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LOCAL MARRIA(.' P, --Considerable local inter- est was taken in the marriage which took place ( n Wednesday at Prion Church, by the Rev Lewis Williams, vicar, of Mr Thomas Edward Hughes, Segrwyd Ucha, and late of Kings Mills, Denbigh, to Miss Lavinia Strong, 49, Huntley street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and grand-daughter of the late Mr John Davies, Prion Isaf. The happy pair received the con- gratulations and handsome presents from a large circle of friends. WHAT TIME SHOULD HE WAKE THE HOBSES t"—A very amusing sttfty comes from the Yeomanry Gamp, whiel/ caused much fun. A corporal who had been put oa stable guard the other evening, had not been on guard very long when, to the surprise of his fellow-guards, he actually asked his superior officer 11 What time he should wake the horses!" The question of course caused im- mense amusement when it was told in the camp the next morning, and we would advise the other members of the regiment to be more careful in asking questions. THE DIPHTHERIA EPIDEMIC.—We understand there have been no fresh cases of diphtheria notified during the last week, and we sincerely hope we have now seen the end of this distress- ing epidemic. The doctors and district nurse have been indefatigable in their attention to the little sufferers. It is interesting to notice that at the monthly committee of the district nurse institute, held this diy (Friday), it was reported that the Nurse had paid 395 visits in April and 323 in May to diphtheria patients alone. We have no-doubt that her skill, patience and regular attendance heve gone far towards mitigating the suffering of the little ones and may be in some cases arresting fatal mischief. We feel sure the parents would desire to tender her their most grateful thanks, especially the mothers who have been thus relieved of a most difficult and unpleasant duty-that of painting the throats of the little patients.
. Peace Demonstration.
Peace Demonstration. The particulars of the reception of the news of Peace first made known to the townspeople by the Free Press Office, who obtained the information on Sunday even- ing by telephone from Liverpool, will be found on page 7, which contains the details given in the 4th edition of our Peace supplements. On Monday morning an informal meeting of the Town Council was held, Dr Lloyd, deputy mayor, presiding, in the absence of the Mayor in London, when it was decided to have a procession to the Castle and a united service of thanksgiving. This service, it may be necessary to say, was conducted by the local Nonconformist ministers, the Rector did not take any part I in it because he knew that there would be an authorised State Service of thanksgiving, by command of the King to the Archbishop of Canterbury, and that such State service would be held in Denbigh as in all the churches of the country. And as a matter of fact such special thanksgiving service is ordered for Sunday morning next and will then be held in St Mary's Church, Denbigh, as in all other churches in the Kingdom. At about 6.itO p.m. the band of the Denbigh Volunteers, under the abie leader- ship of Bandmaster C M Humphreys struck up ajlively march, and headed the proces- sion to the Castle, but the quick march of the Volunteers was taken at such a pace that it nearly "knocked the wind out of all the civilians, who were left far behind. The Volunteers led the procession, being in command of Lieut Clough. There wa-, also a small contingent of the Yeomanry, but not attending officially. Then caae the police represented by Sapt JoneF, Sergt Farrell, Police-constable I John Davies, Police-constable John Evans, ) Police-constable George Jones, &c. ') Representing the Fire Brigade were:— Capt Lloyd, L;eut John Morris Davies, Engineers L Sayle and H Miller; Firemen J Joyce, J Lloyd and James Jgnea. Tien came the ministers who were the j Revs James Charles, Evan Jones, Robert Griffiths, M E Jones, Jonah Lewis and D E Jcnkius. Members of the School Board, including Mr Harrison Jones (chairman), Mr Charles Cottom, Mr E Mills, and Rev J Charles. Magistrates including Colonel Lloyd Williams, Mr Harrison Jones, Mr T J Williams, and Mr T W Bowdage. Representing the Council were: Alder- men Robert Owen, A Lloyd Jones, and John Davies, Councillors Dr David Lloyd (deputy mayor), R Humphreys Roberts, Howel Gee, T A Wynne Edwards, Roger Pryce, William Mellard, E J Swayne, James Hughes, the Town Clerk, Mr J Parry Jones, the Deputy Town Clerk, Mr Edward Parry, Sanitary Inspector, Mr William Windsor, Borough Surveyor, Mr John Davies, Mace- bearers, Messrs Meyrick Evans and Owen Evans, and the Town Crier, Mr F Roberts. An immense concourse of people watched I the procession to the Castle, but very few took part in the procession, but the crowd rushed the nearest way to the Castle as soon as the procession had passed through High-street. As we have intimated, a great crowd assembled on the historic grounds of the ancient Castle, and it seemed peculiarly appropriate that the celebrations should be held there, the scene of many a hard fought battle in the days of yore, and where many a roystering military feast had taken place. A small platform had been raised where the service was conducted. The Volunteers formed up in a square, and very good order was kept in the immediate vicinity of the platform, considering that everybody was in such a state of jubilation and that by far the larger proportion of the crowd wanted a celebration of a different kind, one in which they could give vent to their feeling and rejoice in their own way. Of course to the vast majority of the crowd, who congregated on the higher grounds and on the walls, what was going on on the platform was all dumb show;" they could not hear and many could not see this of course led to a certain amount of noise and indifferentism, which led one of the ministers, the Rev D E Jenkins, to remark that he understood in Germany they could smoke and use their pipes and cigars during service, and it seemed as if a large proportion of that crowd there, acting similarly, could not hear what was going on, and did not realise that that was a religious service. But after all the crowd really behaved very well, and we were surprised to see them so orderly and quiet considering that to a large proportion it was not at all the kind of rejoicing they wanted, and that it compelled them to restrain rather than give vent to their excited feelings. Dr Lloyd, the deputy mayor, presided on the platform and called upon the Rev Robert Griffiths to give out the opening hymn, whish was the well-known hymn, Onward, Christian Soldiers." The Volun- teer band played the accompaniment with exceedingly good taste, and the congrega- tion sang with intense fervour the stirring verses of this grand hymn. Hardly had the strains of the hymn died away over the Castle walls into the far distance, when the Rev M E Jones (W) read an appropriate passage of scripture. The Rev Evan Jones (C.M.) offered up an extempore prayer, and then the Rev Robert Griffiths gave out the popular Welsh hymn, "0 fryniau Caer- salem," which went with a good swing and was also accompanied by the Volunteer Band. The Rev D E Jenkins (English Chapel) delivered a short address, most appropriate to the occasion, dwelling upon the blessings of the greatest force in civilisation—peace, which they had been called to celebrate that day. He paid a high tribute to the British soldier—(they had no nobler ideal than that of the Christian soldier)—the men ready to strike when needed on behalf of King and country. He eulogised the Volunteers, the noble men who, of their own free will, were ready to sacrifice themselves on behalf of their country, and alluded to the noble men of all ranks who had laid down their lives. He felt like asking them also to give cheers for those noble men who had fought for nearly three years, and who by laying down their arms had made peace possible. He praised the Volunteers who had gone out t. active service, and said none would welcome peace more than our brave soldiers and the members of their families, and gave a pathetic incident relating to the Mother of two soldiers and the joy that overcame her when the news of peace reached her. He reminded his hearers that they might be- come possessed of that higher peace, 1, the peace that passeth understanding," and exhorted them all to restrain themselves, not to give way in their excitement either to drink or unbecoming forms of celebra- tion, but to celebrate peace in a manly and quiet manner. The Rev James Charles addressed the assembly in Welsh rejoicing in the fact that peace had been secured and the terrible struggle ended he had every hope that the two peoples, English and Boers, would live together in peace and unity and be good citizens of their great empire. He exhorted the crowd not to give way to revelry on such an occasion, but in this and all the other circumstances of life to "play the man." Prayer was offered by the Rev Jonah Lewis (B). The National Anthem was then sung to the accompaniment of the band. Dr Lloyd called for three cheers for the King which were rendered most heartily. Col Wynne Edwards called for three cheers for the brave men who had been at the front, and also for three cheers far the Boers who were now their fellow country- men. The cheers were given in each case most enthusiastically. The Volunteers then formed up into position, and under the command of Lieut Clough, marched down to the Square where the band played the National Anthem, after which the Volunteers fired a feu de joie. This ended the official pro- gramme. The crowd at the Castle were disap- pointed that the baud did not remain to play for daneing and that some amusements were not provided, but nothing daunted they either made sport for themselves or proceeded to join the crowd in High-street, where bigh festival was indulged in during the evening, and where fireworks and j various illumination with Chinese lanterns, candles, and other devices made the place very gay. The popular strains of "Soldiers of tlu^King." "Tommy Atkins," "Dolly Urey," and other selections could be heard, whilst some amused themselves by smothering acti other with confetti, and making Bierrj in other ways. Music (?) wan provided by the lusty blowing of penny trumpets, and tne explosion of powerful Chinese crackers. Rockets were fired and the summits of some of the buildings were illuminated. In this and a variety of other ways, the fun, "fast and furious," was kept up until nearly midnight, when he crowds dispersed, feeling that if tic; Council programme had been meagre they had made up for it "off their own bats" and had I joyfully celebrated the great event. There was a very powerful search-light on the summit of the buildings of Mr. W. Clwyd Pierce, and which was Tery eagerly watched by everybody, The search-light was excellently manipulated by Mr Kitchen, of the Asylum.
INFANTRY V. YEOMANRY. --
INFANTRY V. YEOMANRY. SUCCESS OF DENBIGH VOLUNTEERS. Yesterday (Thursday) the shooting range at Tremeirchion was occupied by a party of Volunteers and Yeomanry from Denbigh, who had met for the purpose of testing their shoot- ing capabilities. The handsome prize of P.10 for the winning side was given by Lieut Clough who was in command of the Volunteers, and Captain Holford of the 7th Hussars and Adjutant Denbighshire Imperial Yeomanry. The weather was all that could be desired, and the light was excellent. The scorers were Sergt-Inst Pays, who scored for the Yeomanry, and Sergt J Oldfield, who acted as scorer for the Volunteers. The competition was very keen and the ranges were 200, 500 and 600 yards respectively. The Volunteers had by far the best lead to commence with, which they managed to maintain very creditably. The competing teams were ably led, the Volun- teers bv Colr-Sergt Helsby, and the Yeomanry by Sergt-Major R H Jones. and the toss for ranges was won by the captain of the Volun- teers, Colr-Sergt Helsby. The officers in charge of the Butts were Lieut Wynne Griffith for the Yeomanry and Lieut F B Clough for the Volunteers. At the firing point Capt Holford, of the Yeomanry, was in charge. The following are the scores :— VOLUNTEERS: 200 500 600 yds. yds. yds. Sergt J 0 Thomas 17 17 14 Sergt R Williams 16 12 8 Sergt Ll Say Ie 12 10 6 Corpl T E Lloyd 17 10 12 Sergt McGill 15 10 2 rte R Roberts 17 12 4 Sergt Helsbv 14 14 12 Pte E Wynne 13 18 7 Sergt W J N ott 17 16 10 Sergt T Roberts 14 15 18 152 134 93 YEOMANRY: Sgt-Mjr R H Jones 10 6 12 Crpl G A Jones 10 12 6 Trpr J Williams 16 10 13 Trpr P E Evans 7 2 0 Sergt J B Jones 11 12 4 Trpr R T Roberts 8 2 0 Trpr T Samuel 8 10 7 Trpr E M Davidson 2 2 10 Crpl H Corbett 4 2 0 Clpl R T Griffith 7 6 2 83 64 54 Grand total: Volunteers—379 points. Yeomanry—201 points. From the above scores it will be seen that the Volunteers won the competition with the handsome majority of 178 points, and have thus kept up the tradition of their regiment with honour. It will be seen that Sergt J 0 Thomas scored the highest average for the Volunteers, namely, 48 points and Trooper J Williams scored the highest average for the Yeomanry, namely, 39 points. The prize of 410 was divided amongst the winning team, being 91 for each man.
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RUTHIN. THE FAIR. —The usual monthly fair this week was well attended by a large number of intending purchasers and farmers. At his Auction Mart Mr G F Byford successfully disposed of the stock, prices being good. FUJJEIU.L, or MR D'ALMAINE.—On Friday evening the mortal remains of Mr Henry D'Almaine, of Oxford, father of Mrs T J Rouw, of Ruthin, were conveyed here by rail and taken to St Peter's Church, where the coffin was allowed to remain in the chancel until the following morning, when the funeral service was conducted by the Rev Ebenezer Evans, curate. The service was attended by Mr D'Almaine (son), Mr T J Fouw and Mrs Kouw. The coffin, of oak with brass mountings, had the following inscription on the name plate:- "Henry D'Almaine, died 26th May, 1902. Aged 72 yearii." It was covered with very beautiful wreaths. CORONATION PROGRAMME.—The local com- mittee have decided to carry out the following programme:—Combined religious service in the grounds of Ruthin Castle, by kind per- mission of Col Cornwallis West, at 10 a.m.; service in St Peter's Church, 11.15 Volunteers will assemble on St Peter's-square immediately after and fire a feu-de-joie dinner to the aged pocr of the borough,J2.30 school children and general public will' assemble on St Peter's- square and sing God save the King," at 3 p.m. tea for the school children, 3.30 danc- ing in the Castle grounds, 6.30; fireworks on St Peter s-square, 9 p.m. and the band of the G Co. of the 1st V.B.R.W. Fusiliers will play selections of music during the day. RUTHIN GRAMMAR SCHOOI.The news that peace had been declared, reached the school about 6 a.m., on Monday. It came as a great surprise, but a truly welcome one. After roll- call, the headmaster addressed a few words to the boys, then the masters and boys gathered around the union jack, which was run up at 9.15. A short, but impressive service was held. Psalms xlvii. and xvlii. were said, followed by the prayers for the King, the Queen and Royal Family, with other appropriate prayers. The service closed with the benediction. Then I followed cheers for the good news, for the King, for the Queen, for the Prince and Princess of Wales, and for the gallant Army which had achieved such great results. A-whole holiday followed as a natural consequence. DEATH AND FUNERAL OF POLICE-CONSTABLE JONES, LLANFAIR.—The inhabitants of Llaufair, Ruthin, and the surrounding districts heard with considerable regret of the death on Friday of Police-constable Jones of Llanfair, at the early age of 48 years. For the past 24 years (ten of which had been spent at Llanfair) Mr Jones had been a member or Liae police force, and during that period, although "a policeman's life is not a happy one," he has been a friend to everyone, each and all of whom speak highly of him, not only as a kind friend but also for the able manner in which he discharged his duties. The funeral was on Monday, the interment being at Llanfair Church, and the service was conducted by the Rev Basil M Jones, vicar, and the Rev J Jenkins, chaplain of Ruthin Prison. Two beautiful hymns were sung during the service, one in English the other in Welsh, namely, When our heads are bowed in woe," and Derfydd i mi deithio'r ddaear." Mr Christ- mas Jones, the organist, played some beautiful soft music as the funeral entered the church and the Dead March in Saul" on its de- parture. The grave, which is in a very pretty part of the churchyard on the north-east side, was covered with several beautiful wreaths, all betokening great sorry and sympathy. A large number of relatives and friends attended to pay their last respects to his mortal remains, and the police-a portion of whom acted as bearers—were represented by Supt H Jones, Denbigh Inspector Roberts, Abergele; Sergt Woollam, Ruthin Police-constables Windsor, Llaodegla T Williams, Nantglyn J Jones, Llanarmon J Evans, Henllan J Pendlebury, Abergele E Bithell, Llanfairtalhaiam; D I I Lewis, Trefnant; G Jones, Lianrnataar i Hughes, Ruthin, and R Pierce, Clawddnewydd. The deceased leaves behind a widow and nine children to mourn the loss of a loving husband and dutiful father. Had deceased served another 18 menths he would have been entitled- to his pension. Only one of the nine children is an yet able to maintain himself.
RUTHIN TOWN COUNCIL.
RUTHIN TOWN COUNCIL. WKBNESDAY.—Present: The Mayor (Dr J Medwyn Hughes) in the chair; Aldermen Edward Roberts and Thomas Williams, Councillors John Roberts, T H Roberts, T J Roberts, Thomas Griffiths, C D Phillips, and Dr T 0 Jones, with the Town Clerk (Mr W Lloyd), the Deputy Town Clerk (Mr Baldwin Griffith), and the Borough Surveyor (Mr Price Morris). THE DOINGS OF COMMITTEE CRITICIZED AS UNJUSTIFIABLE AND OUTRAGEOUS. WHO PULLS THE STRINGS ? THE MAYOR AND COUNCILLOR JOHN ROBERTS REFUSE TO ACT ON THE COMMITTEE. ANIMATED DISCUSSION. The Sub-Committee appointed to consider the appointment of borough surveyor, inspector of nuisances and toll collector, resolved that they were opinion of that it was desirable to amalgamate the offices of borough surveyor, inspector of nuisances and toll collector, and that the person appointed should devote the whole time to the duties of his office, and that, the Council be recommended accordingly. The committee to whom this report was made, resolved that the report be adopted. The Mayor moved, and Dr T 0 Jones seconded the adoption of the report. Alderman Edward Roberts said he should certainly object to the adoption of that report, on many grounds, and was prepared to move an amendment. Apparently, the outcome of the adoption of such a resolution was that the Council were going to make into one, the three appointments. Two of the three appointments were at present occupied, and the third was vacant. The office of borough surveyor was occupied by Mr Price Morris, Councillor John Roberts Only to the end of this month. Alderman Edward Roberts: The office of nuisance insdector is vacant through the lamentable death of Mr John Morris. If the Council passed this resolution they must give notice to the Surveyor and Collector of Tolls to quit office, and thus have the three offices vacant, in order to appoint one man to fill the three offices. Was that a just thing to do ? The two men who occupied the present offices did their work excellently, and he had not heard a single complaint with regard to the Borough Surveyor. Mr Charles Goodman Jones, in his capacity as toll collector, had also done his work well. Now it was purposed, if that resolution was adopted, to dismiss these two men, who were very good men. Such a course he did not agree with, and he would suggest that the vacant office should be added on to either that of the Borough Surveyor or the Toll Collector. He could not see why they bhould amalgamate the office of Borough Sur- veyor with the other two. He also wished to impress upon the mind of the Council that no notice had been given to any member of the Council about this business. This was the first intimation they had received, and the matter was not specified on the agenda. The Deputy Town Clerk It was specified on the agenda. Councillor John Roberts It was specifically mentioned on the agenda, sir. Alderman Edward Roberts: On what agenda? Councillor John Roberts On the agenda of the Council in Committee. Alderman Edward Roberts It is simply a report of a committee of three members of this Council. The Mayor: A committee of five, but only three were present. Alderman Edward Roberts I wish to im- press upon you that you cannot possibly make the appointment without the dismissal of all the officers to commence with, before putting the whole of the offices in one. If that comes about it is certainly very hard upon ouf ex- istent officers, Mr Charles Goodman Jones and Mr Price Morris. They cannot be both ap- pointed so one of them must be thrown out of office. Both of them have done their duties excellently, and I do not think any member of the Council can say otherwise. It is a very serious thing to dismiss these men in conse- quence of a resolution passed at the committee of three members. My amendment is one that comes proper and easy, and I submit that the part of the report referring to this appointment be not adopted, and that we should advertise for an inspector of nuisances. The Mayor said there was one explanation he would like to make with regard to the remarks of Alderman Edward Roberts. The committee felt that it was high time to have a man to devote his whole time to the services of the Council and to the work of borough surveyor and inspector of nuisances and that he should also be given the work of collecting the tolls, which carried with it a salary of .£25 a year. When the present collector was appointed it was only temporary, simply that the Council would know what was likely to be the value of the tolls, but it had been the intention at that time to return to the farming system of collection. He did not think they as a Council were justified in sacrificing the general interests of the ratepayers for the sake of any officer of the Council, because he knew at the time of his appointment that it was not to be a permanent one, but that he was likely to be informed at any time that his services would not be required any longer. With regard to the other officer, he (the Mayor) took it that if they had to advertise the candidate would have to be an exceedingly good one before he would induce the Council to select him in preference to the present borough surveyor (hear, hear) For his own part, the person who applied for the post of borough surveyor woul i have to be an exceptionally good man before he (the Mayor) would support him in preference to the present surveyor (hear, hear). The committee had felt for a lon time thit it was impossible for the borough surveyor to do his duties in a manner entirely satisfactory without having more time at his disposal. Some people thought that he undertook contracts that occupied a good deal of his time. and if he did not devote his whole time to it he could not do the work satis- factorily. He (the Mayor) would be very sorry if he had anything whatever to do in depriving a man of his appointment, but they had their duty to perform to the ratepayers, which they ought not to shirk, aud he was strongly in favour of the recommendation of the com- mittee. Councillor T H Robert; Does he collect the tolls or does he simply receive them from collectors ? The Mayor He employs Corporation men to 1 elp him. The collector is responsible f jr the collection of them only. Councillor T J Roberts Last year the tolls collected amounted to zC99 12s 2d. The cost of collection was X313 7s so that for the collection of tgg we have to pay JB38. Alderman Thomas Williams: We are not clear to do anything to-day, because we have not given the Surveyor notice. Wo will have to do so before we can proceed. Councillor C. D. Phillips was in favour of the Borough Surveyor continuing to hold the pre- sent office, and that one man should be appointed as toll collector and nuisance in- spector. The salary of the toll collector was R25, and that for the nuisance inspector J325, which if the two appointments were male one, would bring in a total yearly salary of .£50. As the matter now stood, R25 a year was paid to Mr. Charles Goodman Jones, and half-a- dozen men were paid R13 7s, Od. per annum for collecting. The tolls collected amounted to £ 99 12s. 2d., and to collect them it cost the Council about £ 38, leaving only to the rate- payers the sum of £ 61 or so. The person that received the £ 25 was only in town for a few minutes on a market day, and perhaps all day on a fair day, whereas the other men who re- ceived the R13 were in town ail day long. Councillor T. J. Roberts: Will it be necessary to give the Borough Surveyor notice? The Town Clerk Yes. If this resolution is carried you must give him notice, because you have not elected the three offices together previously. Councillor John Roberts, 8B a member of the committee appointed to deal with this question, could say that it was the opinion of them all that the Surveyor should occupy the amalga- mated offices. From his own personal know- J ledge, and the opinions he had received, such was the impression of the committee. If the resolution was carried then the matter would again go back to the committee who would j decide as to the amount of salary ot the. amalgamated offices would be, and what duties to be performed by the Surveyor. As a. member of the Council he should do all he possibly could to get the present Surveyor to fill the offices if they were amalgamated. Alderman Edward Roberts felt that the Council, if they carried this resolution, were doing a very shabby thing—a very shabby thing. By that resolution they were bound to dismiss the men of the post they occupy, which was an outrageous thing to do. Why had they not the courage as a Council to ask Mr Good- man Jones to come to the Council meeting to defend himself on the matter. He felt that he ought to be permitted to come to the Council asked to attend-to hear what be had got to say in the matter. The only reason he (Mr Roberts) had heard suggested with reference to that office was that the salary was too much. But why dismiss a man because they were pay- ing too much ? There could not be a single complaint about the way he had discharged his duties, and that being so, it was a great injustice to dismiss a man from office. Let the Council say what was the proper amount to be given, and thea if the applicant for the post would not accept that, dismiss him. The com- mittee had been pulling the strings evidently- Councillor John Roberts I object to that statement, Mr Mayor. I don't think that Alderman Edward Roberts is justified in saying that a member of the committee has been pulling the strings (hear, hear). He may be a good judge of pulling the strings himself Alderman Edward Roberts: Councillor John Roberts is most improper. The statement he has made was a most improper thing to do, and I submit that it is most improper for a member of a committee to give his opinion, not only said, but what the opinion of the com- mittee was. The report of the committees was, he thought, private, and Mr John Roberts should not make such a statement as he had done. All the Council had to do now, was to receive reports of the committee, and that Mr John Roberts should give them the news of the committee, some of whom were not pre- sent at the meeting, was a most improper proceeding. They had to consider the report of the committee, and, so far as the report went, their decision and it was a most un- justifiable proceeding to dismiss these men. He impressed upon the Council that the proper course at the present moment was to add the vacant post to that of the surveyor. If the other man was being paid too much for his services, let them lay the point before a com- mittee to go into the question. Councillor John Roberts: I sav it is not im- proper for a member of the committee, when a report comes up for adoption or rejection, to give his opinion on the report. There is nothing at all improper about it. The appoint- ment, which was only temporary, terminated at the end of this month. Alderman Edward Roberts had made statements which were not correct. The Council did not propose to dismiss Mr Goodman Jones, who was only temporarily appointed. As to Mr Goodman Jones giving satisfaction to the ratepayers as toll collector, he was very far from having done so, and he (Mr Roberts), only wished that the members of the Council who were silent, would speak upon that question. The ratepayers were not satisfied with the way in which the tolls were collected. Alderman Edward Roberts: All these charges are against an officer who is not present. It is most unjust and a very improper thing to say. The man ought to be asked to come here and defend himself. Councillor John Roberts He has been asked to attend meetings. The Mayor said that when the appointment was made the person selected was given to understand that it was not a permanent ap- pointment, but as one of the members of the committee that made the recommendation, he did not wish the members of the Council to do anything dishonourable towards Mr Jones (hear, hear), but to tell him as a member of the committee that they had no right to discuss this question and make the recommendation, and to tell Mr Goodman Jones that it was their intention to appoint a man. to do a certainwork for the Council and to give him .£25 a year for collecting the tolls, he begged to say they were perfectly justified in doing so (hear, hear). They seemed to be impressed that there had been a little wire-pulling or some such tactics, which he (the Mayor) thought was a very re- prehensible thing, and he would not for a moment be a party to anything of the kind (hear, hear). If the matter was referred back to the committee lie would not alter his views in the least, but he did not care about taking the responsibility to a dishonourable thing. If the members of the Council were willing, he was quite willing to refer the matter" back to the committee for further consideration. Alderman Edward Roberts: Or to the next Council meeting. The Mayor My views are not altered in the least, and I am prepared to defend what has been recommended, on a point of honour (hear, hear). Councillor T H Roberts: What was the reason that Mr Goodman Jones' appointment was not permanent ? The Mayor would not admit that the reason of the decision of appointment was that the work was inefficiently done. That was not it. The reason was that they intended employing a man to devote his whcle time to the Council, and the appointment would be given to him in order to increase the salary. He did not for a moment blame the collector for the small amount collected in comparison of the amount paid to him, neither did he suppose this was the reason for the tolls being so small, which made no difference ko Mr Goodman Jones. Alderman Edward Roberta: I beg to propose that this question be adjourned, and that notice be given Mr Goodman Jones to attend and defend himself. f The Mayor I don't think there is any attack I upon him. Alderman Edward Roberts: There is an attack to this extent, that he is going to lose his office if you pass this resolution. The Mayor I don't think he ought to have a voice in that; in the wisdom of giving his appointment to another (hear, hear). Alderman Edward Roberts: The proposal made by the committee is not English. It is not fair. Councillor T J Roberts proposed that the matter, be referred back to the committee for consideration and report. Alderman Thomas Williams seconded on the understanding that notice be given to the Surveyor. They could not proceed otherwise. Of course it must be understood that he had nothing whatever to say against the Surveyor and they were going to try and get sombody to I fill his place (cries of no, no.") Councillor John Roberts said that they had to decide on the recommendation of the com- mittee whether or no the three offices should be amalgamated. Alderman Edward Roberts remarked that half of the members were not aware of the matter that had been brought forward, there- fore it would not be right to decide that day. The Mayor would not vote against the amendment. But certain charges had been thrown out in the Council Chamber that day which he strongly objected to, and he would not take part in any of the proceedings of the committee again because he did not think it fair to ask him to again discuss the question after they had made such a hash of the report presented that day. Councillor John Roberts As another mem- ber of the committee, I shall decline to take any part in it, but I will leave it to the silent members now to go and do it outside ———" Councillor T J Roberts: Surely that is not the proper spirit at all to deal with the matter. Alderman Edward Roberts It is most im- proper, and shows a want of public spirit. The Mayor: No more improper than tor a member to say that we do shabby things in the Council (hear, hear). The toll collector has only been appointed from year to year and he knows that his time expires in three months. We are under no obligation to appoint him (hear, bear) Eventually it was agreed to refer the matter back to committee. THE RECREATION GROUND QUESTION. WHY WEHE MEMIIFRS ABSKKT ? The following letter was received from Mr R E Birch, acting on behalf of Col West, dated I 20th May, 1902 :—With reference to the recent discussion by your Council on the above, an account of wbieh I have read ia a local paper, I am requested to inform you that Colonel Cornwallis West has fully considered the matter and cannot see his way to give any other site for a recreation ground than the one selected, which seems to him now, as at shu time of the gift, in every way suitable for its purpose. I must therefore ask your Council to I do one of two things within one month from this date, either (1) to give up all claim to the I ground and pay any legal costs incurred in preparing the conveyance, &c., in return for which Col Cornwallis West will give £ 100 towards any improvements in the town which may be agreed upon by the Mayor and Corporation, or (2) to sign the conveyance and complete the transaction within the time specified, viz. One month from this date The Mayor Have you had any communica- tions from any of the ratepayers ? The Town Clerk No, not in writing. Councillor John Roberts: Any public meeting as a protest or otherwise ? The Town Clerk No. The Mayor: This communication from Ct>l West. I think, is very plainly stated. I am very sorry to see so small an attendance to-day, knowing as the members do, that this matter was coming on (hear, hear), and I sincerely wish that more of the business members were present, especially so, as some of those absent were loudest in their protests and suggestions of improvements at the previous meeting. With regard to the letter of Col West, we must take it that it is the only step which we could expect him to take. We must either put the recreation ground in order and pay the expenses, or hand it back to him as he suggests. Alderman Edward Roberts Certainly. The Mayor: I think Col West has behaved extremely honourable, but I am afraid it can- not be said the same of us. But it is open for you now to make any proposal. Alderman Thomas Williams I propose that we pay the expenses and put it in order, that is if Col West does not tie us down to a certain amount to be expended to keep the ground in repair. I think Col West has been very generous in giving us the field, and it would be an insult to give it back to him. The Town Clerk said he informed Col West that the Council would not sit until the first Monday in June. He did not think Col West, when he knew that, would bind the Council down to a month as stated in the letter (hear, hear). Councillor C D Phillips asked how and in what manner the Council proposed to lay out the recreation ground. Would it be arranged as a park, with seats, for cricket and other sports. The Mayor, in reply to questions, said We are simply to keep it in order as a recreation ground, the fences, &c. Councillor John Roberts: Is there any pro- vision in the lease prohibiting a portion of the field being utilised as a cricket ground or tennis court if such was arranged ? Also in regard to admission fees, and members' fees, beyond maintaining the ground in repair ? The Town Clerk No. The ground is used for football and cricket now. Councillor John Roberts said there was an excellent cricket club at Llanychan, and it was great pity there was not one in Ruthin. It would be a pity to hand the ground back to Col West. In order to keep the ground in pro- per order the Council should he prepared to spend a considerable sum upon it, and make it a worthy object to the town. If they were not prepared to do so, there remained only one alternative, to accept Col West's offer. He would like to know what the estimated cost would be to put in repair. Alderman Edward Roberts would propose that they postpone the question to a special meeting of the Council next week, and that in the meantime the Surveyor should prepare an estimate of the cost of putting the ground in proper order for cricket, tennis, quoits, &c. He thought everyone was exceedingly obliged to Col West for the handsome gift he had made, and especially so for his alternative offer. He begged to add to his proposal that Col West be informed of the action of the Council, and he thought he would not hold them severely to the clause as to one month. Councillor T J Roberts seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously. ACCUMULATED FUNDS OF RUTHIN COUNTY SCHOOL. The following resolution from the Llanelidan Parish Council, was ordered to be forwarded to the Clerk of the Ruthin County School:— "That an emphatic, but respectful protest be made against the proposed diversion of any amount from the accumulation of funds under Clause 94 of the Denbighshire Intermediate and Technical Education Scheme, it being the firm belief of the Council, that had the Scholar- ships been sufficiently advertised and made known among the poor of the district, there would now have been no accumulated funds at the disposal of the County Governing Body, for the simple reason that they would, ere thus, have been applied to the purposes for which they have been set apart MEDICAL OFFICER'S RKPOET. Dr W F Byford reported that during the past month, 3 deaths and 8 births had been registered. The ages of the deaths were, 46, 47, and 76, and were due to natural causes; heart disease being the cause of death in two cases. In accordance with a resolution of the Council, he reported fully as to what places in the borough came under the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901. which were under the control of the Council. If notices of the act were posted up in places which came under the the act, it would materially assist in carrying it out. He was pleased to report that the town and borough was free from any infectious disease, and that the necessary sanitary im- provements in the house where the infectious case occuried had been made. PAINTING TENDER. The tender of Mr Owen Owen was accepted for the painting of Tynyminffordd and Ty- newydd. SCAVENGING. The Local Government Board wrote with reference to scavenging of the borough, and whether the Council had considered under- taking this duty instead of imposing it upon occupiers of premises. The Town Clerk was instructed to ask the Local Government Board whether their letter (May 7th) did not contain a sufficient reply to the enquiry, also that the Board be asked to sanction the bye-laws submittted. sanction the bye-laws submittted. FOOTPATHS. The sub-committee presented a detailed report of the various footpath improvements to be carried out, and resolved that the Surveyor be instructed to submit a detailed estimate of onstructing new footpaths, and tiling and etiling existing footpaths which were required. = -=
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I ST. ASAPR. THE FESTIVAL.—The following facti were omitted from our repert of the festival last week:-Tbe offertory was J310 2s 6d. The readers of lessons at the Welsh service were the Revs L Williams, Prion, and D Williams, Llandyrnog. We find that only four Deaneries were represented at the festival, viz., St Asaph, Denbigh, Uyffryn Clwyd and Rhos. Llanrwbt, rePorted by us, were not repre- sen ea. Uie tram arrangements were extremely bad, and considering the large number-1004) exactly-landed at St Asaph by the two trains the authorities ought to have obliged the com- mittee, the choirs aild general public; but these absolutely inconvenient and bad arrange- ments were in keeping with the way in which tflece«jpany act towards this district. DEATH OF 11118S S. A. Louis.-Early on Sunday morning last there passed away "after only a few hours' illness, Miss Sarah Ann Louis, daughter of the late Mr Mark L Louis, and sister of the late Mr Marcus Louis, solicitor, Kuthin. She bad not been in verv robust health for some time, but hail been about as u9ual up to a late hour on Saturday, when she was seized with paralysis, from which she never rallied, passing away within five hours after the first attacir. The sad event took place at the Post Office, the residence of her niece, from whom she had been for many years al- most inaeperable, and who was naturally much distressed at the suddenness of the parting. The funeral took place at St Asaph Cemetery on Thursday, and was largely attended, many sympathisers sending beautiful wreaths and flowers, with which the coffin was covered. The funeral arrangements were excellently carried out by Mr J P Mumford. The deceased J was in her 72nd year. PKACB RP..JOICINGS.-Monday morning every- one rejoiced when the joyful tidings of peace- became known through the ringing of the Cathedral bells. Very early in the morning cyclists front the Free Prest Office arrived with bundles of Peace SuDplements, which were I' freely distributed in the city. The National School children were given a hoiidav, and headed by their newly formed band, and accompanied by their teachers and plentifully supplied with banners, tnsy paraded the streets and playing and singing the National Anthem and a variety of patriotic airs, cheering for the King, our Generals and the Arm v. The hoisting of the flag at the Cathedral was quickly followed by bunting from almost every building and house in the city. In the evening- the Volunteers mustered under thfl r-Jmmand of Sergt Joseph Lloyd and fired a fie de joie opposite the Cathedral a(.d1 on the Common. The streets were filled ith a very merry and joyful crowd until > re in the eveniDg. At the Cathedral yesteCUay (Thura- 1 *t 11.30 a.m., a special Te Ueuvt, anthem X and hymns were rendered as an act of I thanksgiving to the Almighty Goid for the § thanksgiving to the Almighty God for the restoration of peace. A large cougregalion I assembled, and the service was most hearty throughout, and the National Anthem was sung at the conclusion. The Dean announced that he had that morning received a communication | from the Lord Bishop, that the King had issued an order that Sunday next should be considored as a day of general thanksgiving for J peace throughout the country, and the snecial I service provided for the occasion, would be held at the Cathedral, at 11 a.m., when a collection would be made in aid of some charitable institution connected with the widaws and orphans of those who have fallen in the late war. The local volunteers will attend church parade on the occasion.
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COKRESPONDEHCE. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. We do not nec-etisarily agree with the opinion* expressed i in this THE FREE CHURCH COUNCIL AND THE RECTOR'S INVITATION FOR CORONATION DAY. J To the Dditor of th<» Free Pre* I Sir,—The tone of injured dignity assumed by » Mr Jenkins in his letter on the above subject in your issue of last week must have made some of your readers smile. It brought back to my mind the conduct of Nsaman after his I first visit to Elisha. Verily, is not Capel Mawr better, in the eyes of the Nonconformist, than any building of the Established Church ? So he turns and goes away, let us hope not in a rage. Such seems to be Mr Jenkins's attitude, and his explanation appears to be painfully laboured, besides being very long deferred. The unity of the Nonconformist bodies, of 1 which he makes so strong a point, is shown by I the fact that none of the members of the Free Church Council seem to have known who should explain away what appeared in your issue of May 17th consequently the explana- tion took nearly a fortnight to elaborate. Most Churchpeople will feel very little, if any, sorrow that St Mary's Church is not to be honoured with the presence of the reverend gentlemen whose gospel is flavoured with J continual attacks on the Ghurch, and I must-, Mi! confess that I cannot see a single valid reason why they should ever have been asked. Non conformist ministers may not consider thi Rector's concessions sufficient; Churchmen, Ql the other hand, are very much surprised that so much should have been offered. It must be remembered that Nonconformists have chosen sj deliberately to secede from the mother Church, f and they can hardly claim the privileges to J which her faithful adherents are entitled1". The right of being present in the parish church (very rarely exercised by Nonconformists) does g; not, of oourse, include that of usurping the f duties of the clergy ordained to conduct the fll services, even in the case of Church laymen, very much less in the case of those who repudiate all connection with the Church on ordinary occasions. m It may be interesting to examine the expres- |j sions, religious equality (which Mr Jenkins fit It may be interesting to examine the expres- sions, religious equality (which Mr Jenkins fit had no desire to discuss, though everv V argument in his letter turned on it), *L.d «'the |i genuineness of the Nonconformist desire for unity." I will begin with the drsire for unity Ml among Nonconformists themselves ind come "i next to their neighbourly spirit towards the { Church. A single instance of brotherly love as 'j between Nonconformists will suffice, and it may be found within the last ten yeais. i« 1893 the Calvinistic Methodists issued a manifesto "asserting their inalienable right to be con- siderea the foremost religious body in Wales now that the disestablishment and disendow- f menfc of the alien Church in Wules has become f a moral certainty Here were all t'ne elements 1 of discord, happily prevented from breaking i out among such affectionate brethren by the moral oertainty being postponed through circumstances over which the Dissenters had [ absolutely no control! If ever the moral 11 certainty above alluded to becomes a fact I very much fear that the various Dissenting se<»ts will now be able to live within a stone's ?! throw of each other. I have not forgotren the outcry there was by the other Nonconformist cut) Bodies because the Calvinistic Methodists sought to pack the County Councils and the 1 I County Governing Bodi when first con- t stituted, with their own adherents. The love felt by Dissenters for the Church has been made manifest over and over again, by persistent refusal to pay tithes, ;Igitation for disestablishment, etc. In the fit, County Council election held in Denbighshire th-e, doctrine was proclaimed that premises made f to a Church candidate were not vxlid and J might be broken with a clear conscience. Still 4 Mr Jenkins speaks of religious unity, though he is an astute man who" knowlS an ()live branch when he sees one," and would no doubt be careful not to offer a bramble branch in its place. The Nonconformist attitude towards the Education Bill gives further proois of love for the yhurch, as may be seen by resolutions passed in various parts of Wales. Not the east^reuiarkable of these was one passed by the Governors of Denbigh County School at their last meeting when, with one dissentient, the meeting condemned the Bill and "strongly urged the Welsh members to do their utmost to have Wales excluded from its operation." Truly a modest request coming from ten Dissenters entitled to speak for nobody but themselves! At Tuesday's meeting of the I Denbigh School fcoard, four Dissenters and two Churchmen being present, the former made use of their majority to pass a resolution ) protesting against the iLduoaUon bill, a Non- I conformist minister showing his respect for j the law by declaring that he would not pay the rate if the Bill was passed. For about 30 years Churchmen have unwillingly paid the rate for "undenominational" religious teach- ing, though strongly disapproving of it. This I teaching, so dear to the heart of the Noncon- formist, apparently consists of what is left after elimiuating from the religion taught all i that members of the other sects object to Non- | conformists consider the mutilated remains h sufficient religious educatiou for the youth of i the country, Now that a better religious f education is to he provided, Nonconformist ministers proclaim their intention of breaking the law! I do not propose to occupy your ) space in discussing the Education Bill, hut I should like Mr Jenkins, or some other Noncon- formist, t. show us some edifying instai)ces of brotherly leve, other than these I have already InOntiOLI ed .-Yours, etc., CHURCHMAN, Denbigh, June 2nd, 1902..
Social and Personal. 1
Social and Personal. The King has honored Lady Naylor-Leyland with his presence at dinner at Hyde Parr. House, which was left. to her ay hot late husband, Sir Herbert Naylor-Leyland, sou ol Mrs Naylor-Leyland, Nantclwyd. The Lord Bishop and Mrs F rds, the Dean of St Asaph, Major and Mrs Birch, Mrs I Townshend Mainwaritig, Mrs Luxixiore, St Asaph Miss Williams, Bodelwyddan Mise Griffith, Plas Pigot; Miss Turnour Park Cottage; Sir Everard Cayley and Lady I'yle, are amongst the patrons c: the Pastoral Bazaar at Llandrillo-yn-rhos. | J3