... LLANHILLETH. ) A serious accident occurred on Wednesday, be- tween 9 and 10 in the morning, at the pit which is being sunk by Messrs Partridge, Jones, & Co. at Llinhilleth. It appears that whilst the men were at work in the bottom of the shaft, a large stone fell from the side and almost crushed four of the sinkers. One man named Albert. PhiHips his thigh broken William North and Jobn Ben- ...

... WESLEYAN LOCAL PREACHERS MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION. MEETING AT PONTYPOOL. A re-union of local preachers in connection with the Pontypool Wesleyan circuit, was held on Thursday week at the Wesleyan Chapel, Ponty- pool. In the afternoon a tea meeting was held and very well patronised. A public meeting was held in the evening, but owing, no doubt, to counter attractions, there was not a large attend ...

... ALLEGED SHOCKING OUTRAGE AT BLACK- WOOD. James^ Tippins, collier (on bail), was changed with attempting to commit a rape on Elizabeth Williams at Birtckwooa, oa the 6ch inst.—Mr Spoward, Pontypridd, defended the pjironer.—All t^e witnesses on both sides were ordered out of court.—Prosecutrix said she was the wife of Henry W;Iliam; a labourer, and lived at Blackwood. She hill been married six ...

... ABERBEEG. From an advertisement in another column it will be seen that a stock fair will be held near Llanhilleth Church on Thursday, October 2nd. As there are large numbers of sheep reared in the locality, and the nearest place where fairs are at present held is Pontypool, it is anticipated by the committee that the newly inaugurated fair will be found to meet a want, and will consequently be ...

... PROMENADE CONCERT.-Tlie following was the programme performed by the Baud of the 3rd Vol. Batt. South Wales Borderers, at the Italian Gar- dens, on Thursday evening — March, Marche aux flambeaux' (S. Clark) galop, 6 Post-horn' (Koenig)—post-horn, Corpl. A. SI. Harris; gavotte, Christina' (Schmidt) select ion. The Bohemian tGirl5 (Balfe); valse (by request), I In the twilight' (S. T. Roderick) ...

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... + THE SUNDAY CLOSING QUESTION. CONFERENCE AT PONTYPOOL. On Thursday afternoon a conference was held at the Schoolroom of Crane-street Chapel, Ponty- pool, for the purpose of considering the means to be adopted in order to the extension to Monmouth- shire of the provisions of the Welsh Sunday Clos- ing Act. The attendance, which was small, in- cluded the Revs J. M. Lloyd, Pontypool; J. Seldon, ...

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... BLAENAVON. The September fair was held on Wednesday. The stock fair was held in Ivor-street on Tuesday and Wednesday. The pleasure fair was a failure, alld none of the usual attractions visited the town. Special services were held in the Wesleyan Chapel, Park Street, on Sunday last, when three sermons were preached by the Rev A. J. Southouse, Hftndsworth College, Birmingham. Collections made ...

... Before Mr A. A. WILLIAMS and Mr W. L. PRATT. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A CWMBRAN BAKER. William Brice was charged with embezzling the sums of 17s and 19s 6d, the property of his employer, Mr W. H. Pennymore, Cwmbran, on the 8th Septem- ber.—Mr Pennymore stated that prisoner was in his employ as a baker. He also delivered bread and received money. On the 8th iustaut, he called at the houses of Miss Lewis ...

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