The County Echo

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"4; L, cISHOUARD NA TIONAL 1SCHOOLS To the Editor of the COUNTY ECHO. SIR,-As my character, as well as my father's, is well known at Fishguard, I can quite afford to leave Mr Drew's remarks to the sound and impartial judgment of its inhabitants. Having now fulfilled what J. considltfi; In ijlfaf. '(v.. I, rilivst^'Jecline to ::t "1' d.g, ,J"" purstie the subject) having neither time nor inclination to do so „ U Yours, &c., JOHN ROWLANDS., The Vicarage, Aberdovey, Dec. 15th. To the Editor of the COUNTY ECHO. SIR.—Mr Drew writes as if he, forsooth, were faultless, and his opponents were false, capable of writing false entries, giving false certificates, and making false statements J He passes over the register incident very > lightly, as if it were a mere trifle, and wishes, terybody to do the same. I ,t the xiool when the visit of siupn vi paid, and saw and heard all, iucludini, U i3 row's cowardly excuses for his neglect. I can corroborate all my brother says. The pupil teachers had marked their registers at the right: time. The Master was the only delinquent! ,I! Mr Drew makes no attempt to deny that he failed to fulfil his duty towards the pupil teacher. If he had really desired to give the necessary instruction, there would have been no difficulty in the matter, and he would on no account have allowed anything to interpose between him and the perform- ance of his duty. The thing speaks for itself. Having said this much, I feel with my brother that I can leave the family honour and integrity to the judgment of the public, and I too must retire from a controversy which, all wilt readily understand, is most distasteful to me. Yours, &c., E. F. ROWLANDS. The Vicarage, Fishguard. To the Editor of the COUNTY ECHO. SIR,—Still taking great interest in my native towfi—-of- Fishguard, though not resident," I am favoured from time to time with a sight of the County Echo. In that of the 14th inst., I note that Mr DreW, in the unpleasant and unhappy discussions and I differencies now occurring between two parties in what ought to be an united Church, states the Vicai was at the Schools on Sept. 20th last. He was; "and. on that occasion he was accompanied by my wife (who is his youngest daughter) and myself. He never spoke to Mr Drew, though be did to the children in the Boy&' and GJrlk' Schools. HÈr was very deaf, very weak, and really too unfit to leave his own house. Tlie conversa- tion about the school registers was carried on through his daughter and myself. He inspected the registers, and I totalled some, of them up, though not,, perhaps, in the pre- cise and exact way recommended in the appendix to the new New Code of 1892 1)3. His deafness, during my stay at the Vicarage from Sept. 18th to Sept. 23rd, was so great that I could not carry on any satisfactory and continuous conversation with him.' I fully concur with the opinion expressed ¡ in yonr leading article that a compromise..be soon come»to, and the schools thus be carried on satisfactorily as they have been f rolil their,, origin in 1849 to July 1894. of Fidhguardis I perhaps-not aware that lic)T Al School of J isht,dq erected through the exertions r and superintendence of my mother,, the la,to", Mrs J'j. M, Harries, of; Castle:, Hill, and I satisfactorily managed by her until her resignation in consequence of infirmity iii 1871. Since then the schools'ha ve^continued to prosper to a still greater and more successiuf extent under the existing Manage- _C-M'' ,d .-u- -'TV ';O-'t' ment, which is now in an unjust and uncalled for manner, being interfered with., I aq.i} >bl}kful .,to lid that ) th'e in his well-earned, seclusion from "worldly aTTairs, ""knows nothing of the ingravitude and acelity of temper which is being displayed atpiesent by his, in former days, respectful parishioners. Yours, &c WILLIAM WARE HARRIES. Rector of Michaelston and St. Brides, Super- bly, Cardiff, Dec. 15th, 1893. #«■*■ J ,r To the Editor of the COUNTY ECHO. SIR,-Being referred to in this unfortunate dispute, I feel it to be my Jbounden cfuty to .? <- take advantage of Mr Drew's quotation, Facts are stubborn things," by producing ^one,^ winch,, with ^ypur permission, I here state, namely, that I did not refuse to attend Lssons. He distinctly told me that being out of my apprenticeship, he was not bound to teach me, and that I could do as I Weed. That I refused to attend, he should, I believe, have officially notified the Managers to that effect, which he did not.—These few remarks, I trust, will throw a little light on the subject.—Yours, &c., JAMES EVANS. Fishguard, Dec. 14th, 1893.

Births, Marriages and Deaths. We respectfully ask our readers to forward us I | ballots elf If jtl *9 hiavsiages, and deaths, which I will be iuserted free of charge, on condition that they aro accompanied with the name and Wiciruss J of the sender. "r. BIRTHS. Dec. 16th, at lIendre-g;of, near Solva, the wife of Mi, ewis i iorris, of twins. MARRIAGES. Dec. 19th, at St. Mary's Church, Fishguard' by the Rev M. Grriffitfcs, Mr John Brock, shipwright, Llangwm, to Miss E. Williams, Lower Town, Fishguard. c DEATHS Dec. 13th, at Dyffryn, Llanwnda, Mr Benjamin Thomas, aged 45 years. Dec. 14th, at Ardwyn House, Fishguard, Mr David Harries (late of Llaneast), aged 88 years. Dec. 15th, at the Post Office, Solva, Mr Thomas Thomas, late postmaster, aged 69, years. Very highly respected. Dec. 16th, at West-street, Fishguard, Martha Harries, aged 78 years. o Dec. 17th, at Dyffryn, Puncheston, Maria, infant daughter of Mr Alfred Griffiths. Dec. -IS-efkr'ttt -PenbtiScf, Henry's Moat, Mary Phillips, aged 38 years. Dec. 18th, at Llainwen, Llanychaer, Mr Thomas Phillips, aged 59 years.

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solfach;* Y mae yn ddiamau y bydd yn ddrwg gan luaws o ddarllenwyr yr Echo glywed am farwolaeth Mr Thomas Thomas, o'r Post Office.-Ganwyd Mr Thomas yn 1824. lEi dad-Mr Henry Thomas—oedd y post- feistr yma y pryd h wn w, ac efe oedd y cyntaf fu yn y swydd yn y lie hwn. Ar farwolaeth ei dad yn 1853 syrthiodd pwys y gwaith ar ysgwyddau Mr Thomas TI.-lomas --er mai ei fam mewn enw oedd y postfeistress hyd ei mharwolaetli yn 1864. Yna trosglwyddwyd y swydd yn hollol iddo. Oddiar hyny hyd o fewn pedair blynedd yn ol-pryd y rhocldodd y swydd y fyny-efe fu ein postfeistr. Gwnawd ef yn swyddog yn y Llythyrdy ar y dydd y daeth y penvy postage i rym felly, fe fu yn swyddog am tua 50 mlynedd; ag liyd y clywsom ni, ni chaed ynddo nag- amryfus- edd na bai yn ystod yr amser hirfaith hwu Cafodd Mr Thomas ei fagu yr; eglwys y Methodistiaid ya y lie, yn yr hon eglwys y bu ýh fiaenor am dros ddeugain mlynedd. Efe befyd fu yn arwain y canu yno or yn ieuanc- iawn. Bu yn ffyddlon yn Ei boll Dy Ef" (heb eithrio yr^Ysgol,. Sabbpihol). Dioddefodd afiechyd trwm am y pedair blynedd olaf o'i oes; a boreu dydd Gwener, Rhag. 15fed (yn ei 69 mlwydd oed) ehedodd eiyspryd i gymanfa a chynulleldf Lt y rhai cyntafanedig." Na wyled neb am un a fu Yn ffyddlon ddyddiau 'i oes, I roi ei ysgwyad dan yr arch C) A phara ij^ario'r groes. ¥i hiraeth ymaarei ol Ond hiraeth melus yw, Am gyfaill ddiangodd iiwch pob loes, f Sydd hcddyw'h moli Duw. Fe dreulioddei llynyddoedd maith Heb lygru neb erioed; Ymdrechwn nittau felly fyw Gan ddilyn Ql ei droed. Dysgu a, wnaeth yr A B C I lu o blant y lie; Gan ddangos iddynt yr un pryd Y-Il wyhi, culi'K- n&'t • Bu'n caiiu Ganiadau Seion wiw Mae heddyw'n un o'r nefol gor Sy'n canmol cariad Duw. Hen fyd siomedig ydyw hwn, Rhaid dweyd. ffarwel"/o hyd -Rhbi ni, Arglwydd, nerth i fyw, (. s; ,t. Nes cwrdd mewri bythol fyd. Os cwrdd a wnawn yr ochor draw, Cawn yno fythol wledd Heb un ffarwell i'n blino byth Nodiwedd ar ein hedd. 1 H.W.E. #

LLYTHYR Y CYMRO. MR GOL., Chewch clii" oiicl Ilyth yr" byr heddi gen i^ wath stim ai-iisc-r gen i sgrifenu pan wdw i ar ing holidays. 0 Own i mewn ffair fowr yn Kentucky dydd Mercher diwetha, a fe gesim ddifyr- wch iawn. Wedd rhyw hen Negro yn gwerthu ceffyl na, a fe ddath gwrbonheddig yn mlati at yr hen geffyl, a inedde fe wrtho Holo, rhcn Bozra, o ble desc ti ? Nage," medde'r Negro, nid Bozra y\\ e, Crogybar yw'r ceffyl hwn." Wei," rnedde'r gwrboneddig, galwa di yr enw fynost arno, mi na i'ng llw mai yr hen geffyl hwn wedd gyda'n teitu o flynyddoedd eyn di eni di. Wedd y plant ambell waith yn galw Edom arno, a Bozra pryd Paid ni dweyd di gelwi," medde'r Negro. "Edrych di ar i gwt e; cwt hir wedd gyda Bozra, ag ond i ti agor di liged ti weli mai cwt byr si gyda Crogybar" ll,ii o 1 felly ebe'rboneddig. Z, .1 "Pen Bozra, a'i glyste, a'i wddwg, a'i goese, a'i gorph ond wedi i ti dorri i gwt e dina ti o'r cheek i weyd mai nid Bozra y w e wedin, ond ceffyl o'r c'nw Crogybar, a cheisio gwerthu'n heiddo'r. hunain yn ol i ¡ Iii.. Dina di due di ai e ? ■i Oh I Mr Gol., beth buse chi'n gweld yr "hen Negro mas o'i hwyl; wedd e'n codi i f f £ pn fowr fyny, ae yn gweid mae fe fagodd y ceffyl "oddar wedd e'n ebol," a phwy by nag ai ar gefen Crogybar heb dalu iddo fe am i fide, ma gofale fe roi mish o shal- iddo. J Erbyn hyn wedd na bwtti ddisen o ddoctoriaid ceffyle wedi dwad yn nghyd, a cUxtft lie bu chwilio ar ddolageyr hen. fiossra Irl, ■ ,i:, v w ■ ■ j ■, i gal rhyw gess am i oed e; wedin ya anakiso i boints e ae o'r diwedd dyma'r j verdicfryn cacl ei'rhoi—" Mai Bozra. alias Edom, wodel y ceffyl, ond i fod e wedi colli i euw pan gollodd ei gwt." Os tlrwg o'r blaen, wedd na riots wedin, o .J .IOJ'. ,< < ag yn swn vi mi redes i i'r ty. Nadolig 11awen i'ch darllenwyr chi gyd, a ehi geweh ragor y tro nesa wrth v J «. rr f • Tosrois.