Welsh Journals

440 BYE-GONES. Sep. 3, 1890. lleth Railway Company, for which the Act was obtained in that-year, and the first general meeting of the Company, which was afterwards merged in the Cambrian Railways Company, took place on August 22, at Machynlleth. The railway, in the movement for the construction of which Mr Howell was actively engaged, was built by the late Mr David Da vies, and opened on January 3, 1863. In 1864 it was amalgamated with the Oswestry, Elles- mere and Whitchurch and the Llanidloes and Newtown Companies into the present Cambrian Railways system. On the completion of the work Mr Howell was presented with a testimonial by those connected with it. Mr Howell leaves a widow and four sons and three daughters. He was pos¬ sessed of landed property in Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire, and was also a proprietor in the Ocean Collieries and Barry Dock and Railway Com¬ pany in Glamorganshire. The eldest son is Mr Joseph M. Howell. The funeral, which was a public one, and was very largely attended, took place on Thursday, at Penegoes Cemetery, near Machynlleth, amidst every manifestation of respect for the memory of the deceased gentleman. SEPTEMBER 3, 1890. NOTES. AN OLD LLANIDLOES PLAY BILL.—The following play-bill of sixty four years ago will be interesting to the readers of Bye-Gones. W. Payne. THEATRE, LLANIDLOES. " Just popp'd in," (for a Benefit) " Hope I don't intrude." FOB THE BENEFIT OF Mr. BURROUGHS. On FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1st, 1826, Will be performed, (first Time here) the celebrated Comedy, as now performing in London with the most brilliant Success, called, SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES. Billy Lackaday, with the popular Comic Song, as sung by Mr. Liston, called, " Mortal Man was born to Sorrow," Mr. Burroughs. Admiral Franklin, Mr. Masterman. Charles, Mr. Colwell.--------Sandford, Mr. Hill. Curtis, Mr. Edwards. Eugenia, Mrs. Masterman.--------Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Colwell. Laura, Mrs. Edwards. Susan, Miss Hill. END OF THE PLAY, A Comic Duet, "How can you abuse an easy Woman so," By Mr. Burroughs, and Miss Hill, ' Where are you wandering," by Mrs. Edwards. A Comic Song, " The Lad with a Carroty Poll," By Mr. Burroughs. New Song, "Buy a Broom." by Miss Hill. Comic Song, r< Kitty Clover/' by Mr. Burroughs, A Favorite Song, by Mrs. Edwards. Comic Song, " The beautiful Boy," By Mr. Burroughs. Mr. Hill will sing "A Little," and Mr. Burroughs will sing " Nothing at all." Comic Song, "The lad the lasses wish to have," By Mr. Burroughs. The WThole to conclude with the laughable Farce, of, The BEE-HIVE; Or, LOTS OF FUN! Mingle, (with the Songs of " The Royal Visitors," and "When a Man weds,") By Mr. Burroughs. Rattan, Mr Masterman.--------CapL Merton, Mr. Colwell. Joe, Mr. Edwards. Mrs. Mingle, Mrs. Masterman. Emily, (with Songs) Mrs. Edwards.--------Cicely, Miss Hill. 4^* Door opened at half-past Six, and to begin precisely at Seven.—Half-price at the End of the Third Act.-PIT, 2s. GALLER1, Is. §§§ Tickets to be had of Mr. Burroughs, at the Red Lion Inn. %* No Admittance on any Account behind the Scenes. t+t Days of playing Monday, Wednesday and Friday. SALTER, PRINTER, NEWTOWN. QUERIES. GUILDS OF SHREWSBURY AND OSWES¬ TRY.—A writer in Notes and Queries asks whether there are any returns from Shrewsbury and Os¬ westry among the documents relating to guilds in the British Museum. " Misc. Rolls, Tower Records, Bundles, cccviii.—x." Ed. HARVEST CUSTOMS IN WALES.—The Daily News, in an article in its issue of June 2, says:—"In Germany, in France, and we believe in Wales, it was (once) a dangerous thing for a stranger to pass beside the cornfields at harvest. He was subjected to various kinds of horseplay, he was bound with ropes of straw, and had to pay a forfeit." Does any one know anything of this alleged custom in Wales ? W.O. COWRT SHET(Aug. 6, 20,1890).—Though my late father held the " cowrt" for the Berwyn dis¬ trict for many years, I never succeeded in obtain- ining from him a satisfactory explanation of the word " shet." As, owing to the quicker and safer method of the present day of advertising strayed animals in the newspapers the " Cowrt shet" may ere long be a defunct institution, a brief account of its origin, and the mode of conducting it. would be very interesting to many of your readers as well as to H.M,H- N.Y. City, U.S.A,