The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter

—— ■ Carmarthen Temperance Party. 7o the Editor of the Reporter. SIR,—At the temperance meeting held at the Salvation Army Barracks last Sunday night, it was stated by one of the speakers that that was the first meeting of the session. This statement I beg to contradict. It may be true that it was the first meeting1 for the person who spoke, yet there are others in Carmarthen who work diligently but not boastfully with the temperance cause. Had the party who held the first meeting on Sunday night taken a walk down to Mill- street during the summer months he would have found the diligent temperance party of Carmarthen. A number of ladies—members Carmarthen. A number of ladies-members of the IJ.W.T.A.—together with the llev B. F. Richards Messrs D. H. Thomas,Water-street; W. Roberts, Emporium J Parry, Spilman- street and a host of students from the Presbyterian and Old College, busy at work endeavouring to convince their fellow-men and women of their folly, and that in the open street. So if there has been a summer vacation in the history of the said speaker, I am glad to say there has been no summer vacation in the history of the temperance meeting at Carmarthen. Thanking you in anticipation for inserting the "above j correction, I am, ) Yours truly, I HONOUR TO WHOM HONOUR IS DUE.

BRONCHITIS and ASTHMA. TURNED OUT OF AN INFIRMARY. CURED BY VENO'S LIGHTNING COUGH CURE EDwAlm PUGH, 158, Stephenson Street, North Shields, writes as follows :—" I was six weeks in the rvewcastle Infirmary, and was given up by eight doctors, who said I had Chronic Bronchitis and Asthma, and that I could not be cured. I could not lay straight down in bad I had to use a bed reft. I coughed incessant was very weak, and had attacks of suftocation at night j that is the reason I could not lay straight down in t ed. I have been off work for two years. Since corrmencin, ,VENO'S LIGHTNING COUGH CURE 1 do not met the bed rest, I can lay straight down in bed. I have not the bad attacks at niglifc neither do I corgh; the wheezing has entirely gone! 1 am a deal strot ger and cau walk about, and feel as though I would sooa bi able to work. CAUTION.—Ask fo VENO'S LIGHTING CCVGH CURE; be sure you gei it. Avoid the man who tries to palm off anothf r medicine. Price Is 1 M and '•is. Hd. Sold by all Cho-msts and Medicine Vendors.

Carmarthen Borough Police Court. MONDAY.—Before the Mayor (Mr E. Colby Evans), Mr C. W. Jones, Mr Thomas Thomas W ellfield Mr Fred Jones, Mr D. Williams, Principal Evans, Mr T. Davies, Mr James Davies, and Mr W. Morgan Griffiths. TRANSFERS. The following temporary transfers gran ted at a previous court were now made "full" Henry Etteridge, of the Gloucester Arms Bellj. Jenkins, of the Market House David Davies, of the Union. Hall David Morgan, of the Swan Inn Lewis Leyshon, of the Boat and Anchor; and Thomas Thomas of the Railway Tavern. Mrs Ann Thomas, who is the wife of Mr W Thomas, a farmer near Bristol, and who was stated to he a daughter of the Rev Isaac Thomas, of Pant teg, applied for a transfer of the Gorden Hotel. It was stated by Mr H. Brunei White, who appeared for the appli- cant, that she intended to keep the house, and she could thereby help her husband, who intends to remain near Bristol. Testi- monials were produced from the rector of the C parish, and from a certain Dr McQuade. Mr Morgan Griffiths said he thought the granting of licenses to married women an objectionable practice but they had been granted in several cases. The applicant in this case was a most respectable woman, and there was no objection to granting it in her case. The license was granted. SCHOOL BOARD CASE. The adjourned case against Francis Davies weaver, Water street, for not sending his child to school, was dismissed, as a medical certificate was produced. GEORGE AGAIN. Paul Kerlcy, of Mill street, applied for sureties of tho peace against the famous George Ray. P.C. Lodwick proved serving the summons on the defendant. Mr C. W. Jones asked if the man was in town now. Mr Curnick, butcher (from the body of the hall) I saw him half an hour ago. P.C. Lodwick said that when he served the summons, George said it was what he had expected. Mr Curnick You are all afraid of him, all you policemen. The Clerk You had better turn that man out. Mr Curnick They are all frightened at him. He is a nuisance and a disgust to any place. The speaker gave one glance of con- tempt at the court, and then lefu Paul then gave details as to how Georgo had. threatened his life on the loth Novem- ber. He was afraid of George as the latter had been in the Asylum. Supt. Smith proved 50 previous conviction* The Mayor said that defendant.would have ta find two sureties of £ 10 each for his good behaviour for six months in default he would have to go to gaol for two months. George, however, has made himself scarce, and the police can catch him when they find him.

— — Football Notes. [By NUNQUAM.1 Twice during the past week the town representatives of football were engaged— once at Lampeter, the other at home. -'0'- I stated last week that on paper form that Carmarthen should win at Lampeter, but added that the unexpected often happens. The game at Lampeter ended in a draw of a try each. — o — I must say here that the Lampeter team was the strongest they had put on the field this year the day just suited them, as the ground was very heavy, and the Lampeter forwards were heavier than the Carmarthen pack, t! The home match with Swansea "A" was the best match played by Carmarthen this year, with the exception, perhaps, of the outside half. From start to finish there was not a dull moment. It was a game vigorously contested, but contested nevertheless ip the best of spirits. —: o: — In my humble opinion, I should sum up the game thus :—Two teams of equal merit, one taking advantage of every chance that came in their way, and which also had a better finish to their pay. Result 2 goals 1 try to 1 try against Carmarthen. -:0:- On the days form, though, Swansea were not 10 points better than the town, although the better team won. Two of the three tries scored were very flukey tries, and should have been stopped; the other was a well- deserved try. -:0:- The brunt of the work v/as done by the forwards, and to a man they work--c-d But I am afraid they were over anxious to score, for this reason. When in the centre of the field, when a scrum was formed, they packed beautifully, but once the Swansea line was approached the Town pack were all shapes, each watching for a chance to score, instead of healing out and letting the backs do the scoring. -:0:- The backs did not have many chances, as T. Thomas was a bit "off colour" that day probably due to over excitement. Carmar- then s weak point has always been at half- back, but this year George Davies and T. 1 horn as are two who are collectively above the average for Carmarthen halves for the last two or three seasons, and I should on no occount change them. —: o — Bob Parry played both at Lampeter and at home, and as usual maintained his reputation, 1 though closely marked. 1 home, and as usual maintained his reputation, 4 though closely marked. ] -.v.- I was not a little surprised to see the comparative few that witnessed the match. The attendance fell far short of 200. How, unless the gates improve, are the committee to make both ends meet for they have to pay a guinea every time the gates are closed. A little more support, please, ye sportsmen of Carmarthen -:0:- The Training College Rugby team were beaten for the first time at Tenby on Saturday But all teams seem to drop at Tenby. Why, I wdiider ? Thereby hangs a tale. o: In South Wales football generally Swansea beat Leicester by 2 goals 2 tries to a dropped goal. Newport beat Llanelly at Stradey by goals 1 try to nil. Cardiff just managed (with a poor team 'tis true) to beat Gloucester by a try to nil. Neatli- unbeaten until 'roa]m' Were ^e^eated by Llwynypia by a

LLLANGADOCK. WEDDING. A pretty wedding took place at the Parish Church on the 13th inst., the bridegroom being Mr Jesse Chaplain, signal- man, on the L. and N.W. Railway, and the bride Miss Mary Walters, Drefach, Trehelig. The bridesmaids were Miss Phillips and Miss Estner Walters. The young lady was given an ay by her father, and the ceremony was performed by the Vicar. The presents were numerous, and plainly showed the high es- teem in which the parties are held in the neighborhood. The bells pealed merrily. We wish the happy couple tyng life and prosperity.

Carmarthen County Petty Sessions. SATURDAY.—Before Mr C. W. Jones, Car- marthen (in the chair); Rev T. Lewis, Llan- stephan Dr Henry Lawrence, Narberth and Mr A. O. Davies, Uplands. ISOLATING A DOG. PECULIAR PROSECUTION. P.S. Thomas charged Joseph Evans, Gelly- ddu, Llandefeilog, with not isolating b. suspec ted dog when required to do so. Mr George Price, Inspector of the Board of Agriculture, said that on July 7th, notice was served on defendant to keep a brown lurcher chained up. The order was made because the dog had been in contact with a dog suspected of rabies. On October 22nd, witness visited defendant's farm and found the dog not there. Defendant said that he thought the dog need .not be detained as it was now muzzled since the Muzzling Order came into force. On October 31st, witness called and found the dog out in the field with out a muzzle. Defendant said that the dog had broken loo-e while he was searching for a stray sow. The Chairman said that this was a very serious offence As this was the first case of the kind brought before the Bench, defen- dant would be fined 10s and 8s costs. APPLICATION FOR SURETIES. William Jones, Cwm, Merthyr, farm ser- vant (now at home at Wauniago, Carmarthen applied for sureties of the peace against John James, Closnewydd, Newchurch. Mr James John appeared for complainant. Complainant said On Tuesday, the 30th of October, between 2 and 3 p.m., I and my master were going from the house to the field at Cwm. The path went through the wood. John James was on the road he was about 20 yards away. He said (in Welsh) Look here, as sure as your head is out through your shirt, I will be sure to catch you. I will mix up your brains with your bowels as sure as you came from your mother." My master was on the road with defendant at the time. Master went along the road, and I through the wood. I am bodily in fear of the defendant I am afraid to go near him on the road. I have no malice against him. I am going to service at Ffynonwen, about a quarter of a mile from Cwm. On the 27th September I sav' Japies at Cwm. In conse- quence of what the servant told m. e, I went and hid. Defendant went into the box, and gave evi- dence on oath as follows When I was going to Cwm with the little boy's clothes this day I met the master of the farm coming up. I talked to him. I then saw the complainant on the top pf the wood. I said You mind you don't beat any more of my little boy, or you will be sorry for it." My boy who is 14 year old is in service with him. That is all ) said. I was thirty yards away from him. I would like the master to speak out what he heard. Cross-examined I was at Cwm on the 27th September. I went down to talk to the master because Jones had hit my boy in the face with a brush. I did not say I would kill Jones. I did not tell him on the 30th of October that his tongue was long enough at Nantybwla. "All I told him was to don't bate the boy." benjamin Priffiths, the farmer came for- ward to give evidence but the pQnch, with- out hearing him, dismissed the case. MUZZLING ORDER. P.C. Harries charged Hannah Rees,, Rhyd ygwm, Conwil, with a breach of the Muzzling Order.—Fined Is and costs. CASES ADJOURNED. John riljviijas; Paris House, Carmarthen, was similarly charged. P.Q. John Thomas said that on the 2nd inst., he saw defendant with two unmuzzled greyhounds on the rail- way station platform at Llanarthney at 5.45 p.m. He took them by train. There was no leading straps on the dogs. Defendant said thu.t his dogs were on the same footing as the foxhounds. He wished to know what was the difference. Wasn't Llanartheny Station as good as Guildhall- s qua re. The case was adjourned for a fortnight. There was a similar charge against David Cleaver, Llajjart-hney, draper. This case was also adjourned. A WARNING TO FARMERS. William Griffiths, Nantgardinen, Conwil, was charged with keeping a dog without a license. P.C. Harries proved the case. The dog had been used for sporting purposes it was like a spaniel. Mr Richards supervisor) contended that even if this were the dog in respect of which the exemption was granted, that the exemption became null and void once the dog were used for sporting purposes Defendant said that the dog simply fallowed him because there were crows at the corn. The Bench fined the dfefeudaut js Gd and 8s costs. KILLING A PARTRIDGE. John Bowen, LIwynwormwood, Llangen- deirne, was charged with shooting partridges wfthout a license. Defendant pleaded guilty tie was fined Rl and 10s 2d costs. NO MUZZLE. P.C. Henshaw charged William Howells, Dinasfach, Trelech with a breach of the Muzzling Order. Defendant was fined 2s 6d and costs. P.S. Thomas charged Samuel Stinton, a servant at Trawsmawr, with a similar offence Defendant was fined Is and costs. NO APPEARANCE. Mr J. D. Evans charged David Jones, Mill lane, Abergwili, with not sending his child to school, and as complainant did not appear the case was struck out. DRUNK. I P.C. George charged William Jones, Gelly- oer, Pontyeates, with being drunk on the highway. Defendant was fined 2s Gd and costs. James charged John Jones, hawker, of Swansea, with a breach of the Muzzling Order. Defendant was fined Is and 8s costs. PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE ROCK AND FOUNTAIN. Mr H. Brunei White applied for an amen- ded license in respect to the Rock and Foun- tain Inn, Conwii. In consequence of the number of men working at the Carmarthen Water works there, it is now proposed to fit up the coach-house as a drinking bar. On the recommendation of the Clerk (Mr Morgan Griffiths) Mr White withdrew the application at the present stage. The Clerk said that if the application was persisted in now, he could only advise the Bench to do one thing.

Bishop of Swansea and Nou. Cons A CHURCHMAN" REPLIES. To the Editor. Dear Sir,—Upon perusing the Rev D. T. Alban's letter in your last week's issue he starts his letter in alluding to my previous communication with a little sarcasm. He says written by one who calls himself Churchman.' I not only call myself "Churchman" but am also a true and j thorough one. It is not necessary for one to be a, clergy-worshipper or to be always fawn- ing and cringing to the clergy to be a, Church man, although I am well aware that those type of church people are held in so much esteem by some clergy that they are made petty officials, and who try to domineer over others in some churches. But, thank God, all our clergy are not of the same mould. Some of them—and I venture to say the ma- jority of conscientious clergy-admire the Churchman who is not afraid to speak his mind according to the dictates of his heart, whether he be right or wrong, and if wrong, they endeavour, kindly but firmly, to put him on the right way. The conscientious Churchman is not afraid to speak his mind— for examples, Mr John Kensit. who attacks the Bishops and Clergy on one side, and the clergymen and laymen, members of theE.C.U who refuse to be dictated to by the Bishops as regards their creed on the other side. In my opinion, all of them are good Churchmen although the opinions of some of them differ from mine. Now, as regards the sermon in point. Whether his Lordship meant it as"an attack on Nonconformity or not, I, in common with many others, took it as such, and not without very good reason, when we heard such illustrations as the small town of a few hundred population that contained five or more chapels with their respective Pastors and that the people could not sub- scribe so much to the cause of religion as re- gards home and especially foreign missions, because they had to pay the debt on their chapels and to pay their Pastors." Also, he distinctly stated that all those people could worship in the same church and be ministered to by the same clergy." He also stated that "our missionaries are often times told to go first and settle our differencies at home before coming to try and convert thc-m." His Lordship also stated that" during the last 200 or 300 years about 200 different sects had started in our country, and that the re- sult of so much division as regards religion has been the means of Infidelity becoming more rampant in our land." Hearing such illustrations as the above, I and others had every reason to believe that the divisions of which he spoke of referred to Nonconformity as they got divided and separted from the Church owing to the Church's utter neglect of their sense of duty. In fact, I heard many the week following the delivery of that ser- mon passing the remark that His Lordship was coming out at last as a Defender of the Church v. Non Con. principles. If the Rev. D. T. Alban will again peruse my letter, he will find that I stated that his Lordship at tho commencement of his sermon said that there were both good and bad to be found in Nonconformist circles, and paid tribute to many an old Nonconformist veteran preacher. In closing his letter, the Rev D. T. Alban deeply regrets that I am so lamentably ignorant of the history of his own Church." I am glad that he mentions his own Church, although Le starts ;vyitl> calls himself Church man.' Well, I might be ignorant, a;. I only received a Tioard School education I had no College education, as Mr Alban has but let me ask the rev. gentleiiiayi--i.,I" Has the clergy at any period paid allegiance or acknowledged the supremacy of the Pope of Rome (2) How does he account for the names of so many prominent. Romanists being founctt faints in the Church calendar My ground for such an assertiou as I made is the following :—In 740 St. Boniface, an Englishman and the seven English suffragans i in Germany wrote to the English King and to Cuthbert, Archbishop of Canterbury, that they Stforc allegiance to St. Peter's, Rome, and its Vicar. At the first council of Aries, convened by desire of the Emperor Constan- tine to settle the cause of the Doinatists held in 314, with the intervention of 300 Bishops, the British Bishops of London, York, and Caerleon confessed in the name of all their colleages the supreme rights and prerogative of the Holy See. A similar declaration of submission to the Roman See was made by the British Bishops at the Council of Sardiea, A.D. 347. When England had subdued Wales and the Bishop of St. David was summoned to do homage to the See of Canterbury, he replied that tho British Bishops had never recognised any superior except the Huiy See." The Church of Scotland gave a like answer to the Archbishop of York where he claimed jurisdiction over it, and the answer was approved," as Lingard observes, by Pope Clement III. These are only a few ex- amples out of many that can be brought for- ward to prove my assertion; and, it wrong, why won't the clergy be up to their senstO ut duty and establish Guilds such as is to be had in some places to educate us in Church his- tory and other matters appertaining to the Church. If this was done, possibly I would not then be ignorant of the history of the Church of which I am not only a worshipper of but also a believer m her creeds. I remain, &c., A CHURCHMAN. Tn the Editcr Carmarthen Weekly Reporter, Sllt,-I also reed" Churchman's letter in your issuo of tho 2nd inst., Qnd was a little surprised at tho utterances, and could hardly believe them to ho true, having just read his Lordship's remarks it the Town Hall in connection with LIe meeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society. I admit, as a Churchman, that we have a few clergy of the stamp as wag painted by Churchman," but I can assnro you that their utterances and their anathemas on Nonconformists and Nonconformity do not please Church laity far from it. Y/e as Churchmen cannot blame Nonconformity, as it was the only result of the drunken clergy at that period. What living Churchman would go to listen to any opon drunken clergyman preaching the Gospel of Christ ? It is not my intention to dwell upon this matter in this present letter, but simply to raiee my voice against the "soap" of the Rev D T Alban, curato of St Peter's, in en- deavouring to defend the Bishop of Swansea Is not the Bishop able to defend himself, that ho must have a humble curate to do if for him ? i I may add, sir, that soap is the ruina- tion to progress of the Church in Wales at tho present day, a^d it is high time for us to raise our voices against the practice. I am, dear sir, yours faithfully, ANTI-SOAP CIIUNCMRAK. Carmarthen, November 20, 19oo. Mr F. W. Lewis, of Cardiff, also writes a letter in reply to the Rev D. T. Alban on the subject of the ancient British Church, which Mr Lewis contends to be of Roman origin as well and to have done nothing as the Augus- tinian mission did to evangelise the country. These are interesting points, no doubt, but { the question really is, What did the Bishop f of Swansea say on a certain date ? With I the reply (if any) of the Rev D. T Alban to Churchman's)1 letter above, the corrsspon- ( dence is closed as regards history, at any rato

Judgeship for AIr Bowen Rowlands. APPOINTED TO THE COCKTY-COURT CIRCUIT OF CROYDON, It is officially announced that Mr ±>owen Rowlands, Q.C., has been appointed a county court judge, on the resignation of his Honour Judge Vernon Lusnington, J.P., Croydon (Circuit No. 45), who was appointed in 1877. No appointment could be more popular. The new judge, Mr William Bowen Rowlands, Q.C., J.P., is leader of the South Wales aud Chester Circuit, and a few years back was appointed as recorder of Swansea. He was M.P. for Cardiganshire for the period 188ti 1895. A few years ago Mr Bowen Rowlands seceded to thy Church of Rome, and his con- version was the subject of much coiiinn-nf iV. Anglican and Nonconformist circles. Mf Bowen Rowlands was one of the ten laymen appointed by the Roman Catholic bishops to be members of the Roman Catholic Schools Committee. He is a staiincti Roman Catho- lic-a close ally of Cardinal Vauglian-a tutal abstainer, and one of the most eloquent of men. Mr Bowen Rowlands, Q.C., who has been appointed County Court judge for Croydon, in succession to Judge Vernon Lushington, is aniong the few Liberals (says the West:- minster Gazette") who have been promoted to judicial office by the present Lord Chan- cellor. He gained rather a notable triumph for Home Rule in Cardiganshire, in 1886, winning the seat by nine vote. His best achievement i nthe House of Commons was his Welsh Local Option Bill, which he intro- duced in 1891, and on the second reading of which Mr John Morley made one of his most succesful Parliamentary speeches. ANOTHER CHANGE FOR MR BOWEN ROWLANDS. Mr Bowen Rowlands, Q.C., whose appoint- ment as county-court judge, in succession to Judge Lushington, resigned, was announced on Saturday, has been transferod to Circuit No. 7, embracing Birkenhead, Northwich, Warrington, tfc. ?

'Noo-7:" The Late John Sims Reeves. roth. Editorof^ the Carmarthen Wcclhj Reporter. ■-f"IR' Ai tile Public should be informed that tho Into Mr John Rims Reeves in addition to the grown up children of hi^ lusl marriage, lei6 a widow aw.1 97 i radian son agttl 4, who War* totally fcutute. and ,lopM<Iea, solely oa ibe oan:inss of th« w aVb; If any member of tho public can lend a for"a"" !im3 her a ^OI1atioiis which mav ho paid in to at thp head other. 0f MeJ, 41 clay and Company, Li oi+ed 54 Lombard-'b-rrt- Po Ranches. °r at of I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, FREDK T. ASTOJT, p 1 n I T-T Solicitor. 01, Gresham Ixouse, Old Broad-sfroet, London, E C., 10th November, 1900.

CADliTJRYs COCOA, on the t-sMnionv nf t-u Lancet, represents the standard of tho'li-rt purity. Ifc i, entirely free fron l Mioatances, Slich as kola, malt, horvi Jgn fJ.cali used to darken the colour (aid Vn ■l0r ,13 1 ye). Dr. Andrew Wilson, ia a K -15 ™ at nitrated London Neics, wriVs • « rs '0a" 'h3 a perfect (o.d, a„,l m a rem irkaole decrree Tne; arngs OADBimrS. as other Ooce*, ar rf en srt-ti'SS 'id Ti«» <«*• S°ld •»'»■ Sr&& md Tins. the Blue-street, FBXDAY, November