... CLADI OF PROXY. To the Chairman of the Local Board for the District of This day of 189 I, the undersigned, having been appointed by of Owner [or Owners] of the property hereinafter described, which is situated in the parish of to vote as bis for their] proxy pursuant to the provisions of the Public Health Act, 1875, claim to have my name inserted in the Register of Owners and Proxies for the ...

... AN EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE. To the Editor of the Free Press. Dear Sir,—Will you kindly allow me space for a few linee to make mention of an act of generous and thoughtful sympathy, by Mr W. B. Witcbell, at the funerals on Monday, Feb. 10th ? I bad charge of those from Mr R. Ashman's; and when we came down from Pentwya to the Snatchwood-road, Mr Witohell at once came to me and asked if his ...

... Before Colonel H. C. BYRDE (in the chair), Mr E. J. PHILLIPS, Mr. I. BUTLER, Mr. A. A. WILLIAMS, and Mr W. P. JAMES. A REMINISCENCE OF THE LLANERCH DISASTER. William Harris, Garndiffaith, was charged with using threats towards Ann Williams.—Mr L. E. Webb was for the complainant.—When the case was called a man stepped into the witness box, and said, My mother can't attend. She is very ill owing ...

... WEDNESDAY. Before Mr A. A. WILLIAMS. A MEAN THIEF AT ABERSYCHAN. ROBBING THE DEAD. Isaac Thomas, a collier, who had been apprehended at Treharris, was charged with stealing a coat, vest, pair of stockings, and sIlk handkerchief, the property of May Rose Lewis, the widow of Thomas Lewis, of Lewis-street, Abersychan, a victim of the Llaneroh Explosion.—Proseootor indentified the stockings by the ...

... MOUNTAIN ASH. At the monthly meeting of the Mountain Ash *al Board of Health, held on Monday, circulars Reread from the Pontypool Kelief Fund as to the Llanerch Colliery Explosion Fund. It was Proposed by Mr Little, and seconded by Mr Alderman Jones, That the chairman be requisi- tioned to call a public meeting to consider the formation of a fund towards the relief of the and orphans of the ...

... LLANERCH COLLIERY EXPLOSION FUND AND GLYN DISASTER. To the Editor of tlu Free Prus. Sir,—I am sure that the sympathising public will be pleased to learn that it was decided yesterday by the Newport committee that the sufferers by these sad disasters should be considered as one in the adminis- tration of the fund now being raised. Yours faithfully, ALFRED A. WILLIAMS. Maesderwen, Pontypool, Feb ...

... WAILING AND WOE. Fortunately it is not often that the civilised world is startled by such disasters as that which occurred last week in South Wales. Such grievous and heartrending calamities are happily few, but still they are too frequent, and with all our present knowledge it does seem that something might be done to prevent such occurrences. Only those who have had actual experience of the ...

... On Friday, a deputation from Newport, consist. ing of the Mayor (Mr Moidey), Mr Grove (chair- man of the Monmouthshire County Council), Mr Campbell (secretary of the Miners' Permanent Fund), and Mr Adam (of the Newport Alexandra. Dock Company), waited on the Lord Mayor of London at the Mansion House, and sought bis aid in relief of the distress caused by the recent lamentable accident at the ...

... A notice was posted up at the office of the Tin- plate Works, on Saturday last, t the effect that subscriptions would be received each Saturday for the next three weeks towards the Llanerch Col. liery Explosion Fund, a sealed box being placed at the Pay-office window for that purpose during the time of paying the workpeople. It is to be hoped that this, and every other effort made to swell ...

... MEETING AT PONTNEWYDD. A meeting, convened by Mr F. W. Rafarel, was held at the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Pontnew- ydd, on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of forming a Relief Fund for the parishes of Llan- tarnam and Llanfreehfa Upper. There was a good attendance, the various industries of the district being well represented. Amongst those present were Mr F. W. Rafarel (who presided), the ...

... EFFECTS AT THE POLICE COURT. The effects of the calamity were painfully illus- trated in no less than three cases at the Ponty- pool Police Court on Saturday. In one, applica- tion was made for the adjournment of a case, as the complainant was ill in bed from the shock occasioned by the loss of her son; in another a complainant bad lost a brother; and in a third it was stated that a man was ...

... CLAIM OF PROXY. To the Chairman of the Local Board for tho District of This day of 189 I, the undersigned, having been appointed by of Owner [or Owners] of the property hereinafter described, which is situated in the parish of to vote as his for theirl proxy pursuant to the provisions of the Public Health Act, 1875, claim to have my name inserted in the Register of Owners and Proxies for the ...