Barry Herald

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS NOTICES should bF. sent in on or before 10 a.m. on THURSDAY, to ensure insertion in the next issue. DEATHS. FRAZER.—On the 1st inst., at 42, Travis-street, Barry Dock, Elizabeth, wife of Mr W. H. Frazer, manager for Messrs S. Andrews and Son, age 50 years. SMALL—On the 29th ult, at 78, Queen street, Bairy, Mabel Augusta, daughter of Mr Job Small, labourer, aged two months. SHIPToN-On the 28th ult, at 56, Daniel-street, Cadoxton, Mary Jane, wife of Mr Robert H. Shipton, labourer, aged 43 years. NEALE—On the 29th ult, at Walter's Farm, Barry, Walter James, son of Mr Albert H. Neale, fanner, aged six years. JONES—On i he 31st ult, at the Priory, Barry, Mr Alfred Junes, seamen, aged 19 years. LAWRENCE—On the 30th ult, at Welsh St Donatt's, Ann, wife of Mr Thomas Lawrence, labourer, ago d 67 years. HORHAM-On the 2nd inst, at 1, St Nicho'as- rr ad, Barry, Alice Maud, daughter of Mr Edwin Horsham, coastguard, aged one year. MATTHEwS-On the 4th inst, at Dinas Powis, Mr William Matthews, labourer, aged 96 years. HALEY—On the 3rd inst, at 17, Holmes-street, Cadoxton, Annie, wife of Mr Michael Haley, labourer, aged 35 years. HARVEY—On the 3rd inst, at 8, Evans-street, Barry Dock, Edward, son of Mr Matthew Harvey, aged 14 years.

GAS EXHIBITION AND Cookery Lectures AT THE New Show Rooms, GAS WORKS, HOLTON ROAD, BARRY, WILL BE HELD ON Tuesday, April 12, and three following Days, Wednesday, 13th; Thursday, 14th; and Friday, 15th, inclusive. LECTURES AT 3 AND 7.30 P.M. EACH DAY BY MISS MARY BALL, First-class Diplomee of the N.T.S.C., and Silver and Bronz" Medallist. The most MODERN and IMPROVED GAS APPLIANCES for Domestic purposes will be on View, including the EUREKA and other GAS STOVKS, manufactured by Messrs John Wright and Co., Limited, and INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE GIVEN ON ANY MATTER CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THE SAME. Doors open each Day at 11 a.m. ADMISSION FREE. BARRY EOURTH ANNUAL EISTEDDFOD Easter Monday. A LARGE and SPACIOUS PAVILION, to accommodate 3,000 PEOPLE, will be erected on Holton Field, near the Gas Works. GRAND CHORAL CONTEST. Prize JE40, and Silver Crown, value £ 10. The following well-known Choirs are expected to compete :—Maesteg, Beaufort, Barry, and Pontycymmer. MALE VOICE Barry, Beaufort, Ystrad, Pontycymmer, Newport, &c. CHILDREN'S CHOIRS-Barry, Barry Dock, and Penarth. Amongst the entries for Drum and Fife is Preston Royal Drum and Fife Band. Various other Competitions amount to the extraordinary large total of 174. The Committee, therefore, again most earn- estly appeal for the sympathy and support of the inhabitants generally, and thereby endeav- ouring to make the Eisteddfod again this year worthy of the preceding years, AND OF BARRY. rçT COME IN YOUR THOUSANDS. MOUNT PLEASANT BAPTIST CHAPEL. GOOD FRIDAY. SPECIAL PRAYER MEETING AT 10 A.M. SPECIAL PREACHING SERVICE AT 11 A.M. Collection in Aid of CHRISTIAN WORK AMONG THE JEWS. IN PARLIAMENT. SESSION 1898. BARRY URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. In Opposition to the Barry Railway Company's Bill. RESULT OF OWNERS AND RATE- PAYERS' POLL. c. WHEREAS at a duly convened PUBLIC MEETING of the Owners and Ratepayers of the U-b in District of Barry, held on the 21st day of FEBRUARY, 1898, at the Empire Public H 11, Thompson-street, Barry Dock, in the said District, I, as Chairman of such meeting, and in compliance with the Statute (35 and 36 Vict., cap. 91P), proposed the following resolution :— That this Meeting of Owners and Ratepayers hereby authorise the Barry Urban District Council, in order to protect the interests of the District, to oppose the Barry Railway Company's Bill, 1898, and to charge the General District Rate with the coat thereof." AND WHEREAS the said Resolution was duly put to the meeting and I declared the same to be carried, whereupon a demand was made by James Bell and Richard Divies, two Ratepayers of the said District, that the same should bejdecided by a Pull of the Owners and Ratepayers of the said District. AND WHEREAS, on the 24th day of February, 1898, I caused public notice to be given that (1) Owners or Proxies desiring to vote at such Poll should send in their claim on or before the 7th day of March, 1898. (2) That voting papers would be delivered on the 25th day of March, 1898. (3) That the voting papers would be collected on the 30th day of March, 1898, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. (4) That the Counting of the Votes would take place at the Council Chamber, Gas Works, Holton Road, Barry, on Thursday, the 31st day of March, 1898. AND WHEREAS the result of the said Poll is as follows :— In favour of the Resolution 2,197 Against the Resolution. 430 Majority in favour 1,767 I therefore declared the Resolution to be carried. Dated this 31st day of March, 1898. WILLIAM THOMAS, Chairman of the Barry Urban District Council, Chairman of the Meeting, and Returning Officer. District Council Offices, Barry.

Batty Urban District Council Election. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SOUTH WARD. J^ADIES AND GENTLEMEN,— I beg to thank you for placing me at the head of the Pull on Monday last. I appreciate your confidence, and will strive to justify the wisdom of y"ur choice by devoting time and attention to the interests of the town, irre- spective of class or creed. I remain, Ladies and Gentlemen, Yours obediently, E. B. SMITH-JONES. 45, Thompson Street.

DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTION, TO THE ELECTORS OF THE NORTH WARD. J^ADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I wish to thank you very sincerely for again returning me as your I epresentative on the District Council. I shall endeavour to serve you faithfully. I am, Ladies and Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, DAVID MORGAN. 32, High-street, Barry, April 6th, 1898.

Barry Ulban Distuct Council. EAST WARD. L ADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I have once again to thank you for returning me at the head of the poll. Your interests, as has been the case in the past, will, I assure you, be my only study. I am, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, SOLOMON BARNETT. 55, Main-street, Cadoxton.

BOARD OF GUARDIANS ELECTION. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE NORTH WARD. J^ADIES AND GENTLEMEN,- I beg to heartily thank the two hundred and nintty-seveti electors of the North Ward who supported my candidature for membership ou the Board of Guardians. I also desire to convey my warm acknowledg- ments to the many friends whose kilid and un- solicited service were, I believe, the chief means of bringing the same to a successful issue. I remain, Ladies and Gentlemen, Yours faithfuliy, A. L. POINTON-NEWMAN. 29, Court Road, Bairy Dock.

BOARD OF GUARDIANS ELECTION. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE WEST WARD. L ADIES AND GENTLEMEN,— Allow me to thank you very sincerely for the honour you have d, ne me in electing me to represent you on the Board of Guardians, It wil be my utmost ambition to merit the trust which you have placed in me. Remaining, Ladies and Gentlemen, Yours gratefully, THOMAS THOMAS. Waterloo House, High-street, Barry, J April 6 th, 1898.

GUARDIANS' ELECTION, 1898. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE NORTH WARD LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,— I beg to gratefully thank all those who voted for me in the recent election and those who worked so untiring to securefmy return with such a handsome majority. I remain, Yours obediently, THOMAS PANDY JOHN. Regent Street, Barry Dock.

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OUR MAGNIFICENT TRIUMPH. THE burly-burly is done, and the elections have been fought and won, A passing review of the contests affords matter for the most heart-felt congratulations to representatives of Labour and Liberalism in the Barry district. It proves, too, that where the battle was waged on direct principles—undiluted by ulterior circumstances—the policy of the BARRY HERALD has been justified to the hilt. With the single exception of the East Ward, the true interests of Labour, which are uinnistakeably enveloped in the folds of Liberalism, have proved triumphant. Out cf a total of 1,686 who voted at the District Council election, the candidates whose interests were advocated in these columns received a clear aggregate majo- rity over the whole of the other candidates in the field—Tory, Trades' Council (not essentially representative of the whole of the Trades' Unionists), Trade Society, Independent, and those who had no significance either politically or otherwise either at the poll or anywhere else. We are not disposed to gloat and chuckle over the triumph of our candidates, because the elections are charged with lessons to the Liberal and Labour party alike, by which both will do well to profit. In these columns we have throughout pointed the way, and if that high-road had been followed, we venture to think that both parties would not have had reason to become exultant. The difficulty wa not a new one; it has been felt in all parts of the kingdom, but the letter which we published from Mr Sam Woods, M.P., last week shows how those difficulties are b&ing utilised with profit by the better unity of both parties. That unity we have yearned, nay pleaded, for; but in vain. Last Saturday evening Mr T. Evans (a candidate in the South Ward) declared in the height of electioneering excitement that this journal bad villified Labour. Mr J. H. Jose also said that we had ridiculed Labour. We deny these soft impeachments, and chal- lenge either to prove how a single statement published in these columns tended in that direction. In our desire to promote the dignity of Labour we have been at all times enthu- siastic. The action of the Trades Council with regard to Mr T. S. Thomas (a gen- tleman who had served Labour unceasingly) in removing him from office without affording him an opportunity to defend himself, was dissented from in these columns, and subse- quent events have proved that we were right. In calm moments-and with due reflpctiÐn-we believe that those statements will not be main- tained, and, therefore, we have no desire to make a prolonged diatribe bearing upon them. The word "wrecking" was used in these columns, and the digraceful events that cul- minated in the defeat of Dr O'Donnell has proved that that word was not one whit too strong. If events in the course of the District Council election were regrettable, the scenes witnessed at the contest on Wednesday were tenfold more degrading to the Labour party. To see avowed Liberals, who were unable to bear the defeat of Monday in a proper spirit, harnessed with Tories and club frequenters was a sight that was in the highest degree detestable. In Liberals manliness is a necessary quality, and it was no surprise to hear the Tory victor thank Liberals at the close of the poll. By ousting Mr Cory the most lamentable action of the contests was made apparent, but in the interests of true Liberalism the defeat can be turned to immense profit. Friend may be now divided from foe, and foe from friend, and that hopeful period when the sunlight of Liberal hope will dawn upon the district, which will shed a far brighter gleam around has already commenced.

I --I T DISTRICT NEWS. CADOXTON. MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—The annual Vale of Glam- organ Baptist Musical Festival was held on Wednesday last at Calfaria Welsh Baptist Ch;.pel, Court-road. The attendance was large, and the choir numbered about 400, amongst the churches represented being B.rry Dock, Cadoxton, Cow- bridge, Croesyparc, Llancarfau, Llantwit-Major, and Twynyrodin. The choir was under the leader- ship of Mr William Thomas, Treorchy, conductor of the Royal Male Voice Party, and the accom- panists were Miss S. B. Thomas, Barry Dock Miss Jenkins, Cadoxton and Miss Emerson, Twynyrodin. The RevG. LI. Williams, Cadoxton. presided at the morning service Rev E. D. Lewis, Croesyparc, at the afternoon and Rev O. Jones. Cowbiidge, at the evening service. The event proved a compicuous success, and the singing showed a mat ked improvement upon that ot previous years. IT IS CERTAINLY A FACT that all kinds on Watches, Clocks, Jewellery, Personally Repaired on the Premises none too difficult; none too small. Try one of my Noted 8s 6d Watches, with 12 months' written guarantee lent post free of receipt of P.O.O. All kinds of Musical Instru- ments, strings, &.c., Stocked. — A. J. PRATT, Practical Watchmaker and Jeweller, 94, Main- street, Cadoxton. GEORGE F. HASKINS, Upholsterer and Polisher, 72, Main-strett, Cadoxton-Barry, late in the em- ploy of Howell and Co., Cardifi. All kinds of Furniture made and re-made to order. Dining and Drawing Room Suites re-covered from 35s. Spring Mattrt sses and Hair or Wool overlays made and re-rnadt; on the shortest notice. All kinds of Carriage Trimming by experienced workmen. N.B.—Orders by post promptly attended to. BARRY DOCK. Stiop ASSIATA.NTS.- On Tuesday evening last the monthly meeting of the local branch of the National Union of Siiop Assistants was held at the Glamorgan Restaurant, Barry Dock, Mr W. S. Lewis presiding.—The report of the delegates to the District Council meeting was received, and it was agreed to support the Council in their opposi- tion to the attempt made by celtain shopkeepers to introduce the Manchester and Salford system with regard to the working hours of dressmakers into the South Wales district—An inter, sting discussion also took place upon the agenda of the annual delegate meeting to be held the following Sunday and Monday. THE BARRY DISTRICT COUNCIL is a go-ahead body, but Mr E. JONES, of the Central Stores, fiolton- road, Barry Dock, ha.s resolved to keep in trout of them by "Supply ing the inhabitants of B irry, Bany Dock, and Cadoxton districts with the Highest- class Provisions ut the lowest- possible prices. MASTER BUILDERS.—A general meeting of the Barry Master Builders' Associati m was held on Tuesday evening last under the presidency of Mr G. Rutter, mo,t of the other membeis being als.) present. A deputation was appointed to meet the Operative Stone Masons to discuss ce, tain altera- tions the Association is desirous of making in a c de of working rules submitted to them for their consideration and approval. A deputation was also appointed to meet a deputation from the Operative Society of Plasterers to discuss certain alterations aud additions they are d, sirous of making to their existing working rules. Bllth meetings will be held at the G amorgan R staurant, the former on Wedn» sday next, and the latter on Thursday next. A discussion took plice as to the advisability of the Association ben g affiliated to t'le of England and South Wales Federation of Building Trade Employers a:,d the National Associatim of Master Builders of Great Bi itaiii, it being pointed out that it would be advantageous in case of any dispute arising. The secretary was instructed to write and obtain information re joining the same, aud report at the next meeting. BARRY. BARRY GLEE SOCIETY.—A public rehearsal and sacred concert will be held at the Welsh Congrega- tional Chaptl, High-street, on Sunday evening next, when the above Society, under the conductor- ship of Mr D. Fair, will render the t< sf-piece prior to their competing at the Barry Easter Monday Eiste Idfod, as-isted by eminent artistes. A silver collection will be t,kelJ at the door. GARDENERS AND ALLOTMENT-HOLDERS are re- commended to apply for my Sed Catalogue tor 1898. Sprcialitv in Seeds always fresh. Cata- logues free.—W. R. HOPKINS, Pharmaceutical Chemist, 88, High-stieet, Barry.

BARRY SCHOOL BOARD. ADDITIONS TO ROMILLY-ROAD SCHOOL CONSIDERATION OF TENDERS. The monthly meeting of the Barry School Board was held at the Gas and Water Offices, Barry Dock, on Monday evening last. Present: Mr J. Lowdon (chairman), Captain Davies, Dr W. Lloyd Edwards, Mr D. Lloyd, Hev W. Williams, Mr E. Jones, Mr J. Rees, Mr W. H. Lewis (clerk), and Mr R. Treharne Rees (deputy-clerk). The temporary appointment of Mr D. H. Hill as caretaker of Cadoxton Sohool was confirmed. It was decided to allow Miss Evans, daughter of the rector of Lanmaes, to join the P.T. Centre on the usual terms.—Miss Charles, Miskin Village, near Pontyclun, was appointed ex-P.T. for Komilly-road Infants' School, and Mr R. C. Williams, Borth, and Mr G. R. Randell were appointed to similar positions at Cadoxton Boys' School.—The recommendation of the Finance Committee that the salary of Miss Thomas, Barry School, be paid in full during her absence through illness, was agreed to. It was resolved to make arrangements for taking over the Jubilee Hall, Barry, to be used as a temporary school until the additions to Romilly-road School had been completed. A plan of the building was submitted by Mr George Thomas, the Board's architect, which the clerk was directed to forward to the Educa- tion Department for approval. The following tenders had been received for carrying out the additions to Romilly-road School:—C. Price and Sons, Cardiff, £ 2,310; Jones Bros., Barry Dock, £ 2,265 Lloyd and Tape, Barry Dock, £ 2,243; W. Britton, Barry D"ck, £ 2,401 18s Id; Chubb and Co., Cardiff, £ 2,800; G. Rutter, Barry, S2,332 14s Id; C. IEI. Iiiist, Barry Dock, £ 2,700; W. Williams, Pontypridd, £ 2,443; Rowland and Lloyd Trealaw, £ 2,527; Jonathan Lewis, Cadoxton, £ 2,470; Latty and Co., Cardiff, £2,469 10s.— It was stated that the architect's estimate amounted to ;C2,324.- Eventually the tender of Messrs Jones Bro. was accepted. Mr W. H. Dashwood Caple, the architect of the Palmerstown-road School, attended before the Board with reference to some extras in connection with the bell-turret, &c., and also in reference to the window-frames which the contractor bad put in contrary to the specifica- tion.—After some discussion it was decided to allow the frames to remain, and also to adopt the extras. The question of purchasing the Hannah- street site was deferred, but it was decided to name the school the Hannah street Board School. Dr W. Lloyd-Edwards moved his resolution "That the clerk be instructed to write to the Education Department for permission to alter the bye-laws so as to raise the standard of full- time exemption to that of VI., instead of V.- After some discussion the motion was deferred until the next meeting. Mr E. Jones' motion, to the effect. that in all future contracts for the erection of schools, &c., the architect be instructed that the sum pro- vided for furniture be not included in the contract amount, and that a Furnishing Com- mltte. be appointed for the purpose of providing the necessary furniture for each new school, was carried and Dr Edwards, Dr O'Donnell, and Messrs Lloyd, Rees, and Jones were appointed the committee. The clerk was instructed to draw the atten- tion of the Post-office authorities to the conduct of the telegraph boys while practising drilling at the playground of Holton-road School, and r. questing them to exercise more supervision in preventing disturbances. The seal of the Board was affixed to the transfer deed in the matter of the consolidation of the loans, and also to the mortgage in respect to the Board's proportion of the cost of the truant school at Dinas Powis. It was decided to accept the tender of Mrs Wensley, 13:t,ry Dock, for stationery during the next twelve months, and that of Mr T. W. Pugh for needlework material, while the tender for kindergarten materials was referred back to the Finance Committee.

SNAP SHOTS. s Alderman Walter Morgan, J.P., and Mrs Morgan will visit Barry on Saturday, and will remain until Monday, when Mr Morgan will preside at the grand Eisteddfod to be held at Barry Dock. The late Rev Canon Allen, M.A., Porthkerry, was one of the boys selected from Westminster School, London, to cheer the Queen after her coronation. It is a curious coincidence that on the 11th anniversary of Nurse Amy Evans' nursing career, and the seventh anniversary of her coming to Barry, she should receive the first patient into the Voluntary Hospital at Barry Dock. None worked so hard, neither were any more ubiquitous during the election last Monday than Mis D. Morgan, Mrs T. Pandy John, and Mrs J. A. Manaton and to the triumphant return of the Liberal candidates in the North and South Wards they contributed in no small degree. • Mrs Morgan, wife of Alderman Walter Morgan, Pontypridd, the Liberal candidate-elect for South Glamorgan, on Tuesday last successfully contested a seat on the Boaid of Guardians in the Treforest Ward. No trains will be run on the Vale of Glamorgan section of the Barry Railway on Good Friday. Barry Easter Monday Eisteddfod, notwith- standing several adverse circumstances, promises to be a great succiss, the total number of entries in the various competitions reaching 174. The most scarce things in the Barry district at the present time are coal and Conservatives. Both are at a premium. We regret to learn that Police-sergeant Hole, of Cadoxton, is shortly to be removed to Llantrisant s'ation, but we find solace in the fact that Sergeant Ben Davies is to be removed to his old quarters at Caduxtou. Bydd Eglwys Jerusalem, Barri Doc, yn cynal ei chyfarfod chwarterol y Sul a nos Lun nesaf, pan y gwasanaethir gan ddau ddyn ieuanc galluog o Kydychain, sef Mr J. D. Evans, Llundaiu, ac Mr. Dewi Williams, Llani-" st, Bydd y cyfarfodydd yn dechreu—Sul, un-ar-ddeg, haner awr wedi dau, a cbwech Lluu, saith yr hwyr. Croesaw i bawb. Everyone in the district—whether Churchman cr Nonconformist, rich or poor-will f, el that a true friend has been lost through the death of the Rev Canon Allen, Porthkerry, or The Bishop of Barry," as he was frequently called. His broad- mindedness and noble deeds won for him the respect of a whole community, and his genial countenance and his words of love and sympathy with those in sorrow will always remain bright in the memories of his flock and all whom he came in contact with. THE COUNCILLOR'S LAST RIDE. Councillor F. P. Jones-Lloyd attended the meet- ing of the District Council on Friday for the last time during the present year, and journeyed tbither on his cycle. The event has been poetisised by a visitor to Parnassus thus :— Sad was the heart of the member As he skirted the roadway astride Of the cycle that quickly conveyed him As a Councillor upon his last ride. Full was his mind now and thoughtful, Past triumphs had come up again, And he longed for a fight with his colleagues, With a louring that brought him much pain. It's true I've never done one thing That can be styled especially great, But surely I might have done something To make all the wiseacres quake. I tried to induce separation From Cardiff as a coal-lading port, But my scheme brought disintegration, And it failed, I am loth to report. I persistently pleaded for assistance In promoting a fresh County Court, And no one offered resistance, But gave me too much kind support. The honour of that was diminished When all the twelve members agreed, Yet they say now that it's finished, That my axe did I grind, but I plead I resigned my seat for a reason, And that's not removed far to seek, For although I might have been chairman And placed on the bench as a beak, Yet I am flying my kite a bit higher, I am aiming tor far better game, Tho' the effort may put me on fire, I try hard to get it, the same. For did I not uphold Consecration, And bring all the Turies to see That when in sheer desperation For help they'd all come to me ? Surely, does not that deserve mention In our Tory Press here in the town ? For have I not been all attention, And feared not the Liberal frown. But I'm taking my last ride this evening, And I bade the apostles good-bye But should I re-gain all my freedom, I'll meet all in the sweet bye-and-bye

SOUTH WALES TEMPERANCE ASSOCIATION. HALF-YEARLY MEETINGS AT BARRY DOCK. On Tuesday last the half-yearly meetings of the South Wales Temperance Association were held at Tabernacle Chapel, Bairy Dock, when there was a large number of debgates present. The council met in the afternoon under the presidency of the Rev John Pugh, Cardiff, who occupied that position owing to the unavoidable absence of Alderman Thomas Williams, J.P., Ivlerthyr. The organizing secretary (Rev Morris Morgan) in his quarterly report stated that 57 meetings had been addressed by him during the past three months, and JE41 had been received as contributions. Reference was made to the triumph of temperance in the Queen's Bench re South Shields licensing proceedings, and also the success of local veto candidates at the poll, both in parliamentary and local elections. The next next meeting of the executive was arranged to be held in Cwmbach about tho end of June next, and the annual meetings at Brynmawr about the end of September. Mr J. Herbert Lewis, M.P., was appointed to give evidence before the Royal Commission On licensing laws. At a well attended meeting of the conference which followed the Rev J. W. Price, Troedyrhiw, presided, when an inter- esting debate on the subject of Should Christians support men interested or engaged in liquor traffic 11 took place. In the evening a public meeting was held, when the chair was occupied by Mr J. Edwards, Cadoxton, and addresses were delivered by the Revs D. S. Davip Carmarthen, and J. Pugh, Cardiff.