The Herald of Wales. — 1888-09-01 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

OILSIBTON HARLE4MM FOOTBALL CLUB.— The annual meeting of the above club was held on Saturday last, at the Cambrian Arms, Morriaton. The chief business was the election of officers for the ensuing season. The officers elected were : Captain, Mr B. G. Jones; vicecaptain, Mr J. Movie ; treasurer, Mr D. Arnold; secretary, Kr T. B. Thomas, Pentreporth, Morriston The oommittee elected were Messrs A. Honey, E. Harris, H. Jones, B. J. Grey, W. Davies, J. Joeee, and W. Gabe, . .  Nommrown Ram:mini F.o.—The above team is open to fix mambos with any junixr football club. All challenkee will be kindly received by tbe seoretary,George Beynon, 11, Mooretown Skewen, Neath.  On Monday, at Cardiff, a meeting of the newly formed National Association of Welsh Musicians was held, when there was a very large attendance, end several Interesting papers were read. In the evening a concert took plane. At the Yetrad Police Court, on Monday, I William Williams. of Crompack, was convicted of deserting his wife, and allowing her to bteome chargeable to the union, and was Sen. unwed to 2 months' imprisonment with hard labour.  Writing to Mr D. A. Thomas, M.P. the Right Hon. John Morley. M.P., says he has , Lot yet completed his autumn plans, but he will carefully consider whether he can meet the hon. gentleman a wishes tovisit Merthyr and address a meeting. Mr Morley adds that he will let Mr Thomas have a definite answer as early as possible. Quite a gloom was °set over the village of Colwinstone near Cowtwidge, on Sunday morn. ing, by ths ;ad }iews that/Mr. Daniel Thomas!, aen., farmer, had been found dead in bed that morning. Mr. Thomas retired to bed in his usual health on Saturday evening, and on Mn. Thomas awaking on Sunday morning she found her husband dead beside her. The deceased was well known as a farmer and builder, and was greatly respected. He was about 70 years of age.  On t4sturday the members of the staff of the Cambrian newspaper went for their annual way sitoose to ltancheeter. While in the Bell VUe Gardens One of the party, a lad named Rater, the eon of Mr Bater, coal merchant, Mumbles, went into the serpents' house, the air in which was so warm that he was overcome, and fainted. In falling, be went through one of the glass caw into the serpents. He was cut by the glow, but sustained no other injury.  The Honourable Mrs George Howard, of Castle Howard in Yorkshire, has intimated her intention to offer a scholarship of £2O a year for three years, tenable at Aberdare Hall, to women students of the University College of South Wal a and Monmonthshire, Cardiff. The scholarship will be awarded at the discretion of the executive committee of the Aberdare Hall, who wi.l take into amount the results of the entrance scholarship examination, which Gam+ place at the University College, Cardiff, on Sep ember 18th, and the following days. The decision of the Ilene Secretary in the matter of Daniels, a printer's porter, lying under sentence of death for the murder of his sweetheart, a publican's daughter, was made known in Birmingham, on Monday morning. Mr Matthews r.-grete that he sets no reason to interfere with the course of justice. Daniels professes to be resigned to his fate, but writes lettere of paseioziate regret for his crime.