The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-26
WELSH JOTTINGS.


from Brynaman, died last year in the
United States, viz. Gwalch Ebrill, Te-
gynys, and Meurg Aman.
Rev. w. Gibbon, of Swansea, received
welcome new years gift from Ameri-
ca. 1t was a postoftice order for 70,
| which a few Welshmen in Scranton had
| subscribed for the relief of Rev. r.
| Richards. an Independent minister,
| formerly Of Pennsylvania, who has in
his old age fallen upon evil times, and
Is now resident at Swansea.
Talley. the historic village of the
lakes, produced early in this century
three bards of considerable merit
Thomas Lewis c'Y Gof'D, Devil Dawel
| Owmdu, and John Thomas. Cwmsdan.
A movement has been initiated to cele-
brate the memory of the author of
"Wrth gofioh ruddfanau'n yr ardd"
| by setting up a monolith in Esgairnant
| Calvinjet!c Methodist chapel, of which
| he was one Of the founders.
The Forward Movement" of the
Welsh Calvinlstic Methodists has
twenty missions under Its care, com
prising 6.23O hearers, 1,229 members, and
2,3ll scholars. An appeal is being
made for e., 900 to help TO carry on the
work.
AT the Bala Methodist college two
| scholarships of the yearly value of fl0
each are given by Herbert Lewis, NJ. p,
and Herbert Roberts, NJ. =. 1t Is re-
GREETED that other wealthy Welsh mem-
bers Of parliament do not follow their
example.
An American visitor to South Wales
has paid a visit to Miss Margaret
Adams. Dolewyddon, Felindre. Liam
dyssul, who appeared I'm Welsh costume
in the Worlds fair at Chicago, and who
has since figured In DIR. Conner Lewis
$50 lectures. The Yankee found Miss
Adams full Of american spirit"
The five counties of Wales which are
overwhelmingly Welsh, says Tom Ellis,
are Anglesey. Carnarvon, Cardigan,
Merioneth and Carmarthen.
There are no less than three pairs of
brothers in the Welsh University court.
| namely: Revs. DR.. II. c. and Llewelyn
Edwards, Principal Viriamu Jones and
Brynmor Jones, Q. c. and o. NJ and
| Edward Edwards. The following theo-
| logical colleges have members of the
teaching staff in the court: Bala ()
a-Bangor (Congregationalist). Ban
gor (BaptisD, Cardiff (BaptisD, and
Trefecca (Calvinistic Methodist)
| The Welsh Lourdes" Is beginning tc
heal South Walians. A young mar
named James Randel, of Coychurch
near Bridgend. Is the last OF the cured
Randel was paralyzed on the right side
when he was IL years old, and remained
in that state till few days ago Some
little time ago he was taken to Holy.
well, and after bathing twice in the
well a wonderful improvement Is said
to have been made In his condition. and
he has recovered almost completely the
use Of his limbs. Randel Is a Protest.
ant.
| "Arvonwyson" was the name of d
young Welshman who attained grea,
fame as an astronomer. He was born
In Carnarvonshire In 1905. and ives en-
tirely self-taught. When he was II
years old he was sent to work at tn,
quarries, and he only attended schoo
In his leisure moments. He took tc
astronomy naturally, and his descrlp.
| tlon VI tHe dppedIdICe VI Il CofHet--De'
fore 1t was due--was 50 accurate that
1t attracted the notice of Professor
Airey, of the Greenwich observatory
who offered him a situation. The young
quarryman soon worked his way up t.
be second only to Professor Airey, bu,
died In lS4O In the thlrty-flfth year OF
his age.
Mrs. Gwen Davies. who had reached
the age of nearly l0l years, died at the
home of her son-in-law, Edward Lewis
1888 East One Hundred and Thirty
eighth street. New York city. a few
days ago. Mrs. Davies was born on
a farm that Is now covered by Lake
Vyrnwy. the water reservoir for the
city Of Liverpool The lake Is In Mont
gomeryshire. North Wales. and under
its damned up waters rest the bones OF
her ancestors, for her fathers were good
old farmers of tn Anclent type, and
when the valley damned the old
graveyard was Ger ID over and was