The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-02
News and Gossip of Old Wales.

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and Catholic schools are already paid by
the government. that money Of the non
conformists OF our country these days
goes to teach children that the Virgin
Mary is an object of worship; that al
tion; that they are under the curse oi
God. and that to dnrkcn the doorway OF
Non-conformist church is heinous
crime" The Tartan points out also that
In the Catholic schools. which receive
thrce-fourths Of their expenses from the
Roman Catholics. A Protestant dare moi
put his foot inside the school. He will
have no voice whatever In Its arrange
ments. 1t Is Catholic school. The Ro'
man Catholics own 1t. With reference to
the Church of England schools the same
have any right of control in II. a child
Of Non-conformist parents shall not be q
pupil, teacher, nor assistant teacher. and
least Of all. head teacher, male or female,
without first Of all selling the religion OF
his or her father and becoming proselyte
Of the church. 1T Is time" 1t says, "for
Non-conformists to awake out Of their
sleep and open their eyes to the danger
We are calling out for Disestablishment,
and We are not calling out too loudly; but
Wnlle we are eHuedVOTlHS 10 take AWAY inc
endowment from the church With one
hand. there Is danger that We will permit
1t to be endowed In another way"
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Notes.
The land upon which the French SOL
diers landed at Abergwaun in 1897 Is
now for sale. The foreign soldiers to
Welsh soil were forced into submission by
q regiment Of Welsh women mustered
from the surrounding villages by the
grandfather OF the present Earl Of cav
dor. The women wore red cloaks the reg.
mental color Of British soldiers. The little
army numbered about one hundred young
and old women. and they were marched
around knoll not far distant from the
The continual march Of the feminine army
had Its effect upon the enemy. A flag OF
truce was raised, and the French were
taken prisoners before the subterfuge was
discovered. They were exchanged for En-.
glish prisoners of war held by the French
government.
The Baptist denomination Of Carmar-
thenshire held n great musical festival al
Llanelly recently. Although the weather
was inclement, this scarcely seemed to af.
feet the great influx Of people into the
town. Four thousand Of the select sing.
ers OF South Wales took part In the fes.
tlval. The leader was the renowned r. c.
Jenkins and under his baton q series OF
fine old Welsh tunes were magnifcently
rendered.
van was rescued from drowning in the
dock water feeder into which he had acci.
dentally fallen. The lodge dinner. OF the
Loyal Pride Of Cardiff. Order Of Druids, u
was held recently at the Cross Keys Hotel
Mr.. Mathew Proctor. Of Cardiff. was re.
annpiptaH Ar,ct II .ia W,
sui.
John Ford, grocer in Ferndale, wa.
charged ut the Pontypridd police court
with an infringement Of the Food and
Drink Act by having sold quantity OF
brown buiscuits, which upon analysis
were found to contain an admixture Of
compounds, derived from the addition oi
alum. He was fined SIS and costs.
One Of the most prominent counsel a,
the English bar in London Is q young
Welshman named f. Owen Roberts, q ma.
tive Of Llanfachreth. North Wales. He
has apeared In behalf OF the Crown ir
several important cases Of late with q
great measure Of success He IL said tc
be barrister Of great ability.
At Britton Ferry. Glamorganshire, q
gentleman named Robert Allen, aged G.
w
night watchman at Baglan Bay tinplate
works. Prior to going to rest, he partook
Of hearty breakfast. but when called In
the afternoon he was found to be dead.
The GLASGOW Herald states that Rober
8. I. Horne. of the University Of G!as
COW, has been appointed lecturer on phil
osophy at Bangor College, in the place
Of Professor Keri Evans. resigned. who
will spend some time In Germany for the
benefit Of his health.
A general strike took place at Ebbw
Vale recently. where three thousand, five
hundred workmen were affected, but afteI
the men had been out three or four days
an amicable adjustment was arrived at,ant
long struggle between capital and labor
was avoided.
A criminal assault was committed no.
Gently In RhOndda by collier named
John Williams, Of Mardy. He assaulted
a married woman named Mrs. Gwenlliar
Phillips, on the mountain between Aber.
dare and Rhondda. He was sent to jai
for a month.
at Pembroke recently. His name was
Jones. and he originally belonged to the
Welsh fusileers. He had been drinking
and committed suicide by poisoning him.
self with dose OF laudanum.
1t is said that 1t was from reading the
works Of the Rev. ID. 8. Davies, Of Car.
marthen. on the advisability OF christen.
ing babies, that the Rev. Vyrnwy Morgan
became convert to the Baptist faith.
A great exposition IL to be held at Car.
diff In the sumer of 1895, and the beautiful
and extensive Cathays Park Of the Mar.
quis Of Butte has been rented for the pur.
pose.
The Calvinistic Methodists Of Tonyre.
fall held their annual singing festival re.
kins. Music Bachelor. 1t was largely at.
tended.
Mayor Edwards. Of Swansea, Is to be
banqueted by the leading citizens In
honor Of the magnificent manner he ful.
filled the duties of the office.
The large new branch ofiices In connec.
ton with the Butte Docks. Cardiff, were
opened recently and they are said to bs
very magnificent.
The Guardian, the organ Of the State
church in England, criticises very severe.
" DR.. Edwards commentary on the He.
brews.
A woman was thrown Into water feed.
or at Merthyr. and John Rhys Hopkins
has recently been arrested for the crime
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