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... THE WORKHOUSE. t'hristmas at Brecon Workhouse eelsbrated with the usual rejoicing and feasting. The dinner was laid in the dining hall, and comprised the roast beef of old England, and plum pudding. The hall was very decorated, as was also the children's ...
... The Workhouse. A letter was read from Mr C. Datifil, the recently appointed master of the workhouse, stating that he and Mrs Davies had been to see their apartment., and asking for some painting and papering to be done, which he thought the Guardians ...
... At the Workhouse. Christen: • brought its good obese to the inmates of the Workbonee, where the wards bad been t..4efolly deoorated under the superb/ter/dean/ of Miss Down, the industrial trainer. 1., the early morning the children wt•ot round the wards ...
... At the Workhouse. The inmates of the workbmse were regaled with roast beef and plum pudding on Christ• mm Day. Gifts were seat by the Mayor (oranges and sweets and Curistmas cards for the children), lair Conway Lloyd (rabbits), Mrs Puillips, Brocallya ...
... THE WORKHOUSE. Tho inmates of the Brecon workhorse . were not debarred from th e genera l friar:Tem of Yule. On Christmas morning they received a varied eolleetion of cards from ladies and gentlemen of the neighbourhood, and at one o'clock sat down la ...
... At the Workhouse. At 10 o'clock divine se►vice was held, the chaplain (the Rev. M. G. Price) officiating. Dinner was served at 12 30, and consisted of rout beef, potatoes, and vegetables. Christmu pudding and fruit. The men were also given tobacco. The ...
... WORKHOUSE. Miss LEWIS proposed that the Board should advertise fur an industrial trainer at a salary ot j£io per annum, to sew and to take charge ol the children, dec. She said that at present there were ij children in the House, including five imbeciles ...
... AT THE WORKHOUSE. The master reported that during the fortnight 10 persons had been admitted to the institution, 13 discharged, one had died, and there remained 90. an increase of 24 as computed with the corresponding period of last year. Miss Mary Buller ...
... SHIRK WORKHOUSES? The lunacy problem was brought before the notice of the County Council last Friday again Colonel Fryoe-Jonea in view of the expenditure which the proposed enlargement Bicton Aaylom would entail upon Montgomeryshire. mored that aa there ...
... CHRISTMAS IN THE WORKHOUSE, The Matron (Mrs Fortune) reported that for the last month the Master (Mr Downes) had been ill and confined to his bed. She was glad to say that he wag now better, but the doctors said it would be some little time before he ...
... REPAIRS AT THE WORKHOUSE. The Clerk read the following tenders received for repairs at the Workhouse :—Mr J. R. Morgan, X 47 15s ; Mr Lewis Meredith, £53 14e ; Mr James Thomas and 800, £43 lie 6d ; Messrs Fryer Bros. and Co., £54 15s ; and Messrs Coppage ...
... The Number of Workhouses. A letter was read from the Clerk of the Huilth Union, stating that this Board of Guardians had had under consideration the question of the advisability and importanoo of reducing the number of workhouses throughout the Kingdom ...