The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-10

da, died from the effects Of a serious
accident that occurred to him on Sun
day evening through a stone falling
upon his head in Taylorstown colliery.
Samuel Williams, son of John Will
liams, stonecutter, Pendre, Meath. lost
control of his bicycle as he was de-
scending Inis-y-Gerwyn Hill, in the
role of Meath, and sustained u frac-
tured leg.
Eliza Jane Croombe, aged II years,
| living on Marian street, Newport, at
| tempted to commit suicide by cutting
her throat with knife, but though
| terrible cash was inflicted the woman
will live.
The only recipient in Wales of jubilee
honors is Mr. Hugh John Ellis-Nanney,
of Gwynfryn and Plas-hen, Carnarvon-
shire, and Cefudeuddwr, Merioneth
whose elevation to a baronetcy will, in
North Wales especially, be thoroughly
popular.
John Thomas, of Andrew street,
Lanelly, charged with causing the
death of one Daniel Price in a mid
night affray at Llanelly on May 18th.
has been committed to the Assizes to
take his trial on a charge of man
! slaughter.
| Annie IuCKer. Oh no nOnles was
charged with wilfully neglecting and
exposing her two year old son. The
woman left the boy in lane at Edg-
ware Bwry in a ditch of dirty water.
| She was sentenced to three months at
| hard labor.
Fx-Police Sergeant Williams, of
| Brynmawr, has been returned unop-
posed as a guardian for the Eastern
| .1,ot iDh
of the Crckhowell union, to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the departure of
the Rev. Mr.. Edwards CBcthesda) for
America.
The borough coroner held an inquest
at the Cardiff infirmary on Monday af-
ternoon on the body of Ellen Donovan,
aged 40, the wife of James Donovan, a
hobbler, living at "a Peel street, who
died from the effects of the amputa-
tion of his leg.
At Newport police court young fell
low named John Williams, described as
a laborer, was brought up in custody
charged with committing a serious as
sault on Edwin Barton, another young
laborer, of the same parish. He was
held under bail.
At Cardiff police court on Saturday
morning. Charles Arnesin, a Norwe-
gian, and Frank Sivitanish, an Aus
trian, were brought up charged with
smuggling a quantity of foreign manu-
factured Cavendish tobacco and cigars
from the steamship Clarissa Radcliffe,
lying on the Roath dock, on June IS.
The fifty-eight annual exhibition of
the Royal Agricultural society opened
on Wednesday at Manchester, and the
show of live stock and implements,
which continues to the 29th inst, gives
promise of a measure of success not
less than that attending the recent
visits of the society to other districts.
Some children were watching the
decorating of a house in Salop street
Penarth, and two in a fit of mirth made
a run towards the roadway and were
knocked down by passing milk cart.
One escaped injury, but the other,
named Elsie Gowan, aged 9, 16 Brom-
field place, sustained the fracture of a
rib and a nasty cut on the left temple.
A letter was read at the Aberystwyth
Board of Guardians on Monday from
the Machyulleth Board stating that
that board had not granted any addi-
tional out-relief to nonresident pau
pers for the jubilee. The Chairman:
'lndC is 1nedn. MT. CndrleS Davies,
VERY mean; we are a bit more libera
here" Mr.. Miller: Can we grant
them addition relief?' The assistant
clerk: mo" Mr.. Miller: "How many
are they?" The Clerk: "Only three
Mr. Miller: "Well then, 1 propose
that we set them an example and col.
lect three shillings among u.s." Mr.
Davies: II second that" and it was
carried.
At Lydney petty sessions on Wed,
nesday a special court was held, when
Florence Prosser aged IA years, daugh-
ter of George Prosser, was charge on
remand, with unlawfully cutting and
wOunding Elsie Betterton, years Of
age, daughter of Richard Betterton
with knife on the 18th inst. The pa
rents of the children reside on Primrose
Hill, Lydney, and their fathers are EN-.
ployed at Lydney Tin works. The vie
tim was discovered lying in a field
bleeding very badly from a wound in
her throat, and on recovering con-
sciousness she deliberately charged the
prisoner with causing her injuries. The
girl was placed under bail.