The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-09
The national EISTEDDf0D
Musical Competitions Nill Be More
Spirited Than Ever.
SIX CHOIRS FROM SOUTH WALES
Homes for u Better outlook Tor the
Tinpla,c Trade Owing to the
Opera,iors OF an American
Steel Combine.

CDer1tlONS Oi an -A"~''~
Steel Combine.
Monday of last week was the last uay
for entries for the Llandudno elstedd-
fod The details of the entries received
are Appended: Chair prize, E+o dtiu @
oal, chair, 16 entries; ArwrSeido' ~
and silver. crown. nine entries; AEdI
(.Clwydfardd"), G15 and Il gold meuai
value clU. three entries; RhianSei cu'
GlO. nine entries: drama, ten Eur1eas'
six entries; Emynau, 80, IL entrees
Englynion, 60, 10 entries; palIeu potil'
G5, one entry; Hir a Thodduid Ciudnoi'
two cuineas, % entries: iIir q ThodGuld.
two ruireas. &c entries: Englyn ~
Drych." one guinea 81 entries; ESSAY on
the Welsh language, CSC, four entries;
English handbook of Welsh history
G25. three entries: poems on Nc.sh NJ
crature, G20, three entries; essay on
agricultural depression in Wales, ~
guineas. eight entries, handbook On
Llanduduo. 10 guinuaS, TWO ,ut4cs' 90
say, "rhc influence OF the Neish lIi-
guagc on the religious, literary alu
political life Of the British Empire
IN euincas, four entries; translation llllo
English Of "Llyfr tri adcryn. -lp ana
silver medal, lG entries; translation lhlU
Welsh "'fhc Ancient Mariner -'' Ia
entries; chief choral cumrttilloli' -V'
,ruiueas and n gold watch, III" MolthEF
Choral society, the l.larelly Choral 50
Ciety, the Ilolyhead iiavmoAl" S"cle'I
the Builth and District harmony So
Cloty Rhymncy United choir, and the
powIuis Philharmonic society; second
,.Ioss connection. prize $40, ana music
value go. the WreXham Orpheus Chorai
soriety. the Ogwen choir. HetheSuh'
Blacnau FrestinioG Choral union, port
madoc Choral society, the rlint i'NcVl-
sor choir Third choral cUmpe lt!oa
(malc choirs). first prize 40 gulneas,
sccond prize, 10 guincaS aMu u siiF.f
cup. the Aman C'lee society AheE-
dare. Dervcnt Male Voice choir 'uin-
berland. Bangor United MH'o N.'y'
choir. Nnelwyn Male Voice party, 40
ercnrr Maic Voice party. Mantle Male
Voice Marty, Swansea Cymnn OdQTloi
Male Voice party, Glautawe Male Voice
marty. and CWmaVCn Nal" Voice cho!r'
Female choir competition, first prize
COZ second prize. CT; Gwent Ladies
choir. Dy1ryr Clwyd Ladies' choir
Iilrl;enhcad Citana Ladies choir, ron
typridd Ladies' choir, and the IyrnlCa!
Ladies choir Quartet lfiEn HN'
ruineas. 10 entries; quartet reading ut
sight, eight entries; tenor ana baS5
duet. prize three g1lineas II entries
soprano and alto duet, prize three gum
,os. 70 entries: soprano ard bass duet,
prtz, three g13ireaG, Il entries; soprano
solo, 81 entries; meEao-SopiaNo 500
prize two Guineas, u entries; alto soio'
prize two yuineas. second prize one
guinea. 25 entries baritone SOLO, prize
two giIneas. @S entries; bass solo, Prize
two CuiEeas, - entries; penniihon sing
ing with harp, prize two guineas, louF
cntries orchestral band competition,
first nrize. cSj, second prize, five guin-
eas, Mold Orchestral society and Ponty-
pri;ld Orchestral society: string quartet
party and T1nnby tColwyn Bay) party,
pianoforte solo, prize two EuineaS, -
entries; violin solo, first prize three
guineas. second prize one guinea. 20 en-
tries; violonccllo solo, four entries; COR
net solo, prize two guineas, nine en-
tries; pedal harp solo. prize two gum
cas-, five entries; ClariOnet solo, PRIZE
two guineas, two entries: competition
for female voices, five entries: music
comnosition, duet for male voices CT.
and b.. two entries composition violin
solo, prize four guincaS, six entries.
In the arts department there have
been so far SO entries received, but the
time for entering has been extended to
the Goth May.
BRUTUS' POWER OF SARCASM.
During the time the late and re-
nowned Brutus edited the Haul he re-
sided at q small cottage on the roadside
leading from LlandOvcry to Trecastell,
on he bank of the Gwydderig n small
river running through n thickly-Wocd-
ed valley called Cwmdwr, on her way
to Join the beautiful Towy. At this
time the mail coach used to run past
this cottage, and the driver was in the
habit of drawing the attention Of the
passengers to the place, rs where Bru-
tus lived. During one stormy and dark
night very serious accident happened
to the mail coach some disance from
this cottage. The coachman drove too
near the edge. and the coach, horses,
driver and passengers went over, max
ing several saumersaults on their way
to the bank of the Gwydderig below.
The poor passengers who happened at
the time to be in the coach were said to
he Of q notorious character. the eject of
the Wicked One but as it happened
they sustained but very little injury
besides being shaken, and naturally
frightened. Some little time after the
accident Il big stone was placed on the
side of the cmbanlmcnt where the
horses tumblcd over. to commemorate
the sad event and to act also As Il warn
ing to all those having to pass that
way. Brutus was asked to write a
proper inscription for the memorial,
which he did in the following lines:
Beware. ye coachmcn, passengers. and all
For here the mail had Il tremendous fail.
Ger hedge it rolled. tumblng together.
And rested not until It reached the rivcr.
The devil gaped. with watery mouth
asundcr,
But heaven declared he should have no
plunder.
Then, wait. Old Nick. havr patience, you
can
And you shall surely gulp them one by
one.
OF course, the lines were never In
scrined. Brutus was tha editor of The
Haul from its very commencement in
the year 1885 w til his daath Il, 1866
OF this church magazine the late Rev.
Philip GruifyGd Alltwen said at one
time: "Yr wyf N methu edrych al
haul plawr natur with feddwl am hen
Haul drewllyd Llanymddyfri"
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A COLLIERY DISPUTE.
Recently q mass meeting of the Mar
ny collieries was held to consider the
dispute between the employers and the
men in respect to the prices to be paid
10 the Worknlcn for working the Biltc