Welsh Newspapers
Search 15 million Welsh newspaper articles
10 articles on this Page
OSWESiry.
OSWESiry. FOOTBALL.—Oswestry ited uieet Llanidloes in the first round of the .V".r, Cup competition, on the Oakhurst roadgrou^Mfojs, (Saturday), after- noon. THE MUNICIPAL ELECT!0—-We understand that of the six retiring counci"ors all intend seeking re- election with the exception. ot Councillors England and Cottam, the former011 actount of ill-health. HOLY TRINITY MISSION — On Monday evening the Band of Bope Vere entertained to a magic lantern entertaintrIent, kindly given by Mr C. B. Williams, of Salop Road. Later in the even- ing a fairly attended meeting of the C.E.T.S. was addressed by Mr Ebery of Waham, Mr T. Owen presided. WHIST TOURNAMENT.—v6ry pleasant evening was spent on Tuesday evening at the Church Club, when ten members of the ^^servative Club tried conclusions with ten rnetnberi of the Church Club in a whist tournament. The method of play was fifteen up without honours, the play resulted in a draw, the points scored ing sixty-two each. CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS NCE CLASS. The second ambulance class aSmbled on Tuesday night, when Mr George Oell, Ø.E., presided. Dr Beresford gave an interestinga<jdress on "Human anntomy," illustrated by a Alston. At the close of the address Mr Aslett sP^Ae, and after paying a tribute to Dr Beresford's abil^jeg bade good-bye to the staff. OSWALD ROAD LITERABY *OCIETY. — The first meeting of the session of thij society was held on Monday. There was a larg$attendance, and Rev J. Jones presided. The ^^vving contributed to the programme :—The ^is%s Parry, Mr J. R. Thomas, Mr Tom Jones, j. Whittle, Miss A. Maurice Jones, Miss Evans, 0. E. Williams, Miss Lalla Parry, and Mr W. WIarJs. A competition in unpunctuated reading ffon by Miss Lalla Parry. Refreshments were 3ryed during the in- terval in the programme. CHRIST CHURCH GUILD. inaugural meeting of the session was held in^ Assembly Rooms, Arthur street, on Ifriday zoning, when a pro- gramme of music was perfoj led by the following members and friends of the jBjid :—Miss Thomas, Miss Evans Messrs W. tin; j. Hughes, T. P. Williams, G A. Evans H,Jack,on and G. w. Fernngton Mr P. Phillips ave a recitation. The President, Rev J J. Poyntet' a most intcresfc. ing and instructive address Reading." There was a large attendance, and t0gether the session began very promisingly. g OSWESTRY PARISH CHURCI W«TTVAL -The festival of the dedica ^Oswestry'Parish Church has been celebrated ? ^ek. ThJ church had undergone a thorough his ^.ltl-nr, at the hands of the ladies of thfc, ;raHSf(f- and every available nook and corner w Hplrated The first of the series of arfc,SUCf f/on Satur-' day evening. The service ^as Revs J B. Seaton and P, a BirW is taken by Revs J. address on « DedfcSJm* { the Vicar gave an And it was at Jerusalem 81DK lfc on cl,e words, tion." There was a large' <le feast ?f the g^day morning. The prayed J ngregation on Sunday Birley, and Rev J. B. Seato re said by Rev P. A. preacher Was Rev the II read the lessons, ine New Swindon, and his Maurice Ponsonby or Chronicles, xxix., 2, "NIS t was taken from 1. all my might for the hous^ havo PrePared ^lth day afternoon an attractive' m.v God." On Sun- Rev Maurice Ponsowbv d»li lervice was held' wh?n children. The Church LnA 3red an address to the by Revs C. Hook and J B Brigade, accompanied and Lieutenants Pierce anceafctm- Capt Thomas the evening the church' aclardy attended. In capacity long before the h rowded to its utmost available seat was occu-nieiar for service; every that the congregation nu and It was estimated The choir was augmented lbered two thousand. very attractive one. Rfivlnd the service was a prayers, and Rev P. A. Birl^'Seaton said the read the lessons. The anfl and Rev Cecil Hook the Father Was Hallelujah to The late Vicar, Canon ^OHn'i Olives. ) preached an eloquent sermi 'et°ber, of Wrexham, x*1> 26, What does a manl' based on St Matthew the whole world and forfeit ro^fc be should gain on Monday, Rev J. B. Seatlis life-" At evensong, to Church workers. Rev delivered an address part in the service. On Birley also took celebration of the Holv C< ednesday there was a invalid's celebration at e mnion, including an evening there was even so en o'clock. In the Newbolt, Canon of St when Rev W. C. E. communicants. On. Thuri 8' gave an address to versazione was held in the vT t}10 Parochial Con- and last night (Friday) g ational Schoolroom, Mendelssohn's "Hear m- red music, including songs were performed in t Prayer," and sacred the Dean of Winchester wi Church. On Sunday and the Bishop of Wakefie in the morning, to men in the afternoon, a give an address I will preach at night.
[No title]
Another bishopric is in the gift of Lord Salisbury through the death of Dr. Durnford who has been Bishop of Chichester since 1870. He was for many years rector of Middleton and archdeacon and canon of Manchester. The late prelate had nearly com- pleted his ninety third vear. Mr. William Pollitt, general manager of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company, on Monday, laid a foundation stone of some artisans' dwellings which the Company are building in London. About three thousand work- ing people have been displaced by the building of the Company's new line into London, and the buildings are intended to provide accommodation for them. They are to cost about £ 250,000. Telegrams from Constantinople state that the British Government is resolved to bring severe pressure to bear on the Sultan if he refuses to adopt the scheme of reforms in Armenia sanctioned by the three Powers. The Sultan has again remon- strated with Sir P. Currie in regard to the presence of the British squadron at Lemnos. An official account of the riots at Trebizond seeks to throw on the Armenians all the responsibility for the loss of life. The foundation stone, which was suitably in- scribed, of the New Church which Mrs Tooth. of Caerynwch, is about to erect in Brithdir at her own expense was laid by her on Thursday in last week before a good assembly Revs. John Lloyd, Rector of Dolgelley, and W. Lewis, Curate, also took part in the proceedings effectively assisted by the choir of St Mary's Church, Dolgelley. After the ceremony luncheon was provided at Caerynwch, where all were hospitably received. Mrs Tooth's kindness and liberality to all good and deserving causes is so well known in the district that her return is welcomed by all classes alike. Mr. Owen Slaney Wynne, at the Dolgelley Petty Sessions last week, called the attention of the magistrates to a paragraph under the head of No Magistrates," which had appeared in the columns of a contemporary, and called upon the Clerk for an explanation.—The Clerk (Mr. J. Charles Hughes) replied that no meeting was to be held on that day, there had been no summonses issued and there was no business to be transacted. Mr. O. Slaney Wynne and Dr. E. Jones having observed that the para- graph reflected on the magistrates, the matter, alter further explanation, was allowed to drop. Towyn Church was well filled on Tuesday morning on the occasion of the unveiling of a stained glass window erected in the south side of the Church to the memory of Sir Rupert and Lady Kettle. The officiating clergy were Rev T. Lewis (vicar), Rev R. Davies (curate), Rev John Rowlands (vicar of Aberdovey), and Rev E. B. Thomas (rector of Trawsfynydd) Among those present we noticed Mr Lewis Kettle (of the 1st Stafford- shire Regiment) and Mrs Kettle, Mrs Walford Walsall (daughter of the late Sir Rupert and T aX Kettle), Mrs Holmes, Holy Trinfft v 7 Shrewsbury (daughter), and Miss CrsLn W™ Market Drayton (g^nd-daughter) Mr Hughes, Dr and Mrs Grosholz Mrs L M T (Vicarage), Mrs and the Mias'ef ?oSk J^ T Hnnt (churchwarden J Mr T»V^i on/tTe8i-Jones. Suito (Vicarage), the SUS&EStZ*'
J" SCAO[I MACHYNLLETH.
J" SCAO[I MACHYNLLETH. I Ki-jrn,'f," SUCCESS.—Mr. Charles Kemp, sou of Iert%r TvHnTnaster of the Higher Grade School, I Sained a v > and. late of Machynlleth, has I South W I sCholarshIp at the University College of P College. a with free admission to the 1l TX WilIia EATH.-On Saturday evening Mr. W. YnlIeth s Carris, died suddenly at the Mach- that he hadh of the Morris Railway. It appears ?aa UQ(jer t,een complaining for some time, and .^taricis T 6 Care -Dr. Jones, Corris, and Dr. °wyu. He ha(j been down at; Towyu }, ,.ands on Saturday, and was returning ^tion, anr] ^e<i from the Cambrian to the Corns ? ^6 he foli^j 1 *n the waiting room at the latter f:1 0. j) down, and died soon afterwards. Dr. "Oct. ca^ed in, but he found life ex- but ^y^iams was a rative of Carnarvon- §?ch Slate n been in the employ of the Braich- i~e ivas ornpany for a great number of years. lloard. s Vlce"chairtnan of the Talyllyn School ?°CIKTY ^^S<1WYX LITERARY AXD DEBATING ^he Sci, ?e meeting of the session was held Sl.^ed. 0o'r°oin last week.—Mr. W. Jones pre- j«e.V' S. Jones, M. A., was appointed pre- 188 ^a#lona Ilees, treasurer and Mr. R. r>, PfOer 8ecretary. The following took part in hilip 3*mme Miss Maglona Rees, Messrs. D. W.Lewis, G. F. Roberts, R. Evans, PetitiotI es James. An impromptu speech coin- lleat of thn "The claims of Machynlleth for the tested o e Welsh U niversitv" was keenly con- best. Mr. D. P. Jones. was adjudicated the ]-) ^esses were given by the Chairman, and • Evans, J. Evans, and W. Davies.
n BORTH.
n BORTH. VEST "fE.STIVAL-—On St. Matthew's Day har- nksgiving services were heJd at St. Mat- il Holy Communion was celebrated pirate aa ^ns were read by Rev Tudor Evans, bOtIt by Rev J. T. Evans, curate of Taly- preh nd an admirable English sermon was In the at. by. Rev Mr Blackwell, of Penrhyncoch. Griflith lr.noon the Litany was read by Rev J. M- 8erl1I.on \i lcar of the parish, and a very suitable 4bery twas Preached in Welsh by Rev W. Morgan, "as P: "yth. In the evening a stirring sermon Och. Th by Rev Mr BJackwel1, of Penrhyn- offertories during the day were dedi- f?c°rat rj 16 P°or- T !ie clmrch was very prettily kindly and thanks are due to the ladies who FigiJ to°^ Lhe task. They were :—Lectern, en an^ Misses Lewis reading desk, Miss ^ltar) ]u-^u'P*t, Miss Jenkins and Miss Roberts; ■^avipo 1Sses Taylor; windows, Miss Margretta and font, Mrs Watkins.
TA LLANIDLOES.
TA LLANIDLOES. this dis O.RESTERS.-At the half-vearly meeting of Wednes 1rie': held at the Trewythen Hotel on a^> Mr. John Evans presiding, Mr. Fred. ^e°fee Ar^ e\ec':e(i District Chief Ranger, and Mr. Q J orris District Sub-Chief Ranger. OttEGI ••—Mr. D. Jerman, of Llanidloes, has Senat III the first division the examination of the 11d hils Academicus of Manchester Baptist College, awarded the Shepherd and Cory J arsfe,P of the value of £ 87 a year. V *>ESR,EY n lghed • "CIII).—A Wesley Guild was estab- ^^Qrchln counection with the Welsh Wesleyan Davies on Thursday week, when Rev. D. Darlev WaS e^e°t«d president. A miscellaneous pro- residp8 Was sustained bv Miss F. Jerman, the Hal Iessrs. R. Williams, G. H. Harrison, T. Y^ er> and J. Morgan. MEN'S FRIENDLY SOCIETY.—At the first ^0llowiS the session, at tha National Schools, the II. Q S officers were appointed :—President, Rev. Robert u68' vice presidents, Rev. W. D. fidwar i' an<^ Mr. E. D. Davies treasurer, Mr. (Wn s» and P. Bank secretary, Mr. M. H. c°ttiTvi' War(iens, Messrs. H. D. Webb and F. Kerr I) l^ee' Messrs. R. M. Davies, E. A. Lewis, F. avies, Oswald Owen, and A. Jones. StDEBATING SOCIETY.—At a meeting in the Bethel Qeet Schoolroom, on Friday week the following Griffi1"8 were appointed :—President, Rev M. > fttlis, M.A. vice-presidents (senior), Mr. J. Jfjf Mills, (junior), Mr A. J. Lloyd secretary, jjj, 1/• S. Morgan; treasurer, Mr T.Rogers; warden, (j J* T. Davies committee, Messrs S. P. Davies, J°nea M ^d-th' W' S DavieS' J" F" Jones» and J- WlV ^j^DESEKTIOX.—At the Borough Police Court e D. Davies and W. George, Esqs., 9*ook.Street» was brought with d c^arged by R. Owen," relieving chargeah]e j. his wife, who had become ~~inspect0r j e Newtown and Llanidloes Union, the apprehe. • 8aid he received a warrant for Qescription °f defendant, and he circulated a the liochr? • Defendant was apprehended °Ver to him a^e ^>°^ce at New Hays, and handed action 'iP^6 Mayor commented strongly upon costs o° Prisoner, who was fined £ 1 and Dot pa^d W° niont^s' imprisonment.—The fine ? P-tn. •' an(^ defendant was removed by the 8tatio alU to Shrewsbury. At the Railway rowds 0f 8oner was hooted and pelted with soil by his dep 0 h.women who had assembled to witness ar ""re. COUTY JUdge Le OURT, Tuesday.—Before His Honour as executor of the aQUal fn r,, -lVans, manufacturer, sued James an or the recovery of £5 5s., balance due for adion" jto have been supplied.—The hearing to Whom >ne for the attendance of Mrs. Evans, ^turned ]_^as.a^e"ed some of the goods had been ^ar di- ^empster, agent for J. and R. Hereford, sued Margaret Higgs, c°Very of^ r^ keeper, Llanidloes, for the re- g0°ds in. lld" baIance of an account for defend5 udln £ a su't of clothes, supplied in 1890. ?n 'vyh° said she got a separation order ^ability ^"and in December 1890, denied her ^fsband' "sa,id the order was given by her fowled™ # husband was called, and denied all d^ected tK v t'lu transaction.^—His Honour aild adioi 8 ,Us^and to be entered as defendant, trial in .lrn tl'o case.—An application for a new Je action Brown v. Evans was refused.
NEWTOWN.
NEWTOWN. 00 ™E roiiCE.— it the Police Court Richard \v^i °re. ar|d A. Ford, Esqrs., ^aultincy tj ^tone-street, was charged with *egret a„j 1 Morgan.—Defendant expressed his j 0 he was released with a reprimand. ^ght'inrtT" tea u,eeti''g was held on Friday Sided Mr 6 oard Schools. The ladies, who pre- $avibs p1"8^^6 Misses S. Davies, A. Powell, M. Roberta a" J i'Ce' L' Thomas, Emily Wilson, H. pr°8ramm After tea an interesting *he prjzp t music and recitations was given. mi anner presented to the district was on ha:rns & q e caterers for the tea were Messrs. Wil- o. Cy ^anfa^«NG ACTIOKXT.—Mr. Owen Edwards, of day w road, met with a serious accident on Thurs- ^hich h a' ^rddleen. A tandem machine on toad o 6 aS r^din^ slipped on a wet part of the 8U8taiuaj81n^ a nast/ spill, in which ,Mr. Edwards Wag concussion of the brain. His partner Wag affUnateIy only slightly injured. Mr. Edwards Whera, erwards removed by train to Newtown, he was attended to by Dr. Palmer. cycii ^ifty MILES ROAD RECORD.—Newtown durin 8 f|ave ^een Pitting forth their best efforts S°ld f j 6 past few days to endeavoxxr to win the to the6 offered by their president, Mr Kershaw, tftnce ■tlleTn':)er who succeeds in running this dis- 8° f„ ln ^e shortest time. The three best records t&nce ai>e ^ose Tom Norton, who rode the dis- ^ho d^\?atUrda^ in 2hs. 54inins.; Price Owen, ^eedw iithe same in 2bs- 48mins; and GeorSe ^tter i J whose time was 2 hs. 58mins. The ^stati a a Pun(>ture, or he would have done the 06 some minutes sooner. Pryce-Jones on Saturday thfi ta rtlln,:na&e sale in the Public Hall in aid a, ~0 Unds of the Conservative Club. There was stalla .J^ttendance. The following presided at the ■^0Well~~Iu^ Pryce-Jones, Mrs Purchas, Mrs ■^°aes 'nr ^isses Jones, The Bank, Mis E. Pryce- W. ji1 rp^1"8 W. Pryce-Jones, Mrs Kershaw, Mrs Jtf8 ^nias, Miss Owen, Mrs Evan Humphreys, ltj8 j ~avie8, Miss Langworthy, Miss Barratt, r^' s J°Des> Mrs G. Woosnam, Mrs itacro1 ^r.s Mrs B. Halliwell, Misses Fortune, Miss Savage, Mrs W. Miss Evans, Severn Street, Mrs Bellis, Mrs W. pr* Rowlands, Major Pryce-Jones, M.P., Mr Ä. p ryee.Jones, Mr Kershaw, Dr Purchas, Messrs Mor„' °Irias> Kvan Humphreys, R. Roberts, T. J. Bw'iv' Bennett, G. Shute, T. F. Benbow, Shute \r ms' J°nes> Mrs Patterson, Mrs phrQ rs Grosv^nor, Miss Patterson, Miss Hum- r reys, and Miss James. + IJll6 Observer understands that Lord Henniker Isle SCSd Sir WeSt Ridgeway as Governor of the
MONTGOMERY.
MONTGOMERY. MUNICIPAL.—No candidate has as yet publicly offered himself for electior to the seat on the Town Council vacated by Councillor Thomas Williams. Both the seats to be vacated this year are at pre- sent held by Conservatives, but politics are not usually paramount in municipal contests at Mont- gomery, and Mr Wm Pryce, vice-chairman of the Forden Board of Guardians, who is not actively identified with either party is mentioned as likely to be put in nomination. RAILWAY PRO{oTIOX.- A Montgomery corres- pondent, in announcing the promotion of Mr Edwards, the station master, to an inspectorship on the Cambrian Railways, says Mr Edwards came to Montgomery from Llanymynech, and his many friends at both places will regard with much gratification his promotion as a signal mark of the appreciation with which the Company view the assiduity shewn by him in his bervices on their be- half. At the same time the travelling and business people at Montgomery view with regret Mr Edwards's removal from their midst, as during his residence there he has been a highly esteemed and popular official of the Company, and the promotion he is about to receive is well deserved. LLANFAIR, TEMPERANCE.— The Llanfair Branch of the Women's Temperance League opened the winter session on Friday week with a lecture by Dr Williams of Porthcawl. Dr Thomas presided. The Schoolroom was crowded. Dr Williams ably treated his subject from a scientific standpoint, explaining the physiological effects of alcohol on the human body.—Mrs Th-odore moved a vote of thanks to Dr Williams, and Mrs Ellis seconded.—Dr Williams moved a vote of thanks to the Chairman, and Mrs Story seconded it. Both votes were cordially adopted. PARISH COUNCIL.—Saturday, present: Rev. 0. Jones, Mrs. Story, Dr. Humphreys, Messrs. E. J. Morris, P. Astley, J. L. Peate, T. W. Davies, T. Ridge, R. Nightingale, R. Jones, and J. Pugh. In the absence of the Chairman, Mr. E. J. Morris was voted to the chair.-—Letters were read from the District Council stating that a committee had bren appointed to inspect the wells at Topyllan, and that they could not repair the road leading from the Cefncoch road to the Cwmgolen road, inasmuch as it was not a highway. In regard to the wells, it was unanimously agreed to ask the owners of the property benefited by them to subscribe towards the erection of a pump midway between the two wells. — After considerable discussion it was de- cided to refer the question of Sardis well to the Sanitary Inspector.—Mr. T. W. Davies reported on behalf of the Sheep Pens Committee, andi* was re- solved to provide eight pens, and to ask the Com- mittee to ascertain the probable cost by the next meeting. An application was read from Mr. Jeremiah Thomas asking for Derri Teg as an allot- ment.—The Clerk stated that the notices informing the public that applications for allotments should be sent to him had just been published. The mat- ter was deferred.—It was unanimously agreed to request the Sanitary I Committee to meet at once and to empower them to act in the name of the Council in urgent cases. — The Clerk was directed to ask the County Council to erect a fence between the road and the river in Pool road. — An applica- tion was made asking the Council to make repre- sentations to the Postal Authorities as to the im- provement of the postal delivery in Pentyrch dis- trict as well as in the Horeb district. — The Clerk was directed to attend to the matter. INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.—A meeting of the man- agers of the Intermediate School was held on Thursday week. Present—Mr John Jehu (chair- man), Griffiths (Lower Hall), Miss Morgan, Mr R. Andrew (Cefn Manafon), Dr Humphreys, Mr S. Ellis, Mr C. W. Humphreys, Mr E. Thomas, B.A., headmaster, and Mr W. Story, clerk.—The Sites Committee reported upon, and were reques- ted to meet again to further consider, the question of site for the permanent building.—The Head- master read the report of the Examiner (Mr S. J. Evans, M.A., Welshpool), on the scholarships ex- amination. Eight scholarships were awarded, four for scholars from elementary schools and four for scholars from the intermediate school.—A. vote of thanks was accorded Mr Evans for preparing the papers and conducting the examination.—Reports by Principal Roberts and Professor Edward Edwards (Aberystwyth) were presented, being the report on the annual examination of the school held in July.—The Chairman expressed the gratifi- cation of the managers with the position the school had attained in such a short time, and congratula- ted the headmaster upon the results of the examin. ation.—Mr S. Ellis also endorsed the remarks made by the chairman.—The headmaster presented his report on the present state of the school. There were now 31 scholars on the books, atu} the progress of the scholars so far was very satisfactory. a. very interesting summary of the number of scholars contributed by each parish within the dis- trict of the school from its opening.—It was agreed that the scholars must be indoors during the winter months at seven p.m.—A letter was read from the County Governing Body as to travelling teachers, and the Clerk stated that he had written to say the managers had already suggested agriculture, chemistry, and botany as subjects to be taught by travelling teachers.—Orders were made for the payment of bills and salaries. LLANWYDDELAN. SCHOOL BOARD.—A meeting of this Board was held on Wednesday, Oct. 9, when there were present: Mr E. Bennett (chairman), Rev. Lloyd Owen, Adfa, Mr E. Thomas, Lliastgerig, and Rev. C. Williams, the Vicarage with Mr Thomas (clerk) and Mr Williams (attendance officer).—A dis- cussion took place about the payment of bills, the Vicar maintaining that it was illegal to pay any bill that had not been examined and passed at a meeting of the Board.—Mr Thomas thought if the accounts passed the auditor it was hardly necessary for the members of the Board to interfere with them.—Rev Lloyd Owen's suggestion thatabalance- sheet should be prepared quarterly by the Clerk, so as to make the accounts intelligible and simple, met with general approval.—A list of irregular attendants at school was presented by the atten- dance officer.—The Clerk reported that the drawing and fee grants had been received.—The resignation of Mr Spencer Jones, who passed so well* in July last, was accepted, and the Clerk was instructed to advertise for a teacher.—Miss H. Jarman, Llwyn- coppa, was selected to the post of sewing mistress, vacated by Miss James, and Rev. Lloyd Owen and Mr Benuett were appointed to sign cheques for salaries, amounting to about £60. LLANERFYL. PARISH COUNCIL.—Friday. Present: Messrs H. Jones (vice-chairman), W. H. Gardner, J. E. Jones, L. Lewis, D. Hughes, E. Vaughan, E. Evans, and H. Howells, with Mr. T. Evans (clerk).—A letter was read from Mr. Forrester Addie saying Lord Powis was for various reasons unable to comply with the request of the Council to grant a portion of Llyssum Farm, contiguous to the main road from Llanerfyl to Cann Office, for allotment pur- poses. The consideration of the matter was ad- journed.—Mr. E. Evans called attention to the state of the district road at the point where it is crossed by the Pentrebach brook, and moved that the District Council be requested to construct a culvert near the National School.—-Mr. Vaughan asked if that were done where would cattle get water.—Mr. Evans said it was the duty of the Parish Council to call the attention of the District Council to the dangerous state of the crossing.—- Mr. D. Hughes asked if the culvert would cost the parish anything.—The Chairman said no.—-Mr. Hughes seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously.—Mr. Vaughan proposed that the salary of the clerk be increased by £2, but on a division the proposal was defeated by four to three. —A letter was read from Mr. Kyffin saying the question of the water supply to his tenants was referred to his agent.—The matter was re- ferred to the Dist/ict Council.—The Chair- man called attention to the dangerous state of Cors Gyfylche bog on the side of the road between Llanerfyl and Llanfair, and after some discussion it was declared to ask the owser to fence it. and the agent (the Clerk) consented to do s0.—The Joint Committee of the Llanbrynmair and Llanerfyl Parish Councils reported in favour of the construction of the Cwmcarnedd Road, and the two Councils were recommended to further its construction, and to communicate with Sir W. Williams-Wynn, Bart., on the subject.—The report was adopted.—It was decided to ask the District Council to take over the Llechwedd-ddu Road.- Mr. J. Jones called attention to the need of a letter box and a daily delivery of letters at Nantyreria; and on the motion of Mr. Gardner, seconded by Mr Vaughan, it was decided to call the attention of the Postmaster of Shrewsbury, the superintendent for the district, to the question of the postal facilities in the upper portion of the parish. On the motion of Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mr. J. Jones, it was decided to call the attention of the District Council to Pont Dolwen footbridge and its approaches. The District Council having referred back the question of the proposed new bridge at Rontcae- llwyd. the matter was referred to the Footpaths Committee, to which Miv L. Lewis was added. BISHOP'S CASTLE. THE NATIONAL SCHOOL.—This school was visited by one of her Majesty's Inspectors on Friday, who made an entry in the log book, stating that the work done by the children was very creditable." He also said the concition of the school reflected the greatest credit upon the teachers and managers, and that it is now a model country parish school. FAIR.—The monthly fair was held on Friday week when a capital lot of stock of all kinds was offered for sale. There was a good attendance of buyeis. The trade for useful stores and fat cattle was about the same as last fair small and inferior cattle, cheap. Sheep, no improvement choice lots only being in demand. Pigs were plentiful; a slight improvement in the trade for small stores. In the horse fair there was a good supply. Trade for good cart suckers was better than anticipated; very few good horses; quiet trade for inferior classes. HARVEST THANKSGIVING.—The annual thanks- giving services at St. John the Baptist's Church were held on Sunday, being conducted morning and evening by the venerable vicar, Rev W. M. Rowland, M.A., R.D. The attendance at each service was good, and the response to the Vicar's appeal on behalf of the Salop Infirmary and the Eye and Ear Hospital was responded to most heartily, the offertories being nearly £16, the largest amount yet realised. The decorations of the sacred edifice, although not elaborate, were most artistic, the font, lectern, reading desk, and pulpit being especially worthy of notice, and attracting considerable attention. It is a pleasing fact, the Vicar observed at the close of the evening service, that he should be able to send to each of the Salop institutions more money than he had ever sent before. BERRIEW. ERRATUM.—By an oversight the names of the harvest thanksgiving decorators were somewhat abridged in last week's paragraph. They should have been, The Misses Corbett-Winder (Vaynor), the Misses Humphreys-Owen and Miss [Brown (G lansevern)," &c. PARISH COUNCIL.—A meeting of this Council was held on Saturday, Mr A. C. Humphreys-Owen, M.P., presiding. There were also present: Messrs E. R. Owen (vice-chairman). W. Pritchard, E. Davies, E. Pritchard, R. Lewis (Keel), R. Lewis (Brithdir), J. Todd, D. Lloyd, R. Proctor, and W. Disley; with Mr R. Lloyd (clerk).—After the minutes of the last meeting had been read, the Chairman asked Mr. Lloyd for his decision re collecting-the poorrates.—Mr. Lloyd said he had decided to make an allowance of 20 per cent off his present salary of J665, making it £ 52.—The Chairman asked Mr Lloyd to retire while the Council discussed the matter in committee. After about two hours' deliberation no decision was arrived at, and it was decided to postpone it until to-day (Saturday).—Letters were read from Miss Gough stating that she could not allow the public- to use the road Inear her malthouse.—Mr E. R. Owen said she had refused the County Council employes permission to procure water for the use of the steam roller, thus causing much incon- venience.—After some additional remarks, the Encroachments Committee were asked to look further into the matter.—Mr. H. H. Owen also wrote, referring the Council to the landlord of the saddler's shop, Major Corbett-Winder, respecting the road near Little Park. Major Corbett-Winder had written stating he could not do anything to it. —The District Councillors present—Messrs E. R. Owen, W. Pritchard, and E. Davies—were asked to bring it again befofe the Board. FORDEN. THE WORKHOUSE CHILDREN.—The commendable decision of the Guardians of the Union to send the Workhouse children to the National Schools was carried into effect on Monday. The material.bene- fits of such an arrangement must be obvious to every one. Wherever it has been tried, the system has worked admirably, and has resulted in a marked improvement of the general demeanour of the children. LLANDRINIO. FOUND DEAD.—An inquest was held at the But- cher's Arms, Llandrinio, on Saturday, before Mr E. Maurice Jones, coroner, on the body of Edw Parry, 77, a gardener, who lived alone at Llandrinio, and who was found dead in bed on Thursday morning. William Edward Parry, a son, who lives at Wrex- ham, identified the body. He had" not seen the deceased for two years.—Fanny Owen, wife of Francis Owen, said she lived two doors from de- ceased. Deceased went to Oswestry by the first traan ou Wedaes4ayr &nd at 10 j>.txi., as he had not returned, she and her son went in search of him. Two fields from his house they found deceased sleeping under a hedge. They roused him, and two young men helped him to walk home. Deceased had evidently had a good deal of beer. Her son helped deceased to bed, and they left the house about 10.30, latching, but not locking the door. Next morning she took a cup of tea in for decreased but receiving no answer to her calls, she got her son to go upstairs, and she followed him. Deceased was lying dead with the bedclothes partly over him. There was no indication of any struggle.—A verdict of death from natural causes was returned. GARTHBEIBIO. HARVEST THANKSGIVING SERVICES were>held on Wednesday and Thursday in last week at St. Tydecho Parish Church. The services began on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m., and were continued on Thursday at 8 a.m., u a m and 7 p m The clergy who took part in the services were Revs. J. R. Roberts, M.A. (rector of the parish), S. Reed (Llanerfyl), A. Jones (Llwydiarth), W. Roberts, M.A. (Shrewsbury), and Daniel Davies, M.A. (vicar of Brymbo). The preachers were Revs. W. Roberts and Rev. Daniel Davies. The services were most hearty throughout, and the congrega- tions were uuusually large. Col:ections were made in aid of the Church Missionary Society and church expenses. The church had been very tastefully decorated for the occasion by Mrs. Roberts, the Rectory, assisted by other lady members of the church. LLANGYNOG. SCHOOL TREAT.—On Saturday the members of the Wesleyan Sunday School had their annual treat. Tea was provided in the Board Schoolroom. The teamakers were Mrs Roberts, Henstent, Mrs Moreton, Pengwern, and Mrs Griffiths, Cae'r Maes, who were assisted by several other ladies. In the evening a competitive meeting was held in the Chapel, presided over by Mr D. F. Jones, Board School..The following were the awards: Ques- tions on the "History of Christ"—1 Albert E. Feiton 2 Sarah A. Jones; 3 Griffith Tibbott; 4 Robert Richards. Reciting hymn 424—Equal, Ed Richards and Mary Griffiths. Reciting hymn 1,014 —1 A. E. Felton; 2 (equal), S. A. Jones and R. Richards. Spelling—R. Richards. TranslatJOn- J. Merris Jones. Repeating story—Equal, R. Richards and Arthur L Richards. Reading—R. Richards. Mr. J. Rowlands sang three solos during the meeting. The adjudicator was Mr Stephen Davies, Brithdir. PONTROBERT. HARVEST THANKSGIVING.—Thanksgiving services were held in the Parish Church on Friday last week The church r-as most tastefully decorated by Mrs. Williams (Royal Oak) and Mrs. Edwards. Flowers and corn were kindly sent from Powis Castle, Mrs. Jones (Mathyrafal),and Mr.Andrews (Penyboncyn). At the Welsh service in the morning the preacher was Rev. J. Rees, Llangyniew. The service at 3 p.m. was in English, and Rev. S. Reed, R.D. (Llan- erfyl), preached. The evening service was in Welsh. The Rector read the service, Rev. J. Rees read the lessons, .and Rev. S. Reed preached an eloquent sermon to a very large congregation. The choir sang the anthem" Fear not 0 Land" in a very creditable manner. A leading manufacturer at Mulhausen naimed Schwartz has been murdered by a discharged work. man, who immediately afterwards committed suicide. There seems some ground for the belief that the assassin was an Anarchist; and the Emperor William, in a telegram to the Governor of Alsace Lorraine, describes Herr Schwartsr as "another victim to the revolutionary agitation kindled by Socialists." General Duchesne's despatch describing the cap- ture of Antananarivo shows that the brilliant vic- tory was won at small cost. The invaders had six men killed—only one of whom appears to to have been a European—and fifty wounded. The General reports that the engagement was hotly contes- ted." A Paris journal states that the Cz-ar has made it known that he received the news of the victory of the valiant French army" with keen satisfaction." A transport with 541 soldiers inva- lided from Madagascar passed through the Suez Canal on Sunday. During the voyage no fewer than 50 of the sick men died.
- LLANFYLLIN.
LLANFYLLIN. THE LATE MR. ED. JONES.—-The remains of Mr. Ed. Jcnes, the oldest superannuated member of the Montgomeryshire Police force, who died on Tuesday week at Bridge Street, were interred in Pendre Independent churchyard on Saturday. The police force was represented by Mr. Crowden, D.C.C., P.S. Meredith, and P.C.'s Brumwell and Davies. Revs. J. C. Jones and W. H. Jones con- ducted the service. The deceased leaves a widow, a son, and two daughters. MEETING OF TEACHERS. On Saturday the Oswestry Branch of the National Union of Teachers held a meeting at Llanfyllin.—Mr. Flux, the president of the branch, who took th3 chair, said he hoped many teachers in the district who were still outside the Union would be induced to join at once. Mr. T. H. JONES, a delegate from the Executive, said the Union existed for the general advance- ment of education. If anyone should ask what had it done they need not go back many years to find payment by recurs, and classification by age, the prevailing educational system. It was a false system, and by it the true purposes of education were defeated, and scores of teachers were sacri- ficed for the purpose of raising the grant d. or Jd. per head. This system had been done away with, thanks to the ceaseless activity of the Union. It bad also done much to nationalise the recently introduced drawing syllabuS) wnereby c-hiidren were enabled to take a greater interest in the sub- ject, and to profit by instruction therein. Speaking of the legal defence fund, he said no member of the Union need be afraid of capricious treatment so long as he conducted himself in a thoroughly professional manner as regarded his duties to the children and to the State. Mr. Jones next drew attention to the orphanage and benevolent funds of the Union, and to their great advantages, £3,000 being spent every year on the orphanages alone. The great questions the Union had to deal with at the present were superannuation, security of tenure, and-half-time attendance. With regard to the first, there was no doubt a Bill would be introduced in the next session of Parliament. It was almost safe to assert that had the last Parlia- ment continued a few months longer a Bill would have passed the House of Commons. Superannua- tion must of necessity be accompanied by reason- able security of tenure, without which under our present system of school management, its object would never thoroughly be fulfilled. Mr. Jones next dealt with the scheme of the Archbishops' Committee with regard to teachers' salaries. With regard to rural schools, esPeeially, an insufficient staff was one of the greatest difficulties, and this the scheme would do nothing to remove. Hence it was unsatisfactory, in that respect. In most rural districts the school teachers' salaries were in many cases miserably madequate, and if, as the Committee recommended, attendance should be made the basis of payment, with ionor distances, bad roads, bad weather, and indifferent Attendance Committees and maglstras, the scheme would not ameliorate but render ore wretched the con- ditions of the rural teacher, It accentuated the difference between the salatjeg of the teachers of large town and small rralllchools, although it was more difficult to organise the latter with a poor staff than the former witha complement of assistant teachers. also too great a difference between the sal"ries of girls'and in- fants' mistresses. It plac the teacher of the school attended by a better class of children in a better position than former^ while it lowered that of the teacher in the slums. This ought to be re- versed. The salary was regulated by the size of the school, and not by its scial difficulties or the competency of its teachers. The salaries proposed for assistants were absurd. Of course the scheme said no existing salaries WOuld be cut down, but, when a new teacher took school, he would have to begin at a lower rate tbttn the former master. £15 was to be allowed in li. of 8chool house. If many rural teachers had. this sum offered them, they would not long remain occnpantsof their pre- sent domicile, as many of them were not worth £5 a year. This was mcqUltaile. Mr. FLUX said Osvesirt ought to do more in support of the provident and benevolent funds. The following resolution w's passed No scheme of salaries will be satisfactory to rurai teachers un- less it makes proper Fusion for promotion, whether connected with e scholarships or any other scheme. i The meeting closed withia vote of thanks to Mr. T. H. Jones and the Chalr. --i-
ELLESMERE.
ELLESMERE. THE ELLESMERE CHES3 CLUB held its opening meeting for the season 1895-96 in the Town Hall meeting for the season 1895-96 in the Town Hall on Friday 11th inst. There was a good attendance of members. Amongst those present were Messrs. J. Hood (in the chair,) E. S. Mylius, lion, sec., H. J. W. Hodges, J. Frost, R. E. Grosvenor, A. T. Barrett, H. Skellorn, C. Davies, H. Dudley, E. Taylor, &c. Mr. Mylius laid the accounts for the past year before the meeting and showed there was a small balance in hand which would be available for the coming season. The meeting then discussed their programme for the winter and it was finally decided to hold two tournaments before Christmas, of which one should be confined to novices and the other to the more initiated, and in all probability when these two competitions arc concluded the Club will hold a handicap tourney, so arranged, that all the members can join in with an equal chance. After a short discussion as to prizes, &c., the meeting concluded, and the season's playing commenced. A large number of new members were enrolled during the evening and in every way the Club's prospects seem most propitious. LITERARY SOCIETY.—The first public meeting of this society was held in the Town Hall on Wednes- day. There was a good attendance. In the absence of the president (Mr. It. E. Lloyd), the chair was taken by one of the vice-presidents (Rev. Clement Tabor). After the hon. secretary (Mr. Williams) had read the minutes of the last meet- ing, and given the names of a number of new members to be proposed at the next meeting, the Vice-President gave an address on The National Home Beading Union." He said the object of that society was to teach the art of reading properly. They had decided to read several books, one of which would be Dr. Livingstone's Travels." After a book had been read there would be a dis- cussion on it by the Literary Society. It was very necessary to educate the mind, as the mind re- quired food the same as the body. An ignorant man only thought of the wants of the body, and he might be compared to the lower animals. That society was to try and elevate the mind, and he was glad to see so many new members joining it. —The second part of the programme consisted of music and readings. The following was the pro- gramme, which was rendered in a very efficient manner, many of the pieces being loudly encored —Pianoforte solo, Gavotte by Ladye Fayre," Mr Richard Coffin; reading, Betsy and I are out," Miss Louisa Jebb (vice-president) song, True till death," Mr Williams; reading from "Artemus Ward," Rev. S. T. Wilson Barker; trio, "The wreath," Messrs Hood, Williams, and Evans, recitation, The grocer's boy," Mr Rutter; recita- tion, Mrs Williams; song, "A poor buffer," Mr Mylius; reading, A bachelors' revelry," Miss Louisa Jebb song, The British Lion," Mr John Hood; reading, The steam engine," Rev. C. Tabor duet, "Larboard Watch," Messrs Williams and Evans. The sijging of the National Anthem brought a very succetsful meeting to a close. The subject next Wednesday is a paper by Rev. W. R. Rugg, vicar of Criftins, on rhe Crusades Their causes and results." URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. III 0 N D A Y. Present-Mr. Brownlow R. C. Tower (in the chair), Mr. R. E. Lloyd (vice-chairman), Miss Gough, Messrs. C. Cooke, T. Emberton, J. Hood, J. Sinclair, P. J. Edwards,W. Nunnerley, H. Hawkins, with Messrs. J. Pay (clerk), J. Green (sanitary inspector), F. Ashley (gas manager), and E. O. Jones (collector). SANITARY INSPECTOR'S REPORT. Mr. J. GREEN, sanitary inspector, reported that the sanitary Improvements at Nos. 3 and 4, Swan Hill, had been attended to and the work had been carried out satisfactorily. The nuisances at Nos. 11 and 13, Talbot Street, caused by the stoppage of a pan closet for want of proper cleaning and flush- ing, had been cleaned and it was then found that the pan had been broken and a new one would be required. He had received several complaints from residents in Cross Street and Market Street in respect to the oil vans being left in the yard off Market Street each night, which was considered dangerous and they frequently returned at a late hour which was annoying to people in the immedi- ate neighbourhood. He had also received a com- plaint from Mr. Read, Watergate Street, that inside the doors to the yard adjoining their house was being used as a common urinal which at times was very offensive not only to the people living there but also to the passers by. GAS MANAGER'S REPORT. I Mr. F. ASHLEY, gas manager, reported that the gas made during the past month was 260,000 feet; during --ahwviaw Ab, decrease of 69,200 feet. CLERK'S REPORT. Mr. J. PAY, clerk, reported that at the last meet- ing of the Council, he received cheque for wages, X15, and had a balance in hand of X3 14s, together JE18 14s. He had paid wages kfive weeks) £ 17 4s 8d, and had a balance in hand of JE1 10s 2d. Scotjand Street Footpath He had ordered the curb- ing for this and should proceed with the work when received. Audit The accounts of the Council had been audited and he presented auditor's report. COLLECTOR'S REPORT. Mr. E. O. JONES, collector, reported that since the last meeting of the council he had collected the sum of 112 2s. lOd. on account of the General Dis- trict Rate and £ 11 Is. 9d. on the Gas Account. There were now a few sums outstanding, but he was informed that most of the defaulters had at- tended at his house in his absence and he had not therefore considered it desirable to lay their nqmes before the council. He had served notices after the last meeting upon those who had failed to pay their General District Rate and Gas Rent and he expected to collect these amounts during the cur- rent week. He should be pleased if the council would authorise him to apply for summonses against those persons (if any) from whom he could not otherwise obtain payment of the amount due from them. TREASURER'S REPORT. Mr. F. W. Bickley, treasurer, reported that on the 9th ult. the balance of the General Account was £ 317 4.9s. 2d. to credit of the conncil. He Jiad since received £ 70 7s. 9d. and paid zC85 7s. lid. making the present balance C302 19s. On the same date the balance of the Gas Account was R248 5s. 5d to credit of the council. He had since received L8 13s. 2d. and paid X82 13s. 3d., making the present balance £ 174 5s. 4d. to credit of the council. AUDITOR'S REPORT. Sir RICHARD D. GREEN-PRICE reported that he had audited the accounts of the council up to March 31st last. A NEGLECTED FOOTPATH. Mr. J. HOOD asked the clerk if anything had been done by the Cambrian Railways Co. with respect to the footpath over the railway bridge on the Dudleston road. The Company's attention had been called to it for nearly six months, and they had been written to over and over again. The CLERK replied that beyond the letter which he had received from Mr. George Owen, and which was read at the last meeting of the council, he had heard notnmg. It was decided that the clerk should write to Mr. George Owen of the Cambrian Railways Co. calling his immediate attention to the footpath; which, it is necessary, should be connected with the bridge. THE WATER SUPPLY. The CLERK read a letter from Mr Stooke, ex- pressing his thanks for the Council's letter of the K confirming his appointment as engineer. The ftniqsion would be calculated on actual ex- commis tate(j in the Clerk's letter. He would penditu of maing after securing details. 7/ltQ anld be glad of "any particulars which they & mwi w 'he ~"ditior,s °f s°p,r- OBJECTIONABLE OIL VANS. ,• was read from the inhabitants and A petitio Crogs Btreet> Scotland street, and ratepayers lling attention to the fact (to Market stre the San;tary Inspector's Whi0n ihat°the agents of the Anglo-American Oil report), that t e oil carts in a yard adjoining Company kePJ Ag the carfcs, they stables in -j and were as far as they believed cont&i ;he yard was an open knew1 unprotecct! >, ifc dangerous to the inhabitants one, they eonside^d it da g congidered and surrounding pro^^yextraordinary traffic and that those oil cart. br0Ught in or through the as ^ey were continual 7ck a town after 11 or e t0 the inhabitants, nuisance and an a Q lired in-Market street m0re especially-thoM tfa cartsmigh They now re8pectfunj he Angio-Amencan Oil be ordered to ^main where there was ample deP°t^UKa' d where they would be free from danger to P^PffKj^Sed thd Sanitary Inspector The CHAIRMAN as^^g !eft in a yard whether the fact of ions to health. adjoining stables wMinjm the manure The INSPECTOR from lfc was ,«- accumulated a,nd the stea jurioua to health. f The CHAIRMAN, continuing, said that with regard to its being dangerous, what was the posi- tion of the Council ? Mr. T. EMBERTON thought that if it was possible for that Council to compel the Company to take the vans out of that portion of the town which was most thickly populated, the Council should do so. He was of opinion that the vans were not only a nuisance but to a certain extent dangerous, in case of fire. He would like to know what was their legal position ? Mr. R. E. LLOYD moved that the Company be requested to put these carts iu the station yard. Mr. C. COOKE, who seconded, remarked that they used to be left at the station yard. Mr. HOOD asked if the Council could compel the Company to put them in the station yard. Mr. LLOYD replied that a polite request could be forwarded (laughter). The motion on being put, was carried. Mr. EMBERTON proposed that the Sanitary In- spector be instructed to look after any nuisance in the centre of the town caused by the accumulation of manure. It was exceedingly injurious to health and ought not to be allowed to continue, if it could be prevented. The CHAIRMAN replied that the Inspector al- ready had instructions to serve notice on owners of property in case of nuisances. ELLESMERE CHARITIES. In answer to a question, The CLERK said that he had written to the Local Government Board with reference to the charities, and had received a reply to the effect that the matter would receive their attention. Mr. HOOD then proposed the motion, of which he gave notice at the last meeting, viz., that a Committee of the Council be formed to deal with the charities. He thought it was time that some- thing should be done, as matters had been going on for month after month, and yet they were in the same position. He could not see what harm could be done by appointing a committee to look after the charities. Mr. Jones, of Colemere, had some charities in his possession, of which he conld not dispose, and which, if they were not carefal, they might lose altogether. It was high time that some- thing was done, and he therefore proposed that a committee be appointed to take up the now ecclesi- astical charities. The CHAIRMAN did not think that Mr. Jones, of Colemere, would pocket the money (laughter). Mr. LLOYD said that there had bsen a proposi- tion that a committee should be formed at the invitation of the Parish Council, but a resolution was passed, declining to appoint a committee. The CHAIRMAN suggested that another letter should be written to the Local Government Board, saying that the matter was urgent, and the Council must know what its position was. Mr. HOOD said that if that was done he would withdraw his motion. The CHAIRMAN could not say what effect the resolution would have. Mr. HOOD, however, expressed his willingness to postpone the motion. The CHAIRMAN wished the Council, to act in a legal manner. He did not want to find after they had appointed a committee that it had no power to deal with the matter, and that any action it might take might be illegal. Mr. LLOYD drew attention to the Local Government Act 1894, section 36, sub-section 3, which seemed to indicate that in addition to apply- ing to the Local Government Board, application should be made to the County Council to exercise their authority to confer the powers of a parish Council on that Council with respect to charities. Mr. EMBERTON asked if they could not appoint a committee and ask the County Council to sanc- tion its appointment. Mr. LLOYD observed that they must have an order of the County Council applying the pro- ) visions of the Act to that portion of the parish, and also apply to the Local Government Board for the powers of a Parish Council. On the motion of Mr. EMBERTON, seconded bv Mr. EDWARDS, it was decided that the Clerk should write to the County Council, asking them to apply their power under the Local Government Act, 1894, section 36, sub-section 3. The Council then rose.
SHROPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL.
SHROPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. ENQUIRY AT ELLESMERE. APPLICATIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF I CIVIL PARISHES. I A Committee of the Shropshire County Council met at the Town Hall, Ellesmere, on Thursday, for the purpose of considering :—(1) Petitions from the inhabitants of (a) the ecclesiastical parish of Cock- shutt, (b) the ecclesiastical district of Dndleston, (c) the townshipsofElson,Greenhill,Crickett, Dudleston Heath, Criftins, Eastwick, Petitrecoed, Dudleston Chapel and Cosdyralt (comprising the ancient Chapelry of Dndleston),(d) the townsMps of Lyneal, Colmere, Newton, Oteley, Spunhill, Birch and Lytb, all in the parish of Ellesmere Rural and in the Poor Law Union of Ellesmere, to be formed into separate Civil Parishes, respectively. (2) Also resolutions passed at a meeting of the ratepayers of the parish of Ellesmere Rural for (e) The division of the said parish into separate Civil Palishes on the lines upon which it has been divided into Wards, (f) The formation of the town- ships of Dudlestun, Criftins, Elson and Greenhill into a separate Civil Parish. The committee was constituted as follows: -3tessrs J. Parry-Jones, Oswestry (in the chair), R. Ll. Kenyon, Pradoe, and T. Topham with Mr E. C. Peele (clerk to the County Council). Mr A. Graham, barrister-at-law, Shrewsbury (instructed by Mr R. E. Lloyd, solicitor, Ellesmere), appeared on behalf of the Ecclesiastical parish of Cockshutt and Ecclesiastical District of Dudleston. The enquiry was largely attended by the in- habitants of the townships concerned, and the pro- ceedings evoked general interest. The CHAIRMAN, at the outset of the proceed- ings, said that he must express, on behalf of his colleagues and himself, their deep regret that they met there that day without the genial presence of Mr. Mainwaring. On the last occasion Mr. Main- waring was one of his (the chairman's) colleagues, and as he had lived in that neighbourhood and taken a deep interest ic this matter, it was only right that he (the chairman) should just say how deeply they regretted his removal from them. He should further like to express his regret at the absence of Mr. Jebb. At the previous enquiry he was there, and he (the chairman) should never forget his genial speech and the way in which he helped them. It was not right that the enquiry should be held without and expression of regret on behalf of his colleagues and himself at the deaths ot Mr. Mainwaring and Mr. Jebb. The petitions from the various parishes were then read, and on arriving at 1 (c;, Mr. J. D. OWEN said that the inhabitants of the various townships mentioned therein, objected plau^e) GS CUt away from Criftins (ap- It was then decided to take the case for the ecclesiastical parish of Cockshutt and the ecclesi- astical district of Dudleston. THE CASE FOR COCKSHUTT. Mr. GRAHAM rose to state the case for Cock- shutt. Mr. W. THOMAS, Frankton, asked that the speaker should turn his face towards the audience. The CHAIRMAN said that the persons to be convinced were Mr. Kenyon, Mr. Topham, and himself, and not the audience. It would be very awkward if they (the committee) were to go away without having heard what had been said (laugh- ter). Mr. THOMAS The parish belongs to us (laugh- ter). Mr T. EMBERTON asked if a professional gen- tleman had any loeux xtandi ( The CHAIRMAN: Yes. Mr EMBERTON We were not aware that such would be the case. The CHAIRMAN replied that at each enquiry a professional gentleman had attended. Mr GRAHAM then stated his case. He said that he appeared there in support of the petitibners from the districts marked (a) and (b) on the notice. He hoped that they would understand that both Coskshutt and Dudleston were entirely dis- tinct, united only in the common desire that the present system should be discontinued. With regard to that discontinuance, they each wished that they should be established as a separate civil parish. He had been asked to deal with the parish of Cockshutt, but before going into details he would like to deal generally with the parish of Ellesmere. It would clear up the position taken by the parish- ioners, if they understood that. The point of view which he had been asked to put before them was that the civil parish of Ellesmere Rural as now constituted was a very large, a very unwieldy, and a very unmanageable parish. It consisted of about 26,455 acres, a population of 4,000, and a rateable value of over £ 36,000; from one end of the parish to the other was fourteen miles. If they looked at it from another point of view they would Bee that it was an urban district sarrounded by a rural district. A greater peculiarity was that the centres of population lay at a considerable dis- tance from each other, of which the common centre was the urban district of Ellesmere. Cockshutt was some miles from Ellesmere, Dudleston being seven miles from the latter place. The parish con- sisted of separate aggregatians of people, separated at such a distance from each other that tlier had no community of interest between them in any way. Not only was that the case with regard to the parish, but the spaces between were very sparinglv populated indeed. Let them take the case of Cockshutt and Dudleston. Cockshutt was a sepa- rate ecclesiastical parish, the population of which was 700. They would notice that the average of 700 was that reached when parishes were divided into wards. Cockshutt had its own church and schools managed by the inhabitants and in addition to that a burial "found sufficient for that purpose. Dudleston had its burial ground, church, and schools, in addition to which, since the Local Government Act had been parsed, they knew that vestries in those ecclesiastical parishes were still meeting and exercisingitheir influence in the management of the parishes, thus showing that the spirit of the Act was keenly alive in both those parishes. That was the situation of the whole of the parish of Ellesmere. It seemed to him that he must put before them on behalf of those for whom he.appeared that that was a highly inconvenient distribution and that the grouping of such a set of separate communities violated the whole principle of the Local Government Act, viz., that each com- munity should manage its own affairs. Owing to the distance from the common centre wllCre" the meetings of the Council were held, it amounted to this that the representatives of the outlyino- dis- tricts were unable to attend, which meant practi- cally the disfranchisement of the whole of the out- lying districts. Another thing which must tell greatly against the advantages of having such an arrangement as the present one, was that in com- ,e posite parishes-if he might call them so-there must always be opposing factious. Turning to the parish of Cockshutt, the speaker said that formerly it was a chapel-of-ease, but some years ago was made a separate parish. The population was 700, and it possessed its own school and cemetery. There was a burial ground which Cockshutt did not use but for which it was forced to pay rates. This burial ground was common to the rural urban parish. A voluntary school rate had been levied on the whole of the parish of Ellesmere which at Is 6d in the pound produced at Cockshutt about £ 450, of which it received zC280, the other E170 being spent on other parts of the parish. This was an injustice as to the size of the parish; 14 out of 18 parishes in the Union were less in acreage and population. Meetings of the ratepayers had been held and were unanimous in urging the petition for the formation of Cockshutt as a civil parish. Rev. H. J. Wilcox, vicar of Cockshutt, Messrs N. Robinson, Frankton Grange, W. Nunnerley, and E. Birch were then called and gave evidence in support of the petition. Messrs C. Emberton, J. Davies, T. Jones, Cole- mere, J. P. Monk (representing Lord Trevor), T. Emberton, and Brownlow R. C. Tower; most strongly objected to any division taking place. THE CASE FOR DUDLESTON. Mr. GRAHAM next submitted the case for Dudleston. In doing so, he stated that though Cockshutt and Dudleston were not identical, each had a sympathetic feeling for the other, each wanted to have the same thing, viz., to cut itself adrift from a parish which was so unwieldly and unmanageable. He would now deal with Dudles- ton which had an acreage of three thousand, rate- able value X5,000, and a population of 407. With regard to its geographical position it was more or less of a "peninsular," extending into the County of Flint on the one hand, and the county of Denbigh on the other. It was a separate ecclesiastical parish. In 1879 Criftins was carved out of the larger parish of Dudleston, and made a separate parish, Dudleston had its own schools; which were separately managed, and its own burial ground. What he had said about Cockshutt with regard to community of interest applied to Dudleston, which was seven miles from Ellesmere, where the meetings of the Council were held. It was highly inconvenient. It was hardly to be expected that poor men should go seven miles to attend the meetings of the Council. In addition to that he might point out that that part of the district was entirely misrepresented on the District Council. Its representative was really the repre- sentative ut Criftins and not of Dudleston. One fact which would be of great advantage to Dud- leston was that being under five hundred in popu- lation, if it was separated into a civil parish it would be entitled to obtain a grant from the Edu- cation Department. They had had communications from the Education Department and found th^ they would be able to obtain a grant of R-10 and it was only the fact of its being joined to Criftins which deprived it of the grant. The position sdezned to be aaomalon?: Dudleston lost a grant for its schools; the coun- cillors found it inconvenient to attend at Elles- mere there was a burial rate for 3 cemetery which it did not use; and the inhabitants were in favour of its formation into a civil parish. As re- garded the other 18 parishes of the Union, 11 were smaller than Dudleston, yet each had a representa- tive on the Council; it was larger in population than eight of the 18 parishes in the Union. Evidence in support of the petition was then tendered by Rev. J. P. Dickson, Messrs. H. D. Chapman, C. Morrall, R. Marsh, E. Dickin, and J. Davies. On the other hand Messrs. J. D. Owen, J. Grif- fiths, T. Jones, Pentremadock; F. B. Owen, and others protested against the division. After a little further discussion the enquiry closed. FRANKTON. PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL.-The harvest thanksgiving services took place on Sunday, Rev. Mr. Ellis, Wrexham, being the preacher. The chapel, which had been decorated w'th fruit and flowers, presented a very attractive appearance. At the evening service the chapel was crowded, many being unable to obtain admission. The col- lections were in aid of the Oswestrv Cottage Hospital.