, Llew. J. Davies, Evan Lloyd, Theophilus Morgan, Richard Thomas and William Jenkins and the chair- man. Finance committee: Councillors Llew. J. Davies, R. A. Jones and D. J. Davies and the Chahirman. The minutes of the last meeting were sub- sequently read and were confirmed. Amidst miaaiy manifestations of grief, the funeral took place on Tues- day afternoon last, of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Sykes Russell, wife of Mr. David Russell, of Chestnut Villa, Clydach, secretary and manager of the Park Tinplate Company. The de- ceased, who passed peacefully away at her residence cm t.he previous Fri- day afternoon after a long illness patiently borne, was 73 years of age, ,and had been happily married for nearly fifty years. She was widely known in the neighbourhood, haiving resided in Clydach for very many years during which she won the esteem and warm regard of everyone she came in contact with. The funeral was a large and representative one, and the interment took pIareamidst ilmpresgive scenes at the local St. John's Churchyard. The cortege was met at the entrance to the church- yard by the choir (conducted by choirmaster David Rees), and a short choral service was held at the church. "Peace, perfect peace," "Abide with Me," and theh 90th Psalm were im- pressively rendered, and th "Dead March" was played on the organ by Mr John Butler. The officiating clergy were the Revs. Thohmas Morris (vicar of Clydach); David Williams, M. A. (Vicar of Llangyfelach); D. Carron Rees (Vicar of Kilvey); T. C. Walters and Thomas Davies (Curates of Olyd- ach), and the Revs. T. W. Jones (Curate of Pontardawe); T. Valentine Evans and D. Eiddig Jones were also observed present. The chief mourners were Mr David Russell (husband), the Misses Annie, Edith. Gwendoline, and EJla. Russell, daughters; Mr and Mrs. John W. Russell, Sheffield; Mr a.nd Mns. Arthur H. Russell, IAanelly; Mr amd MTB. Sidney D. Russell, Llanelly; Pte. Edgar J. Russell (Inns of Courts Officers Training Corps), all sons. Mr JOIhn Russell (Cwmayon); Mrs. W. L Evans (Port Talbot): Dr. J. Havard Jones (Olvdach), and Mr D. Bassett Griffiths (Llanelly). Beautiful floral wreaths were sent "I n loving memory from, your de- voted husband," "To our darling mother from her sorrowing children," and by Mr James and Miss Hilda Kelly (Barry); Mr and Mrs. WiJlie Vaughan (Barry); Mr and Mrs. Dd. Matthews (Morriston); Mr and Mrs. Ben Hill (Clydach); Mr and Mrs. T. H. Watson (Clydach); Mr and Mrs. J. H. Da.vies (Richmond Villa); "Nim, Lil and Jess," DiVectors of the Park Tinplate Companl Ma- and Mjis. Mrs. Herbert Gibbon, (Ctlydach); Staff of Severn Road GirW School (Cardiff); Swansea Telegraph Staff; Mr and Mrs. A. E. Edleston and family (Clydach); h., Mrs. and Miss Ma,y Parmel (Clydach), and Mrs. G. Baker and family (Clydach). The funeral arrangements had been en- trusted to Messrs. Edwin Davies, Clydach, and E. W. Chapman, Morris, atrn. —WELSH LLEWELYN.
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