The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter

CARMARTHEN U.\JL)Kli ilili | 8EA11CHLIGHT, 1 Come, come, and sit you down; you shall not budge, f ou shall not go, till I set you up a glass Hheie you may sea the inmost part of you. SHAKESl'EAltX. The latest development in connection with the Salvation Army is of rather a 'startling character. The captain's dog disappeared this week, and after a good deal of trouble was found to have betaken himself to a pHJblic-house in the neighbourhood of Nott- scjuare. It is to be hoped that such back- sliding -will not be regarded too seriously. Recent events may have caused the poor animal to lose its mental balance temporarily The closing of the river for salmon nets at the end of Aug.¡¡i,taltholl'sh anglers are still a.!lowed to fish for another period—is causing a tood ileal of adverse comment amongst the fishermen. lu iii;ly be said 'hat this is no new !-41-ieviiiiL-e, II)itt old as it is Carmarthen fishermen have not become reconciled to it. If one only dare suggest such a thing, tli3 whole subject of the close season for salmon require-- to be re-considered. When it comes to the point it i astonishing how little we know of the life history of the salmon—or of any other fish. "Whitebait, for instance, has long been considered a high class deli- cacy. But there are people who say (on the quiet) that whitebait is simply the fry of the common herring. It is stated that that fact Ins been proved scientifically, but that it has been hushed up—because it could hardly be considered aristocratic to eat the juvenile whitebait and vulgar heat the bloater who is the head of the family. *1- Be that as it may, however—and I am open to conviction on the point—it is a cer- t-ainty that we know Very little about the salmon. Thirty years ago everybody who' put liimselif up as an authority on salmon used to quote Frank Bucikland. Whenever there was all enquiry or a Commission some- budy would get up and ask in a triumphant tone. "Doesn't Frank Buckland say so and so?" And the other side—not knowing what Frank Bucikland said on the point-- used to keep very quiet. The practical fishermen used to say all the time that Franlk Buckland didn't know any more than anybody else. The difference was that scieji-: üfio fishermen used to go by what they read in Frank Bucikland's books, whilst the poor fishermen used to go by what they saw with their own eyes. ••• How ever, the present generatoin of scien- tists is beginning to admit that Buckland did not iknow everything. He certainly ikllew more about salmon than any naturalist who had gone before him; but it is evident now that his knowledge was by no means final. This is no erflection on him as a scientist All that any man can hope to do is to observe certain facts and to leave them as a foundation for somebody eke to lJegin on. By the time halt a dozen lives have been devoted to the quest of Truth in one speciality, the world begins to have a faint glimmering of Scientific Fact. Buckland as an authority on salmon is out of date. All I sorts ol heresies are in the air. Some of the wilder heretics go so far as to suggest that considering everything, the close season might just as w ell be in the summer and the open season in the winter. This is pushing the New Learning too far; but it is no fur" thei fio'in the I ruth than is the old-fashioned j theory that the close season is fixed at the best possible time. I 1 aney there is a river somewhere in Scotland which opens on the 1st January, and there are some elsewhere which are open until November or December, so if a man were quite free and were an enthusiastic angler he could travel about the Kingdom and fish the whole year round. This is itself is a very powerful argument against the theory that the "close season" is anv- j thing but a legal fiction. It is true that there are early and late rivers, but it is clear that those who framed the bye-laws did not hit on the right time in each case. The Carmarthen fishermen say that salmon are most plentiful just when they have to stop netting. It may be that this does not appeal to everybody as a sound argument. The whole object of the salmon la%i z; is to pre- vent too many fish being caught; this is a tact w hich is sometimes forgotten. J am not quite sure that the authorities really want to let the nets lrxv-e on the river at a time when the salmon are most numerous. It is contended that the object of arranging a different close time for rods and nets is to "give the anglers a cliance" in the last month. There is not much in this argument, for the nets fish hi the lower waters and the rods as a rule in the upper waters or in the tributaries, and the weekly close season allow s plenty of salmon and sewin to run up dor their benefit. On the whole, the chances are that the bye-laws are arranged for the express purpose of preventing the coracle- men fishing when the salmon are most plentiful. Some little friction would appear to have -been caused at the Rai'way Refreshment- rooms the other evening because 4d was charged for a "small Bass. The price f this particular article varies from 2}d Up- wards according to time, Ilocality and circum- stances. The tariff which is usually liung i,il) in the Refrsehmen-rooins, gives the customer an opportunity of ascertaining whether he is: being overcharged. Persons who are not travellers have no grievance. A man who does not like to pay the price charged by one establishment is at liberty to go el-ewhere. If he is a traveller, and fancies that the lesee of the refreshment- rooms is overcharging him, lie has a right to complain to the Railway Company. There is seldom much to be gained by this course for the Railway Company in the lease usually stipulates the price at which refreshments are cold. On the one hand they want to get as big a rent as possible, and so desire to give the lesee a chance of getting as much profit as lie can and on tlie other hand they do not w isli the prices to be so high as to prevent their passengers being able to get reasonable refreshments. If the tariff arranged betw een the lesee and the Com- .pany were really unreasonable, the passen- gers would have a right to appeal to the Board of Trade. To get up such an aptpeat it would be I necessary however to make out a much stronger case than tthe charge of 4d for a "small Bass." It is to be remembered in the first place that it is not necessary drink "Bass" at aU. A similar quantity of draught beer can be had for 2d. There is no need to drink beer at all, and iif a man dees drink beer there is no more need for hint to drink Bass than there is for a wine- drinker to have champagne. Besides, the price of refreshment: varies in respect to everything else as well as bottled beer. The dinner w hich you get in one place for Is 6d costs 2s Ciil in another, and may cost 5s possibly if you seek a sufficiently select establishment. The value of refreshments i depends on many circumstances. There was the ease of old farmer in "Punch," who was kept waiting in the parson's study, and wni dr inx a whole bottle of Tokay in the meantime. "Do you know that that wine c 25s a bottle, my man," enquired t-lis Church dignitary severely, when he retorted "It's worth every drilling of it your rever- ence." answered the delinquent. There are time; when railway travellers are ready t>> make a similar remark about refreshments even at enhanced prices. I am sorry to find that [ have at length been numbered with the criminal classes. Supt. Jones took out a summons against the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Carmar- then." I have not been Mayor or alderman co faralthollgh we never know what is mi store for us. But as one, of the burgesses feel my position acutely. To be sure it was only about keeping some explosives in Ty Gwyn Quarry without a certificate; but HI" conviction stands. If any of us should evei get into trouble about something else, we cannot deny the previous conviction. The offence is not to he regarded lightly at all. It does not lock well to be keeping 40 pounds of gelygnite on the quiet. Who knows what Repuib'i-an movement may be brewing up to cast discredit on the suggested Royal visit? Or the wrongs cf Erin might inspire some to strike a blow against the hated Saxon, even if the Saxon should happen to be Weish. What makes the action of Supt. Jo.ies all the more striking is that h3 is a burgess of Carmar- then himself—therefore one of the defen- dants. A LET H EI A.

Carmarthen Town Council TH ft SALVATION ARMY DlSfCTE-THE CORPORATION QUITE POWERLESS. A meeting of the Carmarthen Town Coun- cil was held at the Guildhall on Tuesday at 7.30 p.m. The Mayor (Alderman W. Lloyd) presided; and there were also present; Alderman D. Samuel. Geo. Treharne, and H. E.. Bla -V -lxtrds Councillors John Morgan, A. J. Jones, E. Collier, L. D. Thomas, John Lloyd, G. Sutcliffe, James Davies. D. E. Williams. Wm. Thomas, W. Spurrell, J. B. Arthur, D. King Morgan, J. Crossman, and Wm. Evans. CAUiMARTHEN AND THE INVESTITURE Earl Cawdor wrote stating that the resolu- tion of the Carmarthen Town Council re- garding the investiture of the Prince of Wa 'es would receive his careful consideration Mr .Llewelyn Williams, M.P., and Mr Lloyd Morgan, K.C., M.P., wrote statiiir that they w ould do all they could iror Cam artlien. No reply was received from Mr Abel Thomas. THE SALVATION ARMY AND NOTT SQUARE. The Town Clerk (Mr James John) said that a petition from the inhabitants of Nott Square had been received at the Public T\'orks Committee. It was referred to the 'Mayor, Mr J. B. Arthur, and Mr Crossman. The petition was as follows: — "We the undersigned IwÍ:¡g ratepayers of this town and residing in Nott Square beg most respectfully to petition vcur Council with the object of enquiring into a state of affairs in connection with the Saturday- night meetings of the S.xlvition Army— which we consider has became during the pa, t two months an intolerable nuisance, and which w e consider militates to a great i extent against our several places of business, and which nuisance, annoyance to customers and distraction to ourselves, we desire to have considerably mitigated. While all of us who have subscribed oui names to this petition have every respect for the good work the Salvation Army have' done and are doing, and very much regret to have to lodge this complaint—-we feel that during the time the present ciptain has been at their head they have excee lo(I the bounds of reason in regard to the length of time f they remain on the Square, that is, from quarter to 8 to nearly ten o'clock, and ex- ceeded the bounds of decency ir allowing their meetings to degenerate into nearly two bonis oi bawling and .shouting during the Lest business hours of the day we have in the week, much to the annoyance of customers and ourselves. We, therefore, consider that we have a just cause for complaint, and we iiicst strongly protest against their being allowed to. monopolize Nott Square every Saturday night, for as long a time as cliev like to the detriment of our own interests as ratepayers. We do not desire to prevent them holding a meeting here occasionally, but what we consider unfair is that they should come every Saturday night, and we desire that they should be ordered to go to other parts df the town alternately with Xott. Square. (Signed)— Arthur Arthur, chemist. E. Walter Evans, draper. • Harry Coysli, seedsman, etc. Charles Finch, fishmonger, etc. Lewis Evans, grocer. Thomas and Sons, Paris House, Xott Square H. J. Williams, watchmaker. W. S. Hancocke, Angel Vaults. M. and L. Thomas, Bristol House H. Jones, Swan Inn. Masters and Co. L. H. Berry, china depot. Av m. Thos. Rogers, plumber. E. A. Owen, Xott Ho se. John Thomas. If. JVott Square. William Davies. Regent House. John Harries, draper. The Clerk said that the had met the Captain and the si ldiers of the Salvation Army the I)i-eviotis :-v,-eiiiiig in that room. Besides the captain there were pre- sent: Alt- W. Jenkins, coal merchant; Mr W. Harries, chimney sweep; and Mr Thomas Evans. tailor. It Was suggested .to them that they should hold their meetings 'n Nott Square and Guildhall Sqrare alter- nately. Apparently the captain had been willing to do that originally; bui, it was suggested at the meeting 4-liat several "f those who had signed the petition were sorry Jor having done so. This had lea to a letter being -written by several of the signatories piotesiting against the statement that they were sorry for what they had done. This letter was signed by Mr W. Dav les fRetrent C3 House). Mr E. Walter Evans, Mr John Thomas, iMr Lewis Evans, and I-Ili Walter Hancocke. At a meeting of the Sub-Com- mittee the previous evening it had been deci- ded that they had no recommnedation to make to the Public W orks Committee. The captain of the Salvation Army had named, the folllowing persons as having expressed regret for signing the petition Mr E. Walter Evans, Mr Charles Finch, Mr Lewis Evans, Mr John Thomas, Mr W. J. Hancocke, Masters and Co., and Mr W. Davies. "At a conference held last evening, Sept. 12th, 1910, between the small select com- mittee appointed by your Council and the Salvation Army Officers to investigate into the matter of the petition signed by the resi- dents of Nott Square, it has come to cur knowledge that; the captain and his lieuten- ant are reported to have said that we the undersigned had broken laith with the majority cf the signatories, and that we had sev erally tolel the captain that we very much regretted having shned. the petition. and that we were most sorry that we had over (-]Otte, si. Now Mr Mayor, we beg most emphatically to contradict such statements, and consider it a great reflection and an insult to our manhood and intelligence to s I .ar impeach our good names. We deny absolutely giving them any room whatever for using our names in aich a manner, and we further ex- press our condemnation of the personalities indulged in by the captain both in speech and prayer respecting the petitieners, which are most inconsistent with professing Chris- tians. W e consider that our petition to you was a most reasonable and sensible one, and demand at the least that it should be con- sidered and looked upon in the most serious manner, as representing the wishes of some of the most respectable and substantial rate- payers o-f the town. (Signed) William Daves, draper; E. Walter Evans, draper; John Thomas, tailor; Lewis Evans, grocer; W. S. Hancock, Angel Vaults. The 'Mayor: Our positioh is that we have no bye laws to compel them to remove Mr J. B. Arthur asked if they were to understand that the .petition of this large body of influential ratepayers wa 1 to be en- tirely ignored—especially in the face of what h3 could only call the deliberate falsehood of the captain of the Salvation Army. He said that he and the lieutenant had been round these .people and that everyone of them had, expressed regret for signing th. petition. All that was asked was that the Salvation Army should held their Saturday night meet- ings in Guildhall Square and Nott Square alternately. The Council could not ignore this petitioncoming from all these respon- sible people. Why could the Solvation Army not fall in with their views. The people who signed the petition said that .t militated very much against their business on the best business night of the week. He had seen some of those who were said to have ex- pressed regret for signing the petition, and they were very much astonished at such a statement coming from a man wh preached what the captain cf the Salvation Army did. Mr D. Samuel said that there v.as a peti- tion signed 2,000 years ago against some men in Jerusalem. It came before the Council, and the Council of chat day put the men in prison. He should not like to see a thing of that kind occur in Carmarthen. They might just as well try to stop the Towy or to turn it back to Llandovery as to stop the Salvation Army. Air J. B. Arthur said that everyone of those who signed the petition a friend of the Salvation Army. All they asked was that the Salvation Army should not hold meetings every Saturday nihl in Nott Square. He thought that They ought to visit the whole of the town. He did not think that the people of Nott Square were more in need of preaching than the people of any other part of the town. Mr D. Sainuel q-iicl that it was in Nott Square that they would reach the most people, as the crowds passed there. That was what the Apostles did in Jerusalem, and they converted 3.000 in one day Mr H. E. Bl igdon-Richards said that lie did not think anybody could have more sym- pathy with the Salvation Army tlan he did; but nevertheless they could not ignore the petition which they had before them. Per- haps the petition was rather strongly worded (but the request that the Salvation Army should not remain every Saturday night in Nott Square was reasonable. It was originally intended that they should move about the town. If the matter were not settled, it would lead to a good deal of (bitterness- and a vindictive spirit throughout the town. The sooner this was settled the better for the Salvation Army and the inte- rests of Christianity which they professed to uphold. Mr James Davies said that he agreed that the sooner tlife was settled the better. If the Salvation Army would not obey the chief magistrate of the town it would surely lead to a .good deal of trouble, and it might lead to malking martyrs of them like -Afi- Kensit. The Mayor said that lie had received a letter from the soldiers refusing to be bound by a promise made by the captain to hold meetings in Guildhall Square sometimes. They said that the captain had ne right to do such a thing without co ulting his soldiers. The letter which was signed by Mr W. Harries, as secretary, concluded: "By God's help we will stand there as in the past. God bless you." A. Arthur, Esq., chemist, Nott Square. Dear Sir,—We are sorry the Captain overstepped the mark by conversing with you yesterday afternoon about moving every alternate Saturday rom Xott Square under the Town Hall. He had no authority to do s it-li a thing before consulting his soldiers. We met to-night to consider that which lie proposed to you, and we have passed unani- mously that we cannot under no considera- tion give up Soft Square any Saturday night, where we have stood for the last 2o years without a break. So we are sorry to inform you we cannot concede anything so far as Nott Square goes. By Gcd's help we will stand there in the future as in the past without breaking off at all. God bless you. I remain, yours on behalf of the Carmar- then Corps. WM. HARRIES, Secretary. August 2oth, 1910. Mr Geo. Treharne said that he v.-as a sup- porter of the Salvation Army; but in this case he thought they were inteifering with the business of the tradesmen in the Square. The Salvation Army ought to consider the people of the town who supported them. There were parts of the town where they could do as much good as in Nott Square, but where they would not perhaps receive so much money. Mr James Davies asked if an 311dioneer would be allowed to continue m Nott Square in the face oif such a petition because he had been there 25 years. The Mayor said that the case of an auc- tioneer would come under the Market Act. IMr Richards said that he would move that the matter be referred back to the sub-com- mittee with the expression of a hope that it ivoukl be settled. iMr James Davies seconded t1 is proposal. Mr Walter Spurrell said that if thA Salvn- tion Army persisted in their present unrea- sonable and unconciliatory position they would lose in public sympathy. -«j.r E. Collier asked if it were not the case that the Council had no authority. The Town Clerk said that it was so because the Council had no bye laws for the "good rule and government" of the town. Even if they had, he doubted very much Avhether they would meet such a case. One of the bye lav s of the County Council provided that no parson should sing or sound any "musical or noisy instrument" within 50 yards of a dwelling house after being requested to desist, but it was expressly stated t' at this should not apply to any properly conducted religious service except the request to desist were made on the ground of serious illness. He was. told that the Shrewsbury Corpora- tion had the best set of bye laws, and a friend had promised to get him a copy. He did not think they could do anything except I the Salvation Army blocked up the way and caused annoyance that way. In any case, the Corporation could do nothing. Air Collier said that as a strong supporter of the Salvation Army he begged to support Mr Richards' motion. •Mr R-'chards said that although they had not power to deal with it now, i did not follow that they would not ge' sufficient power to deal with it in the future, and the probability in that case would be that the result would be a good deal les:, favourable to the Salvation Army than if they came to a settlement now. The motion cf Air Richards was carried, Mr Samuel only dissenting. WHO O W N S THE WALL? Mr D. J. Davies, the secretary to the Skating iRink and Amusements, Co., wrote asking the Council to repair the dilapidated wall behind the rink. 1 he Mayor said that the Si; i-i-eyot- esti- mated that the wall could be raised two feet for t,-); but they were of opinion that as the Rinlk Co. had taken possession of the front and side wall they had better take possession erf the back wall and repair -t. The Council might charge them easements for the walls they had taken. Mr Richards: I don't think we have taken any wall. Mr ID. E. Williams said that he remem- bered a, few years ago that the Council sent a deputation to see about this wall. The then Town Clerk was of opinion that it was the duty of the owner (Miss Mansel) to repair the If that ii-ei-e so,, ;t wa: the pro- pei tv of the Rink Co. He proposed that they do nothing. ,Ir C. Sutcliffe seconded this proposition. Mr L. D. Thomas said that if the Council had pecuniary interests tbere that was no reason why the Council sho del repair this wall, i.e could point to walls j ■ a main street of the town which were an eye-sore to passers by; but the Council wouid do noth- ing to improve them. The Mayor said that he hoped no one interested in the Company would take part in the discussion. Mr Richards said that he did not know whether the Mayor referred to him. Th" Mayor said that he did not refer to anybody in particular. Mr Richards was speaking, when Mr 13. Eo William said that Mr Richards had no right to speak on the subject at all. Mr D. Samuel said that the wall had been knocked down by the carts which took refuse there. -Ji Lichaids said that lie had been asked to sit dow n because he had spoken once before: but Mr Samuel was allowed to speak although he had spoken three or four times before. Mr D. R Williams said that Mr Richards being interested in the Company had no right to speak at all. IMr Spurrell said that all the Company w ished to know was whether the wall be- longed to them or not. If it did so much the better for them. It was unanimously agreed to refuse the application. Air James Davies: Then -,A-e may take it; that the wall is ours. Mr J. B. Arthur: That was all we wanted to know.

THE VICTORY AT COLWVN BAY. CJr J. B. Arthur moved that they piss a vote of congratulation with Miss Buckley and her choir for the victory which they had achieved that day at Cohryn Bay. They had brought credit on the town. -Tbi; was duly seconded and carried unanimously. Mr Arthur also suggested thai the Cor- poration meet the choir at the station, and as they had no band they might bring the buglers with them. The Mayor said that they were coining in at 0 o'clock in the morning. Mr Arthur said that in t at case he would not propose it. The Town Councillors were too lazy to get up at that time. teo lazy to get up at that time. THE WATER SUPPLY. Mr D. E. Williams elrev. attention to the matter of the water supply. They had pro- mised last year to do something; but they had done nothing. The Surveyor said that lie had taken gaugings of Cwmceir; but lie d Ú not think they were of so much value this year when there was plenty of water everyw here. Mr Spurrell said that they bed had the services of three experts ten years ago and they all agreed that the Rock and Fountain which had been adopted was the best supply. He believed it was quite sufficient for their reasonable needs with proper contrivance. Mr Richards did not agree that. the supply is sufficient. Mr Crossman suggested that it would be well to consider the possibility of strengthen- in the dam and enlarging the capacity of the present reservoir at Cwmtawel. The (Mayor said that that -oiild be a very expensive item. Mr Crossman said that it would be a great expense to improve the water .soppily how- ever they went about it. THE STATE OF THE MARKET. Mr D. E. Williams said that the market had not been painted for years. Mr D. Samu-el said that every week in the pay sheets there was an aecoint of work- [lone at the market. M i John Lloyd asked when the slaughter- house was painted. The Surveyor (Mr Finglah) said that: t had, not been done in his time, and he had been here 12 years. The matter was referred to the Roads-and Estates Committee. PHE COUNCIL, THE EISTEDDFOD, AND THE CYMANFAOEDD Mr Cross-man moved tliatthevsusnend the Standing Oiders in order to re-open the quest-ion of the charges to be made for the singing festivals in the Eisteddfod Pavillion next August. 'Air Treharne seconded, and after some dis- cussion it was agreed to suspend the Stand- ing Orders. Mr Grossman then moved tilIL they charge the Independents and the Baptists each five guineas instead of ten as previously decided. J. B. Arthur said that he felt the diffi- culty of serving two masters. As a Council- lor he had to guard the interests of the rate- payers and as a member of the Executive he ii-itli the Eisteddfod Committee He could not agree the statements which had been made at the Executive that the Council had nothing to do with the PavilliolJ. There would lie nothing 1111- reasonable in the Council after having" allowed the Pavillion to he erected for the Eisteddfod—asking after the Eisteddfod was over that. the Pavillion should be allowed to stay up for three weeks whilst the rent went into the pockets of the Council. If the members of the Executive ivho were mem- bers of tit Council did all that the Eistedd- fod Committee expected of them, they would u:>t study the interests of the ratepayers. ■-•I i' I re,ha rue contended that the festival promoters had m ule a nii-take in applying t.i the Town Council. They ought to have to tile F,:sL-e(l(lFod Committee. It was the Committee not the Council who ,:h !tdd rE'eive the :í.Ÿ. Air James Davies said that he was one ,f those who voted against u) i (-- Eisteddfod coming here. By having the Eistcddod they lost the agricultural show which brought them in tIO a year £ 200 cafitalisedand they lost two day's sports. Mr E. Collier thought that the Council ought to charge the Committee a rent for the pavillion after the eisteddfod was over, and the promoters (,ff tii, festivals ought to pay the Committee. Mr L. n. Thomas contended that they had no right to close the Park and tc charge a. rent for it on these days. They had let the Park for two days to the Hunt Bazaar for three guineas. ,,tliiie. I;,lr Ireharne said that the guarantors of the Eisiteddfod had undertaken considerable They would bring thousands of people to the town for a week, and that would be a recompense to the town. Mr James Davies contended that the Council had the right to close the gates of the Park for 21 days a year. It did not matter whether the Committee 0,1 the festi- vals wished to have them closed or not. ír Crossman's proposal was curried by 3 votes to 5. WELL GLASSES. The Mayor said that the Electric Li.'iht Co. had been asked to fix "well g,asses" over the light. .1 The Surveyor considered that the speci- men glass outside the Hall in Hall street was unsatisfactory, and it was deeidec' to uphold his view. FINE TO BE PAID! # The Clerk reported that the Council had been fined JE;1 and costs for a breach of the Explosives Act. Mr Crossman asked whose duty it was to see that the Act was- complied with. 'I he-Clerk said that it was the duty of the Town Cierk and the Surveyor.. Irr Gro:sman moved that they pay the tine between them (laughter). It was decided to draw a cl equ-e for the fine and costs.

Cricket. C.VHMARTHICX v. ASYLUM. I'hi- m-itoh was played in splendid weather on the Asylum grounds nil the 8th inst. and re-sulted in an easy win for the Town. The homester* who batted first, made a good stand, and knocked up a score of 3b runs be- tween them. For the visitors. Al W. J. -Uarsden, who went in first, started Avell with if). 1 he top scorer wa* Mr J. R. Mellhuish, wh.) in '.de a creditable ,'L S"ores :— CARMARTHEN. W. J. A!arsde:i, c Race, b D. Dalies 19 A. S. Morgan, b D. Davies 3 L. C. Gower. c and b D. Davies 0 I. B. Arthur, b D. Davies 0 W. Williams, b D. Davies H. B. Williams, c I). Evans, b D .-Davies 0 J. R. Melhuish, b Davies 37 A. V. Th omas, e Evans, b D. D i'\ies 0 HI! n!sJ. h D. D:lrie;; 2 H. S. Morris, not out 8 W. H. Evans, b Dr. Race Extras 4 Total 83 ASYLUM. Dr. J. P. Race, h Melhuish 0 T. -Richards, h Melhuish 1 W111. D ivies, b Melhuivh 1 J..JH. Walter, b Melhuisb ..[ 0 I). I'o in e and !> T. B. Arthur .1.) K. W. Rees c W. Willi arrs 2 I). Davies, b T. B. Arthur 21 Dr A. B. Doig, b Melhuish 0 T. Jones, b Melh lish Q it. Kvaus. b Melhuish 0 • J- 'Morgan not out 3 Extras- 3 Total 43

AMMANFORD. Fair. -On Saturday the September fair was held at Ammanford. Fine weather Dre- vailed. There was, however, only a poor attendance of buyers, most of the Amman Valley farmers taking advantage of the weather for harvesting. Some excellent cows and calves were on offer, which were dis- posed of elpetdily at from £ lo to £ 17 and heifers met with a ready sale at from -til to £13. The pig market vvas, as usual, well attended, and good prices wore realised. The pleasure .fnir proved a great .source of attrac- tion. thousands flocking to the fair ground until a late hour. Amongst the attractions were White's Coliseum and Danter's Coli- seum and roundabouts.

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TRELEOH-AR-BETTWS. W ETmiNG. — A pretty fashionable wedding took place at Treleeh Parish Church oil Thursday the, 2oth ult., the contracting parties being Miss J. Williams, the second daughter of Mr and Mrs Williams, Fachddu, and Air Evan Davies. Cipidwl, Rhydlewis. The nuptial knot was tied by the Rev Eynon Hughes, vicar of the parish, assisted by the Rev V. R. Dav ies, Wrexham. The duties of best man were undertaken by Mr Ill. iloii-ell, WaellbalTan, while the bride was given away by her sister Miss Alary Williams. The bride looked charming in a dress of Rose cashmere trimmed with cream and lace and e .W. aip-j piu.iq J[[ts i{;i. pa.iapto.iq'iua crinoline hat with ostrich feather, and boa. She carried an ivory bound Prayer Bood. and wore a gold pendant and chain. both gifts of the bridegroom. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Cissie Williams, who wore a chess of Rose cashmere trimmed with bice, her hat to match. The bridegroom's souvenir to the bridesmaid was a gold bangle. The altar rail had been decorated for the occa- sion bv the choir boys (of which the hride was a faithful member) with sweet peas and white chrysanthemums, and a carpet was laid fn,ni the churchyard gate to the church door. The church was crowded long before the heur a; pointed for the ceremony. The :• irriage which conveyed the br'de was pre- e de l the lord b:\os band; whilst the regi tor wa■< b i >g .,ignod tie- Wedding if)(,, March wes played..After the ceremony en leaving the ebure'i the haopv couple were showered with rice anil confetti; beautiful 01- 0-,ti gai and; were hung over the road with suit- A reception was afterwards held at Fachdd'i. In addition to the bride and bridegroom there wore also present: Mr Williams. Ivor, Trevor, and Idns (father and brothers of the, M r Howells. Cefn- clce.li .Mr Hewer's, Plaspoine Mr and Mrs oi the bride)- Rev and Mrs, Hughes, Rev. D R. Davies, Mr LI Powell, etc. Later in the day Mi- ami Mrs Davies left for their honeymoon in North "W ales, and after (•.arils lof their home in Cardiganshire. The presents were numer- ous and costly.