The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter

Whitland Rural District Council. The moinithly meet ug of the Whitland Rural District iCounci'l was held at the Park Temperance Hotel OUi Friday. The Rev D. E. Williams (chairman.) presided. There were also prcGont: Mr Herny Lev/is, Eglwys- cymy- Mr Henry iMcrris amd Mr D. Davie-, LlandisiiiHo; Mr B. Thomas, Pending; Mr D. Raymond, Ciffig; Mr T. Davfcs, Llanglyd- wen Mr JühnLe\ls, Marros; Mr Thomas Williams, Whtiit1^.nd togethor with the Clerk (Mr Henny Lewis); the Surveyor (Mr Rees Davies), and the Inspector of Nuisances (Mr Dan Jeiikl.nr,). THE DRAINAGE WORK. The Fiiwanee Committee reported that they had laooepted the tender of IMr Harries, (),f Whit land, for 12 inch pipes at Is 21d per foot, aind they had ¡aSo accepted ks tender for Pemhrey bricks at 60s per thousand. 'Dh?s was for tihe pii-opose of making the drain below Wlili'tlaind Statical. ANOTHER INJUSTICE TO WHITLAND. The Finaniee Commiittee referred to the Cauruciil a billl for £4 13s for work done to a gutter at 'Hen,Ham:. The amoumt of £5 for work im that neighhoburhood would he ex- ceeded if this, were paid, and tihey therefore referred the question of the payment of this BMil to the OouiiDciil. The iSuTveyer said thaifc tlliiis bill was for th? new giuitter cim front of the. Smiths' shop. That li.ad; -iiiotlhing whatever to do.-with the widening of the. road. He, had not spent all the £ 5 voted for ithiat pui-pop-c. The Chair main: I maintain: that we have another £2 to spmitd there yet. This t4 13s ,is lanother husiness. Mr Henry Lewis: t5 was allowed for that road, altogether. The Chaitimiaini: No, no. Air Henry Lewis: Yet it was. Out with the Minute Book st.i"aiilght (lain ghter). The Surveyor said that this menej was spent to reipar'r a hrokeiii gutter. E20 had been, put aside for contingencies. The Chairmamr. I think that is c'ear. Mr Hemlry Lewtis: I do not think it is clear whatever. I want to deal with everybody the same. The Oil airman said that he thought that he had fully explained the matter. iMr Henry Lewis: No, you don't. That is te'.r.ng you straight. The Chairman said that at the last stock- tak mig there was ZCIO worth of piipes shown as lb,pi,ii,g,i,ii, thio yard, and it was stated that albout- C20 more would he sufficient. He found mow that they had had too q>ay at least £6.5 to Alr Harries for p.ipes. How was tibia,t qlie, Surveyor gaive particulars of the way in wMcfh the pipes had ibeem used. The Cha i.rma.n: said that as the piipes in the stoire had tbeen. 'used, the work had cost a good deal more than appeared. iMr Henry Lewis: They were used. Don't get exúiteid. Mr Henry Lenvis: I am not followinig mv own! money now. 1 want f-ait-play for Every- body Mr T. Williams at. a later stage of the meeting refet-i-ed to the Henlllam gutter, and said that if tbils had been at Whitland there would have lbeent a special rate for it. Why should there not be a special rate for Hen- Ham. If they went on kke this spending money by d'Hilbs and draibs, he did mot knoiw where they would end. If ii-t was necessary why should lilt 'not come (before the Council. They knew that it was always a case of "Rub my (back, and ¡pal T'lllb yours." Let them finish that. 1 The Chairman- It would not be a special rate at Whitland -if it is for carrying enitface water. The Ohairman: You are very smart per- sonally at sJtoippi.ng amy improvement at Pendiime. You aire not so smart in your own district. Be just before you are generous. The Chairmani: You are very snjart per- sonaHy iat stopping a'ny impro.vement on the road at Pendine. Y'O-a are (not so smart on yonir own d.iist.r.ict. The Chai-rman I li,ao, to do with this gutter. I was (against ift. <:> iMr H. Lew's: He was againrjt fifteen slii'llliings for Eglki,yseymyii, too. The Chairmani said that tih:s had nothing to do with wiJdlening the iroad. The Surveyor said that the- gutter was sntaslied aJI; to, "jihereemis." They had not spent the £5 on widening the road. The Chaiirma.n,: I imaiintain that we have only spoilt R3 14s lid of the R5 allowed for wndeniiing the road. Mr T. Wiliapis: I have the figures. You can/not explain them away, clever as you are. The Surveyor aiiitplHies for two trucks of ashes for Llangan. Why d'ldn't he take on himself to do it the same as this at Henllan. The Surveyor: I have to see that the gutters are in good condition. I am re- spoii'Sii/ble. I can. eipeind £20 on iit if at is re- quired. If a honse brbeaks his leg, I knew who will have to pay -111m any of you. Mr T. Williams rose ogain. to speak Mr iDavid Davies: I think we are satisfied wi'th the explanatfbn. There aire gentlemen here who wish to go home on, a 'busy day Hke this. Mr T. Williams said that this had been done without any estimate ever being brought (before the Council. On the other band Itherc were gutters authorised to bo made -at Whiitiliand two. yea.rs ago. Although I the estimates for them had been passed two y ea. n- a go Mr H. Lewis: We shall have some gutters done inn Eglwyscymyiu If you do things at Hen Ulan as you like, we wixl do the same. The Chairman I do not like the insinua- tions that have been, made liore to-day. Mr Hy. Lewlils: I don't like them either. The Chiaiinmiair*: The Jttis'iaiuatikm is thiat we did that la;t HenlBa 11 without comsulting anybody. 13 Mr T. Willlliams: The fact remaihs in cold btihek and white, that this was not passed alnlet that iit was done, and that the work which was .amthoraised at Whitlond was not done. The Surveyor knew iit very well The Surveyor: Don't (bring my nanie into it, Mr ml hams. It its my ordi nary way of doing it as a surveyor. Mr 'T. illliiams sa.id that he wanted to know why should (preferential treatment be given, to a twopeninv-halfpenny tliino- at Henllan a.nd others at Wh'Wa.nid waiting for years. Mr Dd. Davies said that as the matter had be?n fully explained why neyd tliey go into Other matters. The matter was then allowed to diop. MR 310RGAN RlIOHARDSON AND THE COUNCIL. A TRIBUTE TO THE SURVEYOR. :Some further correspondence was read from Mr Morgan R'iehandeen w.'ith regard > the .acti'om: ^h.ich he had .oo'iixme'iiced a.gai'nist the Council nespeietinig the drain, near Irs pno- penty below the station. Amongst other things, he required £10 ton.a.rds his costs as a co-isditdoii of disTOiutiinuing the action.—In .a later epistle, he sa,id that he •had seen the work, aaid he was satisfied "M'i. *• "lY" with the way in which it had been. ca.rried out by the Surveyor that he would withdraw his cOaiifni for £ 10. Some off the members thought that the filliinig up of the old sewer was an. addition to Mr Morgan Rnxhardson's original demand; but the Surveyor said that a couple of oartis wowld do that in two days. They might as well t,ip the material there as anywhere else. They were getting on. very weill, and would, he hoped, The finilshed wlith the work on the Saturday morn ling. Mr T. Davies said that he and the Clerk had igone to see the woik. He could say that it reflected great credit on. the Surveyor Ttie Surveyor might weld, be proud of it. The Chn irmarv said that he hoped they would keep a strict account so as to know exactly what it cost. The Surveyor na,id that he kept an account of every diay's work. IjEASEHOLD ENFRANOHISEMENT. The Bethesda Urlbani District Council sent a resolution in, favour of 'leasehold enifranch- isement, and a. ked the Whitland Rural Dis- trict Council to join them in. al11 effort to re- move this blot on our laws. The Ohairmani sa,id that the shoe pinched in that district very much. They knew the hii.sto.ry of it during the 1 ast- few years. Air H. Morris rproposed that they support the resoilnfcioni. 'Mr T. Davies Eecomdod and this wa:5 car- ried unanimously. FRICTION WITH THE GAS CO. The Whitland and District Water and Gas Compaimy wrote that they had now fifty or sixty services to flay. To Ia.vod friction they proposed, to reinstate the roads as best they could and t3 pay the Council to metal the tretnch. When the work was to be done they would send their engineer to consult with the Surveyor so as to settle matters satis- factorily. The Chairman What have you to say to that you Whitland people. Air T. Williams: There ds <a resolution | a standing. Let them comply with our request first of all. The Cliairma,n.: That they should deposit £ 30. iMr T. Wilttiaims: That they should put the roads iim order amd deposit R30. I beg to propose that we give Them notice that the time has expired for the water, and that the consent we hiape given them is void. The time expired on the 29th May, 1908. Mr 'Henry Lnw'h I second Mr WiJdiams for that (laughter).. The Chairman.: I lam glad to see you agree for once. It was unanimously dee'ded to give the Company notice as proposed by '-Nlr Williams. ROAD OR SMALL HOf,DL\G ? Mr Henry Lewis paid, that he wished to call their attention to a .road between. Ta venn- sipite and Cross Roads. There wais a Jot of talk albout Small Holdings. He begged to propose that thiib road be ]let in smaill hold- ings (laugli'ter). It was grass all the way. The road from the Crops Roads to the school wlas ini a r'dliculons state. too. They paid a surveyor and workman. He begged to pro- pose that they eitli-ei- improve the road or let it not SmaPl Holdimg^. The Chaiirman.: Do you wlant it for a small hokVmig ? Air Henry Lewiis: I have plenty. Others wMl take iit quick enough. LEGAL PROOEiEiDINGS. A cottage at Login., Tycanoil, iiia.3 reported by the Inspector to be unifit for human habi- tation, and notice was ordered to be. issued. It wias, ako reported that the requirements of the inspector had not been complied with at Coiedhowell, Llangaiin,. It was decided to t'alke proceedings, failing immediate com- pnance. The Inspector reported that he had taken proceedings against Mr T. Phillips in respect of a slaughter house. Defondamt had been ordered to pay the costs and to abate the nuisance. It was also reported that the proceefli for ex>tra-otrdinmry traffic" at FfyjMMrbrcdyr agia-inst MrLadd bad failed. THE PENDINE TROUBLE. It wiiilil- be rememlbered that. there was a good deal of discussioni aout a contract at Pondine at the prevpous mectimig. Now it appeared that the contractor whose tender for stones had been, accepted declined, as the cartage contract had been, given to his opponent. It was decided to advertise afresh. THE RHYDWILYM FORD. Mr H. Morris asked how the matter stood with regard to the Rhydwiilym Ford. The Clerk said that the owner did not claim the stones in the river, but wanted 2d a load1 way leave for drawing them over his lamld. Mr Morris: Twopence a load is excessive. i-u i a'so wanifc an undertaking th,ait the /land wi.ll not be flooded by taking the stones away. t:> Air T. Willi!liiams: Do they ctlaim the river as welm. The Clerk: What day would suit you to call the meeting? 'Mr T. Wiililiia.ms: Sunday I siliould think. It was decided to call the meeting ifor Thursday afternloon.

A Ray of Sunshine. It comes 'like a ray of sunshine. This many 'here U °ai^rthen. Good news to many 1wre. savs^ ^'il"t street, Cairmart-Iien, J h^San loan's backache p i' 'j/, L cou^d get no medicine to dlo me fi j. 't i ^k.nse pills have made me better that I .have boon ,for mionitlis. a 'e,tt.e'T(;' .monit.lis I suffered very severe- tli pains in my back; the painis were con- tmiuous and dragfg'iing, and I could" hardly keep upright. T was eo bad at times that I could not stoop to do anything. I kne«^ my kidneys were at ifaruiIit, Ibeouse'th(':re were disoildci-s and sediment f,rc;rn the secretions. "Rut Doan's baokarthe kidney have done. me a Hot of good; they have eased mv back, and set the urinary system in oider. I gjadly^te' others what a splendid inedi- o,ne J)oan s 1>aekaclie kiduiey pills are. (S.gned) Ju-.a Ryan." Baukach'- is a sigjn of lcid»ey complaint, for tihe ache cOnies not from the. back, but trcim the kidnieys, wibioh lie just, beneath the small of the The paiii. i? caused by uric acid and ath:«r poisons -oilypi-r-;s-iii,g and ninidorniig the kidneys, amd untiil these porous are removed ypu can nevor le welk Doan's BackacTio Kwl'iey Pills are a 1'1X':a.J mediicr'ne for the k'dneys and bladder. Dean's backache kidnev p-'uis are 2s 9d rter "•<« M). Of all cCS and stores or pQnt freo-, .direct from Foster- McC cPan Co. 8, Wei. street, Oxford street, London, W Do not forget, to n-:e the full name, DOAX'S Backache Kidney Pills.

I KiUvveliy Notes. As eveayone who read the excellent report im last we.e:k' assue of the 'Reporter' of the functions held in Kidwtilly Castile on the 30th ult, knows "Ye Olde English Fayre" and U^teddfod '\H'reacomplete success and the promoters have every leason to congratulate themselves on the results of their efforts. Until all ibiils have be^ 11 received, it is im- posiJbie to say the nett amount realised, but the Organ Fund wdtlbenefit by a sum well over zcloo. Never has a committee been backed up mere Iby members of the Church coii.grega.tlo.il than, was the Organ Committee on this occasion. The way the working uneu. rallied round them, and the exped/lticus manner the various stages etc., were erected by walking hands who had the good of the cause and not of a particular individual, at heart, were ample evidence that the committee enjoyed the confidence of the members of the Clhuroh generally. The Eisteddfod proved a source of great attraction., and the awards of the popular adjudicator, Mr J. B. Wil'liiams, H.,1.I.S., met wit-h universal approv al. Air Williams not onily gave his adjudications clearly and wiith authority, but gave many valuable hints which should prove helpful to the com- petitors, as well as to organizers of eistedd- lod-au in general. The singing of Siloam Children's Choir, conducted by Mr Joseph Thomas, assistant master at the Castle School, drew from the adjudicator a weln merited commendation, which was endorsed (by the very large audience, who would have liked to hear more of the sweet rendering of the juveniles. "The Merry Aladcaps," a troupe organised and directed iby Airs Bertie Davids and Miss Gladys Davids, and which igave several per- formances in the State Rooms of the Castle, quite captivated the audiences before whom they performed. As a result their fame has gone out ibeyond the limits of Kidwelly, and e hear that they have been specially en- gafged to perform at the great Palestine Exhibition in Llanelly on Saturday next. We heartily congratulate the ladies who have sojwell tralined the young artistes, as well as the momlbers of the troupe themselves, who, according to a Llanelly contemporary "gave a far more pleasing and interesting per- formance than many a professional troupe." We'l done, "Madcaps." Alljflrcd Stephens, jBroomhiill., deserves the best thanks of all concerned for so kindly lending some powerful lamps, which illu- minated the whole grounds when the "shades of evening" fell, thus enabling the Com- mittee to carry out the fuk programme arranged. The services of the two men in charge of the lights, iand who were experts in ithei rmandpulation, were also placed at the Committee's disposal through the kind- ness of Air Stephens. A word of appreciation is due to Air G. E. Bowen, of Rumsey House, for the energetic and very valuable services rendered by him throughout the day. The anniversary services din connection wiitih Siloam Baptist Chapel were held throughout Sunday and on; Monday evening last. The special preacher engaged for the occasion was the Rev Morgan Jones, B.A., Whitland, whose powerful sermons were listened to wiith rapt attention by the very l'aijge congregations present at each service. A feature of the rev. gentleman's discourses was the fearlessness with which he attacked the sins and follies of the age. He called "a spade a spade," and no one could mistake his meaning. This was his first visit to KId. welly, but it is already evident that it will be his own fault if it as hiis Jiast. He has won the admiration of all right thinking people by Ms outspokenness, wlhich cannot fail to bear fruit albundantly. May we venture to extend to the eloquent young minister our congratulations on the possession, of his wonderful powers, and our wishes for a long life in which to make full use of them. The Cribket .team played ait home on Satur- day, their opponents being Llanelly Park C.C., who, although giving the home team a pleasant game, were completely outclassed, as the appended score shows. For Kidwelly, u OP" Griffiths again distinguished him- ^yie 'baft, being top scorer with 23 ni.ns whii^h were obt'aliued by pretty cricket. Jim WatW and J. H. Ellas also did well, the latter -being also equally ,at home in both the bowtlmg and bat/ting departments. E. -burncaux who gs developing into a first-class wuoket keeper, was responsible for a nicely compiled score of 11. The Committee will be vvell advised to keep an eye on young Parry For P-S PrTS° °fi maJc'i'g a »^ful bowler. Slan- Kidweiuiy. u' Elil,as' G. Jones, 13; Irvino- Daviies bJ. Rogers 8; W. AValters,' fb G Jones 7' Rd. Davies, b J. Rogers, 5; D. J. Huwh^ h G. Jones 2; W. D. Davies, c and b J. IWrs C'riffitl' A" ^"aids, 15; T. R. ™ n J* RoSers, 23; E. Furneau b A 11 i W. I^'rry, run out 1 ■ J. Stephens, not out, 1; extras, 10; total, 96. Park C. C., Llanelly. E. EV,a.IlSi, 1; Œbw. o; f SiS; W" 0; v. IWtSVEfc"' lV>W"l?er' b run out, S; (}. Ho,'oil, I, Par, R gers, 10; Stan. Darii S cit Ediwards. b Plarrv 1 • .p t '« A' ■b W. D. n.Tiw/i; TTtota, &h'• l£r J. L. PICa.t1d, F.R.tH.R, opened ,at the previous visits. ieotuiw on- his --+

Alltymynydd Sanatorium. A rpubklc meetiiiig was held of p„ n on Saturday, "wlien/ Jfr P T in Port marthen; Dr George B D Ad s-uperiaitcmdent of t(he Cn«t ?S' tor;-uni iat Alitvmviivrlrl i1'^ ou Sana- Ca^tS3" Dr mcnt and utility C;f th- iLf? I manag«- mittee of influeniti.il l A eom- P°ymsU) soMcik was ap" Bi3'fcJniCl,0[ge of a saniatoriuan near matron, of So est "U ales 'Sanatomum, wdiioh is il Opened on the 20tili July hv k be Christian. y hy the Pnncess

Rejoicings at Pantglas. MAJOR AND MRS SPENCE-JONES HOME-COMING. The. vicinity of Llanfynydd was given over to much rejoicing on. Tlnursday wcck, when Spenee-Jonies entertained the countiy^ e ait her <l>eautiiul residence, Pantglas, o mai the home-coming of her son (Mr Luc A Spence Jones, Rifle Brigade, Major ot -the C. Squa- dron of the P.I. Y.) and hasbride (nee Mm Colby liifynuJOtue). Brii'bant weafciici favoured the ausOoious occasion, and much (bunting delayed. The mansion itself ws gaily decorated with Union. Jacks and streamers of flags,whils,t on the drive- near the Ihouse had been erected by the head- garde nor (Mr iSaddler) .and h:8 staff a very fine triumphail arch, bearing the mottoes. "Hir oes a dedwyddweh," and "Long We and hatpin ess." It was com posed of ever- greens, relieved with many flowers, rostttes and vari-coloured nags. Near the New 0:0&s a garland stretdlied across the road CrcsseJiy Cottage was decorated wiith flags of all (nations, whilst at DeJiryn (the residence of Mr Griffiths, the .Euibaigont of the lantgJa: estate) and Rryndomvcn, a very large aicli of evergioens and flags had been put up bear- (iing the motto "Long life and happiness 'to Galpt. Spence-Joiiifs and [1Jir3 ibride" on one side, and a Welsh inscription on the other. At Aelybryn, iMr Scurloek displayed a ga.r- land of flags with 'appropriate mottoes, whilst the 'cottages down to Cross Inn and on to the Pantglas Anns, were gaily dressed with flags, at the latter pilace Mr and Mr." Gpimths displlayiflig a fine garland with the usual igrcetinigs. Dimng the afternoon. there was loud oannoniadimg, and about 3 o'clock a number of the members of the C Squadron assembled at tthe main oii't<ran<ce to the Pairk with a (largo imuTnfber Oif tenants and others. to give the galliauit oalprbarin, and (hiis bride the warm wellüome they had in store for them. There, too, was the Llandilo Volunteer Band (under the conduCltorshp of Mr W. HoweH) ready to play them home, but they were dis- a-ppointed. Tihe bride and the bridegroom arrived iby motor car rather earlier than ex- pected, a.nd made the journey home quietly. However, when told that the opportunity had been lost, they marched in process ion dowm ,to tihe mansion, and on seeing the sui jects of the day's rejoicings', standing on the steps, under the ,magnificent verandah, JmiEng a welcome at them, they burs cheering. If Cap*. 'Sp^ce-Jone* everhad any doulbt .as to his popularity with al in. tihe district in which he now residestha* reception shoud have dispelled wcn,t and Mrs Cecil Spence-Jones at once down* 'and after greeting the people pe™ aWy took them to see the which had been .presented to them th occasion of their maim-age. The gifts were Saved on, a table on the terrace, and in- cluded a magniiificeint silver tray, weighing some three hundred ounces, inscribed with the arms land crest of Pan-tglas, ami bearing the inscription, "PJ"ooøn,ted by the Pantglas tenants to IMajor Spence-Jon.es on the occasion; of 1Ús maririiaige, 10th June, 1908' silver cup from the out-door staff of tM'estate; ,a silver cream jug and basin by the indoor staff, which matched the fine old Georgiam coffee pot and milk jug pw- sented tby the" officers, n(oca-oommisskxnod offi- cers, and men: of the O. Squadron of the P.I.Y.; a illarge silver rose bowl on ebony T>linth, presented iby the: officers 01 the P*'™- hroke' Imperial Yeon^mry; pretty siOVer desser dishes, presented by Alderman ii. J. Thomas, Penrhos, and friends in the district, and -a pair of silver pepper boxes in case, presented 'by the indoor staff of Deanery, Gloucester. Inside the spacious and hnelj- deoorated dining-room, which it is interest- ing to note is the largest in Wales were, dis- played some of the gifts presented to Mr, Cecil Spence-Jones, and amongst those that claimed attention were a veiy heavily em- <bossed German tankard presented her by the tenants of Ffynnone home estate. Quite a work of .art, the. old tankard is made of silver gilt, the (bodies of the figures mi the design, ■which represents the killing of a hoar, being worked in silver; a handsome silver rose bowl presented by the. household and staff at Ffynnone; a massive tea-try, heavily en- graved, presented by the tenants of the ^ar~ berth estate and a silver vegetable dish, with divisions, and ebony handles, by the tenants of the Kidwelly estate. All the pre Bents lbore t,he crests of the estate, that of the CCittle mallster" being tlio Spenee crest, am the "bull's head" the Jones' Pant- glias is a (beautiful house, situated in an ex- tensive and delightfully iadd out park, and commands views of imaigmilficent scenery. From a sporting pomt of view the most inte- resting room im the house is the library, not (because of its valuable collection, but on ^oount of Ithe trophies of the chase which are there to 'bee seen. During the few years that Major .Spence Jones hunted a pack ot hounds in the district, any fox that deserved an honoured memory, has his mask placed up in that room. There, over the mantel-piece, are to 'be seem the heads of 22 foxes, and though there are others elsewhere in. the room0 the visitor will .search m vain to dis- cover any two alike. Hanging on the screen is the mask with a dulll, stony eye end dirty tongue, just as Reynard is brought home on the saddle, then there are two .arches of masks facing you, all with differont expres- sions, some snarling, 'but a.ll realistic, and showing the cunning This was done under the direction of the .popular ex- Master, a.nd a. pllate beneath records the place where the fox was put up and killed, toge- ther with the .diate, so that each one teillfs its own tale, 'but with the Capain there to tell vou the exciting incidents of the chase, a, smrtsman comld spend hours and hours with the keenest interest. One of the biggest foxes even that ardent huntsman, Major S^nic-Jones hirasell has seen, «» and his tablet records that he was killed at Garn on the 1st January, 1906, after a run of on hour and twenty minutes. AnotlJ *f resting ta'blet te#s you that on. the 27th o January tlhis year, after .a run of _■ a half miles, from point to pornt, 5 D to Iscoed, a fine specimen was A "chap" killed at near > found bis way .there to celehnate the J engagement, it being the, first fox he Med after having been accepted by bisbiKl [bears the date 6th December, 19^ an nard was killed in the open, after a one hour and forty run the pack ever had as a an| v g put up at BOafod an M^dh, 1^- over 15 miles from pom. run ;s Jowine interesting accoiinit of the mn is fr^m the "Pielld of tlie 1st April, ^Pantglas Foxhounds: On Mon- day, the testing place was Penygarn a cold, hrloak inlitospitaible little hamlet, a thousand feet Mgh, in the upper part of Llanfynydd parish, which, once' a little villiage, now con- sists only of a few scattered cottages; another example of the .rura depopulat'oai. The early morning was rough, consequently only a small field turned up,, but amonig them were the Hon. Miss Race, Mr Llloyd Ple, Mr O. Lloyd Price, and Mr Davies, besiides a good sprinkling of farmers, .all mounted on their hardy cobs—veritable hill cliimibers. The. first order was Nantysebon! gorse, where a fox had (been frequently seen of late, but it was ten ant less to-day, so the coverts on the side of the beautiful Cothi Vale were drawn —Garbach, Bwlchrhyd, a.nd Graig-gorse, on, the Master's « estote, hut hounds foiled to hit a line off until they reached Hafod Gorle, which is always a sure find being looked after iby the good sportsman, Mr Sam Jones, who (bIas not yet recovered from his .recent illness. The fox 'broke at the top, ran over Dvffryn allotment, Park Farm, down to TirvnTrS-vys, to the boundary of Tro«ly- rhiw ilist- above Llanfynydd village, wheie he turned strw&t back, and agam across S TTnfod farm, passing \nysenavcmor nP f rw f T fi'airt to the corner of FLg.n ia S point of Grang, crossing tjh. Llanfynydd road, close to PcMiygai the pace was terrific, and it was quite possible, for the. best of horses to keep ncal hounds, who nan over Nantyseiboni, 1 eny- bank, and Pistill-north, to the dinigle Llwyncelyn. Now the fox turned sharp to the left, over Carthilas and Llwynrliyn, down to the ha.nks of the Cothi (which was in flood) between; CHiwr and Owimglaiw. Here he seemed as ârf he w'as goinig to c')-o.-s the river, bu't a co'd bath avas evidently not to hi s taste, so he. turned riglit-handc: 1 over over Cwniglaw, crossed Sir Jiaunes Drum- mond's grouse-rnoor, and fkirt-ug the larch coverts above Talley village, ran past J3- Howell down to the Half-way Honce, near ivliere he crossed the. Llcindjlo a-nd xjJan^viM vl mad, up to Mandy-issa, flhen, unfortunately hounds 'had a long check, no one being up, and tit- was some time before the line was again. H'ecovered. However, the worthy Master held the ipack car, and a't last that good hound Comrade hit the fee of the fox off in some .rushes under the Llansadwrn load, and slowly worked it out to a small dingle above Cwmsiidan, where he had rested. Here the. pack fresh found, and all thought tihey .must rum into their fox at once, but he still had Gomethinig else (these h. 11 foxes are wonders) for he. went 'up to the top of the Fail,, along the rbre.ast of which he made his way, then) turned down past Pantylan, cross- ing over to the old Dser Park at Abermar- lais, rounding the wood at the bottom of it, and jgoing up to the. highest point, where hounds pulled him down. The Master, ,it), was fi.rst up, presented the brush to Mr Ba-'lev Stcvc-ns, who had ridden to the fore throughout, the run lasting from find to kill exactly four hours and five minutes with only one check, hounds bcung helped but ones.—"Old Fogie." zi supply of .refreshmeius Y'ld been provided, CMrs Sixiuce-Jones, with char- icter'stic liheral'ity, having prepared a meat toafef a very large number. The Major s ralot (Mr Kill) and the- servants of W10 household were assiduous in. looking ftN the wants of the guests. THE PRESENTATIONS. About G p.m., all assembled in. front of rhe mansion,, and the present at ons formally made to Major Speaice-Joncs ai;d h"MrUThomas Davies, Briskynissaf, the old- est tenant on the estate, in: presenting ti e silver tray on behalf of the tenants sa.ci first of all he had to thank the tenants io. the honour they conferred 011, him in as^i g him to make the presentation to the ^otthy agent and coming landlord (applause). had been a tenant on the Pantglas 42 years, and he thought he could say tin. same as the man who had four daugm ilj and when, one got married a,id that the best 1. was left, uii-til he got rid of them all. The besit was hack raS landlord all the time ( al ? teir and applause). His first land-lord Mr Dd Jones, grandfather of the present land- land, and nobody could beat him as a land- lord. He hoped those who followed would emulate him, -as their present landlady a id agenrt were doing (cheers). As. far as his knowledge went of Oapt. Spence-Jones, lie would speedily fill his grandfather's boots (applause). He was glad to see Mrs Spence- Jones ispending so much of her time amongst them (cheers), .and always looking cheerful. He thought they would all join in thanking her for ilier great generosity. He wished Captain Spence Jones aiiud Juis wife a lonig life of complete happinats (.a.ppla,use). Mr Jones, schoolmaster, Abergorlech, said that that large gathering showed their ap- provial and apprcciaitioni of the :matriimanial union which had taken place. Matrimony with its consequences was a big subject, and there were so ni,a,iiy .good things to say about ,it that it puzzled him where, to he gin. They all wished Major Spence-Jo.nes and his good lady every facility to walk in the footsteps Of their noble ancestors (applause) ,a family whose, good history and beneficent lives were well known ,f.ar .and wide (cheers). He did not think rfchey could wish tihem more or say anything better, and Dean. Speugp's invalu- alble contributions to literature were ample proof of that. As for the. Joneses their high reputation was above reproach (applause). He had had seme connection with that family indirectily as, long as he could remem- ber. He. had ibeeni a direct tenant of the Pa,iitgla:s Estate for 26 years, and lie had no grievance to bring against the family, whose beneficial influence in commercial ciiclee was proverbial from generation to generation throughout the kingdom (applause). H:s acquaintance wtitah the young wife's family was somewhat unique. There were many there iiu t-hat large concourse much older than, he in: years, but he doubted whether they had the privilege and benefit of knowing the great grandmother of that you nig lady except himseilf. When he was a child, he and others receÎlVted (much kindness from that generous lady (applause). He also remem- bered that anothør good lady lived in the dis- trict then, as well, vjz., the great grand- mother of Mrs Delme Dlavies-Evans. That was rather unique (sheens). He did not re- gret that his lot had happened to fall amongst the same generous famiiildtes in his old days (applause). He had seen, the fourth generation maivied,, and he hoped to see the fifth generation in alN)cia,i-,a,iiee soon .(laughter and applause), and if God spared he would be very old if he witnessed the sixth (laughter). Mr John Jones said that he had been, under the family alil his life, and ^feared no notice to quiit or notice, to 'be quick as long as he- did lilis worik fairly and honestly. When he. he-aid that the Captain was going to be married, lie wondered w'lilat fcilie be like, but he mover had any idea that she would he such a beautiful and kind-hearted lady as he be- lieved they had in. Mrs Coed Spence-Jones (.applause). He thought the Captain had been indeed fortunate to be caught 'by her (laughter and applause). They had always found .the Captain an excellent agent and friend, and he deserved the good wife he had evidently got (cheers). He was a perfect gentleman, and of his work on the Board of Guardians and District Council, they could not speak too 'highly. He had taken a real Eve interest i,n the welfare of the people of the district, aind now that he had that good lady to share in his good worik, they could look forward tQ aits being douibled (cheers). There was ono tiling albout Captain Spenoc- Jones that stood out promiinently, and that was if he promised a thing he always fulfilled the promise (cheers). He could not say the same thing ahout all agents (laughter and applause). Mr Ll. Jones, Maesyrhaid, paid a high tribute to the gold qualities of Mrs Spence- Jonos and the Major. Mr J. Harries; Lan, Capel Isaac, said that Oapt. Spence-Jones was a good sportsman, and when they got a good siroit-imiaii, they always fouind a, gentleman, (cheers). The Captain, had fougjht for his country, caught foxes, and now he thought he had ca'ught the prettiest and best young lady that had over lived (laughter and applause). He thanked their landlady, Mrs Spence-Jones, for lier continued kindness to them as ten- ants, arnd he wIMied the Captain and his bride long life and happiness. He was (glad to notice in tho report of .the wedding that ■the Ibriide did not carry a 'bouquet of flowers lb,tit a Bible in her hand. He hoped other people would follow the example _set by her. They saw many brides: carryiinig flowers which 1 they could .not afford, but let them remember that tiif flowers were expensive, they could get a Bible at iall times cheaply (cheers). He hoped tlie Major would soon, learn, the Welsh language (hear, hear), as that was the only fault they could find in him as the agent of the estate (applause). Mr; John. Lewis, the old workman on the estate, them presented Captainl Spence- J (me with a silver Ibowl. Mr Griffiths', the sulb-agent, said that John had lbeeiii in the .service of the Pantglas estate for over 50 years. Aiderman, H. Joneis-Thomas, iPenrhos, pre- sented the silvler dlesseirt dishes on behalf of the friends and neighbours in that district. They did so localise they ha.d always found the Claptain a true rbllidk (cheers), and a good •neighbour in the true sense of the word. He made himself at homo .amongst his tenants ,and feiends. He would like to point out that Major Speine". Jones could not do what he did for the district if it was not for the support he .got from his mother-who was the landlady, and he "vias .glad to see her there looking so well and haiPPY (applause). They wished her many m'any years of good health to he landlady of .the estate. They did not wish her to go. They wanited to keep her. and he was sure the Captain, and his bride would 'be happier, the people in the district wiould 'be1 happier, as long as she Was amongst them (cheers). Alii sects and conditions of people had contributed towlards the present, and although of small value, it showed the feelinig they had for Captain Spence-Jones and his .good IbJ'ùe /applause). He most heartily wished fhem, on behalf of his friend.? long life and prosperity and might the sun shine, as it did that day upon, their lives. Capt. Spmce-Jones, %A-lio was greeted with loud and continued applause, said :-{To find Srds wiliich .viill fully express my feelings and fhlar.iks for the many vahiah e. and beauti ful presents ^hiich yo-u have a I been, kind enough to present me with on the occasion of my marriiage, and for the good_ wlishes and things you have sarid to-day, is ■radee'd a most difficult task, and iav thanking yon all, I do thank you most sincerely, and from the bottom of my heart. It is a very great plea.~ure to me oii such aiii occasion as this, to find one has so many true and kind friends in the district (appltause) and I can assure you ladries and gentlemen that these vory 'beautiful pieces of plate will always be some of my most valued possessions (cheers) and will ever help to remind me of the way my many friends helped to celebrtae the, happiest event Off my life, (applause). I jioiv offer my very best thanks to the Pantgias Tenants for .their most dia.ndcioanc silver cup; to the in- door staff for a 'beautiful s'lver lbas-,ii and cream jug, to the Pantglas outdoor staff for a Ibeautiful cream jug. The C squadron P.Y already know any great appieciat.on of their present, which they presented me with when ill caiiip at Penally. I can allso assure Mr. AMenmia'u. Thomas and the kiaid friends of the district who have. given me two most handsome silver dessert dishes that though I mentioni them Jaat, I do not value them the less by amy means. And new, ladies and geinit'e.mcn, iI. have one thing to ask you all. In the past you have been, good and kind friends to my mother and myself. I a, k you to conttin.ue that friendship, and to extend it to my wiifc (applause). The memlbens of the ye nianry then, formed up on the stops, and advancing, Sergt. Major Reid asked the Major if he would mind step- ping down for a. moment., "Certainly," re- plliied' the innccc'iit Major, slitting action to the word. Then, camo the command quietly from the Sergt.-Major, "up," and) before the gallant officer could real se' what was happen- ing, he was seized, hoisted shoulder high, and whilst the. band ipliayed, "See the conquering hero conies," he was carried around the grounds amidst the utmost enthusiasm. During the evenung, diancing and games were indulged in, .and an impromptu concert was got up on the lawn with Mr Thomas, the White Horse Hotel, Llamdilo, as conductor, and Mr T. S. PudidieolIDbe, Carmarthen, as aoc2.nupan.i»t. Mr Hill1, in character, gave several comrc songs in admt'.rable style, and Madame Thomas, Llandiilo, gave a fine ren- dering of "Home Sweet Home." The Llan- fynydd school child,re,in sang a glee very sweet Iv, and altogether a most enjoyable evenin.g was spent. Mr bmith, schoolmaster, Llan- fynydd, wias, indefat:gajb"'e in hisi efforts to make the children enjoy themselves thorough 1 y, and Mrs Spcince^Joneis distributed sweets to them before they left. The happy proceedlings were brought to a close hy the Mchting of a huge bonfire on the hillf nlear the house, which could be seen for nuiles areund. do

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The Territorial Force. CARlMARTHENiSHIRE ASSOCIATION. SATISFACTORY PROGRWSS REPORTED. A meeting of the Carmartuenshire Teri-itor itorial1 Assoc,iatiion, was held at Cal"marthon on Friday, Lieut.-Gen. Sir James Hillls- Johnes, V.C. G.C.B., presidiing. The distri- bution of the old Yeomany surrplus fund, aimountimg to £1,260 was consodered, and it wfas decided to allocate half of the amount to the Pembrokeshire equads, a quarter each to the Carmartheoiishiire 'and Cardiganshire squads. The question of buildings was brought up, Oaipitaiini Bramm-ell Jones, Lilanclly, beimg asked to formula,to a scheme in. regard to erecting (a. suiifcalbllc driiill hall at Llanelly, the funds for wholclh. are to be. provided by the War Office. It Miast stated that the LlaneJly Ultb District Council had' leased their old stores at a small rental to the Engineers, and money is to he spent 0111 tho ib'uiildling to make it a suitalble headquarters. :Lieiit.-Colondl T. G. WiJMams reported that tho Hon.. Wailt-er F. RlilCe was prepared to grant a long ease (forr a si,t,el ,at a mominal rent for the headquarters of the AmmanfordCom- pany of infantry. A letter was read fiiom Mr Bishop, in which he stated that he was prepared to transfer the letting oil the Vicar P. itchard Drill Hra;U at Llandovery to ithe association on .aiimilar terms to those of the old Volluai- teers. The. pay for extra work 'by sergt.-instruc- tors was titidien- consideration, it being con- sidered that sengeant-ulnstructors of yeomanry in particular were entitled to extra re- mil negation if or looking after clothing, the saddileiry, etc., iln addition to their ordinary reigiimenital duti.es. Lieult.-C'al. T. G. WiilMiams and Mr Evan WillMams, Pontardula-iis, were asked to repre- sent the association, tait a conference of the county associations to be hefld in. London on tflie 8 th imst. ilt was decided' tic) graiiit the engineers a scarlet and blue waillking-out du-ess and a blue and snilver one for the Pembroke Ytomani-y. Tlie Secretary ('Mr Herbert Pugh) re- ported that the, yeomanry clothing was valued and taken over at Penally during the recent camp. The. valuation, of the. clothinig of the 4th Wedsh Battalion would talke place cm the 6th inst. In view of the fact that the Welsh Enginecn-s were the, first to Ibe formed under the new scheme, a request had been made to the War Office that the designration of the shoulder titles for the field company of engineers should be "T.R.E. 1st Welsh." Tlie War 'Office, however, refused to sanction, this. The des'igri(aitii n will be "T.R.E. Welsh." Major Nevill, Llanelly, reported that the Engineers were igqing to oarnp at Aber- gavenny on the 2nd prox., and hoped to muster nearly 200 strong. This was consid- ered highly satisfactory, (seeing that the osfalbliishimeint was only 210. Maijotr NevMl icompilailned of the treatment meted out to the Engineers hy the military authorities im the ay of instructors. He had received no mounted sergeant-instr 11 ctor y.et. and one of .the in.structors, iafter being with ilvim five, weeks, wias taken away. He saiid it (mas very dliifficult to" raise a 11011, com- paniy of Bnigineers when such obstacles were placed in his It was. decided to apply to the War OTue, toi re-enfflist Sergeant- Hughes, Oairm-airtbcn,, who was over a^e. A letter was read friom the remount officer stating that County Associations would be advised of all sales of Army cast horses, in order that arrangements might be made, if necessary, by the .association for the supply of horses for training on. Occasions outside the annual tnaiiniiug. The association expressed (thieor tihanks to employers of liaJbour in Carm'arthenshiTO, and part iculia nly in LlanieWy, for the kindly co- oiperation in tfie matter of orgaan'sing the new uniiits. It was J'^l^rtod that the. 4th Battaliibn V\ eMi Regiment (Infantry) nou'd go into oamp albout 500 .stronio;. out of a total ostab- hsMnent of 1,009. 011. the, 5th imst. Tlie Cardtiiga.nshire iBa/ttea-y have just re- turned from their trainiimtg at Nott End Lancashire. Tliey mustered 100 strong, out )f an tsta'blishniont -of 110.

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