The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-01
Notes.

Mr. David Jenkins. Mus. Bac.,
Aberystwith. Is now engaged In setting
the words to music.
They do things gracefully in Bangor,
North Wales. An alderman, Jones by
name, of course. has been presented
with silver cradle. a daughter having
been born during his mayorality.
One of the handsomest chapels in
London is that at New Barnet, where
Thomas Davies. of Slloah Chapel,
Llanelly. ofllciates. 1t will cost about
$4,000 to build.
The present palace of the Bishop of
st. David's at Abergwili Is mansion In
the Elizabethan style. which was i'm
proved by Archbishop Laud when he
was Bishop of st. David's 1921. who
also consecrated the chapel attached
to it,
Lady Hanover has endowed two Cal
whistle Methodist chapels at Abercarn
and Hanover. both of which belong to
the Monmouthshire Monthly meeting.
One Of the conditions of the endowment
Is that Welsh is the only language in
which the gospel is to be preached.
A full account of the Treorcky choir's
visit to Windsor castle. together with
some racy anecdotes OF the doings of
the boys while in London. written by
Morien. has been printed in pamphlet
form, and officially published by the
choir as u souvenir OF the event which
made the choir internationally famous.
Llew LlwyfO, the veteran poet, vo-
calist eisteddfod adjudicator. novelist,
journalist and wit, contributes
series of articles to the "Fwyell." the
monthly magazine edited by the Rev.
John Evans Eglwysbach. Llews con-
tributiOns are reminiscent, and are
headed Round About-Crosswise and
Otherwise"
1t will crafty Judge Gwilym WILL
Jams to hear of Morien's discovery that
Miskin means Maesgwyn. or Holy
Place. Providence had evidently an
ticipated the delirious delight this in
formation would give the judge, and
arranged that the average of human
happiness would be maintained by
making him sit I'm county courts.
This is the jubilee year Of the Cam
brian Archaeological Association. The
u,
where the first meeting was recently
held A few of the original members
are still alive. but the mass are simply
memories. The Bishop of st. David's
and Mr.. G. r. Clark. of Talygarn, may
be named amongst the few surviving
old members.
A correspondent OF the "Cerddor"
points out that the Llandudno Eistedd-
fod promises to afford materials for an
interesting musical comparison. On
the one hand the committee have
awarded q prize of two hundred and
fifty dollars for the best cantata to DIR.
Roland Rogers. and on the other hand
they have commissioned DR.. Joseph
Parry to write cantata for the Occa-
sion on the top Of this, a Liverpool
paper asks. "Will competition or COM
mission produce the better results
There are three warriors of the name
of Mabon mentioned In the early Welsh
poems. one of whom Is stated in the
Book of Taliesin' to have made q raid
on the district of DunbartOn. on the
Clyde, in the end of the sixth century,
and to have perished afterwards at
"a battle on this side of Llacher
So on the fair portion of Reidiol."
Lacher and Reidol seem to be Identical
with the modern Lochar and Ruth
well. both within q few miles Of the
Lachmaben Stone.
A new composition by DIR. Joseph
Parry Is likely to attract attention in
South Wales The doctor was commits
stoned sometime ago to compose an
anthem i'm memory of the late Idris
williams. Brynglas. Porth. The com
position is now ready. and >yas sub
mitted to a number Of well-known mus
icians at the close Of the South Wales
Musician society held at Pontypridd
recently. 1t comprises soprano solo.
a duet for tenor and bass. and
funeral hymn. which Is likely to become
very popular. the whole being brought
to fitting climax with the victorious
hallelujah of resurrection.
England's Grand Old Man has sup
piled an old man In North Wales with
timber from his Hawarden estate felled
by his own hands for the purpose of
making little ornaments. The peasant
patriarch's parlOr is decked with ever
so many pretty things Walking sticks.
work boxes. picture frames, bracelets.
lockets. paper knives are there in
abundance. All made of wood sent me