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Tonypandy. Ou Monday evening a ma t named Price wai foond in the back of the White Hart. At first he was thought to be drunk, and he was taken TO the police-station, where it was found fba. tin man had cut himself by falling in n The wife was sent for, and he returned vsth her. He said he would sit by the fire to warm before going to bed. Hit wife finding that he was r-ot coming, went downstairs, and to her horror found he was dead On Tuesday, at the office of Mr W. L. Daniel, official receiver. Merthyr, a meeting was held of the cyiaditaxB of Gwilym Williams, grocer, Wain House, Tonypandy, whose gross liabilities amounted to £5,408 7s 6d. Three creditors for £ 4,097 Os 8d were partly secured, the estimated value of their securities beinf, £ 2.766. Creditors for 22,576 were expected to rank for dividend. The deficiency was esti- mated at £ 2.465 Us 9d. The causes of failure 8<; alleged "by the debtor were: "Taking over ar overdraft of my mother for £ 1,300. the five months' strike of colliers. loss of 2600 on the Stock Exdhanae, loss of £ 230 through entrusting sale of shares to a person who was not a mer-ib-r of the Stock Exchange and who nb-csnled, loss on ten. through dampness. A meeting of committee of the Tonypandy 1874 Eisteddfod (the most successful Eistedd- fod ever held in the Rhondda, when the late S" Joseph Barnby and Mr John Thomas (Pen- cerdd Gwalia) were adjudicators), was held at. the Butchers' Arms on Saturday night. The Rev Arwystl Hughes, chairman of Eisteddfod Committee, presided. A deputation, consist- ing of the Rev J. D. James, vicar, Rev Dan Davies, Baptist minister, and Mr J. W. Jones. Tonypandy Schools, waited on the oomrhittee and laid out the claims and expectations of the Library Committee. The Chairman said the original placard of the Eisteddfod stated that it was for a Public Library the proceeds were for. He was glad the Tonypandy friends had built such a fine building for the purpose, and it was only right that they should now have the money. Mr Lewis Lewis, the secre- tary, read the minutes of last meeting, which were confirmed, and stated that £ 60 each had been voted to the Penygraig and Dinas Insti- tute, and the Llwynypia Library respectively. Mr Howell John, Abergwyfi, moved that the surplus, less expenses, be voted to the Tony- pandy Committee. Mr David Jones, overseer, the treasurer, seconded, and it was supported by Mr Lewis Lewis and Mr John Williams. Trealaw, and carried unanimously. The chairman called special attention to the special services rendered by the secretary, Mr Lewis Lewis, and the high enlogium was warmly en- dorsed by the other committee members,among whom were Mr John John, Treherbert. The balance amounts to the nice sum of L68, to be applied to the purchase of books. The cheque was presented to the deputation, who thanked the committee for the handsome sum given,and especially the cordial references accompanying the gift. It was announced that the commit, tee would be made life members of the Tony- pandy and Trealaw Public Library.

Llwynypia.

- Ystrad Rhondda.

TOil Pentre

,Treorky.

Caerphilly.

-. Penrhiwceiber.

PONTYPRIDD.

TREALAW WARD.

ABER WARD.

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Pontypridd.

- Treforest.

Portfy.

Penygraig.

IPentrer

Treherbert.

- Ferndale

Maerdy

- Aber.

Trearris

Abercynon.