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UJ Cbe Cafe firs. Capt. Richard Owen, I tips Cleuxlpn. For some weeks past it has been our pad lot to chronicle the news of the deaths of residents of our town and neighbourhood, and again this week we have the same sad task of announcing the death of anothsr respected native, Mrs Richard Owen, widow of the late Capt. Richard Owen, which took place on Monday morning at Llys Llewelyn, in her 52nd year. The sad news was net unexpected, her long and painful illness, fought against resolutely and bravely,convinced all who knew her that the chance of her i-ecovery 'was remote and highly im- probable, and to our profound sorrow the surmise proved to be correct. Mrs Owen was a person of strong and decided convictions, of marked indivi- duality and intelligence, she thought for herself and acted accordingly. On matters of moment and importance she bad her own views, and possessed the courage of her convictions, but never stubborn or offensive. From her early days she was a passionate reader; in fact she was a student, particularly so of Scripture and Religious Works. This training, coupled with a remarkably retentive memory, especially qualified her as a successful Sunday school class teacher, a post she held along the years at Caersalem Sun- day School, where also she was a faith- ful church member. But probably, as it is always desirable, it was at home with her home £ duties that she excelled, as a mother she con- trolled her household, loving and vir- tuous, careful without ceasing, thought- ful and painstaking, scrupulously thrifty and industrious, even possibly, to a fault—if fault there be in this regard. Years ago she was left a young widow to combat with the struggles of life, and she succeeded notably. Her only son- the light of her life, our highly esteemed and respected young townsman (Mr R. Llewelyn Owen) will readily and grate- fully attribute bis present honourable position to the gallant efforts of his mother, for, and on his behalf, and the many responsible positions he holds to-day in public life, and his efficient discharge of the onerous duties of these offices, conclusively prove that the duties of parent and child have not been neglected or disregarded in this in- stance. She was a member of the Ladies Visiting Committee attached to the County Intermediate School and did much useful work in connection with the provision of mid-day meals for those pupils attending from far away outlying districts. Our esteemed friend has sustained a great loss, and his grief is exceedingly great. A host of friends extend to him the fullest and sincerest sympathy in his solitude and bereavement. The darkest cloud has a silver lining," and our bereaved friend can reflect upon sweet remembrances that will cheer his heart, and strengthen his spirit in the dark hours of sorrow. Our heartfelt condolence is also rendered to the relatives of our departed friend, viz,—Mr John Davies, Penlan (brother), and also Mrs Evan Griffith, Cambrian House (sister), who attended her sister with great care up to her last moments. The funeral (private) takes place to- day (Thursday)at Llanaber Churchyard; the of-ficiating ministers being the Rev. Gwynoro Davies and the Rev. E. Vaughan Humphreys. The funeral arrangements are in the hands of Messrs Evans & Williams. mmmmmmmmmrnsmmmmmmmmmimmm.
! Letters from the Front.…
Letters from the Front. I The members of the Male Voice Choir will be glad to know that the collection made on a Sunday in August, when Me J. Jones, The Library, mrlde-au appeal on behalf of our gallant boys in the fighting line, has afforded at least some comfort to them. Replies have long been received from all parts except from those in the Dardanelles. This week Mr Jones has received quite a number of letters from the East, of which the following are examples "Mediteranean Expeditionary Force, 30, 10, 15. .Dear Mr Jones,— Just a line to let you know that I re- ceived your parcel of fags safely this morning, nearly a month since I got your letter, nevertheless they were very much appreciated by all ranks from Barmouth so I beg to thank you and all that helped towards the fund on behalf of the boys. I think it was very kind of you to remember us in this Outlan- dish place. I dare say you will have heard of us being back again in the trenches, just behind the front line and it is rather hot here at times owing to the place being shelled daily, especially at meal times but we are all well har- dened to them now We have just had orders to move again to another pIace- there are about fourteen men from Baimouth with me at present. There are a few gone to Hospital and the remainder have been left at Lemnos as they were medically unfit, all the rest are in the pink. 1 am sorry that I cannot give you more details 0(, our doings as the Censor will get angry. Anyway I hope before Jong to be able to tell you personally. Again thanking you for your kindness. Yours sincerely, E. PRICE (Segeant)." "Mediteranean Expeditionary Force, November5 1915. Dear Mr Jones,— The cigarettes you sent out for the Barmouth Boys have arrived safely and were dished out to us the other evening by Sergeant Edward Price. Sergeant Price is writing to you on behalf of all of us boys only I thought you would like to bear from some of us. The cigs are going down fine, and we are very grateful to you for the kindness and in- terest which you have taken in us. We are in a rest camp on the Peninsula at present and cannot grumble, I could write pages on life ra a dug out, espec- ially on the humorous side. We often sit together at night and talk about the old times in school, and you bear some thrilling stories —every one out here seems to like talking about his home. The greater the danger the nearer home it seems to draw you. We have all given up talking about being home for Christmas, but as long as we get mails from the old people at home I think we will enjoy it all right under the circum- stances. Well I must close now,hoping you are all in the very best of health at the Library, with kindest regards to all. TOMMY LOXTON. P.S.- We moved trom £ he rest camp last night and we are in the re- serve trenches now.-T.L." —————————————————————— We are glad to notice the cheerful and happy tone of the letters. We trust that all the old chums—both boys and girls -of our brave lads,who are fighting our battles, will write to them,for every letter they will get from dear old friends at home, will help to cheer their Christmastide.
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i SCOUTS CORNER. ¡ i ] I In our last corner we promised to [ show the similarity of the roles that 1 governed the Knights of old to the rules of the Boy Scouts of to-day. The brave old knights considered that their honour I was the most sacred thing to uphold they would not do a dishonourable thing, such as celling a lie or stealing they really would rather die than do it. I They were always ready to fight and to be killed in upholding their king, or their religion, or their honour. Thou- sands of them wentoui to Palastine to maintain the Christian religion against the Mohammedan Turks. Each lmight bad a small following, just as our patrol leader has his corporal and a small number of scouts. The knight's patrol used to stick to to him through thick and thin, and all carried out the same idea as their leader, namely :— Their honour was sacred. They were loyal to God, and their king and to their country. They were particulariy courteous and polite to all women and children and infirm people. They wore helpful to everybody. They gave money and food where it was wanted, and saved up their money in order to do so. Scouts cannot do better than follow the example of the knights, who made the tiny British nation into one of thq best and greatest the world has ever known. One great point about them was that every day they had to do a good turn to somebody, and that is one of the most important of the Scout Laws. A good turn need only be a very small one; if it is only to give a half penny into a poor box, or to one of the many War funds to relieve misery; or to help an old man or old woman that may be in trouble, or to make room for an older person to sit down, or to give water to a thirsty animal, or to remove a bit of banana skin,or orange peei off the pave ment, where it is likely to throw people down, or pick bits of papers in the play- ground or in front of the house, so as to give a clean tidy appearance to a place, is a good turn. But dne must bL- done every day, and it onfy counts as a good turn when no reward is accepted in return. A little bird told the writer that one day last week an old man was struggling up the Hendremyuach Hill with a tri- cycle, when one of the newly-made scouts ran to his assistance—pushing the machine to top of hill. Bravo little scout, that was a good turn! I trust that every- member of the troop will avail themselves of every opportunity to do likewise. With a real good scout this practice becomes a habit. Always Be Prepared to do a good turn.
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CORRESPONDENCE. II We do not hold ourselves responsible fot thp opinions of our correspondents, To the Editor. Dear Sir,- I shall be much obliged if you wolilq kindly allow me space in your paper to give a few words of explanation about a concert held at Artbog last April towards aiding the Y.M.C.A to erect canteens in France for our soldiers. The proceeds amounted to £ 14 10s., and in accordance with the committee's resolution, a. balance sheet was put up at I Arthog and Fairbourne Post Offices and at Bee Hive, Barmouth Junction, which I the committee thought would satisfy the public as to how the concert had t turned out, But it seems that all did not see thr. lmlance sheet, or have frogotten it, and that a rumour is current that the money was not sent to thn- plice they were intended, nor utilized properly. To clear the matter, and lest there should be anything in the way of any similar movement in. future I beg to say that a cheque for £ 14 10s. was sent to Mr Tapp as requested on May 3rd., and I received a formal receipt from Mrs Beresford Coke, the Hon. Treasurer of the Women's Emer- gency Corps, on May 14th. Should anyone be desirous of further particulars if they call here I will gladly produce the cheque, receipt and au accompany- ing letter. Trusting that this will remove any misapprehension on the part of the public. WALTER DAVIES, Bee Hive, Treasurer, Barmouth Junction. RED -CROSS FUND. To the Editor. Dear Sir,— In order to raise funds to enable us to carry on the excellent work done by our local ladies here last winter, we have deiaed to hold a sale of farmers produce, garden produce, and general rummage sale, together with one stall of first-hand articles, on Wednesday, December 22od, at the Belle Vue Hall. Out of the proceeds we propose also to put aside a portion for the comforts fund of the 7th R.W.F. Fusiliers, in which so many of our local men are serving. We hope that all the house- people will co-operate to help us with the sale, and that anybody who can spare us any articles; either for the stall or for the rummage sale, will be so kind as to notify us, in order that the articles may be collected in good time for the sale. We shall be most grateful for anything that will help to swell the funds for these most deserving objects. Yours faithfully, FLORA M. HEATH, President. JENNIE M. DAVIES, Hon. Treasurer. GWENDOLYNE DENTON, Hon. Sec.
AN OVER PRODUCTION OF POISON.
AN OVER PRODUCTION OF POISON. Some people produce uric acid twice as fast as others, and an overload of this poison is a serious thing for anyone. It conies in different was, but the most productive causes are over-exertion and eating too much, particularly of meat. Some allowance should be made to those suffering from aria acid complaints for they can't help being nervous, morose, cross, suspicious, headachy, dizzy, at times, and racked with all sorts of queer pains. The rheumatic sufferer knows what real pain is like, and it is no wonder he grows old too fast-and sooner or later develops heart trouble, sciatica, gravel, dropsy or hardening of the arteries. The sensible thing to do is to take warning at the first sign that uric acid is developing—eat less meat, and not too much of any food. Drink plenty of both milk and water. Take regular exercise, and get eight hours sleep seven nights a week. Use Dosn's backache kidney pills to repair the weakened kidney and help them filter uric acid from the blood. You can't be really well while an excess of this poison remains in the system. Tb' I There is scarcely a man or woman in Barmouth who has not a good word for Doan's backache kidney pills, the special kidney medicine that does not claim to cure everything. All dealers, or 2/9 a box from Foster McGlellan Co., 8, IVells Street, Oxford Street, London, W.