The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-17

made for a fresh supply.
Messrs. Downing and Handbook, So
licitors, Cardiff, have given notice Of
their intention to apply for a provision
al order to supply electricity to Liam
daff Llanishen and Lisvane.
Steps have been taken TO invite the
Welsh National eisteddfod for 1899 to
be held at Cardiff. A guarantee fund
Of S25 5000'is being subscribed.
At Glamorgan assizes, June 2S, Eliza
beth Carpenter, an unmarried woman,
was acquitted of the charge of MUIR
derlng her 15-months-old child.
The Rev. II. j. Rees, B. A., of Clifton
street church, Cardiff, has been APP
pointed one of the under-examiners for
the Welsh central board in the forth
coming examinations of the Welsh
county schools.
Rev. c. A. II. Green, vicar of Aber-
dare, has applied to the Royal Humane
society on behalf of James Williams,
Z, David Price street, who rescued lad
named Wyndham Lisle, 10 years Of age,
from drowning in the Cynon river on
June IL.
Rev.Elias Davies informed the Welsh
Congregational church at Albion Park,
Chester. that he had decided to accept
the invitation sent him to become the
minister of Siloh Congregational
church, Llanelly, in succession to the
Rev. DR.. Thomas Davies.
The recent eisteddfod at Brecon, at
which Madame Patti-Nicolini was pre-
sented with the freedom of the bor-
ouyh, appears to have been a great
financial success, the promoters netting
the substantial surplus of r4O0. The
profits will go towards liquidating the
debt on the new market hall.
On Tuesday afternoon, June 2S, a
littel girl elizabeth Bailey, aged g.,
daughter of Thomas Bailey, 25, Garden
street, Merthyr, was accidentally run
over in Victoria street by horse and
spring cart driven by Frank John. The
horse and cart were Immediately
stopped, and the injured child was
taken into DR.. Wards surgery at once,
but the injuries proved fatal.
On Tuesday, June 20, two lads were
on the point of drowning in the Gla-
morgan canal, near the docks, at Car
diff William Russell, the youthful son
of Mr. Russell, a well-known local pilot,
and a young gentleman plunged into
the water without divesting themselves
of their clothing and saved the chill
dren, who when brought to the bank
were in an exhausted condition.
Mr.. Ballinger, the Cardiff librarian,
has Just purchased for the sum of $50
Camden's Britannia, translated into
English by the eminent scholar and an
tiquarian, Edward Llwyd The volume,
which contains some $50 pages, is all
in Edward Llwyds manuscript, and is
in a good state of preservation. APP
pended are several letters bearing the
signature of the great Welsh antiquar-
ian.
Ex-Dean Allen, of st. David's, died
June 26, aged 95 years. The remains
were inferred at Castlemartin on We'd
nesday, June 80. Ten bearers, COM
posed uf men from st. DaVids and
Castlemartin, carried the coffin to its
temporary resting place in the church,
where a short and simple service was
gone through in the presence of a large
congregation. The funeral was attend
ed by clergy and gentlemen from all
parts of the county.
The storm raised in consequence of
the action of the Carnarvon school
board, who appointed monoglot Eng
lish attendance officer is steadily gath
ering force. 1t now transpires that out
of the seventeen candidates who ap-
piled, the three who secured most votes
at the private meeting of the school
board were unable to speak Welsh.
The secretary of the Nonconformist
league has received a requisltion to
convene an indignation meeting.
A shocking accident occurred June
90 at the Patent Nut and Bolt COM
pany's yard at Newport. A man named
William Jones, laborer, staying at a
lodging house in Llanarth street, was
assisting to remove two railway trucks
which had been brought into the yard
from the siding of the Great Western
railway from one part of the yard to
another In attempting to connect
them he missed the coupling, slipped
and the back of his head was struck
by one of the buffers and dreadfully
crushed, death being instantaneous.
on Monday evening, June 2S, there
were many bright, happy faces at the
long tables that had been arranged at
the Park Hall, Cardiff, on the occasion
of the first of a series of meat teas
that were given during the week by
the mayor of Cardiff to $500 of the poor
of the town. On Monday evening there
were between 600 and 700 present
| There was an army of 20 assistants
| mostly ladies, who had kindly volun-
teereG to assist in the good work. An
excellent tea was provided, the menu
| including cold roast beef. boiled beef
| ham, currant cake, seed cake, bread
| and tea