On Thursday afternoon a bazaar ' the object of which is to enable the promoters to wipe off a large debt existing on the Memorial Cpel, Swansea, was formally opened in the Schoolroom adjoining the chapel by his worship the ; lasyer, Alderman Freeman. opening the proceedings, let

Colonel Percy Verger, although a kind husband, a leading member of the church, a patriotic citizen. Mid otherwise a high-toned Austin gentleman of culture and refinement, iv novertlieless,not in the habit of meeting promptly,h peenniary obligations. lie owes every wily, ucluding

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soya :—The in- 1.4 Npfte serious bola Saws have been discovered in Germany and Denmark which belonged to the bronze age. The metal ol which they were composed was east into a thin shaft, and serrated by breaking the edge. Equally interesting discoveries have been made in America.

number of immigrant* into the United States during the closit g year ie about 100,000 than in 1888, when there was a little over half a million. There bad been a steady decline since 1882, when the tide reached its highest point, bringing into the country in that year about 720,

SARAH BERNHARTYF NBARLY BURNT ALIVE AS TH.E "MAID OF ORLEANS." A telegrain from Pans eays Madame Sarah Bernhardt had a narrow canape on Sunday night during the dross rehearsal of the now poetic drama "Joan of Arc," at the Porte St. Martin. Ihe famous tragedientie. who the role o

The ann - u;al - diMelbu - tio - n — o - f -- p;res to the teacher and scholars of St. Jiihn's Church Sunday School and School took te on Friday evening at the oezd SchooL Wrifht, of The Mount, Gowerton, ea usual distributed the prizes, which she had herself generously provided.

HEiI,,E, THERE, AND EVERY W HERE, SMITS 01 Tam CLerrat Ham.] EITLIZETI COXIIMISE. On Tuesday, the last day of the old year, a number of committees sat to transact the business of the borough, when several important questions were clispoaed of. The Streets Committee adopted the re

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