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Births, Marriages, and Deaths. SILVER WEDDING. MOBGAN-JAKF.H—On December 31st, 1878, in the Pa,rish Church of Llanilar, near Aberystwyth, Rev. William Morgan (" PenfiO "), to Louisa Jane James. DEATHS OGDEN—On the 21st inst., at Colwyn Bay, Samuel Ogden, J.P., of Park-place, Cheetham Hill, in his 85th year. ItOBFIlTs-At 121, Crosby Road South, Seaforth, aged 8 years, Edith Myfanwy, beloved daughter of R. Roberts, F.R.C.V.S., "Lond. late of Abergele and Conway. C?3D I II ir Funerals Completely Furnished by

I D. ALLEN & SONS, STATION ROAD, COLWYN BAY. II TELEPHONE 0197. Telegra.ms-Allen's, Undertakers, Colwyn Bay. 47 To Correspondents. It is particularly requested that all letters and contributions intended for publication, and all communications having reference to the same be addressed- THE EDITOR, Pioneer Offices, Colwyn Bay To Advertisers Change of copy for serial advertise- ments must be received not later than Wednesday Morning next week, otherwise insertions cannot be guaranteed. i: Vox POPULI."—Your letter re "English clergy- man for Colwyn Bay will appear next week. J.B."—Will insert next week. R.L.P." (Lian fair).- -The editor is not responsible for unused M,SS, li KP. Your letter contains too many personali- ties. Besides, it is far too long. J.L."—VVe are obliged for your good wishes, and heartily reciprocate them.

A Merry Christmas. ONXE more the season has arrived when we shall exchange the time-worn but never wearisome greeting-" A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year." There are few people who can anticipate the coming of the great Christian festival, the celebration of Christ's nativity, without a quickening of the pulse and a glad feel- ing that we can at one period of the year reasonably efface business cares and worries, and endeavour to draw every class, of the community into the enchanted circle of Christmas cheer. One agreeable sign of the times is the growing anxiety which those, who are happily endowed with a goodly share of the world's bounty show, to make Christmas blessings a reality, instead of an allusive term, to the poor and needy. Many a dark and deso- late home would remain dreary and cheer- less but for these good Samaritans whose philanthropic efforts bring joy and happi- ness to their less fortunate brethren A well-known writer gives his idea as to how Christmas should be spent in the following words :The ideal Christmas begins and ends in unselfishness to be practised with all your heart, with all your will, with all the power of your purse and the energy of your imagination. Then you will find the philosopher's stone, then the com- monest coin will be transmuted into pure gold. No discomfort will annoy you, no noise, or bother, or mystery. You will laugh with the loudest, be busy with the busiest, and be happy with the happiest." This is indeed a cheerful prospect to take of the season of peace and goodwill and it is one which we are sure will commend itself to our numerous readers. Then again we must not forget the children. The late Edna Lyall, whose pathetic and beautiful ideal of Christmas will be treasured by many, said, Christmas to be ideal demands children in the house. If you havn't them of your own you must borrow them." This is no doubt the ideal Christmas of many. In conclusion, we hope the Christmas of 1903 will be a happy and joyful anniversary for us all.

Denbighshire and the Education Act. The "Appointed Day" Postponed. THE Board of Education have now treated Den- bighshire as they treated Flintshire the other day. Yesterday the clerk of the peialce re- ceived an official intimation, tihlait the "appointed day" had been postponed from January, is.t to February ist. Tlhe country- must, after the Flintshire precedent, have been miore or less prepared: for the notice, and the County Council will meet a;t Wrexham on M'onday next ro con- sider the position. ♦

Musical Notes. (Bv "RUFUS.") A TABLET to the memory of Sir John Stainer was unveiled1 in St. Paul's Gathiedlral last Wed- nesday. Hi's beiautifiuil unaccompanied, amthleim, "Goo so Tewed the world," was suingi on the occasion. ♦ ♦ Bennef's "'M'-ay Queen," and Mendelssohn's "As the hiartt pants" were performed lateily by the Portmadbc Ohioral Society. The choir is conducted by h'J. C. McLean, A.R.C.O. "■Llaiis y Diurtur," a musical booklet .pulbMshedi by Petncexddl Llyfnwy, T,atlyisia>rn,' coansiisit's of soimte nine tunes and one anthem for the: uSe of children. The book has. been, s'etlected al- ready for several, cymanfaoedd oainu. Music finds TO pflace in1 this curariculuim of the Llanrwst Co-unty School. Why thiis unmusical governorship? » CiAcis' and! Gallateta" (Hantdel) is to be per- formed by the Fesiti'niog Unliited! Cihoir on Christ- mas nighit. Mr Ciadiwaladr Roberts will con- duct, and the principal parts will be taken by Miss EdiitSh Evans, Than, Pitiice, and Edíwarrd Lloyd. Everything intended for this column should be awrelsseid to "Rufus" the "PiOineer" Office, Co'llwyn Bay.

Vale of Conway Agricultural Society. Annual Meeting at Llanrwst. Appointment of Officials. The New President's Generosity. THE annual meeting: of the above Society was held at the, Eagles, Hotel, Lilanrwst, on Tues- day. 1h J. P. Mail land, vice-preside nit, pre- sided. There- -were, also present Messrs Peter Micilrityre1, J.P., F. Kitchen, H J. W. Waging, J.P., T. R. Jones, J. BLackwaM, E. P. Hu,ghes, E,rilc, BHiackwalil, with tfhe secretary, M'n R. R. -O,wen,. Death of the President. At the outset the Chairman said hie felt they couidl not let tiha.t meeting pass by Iwitlhoui re- ferring to. a matter which,, he was' sure, was nelair1 to the hearts of all present, the dealcih, of .t)he lr late president, Col. Wynne Finch. Through that sad event the SocT^y had sus- tained a very: grie,at loss. ooil. Wynne Finch was a atta'undh. a'ghcultuns't and he hladl always proived himself a most genertous supporter of :lhla!t Satiety. (Hear, hear.) He therefore pro- posed that they piiaced on record their deep sense; of ÔTe, loss they had sustained by the death- of their late president, and db!a!t a vote. of condolence be' passed: wntlh 'Mrs Wynne Finch and the family. Mr H. J. W. Waftling seconded, and the tn'ation was carried unanimously. Election of President. •Mr Watling. said he had a, most pleasinlg dwty to perform, as he was going to propose the name o!f a gentleman, in the Valley. (Hear, hear.) He was the gentleman who- had so generouisiy come to Ifteir succour that year by handing oyerl a cheque which, cleared the whole of their old defbt.. (Hear, hear.) He proposed tihat Mr F. Kiltchen be eleated as ttheir pre.si- deDit for he year. (Ajpplau.se). Mr Owen Hughes, Mdlin Coed, seconded, and! the melt-ion was una.nimiously carried. Mr Kiflchen acknowledged! the compliment, and observed that on a, previous odoasion when the society honoured him with a similar offer, he Doundl he wias unable to accept the invita- tion. He was sorry to say the reason was still operative. He was of opinion that the proper person to fill tihe position was one who was more closely associated with the agiriicultunal interest than he was personally. Indireictliy, ic was; true, he hiad for glome. 25 years been brought into coritacti with farmers of all classes in. a considerable numlber of English counties in the course of his business, but that was not 'a pnacticial association in the direction he de- sired. However, tfbat matter had been put be- fore, hiimi thait day that he could not do other- wise thian pliaice, himself in the society's hands, hqping that should anything halppen which was n-olt in acic,or(T with their views, they would noit pult ilt down, to his unwillingness to do what was right, butt rather to his inability. (Ap- plause.) Vice-President. On Uhe motion of Mr -Mclnltyre, seconded by Mr David Jones, Rhiwdiaifn'a, Mr J. Owen, Bertlhddu, wias unanimously elected vice-presi- dent in succession to Mr J. P. Maitland. Appointment of a Committee of Management. In connection wi,th the election of a Manage- ment Committee, Mr Kitchen remarkad that, arlslnlg out of proceedings which, too-k place at ,the last show, he had had. a shorft correspond- ence wtiitlh the, late- Col. Wynne Finch on the sulbject of the member,shllip of the society, and he (tfhe speaker) had dissected the 1-iislt of tihe members according to the parishes- and districts in the sumroundintg neighbourhood. Speaking from: memory, he believed he then ascertained 'tihlait there were eleven ou,t of the 19 parishes in the Llanrw'st U niln which were not repre- sented on tfne Committee of Management. Of those represented, Llanrwst was at the, head Mae-nan and Ijlangern-iew came next, wiltheighjt members ealch, but the agricultural parish of iJlanrhycihiwyn was mat) represented at allil, whiile others sent in one or two merribers Baoh. In his opinion the number oif practical farmers concerned, in. the society was quite out of pro- portion, and! he suggested that in selecting their M^agamernt Committee they should elect at least two members who could represent each df tihe parishes in. he Union. (Hear, hear.) In that- way their sysltemi of canvassing Would also be muiah imiproved Mr Bliaefawa/ll concurred, and adlded he hoped farmers, generally would take note, of the fact reponteldi by Mr Kitchen. lit was not fair thait farmers who, themselves took little or no pa lit in the woriring of the socieicy should alfiterward.s comment de'precatLngly upon certain things the sofciety carried: oiil., On the illioltilon, of Mr Mclntyre, it was unani- mously decided to refer the whole miaUter to a sulb-com<mi!tlt>ee for arrangement. Date nf Next Show. On the miotidn of Mr Watlin-'g, seconded by Mr Bilackiwaia, it was unanimously decided tha't next year's show be held on Auguslt iStih, and that the secretary write the socre-taxies of the different shows in North Wales acquainting, lb em of tihe society's decision. A Credit Balance at Last. Mr Peter Mclntyre then presented the ann-tial sltaJtement of accounts. At the oultsejt he ob- served he was delighted to inform: the, meeting he was able to, report a credit balance in the society's faviour ait last. (Applause.) Pro- ceeding to reaJd a comparative statement show- ing -the relative POsiition of affairs this year as camp-aired wilth last year, the speaker reported a decrease of ^5 3s 6d in the amount of sub- scriptions, but the payments for show ground and grand stiand were increased by ^31 us, while entrance fees had Increased tOo the extenlt of ITS 6d. ('Hear, hear.) Lastt year tlhe society had an adverse balance of ^31 r65 5-d;, bu!t, tlhian-ks to the generosity of their new president, the whole- of that d'ebt had been wiped off. (Ap- pliausfe.) 'The society now bcasited a credilt balance cvf £ 10 128 ïd, buit he wouild seriously remind theimi that they had to infuse as much enterprise and ene/ray into the work of the future as t-hie-y possifoly could, because he did not regard the existing balance—^favourable a.s ilt was-as ailtog'ether wlbat he sihloluld like it to the. (Hear, hear.) A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr Mclnfvre for his lucid statement of accounts, and to Messrs E. P. Hughes and Owen Hughes for collecting donations during the year. The New President's Offer. At Ih;g juncture Mr F. Kitchen observed he was of opinion that the attendance at their show was verv largely influenced bv the attractions provided. At Shi-ewsbnrv Show they offered £ 1,500 in prizes, and, though they could not yet emulate that institu- tion in the way of figures, they could do more than they had done in thp. past. The chief attractions were, he thought—especially as far as their urban population "was concerned—the jumping and tf°^* ing events. It was his opinion that if they coula improve those events their gates would be sub- stantially increased, and he was prepared to offer £ 10 as a prize for jumping and £ 5 for trotting a the next show. (Loud applause). Mr Watling After that we must have anothet vote of thanks—(hear, hear and tau-hter),-and • have very much pleasure in proposing that we ex- tend to Mr Kitchen our sincerest thanks for his generous offer. He has only been our president for about half-an hour and he has already given US another C i. I am sure we shall be delighted to i Z!1 accept his offer. (Applause). Mr Owen Hughes seconded, and the motion was carried with acclamation. Thanks to the Secretary. A hearty vote of thanks was also accorded the sectetary (Mr R. R Owen) for the indefatigable way in which he had carried out his duties dunng the year. 4.

St, Asaph and Bangor Ordinations. ON Sunday a joint ordination service for the dioceses of Bangor and of St Asaph was held at the Cathedral, Bangor, when the following ordinations were made :— Deacons.—Robert Peter Hughes, B.A., St David's Col:ege, Lampeter. By letters dismissory from the Bishop of St. Asaph, John Jones, B.A., St. DavId s College, Lampeter, Jesus College, Oxford, and St. Michael's College, Abel dare. Priests -John Wheldon Griffith, King's College, London, and Bangor School of Divinity William John Williams, B.A., St. David's College, Lampe- ter Samuel Jenkin Evans, B.A.,St. John's College, Oxford, and Ely Theological College. By letters dimissory from the Bishop of St Asaph: Douglas John Scurry Jones, Jesus College, Oxford, and St. David's College, Lampeter, B.A. David Lewis Williams, St. John's College, Cambridge, and St. Michael's College, Abet-dare, B.A. Thomas Pugh Jones, Durham, University, B.A.; Paul Thomas Kirk, Trinity College, Dublin, B.A. Gospeller Preacher. The Rev. E. Lonmet Thomas, M.A. Licences to Curacies.—The Rev. Robert Peter j Hughes, B.A., to Llanfair P.G. with LianclysiliO the Rev. Daniel Jones, B.A., to Llandyfwydog- .i wit h L Ian fiha n gel trt' I' beirdd. 4

Christmastide in Rhyl. YULETIDE in Rhyl and district is being recognised in the truly accustomed spirit of merrymaking by the residents. As in former years, the tradesmen have vied with each other in magnificent displays of all the seasonable comestibles, whilst pater- familias have not experienced any deatth of opportunity in executing orders in command bY the youthful generation. Indeed, the establish- ments stored with toys and sweetmeats, and those possessing the more solid provisions in vogue at Christmastide, have possessed alluring persuasion to purchasers to make the homes and surroundings as enjoyable and seasonable as it is possible. Up to the time of going to tpress thig Christmas has not witnessed the snowy mantle, the weather having been of a somewhat changeable nature but notwithstanding this, the merrymakers have had really no cause of complaint, for they have been enabled to indulge in outdoor pastimes. In all the places of worship special and customary services have been arranged, and at some, the time-honoured custom of rendering carols has been adopted. Without entering upon a retrospect of the year, and which is perhaps hardly necessary in a town like Rhyl, it is not forgotten that several prominent figures have been removed by death, and that saddened memories are awakened at. this festive season by the all too apparent vacant chairs." With those who are bereaved, the tenderest and heartfelt sympathy is offered, in the sincere hope that with time fleeting, the homes affected will witness brighter hours. The great festival is not without its numerous attractions to many to proceed to our towns and 10 cities to spend one or two days' respite from the work-a-day life. The L. & N.-W. Railway Co- have organised special excursions to Chester, Liverpool, and Manchester, to afford residents the opportuniiy of visiting the Pantomimes and Eisteddtociau respectively, and some tnousands oj excursionist-, irom Rhyl and the Vale of Ciwyd win take advantage of the facilities and cheap rates. On Boxing Day, an Eisteddfod, at which val" t able prizes will be competed for, and prominen soJoists heard, is to take place at the Queens Palace, when a large attendance is anticipated iron* those whose inclinations do not lead them to par ticipate in long journeys. Football matches hav also been arranged to take place on the giound 0 the Rhyl Football Club, on Christmas Day ^n Bank-holiday. As a rule, these fixtures at holiday time are a source of mucti financial benefit to tj* exchequer, and it is hoped they will receive sut>' stantial patronage. e and the deserving classes oif the comlmuniity have not been omitted for recagl111 tion during Cbristmastiae, e'apeoiaJlly y it is remembered that distress in its forms is being experienced;. The appeal recently for subscriptions by the Relief m.aee mat wilth a ready response, but s0SCL& wlhiat limited; and on Tuesday morning^ 1 ,miambers of that oommitteie sat ait "ohe 1 °vV_ li-aill for puilpiosels of distributing the seaso able giilts. Thb attendance included ,1, ,Aianri,ilx, Airs Deviance, antd Messrs H. A. T'd R. Llewieilyn Jones, H. A. Steer, Lang iminsiter Hotel), B-aifho, J. Hi. Ellis, J. Hug1-"e' G. A. Tiaverner, Rev T. Lloyd, A. Rowla11. (Council olerk), and others. Two hundred a twenty tickets were issued for hot-poits, *7° coal-, anid! 125 for br.elad. The holt-pots, are, being prepared, ait the bakeries of Mr A n 'Daviers, Vialle-rioad; Mr R. Hughes, •Mr Rogers, Vale-road; and' Mr C. Jones, .t> 01 for-street, will be received by the holders 0 the tickets on Christmas Day. ♦

Cylchwyl Llenyddol Nadolg;" Eglwysbach. rl d'a'd>8:t1 DnrrNIR cydnabod derbyniad cyfansoddia-1^ yn diwyn y ffugenw'au caniyncl ar gyfeT ) uehiod:— Wi}- 1. "Marwnad i'r Diweddiar Mr WiHiiai11^ •Hams."—Awe-nydd Trriis't, Deigryn Ad.gK»> Tri'st, Ele-rnion, Sei'f-ad ap Seiif-ad, Minimus, Trist, Ilysbys o'i Hanes, Lief un yn Llefain, C'yfiaill, Lliaiis Galar, a tjanwr—14. „ „nrb; 2. Englyn, 'adoli'g."—Andreas, Br° 0 Ottiwe-lil, Bugail, Emrys, Syiml, 3. "Yr Eglwys yn Rhufain." —- Onesimus, Miin v Don-3. 4. "Hiaiwliau Dirwes't."—.Dorcas, 5. "Crynlhodeb o Hanes Chwe "h Eiliphelet, Deborah, Saddr-ach—3- niuiai^' 6. Bu'ddicldeb Merch yn y Cyloh m —Eirianwen, Top'sy, Is-abftlla, Nel'lZ .M Un hoffai fod yn fwy defnyddSo'lj V'i'O a

litis stated' thlalt itihe Conway Union Assess- ment Co-mmdtte-e hlave decided to appe)al againsit the recent decision of the Colwyn Bay miagis- trateis in regard to The assessment, of the Nlatiionall1 PitovindM Bank premises at Colwyn Bay. Mr D. IJj:oydGooI'ge, M.P. addressed his constituents at Cnilociiettfh on FiikSay jiiighit, Bit Xervin on. Saturday afternoon, and at Pwllheli on. Saturday- night. 'He will close his presenlt tour of ,the constituency at Carnarvon on, Janu- iary 5, when: he is to be,supplorit,eid .by Sir Ediwatfdl Grey. «