The Aberdare Leader

COUNTY COUNCIL EliCIION, FRIDAY, MARCH 8th, 1907. GADLYS DIVISION. THE WORKING MAN CANDIDATE. NtR. CHARLES R. VIGARY. PROGRESSIVE. I

District Cot ncil Election. WARD NO. II. A new candidate has appeared in this ward in the person of Mr. D. Tyssul Davies, builder, Trecynon. Mr. Davies was approached by several deputations who pressed him to come forth as a can- didate, and he eventually consented. Ex- Councillor Tom Lewis, who previously re- presented this ward, is a1 so a candidate. The members of this Ward who auto- matically retire are Mr. W. Thomas, (hk- bdll, and the Rev. J. Morgan Jon.?s. The former will not seek re-election.

Guardians Election. MTSKIN WARD. A meeting was held at the Miskin Schools on Tuesday for the purpose of furthering the candidature of Mr. Tlias. Richards. Mr. David Thomas, Consort- street, occupied the chair. Speeches in support of Mr. Richards were delivered by Mr. D. Thomas, late tra^c manager at Messrs. Nixon's; Mr. D. Parry Davies, and Mr. W. Hicks. It was resolved to hold another meeting on VverlnesJay for tl,e. appointment of c-anvassers, etc. The Rev. George Neighbour is alio ar- ranging to address a senes of meetings in different parts of the ward prior to the election. The first meeting will be held on Friday, March Sth, at tt.e Old Mount Pisgah Chapel, Mi skin.

Fall from a Bridge at Cwmbach, Whilst P.C. O'Connor was on duty on Cxviiibiteii-i-oal on Tuesday morning about 1 a.m., he heard "hout" of "Help." On making a search he found a man named Joseph Smith, of 6, Victoria-row, Cwm- bach, lying in the canal. The oonstable, finding he was suffering very much from shock, and unable to walk, at once ob- tained a stretcher, and aided by workmen from No. 9 Colliery, conveyed him to his home, where he was medically attended. It appears that Smith ws-.s returning home from Aberdare when he fell through the bridge. Were it not for the constable's prompt assistance, the acci dent might have proved fatal.

Small-pox at Aberdare. Ernest White, 27 years of age, butcher of 59, Pembroke-street, Aberdare has been removed to the isolation hos- pital suffering from small-pox. The other occupants of the house were vaccinated by Dr. W. LI. Rhys, the public vaccinator The origin of the case has not been traced. Two more cases of small-pox have been notified at Aberdare. On Sunday two of the children of Mr Thomas, Pembroke-street, were removed to the infectious diseases hospital.

Services for Sunday Next. 11 I TABERNACLE Cong. Church A Aberdare. Services ae f11 and 6. Sunday School at 2.30. Preacher, Rev J. M. Jones, M.A., (pastor.) HIGHLAND Place Unitarian Church Aberdare. Services: Morning, 11, Rev. M. Evan. (pastor). Sunday School lztt 2.30. Evening, 6, Mr. W. R. Evans.

Dispute at Gadlys Chapel. POLICEMAN DISPELS MUTINEERS. On Sunday night, about 10 o'clock, P.C. Welsby, who is stationed at the Gadlys, was informed that there was a row at the top of Tudor-terrace, and that his services as peace-preserver were required to quell the disturbance. The officer was soon on the scene, and found a crowd of about 100 in number assembled at the junction of Tudor-terrace and the riaiii road. Angry tones could be heiucl from afar, and threatening gestures show. that the outburst of high words might at any moment culminate in fisticuffs. The officer dispersed the quarrelling part'-es. the rowdyism ceased, and the neigh- bours were able to sleep unmolested. It appears that the row outside Oiad lys Chapel was the sequel to, or rather a development of a dispute which had taken place within the walls of the edifice. For some time things have not worked smoothly at Gadlys Baptist Church. The diaconate lw»oam<» rjivid^i, and 9 bittor 1 feud ensued, one result Of which was that the pastor, the Rev. Myles Griffiths, resigned. Some of the members demand ed the resignation of the deacon-) wuh the view of re-constituting the diaciuate. Others objected to this course, herre the dispute at the church meeting which fol- lowed the services on Sunday night. &:me of the members are anxious that the church should be tested as to whetlicr there shall be a re-election of doacons or -not. This procedure wa- moo,c.d at the meeting in question, while some vigor-! ously opposed :t. Personal remarks were flung about without mercy or remorse and some very nasty insinuations were made. The mating continued until ten o'clock, and the members wd deacons de- parted without any ambiance of a settle- ment being arrived at After going out Sevet'ft! grotip, were formed, and they all di-cussed the situation with gust/O tind gestures. One who was present at tte- tihtttfch meeting on Sunday night descrilifas it as one of utter confusion. Propositions- aiid counter-propositions were launched forth with great rapidity amid much uproar. Tt was a. veritable Babel, and those w-ho were ostensibly in charge found it utterly impossible to reduce the chaos into anything like order. Some of the j speakers displayed no little heat, an i personalities were profuse. Ultimately a proposition that the question of the resig- nation of the deacons be submitted ro the entire church was carried by a good majority. A proposition that Mr. Myles Griffiths, the erstwhile pastor, be invited to preach at the chapel in April was also passed by a majority. It should be stated that t1.? u ajority of the deacons were always favouiable to Mr. Griffiths, and that the hoxt'le ones were in the minority. It is estimated too, that fully three-fourths of the churvi sided with the ex-pastor. All kinds of charges are in the wind. One officer a the church is accused rt defalcations in the accounts of the church.

Abe ram an. EARLY LAMB. Mr. Jf.mes Bick, butcher, has tke first lamb of the «on-on for sale in his establishment in Cardiff- road.

Aberdare. YNYSLWYI).—0» Wednesday evening last a highly successful miscellaneous and competitive meeting was held at the nbove Aestry, under the auspices of the Band of Hope. Mr. David Johnson, Car- diff-road, presided in a genial man- ner". The adjudicators were: -Literary, Rev. W. E. Harries, Beulah; music, Mr. Herbert Davies, Cwmbach. Accompan- ist, Mr. Evan T. Evans, Cwmbach. Miss Margaret J. Phillips gave a splendid ren- dering of "Duffryn Clwyd" as an opening solo. The following is a list of the awards:—Solo for children under 15 (10), "There's not a friend like the lowly Jwas," Miss Lizzie Jones. Recitation of a hymn for children under la (2). Master ly-or Davies. Open solo for adults, the hymn-tune "Hiiiibui-g" (4L", -Mr. Ree^ George. Reading Welsh Scripture for adults (14), Mr. David Davies. For -tal ing the largest number of Welsh place- names commencing with tlte letter B. Mr David Davies was awa'rled the pr-ze out of ten competitors. A vote of thank-' to the chairman, adjudicators, an 1 puze bag makers was proposed by Mr. HOT,ell Hopkins, seconded by Mr. John Phillip- and supported by Mr. Abraham Jones. Mrs. Daniel Jone-, Currie-street; Mrs. Williams, Currie-street. and Mrs. Evan7-, Well-place, had kindly made the priz. bags, and Mr. Rees George saug "Hen Wlad fy Nhadau" to bring the meeting to a close.

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DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTION NOMINATIONS. LLWYDCOED WARD. *Rees Llewellyn, M.E., Bwllfa House. *T. Walter Williams, Barrister-at-Law, Trecynon. David Jenkins, Hairdresser (Lab.). GADLYS WARD. G. George, J.P., The Laurels. Thos. Lloyd, 14-16, Commercial-street. *J. Morgan Jones, M.A., Aberdare. Thos. Lewis, butcher, Trecynon. D. Tyesul Davies, builder, Trecynon. TOWN WARD. *D. P. Davies, J.P., Ynyslwyd. *Edward Morgan, M.E., Abernant. Samuel Williams, builder, Aber<Jf»r§ • (I.L.P.). SLAENGWAWR WARD. *David Davies, miner, Cwinbaoh (I ab.) *E. Stonelake, miner, A her am an (Lab). Morgan Parr, stationer, Aberaxaan. Thos. Jones, Cwmbach. AB EE. AM AN WARD. *R M. Hann, M.E. Illtyd Hopkins, miner, Aberajaan (Lab.). Guardians. LLWYDCOED WARD. *W. S. Davies, Llwydcoed, rimustgr, *Dd. Edwards, Trecynon, grocer. "Henry Lewis, Trecynon, tailor. GADLYS WARD. "'Ma.ria Richards, Aberdare. *John Prowle, checkwaigher (Lab.). *John Jenkins, insurance ageiat (Lab.). J. D. Rees, Robertstown. D. Richard Jones, 15, Bell street. TOWN WARD. *Rffl" J. 0, *David Hughes. *Morgan Williams, Abernant (Lab.). BLAENGWAWR- "Rees Rees, Aberaman. "Samuel Hawkins, CwmTiach. Methuselah Davies, Cwmhach (Lab ). Idris Davies, Cwmbach \Lab.). —— ABERAMAN WARD. Auglu.t,us Davies, Abercwmboi (Lab.). *Wm. Thomas, Cwmaman (Lab.). *Benjamin Lewis, Aberaman. —————————

Mouutain Ash Council Election DUFFRYN WARD. *W. Millar. DARRANLAS WARD. *Rev. E. V. Tidman. MIS KIN WARD. I *John Powell. ———— PENRHIWCEIBER WARD. *E. T. Williams. E. Morris, grocer. ABERCYNON WARD. *T. W. Jones, accountant. John Rhys Morgan, checkwei^htr (Lab.). 1 YNYSYBWL WARD. *Dr. JL D. Morgan <

Success-London Matrioulation. <0 We are pleased to notiee that Master Thomas Arnold Evans, n of Mr Gjsiiyc* A. Evans, J.P., Mountain Ash, is in th& list of successful candidates at the reoenfc London Matriculation Examination. JFhis young scholar is only 17 years of aW, aacl is following on well his successful educa- tional career which he commenced by tak- ing a scholarship at the Aberdare County School. He also passed the junior ex- amination prior to going to the Ley. School, Cambridge, where he has been fost the past 18 months.

Hirwain. MINISTERIAL.—The pulpit of Mounfe Pleasant English Congregational Cbnreht was occupied on Sunday by the P,r. T. H. Jenkins, LlantAvit Major.

Letters to the Editor. (Continue.-i fr <m Page 3.) ABERDARE LIBEL' VL CLUB AND MR. G. GEORGE J.P Sir.—With reference to the paragraph which appeared in last week's issue that the Liberal Club Committee at their meeting held on Feb. 28th. considered the desirability of passing a motion pledging themselves to do all in their power to secure the return of Mr. George and that several members opposed it and no resolution was passed, I beg to state the Committee did not have before them the resolution before referred to. The question of supporting Mr George was not under discussion-Yours, FRED CALDICOTT Secy. Lib. Club.

JACK IN OFFICE. Sir,—Now that we are on the eve of electing and probably re-electing some of the old members on the various public bodies, may I be allowed to give a word of advice on a matter which falls to the lot of all public bodies-the selecting of officials. On the whole Aberdare has been very fortunate in obtaining the services of genial, obliging men with one or two notable exceptions. Such excep- tions are unfortunately a nuisance, as in my humble opinion all public servants should always bear in mind that they are the servants of the public, and that their office was not specially created for them to display their ignorance and dis- courtesy, but that they are placed in their positions to assist and advise all enquirers on matters pertaining to then- particular departments in a gentlemanly manner, and not in the spirit of a surly, growling dog, which is the manner adopted by one official at least, especially if the disturber of his peace should -be a working man. Such surliness exhibited to a sensitive individual has often been the means of preventing people from taking advantage of their right to eon- sult men to whose pay they have to con- tribute. So, sir, it is to be earnestly hoped that in selecting officials in the future our reresentatives will bear in mind that we do not want another Jack in office. "-Yours, etc., RATEPAYER.

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"Ultimate Authority in Religion. REV. J. PAGE HOPPS AT ABERDARE. On Wednesday evening, March 6th, the Rev. J. Page Hopps, of London, paid a visit to Aberdare. He delivered an elo- quent lecture at Highland Place Unitar- ian Church, his subject being "The Ul- timate. authority in matters pertaining to ieligi:jn." The introduct )ry pm-t of the servire was conducted by the Rev. M. Evuu, p!.i.tor of the church. There was a large congregation. The Rev. Page Ho pp.; prefaced his lec- ture by stating that he greatly admired the singing of the congregation. He missed Welsh singing n Loir! .n, and he only wished he had sbel; men and women —men especially—in his church in Lon- don. Such singles wa; r.vt cmly splendid. it was helpful, r Proceeding, he said that they werfe nö\v living in very stirring timfes. His memory weat 50 years ago. and ha could not remember any time iit the theological and religious world more ex- citing and mor6 revolutionary. Every- thing seemed to bei in the melting pot. Nobody knew how things would tiica eut except, perhaps, the spiritual rationalist. The spiritual rationalist was pr-rfertly sure that the result would be an incr..ae of spirituality. Coming to the subject of bi" lecture, Mr. Hopps said he would pass bv a crowd of eccentricities and come to the fiva prin- cipal claimants for the kinglv throve from which reason,, conscience, will, the affections, and the life were to be ruled. They AY ere—The Pope, the Church, the Reformer, the Bible, and the Living Soul. Which of these should a Avise man chof>c;? to be, in religious matters, Ms philosopher, and friend The lecturer then dealt very ably with the claims of the first four. The popes, hI). said, had been as varied;i tl.eir char- acter and their valuer as the kings, and had supplied some of the shadiest ty- rants, some of the clumsiest rnlcrt, some of the dullest politicians, and a majori- ty of the most impracticable teachers I Europe had ever known. The Church, again, was a purely poli- tical institution. All the world ],-new thiit the Established Church was hope- lessly divided, and how could there be any authority Avhere there was no agree- ment ? Mr. Hopps next dealt with the Reform- ers and the Bible. Referring to the latter, he said that tens of thousands would make a stand for the Bible, though they would repudiate the final authority of the other three. The Bible, in a proper j sense, was no book at all. It was a col- lection of books, and the various books were neither consistent with one another nor of equal value. How then could such a production be called "The Word 01 God?" The Bible had split Christen- dom into fragments, and simply because it was not a consistent whole. It was plain then, valuable as the Bible was, that it could not be the ultimate authori- ty. There remained only one other possi- ble authority—the living soul. That voice of the soul he would call God. The soul, he believed, ay as the ultimate authority.

Mr. Black at Trecynon. On Wednesday evening Mr. E. Black, of Huddersfield, gave an interesting 'o«- ture at the Public Hall, Trecynon, on "Men Wanted." Mr. T. Lewie pre<i.i^d over a fairly large audience. Mr. Black said that Ave needed a body of men to take more active interest in Hn. wclai.-e of the country. Where were they to be obtained from? To secure good citizens the children of the land should b pn per- ly trained. Were it not for one clause he would not have be-en sorry thE\t tLe Education Bill had been lost. It Wa. the clause that provided for the medical in- spection of schools. The chairman also add resell the mint- ing briefly.

Abercynon Notes BY "BASINIAN." "TUE COUNTY STEEPLE CHASE. The Election Craze is at an abnormal height. The entries for thi3 Cross Conn- try Sweep Stakes on Friday, March 8th, are "Medico" and "Bung." The betting in the city is even on the field. "Medic" is a fine colt, and makes great strikes. has a fine physique, is well bred and high tempered, but has none of "Bung's" stimu- lating properties, and consequently may not have the staying power to run through. His feeding on well-blessed oats may serve him well. "Bung" is a heavy horse, well used to rough riding, can negotiate rough roads and obstacles with ease, carries a rather large corpor- ation, but recently has been in good train- ing. He has done some good cross- countrv Work and carrjef; oà .W oa r cation;" of which his two trainers make good use. "THt GUARDIAN HANDICAP." What ho j My black colt has at last broken through, and with quivering nos- ti-ils and every muscle in his fine frame trained and hardened for the fray, he now stands to scratch. The old grey mare will evidently stand aside, because the stable hands of the black colt may doctor his oats. So the race rests be- tween the black colt, "Good Gracious/* and the fine bay horse, "Lord Dewar." "Good Gracious" will evidently have "Non-Con" up, and "Lord Dewar" will require careful handling, and whoever will be up had better hold fast or he will be overthrown before the race is over. "THE DISTRICT HANDICAP." The competition in this race will be keen. Both horses are well bred and high tempered, and are both liable to the nasty habit of kicking. "Moonlight Flit" being the older horse, he has evidently lost a good deal of his N-igour, but having steered the course before, his usual cun- ning and knowledge of the course will stand him good, and I should be inclined to favour him if he could get over some of his bad habits. "Double Shift" is a horse we have s°nn before, a strong runner, but withal a fearless kicker. He is more easily coned than pushed. He is in strong training, but has the disadvantage of having too many trainers who continually change 1.ic diet, and I scarcely think the jo-Aey strong enough to hold him in at the cri- tical moment. "Double Shift" has had a preliminary canter, and rhoAved fine form, and I would advise the trainers of "Moonlight Flit" not to bring < heir liorst- in too close a touch with his opponent, or he may be injured before the day of th. race.

Local Government Boamf Inquiry. The Mountain Ash Urban District Council, having made application to the Local Government Board for power to borrcw < £ 12,000 for the purpose of the new burial grounds on Mae&-yr-arian, Mr; Edgar Dudly, F.S.I., His Majesty's In- spector, attended to hold an inquiry intw the matter last Wednesday morning. The inquiry lasted about an hour, and is now in abeyance pending the Local Government Board's report.

EDWIN RUSSELL & SON, Coal, Coke and Firewood IV|ercl\ai\ts and General Hauliers, GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY YARD, ABERDARE. HAYING severed our Connection Avith MESSRS. MOULTON & Co., we would desire to acquaint the Public of Aberdare and District that we have started the Business of Coal, Coke and Firewood Merchants in our own interest, at tha above Yard. We are Agents for the Best Monmouthshire, Ebbw Vale and Tillery Eiled Noted House Coals, the Best Aberdare and Merthyr Steam Coals, and the North's Navigation Superior House Coals. All Orders entrusted to our care shall receive best attention, combined with. moderate prices, and we trust that we shall merit the favour of your patronage. ORDERS MAY BE DELIVERED AT THE GREAT WESTERN RILWY COAL YARD, OR AT OUR PRIVATE ADBKSS, Dumfries Street, Aberdare. EDWIN RUSSELL & SON.