The Herald of Wales. — 1889-10-05 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE IRON WORMS.  .• It is stated that the Briton Ferry Ironwork* have been purchased. by Messrs. Struve, Taylor, Sims, and Roberts, who will form a large 001121pony and immediately take steps to work the blast furnaoos, put up eteel plant, and utilize the other portion of tho walks which will give employment to a great numb*); of hands.  The wedding of Mr. Alfred 3fassey of Llantarnam Grange, near Newport, with Miss Edith Margaret Laybourno, eldest (laughter of Mr. R. Lay bourne, of The Firs, was soletunisod at Malpas Church, on Thursday.  Work was resumed on Thursday at the new Steel Works, Cwma ' ron with+, since their acquisition Me-.sre. Wright, Butler, and Company, have been under repairs and alterations.  The annual mcetings in connection with the Welsh Bsptint Union were continued on Thursday, at Dan.twine.  On Walnesday evening a public meeting of the workmen of the Dare and Parc Collieries (Ocean) was held at the Board School, Treorky, under the presidency of Alderman W. Jenkins, for the 'purpose of hearing addresses delivered by Professor Edwards, Professor Viriamu Jones, Mr. W. Abraham (Mahon), M.P., and others, and to take into con.sideration the proposed establishment of two scholarships for the workmen of the collieries at the Cardiff College.  About 10 o'clock on Thursday morning, David Davies, firoman, 80 years of age, woo found dtotd in be at Ferndale. Deco:owl, on retiring to bcd the preceding night, was apparently in good heaith.  Ann Pritchard, landlady of the Wheataheaf Llentarman, Las been lined 50e. for carrying on au illicit trade, together with endorsc. unlit of the license.  • The weavers at Llandyssul, are, it is said, on the eve of striking for an s.dvanee of 18 per cant. The men hold that it is very unfair, when they ought to he paid so mnoh per yard, they should be paid for only 50 yards of a piece measuring from 55 to 55, so that only nine-teutha of their work was remunerated. It was deckled Et a meeting just held that they should demand payment for the whole of that work, tiEd a rise of ul. per yard on their present price list.  During a ruandi bet-wmn Penygraig and Pon_kypridd teams cp, tho grouud of the former on Tharsaay tie exismiu o Lite koma team broke his log.  On Wednesday a scene of ,sonsidcrable commotion w.7.e •Tan:ed at the Commercial-road Wesleyan (Impel, Newport, by the capture redheaded in the ohepel of one of R knell party of pickpoeitela.  The highest scholarsh;—which it is possible to award a student npou entering St. _David's Lampatar. has been awarded to Mr. Benjamin Davies, Cwruarnau, Aberdare. The Phillips Soholarship, able!' Mr. Davies has I won, Is wurth LaE, cr E 2:2 for thrle yeary.3  I We are pleased to notice that Miss E. White, formerly a pupil of Miss Garlick, St. Helen's Ledge (who took whilst with her the Oxford Senior degree of AA.), has obtained a scholarI ship in the Cardiff University, tenable for one year. Miss Maud Batten, pupil of the above school, has also just passed the Oxford Junior Examination held at the 5W1108156 centre.  TIED HERSELF IN THE KITCHEN AND CUT HER THROAT: • Miss Tamer Ramp, eldest daughter of Mr. Joseph Ray eon, fanner, Lambfoot, near Cockermouth, committed suicide on Thursday by cutting her throat with a razor. She had come downstairs during the early hours in he: nightdress, and, having fastened herself in the kitchen committed the rash act. Her father discovered the body. MIAS Rayson had Buffered for some time from nervous depression.