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LLANDUDNO & DISTRICT FIELD…
LLANDUDNO & DISTRICT FIELD CLUB. VISIT TO MAELE; HALL. On Saturday, October 3rd, the members of the above Club paid a visit 11) Marie Hall and Woods, by kind permission of Miss Sharpe, the Matron. Mr Henry Woodall, the former owner and occupier, was to have been present to point out some of the fatures of interest, but was un- fortunate detained in London. In his absence the following paper was read by the Hon. Excursion Secretary, Mr W. R. Brookes. With the best disposition to write some- thing that might be of interest to your Socity concerning MarIe, I am sorry to confess that my efforts to arrive at re- liable information have been practically fruitless. When first I became possessor of the place it seemed to me that the air was laden, and reverberated, with legends and traditions, which, of course, I fondly hoped were not imaginary. But now I can only hope that members of the Field Club may feel inclined to enter upon a study of Marie's history, the knowledge of which must be of more than average value, because of the immense, number of people who, in one way or another, are now interestd in its fortunes. In the first place how should the name be spelt? Should it be M.arl or Marie And what significance applies to either name,? Mr Lloyd George, my guest on one occasion there, after enquiring if there were any evidences of the conventual, and being in- formed of yew trees in considerable num- ber and of the "Nun's walk," the right of way that divides Marle from Bodsgallen, expressed an opinion that the word was a contraction of the two words Maer Lie- place of Mary. Others again, say "Noth- ing of the sort! Marl is the proper name, and it means a special variety of soil." The latter interpretation is of the earth earthy; and I incline to that of our bril- liant Chancellor—priceless asset of the Nation-as being more imaginative, and therefore more likely to be correct. Marie has suffered from two fires, one which destroyed much of the original house, and another which completely gutted the succeeding edifice. The latter house was completed in 1661, and accord- ing to Pennant the fire occurred about 40 years before the date of his work, which was published in 1810. So the last fire was about 140 years ago. The, southern wing of the house was afterwards made habitable after a fashion-or rather after no fashion at all—and has been occupied ever since. That the whole interior was destroyed is evidenced by the fact that while making my alterations, there was no bit of wood within the stone or brickwork uncovered, which was not seen to be charred. The portion left unoccupied re- mained "all tenantless, save to the crannying wind," for these 140 years, and yet was perfectly sound at the, end, and has now resumed—under a skilful archi- tect-its original and stately aspect. Tradition ha,s it, that it was prophecised that trees should grow from out the hearths, and sure enough there was an elm fully 40ft. high growing right in front of the fire place in one room, while an ash of equal dmensions adorned the centre of an adjoining apartment. A third fire was foretold, and this is to be more disastrous than the preceding. As a fair dealing Englishman I felt it my duty to com- municate this information to the proper officials when I insured the property, but unimp,r,essiona,ble slave of custom- refused to increase the. rate. I under- stand that these various calamities were to happen in consequence of the transference of the estate from Catholic to Protestant possession. Well I suppose all properties will fall by fire if they have the luck to survive other destructive agencies, and the prophectic utterance may be fulfilled. I had not, been long in residence before I learned that there was a, ghost attached to the premises. Up to this time I had thought there was noshing wanted to make the place completely satisfying. But I had not thought of a ghost! And this in- formation filled my cup of happiness to overflowing! Often I listened to the shreiks of owls and tried to imagine them the weird agents of the uncanny wanderer, but my musings would inevitably end in contemplation of the moonfaced birds as beneficently helping the farmer while he lay asleep. I had not- long to wait, how- ever, for a really thrilling experience of the ghostly. Accompanied by my little 4 white terrier I had arrived at the Old Junction on a misty evening some time after sunset, and was making my way home by the footpath through the fields to Marie. I had not gone more than a hun- dred yards or so, from the station, when a strangely attenuated figure, white and fleecy, about five feet high, arrested my attention some distance away. It was here one moment, and there, travelling at ten to fifteen miles an hour, hundreds of yards away the next minute. At one moment it would approach me, and at the next recede. I watched it for a minute or two, wholly incompetent to compre- hend it, until it bore straight down upon me and brought my heart as nearly into my mouth as ever it is likely to be, and there at my feet it stood in the per n of my friend, Toss, the terrier. Immediate- ly I looked about for a. cause of such extraordnary phenomenon, and I was fortunate in discovering it at once. At the station the train I had come by still remained. The stoker was firing up, and a great flare was comng out at the furnace door. This flare, which was behind me, cast its light over a wide area, anl was refracted from the white dog through rlu- mist, and the refraction, of slender pyramidal form, moved of course with the dog. Now had the dog continued his hunt another minute, or had that furnace door ben closed a moment before the dog's return, I might have been amongst those who entertain notions about spooks. As it is, I see in this incident something that may explain a large proportion of the stories which are current. Even more remarkable, and more close- ly related to the objects of your Society, and also to the place of your pilgrama,ge is the story of how a bird called, and con- ducte me to the rescue of its young—an incident which entirely uproots the com- mon belief that reasoning power is the peculiar possession of man. Accompanied by my sister-in-law I was walking up the drive when my attention was attracted by three thrushes, which flew to and fro in front of me, evidently much excited. Watching the birds, I noticed thait in their flight tio my right they went in line over my dog (same good dog) which was lying in the grass, and as they did so they struck at him with their wings. I soon found that the dog was toying with a fledgling, which I took from him, fluttere,d it upon my finger, and find- it unharmed placed it in the bush where its nest was, and gave no further thought to it. Next morning I was about to take my place at the breakfast table, when I heard a singular crying, as of a bird in distress, outside the dining room. Look- ing through the door I saw the bird—a thrush—rushing to and fro in front. I straightway walked out along a, box-edged path, and the bird hopped in front. I stepped backwards, and the bird followed my movement. This procedure I repeat- ed, and then called to the lady who had seen the incident of the previous day to follow me. The bird led us, strictly keep- ing to the, narrow path, turned sharply on reaching the steps, half-way between the, wings of the house, flew down the steps and waited at the bottom,, then led onward some distance down the drive, until I was brought in sight of my dog, which was lying in exactly the same spot, as on the previous day. I rushed to the dog which had the same or another of the nest, and as before, I held it on my finger delighted to find that it was still sound, and the old bird hovered around as I did so. The dog had slept in my room during the night, and came down stairs with me. Something like five minutes must have been taken up with these doings, and the distance the old bird took us was sixty yards. Now there is not an uncertain point about this story, and it iis clear that the bird knowing my ways, had argued that as I had rescued its young yesterday, so would I again if only I could be informed. So she stoically left her young in the clutches of a dog whilse she sought me. I had thought of saying something con- cerning Archbishop Williams reputed to have been borne at Marie, but I am sorry to say that my evidence has proved untrust- worthy. Where, exactly he was born I cannot ascertain, but he died at, Gloddaeth and was buried at Penrhyn. Of much more consequence s it that the estate in the hands of the Executive of the Birmingham Hosit,al Saturday Fund is doing wondrously as a convalescent home, and that about two thousand poor women per annum are benefited by the pure air, and the unceasing1 attention they receive. Of this, however, I must ask Miss Sharp to inform you. To my mind it is the noblest instStuton of its kind in the la,nd.-(Ap,plause.) Miss Sharp then conducted the mem- bers over the house and grounds, and ex- plained the system, by which the institu- tion is supported. After spending a very pleasant afternoon the members proceeded to the Llanrhos Coffee House for tea.
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1M' CONWAY TOWN COUNCIL. SPEED LIMITS FOR. MOTOR CARS. At, the monthly meeting of the Conway Town Council on Wednesday the Mayor, Dr. R. Arthur Prichard, presiding, it was unanimously decided to apply for the fix- ing of Board of Trade motor-speed limits on the road from the Junction to De- ganwy, on the bridge and the approaches thereto, on any highway within the town walls, and on the roads approaching the town from Hendre and Sychnant Pass. '¡' Mr James Porter moved 2. and Mr A. J. Oldman seconded, that the Rural District Council be requested to. seek a similar order limiting the speed along the main road from Talysarn through Llandudno Junction to the boundary of the borough, which is one of the most dangerous places in the borough. This proposition also was carried. If the recommendations are carried out the reduced speed regulations will apply to all the roads leading into the town, as well as to those within the town itself. It was decided, at the request of Mr Robert Jones, a Labour member, that the sweeping of the streets on Sunday morn- ings be avoided, and that the scavengers be employed late on Saturday night in- stead. The accountant reported the purchase of CS14 2 per cent. Consols, at, 88 13-16, 2 costing £ 700, for the bridge reserve fund. This fund now amounts to -26,140, and when it becomes £ 10,000 the Corporation are required to declare the bridge, free of tolls.
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UNEMPLOYMENT IN CARNARVON- SHIRE. At the meeting of the Gwyrfai Rural Council on Saturday the Clerk reported upon the deliberations of a meeting of chairmen of parish councils, recently held, preparatory to the conference promoted by the County Council to discuss the question of unemployment. He enumerated the suggestions made, which were not brought to the notice of the subsequent con- ference. One of these was the removal of the enormous rubbish heaps which cover a large portion of the Nantlle Vale and in- terfere with the development and expan- sion of the slate quarries. It was decided t,) refer the various suggestions to the favourable consideration of the County Council.
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Mr H ZaLoudek, of the firm of Zaloudek and Co., Mostyn Street, the leading Ladies' Tailors, has just returned from London and Paris, which centres of Fashion he periodically visits. It is to thedr keenness and enterprise in search of all that is new and recherche that this Firm II has earned so wide a reputation as Fashion Artists and Costumiers.
THE HARVEST OF THE HEDGEROWS.
THE HARVEST OF THE HEDGEROWS. BLACKBERRY PICKING ON THE! GREAT ORMEi. A temperature of over seventy degrees in the shade in October is an experience not often enjoyed for more than a single day, but for it to continue, day after day for nearly a fortnight borders on the, mar- velous. Just as one is enjoying it., how- ever, along comes the: pessimist—he who always looks a gift horse, in the mouth-, a,nd endeavours to spoil your enjoyment with some such words as "We'll have to pay for this later on." "Get thee behind me" is the best reply to- make when this intruder shows his face. What if we do have to pay later on, it would be foolish not to get full value out of the present. Determined to act, on that policy, a small party was made, up (the youngest of whom was wearing his first pair of knickers) and set off one recent afternoon to participate in the joys of harvest, time. It is true that, their harvest was only of the hedge-rows—the harvest of the poor folk-i.e., the blackberrry, but the joy was there all the same. Croakers may complain and grumble at having mid-summer weather in October, they may prophecy dire weather to come, but one thing is certain, and that is the "unseasonable" weather has transformed the hedgerows and commons into- rich har- vest fields, the sun has kissed the, green berries on the brambles, and at the touch of its lips the unripe berries have become luscious fruit, fit for cottager or for King. The scene selected for operating upon was on the Gogarth side of the Great Orme, and there was found dozens of chil- dren busy scrambling in and about the hushes) their fingers, and, alas! for the frailty of human nature—their lips stain- ed a deep' purple by the juice of the ber- ries. Most, of them had well-filled baskets and cans, notwithstanding the, quantity which must have been consumed to pro- duce that deep purple hue on the lips. Our little party was soon as busy, pushing into the bushes and thorn brakes,—regard- less of pricks and scratches—not to men- tion sundry reminders that nettles had not lost their power of inflicting pain on the unwary. The work was exhilarating, and the odour from the bushes and herbs greeted the nostrils with refreshing fragrance. Baskets were quickly filled, and then a halt was called at a wayside cottage bearing the legend, "Ginger Beer," and eight thirsts were quenched ere starting the return journey as the- sun was creeping down in the, west. There were many other things to engage the attention beside blackberries, for over- head a, hawk soared, evidently in search of prey. Many a, swoop he, made in vain, ere the cries of a poor feathered mite an- nounced that he had secured a, victim., and he was just, seen carrying it into a clump of bushes at the summit of a, high cliff. Below the, gulls were wingi'ng their way in large numbers to the more inaccessible cliffs, and pair of divers at work greatly interested the youngsters. The setting sun, however, gave its warning that "night was drawing nigh." It hung like a ball of red hot metal over the sea, as if suspended by invisible cords in mid air, casting a, pathway of fire, across the almost waveless sea that appeared to end in a veritable Jacob's ladder to the heavens above:, gradually fading away as the shadows grew deeper. There are many ways of spending a holiday, and if those who on Wednesday spent some twelve or more hours in a railway carriage only got, half the pleasure —not to mention health—out their holi- day they will have had full value for their money with the measure heaped up and running over.
NATURE JOTTINGS.
NATURE JOTTINGS. OCTOBER 3.-1 am entirely at one with the views of "A lover of birds" with regard to indiscriminate shooters, but it is only fair to local gunners to, say that gull-shooting as never become a practice with them. It is only the ignorant, and self-styled "sportsman" who would destroy the life of the harmless and beautiful gull. By section 2 of the Car- narvonshire County Council Order 1905 for the protection of wild birds, the killing or taking of gulls (except the lesser black- backed) is prohibited throughout the county of Carnarvon as between the last, day of February,, and the first day of October in each year, but from a purely sentimental, as well as utilitarian point of view, the gulls deserve protection at all seasons. Not only do the gu'lls afford us pleasure and amusement- by their tame- ness, but they are highly beneficial to the farmer, who does wisely in allowing them to forage on his fields, for their food con- sists mainly of grubs, worms, and, other noxious insects. The flock noted by the writer of the letter would doubtless con- sist of black-headed, with perhaps one or two herring-gulls. A person shooting protected birds on the Tuesday (29th Sep- tember) referred to in the. letter would, of course,, be liable to prosecution, and he would have himself entirely to blame if the police caught him at his game. R. W. J.
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Alleged Attempted Burglary…
Alleged Attempted Burglary at Craigydon. ACCUSED COMMITTED TO ASSIZES. At a Special Police Court on Monday, before Mr J. O. Thomas, George Hughes, labourer, 46, Alexandra Road, was charg- ed with attempted burglary at 3, Craigy- don Parade, on the previous Saturday evening. Superintendent Roes, without, offering any evidence, asked for a remand until the following day, which was granted. CAUGHT IN THE ACT. On Tuesday the accused was brought before Messrs J. 0. Thomas and Robert Roberts, when Mr Jas. J. Marks appeared to conduct the prosecution. Accused was not defended. In reply to Mr Marks, Police Con- stable W. P. Williams (58) gave the fol- lowing evidence:—"I was on duty in Oraiigydon, and at ten minutes past eleven 19 I found prisoner in the basement of No. 3 Craigydon Parade. When I saw him he was huddled, up in a corner with one hand concealed in his breast. He was pressing up between a pillar and the window as if trying to hide himself. I asked him what he was doing there, and he replied, "I was muddled up and lost my way down here." I then took a match out of my pocket, struck it and examined the window. I found some marks on the window sill where the putty had been taken off and also some pieces of put,ty on the cement window sill and wood casing. I said to him, "Is this what you are doing, trying to get in here," and pointed out the marks and loose putty on the window sill and casing, asking him if he could see them. He replied, "Yes, I see them. I bold him he would have to come to the police station. When I got him to the street I searched him, and found this knife (pro- duced) in his inside right pocket. When I took it, out of his pocket there was putty on the end of it. He then made a volun- tary statement that he had found the knife in a heap of rubbish at the Lady Forres- ter Home. I then brought him to the station, cautioned and charged him with attempting to break into No. 3, Craigydon Parade, a dwelling house in the oc.cupa-. tion of Miss Parker. In reply to the charge he said, "I was in a, drop of booze and did not mean any harm." I after- wards went down in company with Ser- geant Jones and examined the window, and found on the, left, hand side of the lower pane two marks, one three inches in length and the other one inch. On the right hand side of the same pane there was a continuous mark ten inches m length. I took the pieces of putty and wrapped them in a newspaper (produced, and which proved to be the "Pilot"). I knew that the people went away occasion- ally after the season, and that they were spending the week-end in Penrhynside. About eight o'clock the same- night I had tried the doors and windows of the house and found them secure." Miss A. E. Taylor, residing with her aunt, Miss Parker, at 3, Craigydon Parade, gave evidence of leaving the, house secure on Saturday and stated that an old-fashioned bureau stood in one corner of the breakfast room, in which a little money-not, much—was kept. Sergeant Edward Williams was then called, and said: "On the 4th October when I was taking a description of accused he made a voluntary statement." Mr Marks (to prisoner): Have you any objection to the Sergeant repeating the statement. Prisoner: No. Sergt. Williams then repeated the fol- lowing statement made by accused, "I was drunk in the morning, and some fel- low who I think works for the Coaching Company told me that the people at 3, Craigydon Parade had gone away and that there was lots of gold in the house if any- one wanted it, so I had it in my head all day and I went there at night." In reply to the charge, accused said he (' was muddled with drink all day and was very sorry. He was committed for trial to the, Car- narvonshire Assizes to be held next week.
CYCLIST AND POLICEMAN.
CYCLIST AND POLICEMAN. A SUCCESSFUL CROSS-EXAMINA- TION. A cyclist charged at the Beaumaris Petty Sessions on Saturday with riding without a light on the 2nd of August last, escaped trumphantly from the meshes of the law. He cross-examined the, police officer and elicited from the witness the fact that he did not remember the day of the week on which the alleged offence was committed. A reference to the calendar showed that the 2nd of August was a Sun- day, whereupon the defendant, exclaimed that he never cycled on Sundays except to call a doctor. The Bench suggested that it might have been on a, Monday, but on being questioned the officer could not give the true day, and amid the laughter of the Court the case was dismissed.
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I COMING EVENTS. I
I COMING EVENTS. I Oct. 12.-General Meeting of Craigydon Mutual Improvement Association. 14.80Ciia:f Evening in connection with Craigydon Mutual Improve- ment Association. 16.Paiper by Councillor Henry Wilson, "The needed improvement of Craigydon," at Craigydon Mutual Improvement Association. 19.—Craigydon Mutual Improve- ment Association Social Evening. 21.—Craigydon Mutual Improve- ment Association Social Evening. 23.—Paper by Mr Ley at Craigydon Mutual Improvement Association: "The Rose,; its culture, grafting," eto 26.—Concert by members of Craigy- don Mutual Improvement, Association Oct. 26.—Special Lecture at St. Paul's Church House, by F. A. McKenzie, Elsq., "America up-to-date." Oct. 28.-vVelsh Baptists' Annual Sale of Work. 28.-CaigydoI1 Mutual Improve- ment Association Social Evening. 30—Criticism of Llandudno- Urban Council at Craigydon Mutual Im- provement Association by Mr O1. LL Roberts. Nov. 3rd and 4th.-Annual Preaching Services at the Tabernacle. Nov. 11.—Caer salem Mission Annual Public Tea and Cantata at the Town Hall. Nov. 12th to 23rd.—Annual Temperance Mission at the Town Hall. Nov. 16.—Special Lecture at St. Paul's Church House by Sarath Kumar Ghosh, Esq., "The Romance and Mystery of India." Nov. 26.—Miss Eva Thomas' Annual Con- cert in Town Hall. Nov. 30.—Lantern Lecture at St. Paul's Church House, by A. H. Hughes, Esq., on "Nooks and Corners of Ecclesiastical and Domestic Archi- tecture." Dec. 14.S,pecial Lecture at St. Paul's Church House by Mifcs Madeleine O'Cbnnor, "Irish Fairy sSongs and Tales." Jan. 25.-S,pe,cial Lecture at St. Paul's Church House by W. El Schiele Esq., "Village Life in Japan." Feb. 22.—Special Lecture at St. Paul's Church House, by Miss Gertrude Bacon, "The Coastwise Lights of England." Coming Events inserted Free of Charge.
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