The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

THE Pontypridd Local Board Election, less. TO THE RATEPAYERS AND OWNERS OF PROPERTY IN THE GRAIG WARD. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,—Having been JJ requested by several ratepayers and ownets to offer myself as a candidate to fill the vacancy at the at t ie above Board occasioned by the retirement of Mr Henry Hopkins, I have after due cons deration consented to do so. As I am living in the Ward, and have frequent oo-asion to visit the different parts of the ward, I am well acquainted with nil its sanitary and other requirements. Being du owner and ratepayer, and also representing companies having a very heavy stake in tie district, it will be to my interest to see that the operations of the Board are carried out as economically as possible, with due regard to effi- ciency. Witii reference tj Pablic I aoproreaients, I should advocate that arrangements snould be mada with all owners of property affected thereby before such improvements nrecairied out, and if e:ected I shall at all times do what I can to avoid litigation. Sjaie persons have t'iken objection to my candi- dature on the ground that I am a public officer, but inasmuch as the office I hvld has nothing what- ever to do with the Looal Board, I maintain that this objectija has no force whatever. Oa the contrary, tne exp»Mieiice I have gained as a public officer during tie f}-I" 24 years will be of great assistance to me in the discharge of my dutie3 as a member of the L cal Hoard. T have for many y-ars taken considerable inter- est in all public movements in Pontypridd and die- • trior, and i can without egotism lay claim to having done my pbaru towardd the improvement of the town in every way. If I am choseu to represent you at the Board, I promise yon that I shall do all I can to serve you in a perfectly disinterested and independent manner. I am, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your faithful servant, H S. DAVIES. Poatypridd. March 22nd, 1888.

TRIENNIAL ELECTION OF GUARDIANS TO THE ELECTORS & RATEPAYERS .OF THE PARISH OF LLANWONNO. ¡ GENTLEMENI-The trionilial period for which \J the Guardians of the Poatypridd Union were elected having expired, I desire to tender you my thanks for the confidence reposed in me in the past, and to offer my services for the next three y. ara. I have had the honour of representing you on the Board of Guardians for the past 18 years, and being a member of eveiy committee of the Board, and also chairman of th" relief committee for tne parishes of Llanfabon Eglwysilan,and Llanwonno, t am practically acquainted with the work of a guardian, iind while taking great interest in the welfare of the inmate of the Union Warkbouse. on the one haud, I have endeavoured, to the best of my ability, to guard the interests of the ratepayers, on the other. In offering myself for re-election, I promise that, in the future as in the past, I will, as far as I can, do my duty. I am, Yoars respectfully, AAKQN CULE. Dynpfor, PoLtypridd.

YSTRADYFODWG Local Board Election, 1 8 8 8. To THE ELECTORS OF WARD No. 2. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,—The annual Lj occasion bus now come when you are oalled uoontococsiderand determine whom you shall elect to represent your sevtral interests upon this Beard for the next term. A number of Ratepayers in the several districts of your Ward have r-p esented to me that I could, -apeoi&Uy at the present important pnriod in the history of the Valley, be of some service to the oommutiity as a member of the Local Board. They have called my attention to the urgent, necessity of 0 obtaining men of special knowledga peculiar to the reat question now under consideration, and in the near future to be carried out, viz the Great Sew- erage Scheme, which the ratepayers at present fear will cost this parish over JE200000. They repre. sented that the monetury, health, and scientific aspects (If U-is question are of euch vast importance to the c mniunity that it is absolutely reoessary to have men of specific knowledge to deal with them. Being bound to admit at once such s If evident facts, aud after giving t e tuaiter caieful jonsiter- ation, I have determined to place my aervioes h these r'.B^ecta at the disposal of the electors of th ward. I assure yon that in the event of your electii g me your representative, I shall give this weighty queativiu eve y possible consideration, ac- cording to my knowledge and ability, and as the responsibilities of members to the electors in this matter ate great, so shall be my acxiety and effort to carry out my duty as your member in respect thereto. Yon are 1\11 aware that I am no stranger amongst you. For the past 23 years I have lived within this ward, and have as it were grown with y.)a and the plaoe. You are olso aware that my life bas been spent dealing with sulijecis and matters in every respect similar to those that occupy the attention of Local BO«.rda. I have constantly to deal with questions of road-forming, br d-ièS, buildings, seweraee, and sanitary matters, al11 1 would be particularly anxious in those matters, that when the ratepayers' money is spent th y would get adeqnnte value for it. I feel that working men who, by industrious habits, bard labour, and considerable self-denial, have saved a little monty to build a cottage for themselves, should have every encouragement given them, and that so unnecessary difficulties be placed in their way. The Rhondda Valleys h.e no feature* that I am unacquainted w th, nor have the people as a body but few grievauoes and strug- gles but wbai. are krio-vu to tne, and which have at all times had my sympathy and assistance in so f r as I b -Vf t>«w:n ble to render it. I am w-11 assured that this m-ntral and moat importaot ward requires the most active attention to its aerierol viecestities, cenopitible with true economical principles. If I am elected, I sh*ll watch, gnard, and further your inter* sts with an especial care, as if they were my own. I a, ail deem it an honour to repre- ftint you, and shall be proud if you consider I cm be of service to you. I remain, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, EDWIN WM. LEWIS, Surveyor. Rhondda Rise, Ystra^ Rhondda, March 22nd, 1888.

Electric Belt Free. To inti.twluce it iind oittiin Agenta we will for the next Sixty T>st jrivp n.vr:\v, fr» c- of charge, in eaeli Town in Great Britain, x trf «ur GERMAN ELtCTRO GALVANIC St .i'' £ N £ i<Jf?Y CELTS, I'ncti One Pound; a positive and cure tor Nervous Debility. Varicocele, Night Trouble*, Los* of Enerf v. 4c. £ 100 Reward paid if every DHt we mai, future does not eenerate a genuine electric cun-eri Ac'.lr,'?-. at once ELECTRIC BELT AGENCY, P.O. ii«x 178, BROCILLYN. N.Y., U.S.A. YSTRADYFODWS Local Board Election. To the Electors of the No. 5 (Rhondda Vacb) Ward. FELLOW RATEPAYERS,—On the resignation i. of Mr Perrot, Tylorstown, some 18 mooths since, I accepted the unanimons invitation of the members of the Ystradyfodwg Local Board to be- come a member of it. My attendance since, I think, can be considered satisfactory. I have only ab- sented myself o. two occasions. Besides attending Board meetings, I have endea- voured, to the best of my ability, to discharge other duties which fall to the lot of a board member. I am a large ratepayer, and consequently have every desire to keep down expenditure, having dae regard to efficiency and thoroughness. Should it be your pleasure to sapport me on this oco tsion, I will endeavour to justify your confidence by faith- fully discharging my duties. I remain, Yours respectfully, W. H MATHIAS.

TALK IN THE TRAIN. [BY CRWTDRYN.J The Talk ig that Miri Griffith's election address issued list week, made a decided impression 0:1 the ratepayers of the raral district of Llantwit Fardre, and that, had the old lady gone to the poll, she would have secured a large nutube- of votes. Some o her old wotnen, however, made insinuations aboct her, and Mari refused to allow herself to be nomi- nated. Such is the effect of slander's busy i uj V So the late train on the Taff Vale Railway wil not begin to run on the 1st of April, as anticipated I thought the date was somewhat suggestive of a Fool's Paradise, when it was mentioned; but there is a reason for the postponement of the boon. The ice has prevented the oOlllpletion of certain work on the line near Llandaff. The latest "talk" from a reliable source is that the late train will ron on and after the 1st of May. 8.4t "A fast train, which does not stop at all statio jig, was the remark which drew my attention to the snbjeot, and the explanation followed, that ap to 4 o'olook the trains on tb. faff Vale Railway will run as at present, or with very little alteration in the Time Table, then the last two trains which run at present will each start about an hour earlier, and at a quarter to eleven at night, an additional train will start from Cardiff, with Rhondda and Aberdare branch trains to meet it. This last is intended bo be a "fast train," so that people may get home within reasonable time, and ia order to accelerate the speed, there will be no stoppages at Radyr, Trefnrest, Hafod, Diuas, nor, probably, at Treorky. The additional train and greater speed is considered sufficient compensation for the abort walk which passengers from the places named will have to undertake to get home from the nearest station. # Rumour says that "be Vicar of Llanwonno last Thursday likened one of the overseTd "to an old horse," but he did it so pleasantly fchit nobody had the heart to object to the term. This reminds me of a story often told "on the cars" in America. A man made a bet of one dollar that he would go into a chapel aud publioly oall the minister an old horse, and that nobody would raise any objection. The bet was aooepted, so the story goes, and the party went to chapel. All went well until the collection was made. The plate was brought to the man already referred to, who placed half-a-dnllar in the collection, saying, at the same time, in a loud voice—"Here's half a-dollar for the o'd hoss," pointing to the minister. The collector thanked him, the pastor smilingly nodded assent, and the man left, having won the bet. Of course, I don't mean to say that the VicAr of Llanwonno had made a bet with anybody pray, don't make a mistake on that point. •.» The Talk is that the state of the bridge leading from the main road to the railway station at Tre berbert is a disgraoe to the Rhondda Valley. The sight of weaiy pilgrims wading through the mnd of thin "Slouch of Despond" is one to which only John Bunyaa could do justioe. It is no use having a "Christian" to guide your footsteps here. for there are no stones on which yon can stop. What- ever the author of the Pilgrims' Progress thoogbt of the '-bancter he drew, "tht Man with the Mack Bake" is sadly wanted at Treherbert. A young man from Ystrod going up in the train. sang "Wyt ti'o ooli /r noswtith olaf Bum yn gwasgu'th dyner law." The hurst of song elicited from some yonn- women, returning from funeral, a remark whioft wen not fit for "Talk in the Train," and some wen not fit for "Talk in the Train," and some people actaaDy laanhed, forgetting th.t "In modest words admit of 40 defence, "For want of decency is want of senie." \# Tories in T >nypandy have been having a bigh old time of it lately. They had a smoking eoncort on Thursday night,, when music and tobacco were mingled as an outward and visible sign of the "mixed" feelings with which the fraternity regard the political ontlnok. The friends are few in num- ber. and in an atmosphero thick with the fumes of "the weed" no-one eould tell who they were. Can some one explain ? In a public meetingcon- vened for the transaction of public business, there was present a well-known looal man, who in speak- irig on the negative side (I" very important ques- tion nsed the term "antiphibiau animal." Not having the. large dictionaries at my command, I made inquiries, and have subsequently bqen told by rue it means a "mad df,g," and by another that as anti means against, and a pbib is a falsehood, it must mean an animal against telling falMbood. Can any one explain ?

A CHILD SCALDED TO DEATH AT HOPKINSTOWN. T On guaday eveainJt a boy three years old, named Joba N. Ensiggle, the son ot a collier living at Hop kinstown met with a fearful death. It appears that a vessel full of boiling water was put on the kitchen floor for some domestic purposes, and the child bv somemeana or other upset the utensil, with the result that the water flowed over him, scalding him fe\rftil!y Dr Leckie and Dr Thomas were at once sent for, but the child died in great agony in less than two hours. i—»p——

WALES AND THE LOCAL uoyerhment BILL. A meeting of the Liberal members for Wales was held in one of the committee-rooms of the House of Commas. Mr Henry Richard presided, and there were present Sir H. Vivian. Messrs D. A. Thomas. A Thomas, A. J. Williams, T. E. Ellis, L. Dillwvn, O. Morgan. T. P. Lewis, Fuller Maitland, T. P. Price, J. Roherts. end W. Rtthbone. A discussion took place en the Gower election, and the committee was re- quested to consider how far the Local Gnvernment Bill is likely to affect educational legislation f r Wales. A sab-committee was formed to examine the Loral Government Bill when issaed, and to consider how far it will satisfy the needs of Wales. The committee •f last year on intermediate education was re-appoin- ted, with the addition of certain names, and the various suggestions submitted from the Shrewsbury. Conference were referred to.

THE LIBER AL AND RADICAL ASSOCIATIONFOX THE RHONDDA DIVISION. MR J. GRIFFITHS' REFORM BILL. Mr,J. Griffitha, Porth House, bas drafted a schema having for its object the promotion and securing of the Liberal representation of the division in Parlia- ment; the extension of Liberal and Radical prin- ciples in the government of the country; and the promotion of direct labour representation in Parlia- ment and locally. We understand that the bill haa passed the committee stage without amendment and without division, except npon the title. a minority wishing to retain the name "Labour" instead of "Radical." The matter is, however, to come before the association at its forthcoming annual meeting. In regard to representation. the idea of electoral dis- tricts is intended to be carried out as well as can be. The area of the division is to bo divided into as many wards as circumstances demand, with due regard to population, extent, and topographical conditions, eaofa ward to be subdivided into districts as equal in popu- lation as the surroundings will permit, no district to exceed a population of 250. The mode of election appears to be, first, that meetings of Liberals iu each ward are to be convened annually to eloct a committee of selection, comprising one from each district of the ward, whose doty it will be to nominate candidates to serve on the executive, not less than four to each die- trict, themselves included, none Iwing eligible for nomination but residents whose names are on the register of voters. Provision is made for submitting this list to au adjourn edpn blic meeting for approval or revision. The approved liilt of candidates is thea to be submitted to a ballot of all the members of the association within the ward area, the said members to consist of all Liberal voters resident in the divisioD. Liberal non-voters in the division, who pay a sub- scription of Is per aunum, or Id per month, or honorary members. An excellent provision contained in this draft scheme is that for holding monthly meetings of the ward executive committees, and quar- terly moveable meetings of the same committee. The functions of the association clearly define the regula- tions for choosing a parliamentary candidate, which are bodi explicit and fair. We heartily congratulate Mr VJI lihthy upon the ability he has shown in the pieparutiou of his draft scheme for Liberal organisa- tion, aud we b ipe the Rhondda Libera.ls will approve of the reform bill, for some such scheme is necessarX in orctcr to brin, tradesmen and workmen to co-oper- ate nannoniou>ly for the p-ood of the Liberal canse- It is not a.n oasy matter to get the old and the new electors to act cordially together,for prejudicrs fostered, by uniix-it laws can scarcely be swept away at one stroke.

Pontypridd Police Coart. WKDNHFFLAY.—Before the Stipendiary. Messrp. W1 Abraham, M.P., Blandy Jenkins, T. P. Jenkins, an* C. J. Jones. APPOINTMENT OF OvzMBZM.—The overseers for the several parishes were appointed, Mr John Moreao Hafod, being one of those selected for the parish of Llanwonao. Disocnixe COKDCCT AT HAFOD.—Thomas Davies* of Hafod, for insnlwng and using disgusting Ianguag* on the highway toward Jane Solway on the 17th insk. fined 15s.

Strike of Hauliers at the TOHM ColHeiy. At Pontypridd police-court, on Thursday, (beforo the Stipendiary and Ab,T.P Jenkins), 18 hauliers em- ployed at the Albion Colliery were charged with leav- ing their work without notice.-Mr W. Spickett, jun. for prosecution, Mr Morgan, iastrncted by "Mabon, for tbp defence -It appeared the men wanted to be paid for six shifts for working five shifte at night. After hearing the evidenco, the Stipendiary said it was clear that the men had been working five shifts reckoned as five, and if they wanted a change tbey should have given notice. He understood the men had returned to work, and he thought the matter should be allowed to drop. Mr Morgan remarked that his contention, would be that the manager in a temper told the men to go bome, and they took that as a discharge -Hi. Worship could not think it likely a manager would tell the men to go as meaning to discharve them, be- canse it would be a seriona inconvenience. But he did not think any good would result from punishing tbe men, an J as th<sy had returned to work* be would remand the case for a week, hoping to hear nomore about it.

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PONTYPRIDD BOARD OF GUARDUNS NOMINATIONS FOR THE TRIENNIAL ELECTION. The triennial election of guardians for the Pont- ypridd Union will taka piaoe next week There- will be a contest in nine wards out of 13 viz.: In No 2 War.l, E^lwybilan 1 and 2 Wards, Llan- triaant; Urbao Ward, Llaitwit; 2 and 3 Wards Llan vonno and 1, 2. aDd 3 Wards, Yetradyfodwir. Th- following is a Use of the candidates nomina- ted — EGLWTSILAX.—No 1, or North Word: -Moøes Cnl hmlder, Tentrebach; *Phillip Phillips Garth. rarm Edward Thomas, Aber Fawr Hynse (dis- qualified). No 2, or South Ward Eli Jenkins Vine Cottage, Taff'a Well; David Lawis, solieitor,* Castle House, Caerphilly; f<JollU Lewis, Brook Cofcl t^ere, Nantyglo; js^ac Morgan, lime merchant Waluut Tree Bridga. LLANI'ABON.—#Kd*rard Edwards, Penlan House, Quaker's Yard; Thomas Rses Thomas, Sryollef* rith House. LT,ANTRI,iA-,T.-No. I Ward: John Davies, 2, Alma-terrace, Cymmer; Wiiliatn Walter Hood j Glvneornel, Llwyopia; *David Jones, Graigdda, Dima; *Josi .h Lewis, Tynyeyturner, Cymmer; Thom«i8Lewis, Post-officj.Tonyrefail; David Hewe* Llantris'-int (r,„t. qml tie i) Pho* Morgan, Fron* Pontypridd; William i(ich<.».Js, Dmas-road, Dinas*- John Phillip.WilliarriM, Tonyret'ail. N,), 2 Ward Willi m Llewellyn, Oros* Jnn, LUnt.risant (not. qualified) Edward Morgan, Brov<yUiti House,Pont.. yclown William ILe3, Hhivvbridwel, near Ponty- clown; John Thomas, Post Office, Llantrisant, (withdrawn); William Thomas, Linnfatach. LI-ANTWIT FARDKR.—Urban vVard *John Jabea. B*ans, Station drpwery. Pontypridd David Ley- 3'ion, Graig Vil a, Pontypridd; JJlmeS Richards, Wain Hoise, Trefces Rural Ward: Thomas Howells, Duffryn, Dowlais Farm (nomioation bad); *Taomaa Morgan, PenjWiin, Tonteg. LLANWON:O,X'l.l Ward Jharle* John Nixon Gray, Mountain Adi; HiHiau, Lloyd Herbert, Su ny Bank, Mountain A?b. No. 2 Ward i William Russell B-ith, Win tsox Hotel, Cliyetown; •William Evans, G.-aig, Yuysybwl; *David Llew- elyn, Darwonno House, Ynysybwl. No. 3 Ward: ABron Cule, PontypridJ Uavid Richard EvansI Taff-street, Pontypridd; .Thomas Jones, Maindy Honse, Porth; Moses Lewis, the Vicarage, Gy- feillon, (withdrawn J; Thomas Morgan, Fron, Pontypridd; William White Phillips, Llantriaaot; Henry Thomas Wales, Brynrhonerysg, Gyfeilloa (not qualified) Morgan Williams, Trehafod, Llanwonno, (not qualified.) YSTRADTFODWG. -No. I Ward: Evan Cule, Tre- herbert; *Evan Erans, Treorky; *Elias H. Daries, Pentre; William Jeffreys, Treherbert; DtvidJohm Cowbridge; 'William Morgan. Treherbert; and *Rev William Morri Glin Villa, Treorky. No. a WM-d John Da vies, Porth Hotel; David Fenwick. Tylorstown *Wiiliam Henry Mathias, Cymmer; David Thomas. Ferndale Griffith Thomas, Mardy. No. 3 Ward William Davies, Tonypandy David Evans, Bodringallt; Edward Jenkins, Tonypandy Hopkin Knill, Llwvnpia ^Morgan Powell, Tony- pandy William Pritcbard, Clydaob Vale; and Thomas Williams, Tonypandy.