The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-28
THE NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD OFF WALES.
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great cause He also took great interest
In the municipal matters Of Tredesar.
We have to announce the death Of an
other able Welsh minister, the Rev. ID.
was a native Of Cardsganshire. Consump-
ton was the cause OF his death, but ne
was able to occupy his pulpit up to q
few Sundays prior to his death. He was
member Of the Ministerial Association OF
North Cardiganshire. He was IS years Of
age.
Six men met With a fearful accident at
Aberdare Junction lately. They were de-
scenC'ng coal pit Of great depth IN a
bucket. The bucket caps.zed and the men
1,Il distance Of severe. hundred feet.
The rnmes of the men killed are Owen
r. Williams. single man, 25 years of age;
Edmund MocrJs. married, % years of age
Tom Pugh. married. 81 years of age;
l,nCnas Evans arr.ed. % years Of age
coll.ery at which this accident took place
- known as he powla,s new colliery.
on the same day, after the same fearful
manner, SIX men We're hurled ninety yards
morganslHre. The names Of the killed are
Morgan Williams. Treorc:. 10 years of
age; two brothers named Morris, from
Market street, Pentre: Thomas Thomas.
y,
Pentre; Richard Humphreys, Treorci.
The .nha bitants OF Rhymney. South
Wales. subscribed a sufficient sum of
money to defCay all expenses Of their
great choir while at the national e.s-
railroad tran sportation: The choir has
now in ITS treasury $3.50 for the work OF
next year. They presented to their sue
cessful leader T6 to their secretary Sl2
tp.l col ,t,<,,,
tile less than 81. The Merthyr cho,r pre-
v.ous to the competition at the national
| 9 esteddfod, had won in competitions s.. 900.
They won $500 at Llanelly. and with
they they had between A 5000 G and 500 in
cf5ir at Llanely, including trans-
portat:on. amounted to over $1,000. The
secretary sec g Of 6 the the choir, Sanford Jones.
far. received a purse Of $40: Dan Davis.
the brilliant conductor Of the choir. $3.50.
After paying all expenses there remains
about $500 IN, the treasury. but the
victory seemed sufficient recofnpense to
the Merthyr chOral.sts. The members of
the Dow,ais choir bore all expenses them
| solves. as well "a the expenses Of the or
chestra. and stM they have over $50 In
the treasury.
When the members of the Welsh Taber-
nacle church. OF Liverpool learned Of the
intention of their pastor the Rev. Il.
Thomas, to make a change and become
pastor Of one Of the Mo~r'ston churches,
| Of South Wales, they called upon him IN a
body and made an m1lorat'on for him to
change his mind and remain their pastor.
| It is not known what impression the i'm
plOraton had on the divine.
MISS Letta Edwards the youngest
daughter of Principal Edwards. OF the
University of Wales, IL studying music
| at London.
The Rev. f. Wynne Parry. NJ. A.. pr.n-
! opal OF the Preparatory school Of Ba1a.
North Waies. took the degree Of II. ID,
| recently at the University Of st. Andrews.
The population Of Wrexham. North
Wales. g between 1000 and 5000 and there
| are 129 tavern or public houses In the
place.
There were eighteen prp''cants to priest
hood ordained at the Wydlgrug Catholic
| church recently.
Upon the occasion Of laying the founda-
roa, fon stonr o or trs & nsy a. naui,s church. at
erts banoueted $50 Of his Pensioners.
During THE exercises the bishop OF st.
Asrpil sad the Episcopal church in Wales
sar, esneifenrfi some severe trails and
dark days IN recent ysars.
Lloyd George. NJ. F.. probably the nblest
member of parliament from North Wales,
succeeded IN gett.rs the government to
dCePate an enCineer to vs.t North Wales
and make Investigations as to the adv.s-
ahii.ty Of cons truclc \ cafe haven for
the protection Of vesne.s lying m Cardigan
bay.
S'r W1Iom H0rcor"t has prom sed
Pr,'char1 Morgan, NJ. p. every assistance
In HIS effort to reduce ne government tax
on the gold mines OF Wa'es. 1f the two
gentlemen should succeed IN Their efforts.
the toe1 VII he 'rivaluable to the gold
| GiCgers of North Wa'es.
Pefora the po'rr magistrates Of wrex-
ham. NORTH Wales rerc7ly, William
Jone:, Rock tavern. M'nera. was nc.
cus'd OF shooting Robert Morgan, driver
in t''e lead works OF Mn".'. II = said
that the w.fa OF the rcrused hal left h m,
| ca,,rcd hy the Interference Of the pla n :
IN. After a long hearing the accused
rcrfrr,e Z, court at the proper time be-
ing refused.
II was Carta'n John Thomas. Of Upper
Corth road. chat was atrHc'nted master OF
t,.e new s;enmsh:p 81. Trdv'e,. owned by
Thomas 81 I,.w's & Co.. CITY Nils. Bangor.
At CarnarvOr recently r. q. Jones'. an
| officer Of the Prudential Assurance conf
psny. wee selected frcrn nine cor,,et., ors
relieving officer for the poor district Of
Carnarvon.
The naw secretary Of the Tory r,-ty Of
Ca'rarvon Is Gordon Roberts, esq., a
prom'nent lawyer and an active worker IN
the party. =
The errat'c streak Of thunderbolt
catised some damage recently in North
Wales at place called Caergwrle. Eleven
lambs were killed, and a cottage, was al
most completely demcr shed. The same
bolt also struck several trees, Travelled
| over o fence liDc eGi entered q Dig pen
and killed several p.gs
Four ladies', one gentleman and two
ccqst Guards. whsle on a pleasure voy-
age IN a saiing yacht on the coast Of
Anydesea were caught In q storm and the
boat became unmanagea and was cap.
nzed. The party were thrown into the
raging sea: three were drowned. Their
names are as follows: Mrs Richmond,
Liverpool, "a yeNfN Of age: her daughter.
;nAaw, . yeersyqf sge. asd her son-In-
law, 20 years OF age.
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