Western Mail Saturday November 27 1926. No. 257.
WELSH WILL.- Carmarthen Commercial Traveller.
Mr. David THOMAS, of Thelda, Carmarthen, formerly of Thelda, Linden-avenue,
Darlington, Durham, commercial traveller, who died on July 16, left estate of
the gross value of £8,556, 19s. 8d.,with net personalty £6,398, 11s.11d. Probate
of the will, dated March 21, 1915, with a codicil of January 20, 1921, has been
granted to his widow, Mrs. Ella Mary THOMAS, of Thelda; Willie David DAVIES, of
Llwyngwyn, Whitemill, Carmarthen, farmer, and Daniel EVANS, OF 467,
Crooksmoor-road, Sheffield.
Testator left his residence and £3,000 to his wife, £1,000 to his brother
William, £26 per annum charged on his premises, Glasfryn, Abergwili, to his
sister, Nance ALBAN; his said premises, Glasfryn, to his sister Eliza DAVIES;
£350 in trust for his nephew, Archibald Lewis THOMAS for life, with remaider as
to two-fifths to his nephew, Willie DAVIES, and one-fifth each to Thomas DAVIES,
Sarah EVANS, and William Aubrey THOMAS, and the residue of the property to his
wife for life, with remainder to his sisters, Eliza and Nance, and his brother
William.
FOUND IN A LAKE.-Missing Treherbert Man's Escape.
Mr. Robert T. DUNCAN, of 136, Bute-street, Treherbert, who, as previously
reported, had been missing from his home since Tuesday morning was found on
Friday afternoon by a party of searchers on the Rhigos side of the
Treherbert-Hirwain mountain.
Searchers had been continuously parading the local mountains day and night
since Tuesday, and about two o'clock on Friday afternoon they discovered Mr.
DUNCAN up to his waist in the water of Llyn Fawr, a lake in which many people
have lost their lives. He was in a very exhausted state, but insisted upon
walking the mountain to Blaenrhondda.
He explained that he had had a companion, but on further search no one else
could be found.
NO FOOD FOR CHILDREN-Mother's Suicide Attempt At Pontlottyn.
The story of a Pontlottyn mother's despair at being unable to give here children
food as a result of the coal strike, and of her attempt to commit suicide, was
told at Pontlottyn on Friday, when Sarah Jane MILLICHIP (48) was charged with
attempting to commit suicide.
The husband stated that they had six children, and that his wife had struggled
during the coal stoppage to keep things going. She became depressed because they
had no money to buy food for the children.
Police-sergeant THOMAS said that the woman had taken salts of lemon. There
was a note in her pocket to her husband and this read:-
"I cannot live any longer, I cannot give food to the children, so I think I am
better of out of it."
The husband, re-called, said their domestic relationship was of the happiest.
The defendant was bound over upon giving an undertaking not to repeat the
offence.
QUARRELLED WITH GRANDMOTHER.
Gladys M. BROWN (21), a single woman, of Bedlinog, was also charged with
attempting to commit suicide.
Evidence was given by Police-sergeant JURY that the girl had quarrelled with
her grandmother, with whom she lived, and that she left the house and was later
found suffering through having drunk liniment.
The defendant gave an undertaking not to repeat the offence and was bound
over.
DOCTOR TENANT.Ordered To Vacate House At Maesycymmer.
The hearing was resumed at Glamorgan Assizes at Swansea on Friday of the
action brought by Silvanus REES, of Fairoak, Maesycymmer, against Dr. Benjamin
H. McCREA, of Hillcrest, Commercial-road, Aberbargoed, for recovery of
possession of the last named residence and mesne profits.
Mr. T. W. LANGHAM (instructed by Mr. R. H. SPENCER) was for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Kirkhouse JENKINS (instructed by Mr. W. J. BUTTERBEE) defended.
The Judge gave an order for possession of the house and mesne profits at £1
per week from June 1924; also for delivery up of that part of the furniture
which was the property of the plaintiff. He held as a fact it was a furnished
house and outside the Rent Restictions Act.
John Patrick