The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-18
WELSH JOTTINGS.

The Tredegar Iron and Coal company,
limited, have booked the following con-
tracts: The Great Northern railway of
Ireland, Midland and Great Western rail-
way Of ireland, and Dublin. Wicklow and
Wexyord railways, an aggregate of 150, 600
tons.
Lloyd Chandos, the new tenor, is Of
Welsh parentage. His singing in the
messiah" at the Albert hall recently pro-
duced furore. He Is engaged to play
Romeo for the Guildhall School Of
Music at Drury lane on the Sd prox. and
he takes the leading tenor part in the Sec
ond Wagner concert, to be conducted by
Herr Felix Motl, Of Karlsruhe and Bey-
reuth.
The cantata which DR.. Joseph Parry has
been commissioned to write for the Liam
dudno eisteddfod will be divided into three
parts, entitled "Cymru Fu." "Cymru
Sydd," and "Cymru Fydd" The libretto
has been entrusted to owen Edwards,
whose conception Of the Wales of tho fu-
ture ought to be inspiring. Professor
Monro Jones, of Bangor. and Professor
Rowlands, of Brecon, are to compose the
lyrics.
Recently at the English Presbyterian
church, Llanelly, Mrs. Aaron Davies, ma
tron Of Bangor Normal college. and sister
Of Mrs. David Evans, Llanelly, was mar.
ried to Thomas Jones, Of Parker street,
Liverpool, and Berllwyd Conway. The
ceremony was witnessed by a large con-
gregation, the interest In the event being
by no means inconsiderable. The officiat-
ing ministers were the Revs. T. James, M.
A., Lanelly, and w. Rowlands, Bangor.
Lloyd George, M. p, says Great
Thoughts is young man Of little over
thirty and from an elocutionary point of
view one of the finest speakers in the
house of commons. He is not very tall.
and looks great deal younger than he
really Is, and when he speaks not one of
his ideas Is ever lost or weakened for want
of words. His fiery Celtic eloQuence and
perfect delivery are to a great extent due
to the fact that he studied under one Of the
great Welsh preachers He Is passionate
ly fond Of music and singing.
A correspondent writing in the London
Weekly Sun says: AS the time is drawing
near when our thoughts naturally turn to
holidays and where we shall go, may I
suggest a lovely nook in South Wales too
little known? Caerphilly lies in beauti-
full valley and surrounded by glorious
| mountains. The air is bracing and clear,
and the woods are thick with daffodils and
all kinds of wild flowers. 1t Is a rambling
an old-world air about 1t, and Is noted
throughout the principally for its ia
nous and very good cheese; 1t also sup
plies the most delicious tiny Welsh NUT
ton ever tasted. Caerphilly Is a capital
center for trips to Weston. Clevedon,
Minehead, Ilfracombe, Lynton, Lynmouth,
Clovelly, etc, as boats run daily from
Cardiff and Newport, and Caerphilly is
only six miles from Cardiff and twelve
from Newport, and a capital train service
to both places. Raglan Castle Tintern
Abbey and the Wye Valley are also well
within reach. To those who love moor
lands, woods, mountains and rivers, Caer-
philly would be q very paradise, and 1t
should supply good fishing.
Until u few days ago Y Talcen Mawr was
the central point, and perhaps the most
striking feature (says q special corre-
spondent of the Times) OF those famous
quarries near Bethesda which have been
In operation since the reign of Queen
Elizabeth, and have changed half the
rugged protuberance of the mountain
called Bronllwd into a deep amphitheater.
Many thousands of people who have WIS.,
tied the quarries must carry with them a
memory Of the Talcen. 1t was q rough
slab-sided obelisk of grey rock, with a bold
vein Of white quartz at the summit Its
height from the bottom Of the quarry was
about 300 feet, and 1t was pierced at regu-
lar intervals with tunnels representing the
level Of operations at various periods in
the past history OF the quarry. At all
times this great pillar OF green rock pre-
sented a picturesque appearance, whether
| It was Viewed from above or below, for the
| terraces, which the Quarrymsn call CALLER