... NoTE.We. shall be pleased to: insert reports of alt cricket matches in the district, and trust that Secretaries of ciubs will forward same Tuesday evening. REMARKS ON THE GAME. In our last issue the Oswestry men were praised for their good work against Walton. They did an equally good performance on Saturday, when, on the Welshpool ground, they easily overcame the strongest eleven the home ...

... NEWTOWN AND LLANLLWCHAIARN LOCAL BOARD. A special meeting of the above Board was held last evening at the offices, Newtown. Captain E. Pryce-Jones presided, and the other members pre- sent were Messrs. C. Morgan, G. H. Bllison, Thos. Jones, W. Lewis, E. Jones, David Owen, E. Owen and Mr. W. Cooke (elerk).-On the motion of the Chairman, the following resolution was submitted: Pursuant to ...

... RACING FIXTURES. Wrexham August 28 Derby August 29 Sandown Park September 1 Doncaster September 5 Hurst Park September 9 September 12 Ayr September 13 Lichfield September 14 Yarmouth September 14 Kempton Park September 16 Leicester Sept ember 19 Manchester September 21 Newmarket 1st Oct Meeeting September 26 Windsor 30 ...

... LLANFAIR HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. ANNUAL EXHIBIT! ON. The second annual exhibition in connection with the above society was held on Thursday, in the Vicarage Field, Llanfair. Despite the fact that the date fixed for the holding of the show clashed with the popular day at the Shrewsbury exhibition, a verv large number of persons from the surrounding districts including many from Welshpool- ...

... The Sultan of Turkey declines to have the tele- phone in his dominions at any price. He says that his subjects are far too ready, as it is, to plot and conepire and make his life a burden, and he does not propose to introduce a means whereby they can do this twice as easily as they could before. In answer to a query, What constitutes an ideal holiday ? Miss Braddon, the novelist, writes that ...

... CRICKET. OT.-We shall be pleased to insert reports of all cricket matches in the district, and trust that Secretaries of clubs will forward same Tuesday REMARKS ON THE GAME, Welshpool really] and truly sent an A team to Guilsfield, and as the latter were pretty strong, Welshpool had rather more that they could'manage. The A team took the first innings and made a very poor score against the ...

... FETE AT LLANFAIR CAEREINION. On Wednesday last, Mr. J. C. Hilton, High Sheriff for Montgomeryshire, gave a treat to all the schools in the parish of Llanfair, and to as many of the parishioners as choose to attend. The various pupils met at the National School, and marched through the town, the scholars carrying flags and were piloted by the Llanfair brass band, until they reached the Board ...

... CRICKET. G. MYTTON'S XI v. H. R. E. HARRISON'S XI.- Played at Caerhowel on 24th August. Score: H. HARRISON'S XI.—1ST INNINGS. H Meyrick b Hayhurst France 2 H R E Harrison c and b Yearsley 68 W E Pryce Jones, b Hayhurst France 10 A Robinson b ditto. 0 W Fitzhugh st H Mytton b Yearsley. 7 LOW Jones, b Hayhurst France 2 T Williams 1 P R Napier b Hayhurst France 0 H M Pryce Jones b ditto. 0 S R ...

... + MIDDLETOWN WESLEYAN CHURCH. The memorial stone of the New School which is to be erected adjoining the Wesleyan Chapel, at Middletown, was laid on Thursday by Mrs. Withers, Miss Boffey, and Messrs. J. E. and J. G. Hilditch, in the presence of a large gathering. The founda- tion stone of the Chapel was laid in 1885, and the Sunday School has hitherto been held at the old Chapel, which has now ...

... LLANSILIN. PETTY SESSIONS, FRIDAY. Before. Colonel Bariies.-P.S. David Jones charged John Jones with being drunk in charge of a horse at Llanrhaiadr. Fined le. and costs. P.C. David Jones charged James Wagge, with being drunk on licensed premises at Llanrhaiadr. Fined 5s. and costs. All the licenses in the division were renewed, there being no complaints against any of them. ...

... CRICKET. NOTE. We shall be pleased to insert reports of all cricket matches in the district, and trust that Secretaries of clubs will forward same Tuesday evening. REMARKS ON THE GAME. When our Montgomery friends went over to Caerhowell they found that Mr. Harrison had a rod in pickL- for them, as he had got together a very strong eleven. Little can be said of the Mont- gomery batting as it ...

... CLODDIA. PRIMITIVE METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL TREAT.— The annual treat to the scholars of the above school took place on Thursday afternoon. About three o'clock the teachers and children assembled at the chapel, and from thence marched in procession to Pwll-y-glo, the residence of Mr. R. Evans, the superintendent of the School, singing on the road. Here an al fresco tea was served, to which 120 ...