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CRICKHOWELL. I There were great rejoicings in Criekhowell. The towm had been profusely decorated for the o- casion and the interior of the Clarence Hall presented a charming appearance. At 2 p.m. tkv children of the Council and Church of Iingland schools, marshalled by tiieir Head Teachers, Mr. T. H. Thomas and 1[[ R. I'. Griffiths, and their staffs, marched to the Lucas Memorial 1: uiltain, where a large croud had gathered. On the Fountain steps stood the president, Vr P. F. Jones, the Rector, tiie Rev. n. I'. Sciner,et. 31. A.. Rev. E. Rowland and other members of ilt, General Committee The proceedings opened with the singing of the National Anthem ana "tue recital ot the i,or(,. s t'rayer, tollowed bv a rendering of "0 Lovely Peace" hy the children. Dr. Jones spoke on the greatness of the day and all it stood for. and the Rector, in eulogising the part played by Crickhowell in the great war, said that about 250 men joined the c >'ours out of a population between 1,100 and t.200 people. Brave men had laid down their to give them freedom and libertv. After sov.eral patriotic songs, the Rev. E. Rowland referred to the fact that frmn that district came Sir HafydJ Gam, a great warrior, who distin- crmshed himself on the field of Aghicourt. He liad worthy successor-- in the terrible conflict ■w:ucli now-, happily, had ended, and some of .iti and sot,,ie of them had come home with the D.C.M., M.C., and M.M. Otners had made the great sacriifce, and he hoped that the children when they grew up i-d» manhood and womanhood would never forget that lives had been freely laid down to L- h--=L_h -£ '"1 Ease .onia-m a saie anUllappy country tor them t live in. Mr. E. I'irie Gordon also spoke, and Cod Bless the Prince (i\ile; Hen \lad fv Nhadau and The Mea of Harlech were fervently sung. Subsequently a splendid tea v-is provided in the Clarence Hall, where a wiliing and energetic band d ladies and gentle- men carried out the arduous work of feeding lnuidreds of children and adults. luthe ei-euinf-, the Crickhowell Public Hall Cinema Company gave a free display of pictures to an audience of quite 500 people. An excellent programme of aquatic and field snorts was provided. The former took place at the. Gaivey, in the morning, Messrs. Win. Townsend, A. E. Da vies and J, n. Shepheard a-ting as judges. RellIt; ioo yards (open) -1. Addison 2. Reg. Sharman. yards J. -seiey. 70 yards (boys under r —r. Richard Jones R. Leonard. Creasy pole—A most a musing competition, thf- prize, a leg of mutton, being won bv (bonier Morgan; Jack Moseley na> second. Diving competition (prizes given by Mrs. L..nnard-JoneS)-I, Harry Watkins 2. C, Rowland. There was a good attendance at the Cricket f' Idd in the evening for the nekl sports. Officials: Starters, Messrs. J. Phillips and A. E. Hades; i-uidicappers, Messrs. J Herbert and Wm. 1 ownsend stewards. Mes-rs. \V. T. Cwenlan, V>. V. Jones and A. Mealc judges. Dr. A. E. J Mr. J. E. Water- ■ ;.d Mr. James Isaac. Results too yards, ex-soldier> j. Simmonds 2, Haywood. yards (boys nuder;" -1, Gordon Jones: Herbert. Race for men over s" Jas. Gwenlan. Race for girls under 1, r. Xora Townsend P. Gardiner. too yards (boys under — 1. A. Clements; John Price. ioo yards (open 1. S Juries; 2. J. Moselc-v. A splendid race. At this juncture rain fell heavily and it was uecided to complete the programme on Monday evening. There was a very large crowd on Monday, and excellent .v. ort was witnessed. The-skipping competition was very prettv, first honours going to Doris Waite, second to May -Morgan, and special prizes to Nancy Hamer and Winnie Beavis. Walking-1st and 2m divided between Geo. Rowland and J. \aite. Slow bievcle race i. Rowland; 2, T Line! Tug-of-war-- Farmers' team (capt., J» V. Edwards). Pillow fiht-I, H. Giles 2. < >e; Rowland. Obstacle r"e (boys under 15) -I. J. I)rce z, Aubrev 1 imes. First to bed, comic competition (boys) J. Price; open. Geo. R^vdand. There were "ther interesting competiti -s for children. A. special tribute must »•; paid to the General Secretary, Mr, F. J, Hurley, who carried ont his duties 1n an admirable The committees ), -rQ :—General Committee Dr. A. i.. Jones f hairman), Rev. H. I Somerset. Rev. H. Rowland, Messrs. J). Dave. E, Pirie Gordon, t- T. Hudson, J. Phillips f O. Shepheard, J. E. Waters, T. Vaughan. General Secretary, Mr. E. J. Hurley. Treasurer Mr. J. Phillips. Sports Committee Mr. J. Phillips (convener), Messrs. W. Gwenlan. J. Herbert, j. Isaac, W..V (ones, A. Meale, Town<-nd. J. E. Waters. Tea Committee Mr. T. IT Thomas (convener1,' .r, Robert Evans, Mr. K 1'. Griffiths, Mrs Thomas, Miss Johns, Miss A. Jones, Miss K Jones, Mrs. Leonard Jen.->, Mrs. 1'ole, Mrs, • Waters, Miss Ware. Reference must be made-1 the intrmiig of the cfrigy of the Kaiser on Mo;io4v night in the Town ^mare, where there was a big crowd. Patriotic )gs were sung and it was long after midnight v. hen. the people dispersed; LLANGATTOCK. The Peace festivities on Saturdav last com- menced at 1.30 p.m., when a procession, son- listing of the united choir.- church and chapel •id school children and villagers marched to i:e Park Field (kindly lent by Mr. David l'ritchard). A short service was held, the Rector (Rev. R. M, Cole-Hamilton) taking the prayers and giving a short address, while Mr. James Powell, deacon of Bethesda Congrega- tional Church, read the le:on. Miss Morgan e ndly lent her harmonium for the accompani- ment of the hymns. Serviee over, the sports ¡"gan at once, and were thoroughly enjoyed both by the participants anil spectators. Durin" t tie afternoon nearly 600 hundred sat down to an Excellent tea, Mrs. Rumsey being the caterer. Mr. Jones enlivened the proceedings by giving s iections on his gramophone at various iuten-als. lit the evening, a frame.: certificate of service y, as presented to each man who had joined np, t i-,is being accompanied ]•/ 't War Savings Cer- tificate. The presentation was made by Mr. james Edwards. -Afr. W Ramsey proposed a vote of thanks to those vho had been instru- mental in providing these. .This was seconded by Mr. T. Williains Unfortunately, at this snige of the proceedings the :esti'.ities had to be o .stponed as a result of to-rential rain. Gn Monday evening the festivities were 1 aumed, Mrs. Evans (Uanwysk) kindly giving a way the prizes in the Miles Memorial Hall, which was packed to overd. ing After this, a eamival was held, headed by the drum and fife bind, the quaint and varied costumes presenting a very pleasing appearance The fireworks, which concluded the festivities, were a huge success A brilliant flare on the Ffawvddog, lighting up the surrounding district, was the signal to commence. Th- Government rockets were magnificent and were greatly admired. Another brilliant flare in the field, and yet another on the hill-side terminated the pro- < eedings. Expressions ou all sides were heard • iS to the great enjoyment these festivities -1 1 to the great en j o y afforded, despite the rain The members of the )Bamittee, who worked m -t assiduously, were Rev. R. M. Cole-Hamilton (chairman) Mr. F.  l r A Addis (c h airiiian inKvies (vice-chairman), Mr A Addis (chairman of Sports Committee;, Me>r.- S D. Caine and James Powell (joint secretaries), Mr. H. n. Giodehild (sec. of Sports Committee), Messrs. j ames Edwards, Ceorge E v ans, \m Rumsey, David Pritchard, Anthony Lewis, Roger Tiolvelfs: Bert Powell, David Edwards, David roruan John Hamer, Fred Bevnon. James Compton Walter Da vies, Riley Dorc. Arthur Morgan Rees Owen, Thomas Owen, Charles Powell, Sidney Powell, Ben Rees, R p. Sandeman, John Strong, Benjamin Watldns, John Parry-Williams. Jack Jones, W. Prosser and Morris. Ladies' Committee Mrs. Cole-Hamilton, Mrs. Evans I Manwvsk), Mrs. Watkins. Mrs. Pritchard (Pen- fiawyddog), Mrs. Dore, Mrs Howells. Irs. I.ewis (frisk), Mrs. Powell (Brynglas), Mrs. Powell (Canal Bank), Mrs. Pritchard (Park Farm) Misses May Rumsey and Morgan. The results of the spor, v.ere as follows:- 100 vards I, J. Strong Ivor Rees; 3, Arthur King. Boys (14 am under) i, Horace King 2, Willie Morgan J, Aubel Rowlands. ("rills (14 and under) 1, Edith Pritchard; 2, MaJaala Rose; 3, Xancy Compton. Boys (10 and under) i, Jack Rumsey 2, Tudor Morgan 3, Yah Williams and Jim I,ewi> (tie;. Girls iio and under) 1, Ethel Powell -2, Certic: Lewis 3, Joyce Watkins. Boys (0 and under) 1, Richard Cole-Hamilton 2, David Cole-Hamil- ton 3, Maldwyn Owen. < Virls (l) and under) 1, (wen Townsend 2, Margaret Dore 3, Connie Williams. Half-mile (men) 1, Ivor Rees 2, Sydney Edwards; 3, Jack Joss. Ladies' race 1, Miss Rigden 2, Miss 3. Mrs. Jenner. Men's race (over 4St 1, J. Powell 2, T. Morris 3, 1). l'ritchard. Boys' sack race 1, Auhel Rowlands; 2, Ernest Powell l, Jack Boddy. I Girls' three-legged race 1, Phyllis Thomas and Edith Pritchard, Nancy Compton and Ceredwin I Lewis (tic, 3. Ada Da vies and Ethel C'eor?e (tic, Ada I)a-ie, an(i Ethel eor?,c A. Jones; 3, Ivor Rees. Boys' three-legged race 1, R. Joss and A. Rowlands 2. J. Boddy and Willie iosgan; 3, H. Hester and Tom Davies. Boys' egg and spoon race; 1. Evan Price; z. R. Joss 3, J. Watkins. G.irls' eg and spoon race r, Mahala Rose 2, Ceredwin Lewis 3, May Addis. Steeplechase 1, Trevor Addis 2, Oliver King 3, Syd. Edwards (con- solation prize. Horace King). Walking match 1, J. Webb 2. Daly 3, B. Rees 4, J. Compton. Tug-of-war Llangattock team won. Ladies' and gent's egg and spoon rnot. 1. Joe Lewis 2, D. Bevan 1, Thos. Morris. A warm tribute is due to Mr. S. D Caine, the secretary, whose experience and organising powers served the parish admirably on this notable occasion. He was ably assisted by Mr. James Powell, who worked hard to make the event a success. I DARENFELEN. A line programme was arranged tor leace Day. It commenced at i p.m. with a procession of 300 school cliikircu, carrying banners and flags. This was followed by a thanksgiving service in the Baptist Chapel, when appropriate- hymns, prayers and addresses were given. At the close the children sang the Hallelujah Chorus in a very creditable manner, creating a very deep impression on the audience by their performance. An excellent tea liad been pre- pared by the local Soldiers Committee and friends and about Coo persons were entertained. After tea it was intended to have a sports meet- ing and a long list of events had been prepared, with suitable prizes, but owing to the rain this part of the programme was postponed. How- ever, a gramophone concert, magic lantern entertainment and a dance were arranged for the evening, and a display of fireworks at 10.30 brought a long and memorable dav to a close. LLANTHONY I All the inhabitants of Llanthony and the surrounding district assembled together 011 Saturday last at the Schoolroom, where arrange- ments had been made for celebrating Peace First, the children were treated to a good tea. after which the adults poured in, and it was sur- prising to the strangc-r where they all came from. After the tea, in spite of the heavy rain, a sports programme was carried through in a field kindly lent by Mr. Knight. The children's sports had been arranged by the Schoolmistress and the adult sports by the Committee. The rain then poured down so heavily that all retired to the SchooLroom, where a very pleasant evening was spent. Recitations and songs were given by the school children and adults, and during the intervals the children were the recipients of sweets and oranges. TlJJe little School had been prettily decorated with flowers and the L'niou Jack hoisted from the roof. The tables and all other requisites were kindly supplied by Mrs. Knight, as usual. This neighbourhood has been blessed in having all its boys back from the war, and many of them were present. At the close, the Chairman, Mr. Gwillim, The Court, proposed a hearty vote of thanks to all who had helped tc make the day a real Peace celebration. LLANTILIO PERTHOLEY. I The Peace celebration programme at Llan- tilio Pertholey was confined to the portion of the parish extending to the finger-post at Pantygeilv, a sum of /20 having been allocated from the funds to-Forest Coal Pit to entertain the children on their own. The celebrations took place in the Sunnyside Meadow, Mardy (kindly lent by Mrs. Cochrane). At 1.45 the children assembled at the School and marched to the field- Here au interesting sports programme was gone through and all the children under IG, to the number of 200, were afterwards entertained to tea. Sub- sequently the soldiers and sailors and their wives or parents, to the number of over 150, were pro- vided with an excellent cold collation, Mr. W. TJoyd Thomas, J.P., presiding. The catering was carried out by Mrs. Jones, Market Restau- rant, Abergavenny. Mr. W. West kindly lent his gramophone to enliven the proceedings.. In the evening, buns and sweets were given to the children from the ftmds, and Mrs. Laws on (Mai'dv Park) also presented 200 packets of sweets. It is intended to give each of the children a Peace beaker or mug as a memento of the occasion. The secretarial duties were ably carried out bv Messrs, A. G. Greene and Sam. B. Davies, —,— —,—. j LLAMVIHANGEL CRUCORNEY, BWLCH I TREWYN & OLDCASTLE. Llanvihangel Crucorney, Bwlch Trcwyn and Oldcastle joined together for the Peace celebra- tions and had quite an attractive and interesting programme on Saturday, though it could not be carried out in its entirety owing to the rain. The chairman of the Peace Celebrations Committee was Mr. Joseph Griffiths, and the general hon. sec Mr Sam. B. Davies. The pro- ceed iiigs commenced with a special united thanksgiving service in the School, at which the Rev. S. J. Richards (Rector of Oldcastle), Rev. Watcyn M. Price- -ind Rev. Isaiah Griffiths (Pandy) officiated the two latter giving short addresses. The hymns "O God our help in ages past," and Now thank we all our God were sung and the National Anthem was rendered at the close. After the service a fine tea was given to all the parishioners in a marquee in the field adjoining the School, the marquee having been lent by Messrs. Richards Bros.. of Blae-n- gavenny, the caterer being Mr. R. H. Stevens, of the Dorothy, Abergavenny. Afterwards the children sung the National Anthem under the conductorship of Mrs. Howell (schoolmistress). A fancy dress parade and sports were held, Mr. W. H. Wood acting as marshall and Mr. W. R. Howell as assistant marshall. The judges of the fancy dress parade, which was quite an interest- ing feature of the programme, were Capt. Cowper and Mr. John Phillips, and the awards were as follows :—Men and boys 1st, Messrs. Geo. Watkins and V. jenki-is (" Dilly and Dally ") 2nd, Master T. Parry (" John Bull ") 3rd, Mr. W. T. G. Williams (Red Cross turnout). Women and girls 1, Misses Griffiths and party (gipsies) z, Mrs. Caldicott (" Peace and Prosperity ") 3rd, Mrs. C. Jenkins (" Britannia ") Children's special prizes (given by Mrs. Rosher) 1, Miss V. Marshall (" Peace ") 2, Miss F. Simner (" Winter ") 3rd, MissO. Preedy (" Irish girl "); Special prizes (given by Major Cowper, Pandv Inn) Master Marshall (" Joy Loan ") and Miss Flo Parry (" Jockey "). Ten consolation prizes of 2s. 6d. each were given by Mr. J. Phillips. Pandy Inn, to the children under 14 taking part in the parade. The sports officials were Starters, Mr. A. James (Treveddw) and Mr. John Phillips (Pandy Inu) clerks of the course, Messrs. W. Wood, Marshall, G. Walton, R. Probert, C. Lewis, H. E. Preedy, and T. Richards assistants for entries Messrs. G. Caldicott, F. Jenkins and T. Arrow- smith hon. sec., Mr. Geo. Watkins. An ex- cellent programme of 25 items had been arranged, but the rain came on so heavily in the evening that a number of events had to be postponed and an impromptu concert was held in the marquee, a capital programme being arranged under the circumstances. I LLANFOIST. Llanfoist had an excellent programme of festivities, the funds being raised entirely by voluntary subscriptions. The secretarial duties were ably carried out by Councillor E. C. Prosser. The proceedings started with a procession from the Post Office to St. Faith's Church, the marshalls being Sergt. Tom Ellis, Mr. R. L. Williams (who have respectively seen 4+ and 31 years service in France) and Councillor E. C. Prosser. The thanksgiving service in the church attracted a crowded congregation. The Rector (the Rev. H. Morice Jones) officiated, and his brother, the Rev. A. Jones, Vicar of Banbury, preached an eloquent and appropriate sermon. The National Anthem was sung at the close of the service. Miss Gladys Williams presided at the organ. After the service, tea was provided for all the parishioners in the Schoolroom, the catering being ably carried out by the Women I nionist A,,ei;:ti:'ll. ''h follotvin? ldie had j --har?e of the tea tables -Mrs. G. Calc?, Ilr,. Hill, Mrs. T. JN'elder, Mrs. Collard, Sirs. C. Prichard. Nugent, Gladvs William. Mrs. E. C. Prosser, Mrs. n. W. Watts, Mrs. Johnstone, Mr,. W. Yaughan, Miss Elsie Yaughan, Mrs. Ellis. Mrs. B. J. Tye, Mrs. Dealey, Mrs. Kingsbury, Miss Alice Davies, Miss Lily Powell, Miss I/aura Davies, Miss Phyllis Powell and Miss E. Williams. The sports programme- arranged for the children had to he postponed on account of the wet weather, but it is hoped to complete the programme at a later date and also to give presentation mugs to the children. LLANTILIO CROSSENNY. I Llantilio Crossenuy commenced its peace celebrations on Friday, when a dinner was given to all the men in the parish who had served in H.M. Forces, to the number of 27. The dinner: was held in Powell's Endowed School, and Sir Henry Slather-Jackson, Bart., C.B.E., presided over a company numbering 170, heillg supported by Lady Mather-Jackson and members of the committee. The dinner was provided by the voluntary gifts of the parishioners and the funds were- sufficient to enable a Waterman fountain pen to be presented to each soldier The Yicar (the Rev. C. Bews) proposed the toast of the Army, Navy and Air Forces, and the Chairman submitted the health of the guests. Separate toasts were honoured to the 12 local men who have fallen in the war (this toast being drunk in silence) and to those present and absent, numbering 18. t r 1-' A. Responses to the toast were ?i\ en by Mr. E. A. Mather-J ackson (late l,ieut. in the Scbts Criiards), I-arrier-Sergt. Hicks, Mr. David Watkins and Mr. Alan Davies. During the evening songs were contributed by member. of the company. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the organising committee for the excellent arrangements made, and Lady rat her- Jackson rbponded, The wretched weather oil Saturday caused the abandonment of the outdoor festivities which liad been arranged. A free tea was pro- vided for all in the parish in a marquee, and over 400 were present. Subsequently the children from Powell's School and the New Inn School, Graig, performed dances and gave songs in a very creditable manner. The catering was carried out by Mr. R. H. Stevens, of the Dorothy Cafe, Abergavenny, and invaluable help was rendered by the meml>ers of the Tea Committee. The display of fireworks and the letting off of flares, which had been arranged to take place, was rendered impossible owing to the continu- ance of the rain. BRYNGWYN. Eryngwyn cud remarkably well ;:1 regard to the Peace celebrations. Local people sub- scribed so liberally (to the tune of £ 1-5) that the committee were enabled to carry out quite a pretentious programme and to give to each of the 2<1 men of the parish who have served their country a silver cup as a memento of the occasion. Considering that the whole population of the parish, men, women and children, only numbers about 240, the effort was very creditable. Bryn- gwyn had also reason to be proud that it had the unique distinction of having a. centenarian among the Peace- celebrants in the person of Betsy Arnold, who is over 104 years old. The Rector (the Rev. Joseph Jones) was the president of the festivities, Mr. F. O. Price was the chair- man of the committee, and Mr. Evans (Lower House] worked indefatigably as hon. sec. The proceedings started at 10 o'clock when the bells of the Parish Church were rung. The Mayor of Abergavenny (Aid. Z. Wheatley^ attended specially to plant a Yerdun oak tree grown from one of the acorns picked up by the Mavor of Yerdun during the battle there. The tree was planted in a field belonging to Miss Crawlev, near Croes-bychan Mr. F. 0. Price presided and the Mayor wa.? introduced by Mr. Morgan Griffiths, of Millbrook Farm, Raglan, in an eloquent speech. The Mayor delivered a short and ap- propriate address, and after the ceremony photos. were taken of the committee and of Betsy Arnold by Sir. R. H. Stevens. A vote of thanks to the Mayor for performing the ceremony was proposed by the Rector, seconded by Mr. Price and carried with acclamation. Before the I Slayor left, lunch was provided in a marquee- kindly lent by Miss Crawley (Plas-liendy,. In the afternoon the children, in charge of Miss Evans, marched in procession from the National School, together with the ex-soldiers and all the parishioners en masse. Leading the procession was Sir. Thomas (Chapel Farub.Vith a lamb as a symbol of Peace, There was a fine- programme of sports for the children and after- wards the children and the parishioners had tea in the marquee. At 6 o'clock illr. ailo, Mrs. Reg. Herbert, of Clytha, accompanied by Miss Sophie Crawley, arrived for the presentation of the silver I cups to tnc ;QlU'f aim (II lUummaU-'j, addresses to those- who had hcell prisoners of irar. Mr. Reg. Herbert presented the cups and addresses in an inimitable speech, and the Rector, in pro- posing a vote of thanks to him, spoke of the very old association of the Herbert family with the district. Sir. Alford (churchwarden) seconded the vote of thanks, which was carried with acclamation, and Sir. Herbert, in response, paid I a tribute to the Rector for his success in keeping I the parishioners together and cementing them as one family. Lieut. J. I-I. W. Trumper re- sponded on behalf of the soldiers. There were prize drawings, which resulted as follows —Fat lamb (given by Mr. Thomas, Chapel Farm). Sliss E. Sotners, Post Office, cheese (given by Sirs. I-arr, Brynhyfryd), Sir. W. :1. Edwards, Abergavenny pair of fowls (given by Sirs. F, O. Price. Lower House), Sliss Mary Eardley, Crown Hotel, Raglan ;Ibs. tea (given by Sir. Richards, Oakfield), Mr. Jauucev, The Poplars, Penrose tame rabbit (given by Sir. Trevor Davies, The Cross), Miss Edwards, The i"-ar( I s, The Box Bush. A concert for the young people wound up Saturday's proceedings. The programme was continued on Monday, wheu the children were again entertained to tea and a splendid programme of sports for the adults was gone through. A good display of fireworks, under the manage- ment of Sir. Percy Williams, was the last item on the programme, and the singing of the National Anthem brought a successful Peace celebration to a conclusion. GILWERN. Tue Gilwern festivities commenced with a pageant procession, which paraded the village in the afternoon, Mr. Williams (schoolmaster) being the marshal. Leading were a mounted section then followed three ladies, representing Peace, Yictory, and Britannia Cel1, Sir A. B. Tullock, Col. Partridge, Lieut. SI0011 a large l'niou Jack banner, carried in relays by service and ex-service men John Bull"; a squad of service and ex-service men schoolchildren ladies representing nurses, farm girls, and the various countries, and other characters. After the saluting of the flag, at the School, the pageaat walked through the village, the children singing patriotic songs under the direction of Sir. Williams, schoolmaster. Later, all the children were provided with tea at Watkins's rooms. At this point the weather broke, so the sports and presentation of mugs had to be abandoned, but an impromptu entertainment and dance were arranged at the Schoolroom, Sir. Page, the blind harpist, providing the music. The sports will be held to-morrow (Saturday). LLANVAPLEY. The Llanvapley celebrations consisted of a united thanksgiving service, a public lunch, athletic sports, village tea, concert, pf-esentations to the soldiers, and took place in a field on Little Ton Farm, lent for the occasion by Sir. David W. Powell, the lunch, tea and concert being held in the great barn. The service which was held at midday was conducted by the Rector, the Rev. E. Mansel Townshend, SLA., assisted by the Rev J. S. Williams (Congrega- tional minister) and Mr. Chas. A. V. Townshend (late 1/4 Devons, M.E.F.). The Rector preached an appropriate sermon. The sports programme which followed the lunch, was interrupted by the rain, and some of the events were postponed till Slonday. A gramophone recital was given by Lieut. Townshend. The tea was followed by a concert, in which the following took part :The Rector and Miss Townshend, Miss Y. Townshend, Miss G. Townshend, Mr. Chas. Townshend, Mr. Percy Pratt, Sir. Alan Morris, Miss L. Pritchard, and Miss Winifred Morgan. Handsome trophy cases for medals, regimental badges and ribbons, and also Peace medals were presented. The Peace medals were presented by Sir. Wqi. Biggs, on behalf of the parish, and the presentation of the trophy cases was made by Mrs. SI. Town- shend. The recipients of trophy cases were Sergt. A. Williams (formerly of I.lanvapley 't "1' '(I 1 C'. Rectory), Lieut. N. Townshend (late 40th Signu Coy., R.E. and A.B. Alec liradv of H.M.S. Loudon, while the recipients of the Peace medals were Sir. Albert Coode, Mr. Chas. A. V. j lownshend, and Sirs. Roger Williams (whose son, Sergt. Chas. O. Williams, died of wounds) It is proposed to make the remainder of the presentations at a future concert, and to have the fireworks display at the same time. The sports results were as follow -100 -?-ard? (under .1°) 1, P. T l'ratt; 2, 1\ Evans. 100 yards (over 30) 1, Slile 1, p. Iwans 2, A Slorris. Obstacle race I. P. T. Pratt, High jump 1, R. Bailey; 2, J. Probert. Long jump P. T. Pratt. Putting I the weight (sfdbs.) H. Powell, 17ft, Rope j climbing 1, P. T. Pratt, 8 sees. I 10 sees. + ♦
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3rd MONS. MEMORIAL. t ABERGAVENNY MOVEMENT IPROGRESSING. I inr),. -elilk-?nt, ?vi'lic,, I i it; A movement, which had its inception in the I Aoergavenny Corporation, has been on foot for f some time with the object of providing a worthy memorial to the heroes of the 3rd Monmouth- shire Battalion who fell at Ypres 011 Slay Xth, 1015, and elsewhere during the war. Councillors Jacob, Graham and Tong were the deputation appointed for the Town Council to wait on other local authorities in the area from which the battalion is drawn. On Wednesday night a meeting was held in the Council Chamber, when representatives were present from Ebbw Yale and Tredegar. An executive committee was formed and Aid. Z. \heatley. J.I' was elected chairman, Major J. R. Jacob hon. treasurer, and Lieut. Rowland Davies (Tredegar) and Coun- cillor W. J. Tong joint hon. sees. A committee on designs was appointed, and arrangements were made for an appeal to be made to those who desire to memorialise the glorious dead. Already several substantial promises have been made and the committee are confident of con- summating something before May Sth next which will be worthy of the boys who made the supreme sacrifice.
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BRYNGWYN CENTENARIAN. Betsy Arnold's Remarkable Record. 104 YEARS OLD. Men may come and men may go, out Betsy Arnold, of Bryngwyn, like Tennyson's brook, still goes merrily on. In spite of the fact that she is well over 100 years old, Betsy can still show some activity on occasion, and on Saturday she was an enthusiastic participant in the local Peace celebrations, and delighted the parishioners by dancing round a Verdun oak tree planted by the Mayor of Abergavenny. Betsy is a remarkable personality, and there are varying opinions as to what is her true age. She has been stated by people in the neighbour- hood to be 117 at least, and some years ago her age was published as 113, but to many people such a record age is unbelievable. Our representative went to see Betsy one day this week, in order to get some satisfactory evidence on the point. Securing the good offices of the Rector (the Rev. Joseph Jones) as in- troducer, lie proceeded to Betsy's cottage, known as The Arbour, and found her hobbling into the house with the aid of her stick. Betsy had her lock turned, and it was just a question how she would receive her visitors. On being accosted by the Rector, however, she turned a wrinkled visage round and extended a hand of hearty welcome and gave an invitation to walk into the kitchen. Betsy was in a conversational mood, and talked freely about inconsequential things, but to anyone not familiar with her it is difficult to follow her articulation. It was some time before our representative could get to the point he desired information oil, and then he put the question point blank. How old are you ? I don't know,' replied Betsy, I'm as old as Slethusalah And she chuckled with glee as she made the remark. Do you remember the Battle of Waterloo ? was the next question. Yes," was the prompt reply, and it was a big battle too." It was impossible to follow up this line of questioning, however, as Betsy's mind was on other things, and the questioner came to the conclusion that lie could not get conclusive evidence from this source. An in- quiry as to how many peace-celebrations she had taken part in did not elicit the information sought, but when our representative (under- standing that Betsy had at one time been in the service of the iate Lady Llanover) asked if she remembered her ladyship, her face lighted up and she commenced to talk of some of the in- cidents at Llanover and laugh heartily over them. She remembered the late Lord Llanover very wc-11, and characterised him as a thorough I gentleman, I Sir. Afuold, who is a good many years his wife's junior and who regularly follows the occupation of a farm labourer, came in during the conversation and readily answered a few questions which were put to him. He scoffed at the idea that his wife is 117. He did not think she could be more than 105. He did not know her age for certain, however, and all he could say was She was quite a staid woman when I married her." Mr. Arnold said his wife had worked very hard all her life and there was not to-day a lazy bone in her body. This is borne out by the statement made to our repre- sentative by a gentleman in the district that a fortnight ago he saw her scrubbing the kitchen floor. Betsy s hearing is fairly good, but her eyesight is quite remarkable. She can thread a needle with black or white cotton, without the aid of spectacles. She has several pairs of spectacles, but she never uses them. She still does darning and performs various household duties and spends a good deal of time in the garden. Mr. Arnold, who is quite an active man, believes that his wife will outlast him. And Betsy, in her jovial moods, expresses the same opinion too. Hearing that the Rcy. Father Extoll, of Llanarth, took a great interest in Betsy, she being a Catholic, and that some years ago he made inquiries as to her age, our representative paid him a visit in order to get some authentic information, for Father Exton is a thorough and careful investigator. From this source our representative learned that Betsy is a native of County Cork and came over from Ireland when about 12 years of age. When she was born it was not usual to register births in rural Ireland, and therefore there is no birth certificate avail- able to prove conclusively what her real age is. However, from grand-nieces in Ireland the in- formation was gleaned that she was two years younger than a sister who died some years ago. This. coupled with the fact that Betsy herself ha, "ften stated ?liat she ?, has often stateil that she was born on the Friday after Waterloo, convinced Father Exton that the day of her birth was the 23rd June, 1815,' and that she io; thus just turned 104. Several old residents of the neighbourhood who have passed away, and who would have been nono- genarians had they been alive to-day, have told Father Exton that they remembered Betsy being a grown-up woman when they were children, and this in itself testifies to her being well over the century. It is an interesting fact that another member of the family died at the good old age of i i i. In her younger days Betsy worked at a number of farms in the ttsk and Bryngwvn districts, and she had the reputation of being stronger than any man. She would carry full sacks into the barn of such a weight that no man in the district would tackle them. Her strength was really phenomenal. Her constitution to-day is exceptional for a person of advanced years and her appetite 111 ght well be envied by many I of much younger years, although she is minus her teeth. Her longevity can, no doubt, in a large measure be attributed to the hard outdoor life she has led and the simple, homely Irish fare, consisting largely of potatoes, green vegetables and tew, which she has stuck to all her life. She has been an enthusiastic devotee of the weed, and until about four years ago regularly smoked a pipe of strong tobacco. She was also not averse to a little drop of whisky, in which she belieVes there is some virtue. She is very blunt and outspoken, regardless of whether she pleases or offends. She possesses an in- domitable spirit, and her cheerful disposition has helped her to regard more lightly than most people the infirmities of age. +
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Increased Rents.—The following resolution was passed by the local branch of the N. U.R. on Sunday That this branch confer with the Local Labour Party with a view of having a mass meeting on the matter and obtain a good speaker who understands the position the tenants are placed in."
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