The Brecon Radnor Express Carmarthen and Swansea Valley Gazette and Brynmawr District Advertiser

? Franksbridge Concert. SLCCESSFFL VEXTFRF.. { t-r?nk-orj.(ig?e lK'n..nL t'on,'ert ror ic-cat 00)". no? H:ryin¡¡ in the Army. wa? a -reat, stiece,?s. On the Roil of Honour tjetongint! to the Baptist Church there are A Tab)et ha.s been nxe<) in hying memory of Da\M \Ii!wyn .Jon. HirJlwyn, .John Hughes L!t-wc)yn. The Xur.eery. and Ph))ip Ewart Jonf. late Garth. A of :\10, ""r- l. Dav, ies (Wernlmsmon), P. L. Rotton (Llanliailo), W. C. Buf- ton (Bettw,; )tiU), J. I)a\-ie.s (<;iunfawr). and Wm. Powef) (Graigfawr), to get up a concert which wouid hrin .in a sum of l1Iont'. to our loeal boys. This committtf 2,ueeeded in ;"e,uriIlg the eer- TicesofthefoHowLn? weU-known -ingprs. viz.:— lfr% D. Lcya.tty Wi))iams. HiMa .J",I1I;>" ant: }Ii, Gl<J.(ly" Hikla. PulJ. Ui.< I tfucr, -liz- G£orge Thoma.s. H.oWl'); .bas. )11" Richaj'd I)a,ie- mades-try; Alder-an Arthur Edwarf!s, Llan- drindod. All the sin-er, not on)y <;ust.a)ned hnt also enhanced their reputation, and their ftaginf! gave the utmc'st satl,faction. Mr Richard W- vies al-o gAve two splendid reritation. The Fi'ank.,¡hri<.lge Choir, under the tcadcr- fhip of Mr P. L. Itufton &anK two pieces with Rood pfTect. The acpomp.u)ist wa.s MJsi. Ca.mpbeU, of Buitth. who aC'('mpanied all t!ie .-infers, and gave a pianoforte' so)o to opn the <'on<ert. The chajrman was the popu- lar Mr ThOè. I)avie,&, Yronolall, 1\bŒe happy remark., kept the in good The mover "e('on¡"r of thank" to the singers and chairman were the Pa-stor and Secret.ary, who had a very pl<;asiug duty to perform. good was provided by the member., of the l'Ommit1:tee to the sin¡;wrs and their Our best, thank, arf aJ;Mt due to the Chairman and Mi-< Irt-ne Powell for their gíft.<; It i aft4er paying thf war tax a.nd other expcn<-<-s, ere wi!! be alIt to he amolli our young wI. dMrs. to whom we owe so much.

MOLES AND RATS DESTROYED ——— BY USING ——— WARD'S MOLE AND RAT POISON. Largely used for over ten years. Ii. Per Packet Sold only by Chemiate. (If you cannot obtain send the name of your nearest Chemist to the Sole Maker and Originator). "SEE YOU GET BOARDS J. Ward, M.P.S., Builtb Wells. br697/57/2612

Uangorse Hero. PTE. CUTHBERT GORDON THOMAS. it is with profound regret we !e.arn that reentln- Mrs Thomas (Bank House). the med s6 of the receivoo the offidal cormmunication, both from the Red Cros& and the War OMce, that. her be loved &on, Pte. Cuthhert Cordon Thomas. mado the upreme riík", whilt" in at Pilkem Ridge, on July 31&t, 1917. It wiii be remembered he was reported wounded 41.00 and it "was hoped h was a prisoner of in Germany. Pte. Thomas iof; tti,, first and only one in neigllbourhood lot it ha., boxn to die for his country out of a large number who are. s,-rving in the rajjks. Prior to hJ-' departure for the Army. he d<Mt!ned a scroH of honour. with all na.m.. arti..tiea;ly printed theTeoD, of tt?.. who ,'oltwWered tJ¡,dr servi??,3 from this parish in the fa.riy day. of the war. and pre&fDtfd it framed to St. Paulinu Uangorc, where it now bangs. a memlJ<;T of a and mueh family, hi." n1Oher ha ving cceupied tl!e of a highly u(".ee5<'fu¡ headmhtre.o;s for over to years, whi!e nv- cf h<'r chiMren entered the <MU!)e pro- fession, three of whnm were coUe{:e tr<dned. Pte. C. G. Thomas waA himself a. mc.t pro!n.i-in)! <md suc<'e'Mfu) pchootma.ster. his. ta.chin abilitie-, being of a. very high order. He Wa-S an otd pupil of the !<f€con County School, where he and, gained admittan!-t) into €"arma.rtht-n Traininx C&Hege. Here he had a brilliant {a.rel'J'. securing ftrst-cla.<.<; honours, ae well as prcvi!]).: him:('lf extremely popular in the soeiat life of the He gan his a, head- master of VeJindre! Schoo). Taigarth. where hiA high Mea.ts. of duty and cportFman,Fhip made him be)oved by his charges, and won UM &in<'ere and a.<tectionate 6- ot all \\110 came in centact with him. He pre- sented with a. handsome marble ctock on his departure from hence to ta.ke up a oew appointment at Upper Rhymttcy Schoo). Gt&morKaA, -wh?re h? wa? doin? &er-I vice, when h-? volunteered to join the colours. He w?-, hetd in high ?teem by the ?tatf of the Jo<-a) fchoo! I and numerous ('xpre:\lon5 of their r ed and vympatby háV been by ThonMK. HM io&< will be <tecph f<K, in U&ngorse by & wide cireteoffhend' HMfamHiarBt;urevtnbemi&t-ed. t'.pe-c.htll)" ahout the on whieh he 8pent mucb ot hi-. !€isurc in(.T ebildhood, he bfing it.u &tt-r<jcnd <<port<s- man and an ardcn! "ddplc of "-ac Wait-on." Xo one it more and no one its l.e.autb, more thaj! he did. XatauritUy gtftfd with it fine Po.e.ing a deep he keenly of the numerous be.autk.. of its surroundings. He was one of Xa.t.u!t:'& tr)M nobtenxn. foF ha %,as al- vays. happiest. when reYciUue in the mids.t of thf Nrds. the trees and the SoweM. He had deep religiotii con- victions, and a.lway" maintajned that. contact 'with Mature waA the highest, educat4on. OtM' of the most prominent trait.. !n his c.hAra<;ter tc'as his great tore for home and devotion to Ms fanujy. Much and very deep sympathy ia felt for them iu to sad a b<-reave- meT)t. .tlr, Thomac. ha& alw another aon on active eervK'e in India, white thf remainjn)! wn. Mr T. C. TbollW. who compieted his training at St. John' CoUefe, BAttersea. )ast "dr, ;i!id is no?.- appointt-d to 8irhowy Schoo!. has at.) done ]8 month.s' ."ervice in the Arm'y. The family wi.he'.s to thank all the :)umeron<' kind friends for the ''ympitthtsing tetter-' eect th<TN. LetteM of condolerMe have befti rece.ived from the f..taX of I'pper Rhymjiey Schoo). the Tea.ehers' As.,ociati(>n, the Baptist Chorch at DaJtgOfse, ft-c.

??S?' ? HOME-MADE Bf??T???? EW' Economtc? and ReU*b!e. t ?N? [BORWtCKS] ?? BAKING POWDER. ? ???? The Best in the World. ????? (THEtDEAL?MtiYMENCME P??]8???? !L?J? HEADACHES ??atf ??t?-Q?'??'t??? 't''? ??????M' ? %C—— ? B!UOUSNESS W €ONSTtPAT!Ohr ? S t M M Hj M t?mp? )tNDtGESTtON

I Hay Rural CouncH. I I FOOD CONTROL ELECTMNS. j Air Wm. rhombs presided over a meeting of Hav RT?"? ra!.C? ouncjionthe7thmst. Others present ?ere Rev W. ? T. ?o'-sajt and Me?r.s. J. R. (.rirnth, W. V. Puirh ? T. ?' ?V?' ?- ?' W?ver, John Jones. ChaDc. Bu;.tcher. J. ?. J. ones and ?Ir J. Gunt?r (t.)erk). Relative to the application from the roadmen for an increase in their wilge,, a communication wa.s read from .%Lr Williams (surveyor to Brecon Rura) Counei!) r.tatjn"' their men reeeh'ed 4/8 per day, but there was a con d.tion attaehed to it. viz., that jf the <.urAevor thought Ie-s wag4?-s oI'hould be pa.id, he shoufd pav then) lof' itr Hopkin-t: What do our men "et?' )Ir Pugh: They }fet M/- now Mr Hopkm. We ought to give them an inc-re4.,ie. ? ??f ??'- a ?"P'c ? ?-hiXin?s. -Ur (?nthth propose) that they give them 28/- in fu- ture. llr Weaver seconded, and the councH a,rreed, the in- creu-c to l>t3rt from the next pay dav. t Foc<< Ccntrot ResiSMtion. I W. L. Crichton <L'y.wen) æ"i/tn(d hi.. member- s?hh ip on the tood Contro! Committee. Arisin°? a out cf th..s .ignati<m, the c)<:rk said he revived a letter ??°? 'h Parry (Ph?omx House, Tatgarth) <,tatin? the grocers had ?' ?'???'? ?to an .tssot-iatioD and ??r?'p?onttJx?i t Mr Cw?ne a? ch?rmajt and Mm?!f a? ?ec- retary. Thty idso appointed Mr Parrv to J"e¡}N:¡;{'nt the groct>cr;; on the Food Contro) Commjt.tce ift accord- ance with the new reg-alatiori., of the Focd ControUer. fhe clerk stated that th<;re appeared to be a nds- apprehen.<;ion over the matter. TheT a.skftl the srocer.. to form them:>{'lves into an AMocJation the sam<- a'? the butchers M that they. M a Food Control Commit- tee, cou]d Ket into touch with one who reprt-senM the Kr&eers. They had no power to make an additiotial ap- pmntment on the committee, and he w.M not aware that there were My new regulations addin}; the number to the <'ommttt-ee. Kvt.ntua))y. 31rs H. C. Christy was .itppointe<! to re- P'-eseDt. LI)'lSwe-ü on the Food Control CommittM, and the ch-rk ? 'nst-raeted to <Bform the T&tga.rth grocers M??/t ? the.y h?d no power to elect ? repr&s?tatiYe of t?e!j Assoctanon on the committee.

I PAINS !N THE BACK QUtCKLY CURED. I Doea the changeable weather give you back- ache, Jumbago, eciatica, or rheumatism? If eo you ought 'to know that Baker's Backache PeJIcts' the new remedy, arc a positiye cure for these dis- tres9ing complaints. Mr S. Webster, of Theloe- t}Mm, Norfolk, wh':cs:—"I recdved the box of Bakery Backache Pellets, and. am gJad to say they .have done me a great deal of good. I felt relief 4rom backache after I had taken the 6rst one. I neverliad anything give me so much ease before." All sufferers from the above agoniSinT complaints should get a box to-day. Can -be ob- tamed at all chemists, 1/3 per box, or post free, in plain wrapper, direct from Baker's Medicine Co., Ltd., 1, Southampton Row, London, \V.C. 1.

Fox Hunting. 11 TAIABOXT PACK'S SUCCESS. I: When the famous (retHK&er Foxhounds were dL-band- e<t, Mr IM. Jonei'. Pytindu. the .master of the. pack, prcntc'(l some of the doxs to the fitrineri of the Taly- bont and district. Having good reasons to fca.r !teavy Joshes from the dcpredatioDs of the foxes in the tocaJKy the gift wa. very readih accepted. a.nd local poultry breeders have j(Mt cail.,e to be thankful to Mr Jon< Hunting has taken place almost every wet-k fince the opening of the %ea-on with conspicuous su<-ce& Last week n run rutted in the capture of two very fine icxe.c. The hounds m<-t. at Pencet!v Court, and hunted the Cwmoergwn Valley. The hounds workf;'(t back to lila,nnant and Pantllefrith, a.nd i'tartec.I on the M-pn.t at Cefn Cc-'ty. A nne run en&ued.. &yna.rd led the way through Cwy Paj-c and on to <,i]t".tone T}M hounds WMc in elos.eatu>n<1ance all the tin)t After cro,,q,ing the <;ana) near Cross Oak the fox made ita way up hill to Coity Ba<-h. and thence on to the AlJt. Here he doubted onhi pursuer;). &nd aft-er a fine cross country run which ended &t PenccUy old barn, he wa<, ran to eArth. Mr Rkhard", Rrynhyfryd. j, the Mthu.'iiattM master of th< TaJybont and Dbthct Pack.

Notes and Notions. By"WYE.S)DER." I I Ta)garth'.s ramfai! for February %,as 1.35 inches on 15 ??. Sixpence a. quart is the new price for mUk at Aber- cra.ve. crave. ? ? ? ? Rrecoa Town Council supports the petitioB for open .¡ tI-sh in-go. >!< Sa.)mon netting may be allowed ui the r-.sk when the water gets tow. -:I< :¡: [' ? ? ? Spt. W. S. Davies (Llanwrtyd Wells) hM been award- ed the Mitttary Medal. ,)< ? ? ? ? Drivej- E. Jo., R.F.A. (Ua.tifrynach) been awarded the Military Meda). I ? :I< Mr H. Clifford (Bre<'on) ig the new deputy meat ageat for Brec'otMhire Mnd Radnorshire. ? Gurnos Dra-matic Soctety. Cvmtwreh. is giving per- formances of "Rhys Lewis" in aid of the chapet build- ing fund. 'J< Cwmda,uddwr and contributed (a.pa.rt from gift.- in kind) jE187 12s lid to the Belgian I Refugees' Fund. t. Captain F. H, 17igars has to t.h<! t.'S'tablk-bment of hió> unit. on ceasLDg to be em- } ployed A-jtb the RoTat Defeu<'e Corpo. A contingent, of 50 Portuguc,.w was brought to Brecon district for timber-Miing J¡¡,t week. The men arrived at ItTeccin, a11d were in to Ca,t1- Madoc, whore thev are now encamped tn hut's. The came of the Hon. D. Baiiey, Bretonshire Auxil- llenoy-re, ha& been brought to the {)f.t11e- of state for for valu- able nursing rende-red in connedion with the war. If Alfred allO manager of the Company) ret4res next month a JOfjg and stl-Cœ1Ssful career in the railway -BE" vice. Born in York in 1847, he was .secret3ry IInd manager of the Camtirian Railways from 181)1 to 1895. 'f. 'Í' Mr J. E. 'Moore-Gwyn. J.P.. at the Alderman Hopkin tBstimonial at Neath, the existence cf ttM old PhDharmoMo Society at Xeitth. Wht-n he 011' Moore-Gwyn) coined the society in 1M9, Mr Hcpkin Morsa.n was a brUtiajtt young tenor, equal in voice, he sajd, to the fa.mou: Sims. Rfeves. Brev.-Lieut.-Col. H. P. Ya.te&, D.S.O., who rep<-ct)y received distinction, hag been associa.tcd with the Muth Wates Borderers from the early 90's, fir,,t with the o!d Mititia. and Jater with the Regular. He was for a time .adjutant cf the Indian Volunteers. He fouRht with the South Watcs Borderer. in the South African War, and is at present in <'ommand of xn o tfk ers CaMet BattaHon. :j< _'supplement to the "London Gazette," issned on night, an Ih-t of m<'ntg to the Order of the British Empire for Mmcc-: in <onn.-ctioti with the war in France, Egypt aj)d Satcnika. Mra Helen Charlotte Isabella Gwynnc Nraughan, Chid Controller of the Women's Army Aux- iliary Corp.s, t.? appointed Commajtder of the Order. Gwynne is of and-Carrnartbeii- ;,hire familv conœction. In the Jaft dispatch received from the late General Sir Stanley Maude, from Mesopotamia, the foUowiug of Scmth WaJes men- tioned :—Major R. H. Crake (attacl1.ed from KlnR')s Own Scotti-h Borderers). Lieut. S. W. BM,t (kined), Second-Lieut. A. C. 0. MitchcU (kitltd). and 12712 Coy. Seryt.Major J. Trumper. Lieut. S. W. Be-st was one of three of Mr C. W. (Peiibryn, lire-con), who were kiUed in a<'tion, and Lieut. A. C. 0. Mitchet) wa-s the eider soti of Mr A. A. MitcheU (G)yncetyu, Bre- con). :!< stout German fort, consbting of three foncrete shelter- built on the foundation;T of farm buildings, wai ru<-hed by a party of very muddy bomb- ers just after dark one night iast week. following a .urpri barrage. They cut off the garrison of nine in the larger of the, and caJled 011 them to -uii,ender. The Gerrnaii6 and 111- tantly one of our men thrust a througb the I oo¡¡hcle. corrillet-ely wrecking the inkrior of the fod and all the occupants. The raiders then plougli- ed through on either side of the demoHshe.1 blew up some machine guns. killed eight morc Uerman.s, and came, back with a single prisoner." One of the.se raiders was Pte. Douglas Wea)e, Cloucester Regiment, t,on of Mrs E. Weale (Bridge Hii), Xewbridge- on-Wye), aDd who has been recommended for the Mi!i- tar3 )iedal. A Weti-h Society liai just nnMhed its nr&t year'f work at Llanwrtyd WeUs. It was inaugurated iast winter, and has proved an unquatined success. Ttte is IteN. Evans and the sretarÜl duties are carrit-d out. hy Rees ("choolma6ter). The jtr-t )ecture for the season wa.} Kiven by Rev. Penar Griffiths (Swan&ea), who d<-)ivered a. much apprecia- kd atldres, on the late Watcyn Wyn, teacher and bard. Under the auspices of the Nationa) mien of Welsh Societies, a :suimner &ehoo) is. to he held at and promincnt will in dlare of clas&es in Welsh literature, and urammar. There will be tcurs for the afternoon, and evening on Welsh hi&tory will be given by Prof. Ernest HughfiS. (lecturer in Welsh history at Card.tt College). It is also intendoo to hold a series of Weheh and one. night will be devoted to the The newly fonned Llanwrtyd Dramatic Society to be ready with a public performance of .r y (iroe,s- f)ordd." report of Jn EV2n.s. and Co., (Swansea) for the period from the 1st. March, 1S17, to 14th FtbrnaTy ia.st states a protit ha.- then made of L21,444 4s 4d, from which ha<< to be deducted intercut, and other nxed charges of JE6.646 4-. 5d. leaving JEI4.797 19" lId. Deducting Prderence and interim dividend paid on ordinary share" at the rate of 5 per cemt. per annum, the balance is .611,147 19s lid. The directors now recommend a dividend en the ordinary shares at the ra-te of 41 per cent., making, with the 2! per cent. o,ireatly paM, 7 per cent. for the period. This will ab- 1'4,500, leaving a of £6,647 19s 11d, appro- a" the ordinary account &2,991 15s., to founders' shares dividend ac- count £2,991 11;< lid, a.nd to reserve account f664 16s. The directors further recommend a dividend of 20/- per «h?rc on th6 founders' sha.r?'s, Absorbing ?'3,000. and leaving a halamce of kl,335 I&s 4d to be carried for- ward to the cre4it of founders' shams dividend ó!C4:ounL The retiring director io Ir James JQek£on. Inbabitiints of Whitney-on-Wye will read 'with interest the heroic of Capt. Stone, V.C., a grandson of the )a.to Mr& 3fie%ille (nee Misa Rmtiy Dew), of Whitney Court, and a great oephew of the !at.e Mr Tomk.yM Dew. Thia gallant young omcer wa.s boni on December 7th. I89L He was educated at Lon<1o.,farlJ(" Harrow, and Penihrcke College, He went to C-anada in 1912, but; returned to Engtand at the outbreak of the war. After training with the O.T.C.. he e&tered Sandhurst, and wa? gazetted to the Hrd Roya) Fn.si)ier.s in May, 1915, and )eft for Fritnce. He wa.< kilted on November SOth, 1917, near Moeuvre-a. Recently, hLs parents were summotxd to Hucking))am t*ab?ce to receive the V.C. which had been awarded to their brave oct) under- t4te foUowing circumsta "Capt. Stone commanded & company on an tsotated position. 1,000 yards in front of the main line. overtook- ing the enemy's position. He was ordered to with- draw hi.s company to the main tine. le.ayi'n¡¡: a rear K"ard to <*over the withdra.w&I. Owing to the enemv being concfated in eome dead ground, the attack de- veloped with unexpect-ed &p6ed. Capt. Stone tsent back thFe.e platoons and remained with the reargtiard. He stood on the pfrapet with the telephone, under a. trc- mpcdou-s hontba.rdment and hait of bu))ct.< ohsening the en<-my. and continued to 6end hack va)uab)e information. The rear guard was eventually surrounded and cat to died to a man with their fa.æs to the enemy. Capt. Stone was «eeo. nghttng to the last, un- til he was shot through the head. The extraordinary coolntCSs of this omcer. and the accuracy of hie infor- ma.tion. ena.bied ditpositions to be made just in t!me to Mve the tine and avert disaster. The rear guard piatoon by it.,s Mjfsacrince gained time for their com- rade to get into a position where they defeated the enemy' attack." Hi.<- Colonel writer:—"He wa.s a eterJing omcer and died gioriousty. His memory will ever remain in the Ha/tta.tion as one who died to save the line." Capt. Stone's four brother'! are serving his elde,st brother, having been severely wounded, has now a Staff Engj and.

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