The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-12

two professors will be appointed by the
two colleges they respectively represent,
but Mr.. ID. u. Jones, b. Sc, Is a co-opta-
tive member, and his successor win be
appointed by the board itself.
In their march through their territorial
distict the First Battalion South Wales
Borderers, who are exchanging quarters
from Aldershot to Pembrokee Dock in the
early part of July, viii leave the train
at Seven Tunnel. At Newport they will
stay one night, camping probably on the
Marshes. Thence the route will be via
Pontypooi, Brynmawr, and Llangundeir
to Brecon.
The discussion at Llanelly on the ques-
ton of adopting the Free Library Act
In the town was in some respects amusing
to a degree. one speaker replying to the
argument that Llane!ly was in the van
OF South Wales towns even In the alb.
sence of a Free Library, stated that II the
town had been blessed with a Free Libra
ry I.lanely would have been miles in
front OF the van!
BY those of our readers who have been
born and bred amid the ceaseless din ami
commotion Of railway traffic the following
viii be hardly appreciated. The 18th of
May was red letter day in the history of
Talybont. The long expected Victoria To-
comotive arrived, and the occasion was
one of unexamped excitement and curl
osity. The whole town turned out to well
come the new arrival, and the station was
profusely decorated with bunting.
The Welsh Calvinistic Methodist church
at Falmouth road, London, is reported to
have invited the Rev. Samuel Il. Prydd-
erch, of Stephney, to accept its pastor
ate. Mr.. Prydderch is a son Of the late
celebrated w. Prydderch, of Ferryside,
and brother of the Rev. w. L. Pydderch,
of Trinity chapel, Swansea, successor Of
the late DR.. Saunders.
There IS a growing desire in some Lon
don Welsh quarters, and especially among
those people employed i'm large business
establishments, to establish Sunday morn
ing services in the open air. Regents
Park and Battersea Park as places Of
congregation are favored, and there Is
some likelihood that the proposal may as
sumo practical shape.
Jonah Evans, brother of the late Rev.
DR.. Herber Evans, Bangor. and of the
Rev. w. Justin Evans, has been elected
chairman of the Pontseli Urban district
council which office carries with it a
seat on the magisterlal bench. Her
ber," 1t will be remembered, was appoint
ed magistrate a year or two before his
'death.
The new chairman OF the Welsh Con-
gregational unio must be selected from
among the residents of North Wales, and
a suggestion is made that on this occa-
sion a layman should be elected. A South
Wales layman, in the person of Alderman
j. Williams, j. p, Of Gwaelodygarth,
filed the chair Of the union seven years
ago.
DR.. Llewellyn Bevan of Melbourne. has
promised to occupy the pulpit of Park
Congregational chruch, Llanelly, on q
Sunday in August. DR. Bevan is an old
Llanelly boy, his father having been
deacon at Park church for many years.
NJ o. Jones so well known in musical
and scholastic circles in South Wales, has
for the past thirty-five years labored at
Treherbert, where, in his capacity as
schoolmaster, he has trained quite little
army of boys and girls for the battle of
life.