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LOCAL & DISTRICT NEWS CADOXTON-BARRY. THE QUEEX OF THE SEASONS."—By special request, the members of the Church Band of Hope will give another performance of the grand cantata, "The Queen of the Seasons," this time at the Iddesleigh Hall, Cadoxton, on Tuesday evening next, at 7.45. The prices of admission axe moderate, so that a full house is anticipated. WOUNDING A BOARDING-MISTRESS.-At Barry Dock Police-court on Thursday (before Mr J. fjowdon) John Clines, a sailor, was charged on remand with doing grievous bodily barm to Annie James, boarding-house keeper, 17, Holmes- st,reet, Cadoxton, on the 23rd instant. Par- ticulars of the case appear in another column. Dr Treharne still described the wound as a dangerous one.-Defendant was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions, bail being refused. HALF-YEARLY SERVICES OF THE WELSH INDE- PENDENTS.—The half-yearly services of Mount Sion Welsh Congregational Chapel, Cadoxton- Barry, were held on Sunday and Monday last. Eloquent and edifying sermons were delivered by the Rev D. LI. Williams, Machen, and Rev W. Thomas, Llanboidy. The services on Sunday afternoon and Monday evening were held at JBefchel English Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Vourt-road, when large congregations assembled, special sympathetic references being made on Monday evening to the terrible colliery disaster at Pontypridd. Collections were made at each of the services in aid of the building fund. SLAUGHTER-HOCSE COMMITTEE.—A meeting of the Slaughter-house Committee of the Local Board was held on Monday evening last at Cadoxton, present-Messrs W. Thomas (presiding) and B. Lewis, with Messrs J. Arthur Hughes (clerk), J. C. Pardoe (surveyor), and A. E. Leyshon -(inspector). -Mr W. Thomas applied for per- mission to conduct sales of stock in the slaughter- house field, and it was decided to grant the per- mission asked for to any auctioneer who might desire to avail himself of the same.—The Clerk reported that during the past year the sum of £222 14s had been spent in connection with the slaughter-house, of which j3111 3s Id should be included in the capital account. The income amounted to JB99 lls Id, so that the actual cost of the slaughter-house to the rates last year amounted to about £10, which was felt to be satisfactory.—Mr Rees Howell, the caretaker, attended, and made certain suggestions in con- nection with the slaughter-house, and it was decided to ask the butchers of the district to meet the committee on Monday evening next at the same place.—It was resolved to let the slaughter- house field for Rattle grazing purposes at 3s 6d f)Or head per week.—This was all the business. WELSH BAPTIST QUARTERLY MEETING.—On Sunday evening last the Sunday scholars of Philadelphia Welsh Baptist Chapel, Cadoxton, field their quarterly meeting, over which Mr R. S. Thomas, Rock-terrace (late Gibbons' Down), presided, and made a few befitting remarks. «Sr T. Walters, Cadoxton, conducted the singing in his usual excellent style, and the secretarial duties were en trusted toMr D. M. John. Thesuper- tnteadcnt of the school, Mr B. Bumford, deserves much praise for his energetic efforts in testing the recitations, &c., of the children. There was a large :attendance present, and all seemed pleased with the proceedings, a lengthy pro- gramme being gone through in an interesting taanner, each one acquitting himself very credit- ably. We subjoin the programme as follows:- Singing, Am airein Duwrho'wn ein holl fryd reading, Mr John Lewis; singing, "Miles Lane" and "Cymer aden fwyn efengyl"; recitation, jaortion of the 10th chapter of Luke," Master Thomas Spickett; recitation, The blind boy," Master James Jones; solo, Master Richard John liuuiford recitation, "I will be good to-day," blaster Johnny Lewis chorus, "Storm the fort of sin," choir; recitation, "Dewch i'r Ysgol Sol," Mr B. Bumford; solo, Mr T. Walters; recitation, Mae rhywbeth yn well na dim," Miss Lizzie Ann James; reading on the subject of the Sunday School, Mr John Lewis; reading, "Iesu ya y oanol," Mr William Lewis; trio, Duw, Cydd drugarog," Miss Lewis, Messrs T. B. Thomas and T. Walters; recitation, "Mae Duw yn pata'r un," Master Tom Jones; recitation, Poor fisher folk," Miss Nellie Lewis; anthem, 410 deuwch i'r dyfroedd," Choir. A collection v/as made in aid of the school funds, and the proceedings terminated with the singing of the time "Huddersaeld."

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