Western Mail Thursday May, 1926. (Strike Edition).
OBITUARIES.
The interment of Mrs. Janet JENKINS, of Pwllgwaun House, Pontypridd, a member of the
Pontypridd Board of Guardians and wife of Mrt. Edgar T. JENKINS, took place at Glyntaff
Cemetery. There was short services at the house and at Calvary Chapel, Treforest; previous
to the burial.
The chief mourners were Mr. Edgar JENKINS, (widower), Miss Mary JENKINS, Swindon,
(daughter), Dr. and Mrs. Arthur JENKINS, Treforest, (son and daughter-in-law), Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon JENKINS, Treorchy, (son and daughter-in-law), Mr. Darius DAVIES, (brother),
Mrs. David THOMAS, (sister), Mr. and Mrs. Bromley DAVIES, (brother and sister-in-law),
Messrs. W.H. JENKINS, T. JENKINS,and J.C. JENKINS, Blackwood, (brothers-in-law), Miss G.
JENKINS, Barry, (sister-in-law), Mr. John JONES, Nantyderi (uncle), Dr. Howard and Mrs.
DAVIES, Pontypridd; Mr. Isaac THOMAS, Whitchurch, Mr. Tom WOLLIAN, Llanishen, Mr. Edward
WILLIAMS, Llanishen, Mr. David POWELL, J.P., Brecon, Mr. T. BOWEN, Pontypridd, (cousins),
Mr. Arthur DAVIES, (nephew), Miss G. DAVIES, Penarth, (neice).
Sympathisers present included:- Lord Pontypridd, Guardians Ivor THOMAS, (Chairman), J.W.
JOHN, J.P., John EVANS, Hopkin SMITH, and Jonothan THOMAS, Mrs. W.J. DAVIES, and Mrs. J.W.
HOBBS with Messrs. J. JAMES (deputy clerk), A. GRIFFITHS, (accountant), E. Parry THOMAS,
(junior) and W.H. DANIELS (relieving officers), T. LEWIS, (master of the Central Homes),
and Joseph JONES, (Church Village Homes), Messrs.Hopkin MORGAN J.P., Rhys MORGAN J.P., Dan
EVANS, W.J.DAVIES, John PHILLIPS, W.H. EDWARDS, D. MILTON (Director of Education), Evan
JOHN, Richard WILLIAMS (Cilfynydd), W.E. SUMMERS, J. DAVIES, T.E. PRICE, A. JONES,
(Coedpenmaen), D.M. JENKINS, (Treforest), Josiah EVANS, Origen DAVIES, Tom JONES
(Pontypridd), Tom JONES, (Hopkinstown), T. Mayberry WILLIAMS, R. RODERICK (Nantyderi),
Moses JOHN, Bert Gregory EVANS, John HUGHES, Harry JOHN, J. Stanley JOHN, W.G. HOOPER,
Elias OWEN and Richard WILLIAMS (Maesycoed).
Mr. David R. POWELL, of Coldra New-road, Porthcawl, died on Wednesday morning. He was 70
years of age, and had been postmaster at Maesteg, but came to Porthcawl many years ago.
His wife predeceased him about 4 years ago. He acted as sidesman at All Saints Church. The
funeral will take place at Newton.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Anne JOHNS, the wife of Councillor Henry JOHNS, Bengairn, 81,
Ninian-road, Cardiff, took place at Cardiff Cemetery on Wednesday in the presence of a
large and representative gathering. Mrs. JOHNS was 50 years of age, and a faithful member
of the Hayes Tabernacle Church.
The Rev.Charles DAVIES and ex-principal William EDWARDS conducted the service.
The chief mourners were:- Councillor Henry JOHNS (husband), Rev. and Mrs G. Sorton DAVIES,
B.A. (son-in-law and daughter), Mr. and Mrs W. MANTON, Rhiwbina, (son-in-law and
daughter), Messrs. Gwynne, Haydn, and Kenneth JOHNS (sons), Mrs. HOLBORO (sister), Mr. J.
PERKINS, (brother), Miss Nita CASADO.
The death took place at Merthyr, of Mr. Joseph BRADDICK, formerly of the Mason's Arms,
Cowbridge, and at one time known in the Vale of Glamorgan as a breeder of heavy shire
horses. He was 95 years of age, and had resided with his daughter, Mrs. REYNOLDS, at
Georgetown, Merthyr. His son is Mr. D.T. BRADDICK of the Cyfarthfa Brewery and Bottling
Stores.
The death took place at 117, Priory-street, Carmarthen, of Mr. Rhys EDWARDS, who, before
his retirement some years ago, carried on a drapery business in High-street, Merthyr. Mr.
EDWARDS, who was about 53 years of age, leaves a widow and four children.
The death has occurred whilst on a shell-collecting expedition in Jamaica of Mr. George
Arthur MARTIN, an enthusiastic South Wales conchologist and the son of Mr. Henry William
MARTIN, of Sherwood, Newport-road, Cardiff.
Mr. MARTIN, who was in his 38th year, was educated at Clifton and Bath, and spent several
years in the National Museum of Wales. He left Cardiff two years ago on a collecting
expedition, going first to Costa-Rica and thence to Jamaica. Mr. H.W. MARTIN was chief
mining engineer at the Dowlais Collieries for some years and afterwards manager and agent
of the Powell Duffryn Collieries.
Mr. W. Lyndon MOORE, J.P., D.L., coroner for Newport, held an inquiry at Newport
concerning the death of the child of Mrs. Dorothy BRUTE, Church-road, Newport. It was
stated that the mother had arranged three months before confinement for a midwife and
doctor. The child died before the arrival of the doctor.
A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned, the Coroner adding that the child
had died from inattention, but there had been no wilful negligence on the part of anyone.
FIFTY YEARS AGO- Western Mail, May 13, 1876.
Coaching at Monmouth.- Mr. Price HAMILTON, of Wilton, near Ross, has commenced running his
four-horse coach from Ross to Monmouth and thence to Tintern.
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Mr. Arthur G. HARRIS,12, Cathedral-road, Cardiff secured the dog and bitch challenge
certificates, eight first prizes and three silver cups with his two Welsh terriers,
"Hold Up" and "Take Care," at the Great Joint Terrier Show at Olympia,
London.
The coroner (Mr. David REES) conducted an inquest at Abertridwr touching the death of
Frederick George NEALE, aged five son of Mr. Frederick NEALE, of 23, Upper Francis-street,
Abertridwr, who was scalded on Friday last, and died on Saturday morning. It was stated
that a bucket of water fell off the fire.
Dr. James DONALDSON said the boy was badly scalded, and died from shock.
The coroner returned a verdict "Accidental death."
John Patrick