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NOTES AND COMMENTS.
NOTES AND COMMENTS. There is, as might be expected, a decided op- position in certain quarters to the proposed Ju- bilee Garden scheme. Inexplicable though it may seem to people unacquainted with the history of the town, everything suggested by way of pro- gress or improvement is opposed by a section of the community, who are either Jacking in the patriotism that makes good citizens or are to- tally deficient of sound business instinct. With the" natural advantages which Haverfordwest possesses, it ought to take the front rank among the towns in the county as a pleasure resort. It might provide attractions which could be unsur- passed, But whatever suggestion is put forward to this end there is sure to be the old cry Leave it alone it is only a waste of money." Even the Jubilee Gardens scheme is not exempt from condemnation of those who oppose all progress. It is difficult to know on what ground the scheme is objected to, but it is stated that some people advocate as an alternative the turning of the Bridge Meadow into a thoroughly up-to-date park and recreation ground, That was advo- cated by us years ago, and no one would scarcely object to seeing it carried out now. But that does not do away with the necessity of doing up the Jubilee Gardens in some way so that the place shall be an adornment instead of a disgrace to the town. We fear the Bridge Meadow is merely trotted forward as a useful red herrijig to draw us off the track,' and unless those who are pushing the permanent memorial scheme are on the watch the occasion will be allowed to go by with nothing done. oo The ways of the Coronation Tea Committee (not the Committee of Mugs, be it remembered) are past finding out. They are a law unto them- selves, and, not content with doing their best to spoil the children's tea altogether they actually have the temerity to resist a deliberate decision of the General Committee to have the mugs pre- sented publicly by ladies. This proposal, the Mug Committee tells us, is impracticable- just as a united tea was-but why so we are not informed. The General Committee should put their foot down firmly on this grandmotherly sub-committee and tell them that if they cannot do the thing properly they should leave the work to others who would be willing to undertake it. We hope the executive body will insist on their orders being carried out. OO There may be some reason in the objections to a public presentation after all, if what one hears is true. Perhaps the mugs are so paltry that they will scarcely be worthy such a ceremony ? It is stated that about two-pence each has been spent on them and that they are shabby in the ex- treme. If that is the case the Tea Committee will certainly deserve to go down to posterity as the "Committee of Mugs." Seeing that the children will be given nothing else as a memento of the occasion—the tea will be merely a de- nominational tea party—the mugs should cer- tainly have been done handsomely and be some- thing worth keeping. We have heard parents express their intention not to allow their children to partake of the tea, and it now seems possible that the cups may also be despised. oo Mr J. H. Morton is to be complimented on rais- ing the question of the St. David's road at the meeting of the Rural District Council on Wed- nesday. He wished to know what steps were being taken by the South Highway Committee to put the road into a condition in which it could be taken over by the County Council. The answers given him were vague and unsatisfactory. He was assured that the Committee had instructed the Surveyor to put the road into proper order re- gardless ot expense, but as to what had actually been done or was going to be done no information was forthcoming. Mr Morton there- fore moved for a report from the Surveyor, and it was carried. When that comes up we hope he will press for energetic measures. He is quite right in saying that the road is worse than two years ago. It was never in such a state as last winter, and Mr Walters did not use exaggerated language when he described it as a disgrace. The road has been badly mauaged for years. Up to recently, at all events, the material put down was little better than caked mud, and we be- lieve, over long lengths, that was the case even last winter. In places the road needs re-making altogether, and it will never be put right until the District Council get the steam roller on it and use good metal. This would pay them, too, for as they are going on now they spend hundreds more than they ought to, and the road will never be got rid over. The Council should take the bull by the horns and acquire a roller for their exclusive use. They would find it true economy.
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RECOGNITION OF REV. E. NICHOLSON…
RECOGNITION OF REV. E. NICHOLSON JONES- A meeting to publicly recognise the Rev. E. Nicholson Jones as the Pastor of the Tabernacle Church was held in the Chapel on Monday evening, when the large congregation which gathered there assured Mr Jones of a hearty welcome to his new ministry. The Rev. J. Lloyd Williams, Tenby, pre- sided, and the other ministers of the denomination supporting him were the Revs. Lewis James, Bryn- bank W. Powell, Neyland; James Phillips, Little. Haven O. Jacobs, Albany J. Michael, Keyston Lewis Williams, Tiers Cross; Mr Griffiths, Pem- broke Dock; and W. Joseph, Milford Haven. Revs. O. D. Campbell, Bethesda, and W. Mendus, Ebenezor, were also present. After the singing of the opening hymn, and prayer by the Rev. James Phillips, Mr B. H. Munt (the secretary) was called upon to make a statement dealing with the steps which led up to the invitation accorded Mr Jones and his acceptance of it. Mr Munt concluded with the expression of an earnest hope that Mr J ones' ministry would be blessed with abundant success. The Chairman extended to the Church his hearty w'shes for God's blessing upon the union which had been brought about between them and Mr Jones. He exhorted the Pastor to put the whole of his energy and soul into the work of his ministry. He should never offer to God that which cost him nothing. And to the people he said Don't expect perfection." There was al ways a danger of that. They should ex- pect toil and sympathy, but not perfection. The minister was come to work, not for them but with them to supplement their labours. And he trusted that Mr Jones' efforts would receive God's reward. After the singing of a hymn, the Chairman said he was very gratified to see by his side one who had been well described as the Bishop of Pembrokeshire—(ap- p'au#e)—the Rev. Lewis James. He was glad that Mr James had recovered from his indisposition sufficiently to be present (applause). The Rev. Lewis James said he was always pleased to see a pastorate filled, and was glad to see a minister at Tabernacle after so short a period. He boped that this was not only a recognition but a settleyy ei-it; that Mr Jones would fill the ministry for a long time. He hoped their pastor would be endued with power from on High to carry 00 the work there, and preach the Gospel of Christ Crucified. He wished great prosperity to Pastor and Church—(applause). Rev. W. Powell, Neyland, hoped they would find in Mr Jones the material for the most loving of Pastors. He had known their minister for 24 years, and they could vouch fnr it that a man with the name of Nicholson was a great preacher. They must re- member that their Pastor was in a position which he could leave at any time if he felt obliged to do so. But he (the speaker) hoped they would extend their love and sympathy to him and so give him no cause to leave them. Rev. W. Joseph having spoken, the Rev. W. Powell, Pembroke, addressed words of congratulation to minister and people. They had now the first Welshmin for over a hundred years as their Pastor, and he hoped that he might bring even more fire and enthusiasm to the work than his predecessors. The Rev. Mr Griffiths was the nrxt speaker, and was fol- lowed after the singing of a hymn, by The Rev. John Michael, who said Mr Jones was welcomed to a taree-fold sphere of labour. First he was welcomed to the Pastorate of the Tabernacle, and was thus called to follow in the footsteps of many il- lustrious mea who had occupied that pulpit before him. Then he was welcomed to the Association of Noucouformist Ministers of ,he town and district and through them he was welcomed to the fellowship of the churches represented by them. And in the third • place he was welcomed also to the rural churches of the district, where he would always be a very accept- able visitor. The speaker prayed that Mr Jones' pastorate might be long, happy, and prosperous. The Rev, W. Mendus trusted that Mr Jones was a man of God with a message to the Church and the whole town. He promised him his co operation in every sood effort. The Rev. O. Jacobs extended Mr Jones a hearty welcome from the sister church in the town, which was the oldest nonconformist church in the county— (applause). Rev. 0. D. Campbell said the first year of married life was the most trying. That was the case with a ministry, aud be urged them to trust their pastor. They should not criticise him before their children; they should never believe that story true which ought, to be false, but should always think well of him and have faith in him—(applause). The Rev. P. Nicholson Jones was warmly received on rising to address the meeting. He thanked the congregation as well as ministers and friends from other churches for the hearty welcome they had ac- corded him. He hoped he would come up to the trust reposed in him and never betray their con- fidence. He had been married to that church for nearly three months, and had no oaupe to regret the union. He felt that he had around him a band of sympathisers. They must not expect him to be ex- actly like his predecessor, whose thoughtful kindness in telegraphing his best wishes for that meeting he greatly appreciated. He could scarcely hope to do all that Mr Coiborne did in the service of the town, but he would do his best—(applause). Passing on to speak of his hopes with regard to the ministry, Mr Jones said he was brought up in the school of evangelicalism, and there was no fear of his leaving out of his preaching the great central fact of the atonement. They must remember that all the minis- ters said he must first preach to himself, In con- clusion, he thanked the speakers for their kind ex- pressions concerning him. If all the good things said about him were realised he would be abundantly blessed—(applause). Mr John Rees proposed, and Mr Jones seconded, a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was heartily carried. The Doxology, and the Benediction, pronounced by the Rev. L3ltÏS Williams, concluded the meeting.
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NEWS OF THE MEEK
NEWS OF THE MEEK The Quarterly Meeting of the Local Managers of the Haverfordwest County School District (Tasker's School) was held at the Council Cham- ber on Monday afternoon, when there were pn sent :-Mr T. L. James (in the chair), Mrs S. B. James, Mrs Hilbers, Mrs W. H. Walters, Miss M. Evans, Revs G. C. Hilbers, W. H. A. Walters, and James Phillips, Mr R. T. P. Williams, and Mr J. H. Bishop. The meeting was occupied for a long time in discussing finan- ces, but how much the managers knew about the Hibjoct was shown by the fact that they were 10 iking upon an item of iLgO odd as a debit balance, whereas it was afterwards discovered to 1 p en the credit side. No business of much out- side interest was transacted. The Lvlyday Half Yearly Rent Audit of Lord K Mfdngton's Pembrokeshire Estates took place t the Manners' Hotel on Saturday, when Mr J oh-) Fergus?-o;), the Agent, attended to collect I he en! in the afternoon, Lord Kensington, v ho is at [Mfcsent at home on leave from India, esided ab the tenants' dinner. This is the first o(c on which his Lordship has been able to he at the dinner since he came into the title, and the tenants gave him a hearty welcome. The following toasts were duly honoured :-The King, proposed by Lord Kensington Lord Kensington, by Mr James Thomas; Lady Kensington and family, by Mr Langley Mr Johnston Douglas, by Mr Llewellin The Tenants, by Lord Ken- sington and Mr John Fergusson, by Mr Win. Richards. The dinner was tastefully laid and served by the Misses Gwyther. At the Shire Hall on Monday, before Messrs T. L. James a,nd James Thomas, a woman giving the name of Margaret Sullivan was brought up in custody charged with being drunk and disorderly in Castle Square on Saturday evening. P.C. Owens stated that the woman u-ed very bad lan- guage and caused a crowd to collect. II<• advised her to go home, and she said she bad no home. He then asked her wliet-e, -tie came from and tie replied that she dropped from the clouds. She had to be carried to the Lock-up on a stretcher. Defendant now stated that she was a native of Haverfordwest, brst had lived in Swansea for many years. She was always very silly when
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she got drunk. Defendant was sent to gaol for 7 days. She is supposed to be the Mad Maggie of Swansea, who was reported in the papers to have been convicted 99 times. If that is so this would complete the century. A meeting of the local British Rifle League Shooting Club was held at the Dragon Hotel on Tuesday evening, when there were present The County Commandant (Mr W. H. George), the District Commandant (Sergt.-Major Pearce), Messrs Isaiah Reynolds, Geo, William^, B. H. Munt, F. W. Lewis, Harry Millar, Jno. Mathias, J. W. Hammond, L. R. Williams, and J. Rowles. The minutes of the previous meeting, when there was only a small attendance, were read and con- firmed. The only item of particular interest was the decision to ask the Town Council for the use of the Meat Market for a miniature Rifle Range. A number of rules for governing the rifle practice had been prepared by D.C. and were now passed. The following honorary appointments were made, subject to the consent of these gentlemen to accept oflice :-President, Lord Kensington; Vice-Pre- sident, Mr H. E, E. Philipps; Patrons, Mr Jas. Thomas, Mr Ed. Eaton Evans, Mr John Worthington, Dr. Henry Owen, Hon. George Edwardes, Mr II. P. L. Penn, and Mr W. Davies George. It was decided to hold a meeting of the Club on the second Monday in each month at the Headquarters, the Dragon Hotel. The appoint- ment of First-Lieutenant, Second-Lieutenant, and other officers was discussed, but it was de- cided to defer this important business to the next meeting, on July 14, The usual fortnightly meeting of the Board of Guardians was held on Wednesday, Mr S. W. Dawkins presiding. The Master reported that the number of inmates was 110 as compared with 104 in the corresponding week last year. The number of vagrants during the fortnight was 22. The work of painting and cleaning various parts recommended by the House Committee at the last meeting was ordered to be done. sfff Mr H. J, E. Price, Coroner for the Southern Division of the County, has appointed Mr John Raberts, Narberth, to be his Deputy, in place of Dr. Lloyd, who resigned on account of profession- al work. On Tuesday, at the Shire Hall, Wm. Quaggan, late of North Gate, whose wife was recently sent to gaol for cruelty to her children, was fined 10s and costs, or in default 7 days, for drunkenness and disorderly conduct on the previous evening. P.C. James proved the case. Miss Ethel Maud McKenzie, aged 12, daughter of Councillor McKenzie, Victoria Place, passed the examination for the Intermediate Sen;or Stage of the Trinity College of Music at Tenby last week.