The Pembroke County Guardian and Cardigan Reporter

THE FARMERS REVOLT. THE REBECCA EIOTS. By the lie v. J. Lloyd James (Clivydtveiifi-o). CHAPTEIi III. (Continued). If people provoked or opposed him in anything bis tet-tiper would be uncontrol- lable, and he would rot mind taking a knife or a pitchfork with a view to ven- geance. Jacky Davy was the first man to return through Narberth after the chain was broken on that eveutiul occasion. The gateman concluded that he must hav9 forced and broken the chain, so that after he passed he went directly to a magistrate, stated his convictions, and obtained a war- rant for his apprehension, the execution of which was entrusted to a constable. As Jacky Davy was so well known for his great physical strength, two constables were sent after him as soon as arrange- ments could be completed and the law's machinery set going. It took some twelve hours to go from Llanglydwen to Ludchurch, or to Begelly and back, including loading and feeding of horses and driver at Longford. The feed for the horses was left there in going. While the horses had their foed outside, the driver had his lunch of bread and cheese, or bread aDd butter, inaide the public house, with a pint of beer to wash it down. While the refreshening was done at Longford, on this occasion, the law was being set at work iu Narberth, and the constables started with their warrant for Jacky Davy's apprehension. He had left Longford before they arrived there. They hastened up the sttep hiil by Penygraig, and passed the Square and Compass public house on the top. Thay walked briskly by Pwll-yr-Ayrou, now (Jlyrdyrwen Sta- tion, and passed "TL"; vV beaten Sheaf" public house, also Lhe rc-i gafca that led to Yet-hen farmhouse, aud w' "e drawing near Pwll-y-vvhva;d, when they overtook Jacky Davy and his caro and horses. 000 of the constables went on to him as he was walking by his horses, put his hand on his left shoulder, and said he was ap- prehending him for breaking the chain at Narberth gate, and that; he must return with him. The spirit of Jacky Davy, like that of Samson formerly, was stirred up, and, in loss time than it takes to'write, he took bold of the constable by his two shoulders, lifted and put Lim down on the other side of the hedge as easily as if he were lifting a child. Seeing the fate of his fellow officer, and thinking himself equal to the task, the other constable went on and put his hand on the shoulder or this son of Anak, and demanded him to surrender and return with him to N%be!:th. Jacky Davy was not the man to give* in, under the circum- stances, so he took hold of the constable, lilted him over the hedge to keep company with the other, and went on his way home- ward without being further molested by the minious of the law, who, after such humiliating defeat, returned to Narberth, and reported the matter to the magistrate there. Jacky Davy safely reached his home at Plas, and after tripping his load of lime in the field, brought his concern into the yard, put tha horses into the stable, saw their noed supplied, went into the house and told his father of the inci- dents of the day and of his collision with the Narberth constables. His father was a very tall and big man, a giant among men of as good mental abilities as he was strong and as shrewd in matters of law, that he was often more than a match for a lawyer. After hearing all that his son had to say, he said :—" They will be after you lad, and will not rest until you are appre- hended. I think it would be well for you to go and bide for a few days, until we sea In what course will be further taken." Jacky Davy acted on hits father's sugges- tion, and after taking a hearty meal, he tcld his fattier where to ha should go and hide himself. He wont straight to Berllandawel farm-house, whose land ad- joined that of Plas, and wi-, the early home of the writer of this history, after his mother's death at Horse shoe-dale and in that house, upstairs, Jacky hid himself for two or three day. His hiding-place was, of course, kept a profound secret for the time being, and he was fed gratuitously, as a mark of kindness ii,nd friendship by one farmer to bis ntaieso neighbour. (To be continued.)

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PEMBROKESHIRE EDUCATION E NI i "I" AUTHORITY. (Cul/tillned frum another page). &nd that an advertisement be issued, if neces- sary. Stepaside.—That the salary of Eliz. Davies, r'.T be increased. yland (G. and I.).-That Margaret Bowen and Florence Davies, ex-P.T.'s, be retained in the girls' department; that Maud CoJd be transferred to Vtaterstoa School; and that Dororthy Grey, P.T., be transferred from Wa- lerston to Neyiand infants. Eglwyswrw.—That the two applications for the post of assistant at this school be referred to the managers for their recommendation. I M. and Whitechurch.—That the services of che sewing mistress be dispensed with, in accordance with the recommendation of the managers. Henner.—That the salary of B. H. Griffiths, P T., be fixed at the county rate from the 1st of August, 1905. Fishguard.—That X. Jones, S. teacher, be released as desired. Barn St.—That the Director ask for a medi- cal certificate if Frank Jones, U., docs not re- turn this week. Prendergast (Girls).-That. the articles of Caroline Lewis be curtailed, and that she be paid at the same salary as S. Levers was paid under the same circumstances, in accord- ance with the recommendation of the mana- gers. (Ifs).-That Lilian Thomas and Emma Brown, S. teachers, be given increase of salaries. Milford (Inf.).—That a salary be fixed for the substitute for Winifred Phillips. Croesgoch.—That the matter of appointment of a S. teacher be referred to the managers. Appointments.—The committee recommend that the following appointments of teachers on the conditions set out in Art. 15 (Clause 1) of the Day School Code, 1905, be made and sanctioned according to the particulars set cut in the "Record of Appointments" book now submitted, and that the Chairman be authorised to sign the said book:—Beatrice M. Stephens, Burton N.-P., M.; Mrs. Colville, Marloes N.-P., S.; Daisy Miller, Milford N.-P., Inf., S.; Anna John, Narberth N.-P., U.; Thomas B. Rhys, New Hedges N.-P., U. Hd.; inlaud Phillips, New Hedges N.-P., S.; Martha j. Roberts, Rudbaxton N.-P., S.; S. M. Evans, Pentlepoir CL, ex-P.T.; Cyril B. Davies, Ney- iand CI. (Boys), Prov. U.; E. A. V. Strud- v ick, Darn St. Cl., S.; Emily Hopper, St. Martin's, U.; Annie McKay, Milford Cl. (Inf.), S. MINOR AUTHORITIES. Rev. W.. Powell asked were the minor au- thorities consulted in the matter of making appointments ? It was pointed out that to do this in all cases would lead to delay, and might, in some cases lead to a school being understaffed. At the same time the Edu- cation Authority was always glad to receive recommendations from the minor authorities. .More than this could not be done. I FURNISHING. The recommendations of the Furnishing Committee were adopted, and call for no comment. THE COUNTY SCHOOLS. The .Chairman said in view of the fact that they were preparing a new scheme for the county schools it was very desirable that they should have a full report of the work- ing of the schools, especially in view of the fact that many members of that Authority were not connected as governors with the county schools. He suggested that the Di- rector of Education should be asked to pre- pare a report. Mr. Palmer Morgan did not see ihe necessity of such, report. The Chairman thought there was a neces- sity, particularly as there was no uniformity in the conducting of those schools. At any rate it could do no harm. M. Joseph Thomas said the staff was al- ready overworked, and he doubted the wis- dom of imposing any extra work. Jlr. i/aimer Morgan thought it was unneces- aiy, because already they had published re- ports of the working of the schools. The Chairman said certain districts asked for money, and others kept within their in- come. They ought to know why that was so: They wanted to know how the schools were worked, what was the headmaster's salary, and the amount of the capitation grant, which was not the same ail over the county. If they were to keep these schools going they must have some idea how the money was spent. Then they wanted to know what was spent on alterations and re- pairs, the cost of maintenance, salaries, num ber of teachers and number of scholars per teacher. HIGHER EDUCATION. Mr. Palmer Morgan brought up the report 6f this committee. County Schools.—Letters were read from the Board of Education recognising Fishguard and Tenby County Schools as secondary schools, and the Haverfordwest Grammar School and Fishguard County School as P.T.'s centres. Special Local Secretary.—A letter was read from the Board of Education stating that the Sp. L. Secretary for the Pembroke Dock centre was not justified in acting as he did, and that his action did not bind the .E.A. in any way to pay any expenses to him incurred without the Authority's sanction. It was recommended to authorise the payment of £ 10 8s. 4d., which with the zP,2 7s. fees at present in the hands of the Sp. L. Secretary, made up the amount which the Board stipulated should be paid by the Authority, the Board's contribution being £4 7s. 6d. Fishguard County School.—The Board of Education notified that there was a balance of iE29 16s. 4d. due to this school in grants under the Secondary School Regulations, and I that an order for payment would be sent in 1 due course. Cookery Diplomas.—Circular 539 was read i from the Board of Education, stating that after July, 1906, the Board will not issue dip- lomas in cookery, and would instead recognise, in future, persons holding approved diplomas granted by approved training schools. Shrewsbury Conference.—The Director read copies of the resolutions passed at the Shrews bury Conference held on January 26th, in regard to the training of teachers. The com- mittee desire to express their opinion that the training of pupil teachers be an Imperial charge and not a local one. Horticulture.—Applications had been receiv- ed ior courses of lectures on horticulture in various districts, and the Clerk was instructed to arrange according to the number of appli- cations received. Buildings.—The committee decided that business connected with the buildings of the county schools fell within the jurisdiction of the Higher Education Sub-Committee and not of the Buildings Sub-Committee. Tenby Co. School: Cookery Rooms, Etc.— Plans were submitted for the proposed laun- dry, manual instruction and cookery room, and the committee approved of them, and di- rected that they be forwarded to the Board of Education, and they recommend that appli- cation be made to the County Council to raise a sufficient loan for the purpose of the build- ings. Equipment of Cookery, Laundry, and M. In- struction Rooms.—It was decided that the Education Committee be recommended to make grant to all tfie county schools for the equipment of these rooms with the necessary appliance3. The recommendations were adopted, with a proviso that the county schools should be asked to furnish particulars of their appli- ances for cooking. Mr. Palmer Morgan: All this is set out ir the annual reports. The Chairman: But who is going to sit down and work these things out. If they are in the reports then the Director can soon prepare an exhaustive report. The Director of Education thought such a report as the Chairman had indicated was necessary, and he would gladly undertake it if requested, setting aside other work to do it. The Chairman's suggestion was thereupon adopted. A COMPLAINT. Rev. W. Powell drew attention to a bill for £7 or k8 for work done last September at a Neyland school, which had not been paid. The man was poor, and he was threatening to put the Authority in the county court. On enquiry none of he officials had any recollection of seeing the bill, but the Clerk promised to look into the matter at once. This ended the business.

NARBERTH NEWS. f $ .The Miniature Rifle Range has been opened, and the tick tack" of the bullets now keep the somnolent babes of Narberth awake on Tuesday and Friday nights. The formal open- ing took place on Monday evening last, when the Rev. J. Morris, M.A. (the Rector of Nar- berth), fired the first shot and, recorded a "bull." The club is, we understand, affili- ated to the Working Men's Miniature Rifle Club's Association, which is trying to organise a number of clubs in this county in accord- ance with Earl Roberts' schemes for the train- ing of civilians to shoot. Narberth folk have always assumed the superiority of their town to the neighbour- ing collection of houses called Whitland, but now that we are to have a newspapfer all our own, we feel sure the dispute is ended. But Pembrokeshire has too many newspapers as it is, and this fact will be emphasised shortly when the only paper in request will be-the Guardian." The repeat concert of the National school .children will be given on Friday evening next. The concert of the Board school 'children will be held later in March. Mr. John Hawes is assiduously training his mites," as he terms them, in singing and acting, and we are looking forward to a splendid entertain- ment. We have just received a programme of the eisteddfpd which will be held in Narberth in a few frionths. Great care seems to have been taken in the compilation of the pro- gramme, and the test pieces (so far as we can at present judge) seem to be excellently chosen, although we doubt the wisdom of inviting an essay on-" Socialism," not to exceed 5,000 words. Some consideration ought to be shown for the poor adjudicator who has to wade through, or wallow in, a mass of undi- gested writings, generally called essays by their authors. We also doubt the propriety of choosing the Psalm of Life" as a reci- tation for. children. Surely something more interesting to the child and less hackneyed might have been found.

Sad Fatality at Porthgain. MAN'S HEAD BLOWN OFF. A sad fatality Look place at the Porthgain granite quarry on Saturday afternoon last at 3 o'clock, resulting in the shocking death of Mr. John Hughes, sub-contractor of the quarry. Our reporter learned that the unfor- tunate man, in company with his son, was taking part in blasting operations at the above quarry, and the charge went off sooner than they had expected, with the result that Mr. John Hughes's head was almost completely blown off. Deceased's son was eye-witness of the sad occurrence, but himself escaped un- injured. He promptly summoned assistance, and several workmen were soon on the scene. It was decided to send for P.C.'s Phillips (Letterston) and Nash (Solva). In the mean- time they carried the unfortunate man's body to his residence, No. 2 Sunn:w Side, Porthgain, where his wife and children were prostrated with grief when the news, of the calamity reached them. John Hughes was the son of the late Mr. Sam Hughes (of Llanrian), and had worked at Porthgain for the last 17 years. When the dock at Porthgain was made several years ago, Hughes had the charge of operations. It appears that deceased had only been from the house for about half an hour before the accident occurred, and on his way called at the office of the works, where he chatted freely with the clerk. He was of a genial and hapP1" disposition, and highly respected oy .his fellow, workmen. Deceased'and Mr. Tom Howen, the foreman of. the brickyard, had worked together at Porthgain for about 17 years, and Bowen's testimony was that no better workman could be wished for. It ap- pears that no accident of a fatal kind has taken place at these works for over 50 years. The decased was a member of Berea Congre- gational Church, and attended last Sunday's services, when the funeral sermon -of his brother (WIn. Hughes, who died at Aberdare) was preached. He was highly respected in the neighbour- hood, and was 48 years of age. It may be mentioned that work at the quarry is for the present suspended, the met out of respect to the decased, having decided not to resume operations until after the funeral.

Explosion at Ford. About 5 a.m. on Monday there was an accident on the new line at Ford, which might have had serious consequences, but for- tunately had no fatal termination. Some shot holes had been prepared for blasting, and the ammunition man was in the act of preparing or tempering the cartridges, prior to inserting them, when the explosion oc- curred. The man who was doing this pre- liminary work was badly cut abolit the face and body, presumably by pieces of the pan into which the cartridges had been placed, and two men, who were at work drilling close hy, were also cut and knocked about. Luckily that is the full extent of the damage done. The cause of the explosion is a mystery. Ao was explained at thecent inquest at a fatal accident at Tijecgain, the cartridges N used in blasting have to be tempered, for if used when cold they are very dangerous. For this purpose special pans are provided. There is an outer pan filled, with hot water, and an inner one with a funnel in the centre in which the cartridge is inserted. It was while the cartridge was standing in the pan that it prematurely exploded.. Why it should nave exploded under such circumstances will probably be a subject for inquiry. .y,.

MORYILLE. ( On Friday, March 9, at 7 p.m., the Rev. D. > MS cS ™ brtlToi "the C»°sVc K° kt°tris»:ith8lides-c#,tau- at the clQse.