The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

A ddarllenwyd ar yr nohlj^ur o anrbegn Mr James Chick, P-n'ypridi, a ysteb yn ei gyeylltiad fel ^iKeirjyd.i y can a yn Ngbapel Methodistittid GalfitaifJu jt'eLtiel, Pontypridd. A wnewen isi.iat.n I un n blant v> iLito, I cid'weayd gsir lieu d-Jna Am Chick a'a ;iecii ta g ato; Y dynio*; sydd y; ù., t- d, A gwi;e\ii wrtn r.i tjscab.ju, Oud mae y i,ti yn t ei ,do MGr gyned ktVt, a hwjthau. Chick yw eio ET«ofiel tii, A fe yw ein 4 Arwiru.v<:d ei ict, I yanu yu Mae'r tre, in yn y oor, A ninau yw ei ddc-iiiaid, Fe'n !!yuo>irai»rh». ,11, 0 l'yd a'i law ",1 !ygaid. Pe gullai'r Alioa oil Fe guffai ei gcro i, A cboron haida t. an*, Mae'n dei.wu. iawL c honi Yn ol ein tyb f1, Li Mae u haecrm yji t-j ptth giru. A goreu'r hyd » finnw, Nol myu'd tu dr, W i arigeu. UN o's. ALTOS. anh(.wdd w-ifhi-ji) griuu can Pan fyddn testun sychlyd, Dru arnll anha-svdd p loio'u wir Tl'a'r gwrthrycii ju un Lyi yd, Mae genyf dt styn w. r.h ty nuodd I ganu ovno'i awr (In; Sef uDejeh un fu i hir Yn gyfnill dyduau ffyddl^n. Peth mawr tra'n teiLhio yu y byd Yw egal gwynepryd sirioi, Mae'n falm i gal,ii o ditei glwyf, I bftivb hvn sy'n adymunol; Un ftllu yw fy nirtiyf-i'l Chick, Medd galou hawdHg^r wrt-sog, Yn gweitbio i oiaes i'w wyneb lion Yn wen gariadus eerchog. Mae rbai yn gwecn ya eico gwydd. Tra'u culon yn f'i..Ci cablu; Pan drowoh eieb cefn, eu peuaf waith Yw -eisio eich bye-iaun; Ond aid uu f,lin yayw Chic's, Ei wyneb argyboedda LL Bob nn h'i cwrdd, na all bytu dwyil Gael yn ei fynwea noddfa. Er tnoi llnosog ydyw rhif Afrifed ei ragorion, Ei beouf nc yn ddiau yw Ei fii yn mysg cerddorion; Ai wcinydd euwug ydyw ef Yn ddian Did ryw erthyl, A braidd y d'wedwn aaliai wnead Wych geiddor u ben geffyl. 0 le.af gwnaeth o lswer un Na wyddni nn gwahauiaeth Rhwng Minitu, Crutchao, a choes buwob, Ei seinio br,idd yu berfEaith liedd ar amynedd megia Jub, Medd allu i adoysgu, Heb neb o'i fath OIPwU unrhyw le, A tbyaier heb byili ballu. Bu'm dan arweii.iad lla.ver an, A hyuod m,)r it m, y wi,,l Yw'r arweinyddioo yn eu dawn, A'u gallu aadysgindol: Myn rhai gael tyua gwallt en pen, Rhai ddawnsio, a rhai bwdi, Ond Chick bob amser gyda gwen Tra sirioi wuagynghori. Nid oes nn gwr ya Pontypridd Doilynga gydnabyddiieth Yn fwy nag ef, na'r un ycb waith Mwy teilwng 0 ganmoliaeth Ei ddúwn, a'i allu, heb un pall Abt-rtha braidd yn hollol, Heb unrhyw obaith gael un tal, Mac elw pethau bydol. O'm calon d'wedaf bendith Kr Orpbwyso arno beuuydd; I'w arwain trwy y byd i'r man Mae oanu yn dragywydd: Ei briod boff, a'i blaut, r an wedd Fo dan nawdd Duw, nes cwrddyd Oddeutu'r bwidd yn ubeyrnas net, Yn iach uwch puen a blinfyd. Abercarn. OWEN Lxwis (MICHELLFAB.) Y DIWEDDAR MYFYfi MORGANWG. Llinellaua gyfansoddwyd gan Dewi Wyn o Essyllt ar farwolaeth y dimeddar batriarch uchod. Dydd o lawenydd 11awn a pher fwynhad A foasai dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant drwy'n gwlad, Oni buaaai ddod uewyddion triat o'r bedd, 0 byd o byd i dori ar ein hedd. Gwn rad o-es gwlad heb fod ar ambell bryd Yn "ylo'n drwm ar el ei meirwon drud, Ond Cymru drwy'r blynyddoedd meithion sydd Yn wylo o byd ar lan y oeddrod prudd; Yn wir, or bedd y cwyd ei OllWyO &'i chri, Ni syobir fyth oddiatno 'i dagraa hi. Rhyw rai o'n prif ddynijn, a Gwympir yn gydon l'r btdd tjrwyii, mud, Nes gwueutt>ur y OOf Y ajdd ar waelod ein calon Yn ddyfnacb o byd. 0 feddrod, d'wed wrtbym pa'm ddygaist yn awr LlywiawdWr ein gorsed(I arddercbug ti gwawr, Un gerid yr; anwyl un berchid yn fawr. Nid piu baoh yn rhiwl»—nid ei inig di-effa th, Pa rai braidd y teial.d eu btisiuu o'u lie, Oad olwyn yn troi yn rheol.idd a chyson Yn mheirianc eiu lieu h> bafiatthol oedd e*. Ychydig imwn oedd y mantoition borenol Mewn cyfoeth UIoÓ uddYtlg a gafodd iw ran, Ete nuegja haul yu nguteuui eu unan I A driugodd drv. g.„eraa'r terfy gyich i'r lan. Tydi, 0 Dreoes, gadd y fraiut mwynnad 0 warohod ei febyd ar aelwyd ei dad, Ycbydig feddylit fod oyiunint o rin Pryd byty yn ruodtii ei bwys ar dylin. Ucbelgaia bur oedd ei uc i. Igais ef, Set cael y gwir, o'r ddaear neu o'r nef, Nid aur, na chlod, na rhwysir, na maw], na bri, Yn bunaf, ofdd ei hofif wribddrvcbau hI, Eithr trysor nivvy-nwy ei barhad a'i werth, A bywyd uwob-uwoh nitwo mwynhad a nerth Y hywyd hwnw mewn gwybodjetb øydd- 'R Hwyrgjlch moeacl, golau, tawel, rhydd- Lie cwyd yr yapryd ar ei edyuffraw I bedrg mewn eaugder di-bendraw. Ei enaid tf sychedau drwy'r blynyddaa Am feddu y flenyddol agoviadau, Sydd yn da.dloi byndion ceuedlaethan, A tbaflu gwawl ar ddefion y oynoesaa, Drwy ddrycbau isitk ceir ambell drem ryfeddol Ar batl au sydd cia. oi". y pell orpbenol Fe wyddai iaitb ei fam yu bur o'i teoyd, Ond aiycai ef g&el ieitbtwdd eraill hefyd, j Sef ieithoedd y claeucol wledydd mawiion, Sy'n ystortVyud i'r celfun i'r gwyddoiion. | Fe gredai, It11 y profai rnddo 'i hun, M«i'r g" if tedd tea yn ymcbwiliadau dyn, Almi natur fawr o'r cidaear byd y utf, Oedd tftilwtg facs ei fyfyrdudau ef. Wrtho ei lief&rL*i'jr Witho tf a> eithiar lli, Wrtho ef siaradai'i creigy«;d, Pan yn fudiou wrtbym ni. CMd hen a chaed newydd lenyddiaeth ein gwlad, I'w fryd yn gynefin, ei beaaf f wynhad, Oedd oaffael hen yagrif neu ddeilen, a llwoh Cau mlwydd ar ei wyneb yn gormedd ya drweh. Bhyw wyddoniadnr ydoedd ef, fifgyaai ci wybodaetn gref 0 ddyfndtr byd hyd ser y nef. Ond gadodd fyd, Ac aech i'w fedd a dyna'r pryd D .eth h, 11 s rchiadau'r wlad vn ngbyd Uwch ben ei a;c"—i daln parch, Nas gwyr un teyrn ft.1D dano 'i pyd. Wtl, rhaid ini gatn yo iaeh iddo bellaoh, Rcquiescat in pace—gorpbwysed mewn hedd, Bydd cal. n yr awen, a oi alos yr at dal, Yn fynych vmweled ag ymyl ei fedd.

YSTRADYFODWG LOCAL BOARD. The fortnightly meeting of the Board was held on Friday afternoon last, at Public Offices, Peotre, when there were present: — Mr J. Davies 'hairman), Messrs W. Lax, Aneurin Cale, D. W. ;)avies, W. H. Mathias, S Suuth, LI. Evans, E w'iHiams. T. Griffiths, nud E. H. Davios with Mr Walter II. Morgan, clerk Mr Ridge, deputy clerk and Mr J. W Jones, surveyor. The South Wales and Western Counties' Tele- phone Company wa3 ordered io protect the tele- phone posts in such places where they endangered the public safety, the same to be doue" to the satis- faction of the surveyor. MEDICAL ofriciitz's HEPORT. Mr J. R. James, the medical officer of health, read his monthly report, which showed that the number of deaths in the district during February was 113, 21 ot which were due to chest diseases of births there had been 276. 14ti being niaies and 128 females. Thene figures represented a birth rate of of 37 per 1,000 per annnm. and death rate, 13'36. The Board considered the birth and death rates to bo highly satisfactory. The Chairman What will become of the conntry with such a preponderance of births as compared with deaths ? (Laughter.) Dr. James There is plenty of room in New Zealand. (Renewed laughter.) Mr E. Williams We can open new works here for the increased population. Dr James also reported tlaat narrow lane known as Rees-street. Pentre, wa's in a dangerously filthey state. He had repeatedly cautioned the owner, out nothing had been done to remedy tliesame. The best course to adopt would be to order the houses therein to he closed np, as they were, owing to the disgraceful state of the street, quite unfit for human habitation. Aiter seme remarks, the Clerk suggested, and it was agreed, thpt a communication be forwarded to the owner of the property to the effect that unless the road was properly repaired, aud kept in repair, that the houses be closed at the expiration of 21 days. jDr. James said conaplaints had been made to him of a scarcity of water in some streetil in Pentre. The iuhabhants were consequently obliged to use river water for domestic purposes. He also sub- mitted a specimen of the drinking water obtainable at the same pta.c. whisu wa* both thick and foui. Mr D. W. Davies lemarKed that if there was a scarcity of water now, it would be worse in the summer. The Clerk was ordered to write to the secretary of the Waterworks Company on the matter. The Chairman was of opinion that there would be a sufficient supply of stream water for the require- ments of the district daring the summer months, and there need be no fear of a famine. The Sanitary Inspectors' reports stated that there had been six fresh cases of typhoid fever in the H) 1 and 2 districts during the month. Legal proceedings were ordered to be taken against persons depositing ashes and other refuse on the roadside, the practice being described as very general throughout the district. The Surveyor reported that be had received an amended plan of the proposed public works by the Rhondda Valley and Swansea Bay Railway Com- pany at Tynewydd, which he considered wasnow satisfactory. Bills amounting to £ 587 17s 7d were orderad to be paid, including an item of X96 for wages, which the clerk said was the highest in one month he ever remembered. The draft code of byelaws sabmitted by the Board of Trade for the regulation of the Rhondda Tram- way Company was adopted, subject to an additional rule that ever tbe road gradients of 1 in 15 aud along the Eirw Bridge and other daugeroas spots specified, the aggregate speed at which the tramcars should be driven would be fonr miles an hour. It was resolved that the Surveyor be requested to prepare estimates at cuce of the work necessary in connection with the Cymmer and Eirw bridges, the former heint: described as in a very dilapidated state, and liable to give away at any moment. The Clerk intimated that the amount of general district rate collected since the previous meeting was £ 2,756 lis lid. A copy of petition was submitted by the Cleik with the view of requesting the Chairman to cons -tie a public meeting of ratepayers o pass a resolution of approval of the intention of the Board to oppose the 28rd clause of the Bate Docks Parliamentary Bill, and the same was ordered to be banded r^nna for the necessary subscription of twenty signatures. A HEAVY HALF YKAULY BSTIMATB. The Clerk read the proposed ratal estimate for the next half year, and explained that the same would be exceptionally heavy, owing to the fact that they were paying the cost of the public improvement works out of the rates instead of by means of bor- rowed money. The amonut calculated to be re- quired was X14,500, but the balance at the hank, after paying that day's finances, would be C I,754, which, with £ 800 uncollected, woald make £ 5,500 towards that sum. The amount actually required, therefore, would be 910,000. He suggested a rlite of 9d in ti e £ to meet the same. On the motion of Mr W. H. Mathias, seconded by Mr E. Evans, a 9d rate was resolved upon. Mr Smith again brought np the matter of the road dispute at Parth, and alleged that the Surveyor had made use of an unseemly remark towards him. The Surveyor, in the coarse of an explanation, acknowledged the remark. Mr Smith (excitedly): It was a nice thing for a gentleman to say. After a conversation on the subject, it was agreed that Messrs Griffiths and Mathias be a deputation to visit the spot. to see whether the suggestions con- tained in Mr W. Jenkine* awMd had been carried tat properly. The Surveyor said the instructions of the Board had been carried out with great care. He had hand- led the soil as if it had been gold. (Laughter.)

LOCAL CASES AT THE QUARTER SESSIONS THEFT OF JEWELLERY AT PONTYPRIDD. Edwin Page (15), servant, was indicted for steal- ing from his employer, Geo. Goodman, pawn- broker, of Pontypridd, a gold watch and ehain, seven silver watches, a silver wateh guard, two gold rings, a gold bracelet, and several other articles of jewellery .and a double-barrelled gun,the value of the whole being aboat £ 40.—Thomas Page 21), Thomas Lewis, and Elizabeth Lewis were indited for re- ceiving thesa goods, knowing them to have been stolen. Edwin Page pleaded guilty, ad the others not gailty.—Mr Lloyd Morgan prosecuted, and Mr David Lewis defended.—It appeared that Edwin » Page bad beer, in the employ of the pi-ose,-iit-.r, Rud after he left the articles mentioned we re missed.— The jury fonnd Mra Lewis not guilty. IM vir. 'ire was sentenced to fonr months itni) 'I soii,ii,t w?th hard labour, and the other priHoi:»r.n i > thiee months' THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT W .'T'J'T' N. John Evanw was indicted for attempting v commit suicide at Witts town, Pontypridd, on toe 2nd of March.—A witness named Phillips found the rrisoner groanii.g in a closet. He was blick in the iace and foamiu^ at the mouth. There was a cord suspended to a beam, hot it wa9 not roan I his lIe, k at the time. There was a mark of the cord rouild the neck. Prisoner appeared to be strange in his manner. A polic- constable produced the cord, had a uojse at the end. Prisoner was sober man, but was low spirited because be had been ootofwork.— Prisoner said he was attacked with a pain ia the bead, and remembered nothing abont an attempt to commit sniciic.- The jury found that the prisoner bad attempted to commit saicidf, but ttoc he wai; not responsible for his actions at the time.—Prisoner was remanded to goal for a medical examination as to his mental coadition. Subsequently, the Chair- man said tbe prison surgeon nad examined tbe prisoner, whom he found rational and qniet, and «orry for whet he had done. He considered ba was now responsible for his actions. In order that the prisoner should have supervision and medical attend- ance, the Court ordered that he be decaiaed for fourteen days without labour.

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