... ELOPED WITH HIS BARMAID. An extraordinary sequel to an elopement was on Wednesday reported to the Rowley (Stafford- shire) police. A well-known hotel proprietor eloped with his barmaid a fortnight ago, and when he returned this week a disturbance took place between him and his wife. A man named William Brain, brother to the wife, went to the hotel with a loaded revolver in his pocket, and ...

... TINPLATE WORKER'S REMARKABLE STORY. A PUBLIC BENEFACTOR. Abercarn is noted as being the scene of a terrible colliery explosion in 1878, in which the death roll numbered no less than 268. Many of the inhabitants still have a lively recollection of his disaster. It was while in this district a corxfcspon- dent of the South Wales Argus heard a remark- able story, the principal character in which ...

... BICYCLE COMBINATION. New York, Wednesday.—A combination oi. „ bicycle manufacturers was ejected yesterday. The only change in the original plans consisted. in the reduction of the capital from 80,000,000 dollars to 40,000,000 dollars.—Central News. ...

... Halifax, Tuesday Nigitt.-»-Owing to the fre- quency of wrecks in the neighbourhood of Jlalifax Harbour, the Board of' Trade has requested the Dominion authorities to provide fog sig- nailing apparatus at the hweboof ea$Kaa«e. ...

... ADULTERATED SULPHATE. NEWPORT CHEMIST FINED. Mr John Rees, chemist, 22, Church-road, New- port, was summoned before. the Newport magis- trates at th9 Town Hall yesterday for selling milk of sulphur adulterated with sulphate of lime. The sample purchased by Mr Spencer Jones, the inspector, was found to be 48 5 per cent. of the sulphate of lime. Mr F. Lewis, soli- citor, Who defended, quoted ...

... LLANELLY. Width of Streets.—The clerk stated at the meeting of the Highway Committee of the Llanelly Council yesterday that bethought that it would be inadvisable to follow up their applica- tion to the Local Government Board that new streets should be from 35 feet to 40 feet wide, and that instead they should apply that the streets br 36 feet to 40 feet in width. The matter was left over for ...

... PERSONAL.- Mr and Mrs Wynne, of Peniarth, were present at Her Majesty's state concert on June 30th. EXAMINATION.—On Thursday the needlework and cookery classes at the Intermediate School were examined by Miss Hetherington, Manchester. The examination was held on behalf of the Central Welsh Board. OBITUARY.—This week we record the death of Mrs Jones, wife of Mr J P Jones, saddler. Mrs Jones was ...

... -0 The marriage returns for 1397 (just to hand) show a further decrease in the proportion of per- sons of both sexes wh ) sign the register with marks. The proportion of illiterate men fell to th'rty-three per 1,000 marriages, and the proportion of illiterate women to forty per 1,000 marriages. In ten per 1,000 of the marriages both bride and bridegroom signed with marks; iu twenty-three the ...

... auRW CKAOL The B c-,e, BAKING B c-,e, can 10 J,ou want purchase a Tin of C«C>iAN sure the name of COLMAN and the BULL'S HEAD are on the label. Accept on no pretence whatever any Tin which does not bear these distinctive Marks. D. S F. fDoub'e Superfine) is the name of the best quality. ...

... At Maidstone Assizes on Saturday Sarah Ann Glass, a married woman, who it was stated was addicted to drink, was sentenced to three years' penal servi- tude for the manslaughter of her daughter, aged three. Deceased, who only weighed 121b, had been subjected to inhuman treatment, and had seven of its ribs broken. A second indict- ment against the prisoner for neglecting two other children (the ...

... The Cardiff Board of Guardians on Saturday appointed Miss EmilyCollins (25), of Bridgend Asylum, as laundress at the Workhouse, and Miss Emily Mitchell (28), of 29, Habershoa- street, Splotlands, as night attendant in the old women's wards. ...

... ANCIENT ROME. DISCOVERY IN THE FORUM. Rome, Saturday Morning.—-Excavations some grounds bought by an English gentleman here have revealed some superb ruins of tha Basilica. Aemilia. The work of exploration is being continued. The moat interesting results are anticipated.—Central News. ...