The Rhos Herald

W. & J. PRICHARD'S SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE AM APR Am Agg LAST DAY TO-DAY, (Sat. July 31 J) IJA tava Seasons' Goods must be cleared. All Remnants will be sold at HalfcPrice. 14, Hope s t r Oe i., Wr e x ha m.,

RHOS. SPLENDID BUTTER direct from the farm at JOHN WILLIAMS'S, Bank Stores, High Street. Try a lb. You will be pleased. MR HEMMEKDE.— Mr E. G. Hemmerde, K.C., M.P., was one of the speakers at the Hyde Park Budget demonstration on Saturday. SCHOLARSHIP EXA-.W.-We shall publish a full account of the above next week. PRESENTATION.—Mr W. Jones, Church Street, a prominent member ot the parish church choir, has just been presented by the members with a handsome timepiece, suitably inscribed, on the occasion of his recent marriage. HOLIDAYS.—The school. broke up for the summer holidays to-day. The teachers will have a month's well earned rest. PERSONAL. —Messrs E. S. Price, J. Oswald Hughes, T 0 Griffiths, and A D Foulkes, started to-day for Switzerland, where they will spend their holidays. PERS(,)NAL.I\ t the half yearly meeting of the North Wales fo»gli.*h Baptist Un- ion, held this week at Llandudno, Mr John Evans, Victoria Sir ret, was unanimously elected Vice-president. BRICK INDUSTRY.—For the last three or four years the various brick works of the district have experienced some de. pression in trade. We understand that there are signs of great improvement es- pecially in the glazed brick branch. LAWN TENNIS.—An interesting match was played between teams representing Rhos and Ruabon Tennis Clubs, at Rua- bon on Saturday. Thft result proved a victory for Rhos by twenty games. CRICKET.—On Saturday last Rhos play- ed Chester St. Marys, at Johnstown. The visitors made the substantial score of 150, Rhos responding with 99-thus losing by 51 runs. The hero of the match was undoubtedly Herbert Pritchard who batted magnificently, and scored 54. THE HOMING SOCIETY. -An open race took place last Saturday from Church Stretton, Salop. 38 birds were entered and they were liberated by the station. master at 2.30. A fast race ensued only a few minutes dividing the winners 1, T. Jones, Hope-street 2, J. Richards, Jones- street; 3, A. Green, School Road ?4, J. Ellis, Ponkey; 5, G. Hughes, Fennant- road. A WEDDING.—The marriage took place on Wednesday, July 21st inst, at St. Mary's Church, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, of Mr Evan Henry Roberts, widest son of Mr D. Roberts, White Horse Hotel, Rhos, to Miss Mabel Ellen Coe, youngest daughter of the late Mr T. N. Coe, and Mrs Coe, Wellingbor- ough. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr G. P. Coe The bridesmaids were Miss Maggie Roberts, Rhos, and Miss Hesba Williams, Colwyn Bay. The best man was Mr Walter Smethers, Af. tr the ceremony a reception was held at the house of the bride's mother: The happy coupte then travelled to Northamp- ton. Numerous presents were received. The bride wore a creme voile empire gown trimmed with lace and silk. She wore a veil, and carried a shower boquet of white lilies and roses, the gift of the bridegroom. Both bridesmaids were prettily attired, and carried shower boquets of pale pink roses and sweet peas, the gift of the bridegroom. PKESENTATION.—On Monday afternoon, Ot the Ruabon Grammar School, Mr G. T, Davies, assistant master was present- ed with a silver-mounted umbrella and a number of volumes ot Dickens's works, on the occasion of his leaving the scholar The umbrella was presented on behalf of the scholars, by Mr T. J. Edwards, tho oldest scholar. Mr J. R. Roberts, the headmaster, handed over the books on be- half of the masters. Both gifts were suit- ably inscribed. Mr Davies, the recipient, who has been a master at the school for four years, is leaving to take up the post of classical master at a high school at Bradford. Mr Roberts and the Rev D. J. Bowen addressed the scholars, expres- sing: their deep regret at parting with a master whom they had found in every respect a gentleman. Mr Davies briefly responded, and hoped that the cordial re- lationship between the pupils and him- self would not altogether be broken. PERFORMANCE OF CANTATA.—On Wed- neday evening the Hill Street Sunday School Choir, under the conductorship of Mr S. A. Duce gave a creditable perform- ance of the sacred cantata, "Christ at Nain," (Allanson Benson). Previous to the performance the following miscellan- eous items were performed :—Violin solo, Legende,' (Wienawski) Mr S. A. Duce; Song, If thou must love me," (a new and dainty song composed by Mr E. Emlyn Davies, Rhos) Mr H. Mills, (with violin obbligato by Mr S. A. Duce) piano- forte solo, 44 Nocturne" (Chopin) Mr E. Emlyn Davies, A R.c.o; instrumental trio, (Beethoven) Mr S. A. Duce, Miss Gertie Duce, Mr E. Emlyn Davies. The music was distinctly classical and the three young and conscientious artistes are to be commended upou their efforts in edu- cating the musical taste of the neigh- bourhood. Afterwards the cantata was performed by4he choir. The solos were rendered by the following :—soprano, Miss Jennie Mills; contralto, Mrs W. E. Jones tenor, Mr Saml Hough bass, Mr Harry Edwards. Mr E. Emlyn Davies was a tower of strength at the piano to both choir and soloists. The, conductor Mr Duce is to be congratulated upon a creditable performance for a Sunday School choir. In the absence of Mr Robt Sauvage (who sent a donation) the chair was occupied by the Rev R. Williams. The proceeds go towards the Sunday School funds.

JOHNSTOWN. ANNIVERSARY.—The Sunday Sch6ol An- niversary services in connection with Christ Church, were held on Sunday last. The pastor, the Rev T. A. Thomas con- ducted the services. In the morning, re- citations, solos, and choruses, were rend- ered by the scholars. In the afternoon a specially trained children's choir sang, and solos were sung by Mrs Garnett, Sheffield, and Misses Hilda Johnson, and Ethel G. Jones. In the evening, the church choir, assisted by the string band rendered the cantata, 14 Mattie's Home." On Monday the annual Sunday School treat took place. After tea sports were held in a field kindly lent by Mr Pritchard Colomendy.

PENYCAE A PICNIC.-The second annual pinic in connection with St. Thomas's Chuich, took place at Tyddyn Ucha Farm, on Wednesday, by the kindness of Mr and Mrs A. Phillips. A large number of mem- bers and friends sat down to an excellent repast. After tea there were games, and the Ruabon Silver Band played for danc- ing. The arrangements were carried out by Miss Phoebe Jones and Miss Phillips, Tyddin Ucha. ST. THOMAS'S CHURCH.—Mr John Jones, Copperas, has been appointed or- ganist, and Mr E. Wright is choirmaster. DISCHARGED.—At Wrexham Police Court on Monday, Edward Roberts, Pant- glass, Penycae, was summoned for being drunk in charge of a horse and trap. De- fendant, who is 63, said he had never been in trouble before. The case was dismissed. COMPENSATION.—At the Denbighshire Licensing Authority's meeting held last week, an agreement was put in by the owner, lesee, mortgagees, and tenant of the Collier's Arms, Penycae, to claim ;6499. The Committees suggested that the parties. should agree upon a reduced claim, and finally ^300 was awarded, to be allocated-;6200 to the mortgagees, ^■5 to the tenant, ^35 to the lesee, and the balance, £ 60 to the owner. THE COUNCIL SCHOOLS.—The children attending the new Council Schools, to the number of about 450, had a treat on Monday, to celebrate the anniversary of the schools. After tea, the Rhos Silver Band led a procession through tne prin- cipal streets, and later, games took place in a field near the school. The arrange- ments were made by a committee, con- sisting of representatives from each place of worship in the district.

RUABON SCHOOL NANAGER& A meeting of the managers of the Rua- bon School District was held at -RuabosfV on Wednesday, Mr C Jones presiding. MAGISTRATES AND ATTENDANCE In his report, Attendance Officer Ebetf Pritchard suggested that owing to tfW number of treats that had been held, th& holidays next year should be fixed in ttoC last fortnight in July, and the first fort" night in August. All the officers reported having takenJ" proceedings before the Ruabon magiS*" trates. Some of the defendants were1 fined, whilst after an adjournment others' had been dismissed upon payment of fial* the costs. The clerk of the justices bad requested that in future the Court should be paid when the summonses were taken out. Mr J. Stephen Jones thought it wa very unfair on the part of the magisttates,. and very unjust to the county that afttsf taking proceedings against persons COO^ travening the law that the ratepayeto, should be put to a loss. The question of the holding of Sunday school treats was mentioned. Mr Stephen Jones said it was the in"" tention of the Attendance Committee to' send a circular asking the Sunday schools to take their treats during the holiday#

UNDER CANVAS. RHOS TERRITORIALS IN CAMP. The Rhos Company of Territorials un" der Captain Davies and Sergt Morris, en- trained at Rhos on Saturday afternoon, for their annual training at Abergavenny. The Company after boarding the train at Rhos station, prepared to make the journ- ey under as pleasant circumstances as possible. Off came our trappings, and on the luggage rack went our rifles. Then arranging ourselves as comfortably as we could in the crowded carriages, we sang songs and smoked woodbines" all the way. By way of refreshment we munch ed ham sandwiches. A good journey was made, and in five hours the camp was reached. The bat- talion marched smartly from the station to the camp, all of us being only too glad of the opportunity of stretching our legs af- ter being cooped up so long in s stuffy railway carriage. On the way we looked curiously at our surroundings, and noticed with glee that our camp was in one of the most picturesque spots in Wales. Some of us also looked with feeling not alto- gether of delight, at the huge mountains around us. We knew our gallant cap- tain would not be content until he had scaled the dizziest hight and planted a Rhos section on the highest ridge. After dismissal was given, each clique began looking for their terft^. j^indred souls sought each other out., companions cooeed each other. The can- vas homes were made snug, and soon we got things ship-shape. Rations were served out, consisting of soup, beef, and bread. Captain Davies, with his usual t thoughtful.less, popped his head through each tent, and saw that his men were made as comtortable as possible. He cheered up the recruits and greeted the old hands. Sunday dawned with heavy clouds hang- ing over the whole camp, and the odds were that we were in for a good down- pour. Sure enough it came, and contin- ued for three hours without a stop. The usual Sunday morning church parade could not be held consequently. It con- tinued to rain until nightfall, when it sud- denly cleared up. This was the signal for the majority of the camp, which is a brigade consisting of the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Battalion R W. F., to make their first visit to Abergavenny, which is a tair- sized town (not unlike Wrexham) and is situated in a pretty part of the Usk Val- ley. To see its beauty you must scale the high mountains that surround it. On Monday morning we were aroused at five o'clock, not by the reveille, but with a thick cane manipulated by Sergt Morris. After breakfast we were all marched to the playground, where the men who had served 12 years or more continued set vice, were presented with the Long Service Decoration, among whom was Corporal J. W. Jones. After- wards a march was made to the mount- ains, where our Company was addressed by Captain Davies on the duty and re- sponsibilities of Outpost. Drilling fol- lowed after which the battalion marched back. W £ ~~M Tuesday was a terrible day, in fact one of the worst some of the old campers could remember. It- rained all day long without a break. The men could not turn out, so the battalion were idle, save for a series of lectures. On Wednesday there was not a cloud in the sky, and the sun was blazing hot. We were marched down to the racecourse in the town, and there went through the presentation ceremony preparatory to the meeting at Wrexham on Aug 7th. After- wards we had a very stiff climb to a high mountain overlooking the camp It great- ly reminded us of Barber's Hill. We finished manoeuvring at 1-30 p.m. NOTES. The C's' are doing all right so far and are much the largest company in camp. All our recruits are shaping well. We have a splendid programme of work befors us and warm work is expect- ed. Sergt Gough has been promoted to be Colour-Sergt. Captain Davies, Lieutenant Davies, and Mr Arthur Davies look the picture of health. FRED MILLS.

CAE ENION FOR ALLOTMENTS. A letter has been received by the Clerk of the Rhosllanerchrugog Parish Council, of which the following is a copy. Denbighshire County Council, July 24th 1909. Dear Sir, RHOSLLANERCHRUGOG HALL ESTATE LOT 3 The Council have purchased subject to the approval of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, the field known as Cae Enion comprising 18 acres 2 roods 29 perches of land, part of the above named estate, for £ 500, and it has occurred to the Small Holdings Committee that it is possible that your Parish Council may de- sire to purchase a portion of the field, and a-s a result the fedlowing resolution was 9 passed :— "That the Rhosllanerchrugog Parish Council be offered one acre of the proper- ty at the average price per acre at which the County Council have agreed to pur- chase, conditionally upon the Parish Coun- cil being prepared to pay for the extra fencing which would be necessary and al- so the legal expenses connected therewith.' Will you please let me know at your earliest possible convenience, if your Council are desirous of purchasing on the terms mentioned. Yours faithfully, R. Herbert Williams, Special Officer for Small Holdings.