The Montgomeryshire Express and Radnor Times

NEWTOWtf. SPRING FASHIONS, a choice asaortment of Flowers New Straws and Ready-to wear Hats now showing at .Missus GOODWIN, 7, Market-street. COAL AND LIMB.—If you want good quality Coal at reasonable prices, either in truck or cart loads, er in cwt. sacks, try JOHN SMOUT, No. 13, Canal Wharf, Newtown. r Advt. MR. T. MALDWTN PRICE, B.A.M., visits Newtown on Tuesdays and Saturdays Lessons given in Singing, Pianoforte, Violin, and 'Cello. He may be seen at Mr Fvan Bebb's, Broad- street, or SaloD-road. Welshpool. PARINTS PLEASE NOTE.—A pure sweet gives not only pleasure, but also nourishment to grow- ing children. All the ingredients used in making Ann Taylor's Everton Toffee are pure and whole some. It is as nourishing as it is delicious. IF YOU have a bad cough and a good shilling you can part company with both by purchasing a bottle of Owen's Cough Elixir, a never failing ,remedy. Prepared and sold only by F. J. Nash, M.P.S., Chemist, Broad-street, Newtown.—Advt. F. J. NASH, M.P.S., Chemist, Optician, 48, Broad-street, Newtown, attends from 8-30 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily at the above address, and will test your sight free of charge. Eyeglasses and spectacles of every description kept in stock. Oculist prescriptions a speciality.—Advt. ALARM CLOCKS.—This is the season of the year that you most require these goods. E. H. MORGAN, jeweller, 18, Broad-street, has a grand selection at from 2/6 upwards. A call will oblige. To WORKMICN.—Special Purchase of 40 dozen Hard-wearing Shirts, bought previous to the great advances in Cotton. Prices, ljlll, 2/6, 2/ll £ and 3j6.-LEWIS, London House, Newtown. TUESDAY'S MARKET PRICES.—Chickens, 4s 6d 5s per couple; rabbits, Is 6d to Is 8d per couple; butter, Is Id to Is 2d; eggs, 17 to 19 Is; beef, rild to 6fd; mutton (wether), 8id to 8fd; pork, 6d to 6id; bacon pork, 5f d to 6d.; veal, Sid to 9d; lamb Is to Is 2d. EASTER GIFT.—Miss Williams, B.A. (Wales), who was lately appointed on the staff of the Chester City and County School for Girls, received from Miss Vera Hall, on behalf of the staff and girls of Newtown County School, a beautiful writing case as a small token of their affection and appreciation." GOOD FRIDAY.—Cool, yet fine weather favoured excursionists on Good Friday, and a considerable number availed themselves of the special facilities to travel to the city and the seaside. In the public allotments and private gardens a busy spectacle was witnessed with the preparation of j the seed beds, which had been retarded by a spell of wet weather, and on the farms, also, substantial progress was made. PROPERTY SALE.—On Tuesday Messrs Cooke Bros. and Roberts offered for sale at the Bear Hotel, a small holding, situate in the parish of Camo, known as Penybank, with an acreage of III acres. Also a cottage nearby, known as Minfford. Penybank is at present let at a yearly rental of X12, the tenant paying all rates and taxes. The conditions of the sale were read by Mr William Watkins, solicitor for the vendor. Bidding started at .£100, and by bids of jfilO increased to JB190, when it was withdrawn. HOCKEY.—The Newtown Ladies met Towyn County School at Towyn on Saturday week, and a victory was declared for the visitors by three goals to one. Miss Flossie Evans (2) and Miss Doris Evans (1) were the scorers for Newtown. —A fast and interesting game was witnessed on the Twenty-four Acres on Wednesday last, when Newtown County School entertained Welsh- pool County School. The match ended in a draw of two goals each. The feature of the game was the fine display of Miss Mollie Jones, the Welsh- pool back. She did some excellent work for her aide, often extricating it from very serious difficulties. "As You LIKE IT."—A portion of this play was admirably acted by the members of the Young People's Society on Thursday evening in the English Congregational Schoolroom. The following took part: Miss N. Edwards, Miss K. Parry, Miss C. Rees, Miss K Roberts, Miss E. Bees, and Messrs L. T. Reynolds and Tony Williams. Great credit is due to Miss E. Goodwin, under whose supervision the play was got up." During the evening part songs were rendered by the laidies' choir, under the conductorship of Mr H. Corfield. Miss E. Reynolds ably accompanied. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to all who had taken part. ON Tuesday morning, at a special Police Court, before Messrs R. Lloyd (presiding) and W. H. B. Swift, William Bevan was charged by his wife, Catherine Bevan, with failing to contribute towards her maintenance. An order for 10s a week was issued on August 10th, 1906, starting on August 17th, 1906. The last time defendant gave her any money was on December 24th, when he paid her 5s. He was now charged with being X6 in arrears. Defendant said he had been all over South Wales looking for work, but had failed to find any, and he walked home three weeks age. Since he had been home he was working for Mr .James Manuel, and earning 3td an hour. He had three children, two of whom were working. Defendant was sent to prison for one month, without bard labour. DEPARTURE.—The numerous friends of Mr and Mrs George Claffey, of Crescent-street, will be sorry to hear of their departure for the New World. They sail for New York and Chicago on the 9th of next month, and at the latter place Mr Claffey will occupy a lucrative commercial post. Mr Claffey has lived for many years in Newtown. He was first at the R.W.W., aid from there he went as confidential clerk to Messrs Thomas Swift and Son. Mr Claffey was numbered among the local adherents of the Roman Catholic faith. He is a Scotchman by birth, and Glasgow is his native city. He associated himself with some of the athletic clubs in the district, and and acted as hon. secretary to the old Newtown Football Club, and since its decease he has succeeded in wiping off all the liabilities which unfortunately were attached to it when it broke up. He was also an active member and official of the Bowling Club, and was one of the most stylish players on the green. In business he earned the confidence of his employer and the respect of all the public with whom he came into contact. Mr and Mrs Claffey on their journey westward will take with ■ them the united good wishes of thoir widespread circle of friends. AN IMPORTANT DATE.—The date of the Sports and Musical Festival annually held by the Royal Welsh Warehouse Recreation Society, in com- memoration of Sir Pryce Pryce-Jones' Knight- hood, has been fixed for Saturday, June 25th. This time the value of the prizes to be distributed will exceed £ 350, and the committee has shown marked prescience in determining the awards. For instance, in the tug-of-war competition there has been a falling-off in recent years in the entries from South Wales, as it has been found that the colliery boys are no match for the, scientifically trained teams of police from London, Manchester, and Liverpool. So there will be two competitions—the first open to all comers with prizes aggregating 14 guineas, and the second confined to teams from the Principality, with prizes of seven guineas in value. The "tugs" provide about the most exciting form of sport, and no noubt this step of classifying the com- petition will be amply justified by results. There are only three bicycle races in this year's pro- gramme-a three laps, a irile, and the great cup race. The cup may be lifted for good by either Sherratt or Hodgetts, but, whatever the result may be, a great deal of interest will be centred on this event. There are five flat races included, all ODen, and varying from 100 yards to a mile, and the prizes in each instance are, to say the least, alluring. The two mile walking handicap, which was an interesting feature last year, will be repeated next June. Turning to the musical section, we see that the claims of the Principality are ever before the minds or the committee. For brass band performances of a Weber selection there are prizesof .£35, zC20, .£15 21o and .£5. but, in addition, there are special prizes of .£10 and Y,5 for Welsh bands competing Mr J. W. Beswick, of Manchester, has been engaged to adjudicate again, and he will no donbt have his hands full. There are two test pieces for the tnale voice choir competition, and the first prize of JE30 should prove a substantial incentive towards bringing the elite of male voice choirs into competition. A mixed voice choir competi- tion, with Mr W. M. Roberts' Cwsg, fy Maban, Cwsg," as a test piece, completes the musical competitions, which will be adjudged by Mr D. Thomas, Mus. Doc., of Swansea. The sports will be under the capable control of Mr Mr Evan Humphreys, Cilhaul, and Mr Dai" Smith, who last year succeeded Mr F. P. Keay in the secretaryship. The musical festival will be directed by Eoa Ceredigion, whose capacity for such a post has been proved and established. The general Recreation Society Committee have as their chairman Mr T. Meredith, and with an experienced personnel and such a secretary as Mr J. Maurice Jones, we confidently anticipate a most—and let us hope the most—successful gathering of devotees of athletics and music that have ever been within the Society's enclosure. The only observation by way of criticism we make is an expression of regret that despite the pro- gramme gives the money's worth, and well the patronage hitherto bestowed, yet we think it might be freshened by, say, the inclusion of features not commonly witnessed in these parts, such as wrestling matches or vaulting with the pole. MONTGOMERYSHIRE FOOTBALL LEAGUE.—The R.W.W. XI was defeated at Llanfyllin on Saturday by 2 goals to 1. SCHOLASTIC.—Mr Ivor Jones, M.A., headmaster of Newtown County School, has been putlon the Committee of the Welsh County School Head- master's Association. THE cross bun was as usual in evidence on Friday, but how many who devoured them know that the making of the cross originated with the snperstitious idea that it was a protection from witchcraft ? A GOOD many fancy frocks caught the feminine eye and tickled the critical tongue yesterday. One girl was overheard to explain that the colour of her costume was between a "terra" and a brick." A tight squeeze, surely! A summery flavour was given the weather yesterday when the Silver Band came out like a butterfly to the order of an early sunbeam, and delighted a large congregation in High-street with a choice programme of sacred music. FOOTBALL.—At Newtown on Good Friday, before a fair gate, and in splendid weather, the R.W.W. met the Montgomery team in a League match. The first half was fairly evenly contested, the R.W.W. scoring twice and Montgomery once After changing over, however, there was only one team in the picture, and the game finished up in favour of the Warehouse by 6 goals to 2. A correspondent writes to say that-" On Saturday evening Milford-road was seized upon as a football ground by big elderly lads, who wrestled with tiny nippers in the hustling of a ball, dashing over readway and pavement, and colliding with pedestrians, as though they were in a ten acre park. Surely this sort of thing is not to b countenanced by the police," he adds, and concludes that" a severe chastisement should be visited upon the older youths as an example to the more innocent children." The police will perhaps oblige. SPRING cleaning is now fairly under weigh, and One can hardly get a word with the busy painter as he trots along under the congenial burden of multitudinous jobs. One reflects that of all the seasons spring is the season of greatest activity. In the realm of which the snowdrop is, as it were the advance agent, business booms, mother hen sits stolidly on her eggs in great excitement to make chickens cheap, and outdo the incubator, while in the occult world of fancy, Cupid and the poets work overtime. Mere man thanks heaven that the modern methods of spring cleaning occasion mush less upheaval and distraction than they did formerly. A FIELD CLUB.—Following certain correspond- ence in the 'Express' inagurated by Mr Basil Evan Jones, a public meeting was held in the Free Library on Thursday evening to discuss a proposal for the formation of a local field club. The Vicar of Llanllwchaiarn was invited to take the chair, after which Mr Basil Jones described the purposes of the Club. He reminded those present that there were many objects of interest in the vicinity of Newtown, and the botany, geology, literature, and archaeology of the district would be attractive studies to those who had had full education. They had a number of athletic societies in the town, but not one that would combine together purposes of an intellectual nature. They would have periodical meetings in the summer to go to' various places, and in the winter they could have meetings and lectures from men of standing in particular subject. He proposed that a Field Club be formed for the neigbourhood. It was presumed that at least 50 members might be secured.—Mr J. Hamer Jones, Bettws, seconded. They could not, he said, take in too much of what nature had to reveal to them.—Mr Alfred Ford and Mr S. H. Jarvis supported the proposal, which was carried unanimously. The Chairman said that the club would be open to ladies and gentlemen.—It was decided that the name of the club be The Cedewain Field Club." The mem- bership subscription was fixed at 2s 6d.—Canon Williams was appointed president of the club, Mr Basil Evan Jones, vice-president, Mr F. Bennett Lloyd, hon. sec., and G. Griffith, hon. treasurer. Messrs Hamer Jones, Alfred Ford, S. H. Jarvis, J. E. Roberts and J. Arthur Jones were appointed on the committee. A SUCCESSION OF ACCIDENTS AT NEWTOWN. On Good Friday, the large number of people who went to see the football match between the Warehouse and Montgomery on the Recreation ground, were treated" to a series of accidents, three in number, which all took place within a hundred yards of the cemetery gates. As the crowd flocked to the ground, en- ticed by the fine weather and the prospects of a pleasant afternoon, the Mochdre choir passed by, en route for Montgomery, in Mr Breese's (Bear Hotel) four-wheeled brake. Just by the gates of the cemetery, a motor bicycle coming up behind, fright- ened the two horses attached, and they swerved to the left. The pole of the vehi- cle came into violent contact with the iron- work of the cemetery wall, and broke off a large piece of this about four feet in length, in addition to breaking the pole of the brake. The choir disembarked speedily, and the horses were taken out and placed in the cemetery. In the meanwhile another brake had been fetched from town, and quickly the horses were put in, and pro- ceeded on their way. About half an hour after this, a young man named Bennett was breaking one of Mr David Davies,' M.P., horses, which he had procured from America. The. horse shied at the gates of the Recreation ground, and after some preliminary bucking and attempts to throw the rider, mounted the steep hedge bank. The horse slipped from here, and fell into the road on its side. Bennett made an attempt to spring clear, but failed. His leg was under the horse's side, but luckily for him, the horse rolled to its feet, and ran away. He was quickly caught, and Bennett, who was not hurt seriously, mounted again. He urged the horse to a gallop, until opposite the ceme- tery it stopped short, pitching the rider into the ditch. Bennett was taken into the cemetery house, and there awaited the ar- rival of a doctor. Dr Edmunds quickly arrived on the scene, and after a time a stretcher was brought, and Bennett con- veyed to the infirmary. There he was ex- amined, and it was found that he was not so seriously hurt as was thought. When the spectators were proceeding from the ground after the football match, a cyclist ran into a girl who was on the mid- dle of the road. She was badly hurt, but the bicycle was found to have sustained a cracked fork and bent frame. NEWTOWN PARISH CHURCH. EASTER SERVICES. During Holy Week addressee were given at the evening services each day. On Maundv Thursday, the choir: under the direction of Mr A. J. Bibb, gave Stainer's Crucifixion." A large congregation lis- tened to the descriptive music, but the faces of v.ery many churchmen were miss- ing. The talented organist had spent a vast amount of time in the training of the choristers and soloists, and the result was that an exceptionally good performance was given. Fling wide the gates"—demand- ing dramatic treatment-and God so loved the world, with its sostenuto effects, were equally excellent, and proved that the work had been carefully studied, and the chor- isters were embued with the spirit which the composer had desired. The solos were taken by Messrs Walter Barratt, Morley Hughes, G. M. Evans v and R. A. Thomas, and the careful and reverend rendering of the various items created a deepimpression upon the congregation. On Good Friday, services were held at 11 o'clock, 2-30 p.m., and again at 7-30. Addresses were given at each service by the Rev J. Evans Hughes, on the Death and Passion of our Redeemer." On Easter Sunday there ware four cele- brations of the Holy Communion, which were well attended. At the morning ser- vice the preacher was the Rev J. Evans Hughes, and the choir sang the anthem, God so loved the world" (Stainer). At the evening service the anthem was from Stainer's "Crucifixion, Fling wide the gates"—and the preacher the Rev Canon Williams. The choir showed remarkable progress in their rendering of the services under the guidance of Mr A. J. Bibb, F.R.C.O. The church had been decorated by the following ladies:—Altar vases, Miss James sacrarium, Mrs Reading Breese, Mrs Jar- man Williams, Miss Davies, and Miss Edith Jones choir stalls, Mrs Bennett Rowlands and MissMary Jones lectern, Mrs Wil- liams (Rectory), Mrs Williams (Nantoer), and Miss Malcolm Brown pulpit, Mrs Norton and Mrs Guest ;font, Miss Macrone, Miss Smith, and Mrs Worrall. Flowers were supplied by the decorators and by the following parishioners, amongst others:—Mr Edward Oliver, Mrs Griffiths (Elms), Mrs Sergt. Owen, Miss Emily Oliver, Misses Rees (Pool-road), Mrs Meredith, Mrs Sutton, Miss Hodges, Mrs Hanks, Mr Nash, and Mrs Vaughan. Handsome pot plants were lent by Mr H. E. Breese, and beautiful arums were supplied by Miss Clara Jones (Bank House) and Mrs Parry Jones (Park House). At the Old Church Mission Room (under the direction of Mr B. B. Rowlands), ser- vices were held each evening during the past week, and on Good Friday in the after- noon, at which suitable addresses were de- livered. The attendances were most en- couraging. On Easter Sunday the room was beautifnllv rlfifnrated. and tnp mnsiV I given at the special service included two solos. A large congregation assembled.