The Aberystwith Observer

DEVILS BRIDGE. EASTER.—Services were held at St. Iago on Good Friday, morning and evening, and on Easter Sunday. There was celebration of the holy communion after the morning service. The Rev T Owen Evans officiated. The church was nicely decorated. CHILDREN'S CHOIR.—The Church children's choir were treated on Good Friday to an outing to Goginan, where they competed at the eisteddfod, under the conductorship of Mr W Hopkins, Bodcoll, choirmaster of St. Iago church. THE AMPLE PROPORTION. Quite frequently one may cut right through the middle of a loaf of currant bread and dis- cover only two or three solitary looking currants. In puddings and in currant bread there is one famous rule-the rule of the" generous sprinkling." Every clever housewife, anxious to foster in her family the love for this remarkably nutritious and appetising fruit, learns to govern her hand so as never to fal I short of the ample proportion.

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CAPttL BANGOR. PERSONAL.—Mr W Richards, Market street, Aberystwyth, has taken The Poplars, whore he will reside during a part of the year.

PONTERWYD. FUNERAL.-The funeral of Mrs Morgan. wife of Mr Thomas Morgan, Fynffordd, were laid to rest in the Methodist graveyard on Good Friday, in the presence of a large number of friends and neighbours. Among those present were the Revs T J Owen, Aber- ffrwd, D Lloyd, Cwmystwyth, D Morgan, Penllwyn, W Morgan, Garn, (who officiated), J M Griffiths, Goginan, LI A Jones, Ystumtuen, and C Evans, vicar of Yspytty Cynfyn.

nt DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTIONS. The elections took place on Wednesday with the following results:- SCYBORYCOED (Machynlleth). One member. *David Davies, Penrhyngerwyn 56 J R J onlta, Brwyno 33 Majority 23 VAENOR LOWER. John Jones, Rhoscellanfawr 67 Non-elected. Daniel Jenkins, Tyhen 50 E J Evans, chemist 8 CYNULLMAWR. Thomas James, Tynrhow 51 David Rees, Tynpark 38 Majority 13 LLANRHYSTYD HAMINIOG. William Sinnett Jones, Glanperis 77 John Davies, Mountain 75 Majority 2 LLANRHYSTYD MEFENYDD. The Rev J Morgan Lewis, Carrog 79 *Mr Evan Jones, Moeliver 54 Majority 25 LLANSANTFFREAD PARISH. (Aberayron). Two members. Mrs Jones lioseland 177 Mr Morgan, The Green 129 Non-elected. Mr Lloyd, Adsolwen 100 CYFOETHYB RENIN. William Jones, Brynrodyn 135 *W T Lewis, London House 117 Non-elected. Thomas Jones, Pengoitan 98 BORTH PARISH COUNCIL. The following thirteen were elected:— W Jones, Brynrodyn 159 W H Ody, 133 W T Lewis 128 Thomas Jenkins, Pengoitan 125 Jesse Matthews 125 Edward Jones, Ffosygravel Ucba 122 Wm Jones, Tynrhelyg 118 T E Williams, mason 115 W D Jones, clerk Ill William Thomas, Tynllecbwedd Faoh 110 A C Phillips. 109 Edward Hughes, Bronberllan 106 Thomas Jones 105 There were seven unsuccessful candidates. ABERAYRON (Urban). D Pennant James (Ch and C) 178 Wm Edwards (Methand R) 177 *David Griffiths (Cong and R) 167 *D A Davies (Cong and R) 163 Henry Davies (Ch and C) 154 *John G Rees (Meth andR). 148 DR Davies (Ch and C) 143 George Edwin Davies (Ch and C) 138 John J Davies (Meth and R) 134 Edward Gandy (Ch and C) 126 Wm L Thomas, mayor (Cong and R) 118 Non-elected. Morgan Davies (Meth and R) 108 David Evans (Cong and R) 103 *Evan Lewis (Cong and R) 97 David Davies (Cong and R) 97 J 0 Davies (Cong and R) 92 E Lima Jones (Meth and R) 69 Mr E Lima Jones had sent a circular to the electors saying he was withdrawing.

LLANFIHANGEL GENEU'RGLYN. THE CHURCH.—Services were held in the church every morning last week, and en Good Friday also in the evening. On Easter Sunday there was a celebration of the holy communion at 8 o'clock, and after the morning service, in Welsh, and also after the English service. There were very good attendances at all the services. The church was tastefully decorated. The !iev Z M Davies, vicar, officiated through- out t he day. In the afternoon the infant son of L'.C. David Matthias was christened. Enster Services were also held at St. Matthew's, Borth, and at the Mission Church, Borth. when the Revs D J DaTies and the Ret P £ <Yaa9| wcato, officiated.

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TOWN COUNCIL. A meeting of the Council was held on Mon- day evening. Infringement of Right. Mr Joseph Davies wrote on behalf of the owners of No. 14, Portland street, to point out that the alterations to be effected at No. 12 would affect their property, and threatening to hold the Corporation responsible for any damage they may sustain. Electric Light. Mr Perkins wrote offering to place three more arc lamps in any part of the town. Referred to committee. Mr William Thomas said that be had taken upon himself to have all the lamps on the new promenade near tho castle lit for this week, and he suggested whether it would not be as well to have them lit for the whole of the month. The suggestion was agreed to. An Apartment Bureau. Mr Galloway wrote offering to reply to letters enquiring for apartments, &c. Referred. Some matters were referred to the Finance Committee. The Smithfield Gardens. The Borough Accountant referred to the Smithfield gardens, whose tenants are under notice to quit, the land being required by the G.W.R. It was stated that the Company will prob- ably not require the land this summer, and the Finance Committee were authorised to deal with the matter., FINANCE COMMITTEE. Mr C. M. Williams read the report. Labour sheets and bills to the amount of JE333 4s. 8d. were ordered to be paid. The tender of Mr J. S. Peters for binding was accepted. Fresh terms were agreed to with respect to the renewal of the lease of No. 22, Chalybeate street. The Committee recommended that the words "and raised another storey be eliminated from the conditions offered to the Rev T. A. Penry for the renewal of the lease of No 54 Portland street, the same having been inserted in error. Mr Penry attended, and made a statement with regard to the back premises. On the motion of Mr C. M. Williams, it was decided that Mr Penry should write to the Council, and that the Surveyor should report on the matter. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. The report was read by Mr W. Thomas. The committee made the following recom- mendations :— I (a) That the following plans be approved, Tiz.. tbose of- 1. A billiard room over the stable of the Commercial Hotel. 2. Alterations to the premises of Mr R. G. Bennett, at the corner of Brewer street and Cainbrian street. 3. Alterations to Nos. 17 and 19 Prospect street. (b) Yatrad Meurig Quarry.—That permission be given to the Great Western Railway Com- pany to quarry and raise stones from certain parts of this quarry, and under the supervision of the Borough Surveyor, on payment of a royalty of 9d. per ton on the stone raised. (c) That the Cambrian Railway Company be informed that the Council cannot undertake to supply the Company with any water other than such quantity as may be required for domestic purposes. (d) That the Borough Surveyorberequested to present a report and estimate of the cost of making a footpath from Greenfield street to Mill street. (e) That Mr Vincent Lewis be required to remove the shed held by him on the Castle grounds forthwith. The report of the Sanitary Committee was read. Mr W Thomas, in moving the adoption of (a), said that in committee he had not agreed with the recommendation, but he was willing to take his defeat. Mr Samuel said that lie had disapproved of No 1. Mr Williams asked the Surveyor if there was nufticient air space according to the requirements of the byelaws for these premises ? Objection had been raised in regard to Mr Edward Evans' property in Corporation street. Mr Gibson said that; with corner houses it is difficult to have the air space as required by the byelaws. The Surveyor said there is a narrow space at the rear and a space in Union street, but none whatever in the position required by the bye- laws. The Town Clerk said that a grant which was & breach of the byelaws is illegal. Mr C M Williams was proceeding to explain the position, when Mr Gibson rose to a point of order, Mr Williams having spoken two or three times. Mr Williams said that he had only explained. Mr Davies said that Mr Samuel had not voted in Mr Edward Evans' case. Mr Samuel said that he had been consistent in supporting the byelaws all along. When plans were first submitted for buildings at the back of the Commercial Hotel it was a question whether they would allow so much building. Now it is proposed to build over the small remaining space. Capt. Doughton said there will be air space if the front wall is lowered to about four feet. They should give and take. Mr Hopkins said that thi i house has more yard than hundreds of corner houses. The present plans are in accordance with the sug- gestions of the Council. Mr W Thomas said that he was one of three who at the committee voted against this recommendation. This is not strictly speaking a corner house. The addition is no doubt much needed. Five voted for the recommendation and four against. Th: Surveyor estimated the cost of repairing the damage to the Victoria terrace sea wall, &c.. at JE210. It was agreed that the work be proceeded with. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Mr Samuel proposed the adoption of the report, which was agreed to. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Sparrow for a copy of Harmsworth's Encyclopedia, to Mr Evan Lewis, Trinity road, and Miss Thomas, 29 North parade. Mr Samuel proposed that proceedings be taken against any person found taking I-apers or magazines, or mutilating them, and that was agreed to. Mr Gibson moved—" That in future, when any resolution is passed, involving action, that the person who is to take the action should be named, so as to avoid the evil of resolutions being passed which are never acted upon." Mr Hopkins seconded. Mr Samuel said that under the present system if an official does not carry out a resolution attention can be callpd to the omission, and ke did not see the necessity for the resolution. The proposal was agreed to. The Corporate Seal. The Mayor was authorised to affix cor- porate seal to I the dwellin boyaleo Nos 3 and 4 Alfred place to Mr J H Edwards, and to a lease of No 30 Prospect street to Airs E Michael Evans. Markets. Mr Davies referred to the proposed arrangement far leasing the new market hall in order to try to prevent street hawking. The Town Clerk said that until they pro- vided a proper market they could not stop street hawking. The Band. On Mr DaTies' suggestion it was decided that the committee be authorised to engage the band after this week if they think fit. The National Eisteddfod. The Town Clerk said that he had received no communication from the promoters of the recent public meeting. Mr Samuel said that a committee had been appointed.

GOGINAN. EISTEDDFOD. Cynhaliwyd eisteddfod flynyddol Jezreel yn Jezreel Hall Gwener y Groglith, yr hon la drodd allan yn fwy lltvyddianus yn mhob ystyr na'r holl eisteddfodau eraill gynhaliwyd yno yn flaenorol. Beirniadwyd y gwahanol bethau yn ddeheuig gan y personau canlynol :-Y canu, Mr J C McLean, F.R.C.O., Aberystwyth amrywiaeth, y Parch Gwyn Lewis, Salem; celfyddydwaith, Miss E Richards, Miss M L Rowlands, Mr J Davies, Mr Johnnie Paul, Goginan. Cyfeil- iwyd fel arfer gan Miss Jennie Jones, A.L.C.M., Minafon. Gwnaethant oil eu gwaith i foddlonrwydd pawb. CYFARFOD Y PRYDNAWN. Y llywydd oedd Mr J Lewis Evans, Aberyst- wyth. Anerchwyd ef a'r englyn canlynol gan yr arwenydd, y Parch J D Evans :— Yn y gadair gwir geidwad—yw Evans, Gwr hyfwyn ei deimlad Mawroddus ei ymroddiad- Cara lwydd cywir ei wlad. Y buddugwyr oeddent :— Unawd i blant dan 10 oed, Lizzie Williams, Queen street, Goginan, a Lizzie Jenkins, Welsh Cottage, Goginan. Adrodd i blant dan 10 oed, Lizzie Jenkins a Hugh Edwards, Penllwyn. Solo i fab dan 15 oed, T 0 James, Maes- bangor. Adroddiad i ferch dan 15 oed, Gwennie Morgan, Cwmbrwyno. Unawd tenor, it W James, postman, Aber- ystwyth. Englyn i'r asyn, P.C. Davies, Goginan. Unawd i ferch dan 15 oed, M Morgan a A M Ellis, Aberystwyth. Tea cosy, M A Thomas, Jezreel Cottage. Adroddiad i fab dan 15 oed, R Williams, Guallt. Ysgrif, Hedydd Milwyn, Cwmystwyth. Cor plant, Aberystwyth, dan arweiniad Mr Arthur Jenkins. Unawd soprano, Minnie Richards, Goginan. Parti dan 16 o rif- Dau barti o Aberyst- wyth, dan arweiniad Mr W J Morgan a Mr D Griffiths. CYFARFOD YR HWYR. Y llywydd oedd Mr George R Pryse, Peithyll. Wedi iddodraddodi araeth ddifyrus a phwrpasol, anerchwyd ef gan yr Arweinydd a'r englyn canlynol Hoff eilun jolly fellow—yw Sior Pryse; Arab bryw lyw effro Haelwch wr, Ha! gwelwch o Yn lloni 'n Pabell heno' Y buddugwyr oeddent:- Parti meibion, Aberystwytft, dan arweiniad Mr L J Morgan. Englyn, y Parch J D Evans ac Isylog. Tenor, W H Pierce, Aberystwyth. Offeryn chwyth, T Evans, Aberystwyth. D'oyles, Mrs Ptigii, Goginan Penniilion i'r Cwiuwl, Hedydd Milwyn a LI Griffiths, Pantytfynon. Contralto, Miss M Rowlands, Aberystwyth. Baritone, D 0 Morris, Penllwyn. Adroddiad, C Evans, Aberffrwd. Shawl ddù, Sophia Mason, Ponterwyd. Ffon gollen, D Williams, Bank y Darren. Coes bladur, D Mason, Ystumtuen. Unrhyw ddeuawd, D 0 Morris, Penllwyn, a H M Evans, Penbryn. Prif ddarn-Aberystwyth, dan arweiniad Mr Arthur Jenkins. Wedi talu y diolchiadau arferol, cyhoeddwyd fod eisteddfod i gael ei chynal y Groglith nesaf eto.

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LLANON PARISH COUNCIL. John Thomas Belmont House 171 Evan Davies, Cwmcledan 168 Evan Morgan, The Green 157 Richard Richards, Tyllwyd 153 James Rowlands, Pantanamlwg 149 Daniel Davies, Trialbach 148 John Davies, Salop House 148 Daniel Richards, Pantteg 141 John Jenkins, Morwylfa 140 Thomas Jenkins, Pentyparc 132 Kvan Morris Jones, Clyde Vale 131 William Timothy Jones, Garnfaeh 123 William Sinnett Jones, Carlton House 122 Non-Elected. John Davies, Francis Square 119 William Evans, Alltgoch Mill 117 John Lewis Griffiths, Tanybont 113 David Lloyd Davies, Llwynteg 110 Daniel Edwards, Llansantfraid 107

ECCLESIASTICAL NEWS. The Rev D C Davies, curate of Brymbo, has been appointed curate of Llanrwst. The living of St Michael's, Pembroke, has been offered to and accepted by the Rev A S Thomas, B.A. (Anellydd), curate of Monkton, Pem. The Rev J Evans Jones, M.A., vicar of Brymbo, has been appointed by the Bishop of St Asaph to the vacant living of D.vsertb, near Rhyl. The living of Dyserth is returned at j6300 net value.

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THE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. The following has been published in The Lancet We have received the following document for publication in "The Lancet." As an expression of scientific opinion it deserves to be considered carefully by medical practi- tioners. The signatories are well-known members of the profession, and the importance of the questions involved, alike from the medical and the social poinL uf view, can hardly be overestimated. In view of the statements frequently made as to present medical opinion regarding alcohol and alcoholic beverages, we the under- signed, think it desirable to issue the following I short statement on the subject-a statement which we believe represents the opinions of the leading clinical teachers as well as of the great majority of medical practitioners. Recognising that, in prescribing alcohol, the requirements of the individual must be the governing rule, we are convinced of the correctness of the opinion so long and generally held, that in disease alcohol is a rapid and trustworthy restorative. In many cases it may be truly described as life-preserving, owing to its power to sustain cardiac and nervous energy, while protecting the wasting tissues. As an article of diet we hold that the universal belief of civilised mankind that the moderate use of alcoholic beverages is for, adults, usually beneficial, is amply justified. We deplore the evils arising from the abuse of alcoholic beverages. But it is obvious that there is nothing, however beneficial, which does not by excess become injurious. T McCall Anderson, M.D., Regius Pro- fessor of Medioine, University of Glasgow. Alfred G Barrs. William H Bennett, K.C.V.O., F.R.C.S. James Crichton-Browne. W E Dixon. Dyce Duckworth, M.D., LL.D. Thomas R Fraser, M.D., F.R.S. T R Glynn. W R Gowers, M.D., F.R.S. W D Halliburton, M.D., LL.D., F.R.C.P., F.R.S., Professor of Physiology, King's College, London. Jonathan Hutchinson. Robert Hutchinson. Edmund Owen, LL.D., F.R.C.S. P H Pye-Smith. Fred T Roberts, M.D., B.Sc., F.R.C.P. Edgcombe Venning, F.R.C.S.

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PUBLICATIONS. The April number of Harper's Magazine is full of interesting reading matter, with plenty of illustrations. The contents include the Lost Tapestries in the House of Lords, by E Gosse; William Rowley, hy Algernon Charles Swinburne; the Makingof Medicines; Spring- time; Richmond; The Weavers, by Gilbert Parker, &e. COD LIVER OIL AND TUBERCULOSIS. "The Influence of Cod Liver Oil upon the Nutrition of 'Tuberculous Pig* is the title of what seem to he the valuable results of a comparative study of the influence of cod liver oil, and cod liver oil emulsion, upon the nutrition of normal and tuberculous pigs, by J W Wells, M.D., D.I'.H., F.C.S .and published hy Messrs Shen-att. and Hughes, University Prt!SS, Manchester, at 2s (id net. The experi- ments demonstrate flint pigs taking the same dieternin weight more rapidly, and '•o' spcjuently ti t- bet ti-t- nourished, when a .sui i a Mo dose of cod liver oil, or emulsion, added to t,fce Uiet,

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I THE WORLD'S OPINION. r I I I ç fi'M. /< J c" ¡ Free Trade has been well weighed in the balance and found wanting. Great Britain and Turkey are the only countries which cling to its worn ojt shibboleths.

JOHN BULL'S "FREE TRADE" HANDICAP. —— 1 Too & ,S I, .> t\Ù Y, IPEP- trJjy /1/1: I RMER/CA FREË Count Posadowsky. the German Mmister of the Interior, stated in the Reichstag the other day that as the result of very careful calculations he had. established the fact that the amount raised from Customs duties per head of population was. in Great Britain. 15s. 9fd.; in the United States, 14s. n £ d. and in Germany, 10s. 6d 2

ANOTHER PASSENGER. To itutm Ut4fF-D Gnvs ,pep F-HVS SJH-, Among the many evils that Free Trade has brought in its train is Socialism, which, according to Mr. G. R. Sims-, in the Referee, arises in a great many instances from the present inability to obtain employment.

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ABERYSTWYTH COMBINATION v I LIVERPOOL LEEK. ■ This friendly match was played on theH Vicarage field on Good Friday after noon.H Result— ■ Aberystwyth Combination 1 goal H Liverpool Leek 1 goal H

ASTON VILLA (RESERVES) v ABER- I YSTWYTH. ■ A large crowd assembled on the VicarageH field on Tuesday afternoon to witness thi match. The result was a victory for the YillaH by four goals to nil. This is the first defea for Aberystwyth this season. Mr Davi Williams, was the referee. H

ABERYSTWYTH JUNIOR LEAGUE. I YSTWYTH RANGERS v. TRINITY I ATHLETIC. ■ This Junior leauge match was played on th Vicaraie fw!d on Tuesday morning and rcsultec ill a viulory lor the Rangers h; two > t's tl ni).

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