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2S4 BYE-GONES. Mar. 4, 1896. Mr Thomas was a deacon, and for several years a precentor.of the Welsh Congregational Church, Park-road, and he enjoyed a wide popularity in the Principality. A scholar of reputation, he frequently contributed to the Welsh press, and competent authorities had bestowed praise on his Welsh Grammar, which work was afterwards introduced into schools as a standard for teaching the language. Mr Thomas was the grandson of the Rev William Jones of Amlwch. Probate of the will, dated October 29, 1894, of Major Henry Martin Sandbach of Bryn Gwyn, Llanfairfechan, formerly of Hadfodunos, Denbigh, who died at Aden on December 6 last, from injuries inflicted by a lioness, has been granted to his brother, Captain A. E. Sandbach, R.E., power being reserved to grant probate also to testator's brother, Colonel S. Sandbach. Major Sandbach bequeathed to the executors of his will £50 each, and to them and to his sisters, Margaret Elizabeth, Sara Robertson, and Sophy Katherine Sandbach £1,000 each. All the residue of his property, the value of the personal estate being £4,461, is left to his brother Arthur. The Late Mr Charles Lerry, Oswestry.—A familiar figure has been removed by the death, which took place at his residence in Castle-street, on Mon¬ day, Feb. 17, of Mr C. Lerry. Mr Lerry, who was born in 1819 at Leominster, was brought up as a printer, and was at one time engaged in Liverpool. Subse¬ quently he removed to Shrewsbury, and sometime afterwards he was appointed district representa¬ tive of the Shrewsbury Chronicle at Oswestry, and he served that paper most faithfully and well for the long period of forty-two years. He was widely known throughout Shropshire and Montgomery¬ shire, and made many friends wherever he went. In 1881 he completed his twenty-fifth year on the staff of the Chronicle, and the occasion was made the opportunity, by his friends, of presenting him with a beautifully illuminated address and a purse of money. The _ chairman on the occa¬ sion of the presentation was the late Mr John Morris of Belgrave-place, the secretary, the late Mr Edw. Thomas of the Cross, and the list of subscribers included the late Earl of Powis, Earl Brownlow, Viscount Newport, and Mr Stanley Leigh ton, M.P. Mr Lerry married Miss Humphreys, daughter of the late Mr Richard Humphreys, Master of the Blue Coat School, Shrewsbury, and their married life extended over forty years. He leaves two sons, several grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Mr Lerry was of an amiable and kindly disposition, and was held in much esteem in the town where he had lived so long. The funeral took place on Thursday, the remains being interred in Oswestry Cemetery. ^he fCate JUthur Jftxrstgtt ©ton, <£*q. We regret to record the death at the advanced age of 83 of Mr Arthur Mostyn Owen of Wood- house, near Oswestry. For the past twelve months the deceased gentleman had suffered, and an active life terminated on Sunday, Feb. 16, in the presence of the members of his family. Mr Owen leaves a widow and two sons to mourn their loss— Mr Arthur William Mostyn Owen, of Woodhouse, and Mr Charles Roger Mostyn Owen, of Erway, near Ellesmere. Mr Owen came into possession of the Woodhouse estate in 1868 on the death of his brother Major William Mostyn Owen, of the 1st Royal Dragoons, who succeeded his father Mr William Mostyn Owen. Mr Owen's family is descended from one of the oldest Welsh stocks, from Howell the second son of Owen ap Griffith of Llunllo by his first wife Isabel, the daughter and heiress of David Lloyd Middleton of Machynlleth, and Mr Owen's mother was the daughter of Major T. Gordon Cumming. Mr Owen's grandfather re¬ presented Montgomeryshire in Parliament for several years, and when he died in 1795, he was succeeded by Mr Francis Lloyd, and on his death, in 1799, Mr C. W. W. Wynn was elected. Mr Mostyn Owen's grandfather, Mr William Mostyn, of Bryngwyn, Montgomeryshire, assumed the name of Owen when he came into the Woodhouse property in 1786. Mr Mostyn Owen had several brothers and sisters, one of whom Fanny, married the late Col. Myddelton Biddulph of ChirkCastle, and another, Sarah, the Hon. Judge Haliburton (" Sam Slick "), of Gorton, Isleworth, while one of his cousins married Mr Jack Mytton of Halston. Mr Owen served for about ten years in the Madras Civil Service, and in 1876 acted as High Sheriff of Salop, for which county he was a J.P. His life at Woodhouse was that of a retired country gentleman. He was ardently devoted to_ sport, particularly angling, which was his favourite pas¬ time, and on most of his piscatorial journeys to the Dee, which always had a charm for him, he managedto make fair catches of salmon. He was also partial to hunting and coursing, and in con¬ nection with the latter some excellent sport has by his kindness been enjoyed by many on the Woodhouse estate. Among his friends he could number Frank Buckland, who often paid a visit to Woodhouse, and many were the interesting rambles they had together over the well wooded neighbourhood. Mr Owen was a Churchman and a Conservative, and at Primrose League meetings a few years ago he was always a welcome and pleasing speaker. But he seldom spent much of his time outside his favourite residence, which, it is interesting to recall, was often visited in the time of his father by Charles Darwin when a youth. Mr Arthur William Mostyn Owen, the heir to the estate, came of age in 1874, when there were rejoicings on an extensive scale. The funeral took place on Thursday, the remains being interred in the quiet churchyard of West Felton. MARCH 4, 1896. NOTES. JOHN PENRY THE WELSH MARTYR. —As the note as to John Penry's daughter (Feb. 5, 1896) is of so great interest I may add that the entry of her marriage was copied from the Pintocken or City Register of Amsterdam by