Swansea Journal and South Wales Liberal. — 1895-04-20 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

DEATH OF MR. JNO. JONES,  HAFOD INN.  It is with regret—and-with no less regret will it be learned that we find it necessary to record the death of Mr. Jim. Jones, the well-known landlord, for a great number of years, of the Hafod Inn, Swansea. The deceased gentleman, who was sixty-one years of age, had being suffering for a protracted period from an excessively painful malady of the throat, which culminated in death on Saturday morning. A large family, for whom great sympathy is evinced, is left behind. Mr. Jones was well-known as assistant overseer and poor-rate collector for the parish of St. John's, a position which he had held for nearly a quarter-of-a-century. The body of the late Mr. Jno. Janes— landlord of the Hafod Inn, and assistant-overseer for St. John's, Swansea -was laid away for its last long sleep at the family vault, in the Sketty Chapel burial ground, on Wednesday afternoon. At the Hafod, where the deceased gentleman had lived for very many years, the scene was a striking one. All the shop and house blinds were drawn, and the road was thronged by those who, though not taking active part in the large funeral, came to pay a last mournful tribute to the dead, whom they had so respected in life. The order of the procession was :—First fly: Rev, J. G. Mathias, Dr. Davies, Dr. Powell, and Mr' D G. Phillips (undertaker). First mourning coa2h : Mr. F. Jones, Mrs. Rainbow, Mr. 0. Jones, Miss Ada Jones, and Miss L. Jones. Second coach Mr. Montague Jones, Mr. Keniston Jones, Mr. and Mr e D. Morgan, and Mr. B. Jones. Third coach: 3.1 r. and Mrs. Dd. Davies, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, and Mr. Prem. Then followed a long line of carriages, containing friends of the deceased, including Mr. William Thomas (assistant overseer), Mr. Wm. Mansele,(" Swansea Journal"), and some representatives of the Swansea Licensed Victuallers Association. Arrived at the burial ground, the Rev. J. G. Mathias read the service for the burial of the dead, and the coffin—of polished oak, with brass mountings, and breastplate bearing the worda “John Jones, born sthi December, 1833„ died 13th April, 1891""—was lowered into, the vault. The wreathe. sent were from Mr, W. Tan, Swansea, of J. Tbaiapson and Soa, Burton - on - Trent; Swansea Working Men's Club; Swansea Licensed Victuallers' Association; Miss Richards, Miss Allen, Julia and Mary; and Miss Williams, Bonymnen. The whole of the funeral arrangements were efficiently carried out by Messrs. W. Phillips and Co., under the personal supervisional ut Mr. D. G. Phillips.  The Works and anit,ary uommittee of the Swansea County Council met on Tuesday afternoon, and Mr. Llewelyu Davies was selected out of 36 candidates to fill the post of Sanitary Inspector, lately vacated by Mr. Harrison. Up to u late hour on Tuesday evening, the whereabouts of Mr. F. H. Wilson, solicitor, of High-street, Cardiff, who some days ago left a note in his room at Charing Cross Hotel, in which he announced his intention to commit suicide, had not been discovered.  Dr. CoUnison, the well-known Irish mmician, has been left a fortune of sums £353000 o 4 condition thwtho entorq koly ordere.