The Aberdare Leader

Trecynon WEDDING. At Ebenezer Welsh Congregational Chapel on Saturday, David Samuel, son of Mr Wm. Samuel, Brynawelon, Trecynon, and Miss Lizzie Phillips, 36, Windsor street, Trecynon; Were married by the Rev J. Grawys Jones, in the presence of the father and Bister of the bridegroom, and the uncle and sister of the bride, and the registrar. The bride was given away by her uncle, Mr David Davies, 36, Windsor street. The wedding party were entertained to a splendid breakfast by Mr and Mrs Henry Lewis, ironmonger, Windsor street. Afterwards, the young couple departed to Spend their honeymoon at Moilgrove.

Aberdare. CIOA-L, COAL, COAL.-Mes,srs. Rhydd- srcb. and Thomas, Coal, Coke, and Fire- Wood Merchants, Taff Vale Yard, wish to inform the householders of Aberdare District that they have been appointed Sole Agents of the District for the Noted GRAIG NANTMELYN COAL. They are desirous of thanking their Numerous customers for their loyal sup- Port in the past, and wish to assure them that as usual all orders entrusted to their care will have their very best and Promptest attention. They are also agents for the Ebbw Vale, Miskin, and Aberdare Best House Coals. Private ad- dress, 50, Monk-street. Nat. Tel., 99. CYCLING.—At Bath on Saturday last, Ifr. Berny Lewis, the prominent local cycle champion, completed a quarter blile in 34 4-5ths seconds on a grass track. He was, however, unfortunate in -being beaten by 4-5ths of a second, haT- I:ing had some very hard lines in riding against a strong wind. Berny is confi- dent of getting better luck next time. PERSQNAL.—Nurse L. Davies, who las been appointed to the Aberdare Iso- lation Hospital, was trained at the "Wrexham Fever Hospital. She is at .'Present engaged at the Walthainstow Sanatorium, Chingford, Essex, one of the ibest and newest institutions of its !Ülld in the country. She has taken deep in- terest in her profession, as proved Ly the hle and instructive paper she reelci at the local I.L.P. Institute while on a vi&it home last winter. Her address led to a "Very animated discussion at the time. SCH,OLASTIC.-We are pleased to heer that Mr. Wm. Wat-kins, 37, Dean- street, has successfully passed the Inter- mediate Examination in Science, 1907, ¡'Unde.r the University of London. Mr. Watkins, who attended St. John's Col- lege, Battersea, has now completed his collegiate course, and has received an 'appointment by the Aberdare Education Committee at Aman Schools, where he will start duties on Monday next. Mr. Watkins is the only South Walian who appears on the pass list just issued by the London University. DEATH.—As the clock struck one on Friday last little Maelgwyn Evans, who Was loved by all, the child of Mr. G. M. and Mrs. Evans, Tarian House, passed "way after a short illness. The dear tittle one had received the most loving attention of mother and grandmother, but with all their care, and the skill of Drs. Etvan and Trevor Jones, Tv, maw r, he succumbed, and the spirit returned Unto God who gave it. The body was laid to rest at the Aberdare Old Ceme- tery on Monday, when the Rev. Dewi Williams, B.A., officiated at the house and the graveside. A wreath was sent to be placed on his grave from his brother and sister at Whitehall, Tavern- spite, another from his sister Rosa at home, one from Lyn and William Pro- theroe, Tudor-terrace, and also one from ifr. and Mrs. W. J. Harries, 40, Albert- street. .« Ffarwel, anwylaf Maeli, nes gwawrio'r borau Y cawn uno byth yn ngherdd y nefol gorau. SACRED CONCERT.—A sacred con- cert was held on Sunday evening at the Market Hall in aid of the quarrymen of Blaenau Ffestiniog, who have suffered for some time through trade depression. The Royal Oakley Band, Ffestiniog, ltnder the conductorship of Mr. J. E. Pidler, and also the Aberdare Town •Band, conducted by Mr. J. Manley, 5layed the test piece, Fau,st (Gounod) Q the Swansea National Eisteddfod. Beth bands are competing on this selec- tion next Saturday. The Market Hall was crowded, and both bands were hear- tily cheered upon their rendition, and there was a great deal of speculation amongst the audience as to which com- bination had given the better rendering. The Oakley Band also gave, two other selections, a I Lombardi," and "Worthy is the Lamb." The Aberdare Male Voice Party, under the baton of Mr. David Phillips, sang the "Solig of the North- men in splendid style, and they had a rousingt reception. Mr. Tudor Owen, A.R.C.M., Ffestiniog, gave a capital ren- dering of a solo. The arrangements were in the hands of Mr. J. Manley and Mr W. H. Pritchard, and they succeeded in realising a very substantial sum to be sent to those in need at Ffestiniog. fST. ElL V AN'S.-At the 11 o'clock ser- vice on Sunday morning the Te Deum" was sung to Sullivan in D, and an earn- est sermon was preached by the Rev. Dewi Williams, B.A. Taking as his text 1 Kings xix., 9, the rev. gentleman sax! that the history of Elijah was one of the most interesting and inspiring in the Old Testament. God moved the prophet b do many strange and mysterious things, with the object of turning the children of Israel from their many sins. Elijah had become depressed and de- spondent and wished to die, but the Lord said, "Your ways are not My ways." Elijah's faith had become weak. Hither- to so bold and fearless, he became a changed man. Why was this? One reason was that he felt so lonely. In reply to the question of Gcd, "What doest thou here, Elijah?" the prophet said that his enemies sought his life, and he had sunk down in lonely despair, for he beheld the children of Israel con- tinuing in idolatry. It was strange that the best and noblest of men very often fell from the very virtues in which they excelled. The lesson for us was this, Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." Another lesson was this: God takes notice of us wherever we are, and whatever we do. We cannot get out of God's sight. He sees many a one to-day in a place where he ought not to be, and we can imagine a, still small voice saying, "What doest thou here?" Let us beware of becoming fainthearted and doleful, and whatever our affliction, let us go to the throne of grace, to the God of all comfort, and cast all our care upon Him, without any reserve. He says, "My grace is sufficient for thee. My strength is made perfect in weak- ness."—At the evening service the Can- ticles were sung to Woodward in E flat, and the Vicar preached an eloquent ser- mon. Mr. Webb presided at the organ. TABERNACLE.—" There shall be one flock, one shepherd." These words, said the Rev J. M. Jones in a sermon at Tabernacle on Sunday night, expressed the dream of the great Catholic Church. Many gifts but one underlying spirit was the dream of the universal church. Protestants were sometimes inclined to laugh at it. But there was in it some vitality. This idea had moulded the lives of some of the best Christians. There was life in the idea. There was in it some reality which Protestants had need to remember. They as Congre- gationalists were on the extreme left wing of the Protestant Church. Was there any reality in saying that those on the extreme left and those on the ex. treme right wing were united in spirit ? The charge against Protestants was that they were destroying the unity of the Christian Church. He hoped that some day the many trivial differences which split the Protestant Church into so many divisions would be abolished. It was generally believed that if any one cherished a new thought he must needt erect a new tabernacle. He believed however that we were getting better in this respect. He believed that a true actual Christian bond between ,the Catholic peasant at the other end of Europe and the Protestant in this country was possible. He did not be- lieve that uniformity in ritual would be anything but an artifical way to unity. Some again expected Christian unity by means of uniformity of doctrine. It was expected that people would express their faith in God by means of the same creeds and doctrines. That also was a foolish idea. Others expected Christian unity by getting all men together into the same institution. The real thing in Christianity was something unseen-a moral and spiritual bond. The word in the text was one flock "-unity of per- sons. If there would be Christian unity at all it would take the form of uniform and universal response to the call of the Good Shepherd. Jesus Christ was the only leader in history who did not dream of forming a church. His was the one great anti-sectarian spirit of the ages. But there was in Him power to draw all men together into the closest union. Three things had power to break down the barriers of separation between the different sects. They were :—(1) Christ had introduced the possibility of a union of character. (2) Christ had the power to give us a union of individual and social purposes. (3) Christ possessed the power of granting inspiration tc all. May the day soon dawn when under. neath all differences there would run the golden thread of Christian character,. purpose and inspiration. TRINITY.—The Rev E. G. Miles, B.A., minister of Spellow-lane Presbyterian church, Liverpool, is now holidaying in his native Aberdare. On Sunday morn. ing Mr Miles preached at Trinity C.M. Church, taking as the text of his sermon "Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not," (2 Cor. 4. 1.) Life, said the apostle in this epistle, was something more than a membership. It was a ministry, He emphasised this fact for the simple reason that the people in that age, like people in this age, were inclined to be satisfied with the mere details of life. He exhorted men to look into the centre of the essence of life, and to be- come masters of life. Life was not something to be passed through, but something to be mastered. All true progress had come through strenuous effort and concentration of energy. Each man had a ministry, and wherever his daily work took him, there he must administer to Christ. The market must have its martyrs, the counter must have its heroes, and the workshop must have its saints. When life is looked upon as a ministry we perceive that it is a minis- try that makes demands. When once we realised the meaning of this ministry we would see that all the incidents of life were not mere accidents but parts in God's great machinery for perfecting the soul. We, like the Captain of our salva- tion, are made perfect through suffering. We should count it joy when we fell into divers temptations. That appeared blas- phemy to some. But when a man realised that the temptation was sent to him that he might use it as a stepping stone to higher things, a pedestal to triumph, he read the text in a new light. Life meant intensely and meant well. Let us look at life with a smile on our face and cheer in our hearts. Let us learn that sorrows and trials were meant to improve our souls. Life was not a struggle with other men to get the most of it. Let us look to see if our life was blossoming for the good of our fellow man.—Mr Miles, addressing the boys and girls in the congregation, in the first portion of the service, told them of a mission station in India. For years after its establishment reports from the mission station told of no converts or no enquiries. For 30 years no progress was reported, and eventually the trustees determined to recall the mission. How ever, the missioner, who had first gone out ther, said, You may recall the mission, but you cannot recall me, I am going to die there." The missioner was given another chance. One night there was a series of knocks at the door of the mission station. They were people who came to enquire concerning the salvation of their souls. The mission prospered abundantly, hundreds having been con- verted in one day. They as boys and girls were struggling against a passion which they possessed. They had been fighting for years and years and had been driven almost to despair, but if they would persist in their efforts they would eventually find their heart's desires realised.

Aberaman. Bradbury's and Jones' Sewing Machines are the Two Best English-Make for Dressmakers, Tailors, and Boot Repair- ers. Dealers: J. Bugler and Son, Cardiff- road, Aberdare. Huge discount for cash. LANTERN LECTURES. Mr. W. A. Davies, Tudor House, Aberainan, intends to give a series of lime-light entertain- ments in the near future. His subject will be, "The Liquor Traffic Unveiled." The slides are most attractive and I equally instructive, and we have no doubt but that the meetings will be greatly appreciated. OPENING.—On Wednesday evening last the Aberaman New Hotel, concern- ing which there has been so much agitation, was duly opened. It is situ- ated at the bottom of Jubilee Road, and its promoters have maintained since its erection that it will supply a long-felt necessity in the neighbourhood, whilst the advocates of temperance hold that it will do more harm than good. It remains to be seen what its influence will be upon the people living in the immediate vicinity. WINTER CLASSES.—We notice that the Aberaman Ambulance Society is going to be re-formed this season, under the tuition of Dr Glyn Jones. We hope that they will meet with the same measure of success as attended their efforts a short time ago, and that they will continue to increase numerically and gain in efficiency. The secretary is Mr Daniel J. Knight, Cynon-street, and those who take an interest in this kind of work would do well to communicate with him as early as possible. WEDDING.—On Wednesday morn- ing last the wedding of Mr John Hughes, 111, Cardiff Road, and Miss Lucy Evans, of Aberdare, took place at the Regis- trar's office at Merthyr. Miss Mary Palmer, (neice of the bride), and Miss Lizzie Hughes, sister of the bridegroom, acted as bridesmaids, and Mr Edmund Evans, the bride's brother, gave the bride away. Mr David Hughes, brother of the bridegroom, acted as best man. Others who were in the party were:— Mr Thomas Hughes and Miss Nellie Hughes, father and sister of the bride- groom. After the ceremony the party left for Swansea for the day, and on Thursday the happy couple left for Devonshire, wnere the honeymoon is being spent.

Penrhiweeiber. SUCCESS.—At the Aberbargoed Ath- letic Sports on Monday, Mr. J. M. Howell's U Merryhoy" took 3rd prize in the It miles galloway.

Miskin. MUSICAL. — Master Ben Williams, Consort-street, Miskin, recently satisfied the examiner for the, R.A.M. and R..C.M. at Cardiff. He has been awarded a pass certificate for pianoforte playing, and missed a distinctioncertificate only by a. few marks. He was coached by Mr E. T. Jenkins, L.I.S.M., Park Villa, Penrhiweeiber.

Weak Milk for Merthyr Workhouse. At Merthyr Police court on Thursday, David Jones, Sychpant Farm, Cwmtaff, was summoned for selling milk deficient in butter fat. Superintendent Gill, on the morning of July 4th, obtained a sample of milk from a churn which de. fendant's servant was delivering to the Merthyr Workhouse under contract. On being submitted to analysis, the milk was found to be deficient in butter fat to the extent of 11 per cent. Mr W. W. Meredith for the defendant submitted that the milk was delivered as it came from the cows. Defendant, he said, had been supplying milk to the guardians for 13 years, and although samples had been taken every year, no complaint had previously been made. A fine of 40s and costs was imposed. On the application of Mr Meredith, the Stipendiary agreed to state a case,

Mountain Ash Jottings. BY "LUCIFER," "qcllools are growing up almost as fast a,s mushrooms at Mountain Ash. I note that the Chairman of the Education Committee, Mr. W. Davies, has been ap- pointed to open the new Darrenlas School. It is only a few months ago that two -chools were opened—Caegarw Mixed School and Pengeulan. Previous to that, and within a period of two or three years, three schools were, built at Abercynon. A Cookery Centre and a County School are in course of erection at present, making eight new schools in a very short space of time. But notwithstanding this additional ac- commodation, H.M. Inspectors of Schools continue to write to the committee point ing out that there is overcrowding in several rooms. Another building is re- quired at Carnetown, Abercynon, and the Board of Education are pressing the cemmittee to submit plans immediately. Since his appointment, Mr. W. H. Wil- liams, the architect, has had his hands pretty well occupied. Mr. Isaac Ambrose, late of Penrhiw- ceiber Schools, and who was appointed headmaster of the new school at Moun- tain Ash, is, together with his family, spending his holidays at Aberystwyth. His old staff at Penrhiweeiber Schools, and other friends, made, a handsome pre- sentation to Mr. Ambrose on the occa sion of his departure from his old school. It is an ill wind that blows no man any good. Everybody except miners and coalowners are complaining of the high price of coal. Country people have to pay anything between Is. Sd. and 2s. a cwt. for it, or equal to £ 1 13s. 4d. and £ 2 a ton. Peat is a poor substitute for coal, but if the price of the latter continues to in- crease, peat will be more generally used in the poorer villages and country places than it has hitherto been. I am re- minded of Mynyddog's lines, in which he exhorted the people to exercise econo- my in their use of the black diamond, when the price for it was very high in the year 1873:- "Ystyriwn bris y glo, Mae hwnw'n ddrud c'i go, Cynilwch y tan Yn fawr ae yn fan, A chofiwch am bris y glo." In connection with the charges made against certain officers and members of the Mile End Board of Guardians, Lon- don, I see it was stated that the coal contracted for was Messrs Nixon Navi. gation Goo's. But it was alleged by Mr. Robb, solicitor, who is acting for the Ratepayers' ssocii;tl, Fho^ppligd for the Inquiry, that in order to defraud the ratepayers, a cheaper and of course an inferior (English) coal was substi- tuted for that which the Mountain Ash miners help to produce. The story told by Mr. D. Keen Davies, Penrhiwceiber, of a visit paid by mining students to Scotland, and to the collier ies there, must prove interesting to those who work in the mine. One thing must impress the average miner whilst reading his article last week is the diftl culty they experience in the North in working out the various seams. In South Wales we hardly ever have to contend with such obstacles as are described in last week's "Leader" by Mr. Davies. While one' party of students have been inspecting the Northern Collieries, another party have visited Germany—the Westphalian Coalfield. This latter party consisted chiefly of Aberdare students They have been deeply impressed by the. go-aheadness of the German, and they say that the Briton must buck up n if he intends keeping in the front, or he will be left far behind by his German rival. Much could be said by the visitors of the various mechanical appliances used, but they were equally astounded with what would be considered mere minor things. In a conversation I had with a member of the party, he described a very useful contrivance which, if introduced into this country, would be a blessing and a boon to the house wife. This was a large shower bath situated on the pit top for the coliveitiellec" of the workmen, who undress here, take a bath, and then put on their clean clothes be- fore proceeding homeward. It. is very rarely that a collier, in his working clothes, may be seen in the street. He gees to his work in the morning, and re- tuins at night as if he were employed in a shop or an office. The average reader will ask: Where are the working clothes kept? Who bkels care of them, and who attends to the repairs? Well, an attendant doc" ali that. E'-very .workman has a, number and his own place to hang his clothes and an lt,tendalit-geiic,rally a man who has failed through ill-health or some ether cause to work underground—has sole charge of them during the night, and another attendant keeps watch over the evening dress" whilet the owner is "down." *——— I understand that Mr. E. M. Hann ad- vocated something of this kind a couple of years ago, but t'he workmen did not seem to take to the idea very well at the time. However, there is little doubt but that such & scheme would have a bene- ficial effect on the housl as well as the housewife, and for that and other reasons the proposal ought certainly to have a trial. A friend of mine who listened to the above, hazarded the inquiry as to whether it was not a source of annoy- ance to a few who might be very hungry and desired to get "through" adinnel before entering the wash-tub. The re- ply was that it was largely a matter of habit to partake of dinner before bath- ing, and such a habit could be well rele- gated to the limbo of the dead past. The Eight Hour Day in Mines is an accomplished fact in several coalfields in Germany. Three shifts of 8 hours each are worked, and coal is raised during two shifts out of the three. The miners are fond of their homes. The cottages for the moist part are semi-detached, with a large piece of garden and green belong ing to -every one. When will the Welsh miner be given these privileges? lirst of all, when are we to have an Eigh; Hours Day Bill I)at,sed.P With many a poor collier in Aberdare it is more like 12 hours a day. He has to start in the morning at G o'clock to catch the workmen's train, and he is not home till after G at night. Since writing the above I read Mr Aneurin Williams' able speech at the Cymurrodorion meeting at Swansea, deal- ing with the housing question, in which he refers to what the Germans have done in the matter of providing decent houses for the people to live in. Mr. Williams is, by the way, a descendant of that quaint old Glamorganshire charac- ter, Iolo Morganwg.

East Glamorgan Show. LOCAL PRIZE WINNERS. The above show was held at Nelson on Monday. Mr. H. C. Francis, Aber- dare, was one of the judges in the shoe- ing competition. Amongst the winners were the following — Pony over 13 hands and under 13.2: 1st prize, John Williams, Penrhiweeiber; 2nd, David Jones, Mountain Ash. Pair of horses, suitable for agricultur- al purposes: 2nd, W. Whiting, Aberdare. Cart mare or gelding, for agricultural purposes: 2nd, W. Whiting, Aberdare. Mare or gelding suitable for dray or cart: 2nd, W. Whiting, Aberdare. Cob mare and colt, 14 hands: 2nd, W. Griffiths, Mountain Ash. Harness, speci-al prize: 2nd, John Wil- lie me, Penrhiweeiber. Cob, not exceeding 14.2: 1st, D. Roos Jones, Aberdare. Mare or gelding not exceeding 15.2: 1st, D. Rees Jones, Aberdare. Mare or gelding, for general business purposes: 1st, W. Whiting, Aberdare; 2nd, J. Hill and Sons, Mountain As'h; East Glam. Show TWO. 3rd, T. K. Lukey, Mountain Ash. Milk vender's turn-out: 1st, David Jones, Mountain Ash. Modern Game Cock: 2nd, F. W. Forey, Aberdare. Buff Orpington Cock- 1st and 2nd, G. Ponting, Mountain Ash. Do., Hen: 2nd and 3rd, G. Ponting, Mountain Ash. Duck or drake: 1st, Tkos. Evans, Aber- dare. Selling Class: 1st, F. W. Forey, Aber- dare. Selling Class not to exceed 10s.: 1st, G. Pcnting, Mountain Ash. Any variety, cock or hen: 2nd, T. R. Evans, Aberdare. Terriers: 2nd, Bert James, Mountain Ash. Pure bred Welsh mountain ram: 2nd. P.D., Aberaman Farm. Ambulance (open): 3rd prize, Aber- cynon team. In the horticultural section, Charles Gregory, Abercynon, was amongst the chief prize winners.

Aberdare Flower Show. Once more the famous Aberdare Flower Show is at hand, and a record crowd is expected at Abernant Park on Thursday, the 29th inst. There is every prospect of a full exhibition of roses, sweet peas, vegetables, etc., notwith- standing the backwardness of the season. The competitions for school-children for collections of wild flowers will be very keen, and a large number of entries are anticipated. The committee have this year decided to have a Brass Band Con- test in connection with the Show, for which some of the leading bands in the North and South Wales have entered, and a grand concert will be given in the evening by the winners of the first prize. Another new feature in connection with this show will be the Air Rifle Shooting Competition. Entries for the show close on Monday next, but the entries for the Shooting Competition can be given to the secretary on the grounds.

Lawn Tennis. TREORKY v. ABERDARE SECONDS. The above teams played at Treorky on Saturday, and resulted in a win for Aberdare by seven events to two, il sets tc 5, 108 games to 70.

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