Penarth Chronicle and District Advertiser

f Notes and Comments. IN another column wlll."be found the addresses of iQg 4-L lee candidates who seek the honour of repre- aeutiQo. 4-1 a ttie electors of Penarth on the Glamorgan COUlJty COilnril. That this is an honour neither of to ^entleroen will deny, and it behoves the electors Mto i^ that the best men available are returned, essrs SK 1 tical eP"erd and Jotham are gentlemen of prac- year eX^6l:ienct'' f°i'iner having served about 12 abl °Q t^16 ^oca^ Board, and the latter a consider- in e^eriod as member of the Cardiff Council; and, m additi u QJ or>, both have represented our interests at the rgaU ^OUnty Council meetings. At present it Wve^8 ^or South Division, will ProvokVVa'^ °Ver' ^°r' althongh some ^ave tried to 6-n^ e a tootes^ yet no one has been found bold thin tnake the attack. In the Northern Division $Osed and here Mr Shepherd will be op- **Ow ^orris« This latter gentleman is &e h*e''kn°Wn m°St res:*dents of Penarth. the mdC*9 himself a name, and, doubtless, duriug bef0l. ^W° 01 ^]ree weeks he will be busy putting to e^eC^ra ^le Ward his claims and seek- terest8C°UVlnCe tbem °f bis ability to serve their in- ^a&ds ^0rr's' UlJdoubtedly, has time on his dow °L'leiw^se he would not be able to "Which 1* ud pen SUCl1 soul-stirring epistles as that Dist,;c^d our pageH last week, but which the day, oUuci1' at Iteir meeting the previous Hon j is v Ul^ CoU8'gued to the waste-paper basket I 18 ery kind of Mr Norris to be so willing to de. I vote—we had almost said sacrifice-the remainder of his life for the good of his fellow-creatures. We may be premature, but nevertheless we suggest that when he has finished his course the following lines would be suitable to place on his headstone ;— All the world's a mighty stage. And men and women are the actors He has nobly played his pait As one of earth's kind benefactors.' Mr Norris, in his address, does a great deal to en- lighten us as to the duties of County Councillors. This is interesting, and clearly proves that he is en- deavouring to qualify for the position. Without ad- vocating the claims of either of the contestants for honours in the Northern Division, we ask the electors to weigh unpartially and carefully the claims and qualifications of the two gentlemen seeking their suf- frages. It doea not appear thateither will be carried into office on the back of any sect or organisation, so that the electors will be more fiee to act independently and according to individual judgment. We will only say further that Mr Norris is a new aspirant to office, whiisfc JUr Shepherd is an old, tried, aud respected servant. The nominations will take place on the 22nd inst., and not on the 28th as intimated last week. The polling will take place on the 4th of March. MAY differences of opinion never alter fiiendship. As will be seen o.-i reference to our correspondence columns, there is a great difference of opinion as to the letter of Mr Morris addressed to the District Council, and which, through the courtesy of that gentleman, we were enabled to publish in our last iusue. That the letter contained some" pertinent questions,"as is stated by one correspondent,we agree, and these questions ough t to be answered, or something done to remove the foundation upon which one or two of them rest. The measurements dispute at West Cottages is one of long standing, and year after year is allowed to pass without a settlement. As we under- stand it, when the private improvements were earned 011\ on some of Mr Roberts's property, the late Sur- veyor took the measurements, and the account was in due course presented, but Mr Roberts, with a keen eye to business, did not trust to the measurements of the Surveyoi) and after going over the work himself, he discovered a slight discrepancy, and refused to pay up until a corrected account wras presented. The difference was only trivial, but if it was only a penny Mr Roberts was justified in refusing to pay it. Whilst this dispute has remained unsettled the bill has re mained unpaid, and Mr Roberts has been receiving the interest on the money which ought to be in the hands of the Council. How much longer will this go on ? Mr Roberts is willing to pay what is just and right, but no more can be wi-u-3- from him. Mr Nor,-is has done well in bringing it forward and making it public. We must eonfess that we have beon baffled by some portions of the now famous letter, but that undoutedly is due to ignorance on our part. We hope Mr Norris will continue to agitate for the setting right of what is wrong, and then when 1 all wrongs have been righted what a happy people will Penarthians be. IT is high time that better provision were made in Penaith in case of fire, for the appliances which are now available would be far from adequate were a fire of a serious character to take place at any of our laige buildings. We are therefore glad to learn that Mr Westyr Evans and Mr J. M. Jennings are inter- esting themselves in this matter, with a view to inducing- the District Council to take the matter up and provide a fire escape, steam fire engine, and the establishment of a fire brigade, either voluntary or paid. Under existing circumstances, were a fire to break o-it at the Lansdowne Hotel, or many other places, the probabilities are that before any adequate I supply of water could be bronght to play upon the flames, there would be a great destruction of property, { This is a question which should have immediate at-1 tention, and we hope Messrs Evans and Jennings f will seek the earliest opportunity of submitting their scheme to the Council. 9'

J Original Poetry. A WINTER SCENE. The snow 1-tys thick upon the frosted ground, And clothes in white the country all around lis four o'clock, the boys from school are out, In boyish glee they leap, run, laugh, and shout. Then in a trice they form the balls of snow, Till bands and cheeks are tinged with ruddy glow; The teacher, too, comes out and joins the fun, And, for a time, teacher and taught are one. Hm thoughts take flight to times of love aud joy When he, like these, was but a blushing boy To days that were before that evil day When trouble came and streaked his hair with grey. To days ere time his face with furrows traced, Ere its rough hand its glory had erased I t, Bury the past, his thoughts their steps retrace, For now a snowball strikes him on the face. Excitement now and fun doth fill his brain, And soon he feels himself a boy again; H The pond, it holds," the welcome news goes round, Then man and boy upon the ice are found. The elder ones their skates they bring to serve To foira their names in fine fautaatic curve Now o'er the pond in graceful form they skim, With lustrous eye, and strength in every limb. And maidens coy along the banks are seen, 1-1 Amid them, too, a pretty village queen; The ringing laughter of those maidens fair Wafts chords of music through the crispy air. The queen of night breaks through a fleecy pile, -0 While o'er her face there sweeps a placid smile; The tinkling brook, as for the sea it yearns, Breaks forth in song, and then the smile returns. The snow-clad bills and cloud-capped rugged heights 0 Now gleam like diamonds with their thousand lights;. My B ml is filled with thankfulness and bliss, That mind can revel o'er a scene like this. „ D. T. MORRIS- trwendraetb, Penaith, February 13th, 1895.

Penarth Free Library. The committee met on Friday evening last, under the presidency of Mr G. C. Thompson. A discussion took place upon the question whether or not an effort should be made to open the library at an early date with about 1,000 volumes, or whether the money coming in from the rates should be allowed to accu- mulate until a full library of 5,000 books could be bought. Upon the condition that the library should be opened as soon as 1,000 vols. could be got together, Mr J. M. Jennings offered to give the necessary timber for shelving, &c.. and Messrs T. Bevan, and G4 Pile undertook to provide the necessary labour for fixing. It was decided to accept these offers, andtoappoftl at once to the public for gifts of books. On Wednesday next, the 20th inst., the newspapers and the periodicals not to be kept for binding for the library will be sold by auction up to the 30th of June. These will be delivered to purchasers weekly, or the papers may be fetched daily.

Ruffianism at Barry Dock. Williams Lowe, fireman, was brought up before the Penarth Magistrates on Monday, charged with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting P. C. William Williams at Barry Dock on Thursday evening last According- to that officer's evidence he had occasion to turn prisoner out of the Victoria Hotel about 8.30 o'clock, and a short time afterwards, when passing up Evan-street, three men rush out of a doorway suddenly upon him, knocked him to the ground, and kicked hizu several times about the body. Prisoner was one cf the three who attacked him. Witness got up after the lirstiknock-down blow and took hold of prisoner, and although knocked down a second time on a doorstep, he managed io retain his hold of prisoner, who was afterwards conveyed to the police-station- Prisoner was sentencd to two mountbs' irrpjisonmen with haid labour.

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