County Observer and Monmouthshire Central Advertiser Abergavenny and Raglan Herald Usk and Pontypool Messenger and Chepstow Argus

A NEW AND CAREFULLY SELECTED STOCK NOW ON SALE AT J. J. AND E. EDWARDS, LINEN AND WOOLLEN DRAPUES, OUTFITTERS, MILLINERS, HATTERS, HOSIERS, AND HABERDASHERS, FAMILY GROCERS, FLOUR, MEAL, & PROVISION MERCHANTS, NEAR THE TOWN HALL, USK. FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR CUSTOMERS WE DO NOT CLOSE ON WEDNESDAYS UNTIL THE USUAL TIME. KING'S HEAD COMMERCIAL HOTEL, USE WILLIAMMORGAN X)EGS to inform Lis numerous friends that he has taken to the above OLD ESTABLISHED HOTEL, where he trusts, by the strictest attention to business, and keeping Wines, Spirits, and Ales of the huest quality, to merit and obtain a share of their support. Good stable accommodation. Ostler kept. N.B.—AN ORDINARY ON MARKET AND FAIR DAYS AT ONE O'CLOCK. POST HORSES AND CARRIAGES. SKETCHES OF MONMOUTHSHIRE, | NCLUI)INQ Notices of Druidical Hemains; Invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar; The Princes of td i.i.1 W6mv Noruian Conquest; The Lords Marchers; Insurrections in Wales; Owen Gllendwer's Rattles; The Conquest of Henry V.; The Families of Monmouthshire; The Civil War; The Storming of hepstow Castle; The Siege of Raglan Castle; The Memoirs of Monmouthshire, &e. Price, 2s 6i. NOTICE. 20 PER CENT. REDUCTION IN PROVISIONS! GOOD SECONDS FLOUR, 7s. 6d. per bushel »j FINES Co od PRTM^™INES" •• •• 8s! 6d. ffiEo lILD-CURED BACON 3W., 4d., Ud per lb. G00D SALT BUTTER •• 7d., 8d„ Od.; lOd. „ 41b LOAVES 6d 610 LOAVES Ud. BREAD WEIGHED ON DELIVERY. W. PEGLEE A N D S O N, PONTYPOOL AND BLAENAVON. o 0 A L a o ALII GREAT REDUCTION IN COAL. j THE USK COAL COMPANY J-)EG inost respectfully to. announce that they are now prepared to supply any quantity of Coal at the lowest possible price in the yard, or delivered at a reasonable charge. In quantities of four ton, or upwards, of the Best Large Screened Coal 10s. per Tou iu the yard "Her quantities, lis per ton in the yard. All orders to be sent to O. STIN CHOOMP), MANAGER, CHURCH-STREET, USK. PUNCTUAL AND PERSONAL ATTENDANCE. PERFECTLY PAINLESS DENTISTRY GUARANTEED. ARTIFICIAL TEETH. ^DE"STS^ 30, BERNJflRS-STREKT OXFOKO-STREET, AND 448, STRAND OPPOSITE CHABING-CBOSS RAILWAY STATION, LONDON. OKOSS The Oldest Established English Dentists. IH EIY-IHIKD YKAB P^IIKNDAHOE IN MONMODTHSHIRK 4ND HEKEFOBDSBIHE. StttvisiU^Monmoutli, Ita'i.yMa„h JTS, TEETH AND PATNLESS DENTISTRY.—ME SR ™ V A <WO • A FICIAL TEETH are recommended by the most eimnmt J l r 0 S 1,nProved AR II- Substitute for the natural organs, securing, without possikHtv of tS Profe^lon as undeniably the best comfort. They are the lightest, strongest, most econon S and dn w, Palu> the 8™ amount of ease retained in the mouth without springs, wires, or aree and cumbersome nSl, p prodfU,Ce;d'and ar,e secu+rely tion, and the restoration of the original youthful appearance H °r ^1' speech,mastica- mature is so perfect as to frequently deceive the wearers thLiselves -CrS "T™1 ^blance gas enables them to guarantee a perfectly painless performance of all annerV-iinhfcf J s sPeciia lte use and comfort unobtainable by an} other method, pain, uu,aeaSanL'yorE^ Wltha sPe«d- • Thudichum, of the Pathological Laboratory, St. Thomas's Hospital in"the 7V-JI nf »' +' Jm.n SayS, Ifc Possesses all the advantages of chloroform to ,he exclSn of**1™tA"* St' Berfi a"j Produces quickly, in four or five full inspirations, a perfect anaesthesia in which nil k° T>aticrmu with°ut causing pain, and hardly a minute after the cessation of its inhalation its in,8 can J365 ever b?P entirely disappeared. It never produces unpleasant sensations, choking, or sickness and there h s TIVT ^Case of dan8er under its influence/' For the efficacy, utility, and thTsystem *"1 fZ j J-ooth Extraction, guaranteed painless, 10s.6d. No tee charged for extractions when the better des- c.ription of artificial teeth are required. Artificial Teeth from 5s. each Sets from £ 5 5s. Place aflu Av1t!ficial 'reeth being constructed in their own work-rooms in London, Messrs. Moselvare enabled tn eXceDt n+ tlleir patients those higher resources of the Dental Art unattainable in the provinces Onll r ??d exPense of a journey to the melropolis. ondon Establishments :—30, Berners-street, Oxford-street; and 448, Strand (opposite the Charing.cross Railway Station), where patients visiting London wil meet with every attention free of charge. All Consultations and every Information FREE. NJ CONNECTION WITH ANYONE (11" THE fiAME NAME. P URE-GEN U INE-U NAD ULT-E RATED, ¡ ( I' I' ALES ( CLARK, COSSENS, & Co., Stores—Bridge Street, Usk. B II I D G E STREET, USK. ARTHUR RIVERS BEGS most respectfully to inform the inhabitants of Usk and neigbbourhood that he has taken the J-J Premises lately occupied by Mr. W. A. DAY, where he purposes carrying on business as a WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT, and has been appointed Agent for MESSRS. TRAVERS' WINES AND SPIRITS, ALSO AGENT FOR MR. WATKINS'S NOTED HEREFORD ALE, BASS'S ALES, & MADDER'S DUBLIN STOUT. ALE & STOUT (BOTTLED ON THE PREMISES) ALWAYS KEPT IN STOCK. Lemonade, Ginger Beer, Soda Water, etc, in any quantity. A. R. WILL COMMENCE BUSINESS AS ABOVE ON FRIDAY, THE 31ST MAY. t ESTABLISHED 1812. o' .:¡- "1 t H. & T. PROCTOR, AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTS, CATHAY, BRISTOL, I ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS OF SPECIALLY PREPARED BONE MANURES, I' FOR GRASS, CO.RN, ROOT, AND OTHER CROPS, ALSO BONE SUPERPHOSPHATE OF LIME. WORKS CATIIA1, BRISTOL. Our Mr. HATHKRLEY will attend Abergavenny, Usk. and Newport Markets during the Season. STORES :_Messrs. WATERS & Co., Chepstow Mr. Tiros. HYAM, Wyebridge, Monmouth. Full particulars, with prices, post free, on application. JOHN WILLIAMS, NEWPORT STEAM MARBLE WORKS, CLARENCE PLACE, NEWPORT. Monuments,jHeadBtoues, &c-„ to ord..r. Choicest designs. A large and varied Stock always to select from. ESTABLISHED, 1857. THOMAS ADKINS & CO., Smethwick, near Birmingham, SUPERIOR SPECIAL MANURES, SUITABLE FOR ALL CROPS. r|PflESE Manures are prepared with the best materials that can be obtained, and each Sort specially m8.nuiactured with the view of meeting the requirements of the particular crop for which it is designed. AGENT :-MR. W. MAREELL, Trostrey Court, near Usk. OPPOSITE THE THREE SALMONS HOTEL (ESTABLISHED 1782). W I L L I A M S & SON, SADDLE AND HARNESS MANUFACTURERS, Respectfully iuvites attellthn to their S P E C I A L HUNTING S A D D L E. The increasing demand tor which is an undisputed test of their .idaption to the requirements of all Gentlemen who delight in a Perfect Seat, Easy Fitting, Style, and Modern Construction. All weights and sizes to select from, and a reasonable price. Every Saddle warranted Genuine. The Best Value for Money. Horse Clothing in Kersey Suits, complete; Fawu Rugs, all sizes and weights, Cut out to fit Neck bound, or plain, Roller, Girths, &c., &c. Every Description of Article required for the Stable, Harness-room, or Huntm" Field, in Stock or Made to Order. ° LEATHER LEGGINGS Of every description in Stock, or Made to Order. A Vacancy for a Respectable Youth as APPRENTICE to the Saddlery. FRIEND. IN-NEED LODGE, CROSS KEYS, USK. THE ANNIVERSARY DINNER will take JL place on WHIT-MONDAY, the 10th JUNH. The Members will meet at the LoDGE RooM, at THREE o'clock. Dinner on the table at Folm. JAMES CASSIDY, May, 1878. Secretary. WANTED,-An APPRENTICE to the DRESS w and MANTLE MAKING.-Apply to A. REECE, Baron-street, Usk. TO BE LET, on the 1st of MAY, IVY X COTTAGE," in Market-street, Usk.-Apply for particulars to MR. D. BOULTON, Surgeon, the Rosary, Usk. USK.—TO LET, with Immediate Possession, PORTHYCARNE HOUSE," with the Gardens and Orchard belonging thereto For particulars apply to Mr. E. BEBNABD REECE. Cardiff TO BE LET, with immediate possession, A NEAT VILLA RESIDENCE, in the town of Usk, late in the occupation of the Rev T. Clapp. The house contains Dining, Drawing, and Six Bed- rooms, Kitchen, Back Kitchen, and other domestic offices, with Good Garden.-Apply to Mr. H. A. ADDIS, St. Maryport-street, Usk. Usk, March 28th, 1878. USK. RPO BE LET, a COMFORTABLE BED-ROOM _1. and SITTING-ROOM, or Two Bed-Rooms if required.-Apply to Mr. W. DAVIES, Bridge-street, Usk. COMING HARVEST. HE attention of Farmers is requested to the JL great superiority of Messrs. Osborne and Co's Mowers and Reapers, having done perfect work in all sorts and conditions of crops on all kinds of land in this neighbourhood. Draught and.Repairs about half of any others. MACHINES AND FITTINGS always in Stock at Mr. Boulton's Implement Yard, Usk. Messrs. Nicholson's Perfect Horse Rakes and Tedding Machines. Messrs. FOLLOWS and BATES' LAWN MOWERS, Greenhouses and Vineries specially designed and built, and heated with Mr. B's self-stoking apparatus Estimates and Plans for pumping, &c. Grinding, Sawing, or any other work driven by steam, water, wind, Of horse power, of any magnitude. Hydraulic Rams fixed or repaired. Mr. Boulton, whilst thanking his numerous customers, requests that any Mowers and Horse Rakes wanting repairs be sent in at once to enable the necessary work to be perfectly done. N.B.—Those first in first attended to. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. BRISTOL MEETING, 1878. Entries for LIVE STOCK, BUTTER, and CHEESE close on the 1st JUNE, and all Certificates received after that date will be returned to the senders. Special Prizes offered for West County Sheep, Welsh Cattle, also Butter and Cheese. Prize Sheets and Certificates will be forwarded on application to H. M. JENKINS, Secretary, 12, Hanover-square, London, W. PRIORY, USK. BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE in the meadow adjoining the New Court House. Plan may be seen at the Three Salmons Hotel, and for further particulars apply to the proprietor, T. WATJIINS, Llanvair, Abergavenny. USK, MONMOUTHSHIRE. TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE CONTRACT. A FREEHOLD PROPERTY called PONT- A SAMPIT, situate on the banks of the river Usk, about one mile from the town. The property consists of about 12 acres of Good Meadow Lond, on which is erected an Excellent Dwelling-house, together with an Entrance Lodge, Stable, Cow-houses, Pigstyes, and other Outbuild- ings. There is also a Good Garden. Arrangements may be made with the present tenant for immediate possession. — For further particulars, apply on the premises, or to MESSRS. E. B. EDWARDS & SON, Solicitors, Town Hall, 21st May, 1878. Pontypool. PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. T^OR SALE BY AUCTION, in the course of a JL few weeks, the ANCIENT MANSION known as ST. MARY'S PRIORY," USK, MONMOUTHSHIRE. Particulars in Future Advertisomentf. PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS F0R^Vind iu the Stomach, Indigestion Spasms f- Biliousness, &c., a safe and sure cure. A tew doses speedily restore to health and vigour, This wonderful power in removing disease and restoring to health proceeds from their admirable adaptation to the requirements of the human system as proved by facts in abundance.-Sold by J. II. CLARK, Usk,