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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL. This week the Rev. Hugh Pritchard, of Ll-an- gaffo, Anglesey, celebrates his hundredth birth- day. Mr. I'ritcha-rd is. a magistrate for the county, and a representative of one of the oldest families in Wales. On Thursday, at the Stamford Hall Congrega- tional Church, London, the marriage took place of the Rev. Harri Oliver (pastor of the Cogges- bali Congregational Church:, Essex), youngest son of the Rev. Dr. Oliver, of Holyhead- (secre- tary of the North Wales Federation of Free Church Councils), to Miss Margaret Lewis, daughter of Mr. John IÆwlis of Larnie, Carmar- thenshire. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Oliver, assisted by the Rev. Owen Thomas, M.A., of Dalston, the bridegroom's uncle. Miss Lewis (the bride's sister-) was the hridesmaJid, and the best man was the Rev. Roderick Davies, London. On Thursday Lord Cochrane. son, and heir of the Earl and C-ountesis of Dundo-nal-d, of Gwrych Castle, Abergele, attained his majority. The rejoicings in honour of the occasion; have been postponed until the autumn, when estate tenantry and inhabitants of Abergele will make a presentation to t'he young heir. Lord Cochrane, whio came of age on the 21st, bears one of the greatest names in naval his- ry, and one which. it is interesting to note, is to be perpetuated in. one of our new battle- ships. The Cochrame.s (says "M.A.P.") have. always been conspicuous for daring and dash, as well a,s for really remarkable inventive getnrus and an intoleranoe of official red tape. Lord Cochrane, who was educated at Eton, like his father, is also very like his father physically. Lord Dundoniald: is -one- of the most intellectual- looking of our generals—indeed, his refined, clear-cut features suggest rather the artist or the poet than the man of war. His principal in- ventions are the galloping gun-carriage-, and a c,.arn?-11 .-I-baclc a.?i-bulain-ce, and- the In?stra b,a(nd,- worm-er. His gun carriage: was. refused, by the ,sapient War Office, who have now to buy the carriages from the private firm to whom he sold it. His wlrv frame and' dark, curly hair are conspicuous,, as well as the plainer "features' of Mr. Wi nston Clhurchill in poor Charles Fur.se's fan lous picture of the relief of Lady&mith. In South Africa Lord' Duindo-nald proved hiimse-lf a horn deader of irregular horse, and he was ador- ed by the Canadians, who would, follow him anywhere—a fact which made his subsequent row with the Canadian Government additionally Piquant. By the death of Mrs. Hargest, widow of the, late James Hargest, Menai Bridge, formerly an agent to the Craigydon estate, several chapels In the Menai Bridge district will receive mone- tary legacies of considerable value. Mr. Hargest Was a Welsh Calvinistic Methodist. She has bequeathed1 to the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist chapel [IOO, to thei Welsh Wesley an Chapel 640, to the Welsh Congregational Chapel, /40, and to the Welsh Baptist Chapel ^40. Much- regret has' been evoked by the an- nouncement that Mr Edlwa.rd' Roberts, the North Wales district manager for Messrs Nelson & -died -suddenly at Rhyl last Wednesday in ™s- fortieth year. He attended the funeral of his mother only a few days before his death. » < A meeting was held1 on Thursday -evening for 'induction- of the Rev Howell Harris Hughes, .•A.. B.D., to the pastorate of Moriah Calvinis. "c Methodist Ch-urcih-, Carnarvon, in succession J-0 the Rev Evan Jones, resigned. Mir Huigthes had charge formerly of one of the churches at laenau Festiniog. The Rev T. Lloyd Kyffi-n, M.A., who has1 re- cently resigned the living, of Beaumaris aind. Llamtegifam. and1 who previously for many years Was vicar of Llanbadirig and Llanfaes -andi Pen. man, Anglesey, has been presented with a purse ^1^445 in recognition of his long .service to the hurch, extending over nearly fifty years. The death, at an advanced age, is announced of Mr John- Morgan, who .for more than- thirty years acted as Liberal agent in East Flintshire. As a young man. Mr Morgan1 served in the Royal Wielsh, Fusiliers, and took part in the Crimean 'amPai??n. I-Te wa,s? fcyn,d o?f rel,a?ting how one e en,n,g v during the warhe went down wit-h com- panion's from a position on an eminence then "ecu?t-y;ed' b-37 his re!iment to lbet valley, where tl,iev "hoped to e,btiaii?n, waite,r. Night in tihie Cri- Tne,a .onie,s very rapidly, and, the, wat,eT-be?are,rs away from their lines, and in such darkness1 that they -cooil-d not see their way. After wandering hither andi thither they per- ceived a dim light and cautiously approached it, not sure whether it was in -the enemy's lines or their own. As they drew near they foundi that tere was some kind of cabin, within which were a number of men singing. It turned- ou,t to be P"rt?' of IVelqh Fus(i.lile?rs?, wb,o WeT.e, singinlg a hv-n f,o,r a- d *n,- c,omrad?'e,. Tbie hyni?ii "n -y?l IY dyfro,edid mawir a'r tonau," wbii!cih the 9 10 Idi'eT 'had', aske,d tb?eiiii 'to sing for him, a, it wa, tiau,'?bt'hirn by b,lils,miother at Trelo-,an. After ,?l's re, z"l ttl!rn to B-ri,taiii Mr Morgan became a ?vriter for the Pile,R.s ai-iid c,ontribu,te-d'; to! the "Wr,e,x,hani ('?uarcliarl "I then? a Liberal paper, for mar,'?, ve,ars 'He ?eca e well known, foT his 9l?,etc?,he?; under the pe,n-n,am?me,of "Rambl(er." Mr P' M-o',s't3,?ll Will,ia,m,s, of Rhyl, acted, as, Li(beT;al a'ent for the wl,lt,un, half of ?the c,ou?nty during tli e e ,,am period. a,ii?d, after the death of the late Lord Richard (7?,ro,s-ve,nor Mr Mor),,a,n! au,di !is colleague acted for the late Mr. Samti,el Smith "Tltil tlh,e,i,r reitl r?--me,nit. Mr Smith b,e,queat?hied? to M ?r n /.Too, anid t,o Mr Mos-tyn Williiam?.s a lit aionoglain,t, but tih?e? former d,idi not live to re- Ceive the legacy. The f?ulft?eral takes place this .afte.rnl)r)n at Mo.l,d Ce,m?-Aiery. M \V'll' o S.. 1 lam Jonies, M.P.,alr.rived iÍn Landon 1 J Uday 'n:ight, on his, retuTll1 from the journey úl1Je,n'dla wh],ch he un:diel'oo'k in C'OImpany :vith w 1 IMe Mr. Samuel Smlrth, and wa:s cotd1!ally M: 'C'Ome,d by hÍ!s P.ar1a:menrt,a¡ry colleag¡ues, on H ond:ay afternoon on hIlS' fi.rstélipprea:ra'lllce ,in the 01100 this se,Slsiün.. After seventeen, years' service as Vice-Prin- 'c?"Pal of the North Wales Tra,i.ning Coll?eg, the Rev. F. T.a)i-npit,t has accepted tbe post of head ,"aster of the Royal Orphanage, Wolvethamp- t" -k te.s,timo,n!ial !is? being promio,te,d, f,or pire- ,erita,ti lOn to Mr. l,amp:itt in re,coiqnition of his ,,ervic.i. ?be,-n;- 'the college, t,he jo Int se,cret.arie,s New, a member of the college staff, arid William Te,arty, Ban,or. 'City V?iew, A l?b-al re!siponse t'o-' the a peal for subsc"rip- tio p n8 has already been made.

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