Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal

WREXHAM FANCIERS' EXHIBITION. LOCAL SUCCESSESS. The annual show of poultry, pigeons, cage birds, dressed poultry, eggs, rabbits, and cavies in connec- tion with the Wrexham and District Fanciers' Association was held in the Public Hall, Wrexham, on Saturday, and proved a great success. The entries showed an increase of 150 as compared with last year's show, while there was a marked improve- ment in the quality of the exhibits. The poultry classes were exceptionally well represented, and some very fine birds were penned. Mr. T. H. Edwards, of Chirk, was the most successful exhibitor in poultry, carrying off the special prize given by the President, Mr. T. Arthur Acton, for the best pen of poultry in the show, with a black red game bantam cock while he also won the Association's prize given to the exhibitor gaining the most points. In pigeons Mr. W. H. Morris, Cefn, won the prize for the best working homer in the show, while Mr. Abel Hughes, Johnstown, carried off the award for the best pigeon, and Mr. Hogg, Rhosddu, obtained the most points; J. Spooner, Wrexham, was also a very successful competitor in the flying classes. Cage birds were quite a feature of the show, the entries showing a considerable increase on previous years, and they were much admired. Mr. J. Arthur Gough, Oswestry, secured the premier award, but the principal winners were Sergeant T. Lee, Ruabon Sergeant J. Salisbury and Mr. J. Yates, Wrexham, the first-named carrying off the points prize.

LLANGOLLEN PARISH COUNCIL. A meeting of this Council was held in the Overseer's Room, at the Town Hall, on Friday evening. Mr. John Price occupied the chair, and the following members were also present: Messrs. Robert Edwards, Richard Edwards, John Roberts, Joseph Manley, W. H. Jordan, Thomas Edwards, with the clerk, Mr. Samuel Morton. TRUSTEES OF CHARITIES. A letter was read from Mr. E. Foulkes-Jones containing a printed list of the names of the recipients at the last distribution of the eharities and the balance sheet was produced. After some discussion as to selecting the recipients it was proposed by Mr. Manley, seconded by Mr. R. Edwards, and resolved that the clerk write to Mr. Feulkes-Jones asking if the list of recipients of the charities for the rural district has been checked and also to know if that for the Urbaa District has been doae in accordance with requirements. CUSTODY OF DOCUMENTS. The safe for the custody of Parish Documents was examined and approved and the account of Mr. Robert Evans, who has since applied for £ 15 for the same, was allowed, and a cheque for £ 5 was signed to pay the proportion of the Rural District Council for the same. STREAMLET NEAR GARTH. Mr. Manley reported that at a meeting of the United Rural District and the Parish Councillors on the spot they arrived at the following con- clusion in this matter That the necessary work be done under the supervision of Mr. Green-Davies, surveyor, at an estimated cost of d62, to be divided equally between the two Councils for payment. After some discussion it was agreed to adopt and confirm this recommendation. THE FIRE ENGINE. The question of the fire engine was then con- sidered, and the clerk stated that the Urban District Council had not yet decided upon the selection of an engine. On the motion of Mr. Jordan, it was agreed that the clerk write to the clerks of the Wrexham and Oswestry Town Councils enquiring what terms adjoiniag parishes in their districts paid as their share towards having the use of the fire engine and brigade under the Parish Fire Engine Act of 1898. CLERK'S SALARY. The clerk made an application for an increase in his salary, and it was decided to place the matter on the agenda for consideration at the next meeting of the Council. There was no other business of publio interest.

CORWEN BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The fortnightly meeting of this Board was held at the Board Offices at the Workhouse, Corwen, on Friday last. In the absence of Dr. D. R. Jones (chairman) and Mr. Jos. Nanson (vice-chairman) the Rev. J. S. Jones presided and the following members were also present: Messrs. Ed. Davies, J. Lloyd, R. R. Roberts, John Hughes, W. E. Williams, Thos. Owen, David Jones, T. Jones, John Williams, Ellis Jones, S. Jones, D. W. Roberts, Rd. Hughes, Col. S. Parr-Lynes, Rev. Ivan T. Davies, Mesdawes Edith Barker, Martha M. Richards, Susannah Roberts, with the clerk (Mr. Thomas Hughes). THE SCHOOL CARD QUESTION. The clerk said that he had written to the Board of Education on this subject but had, so far, only received a formal acknowledgment of his com- munication. Doubtless full particulars would be to hand for consideration at the next meeting of the Board. STATISTICS, ETC. From the Master's Report it appeared that the aambar of inmates in the House during the fort- night was 55 compared with 51 in the corres- ponding period of the previous year. 21 vagrants had been relieved compared with 34 in the same period of 1899-a decrease of 13. The Master reported the receipt of a parcel of religious tracts for the use of casuals, from Miss Barnett, of Cheltenham, and, on the motion of the chairman, seconded by the Rev. Ivan T. Davies, it was decided to thank her for her kindly gift. THE CHRISTMAS TREAT. It was formally decided that the inmates should have their usual treat in the Workhouse at Christmas. I'AUI'M Pitt VI LEGES. In the case of an inmate who asked for permission to take his discharge from the House Mr. Roberts said the man appeared to have bad a good deal of latitude in the past. He prowled about the streets asking anyone he could lay hold on for a drink. He did not think it was right that he should be in the streets at all hours.—The Master said that he was not; he only went out when liberty was given him to do so.—The inmate's application to be permitted to take his discharge was granted. OUT-RELIEF. Cheques for out-relief were signed Mr. Darby- shire £ 55 Mr. Foulkes £ 55. The amounts are higher than heretofore in consequence of the determination of the Guardians to increase, by 6d. a week, the amount of out-relief given to certain of the out-deor poor.—Mr. Williams said he found in looking over the relief expenditure that the amount given to the Llangollen district, as compared with the other part of the Union, is increasing whereas it used to be the reverse. He did not know the reason for this but it used to be pointed out that Llangollen was so much lower than their district. Were there a large numbers of paupers there /—The chairman The population is larger. To-day and the last fortnight the amounts are the same. Mr. Williams Is it not that you are getting more gener- out ?—Mr. J.Williams: Perhaps you are getting more scrupulous at your end.—Mr. W. E. Williams The happy medium is the thing if we can get it.-It was pointed out that the number of paupers in the Llangollen district was 218 and in the Corwen district 184.-The matter then dropped, and the Board adjourned after sitting for fifteen minutes.

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RUABON PARISH COUNCIL. Sir W. Williams Wynne presided over the meeting of the Ruabon Parish Council, on Tuesday night. Mr. Leighton wrote asking to be relieved of his duties as Clerk to the Lighting Committee. That Committee also reported that they had made an appointment to the post.-The Chairman pointed out that the appointment was in the hands of the Parish Council.-After some discussion, it was resolved that the appointment of Clerk should be postponed, and it was agreed to ask Mr. Leighton to continue to act until a successor is legally appointed.-A precept from the Ruabon Joint Burial Committee for £56 7s 2d was ordered to be paid.—This being the first meeting Sir W. Williams Wynn attended since his illness, the Council expressed their pleasure at seeing him again in the chair.-The Chairman suitably replied.

4 THE EDEYRNION FREE CHURCH COUNCIL. The bi-monthly meeting of the Council was held at the Vestry Room of the Welsh Congregationalists, Corwen, on Friday, Mr. W. Foulkes Jones, J.P., Corwen, being in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. A letter was read from the Clerk of the Peace for the County of Meirioneth, whioh stated that a resolution passed by the Council had been submitted to the Standing Joint Committee, asking that body to instruct the Police to be more vigilant in dealing with Public-houses and yards also with putting down profane language. The committee informed the Council that such instructions had already been given, and they were satisfied the Police do all in their power to carry out sueh instructions.—The committee which had been sitting upon the question of having Harvest Thanksgiving Services on the same date throughout the district presented their report which wall as follows :-That the week October 6-13 be kept free to arrange meetings in course of that time. The report was confirmed, and it was added that the Council desired that our brethren of the Church of England be approached in the various neighbourhoods with a view to securing their co- operation. It was resolved that the Council desires that the prayer meetings held in the beginning of the New Year should be held con-jointly." The Corwen delegates brought to the notice of the meeting a very successful plan for carrying out the idea of a Local Free Church Council. A com- mittee is elected comprising representatives of the various churches, and this committee superintends all public matters of interest and importance to free churches, and they bring to the notice of their churches the various necessary matter*. The Council urges that a similar Local Council be formed throughout the district. After a lengthy discussion upon the question of offertories at burials the matter was referred to the Executive Committee for further consideration. The Rev. Clement Evans, Gwyddelwern, delivered an address upon The Simultaneous Mission." The secretary was instructed to notify that reports of the various districts working for the mission should be laid before the Executive Committee, which meets on January 4th, 1901, to complete the arrangements. It was resolved to present six copies of the Free Church Catechism to all churches within the Council, in order to bring them under their notice, and that information be given that any quantity can be secured at the price of one penny each. This being the last meeting of the year, information was given that it becomes necessary to elect delegates for next year, and that it is desirable that this should be done as early as possible and the names and addresses forwarded to the secretary.

♦ ALLEGED NIGHT POACHING NEAR CORWEN. PRISONERS COMMITTED TO THE ASSIZES. Considerable excitement was caused in Corwen on Thursday, when five young men, residing in the neighbourheod, were brought before the local beneh of magistrates on a charge of poaching on the previous Tuesday night on the estate of the Hon. C. H. Wynn, Rug, and for using violence towards two of the keepers. Purely formal evidence was taken at the first appearance and a remand applied for until the following Saturday. On Saturday the bench was composed as follows S. Wayne, W. Jones, W. F. Jones and H. E. Walker, Esqrs. The prisoners answered to the names David Jones, Edward Thomas, Ellis David Ellis, Albert Owen Davies and Thomas Probert, all living near Corwen, and were charged with night poaching in Rug Woods on the night of Tuesday.—Mr. Wynn Evans appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. A. O. Evans for the defence.—Mr. Wynn Evans having opened the case. called John Price, gamekeeper to the Hon C. H. Wynn of Rug, who said on Dec. 4 he was on duty in the yard of Parcucha Farm. He was accompanied by David Jones and Morris Roberts It was a fine moonlight might. About midnight he heard a shot from the direction of the Graig cover. He called up David Jones, farmer. He came down and acoompanied him is the direction of the cover. On the way they heard some more IIhots-ileven altogether. They entered the cover and saw five men. One had a gun and another a bag slung over his shoulder. He walked up to them, and said "Hold hard, lads." As soon as he got to them, one of them knoekfed down David Jones. The bag was Lhrown on the ground, and they ran. He (witness) ran after the one who threw the bag away. He threw lown the bag as he was going up a small hill. He followed him but he got away. D. Jones, a keeper, picked up the bag and brought it back into the TT 1 -1 1 1- 1- cover, tie looked inside the bag, and found six pheasants. They were warm. When he returned to the cover he saw Thomas Probert (one of the defendants) only. Previously, he picked up the cap and stick produced. They took Thomas Probert to Corwen. and on the way he said he knew one of the others. His name is Ellis D. Ellis, and he said he might know one of the others if he saw saw him again. After taking Probert to the police station he went, in company with P.C. Lloyd and D. Jones and M. Roberts, gamekeepers, to Tynddol, Bettws. There he saw D. Jones (one of the defendants). He told him he was charged with night poaching with four others in Craig Woods, and he said he was in bed. He then handed him over to P.C. Lloyd. He next went to Glegirisa and saw Ed. Thomas (another of the defendants). He was charged with the same effence, and he made a reply in Welsh, which he (witness) did not understand. They went from there to Clegir Canol and saw Robert Owen Davies, another of the defendants. He also replied in Welsh. They went next to Pengraig Fawr, and saw Ellis D. Ellis, and charged him and toak him into custody.—Cross- examined When they heard the shots fired they were on Park Ucha. He had heard no shots before that night. He had not chased any other poachers that night. He did not know who fired the shot in the Graig Wood. When he reached the wood he saw one gun. He was ten or fifteen yards away when he saw it. He did not know who carried the gan, bat the carrier of it was walking along the cover, and the other four were walking on each side of him iN a row. He did not then know any of the five. A bag was left on the Ffridd by one of them. All he saw was a bag and a gun; he saw no walking sticks actually in their possession. On the way from the wood to Rftg, Probert spoke to him in English, and he asked him who was with him.-Two other keepers and a farmers corrobor- ated the previous witness.—No evidence was called for the defence, and the defendants, who pleaded Not guilty," were committed for trial at the next Assizes.

THE CHIRK MYSTERY. BODY OF MISSING MAN FOUND. On Wednesday evening John Houlbrooke, ga te- keeper in the employ of Mr. Edmund Peel, Bryuypys, saw a body in the River Dee, in the villiage of Bangor-is-y-coed. With the aid of a coracle the body was brought to the bank, and was found to be that of William Stocker. who: had been missing from his home at Chirk since November 17th.

NORTH WALES COUNTIES ASYLUM. LITIGATION AS TO THE NEW BUILDINGS. AWARD OF THE ARBITRATOR. For some time legal proceedings have being going on in connection with the dismissal of Messrs. G. 0. Ellison and Son, Liverpool, architects for the extension of the asylum buildings. The committee of visitors representing the five counties of the Union, and the subscribers were served with a writ,a claim of nearly £3,000 having been made by the architects for alleged wrongful dismissal and for commission due on account of work done. The case was entered for trial at Liverpool Assizes in. July. A counter-claim was made by the Asylum Committee through its Clerk, Mr. Barker, on account of the alleged negligence of the plaintiff. in carrying out and supervising the work, and also for the alleged wrongful detention by the plaintiffs of certain documents. At the desire of both parties the case was referred to Mr. W.Emerson,London, who in September sat at Chester for over a week to hear the case. He has now issued his decision, fle awards the plantiffs are entitled to recover against the defendants on their claim the sum of d6915 Is. 6d., that the defendant, is entitled to recover against the plaintiffs on his conn tec-claim the sum of C 100, that the costs of the plaintiffs be taxed and and paid by defendant, that the costi of the defendant in the counter-claim be taxed and by the plaintiffs, that on payment by the defendant to the plaintiffs of the said sum of £ 915 1<4 Gd. and of the coats plaintiffs must deliver to i he defendant all drawings, specifications of the general contract, quantities and prices of articles upon which the contractor based his estimates, and measure- ments, certificates on account, memoranda of extra works ordered and variations from the specification" authorised, adjustment of variations, and detailed quantities showing measurments upon which quantities are built up that each of the said parties shall pay his own costs of referee and that each shall pay one half of the cost of the award, viz. £365.

« HEAD HOUSEMAID'S SAVINGS. CURIOUS CASE FROM CERRIG-Y-DRUIDION. At the Liverpool Assizes, yesterday week, before Mr. Justice Bucknill and a jury, John Roberts, of Liverpool, administrator of Jane Jones, sought to recover from David Jones, of Cerrigydruidion, £ 100 and interest, money lent.-Defendant denied that the money was lent, and said he received it as a gift, and further pleaded the Statute of Limitations; plaintiff replied that there had been part payment, which took it out of the statute.-Mr. Shoe, Q.C., and Mr. Ross Brown were for the plaintiff, and Mr. F. E. Smith for defendant.—The plaintiff's case was that Jane Jones was a head housemaid at hotels is Bala and Llanberis, and had been enabled to get together £ 1,000, saved either out of wages or gratu- ities, and this was invested in banks. On May 27th, 1887, after the funeral of defendant's mother, defendant obtained a loan of jglOO from Jane Jones, who was his aunt, and it was alleged he had paid interest thereon, X3 in 1888, 45 in 1894, £, 10 in 1896, £5 in 1898, and £ 5 in 1899. The day after receiving the £100 defendant sent to his aunt a stamped receipt, and plaintiff said on the instruct- ions of Jane Jones, he recorded the payments made by defendant on the back of that receipt.—For the defence, it was stated that the defendant was, a justice of the peace for the county of Denbigh, and he defended the action becausa he believed that a claim was being made by the representatives of the deceased lady which she would not have counten- anced.—Defendant stated that his aunt told him he could have £ 100 if he liked, to help him in hit business as a builder, and he took it as a gift. The sums he paid to his aunt were at times when she was running short of loose cash, and was not able to get money from her bank. From the time he received the d6100 his aunt never asked him to repay it, and on no occasion did she mention anything about interest.-The jury found for plaintiff for £ 105 15s. lid., and judgement was given accord- ingly.

fffttbs, ilftarrtageg, and BIRTHS. Dec. 10th, the wife of the Rev. Clement Evans; C-9 minister, Gwyddelwern, of a son. Nov. 25th, the wife of Mr. W. Hughes, Australia Houses, Garth, Llangollen, of a daughter. Nov. 17th, at 3, Church-street, Welshpool, the wife of Mr. W. L. Roberts, Royal Welsh Harpist, of a daughter. Dec. 5th, the wife of Mr. W. E. Peake, parcel porter, London-road, Corwen, of a son. Dec. 9th, the wife of the Rev. T. T. Phillips, B.D., Pensarn-road, Bala, of a daugher (first-born). MARRIAGES. Dec. 6th, at Moss-side C.M. Chapel, Manchester, by the Rev. W. James, D.D., Mr. John Williams, Ty- nant, Llandrillo, to Lizzie, only daughter of the late Mr. Edward Davies, Wernhinfa, Llansilin. Dec. 8th, at the registrar's office, Corwen, Mr, Joseph Evans, Frizland, to Miss Sarah Jane JoaeS, Groeslwyd, both of Glyaceiriog. Dec. 8th, at the C.M. Chapel, Corwen, by the ReV- J. Willams and Mr. D. P. Davies, registrar, Mr. Isaac Jones to Miss Mary Rees, Bwlch-mawr, Cerygydruid- ion. DM ATMS. Dec. 9th, aged 73, Mr. Hugh Morris, Cae Mawr, Bryneglwys. Dec. 6th, aged 82, Mr. Joseph Daniels, Newbridge.. Dec. 9th, aged 45, Elizabeth, beloved wife of Mr Thomas Jones, 48, Tower View, Castell, Denbigh. Dec. 11th, aged 73, Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, Ddolhir, Bala. Dec. 10th, aged 76, Mr. John Williams, Fairclougb- terrace, Llandrillo. Dec. 8th, aged 58, Ellen, the beloved wife of Mr- David White, Rhydyglafes, Cynwyd. Dec. 10th, aged 82, Mr. Thomas Wynne, Talgartb Issa, Glynceiriog. Dec. 10th, aged 80, Mr. William Lewis, PenybryUi Bryneglwys, late of Capel Garmon. Dec. 10th, aged 65, Mr. Thomas Jones, Caed-drwg, Glyndyfrdwy. Dec. 12th, aged 67, Hellen, beloved wife of Mr. James Ewart, Tanyeastell, Llangollen. d Dec. 12th, aged 60, Mr. John Lloyd, Tainewyddi Bwlch, Llantysilio.

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