Llandudno Advertiser and List of Visitors

LLANDUDNO AS IT WAS. A BRIEF PREVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF LLANDUDNO. (By Mr John Roberts, Bryn Celyn). It would appear that the water question cropped into notice again in a very pro- nounced manner at the commencement of the year 1857; not only did this matter occupy the attention of the inhabitants but sanitarv matters aJso seem to have called for the serious consideration of our local rulers. Mr W. F. Chapman, we find, took considerable interest in .these matters. In those days Mr Chapman, was a. crentleman of considerable influence and weight. He was a gentleman farmer who resided at Tebed-Brvn-Maenol, the very pleasant and desirable residence on .the slope of the Orme, now in the possession of Mr John Walker, and called Haulfre. Mr Chapman's farm was Maesdu, which he held for many years. The late Mr La kin, who resided at Bodnocl House, being his farm bailiff; many townspeople will no doubt recollect Mr Lakin. Be- sides taking a considerable-share in the government of the town, Mr Chapman took great interest in the welfare of the townspeople. He was in evidence as a chairman for public functions, and used to dispense much of his good things in charity. On January. 1857, Mr Cha.pman made the following proposal to the Board of CommS,ssÏ'oners :To empty all wr.e s and cesspools, and a-shpits, cleaning- streets of manure and all refuse, upon occupiers "■ of houses refusingf to do so-after proper notice from the, Commissioners. and further, Mr Chapman proposed "to pro- vide water carts and to supply the in- habitants of the town with water for drinking purposes at a moderate charge." VWs proposition he would carry out-at! and experise. ResolvedwTIhat this meeting fully ap- _07 proving of the necessity of these pledge; HSieH to do all in its power to-support-Mr. Chapmart in carrying out his- project." It does not appear likely that the above project wa-s carried out. for we fiTlcl that., on March 5thlVh ,\Y. P. Chapmaii at a meeting of the Commissioners moved the following resolution -—"That a public pump be' erec'-ed, and that the following, -aolpointecl 'to carry out the .¡'gdleme.-Mes-srs:Thomas Owen, Joseph j "('•Jones/ Joseph Hughes;, Hugh P-ayrjs,. The.1 above-mentioned Thomas Owen was known in those days as Thoina,s ONvei-i, t.-he smit Mr Owen opened a smithy in connection W--th T ygwyn; copper mine, and afterwards.! erected the premises and smithy which Were in the rear of the now Empire Hotel, He- erected Minydon,Pa,rade Hotel, and, the two next hcnrses. He also erected the /iMc-styii- Street, which was considered in those times a very ad- vancecV structure. He arrang-e-d the room j under as all ironmonger's shop, and kept the establishment going for years. It was also his idea, to build the arch which is j now seen near the sea end of Church j Walks in order to hide the narrow road running down. Mr Owen was a man who had ideas, and his mind was so construct-.j ed that he managed"ioinafce'thfem realities. and a' his structhi-eis were very Weil and 1 t. en soundly constructed. Mentioning the St. i re's' Hall perhap s we1 to ay be allowed to sav that1 for many year's after it '-was opened .av8r. popular E -t^ddfod was "hel d pvevy "New Year's and -most people, then inthetoiVn.bdlê;[t'deep in- tewt;f n i.ts prQc3éd;,nzS- anfl helped t make l a success, It was in a lobby situated on'the east, side of the St. Georges Hal- in 1863 'int the first '"brar} \a.sópe1}ecln (,,I WVilm-ley, Bhtmddk H<:r\ and Dr. Y, Rocien and others were the founders. -■ In i the first instance it tliq working men, but as many have Observedj in a. few years it developed tmt"l at last it J ,ars formed a permafierit' home in the "build:ng i which has. just been cTeftiolished in order] to erect the new Carnegie Library. *• Col. Walmsiev was a g nit-man who contri- buted much to the we!being of Llan-j; duduo, and clid much service in advancing 'the orth town as a. healtn resort..} His. idea was that amusements and fetes e,e should b-e t,h-- b n-fit., of visitors.-and he was not backward m, practilcaTIy ad vanning these views. In con- j junction with Mr Hulley he organised j manv fetes, concerts, regattas, swimming 1-1-V tc,. t rciatchf'Sv'.r$n #•,• £ .] so iJIu^inated boat .pro- j cess.irrp.3 ,in -_t-i those days I ,.j attracted grea crc v an^d even the ;v/^Iiuatratecl London News" of those times published a pit t i f the boat procession in Llandudno bar. r>

:yr,\ Tw eep for-thiU x hours Q-n end at frequent intervals is, the. j.at^stfcure.for all ills. But we can't all get berths in Gov- ernment offices.

LEGACY FOR A BUNCH OF ROSES. SEQUEL TO A GIFT TO A LOCAL INVALID LADY. A Nantwich maQ, Mr George Robinson, shoemaker and clogger, has had an unex- pected windfall. The fortune is a sequel to an.incident which occurred twelve years ago. Mr Robinson, then a journeyman shoemaker, met just, outside Nantwich an invalid lady and a nurse. Mr Robinson was carrying a bunch of roses, and the lady remarked as he passed her "What lovely roses." He/turned im- mediately and asked, "Would you like some, madamfi The lady said she would be very grateful. She added she'wanted some ro-ses, to put on her mother's grave at Llanrhos Cemetery. Mr Robinson thereupon. handed her the bunch, he was carrying. The lady inquired his name and ad- dress, and during, the last-i week-end the incident had a.: surprising sequel. Mr E. E. Bone went. oyer, to Xaniwieh, and in- formed Mr Robin son that Miss Paramore, J of Craigydon, Llandudno, had died., and | in her will there was a gift which will pro- bably amount, in. value to about 2120 to George Robinson, 78, London-road, Nant- wich, which was the address Mr Robin- son gave twelve years ago to the lady to whom he gave. the.roses, and who-now, it turns out, was the late Miss Paramore.

PECKHAM COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTION. MR PHILIP CO 1ST WAY A CANDIDATE The following is taken from the "Morn- j ing Post" of March 1st:— -j CANDIDATES. *W, L. DOWTON (M R). P. CONNVAY I (M R .Lord HAD 1)0 (P).. ?T. GAUTREY (P). RESULT OF LAST ELECTION. G' P). 4,659 I)owton. W. L. (M Ri) "4,426 .i 'v Preston. D. O. (M R) 4,379 t Stevens, R. (P) 4,262 Kelly, W. T. (Lah.) 499 The. Reformers- have two' -strong candidates in -Peckham,. where :Mr -j ,;Dowton .seeks, to retain, his .M-at and,Mr Philip Conway is making a determined effort, tp-ca-pture that hel-d. by a Progres- sire at the. last election, Mr Dqwton has' been a prominent pubic man in Peckham | for-t1\lepast thirty years, and in addition to- his services on; the- Qounoil he has done much useful, work as an alderman of the Camberweli Borough Council and chair- man= of its .Education. Cammittee. Mr Conway is a gentiemaai ,weli known in South antl an ardent supporter of Municipal Reform.He his wide experience- in. work. of..thiis- character.j to represent, the constituency, for he is }' senior councillor -for St John's. Ward of'! the City of. Westminster Council ;and holds.imporiant, positions-: on jnany of its"; committees, ( A very keen (viniest is ex- i, pected, and the Municipal, Reform dates, realise that it is. only by hard and continuous work that they can hope to be successful.The"'Progre'ssives are anxious at least to regain one seat.'a.nd'by some the hope is entertained thati> the ^division j, INAV be won back for Niany. meet ri-ngs. aTe being held" and.;a.t.-times, there ,.h^\e be°n "ively incidents. Mr Con>yay is haprPJ>at repartee^ par- ticuiarly thosci rh,-ol-so-Li-ht,-Fto cojafuse. the issUe !at;-the;"St.Jude's School .meetingi } have be^n quick to -realise that in & :j combat of.w-it the.candidate-is sure, of an | e's: victory. -However, the- Rteformer,3 have, substantial, grounds for appealing -for the. confiderrce of -the -electors. Their labour, policy -should secure Kthe--support of the working-classes. They favour Trade, Union .rates of wages e. I I- 1. and hours of labour, they believe in -giv- ing preferences to British -firms in connec- tion with the County Council .contracts and inserting- a clause securing the. em- ployment of London men where, practica- ble, and they are in full sympathy with the excellent work done on behalf of the tinempfcyedTchiittng fth8np.a-st years. Tlie, j Central Coniinittee-roo.in.s are at 166, Hrgh-strøt,)?eckhaln, wheerVïckery, the agent, will welcome ofFer:s:af assistance 1 from those who are willing- to take an active-part-in/the imporant campaign.

She: "I want some poultry." Shopwalker -"For the head, or for the table, m a da ni T' '*r Mr John L, Sullivan,, the pugilist, was staying over Sunday at LJanfairfechan, and attended service at Christ Church, Llanfairfechan, in the morning. a -t

ST. DAV DAY.; DINNER AT THE CLARENCE HOTEL ..The second of the reviv.ed-i series of çlin- ners held in commemoration of the National Saint took-.place,at -Li-ie Clarence Hotel on Monday evening, St. David's Eve. Mr E. W. Johnson presided,with Mr John Roberts in the vice-chair. The gathering was fully representative of the professional and commercial, life of the town, among those present being Messrs. T. W. Griffith, J. J. Marks, J. V, Hum- phreys Herbert Low, T. B. Earrington, J. W. Gardiner, /Grosven.or Jones, i -C. Greenhalgh, J. Ei Hai imark, A. Conolly, J. H. Roberts, C. H Bevan, C. W. Brown, Dickens Lewis, Chas. Hughes, Walter Jones, H. F. Jones, R. T. Owen, ..David Davies, Hugh Edwards, J'.i Acley Wells,. G. F. Brown, G. B.. Roberts,J. D. Parry, S. J. Smith, A. Hewitt, Adoniah Evans, J. A. S. Hassal, Llew Davies, W. Duncan, C. Bowdage,, D. Garric Roberts, G. A. Humphreys, T. Byrne, Evan Roberts, J, Haworth, H-. W. Sheldon, R. Dunphy, Rees Williams, J. Hammond, W. R. Brookes, T. Osborne Roberts, D. EL Davies, J. Yaughan Roberts, W. J. Williams. T. W. Jones, 'R. Williams, C. Farrington, H. Woodhail, J. G. Owen, H. W. Lance, A. G. Pugh, Sutton Jones, A. D. Wells, J. Moody, S. Chantrey, A. Thorp, W. T. Brocklehurst, 0. Llwvfo Roberts, Clwyd Griffith, A. R,. Hughes. E. P. Morris, B. C. Jones. Sid- ney Stoddard, Riev. J. F. Reace, Rev. J. Irvon Davies, Dean Ratoliffe, Dr. Wood- house, Dr. Bold Williams, Dr. Dalton, Dr. Nicol, Col; Eles; Col. Sarson. The menu of an excellently served re- past was as follows Clear Brunoise, Thick Oxtaiil. Fried Fillets of Sole, .Anchovy, Sauce, Boiled Salmon, Tartar Sauce. Roast Ribs of Beef. Roast Haunch of Mutton. Boiled and Roast Potatoes. Brussels Sprouts and Leeks. Roast Turkey and Sausages. Diplomatic Pudding. Trifle. Claret Jelly. Dessert. Coffee. The loyal toasts having been duly honoured. Mr T. B. Farrington proposed .the toast of the Army and Navy, stating that owing to his long connection with the volunteer force he w^slfnjoying his ,first experience of proposing the toast. Hitherto it had fallen to his lot to respond and he generally did so at very great length.—(Laughteir.) Tie would be remiss in his- duty unless he took the opportunity pp. of emphasising the ineed of a strong navy. It was their duty to protect the glorious heritage handed clown at any cost and hazard, and he looked forward to the estab- lishment o fa citizen army of young men trained to serve their country. (Ap- hshment of a citizen army and a strong navy there would be no need to fear a foreig-n invasion. St. David- was a man .of peace, but the ib.e,su way to secure peace was tn be "ready for War. Great. Britain had possessions 'all. over the world, and the nation -should be prepared- to hold those po&$essibns; against-, other nations seeking outlets for their surplus popula- tion.—(Applause.): Colonei. Eiles, in responding, said he had been a soldier, for twenty-six years, and although now on the shelf was suii .interested ill the work of the de- fence.(Hear!, kear.)- ?He would like the country left pease. They had heard a great-deal :of peace conferences, but what was, the use of such conferences without .the.power'of -enfor,o,-ng peace. Wars were bound to come so long as men broke; the t-entl-i co,iii-i-iandizielit. He iWas. quite at one with the proposer:: of:tihe toast when he stated that. the best way to secure peace was to be prepared for war, and for: that reason wa's -koen. in advo.c,alting- -the. estab- lishment-of a citizen army. He belonged to the National' Sérvlce League, and joined it because of- the experience gained during the South- African War. Thousands-of young men. voHmteers- were sent out there practically untrained- to fight men who knew every inch of the ground, and they muddled through that :warhe- crouldnotfilidai more a,ppro-' priate terii-i-but next, time they might f1. Goion.e'l'E'les then g.ave a resume oi' the hopes and aspirations of the League, which he said wouldiprovide .a million.. trained men at -a cost, not as- great*;as old-age pen- sions, and said that its.-possession would be sufficient to clispei for ever the fears of foreign invasii.pn:(Appl'ause..) Colonei Sarsoii also responded', and said that the army- stoodlikea,ri insurance to the great commerce df -thejnation.; A magnincent." commercial'structure^ had been raised, and /it was impera.1 that i the: foundaMons:?sKould -.be! secured-it: the' edifice was to standL—Applause;•) The" ajT cost of a^ nahonaJ'.e,:kzecli army would be a very low premium to paV for insuring the safety of the foundation. Along with the memory, of. gial1 ant :We],s,hpri¡;1Ges;a.nd; :soldiery,: and aow- thaS," the sou,.$jof:-Wales' were occupying the foremost pLa.ces,!M the; land it behove'd-the-people to-act-(loyally by fitting;'themselves to -defend;.the great empire of which they were so proud.- (Applause.) THE' CLERGY AND r MIÑISTiEiRS. Mr T. W, Griffith proposed "The CIeroy: aiuj- MiniSHH'S of; ail ions, and in doing, so,, said, the toast would, commend itself to everyone in Llandudno. He. was yery ,glad the clergy were all on very good terms with each pfher,- -and realised tliey were all aiming- a,t the, same object, although,there .might be. different opinions 's on theological matters. The residents were proud of the work the clergy were doing to make them better citizens, and not only to fit them for their career in this world but also for the mansions above. The cTergy he was also pleased to note were doing all in their power to at- tend to the needs of the poor and distress- ed, and were men who spoke the truth, j and nothing but the truth-, without; fear or favour. He could not let that opportunity pass without expressing the regi't L they all felt at the illness of Archdeacon Evans, a man':of whoto every Welshman•• ■;was proucl. Their sympathies went Out to h m and his" family HI their' hour of-suffering', NEGLECT OlF NATIONAL" HEROES. The Rev. J. F. Reece, responding;, said it was only fitting that the toast of "The Clergy" should be given at a. St. David's Day celebration. St. David was a priest and archbishop of the Church,. and his great work had been the opposing of the heresy of Pelagism. Pelagium wais also a Welshman he was sorry to say, so the Saint had. to oppose his own countryman. What struck him as a regrettable thing was the apathy displayed hitherto in honouring thegrèa/omell of Wales. It was only in comparative recent years that North Walians had generally honoured St. David, and he did not think that in the whole of the northern half of the principaliity a single Church was dedicated to the memory of St. David, whereas in the South there were fifty-three. He might add that so scanty Were the honours paid to National heroes that the grave of the great Prince Llewelyn was unknown, and until there was not a single monument, in the country to Brshop Mor- gan, but for whose efforts the Welsh language would hot be spoken in the present age; He Wei,s, however; glad to note that there was a change for the bet- ter in this respect, and urged Welshmen and the inhabitants of W.ales to take a broader and wider view of life and to feel that in spite of differences of opinion they were one nation and concerned only for its good WAS ST: DAVID A WELSHMAN. Provost Ratcliffe, who was very cordial- ly welcomed, said that was the first occa- sion he had of speaking to a gathering of the kind in Llandudno, and he felt it a great honour to be invited. It had often been asked, "Who was St. David and was there ever such a man." In reply he could say that they did know there was such a man, and that he was a bishop of the Church. But they did not know very much more. Neither did they know any more of the life of St. George, the patron English Saint. Of St. David they might say he was born in the sixth century and studied in the Isle-of-Wight, eventually becoming an archbilshop. But of what nationality wais he? He had heard it argued that he was an Irishman.—(Laugh- ter.) As far as nationality went no nation could throw stones at the Other. St. George was certainly not an Englishman, St. Patrick not an Irishman, or St. Andrew a S,e,ot.-(Laughter.) What were the arguments in favour of St. David being a Welshman1? They were two. 'St. David was a man of eloquent- language, and his actions were still greater as examples- to' his people.-—(Applause.) 'What better arguments could be brought forward. The Welsh language was the language of eloquence, and when taken alongside- with St David's actions there could be no further doubt as to the Saint's nationality.—-(Applause.) St. David was- the mirror, arid the Welsk people reflected his virtues. It' behoved them as ^clergy- men to follow in the footsteps of their great Saint.—(Applause.) -The'- Rev. ?:. Irvon "Davies completed the tno of spiritual guides invited to re- spond, and said that it was: very pleasant to realise that when Welshmen met to do -honour: to their national Saint all par- j j- tisanship wis laid as: de Nothirigi pained iihilri so much as -seotaiim i val'ry, and he "often wtshed-so'me'great spirit would rise, and strike up a refrain ;whi-<3h could' be taken up by ovewone. -Then would' the- 'noise of conflict cease and rivalry be at an end. As' priests it was ill el r duty to fear- lessly denounce sin), and in that age of materiailism emphasise their belief in God. ) • It- should not be' ftiiii%t,o :set class against class, but to link all classes to- j gefhei*; If they did that they would best J perpetuate the noblespirit of St. David and then would the city of God rest on earth's grateful :soill—^{Applause;) THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF ST. DAVID. The Chairman, on rising to propose the toast of, V-The" Immortal memory of St. David," was received with very hearty ap- plause. He -made a humourous allusion -to the wide field which had been:trave'rsed by the previous speakers, and said that the "clergy and rhinisters": toas-t had quite- monopolised the. situ.aiûion.-(Laughter.), The toast he had now to suomi t, he said, was intended:, 'to his mind, -not so much; as an aid;-to the memory of their patron saint, .-because such gatherings as that were not necessary for;! that; 'purpo se, but rather to bipirig^ tot- ;gether-for once ini-a while: ike* great; variety of sentimerits which .possessed the ThererWefe-men who did notaJwa:.ys'kno\V),whàt,theT W'an-ied 'or, how to get it. and ihere were men-,who ima.gined that-- fuh-é: idiffierences between t-kein were igreater-than they were really; were,There were' ineii, too, in these times, who fostered (ho said -t boldly) these d'tierences, and exteh'ded''these: gapsi be- tween them, and there were too few men, in those clays, who were endeavouring to hring, thein' closer together, and to show a how little, in reality, were the; differences 'between them and to endeavour to show the com m o n aim and object which each one had OT; this! life:' There was-too little of that toleration, that; charity, and ithat milk; of huma;n, kindnøss to make things work harmoniously between--them, too much standing upori platforms, too much! appealing to petty interesis; to some petty fcorh.er -The-v did not show, as they mč;ght!show.d,B.ht! all these great bodies. ■ rerfig'ous and, pOlit'-Vial-hev Were Wel;dnie-n, rairi > all 'aimrOff after the-same end; They did lid not ornp tog-ether enough, and compare notes often. eriotigh, and. did. not livens thoue-h they were brothers and. sisfers: in: a; common land.. The amount of mbnev that was spent upon fos+erng reF gous and political differences in this good laind 'of theirs Was colossal to him it as; pathetic. and appalling that they did not occasionally stop dead, and ttirn round and! look back, introspeetively, and take stock of themselves. Why could not they think as thinking men; why could they not give full license to that magnificent education of they were p,Poud,-too, much of < the mind, too m'seh of the passion., too p I- much of the tools wherewith to hurt -in re- MgiJous and political life. Was there not something wrong 1 He was sorry to make an after dinner speech in which he struck a note hardly in tune with the magnificent eloquence and the happy points made by the previous speakers, but it did seem to him, as a Welshman, a. man horn in Anglesey, that the true patriot of "this ;country was the man who had the good of his country at heart, and did not want to see the money, the time, and: the life and soul and the mind of men expending upon pettifogging differences. They- would all be able to get into the same harness and pull the same coach, instead of pull- p ing opposition coaches. Let them think of the dead waste of money and mental power and the waste of capacity in every- one of them, all done in a land the loveli- ness of which was their constant theme. Did they think of the great possibilities of blending their forces for the benefit of their common land? Let the bigotry and nonsense he taken from them, and let the memory of St. David help them to a bet- ter understanding all round .(Appl ausel.) English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish were the four horses in the same team, pulling along.—(Applause.) Mr John Roberts, the vice-chairman, responded to the toast in Welsh, and Mr Jas. J. Marks speaking just before closing time alluded to the-fact that although it was a far cry from St. David to. the year 1910 there was still a connection between the daties. St. D,av*d,was the Bishop.of" Menevia, and in the person of Father Ratcliffe they had a provost of the chap- ter of Menevia with them,that evening;—' (Applause.) 'Solos were given during the evening by Mi-Sydney Stoddart, Mr C. W. Brown and Mr Llewelyn Davies, Mr Oshorne Roberts undertaking the duties of accom- panist.

EISTEDDFOD IN THE TOWN HALL. — The annual eisteddfod arranged by the members of Deganwy Street Congrega- tional Church was held in the Town Hall. -The attendance in the-afternoon was not; up to the usual, but in the evening the hall was well filled: The conductor was the Rev. T. Da,vies, and the officers ■ were Mr W. Symonds (treasurer) and Mr Evan Roberts (secretary). Mr Caradoc Roberts 'adjudicated-in the choral arid vocal com- 'I petitions, and the Rev. J. Luther Thomas, of Conway, in the recitatiori competitions. In the afternoon the chair: was taken by Mr Councillor Pierce Jones -and in the evening by Mr James M'akk' S., The following were the awards — .AFTERNOON;' MEETING: Solo for those between 15 and 18 years of agc):, Nellie. Hill, Llandudno; recita- tion for 13, Glyn Garmon Jones, Llandudno;, 2..Maggie Roberts, Llandudno 3, Judith. Roberts, Llan- dlidno; 4, Jennie Proffit, Llandudno; best -action, song 1, Party of Boy Scouts; 2, Party of fish wives, both parties being children attendinjg Dyffryn Roaq School; solo for children-under 13, 1, Maggie! -Roberts, ^Llandudno '2, Sarraih Parsons, Llandudno; 3, Lixzie Williams, Llan- dudnoJ solo for those who had, not pre- viously won a prize of more than 10s. 6d.,< Nellie Hill, Llandudno; recitation-for those between 13 and. 16 years of age, 1, R. J. Hughes, Llandudno Junction.; 2, Olwen Hughes, Llandudno 3., Dilys May Jones. Landud.no; pianoforte solo for- chil dren. -u n der 14,1,. Ly dia J one s, Llandudno 2, Annie Jones, Penrhyn- side; juvenile choral competition, Rhyl (conductor, Mr B. Wadsworth)., EVENING 'MEETING- Solo for children between 13 and 15 years of age: 1, W. 0'. Davies, Llan- dudno; 2, Dilys May Jones, Llandudno 3, Elizabeth Hughes; ""Llanfairfechan tenor solo, Edward Jones, Llanbedr duet for those, between. 15 and 18 1, Nellie- -lo Hill and' 'Jem-re PowTands, TJ.andudno 2, Maggie and. Lizzie l)avijes,i^ittle Orme ,Quarries recitati^l for^'Mxqse' over 16;, John Eyan^enrYdf;f{yiolm" solo,'iTu'dor! A1 Ian Wi 1 soprano. :_soto, d.ivicled .efween-Mv?an|wy' Owen, Abergele, a,n^t|f.nos-T>ettwsvfcoed .chief chorafj_ .competition, Penrhvi'iside Cho~r (coriductor, Mr R. Owen) baritone solo.. W. E Jones. Conwav The accbmpaaiist was Mr El-neist Jones. a ;p

ENGEISH/ BA PTIST CHURCH BAND OF HOPE!.—-On M,o-ncia.,v even* a. Band of Hope meeting was held, when St. John's Band, of Hope attended- An. interesting and. instructive lantern, enter-. tainment was given by Mr'Wm.. Willriams. i. Myrtle; House. The' chair. was- tiq¡kelJ. by.. ■; Miss Godclard. F'-Irst part,rwas -entitled 'A tr'p from Ftustqn, to n, illus- trated, with a set of ■? si ides, fl^nt by ,L. and N. W. Railway Company, and ex- .plained by Mr H, Watson. Second part consisted- of illuistrated reicitationS: -by, the following- members of Caersalem Band of Hope, Qwiach StreetMaster, Willie Williams,Little: Jim, .the Collier Boy" Miss R,uth Bes'\Y:ck,;(f.Spmbody's Mother"; M^ss Lizzie.W ]" auis; "Love Lightens fLaibour"; M: 55 "P zj- Jones,- "Three Bittle- Parcels from. God" ..Miss. Annie Williams, "Annie's Treafj' Mis^, ..Si.ddie -Beswick, "Little Bess'e's.Buri" Miss Ethel, BeSAvick, "The Last Shilling" Miss Nellie Jones; :(Go:ng: in Golden City," Several of music were, ren- dered verv enectively., air ,en ioyable evening- was spent by a-large audience. -w--

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-=t "'7" DEATH OF ARCHDEACON EVANS tIT 1. We record with deep regret the death of the Venerable David Evans, Archdeacon of St. Asaph. which took place On Tuesday evening at his Llandudno residence, after an i'Nness extending over several weeks. The deceased gentleman had been suffer- ing from pneumonia, and during the, last day or two, notwithstanding every atten- tion, it became evident that his advanced age would render his recovery hardly pro- bab1. Arch: 'iacon E;vans was a native of Cardiganshire. Hie was ordained a deacon by the Bishop of St. Asaph in 1856 and a priest in the following year. In 1856 he was appointed to the curacy of Llan- rhaidr Mochnant, and in 1857 to the per- petual curacy of St. Mark's, Frongoch, near Bala, remaining there during the years 1858 and 1859. From 1859 to 1867 he was vicar of Pontblyddyn, Mold, and in 1867 returned to Bala as rector of the parish, remaining there until 1876, when he was appointed vicar of Abergele. After being proctor for the clergy of the diocese of St. Asaph and honorary canon from 1895 he became Archdeacon of the diocese in 1897 with a, prebendary in the Cathedral, ranking next to the dean, which office he held until his death. Archdeacon Evans was in residence at St. Asaph in April, May and June in each year, and during the remainder of the year lived on the border of the diocese at Llandudno. He held office for five years as proctor in Convocation for the clergy of St. Asaph. Archdeacon Evans was a, good preacher in English and Welsh, a, ready platform speaker, and as long as his health. and strength permitted worked hard and de- votedly. A whole-hearted defender of the Establishment, he frequently did pro- paganda work on its behalf, and lost no opportunity in his charges at archidiaconal courts, and on other occasions of vigorous- ly criticising the Disestablishment policy. A Conservative in politics, he was broad- minded, and his feelings and sympathies were always with the democracy. As a thorough Welshman he laboured in sea- son and out of season for the revival of Welsh services in parishes where they had been dropped, and strongly champion- ed the policy of appointing a man able to speak fluently in the Welsh language to every incumbency and curacy in the coun- try, maintaining that, owing, to the neglect of linguistic qualifications in the past, the mother Church had lost much of her in- fluence with the Welsh people. His aim was to bring his Church into close and u sympathetic touch with the people and to restore her spiritual and national power in the land. In that policy he helped to bring aihout a. considerable measure of success. •■'■ Mr Evans's acquaintance with Welsh literature, and especially Welsh poetry, was extensive, and though not dis- tinguished as a poet he was a noted com- poser of "triawdau," or triplets. In the National Eisteddfod he took great in- terest, and he was the chaplain of the Gorsedd of the late Archdruid Clwyd- frurdd at the Eiisteddfod held in Londoon in 1887. Clwydfardd and. himself were particularly good friends, and in a book of reminiscenes wriitten by the 7 Arch- deacon he said that Clwydfardd was a good friend to the Welsh Church and to Churchmen, and a most pious man. While he was at Abergele Mr Evans had the ancient church restored and a new church built at Pensarn, then a fashionable little watering-place noted for its tennis courts. Soori after the passing of the Welsh In- termediate Education Act of 1889 Evans actively interested himself iri secur- ing the erection of a county" sc'hool for n Abergele, in which he was assisted by Mr Earwater, then the chairman of the Local Board. Seeing the indifference of Colwyn Bay on the question these gentlemen stirred up their own board, and brought such influence to bear that the scheme for the county of Denbigh contained' a pro- visional authority for the esiablishrhent of a county school at Abergele. In the "Reminiscences" already referred to the Archdeacon states with some show, of Vexation that when the local governors of -the school came; to be appointed Mr fear- water and himself, who had been the prime movers, were forgotten entirely, and only three out of the 16 goverriors were Churchmen, and they were only nominally Churchmen. This treatment created such perturbation of miner: that Canon Evans, as he then was, wrote iri his diary, "This is another example; of. the liberality of the descendants of John. Calvin." Archdeacon Evans, married Miss Walton, of PontMyddyn, and had. four sons, land six daughters. One of the daughters is the wife of the: Rev. Mr Griffith, vicar of Bagillt, who held a, coloniial appointment as archdeacon for some years. The funeral takes place at St. Asaph to- day (Friday) aftørTIJoon a,t,3 15.

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