County Observer and Monmouthshire Central Advertiser Abergavenny and Raglan Herald Usk and Pontypool Messenger and Chepstow Argus

The County Observer Forty-ninth Year of Publication. Scale for Advertisements. PSB INSERTION. Official AnnouncementsSingle Column. Parliamentary Addresses.. I Legal Notices r 6d. per line. Prospectuses of Companies ) Klection Addresses Property and Stock Sales • I Auction Sales I Municipal and other bodies I Ordinary Notices 3s. per meh in depth. Balance Sheets. I Statements of Accounts. Houses Wanted I BOUlelto Let Entertainments 1 Agricultural Shows [ Subscription Lists > Is. 0d. per inch. Wedding Presents | J > SMALL PREPAID ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 Servants Wanted. J2 words 18 words 24 words Situations Vacant. Apartments Wanted Apartments to Let 6d. 9d. Is. Money to Lend Articles Lost. Articles Found. Articles for Sale J Three weeks for double above charges. Mail be paid for when the order is given, or double the above scale charges will be made. Remittances received in Postage Stamps. ■i'i n ■ C»i <■*) I .■ orewery Description kuonei4zzssl Particulars, Posters, & Catalogues. Somorou' Prospectuses Lithographic Maps, & Plan. TSAMS8MEK'8 Cards, -leads,& Note Headings. All eommunications to J. H. CLARK, COVMT OMBHTBK Office, USK, Monmouthshire. ,J ANTED, good GENERAL SERVANT, one W able to cook preferred; good character indispengable.-Apply, Mas YENDCLL, Six Bella Hotel, Abertillery. WANTED, a good strong GIRL.—Apply, VLMPANY, Six Bells, Usk. (-f ENERAL, WANTED, about 16.—MES MATTY, J Dormston, St Luke's Road, Pontnewynydd, Pontypool. LADY'S BICYCLE FOR (SA LE. in good JU condition.—Apply, BAMUUUY, Kensington Cottage, Usk. FOR SALE, a new SINGERS SEWING MACHINE, Hand and Treadle; will sell together or separate; cheap.—Apply, "R," Factory Cottages, Woodbine, Usk. GENT'S BUDGE WHITWORTH FULL ROADSTER BICYCLE FOR SALE — BUNNING, Usk. FOR SALE or LEASE, BUILDING LAND on Monmouth Road.—Apply, EDWARDS, Grocer, Usk. rpo LET, at Trostrey. COTTAGE, with Garden, JL Orchard, and about 2 acres Land. Apply, J. J. EDWARDS, Grocer, Usk. COTTAGE TO LET in MARYPORT STBEET.— C Apply, R. C. ROBERTS, Usk. J TO LET, BLACK BARN COTTAGE.—Apply, Miss EVANS, Tymellyn, Usk. DOUBLE-LICENSED I COUNTRY HOUSE, with C( mmodious Stabling, TO LET.— Apply, WM. HANCOCK &I Co., Anchor Brewery, Newport. The BENEFIT BONUS TEAS Combine Good Tea with Cood Presents. From 2/2 per lb. Local Agent.—MRS HAWKINS, BARON STBEKT, USK. Agents wanted where not yet appointed Oliver Oliver and Co., London. I BEVAN & COMPANY, LTD., WALES' LARGEST FURNISHERS, Are now holding (prior to Annual Stock-taking) their COLOSSAL CLEARANCE SALE! All Goods marked down about 5.1 per cent., thus enabling Customers to obtain for Cash the reliable goods of this well-known Firm very considerably under usual Prices! Delivery Free I The following Lines indicate the Enormous Reductions made throughout: £ s. d 527 Full sized Everlasting Wire woven Mattresses 0 9 11 346 Handsome Heavy Brass mounted Bedsteads 1 17 6 45 Splendid All-Brass Bedsteads 4 14 6 360 Full-sized Own Make Feather Beds 1 12 6 176 Reliable Leather Cloth Suites 3 19 6 58 Handsome Saddlebag Suites 5 19 6 36 Grand Drawing Room Suite, in Figured Velvet 7 7 0 134. Cottage Bedroom Suites, with Marble top, tile back Washstand, Two Chairs, &c &c. 3 3 0 119 Excellent Bedroom Suites, with plate door to Wardrobe 6 17 6 95 Very Handsome Satin Walnut Bedroom Suites, from 3 8 0 23 Splendid Black Walnut Bedroom Suites, various designs, from 12 12 0 38 Full Compass Pianofortes, in Handsome Walnut or Ebonized Cases, every one warranted Ten years, from. 15 15 0 42 Capital American Organs, from 10 17 6 318 Tapestry and other Carpet Squares, made, bordered and ready for laying 0 15 11 1600 Hearthiugs, of all descriptions, from 0 2 11 Many miles of CARPETS, LINO- LEUMS, and FLOORCLOTHS, at most astonishing prices BEVAN AND COMPANY, Opposite Town Hall, Clarence Street, NEWPORT. PONTYPOOL. FULL REPORT OF M Urta District Council Meeting Next Week. Printini of Every Descrintion AT THE "tnti Oerver" Ota -+- ^CADBURYiH v ABSOLUTELY PUR £ 1. 1 1 PLEASE NOTE I CASH DISCOUNT. SEASON 1H61 PLEASE NOTE CASH: DISCOUNT. Red Clover.-let quality 91d. per lb. 2nd „ Sid. „ Coav Grass led. „ Dutch (White) 9id. „ Alsike 9id. „ Trefoil 4d. „ Rye Grass Italian 5/- per bushel English Perennial 4/9 „ Mangolds:- Hurst Champion Yellow Globe 6d. per lb Mammoth Long Red 6d. Swedes:- Ward's Victory, in 3 lb. and 2 71b. sealed bags 7Jd. Suttou's Champion Purple top 6 |d. Skirrings 66d. „ Turnips Green globe 6d. „ Devonshire Greystone 7d. „ EVeld Peas:- Prince of Wales 11 j- per bushel Diack Tartar Seed Oats: Grown in North Wales, a really good sample, 15/6 per sack; subject to G d. per sack discount for cash. Spring Vetches 6/6 per bushel. Field Peas White Marrowfats 7/9 „ Grey Jacks 6/ „ Seed -Potatoes:- [ Early and Late (Prices on application). Cash Discount. £ 3" A Prize of One Guinea will be given for the Best Crop of not |d. per lb. off all Seeds. „, less than One Jlcre of Yellow Globe Jft ana olds grown from seed 3d. per bushel off Rye Grass and Field Peas. supplied by me, at the Annual Meeting of the Usk Farmers' Club. Y. E. JONES, CENTfTAoLRisPPLY USK. "a. I ft "Coiti Otora" iffspsr aid PrMi GOHIDany, Ltd. PUBLISHING OFFICES BRIDGE STREET, USK f 3øu.u.ly '¡fift!f.1I has been established 50 years, and from the _ur_ advantageous position of the Publishing Offices- IN THE CENTRE OF THE COUNTï OF MONMOUTH —and its Circulation in the Rural and Agricultural Districts it stands PRE-EMINENT AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM For the Sale by Auction of Farming Stock, Produce, Furniture, and Landed Property; for Wants of all kinds, & within a radius of many miles. It is read by all classes of the community, being essentially A PADILY PAPER combining Reports of Local Events (many not dealt with at all by other journals or very shortly noticed), Local Courts; County, District and Parish Councils, and other Public Bodies; with Interesting Notes on Local and General Current Topics, Sports, &c.; Historic Sketches; Field, Farm, and Garden Operations; Housekeepers'Recipes; Ladies' Fashions; Art and Literature; Markets; A Serial Story And a variety of other interesting reading matter. m Special Reports are given of the Meetings of the Monmouths-hire- County Council, the Monmouthshire Chamber of Agriculture, With which no other Paper in the County attempts to vie.

Railway Time Table for May. DOWN TRAINS. A-M A.M A.M P.M. P.M P.M P-M-P. IC London — — — > — 5 4011 0) — 1140 3 20 ROBS — dep. 7 0 — 8 15 1035 2 55: — 4 55 7 10 Kerne Bridge — 7 9 — |8 27 1046 3 6i — 5 7 7 25 Lydbrook — 7 14 — 18 32 1052-S 12 — 5 13 7 St SymondsYat 7 19 — 8 37 1059 3 19i — 5 20 7 38 Monmouth, May H. 7 29 — !8 48 1111 3 30 — 5 31 7 40 Monmouth, Troy 7 33 — 18 521117S 85! — 5 357 58 depart 7 37 — 9 35 1240 3 55 5 10 — — Dingestow — 7 45 — 19 42|l247|4 4 5 17 — — Raglan —17 53 — 9 49 1254 4 1J 5 24 — — Llandenny —7 59 — 19 55:1259j4 18 5 30 — — USK — —a 69 20 10 2 1 5 4 27 5 38 — ft 99 Little Mill Joncfn 8 27 9 29 1022 1 15 4 4O S 49 — -8 49 Pontypool Rd. — 8 28 9 35 1018 1 23 4 48 5 551 — l« 5ft Newport — 9 4 1012 1056 2 38 5 40 6 22, — 9 40 London — 1 01 0 4 10;6 10 1010 1145 — » 30 j UP TRAINS. A.M A.M A.M A.M. A.M P.M. P.M. P.S.P. At London — M.idl — Mid M 5 30 9 0 — |1 >0 3 35 Newport 7 5! — 8 S3 333' 9 52 1 31 — 5 38 7 25 Pontypool R.,d 7 45] — 8 45 9 0 11 5 2 20 — i« 20 8 1ft Little Mill J'n.7 49! — 8 49 — jll 9 2 24. — -6 24 8 l» USK —7 58 8 20 8 58 91V11 18 2 33 16 34 8 2S Llandenay — 8 27 9 5i— 11 27 2 42 — 6 45 Raglan — 8 3S911; 11 33 2 48 — •« 51 Dir^estow —1 8 40 9 16 11 40 2 55 — 6 59 Monmouth, T. • 8 50 9 25 11 50 3 5 — 7 10 depart 7 35 9 30 12 30 3 38 6 5 7 2S 8 15 Monni'th.M Hill 7 39 9 34 12 34 3 42 6 9 7 2fi 8 20 Symonds Yat — 7 4* >9 4& 12 46 S 52 6 21 7 37 8 3» Lydbrook — 7 54 9 53 12 55 3 58 6 28 7 48 8 40 Kerne Bridge — 7 59 9 59: 1 0 4 3 6 84 7 54 8 45 ROM arr 8 7 1010 1 10 4 13 6 44 8 5 F 55 London — 2 25 2 25 5 40 8 30 1145 3 30 3 SO «. i Wednesdays only.

ACCIDENTS OF ALL KINDS, EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY, ACCIDENT & DISEASE (Small Pox, Scarlet Fever, Typhoid, Dir Appendicitis &c) BURGLARY & FIDELl i Y INSURANCE. RAILWAY PASSENGERS' ASSURANCE COMPANY, Established 1849. Claims paid: £ 5,000,000 64, CORNHILL, LONDON. A. VIAN, Secretary, Agents required in Unrepresented Districtt. Local Agent: Mr. H. HEMMING, G. W. Railway, Crane Street, Pontj pool; and. MR JAXBS ST RAKER, Abergaveuny. r: For Printing k Try the" Observer ODic.