... LLANFYLLIN. FOOTBALT.—We are glad to hear that the Llan- fyllin Football Club have entered for the Welsh Junior Cup. SCHOOL TREATS.—Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Dugdale gave their annual treat to the members of the Parish Church Sunday School and the children of the National Schools on Tuesday last. This year the members of Cwm Church Sunday School were also kindly invited. The children assembled at ...

... THE COAL CRISIS. The prospect of a settlement of the coal strike again became remote on Saturday. The miners of Lanca- shire and Yorkshire remained on the whole, bitterly opposed to any reduction being accepted. At the monthly meeting the delegates of the Lancashire and Cheshire Miners' Federation it was reported that Mr. Fletcher, of Little Lever, had offered to give his men an advance of 30 ...

... SPORTING. RACING FIXTURES. Windsor September 30 2 2 4 Hamilton 5 Kempton 6 Wolverhamptom October 9 Newmarket, 2nd Oct. Meeting October 10 Alexandra October 14 Southwell Hunt 16 Gatwick ()ctober 17 17 Cardiff 18 Thirsk 19 Sandown October 19 Sandown Park 21 Newmarket Houghton lleeting.October 24 Worcester Hunt October 25 26 Plumpton 28 Wye 30 Hurst Park 31 Lincoln October 31 ...

... CEMMAES. WEDDING.—Wednesday morning opened dry and fine and very unlike the other days of the week, which have been very wet. On this morning be- tween 8 and 9 o'clock, a very unusual bustle could be noticed in the village, and a stranger could have discerned that something uncommon was about to happen. This something was a wedding in the Methodist chapel of a favourite couple residing in the ...

... NEWTOWN V. CHESTER. This friendly match was played at Chester, on Saturday, before a very fair number of spectators. Chester woia the toss and W. E. Pryce-Jones kicked off. The ball was immediately by very smart passing to the Chester goal. Parry cleverly sent the ball across and Whalley missed a very easy chance. The play for about twenty minutes was very even, and the Newtown defence was ...

... YEOMANRY SHOOTING AT NEWTOWN. The third monthly handicap and^ challenge cup competitions in connection with the C Squadron Shooting Club took place at Penarth Range, New- town, on Saturday. Owing to the inclement state of the weather the attendance of members was small. The final competition is fixed for Saturday, October 28th. The conditions are 7 shots at each range, regulation target, viz., ...

... NEWTOWN LOCAL BOARD. A meeting of the Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Local Board was held last (Friday) evening. Capt. E. Pryce-Jones presided, and the other members of the Board present were Messrs. Evan Ashton, D. Lewis, C. Morgan, D. Owen, G. H. Ellison, W. Lewis, W. Francis, T. Jerman, R. Lloyd, E. Jones, A. S. Cooke, John Hughes; and Mr. W. Cooke (clerk), Mr. R. W. Davies (surveyor) and Mr. J ...

... PRESENTATION TO SIR PRYCE PRYCE-JONES, M.P. GREAT MEETING AT WELSHPOOL. SPEECH BY LORD LONDONDERRY, THE WELSH CHURCH. THE IRISH QUESTION. An event which will be memorable in the political history of the lontgomery Boroughs, took place in the Town Hall, Welshpool, on Thursday evening, namely, the presentation to Sir Pryce Pryce-Jones, M.P., of three handsome silver cups, in recognition of his ...

... In addition to the report published by us last week, we now append a full prize list and descrip- tion of the exhibits. The judges and showyard stewards were :-Horses and Cattle.—Judges Mr. J. R. Morris, Wrockwardine, and T. Williams, Esq., Stalloe. Stewards: Mr. J. Meddins, and Mr. J. Percival, Walcot. Veterinary Surgeon: Mr. C. Dayus, M.R.C.V.S., Dorrington. Horse Leaping and Turn-outs ...

... LLANFYLLIN. LITERARY SOCIETIES. The Pendref Literary Society opened their session with a tea meeting and a social gathering on Tuesday.—On Wednesday the Myllin Literary Society held a meeting in the British Schools. The chair was ably occupied by Mr. William Ellis, Bradford House. The subject for debate, Strikes, was introduced by Mr. J. Lloyd Hughes and Mr. Peter Jones, with the result that ...

... N.] The Welshpool footballers had two teams engaged on Saturday, The first team drove to Oswestry to meet The Old Boys. The latter are a purely genuine amateur team, and play the game well, and in a thoroughly sportsmanlike and gentlemanly manner. Although evidently sgufiering from want of practice, their play was good all through, their combination was splendid, and they used their heads in ...

... OSWESTRY. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.—Tuesday was the day for receiving the nominations of candidates for election at the ensuing municipal elections. There will be a contest in both wards. East Ward Robt. Howell Davies. Willow-street, corn and seed mer- chant, proposed by Owen Pritchard, seconded by William Griffiths. Thomas Watkin Jones, Queen's Road, Owestry, retired hotel keeper, proposed by ...