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LOCAL OBITUARY NOTICES.

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LOCAL OBITUARY NOTICES. GENERAL OWEN WILLIAMS. The death of General Owen Williams took place at his residence, Temple House, Great Marlow, Bucks, at 4.30 on Sunday morning. The deceased, who Fas .T.P. for Anglesey and Backs, was born in London in 1836, and was the eldest Eon of the late Colonel Thomas Peers Williams, M.P. General Williams entered the Royal Horse Guards in 1S54, and attained the rank of lieuienr.nt-general in 1S87. Ho reisresented Marlow in Parliament in the Conservative interest from 1830 to 1385, and was Equerry to the King (then Prince of Wales) during his Indian tour in 1373-6. General Williams took great interest in coaching and horse racing, and was made a member of the Jockey Club in 1231. The deceased's health had been failing for the last few ye[1rs, and throo weeks ago a serious attack developed. Although the patient1 rallied at times, the worst was feared, and be passed peacefully away in the presence of j Mr?. Williams and his only surviving sou. The late general was a fairly intimate friend of the King, and was a fellow-guest. -with him at Tranby Croft about ten years ago on the occasion that gave rise to the i baccarat scandal. General Owen Williams had all his life been well known in London. Ha was for many years in what used to be known as the "Marlborough House set," and had always the name of being very exclusive in his friendships. Amongst other things, he vaa supposed to know more of the trus inwardness of modern society than most men, being, in fact. a consummate man of the world. He was gifted, moreover, with a rather pungent wit, which was generally most appreciated by those who do not happen to be the subject of it. Temple. General Wil- liams's beautiful place on the Thames, near Great Marlow, was long celebrated for its week-end parties in summer. The house itself is a good specimen of the work of the cele- brated brothers Adam. The gallery is 60ft. in length, and is snpported by pillars with a beautifuliy-decorated ceiling. The library and vestibule are also decorated by the Adamses, the scheme of the former, in white and gold, being very striking, Among the messages of sympathy received hy Mrs. Williams, wife of the late General Owen Williams, is the following one from his ¡ Majesty the King:—"Balmoral. Accept my deepest sympathy. Had the sincerest friend- ship and regard for Owen.—(Signed) Edward E." The Prince and Princess of Walea telegraphed as follows"We offer you our warmest sympathy in your great sorrow." ME. T. L. WHITE, MERTHYR. The death occurred on Sunday of Mr. T. L. White, solicitor, Merthyr. The deceased gentleman, a noted raconteur, was 61 years of age. When he returned home from his office last Tuesday week he complained of feeling unwell, and on the next day he laid up. He declined to allow a medical man to be called in until the following Friday, when his condition compelled him to yield, and he was then attended by Dr. Webster and Dr. Gabe. His plate became gradually worse, and at a quarter past twelve o'clock on Sunday afternoon he parsed away, death being certi- fied to be due to blood poisoning. Mr. White was articled to the late Mr. John Morgan, of the Arm of Overton and Morgan, solicitors, who enjoyed an extensive practice at Merthyr, and was admitted in Easter term, 1S66. Upon the dissolution of the firm of Overton and Morgan the latter took Mr. White into partnership, and labr Mr. Joseph White, a brother of the deceased, joined the firm. Mr. Morgan acted as clerk to the justices for the Penderyn Petty-sessional division of Breconshire, and when he retired from the partnership the deceased succeeded to that position, the firm thenceforward being" carried on as White and White. About eight years ago Mr. Joseph White withdrew, and some time after his withdrawal Mr. W. Maclure Phillips was taken into partnership, this connection continuing down to the last. Mr. White, who was a widower,, leaves two daughters, who are both wives of solicitors- Mrs. W. Snickett, Pontypridd, and Mr. F. P. Charles, Merthyr. DR. D. R. JONES, COEWEN. The death took place at his residence, the Terrace, Corwen, of Dr. D. R. Jones, one of the bcst-kno'.vn medical practitioners in North Wales. For 25 years Dr. Jones had been in, r. d the Corwen Board of Guardians. 1'" .1..r." "■* 1, justice of the peace for M. :> -I. a member of the governing i:'v of ■ a County Schools, a member of the i i! uagera of the council schools, >i. Herous other offices in the couni>. MR. BAR.RY WRIDE, CARDIFF. The death took place on Saturday at Cardiff, after a. brief illness, of Mr. Barry Wride. in his sixty-second year. Mr. Wride was the son of the late Mr. Wride, of the Village Farm, Whitchurch, who occupied that homestead for many years, and was a useful and respected inhabitant, having filled the office of churehwarden and helped consider- ably in the erection of the new church. Before becoming tenant of the Village Farm, about forty year3 ago, Mr. Wride, senior, lived at Pentreba-ne Farm and Felin Isha, near Llautrisan:. An uncle of the deceased is Mr. Wride, Blue House Farm, Llanishen, who is over 92 years of age, and is still a/ble to euptrintend the work on the farm. MRS. E. CONWAY, CARDIFF. The funeral of Mrs. E. Conway, of the Moor- land Hotel, Cardiif, took place on Monday at the New Cemetery. She was stricken with illness on the death of her husband, which took place as recently 3.'> a month ago. Among the friends who followed the remains to the grave were Messrs. George Keys, Hurley (Royal Oak), Little, Frank Dingle, S. Williams, and T. Jones. The deceased lady's faithful companion, Mrs. C. Davies, Cardiff Castle Hotel, who nursed her in hor illness, was also among the mourners. MR. S. B. DAVIES, GWMAVON. We have to record the sudden demise of one of Cwmavou's best, known inhabitants. Mr. Samuel Bamford Davies. which took place at his residence at 8.45 on Monday, at the age of 46. Deceased was the eldest son of the late Mr. James Davies, a former Mayor of Aberavon. He had for several years carried on the business of draper at High-street, Cwmavon. MB. T. L. ASTLETT, CARMARTHEN. After a painful illness, Mr. Thompson Leoiine Aistlett, son of the late Major J. T. Astlett, of Oaklands, near Carmarthen, died at his sister's residence at Henllan on Mon- day morning, in his fifty-second year. Mr. Astlett had undergone a serious operation for the removal of a cancerous affection of the tongue, brought about by irritation by a jagged tooth, and he had ever since suffered the greatest agony. Colonel Astlett, of Bola- ihaul, is deceased's brother. MR. J. D. POWELL, LATE CF TALYBONT. Mr. Joseph Dunstan Powell, formerly of Cui, Talyfcont. and Peudre, Talgarth, passed away after a short iilncsa at Blackmoor, I Herefordshire, where he was residing with his sister. He was interred at Talgarth Churchyard on Tuesday. MR. S. B. DAVIES, CWMAVON. The death is announced of Mr. S. B. Davies at his residence, High-street, Cwraavon. Mr. Davies, who was about 48 years of age, amongst his many public offices, represented Cwmavon for many years on the Neath Board of Guardians and Rural District Coun- cil. and was until its dissolution a member of the Cwmavon School Board, and ex-ofiicio chairman of the parochial committee.

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