The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-15

A short biographical sketch of The |
late John r.. Thomas, of New Yolk, |
the eminent song-writer, appeared in |
these columns about six weeks ago. |
The old country papers copied the |
same and gave due credit to the Tri- |
bune. A Scranton paper, last week, |
printed the same as "its own original |
darling" Good, and God bless the |
Brython who manipulates so deftly |
and with such consummate skill the |
paste-brush of antiquity.
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Notes.
A curious coincidence in age and
death is recorded on q. tombstone in
Llanstadwell churchyard, viz.:-"In
memory of James Evans, who died
June 3, 1866, aged 7S years; also of
Elizabeth, wife of the above, died June
g. 1866, aged rs years"
Miss Maggie Davies is still climbing
The other day she made her seven
teenth appearance in the Queens hall
promenade concerts, London, and she
has just accepted an engagement for
months opera in Glasgow in Sep
tember next.
1t is not generally known that a son
of Julius Caesar is buried in the church
Of Beaumaris. We hasten to explain
that it was not a kinsman OF the great
Roman, but the Rev. w. Caesar, sixth
son of Sir Julius Caesar, master of the
rolls, who died at Llanrhyddlad, An
glesey, in 1852.
Roman Catholic endowments are not
numerous in Wales. but we have a few.
For instance at Maesteg, we have an
endowment OF this kind, viz, ESQ given
by the Earl of DunraVen in 1871 to the
local Roman Catholic mission. and also
an endowment Of $50 given by the
same nobleman for a similar object at
Brldgend.
We were under the impression that
Mr.. j. +. Thomas, the great song
writer, was still living, but -. B.
Thomas" of Aberthaw, writes to say
that he died on Easter Sunday last
year at the age of GS. The composer
was first cousin to Captain Thomas,
Of Aberthaw, and loft a widow, three
sons and two daughters.
There are 1920 school children in
East GlamOrCan who will accept Mr.
Alfred Thomas invitation to enjoy tea
and cake at his expense in celebration
of the diamond jubilee. The task of
catering for this enormous party has
beer entrusted by Mr.. Thomas to
Councillor Hopkin Morgan, of Ponty-
pridd.
Even the eisteddfod has caught the
spirit of utiltarianism. In the pro-
gramme of an eisteddfod at Dinas
Nawddwy prizes were offered for the
hest scythe handle and wooden spoon.
Another remarkable competition at the
same eisteddfod was that in which a
prize of two guineas was offered for the
best essay on the History Of the Dis
sontcrs' Burying ground at Dinas
Mawddwy, with list Of those buried
within it,"
Mr.. John Pritchard, Bangor has con-
cluded at Llanrwst a two days sale
of the Welsh library and ANTIQUITIES
belonging to Gwilym Cowlyd. the chief
bard positive. There was on the first
| day large attendance. Good prices
were again realized. Recently Mr.. T.
w. Griffith sold at Llandudno the Ii
brary of the deceased bard Gwalchmai.
| The presentation portrait of Ieuan Clan
| Geirionydd, which was included in
! COwlyd's collection failed to reach the
! reserve.
| Mr.. r. II. Rhys, the well-known Alb
erdare j. p, was recently elected chair
man of the Aberdare local authority,
| an office he has held uninterruptedly
! for p years. He was first elected
| chairman of the local board in 1868,
and in 1896, when that was superseded
| by the district council, Mr.. Rhys be-
| came first chairman of that body. Mr..
! Rhys' public life dates back to March,
| 1916, when he was returned for Aber-
dare parish upon the Merthyr board
| of guardians, of which he still con-
! tinues member.
Mr.. Bryn Roberts, who opened the case
| for Carnarvon at Shrewsbury, acting
| apparently, as Mr.. Lloyd Georges
| Junior, had evidently not carefully
studied his brief. From time to time,
as he unfolded his case he held whis-
pered consultations with the intruct-
! ing solicitor behind time. Even so he
! claimed that the "Traethodydd,"
which, as everybody else knows, is
! printed at Holywelll and not at Car
marvon, and volunteered the astonish-
| ing statement that 200 compositors are
| engaged in turning out this magazine,
| This is one of the verses of a song
composed by Mr.. Jenkin Howell, of
Aberdare, to the honor of Mr.. Louis
Tylor, which was sung to the tune of
MY Robin Is shy" at the Campbell
luncheon at Cardiff on Thursday
Caed einioes weled gorwyrion ei bIant;
| Samariad fel hwn ddylai fyw hyd cant;
| Gwas DuW WV Elm cyfaill al ofal o hyd
Am blant bach amddfaid a gweddwon =
byd
Mr. Taylor knows a thing or two, but
he doesn't know what this means-at
frst-hand.
Merthyr and Dowlais are now taking
| the place I'm the musical world once
held by Dowlais and Llanelly. The
Merthyr choralists are nightly dis
satisfied at finding themselves award
| ed an equal number of marks with
| Newport at the Mountain Ash eistedd-
| fod, and yet was dismissed without a
| penny of the Cl0O which was the re-
ward of victory. And now they are
| letting all the world know that the
dearest wish Of their lives Is TO meet
| Newport once more in similar COM
! petition. Their desire will be graft
fled at the eisteddfod at nrynmav.
and both OF the rivals have made haste
to enter the list.