January 17^th

Blaenavon girl v Goytrey Minister

At Abergavenny on Wednesday The Calvinistic minister Rev Wm. Jones was summoned by Miss Kate Alice Jones 24, single woman native of Blaenavon.

She entered his service 9 years ago

This conduct commenced 4 years ago and last August a male child was born. The defendants’ wife was delicate and always away from home and the girls story was that when she was away he entered her bedroom early in the mornings. On discovering her position she wrote to defendants’ wife and was ordered to go to Mozariah. Commencing upon certain papers the girl was made to sign, Mr. Saunders characterised defendants conduct in connection therewith as that of a guilty man. Mrs. David, a friend of Mr. + Mrs. Jones pressed the girl for a long time to withdraw the charge against defendant for the sake of the church and to sign a paper to clear defendant. She did so.

She was then called to the manse and met with Mr. Jones Mrs. David

The girl then withdrew her statement. And wrote a letter of apology. Case dismissed.

January 17^th – Goytrey

A pretty wedding took place on Thurs week when Maud? Bowen, 3^rd daughter of Mr. E Bowen was married to Mr. Horace Morgan s/o Mr. T Morgan of Goytrey. The wedding took place at the parish church, Miss Bowen had been organist there for 7 years The rev J Davies rector conducted the service which was choral, hymn 351 being sung. The bride was prettily dressed in cream and given away by her father. The bridge groom was attired in his dress staff uniform. Miss Ethel Morgan sister of the bridegroom + Miss Mary Bowen sister of the bride were b/maids. Best man Harry Morgan brother of the bridegroom. The happy couple left amid showers of rice and confetti to a honeymoon in Bristol.

January 17^th – Drowning Fatality

Inquiry at the Carpenters Arms Penperlleni into the death of Emily Louisa Lindsay, 10 years of age who was founded drowned in the canal at Mamhilad sometime during Friday night.

Wm. Lindsay father of the deceased said his daughter was a strong child and he last saw her at 9am that morning when she was going to school. She usually returned home about 4.45 but on that night she was going to Pontymoile to meet her mother who was returning from Cwmbran. She did not meet the child however and he became uneasy when his wife arrived home without her. His wife walked back to Pontypool to search for her and also to inform the police that she was missing and a search was made in the canal with the aid of lamps until 5 o clock in the morning and as no trace was found of her the search was abandoned.

The body was found lower down the canal at about 10.40am on Saturday morning.

Laura Jones 12, d/o David Jones Lansoy said the deceased was in school all day Friday and they came out at 4 o’clock. She was the deceased at Park-y-brain bridge about 4.15. She asked where she was going but deceased did not reply. She was then going in the direction of her home.

Arthur Jenkins, carpenter, Penperllenny said that he was working at Mamhilad house on the Friday and left about 5pm he walked along the canal back home and when about 500-600 yards from the spot where she was found he met the girl.

Wm. Hill, labourer Pengroesoped said that he saw the body in the canal just below bridge 96 on the sat morning. He went to Mrs. Rowlands who lived nearby and her to send to Lindsay and give information.

Found drowned.

February 7^th

The obit Mrs. Keziah Pape who died in Abergavenny on Jan 23^rd in her 84^th year Goytrey loses one of its old inhabitants . Though residing for the past few years out of the parish, Mrs. Pape who was the widow of the station master Mr. T Pape at Nantydery for over a quarter of a century lived nearly 40 years in the parish. She was interred in Goytre churchyard on the 28^th Jan.

February 14^th

Mr + Mrs Court of Tranch P’Pool desire to tender their sincere thanks to many friends who sent wreaths of sympathy for their sad bereavement especially to governess + teachers of St Albans RC school

March 6^th – Cottage to let Goytrey

Apply O J Lawrence Blenheim House Pontypool.

March 13th

To let old fashioned thatch cottage pig sty and c apply D H Morgan Goytrey. Large garden.

For sale 10 pigs 10 weeks old apply Cornish, Gilley, Goytrey.

April 10th – Farming stock, Llwycelyn Goytrey

Live + Dead`Stock

Instruction from Mr Thos Jones to sell on Wed April 22

6 cross bred cattle

15 superior Radnor couples + 2 rams

4 horses

sow + 8 pigs + 10 couples fowls

Implements:

Gambo, market trap, dog cart nearly new, wheel plough wood roller horse how, harrow, chaff machine (new) wheelbarrow etc.

Sale 1 o;clock sharp

April 24th

To let Ivy Cottage Burgwm Goytrey with large gdn attached. Apply Thos. Davies c/o Alfred Wms Burgwm Goytre

May 22nd  – Goytrey removal

The Rev A Bowen Morgan who has been for 5 years the pastorate at Saron Church has now been removed to Moriah bap ch Abercycon.

May 29th

Parishes of Goytrey and Mamhilad

Valuable freehold lands for sale

Montague Harris from the trustees of the late Col H C Bryde at the Angel Hotel A 16^th June

Lot 1: Pentre Farm Goytre

Suitable farmhouse and buildings cont. 124a choice arable, meadow, pasture and wood land the whole now in the occupation of Mr. Lewis Morgan

Lot 2: Penystair Farm Goytre with suitable homestead + buildings 42a etc now in the occ of Mr. Edward Humphries

Lot 3: Panttysgawn Farm in par Goy + Mam with capital hse + outblds 66a in occ. of Mr. Chas Maggs

Lot 4:Parc Bach Farm Goytre, small farm of 13a 3r 3p convenient hse + bldgs in occ of Mr Wm Jones

Lot 5: 2 parcels of grassland near Saron Chapel in occ Mr Wm Jones

June 5th

For sale pea + bean sticks flower stakes cordwood apply D H Morgan Goytre

June 26th

Sale of Freehold Farm nantyderry

on Monday 27^th July at the Crown Hotel Pontypool

Free hold farm Tir y Goytre situate nr Nantyderry station comp hse fm bldgs etc cont 17a 3r 7p now in occ of Mr Wm Aulton the owner.

Auct E Bowen P’pool

February 15^{th –} Goytrey Bridal Party’s Misfortune

A rather unfortunate accident occurred on Tuesday on the occasion of a wedding between a local couple.
The carriage containing the bridal party was proceeding to the parish church
when one of the wheels broke down, and the occupants had to walk the remainder of the distance in a downpour of rain and unlimited mud.
(Henry Morgan married Florence Bowen)

March 8^{th –} 21 Years Rural Postman Walked 18 miles a day

Mr Hy Evans, rural postman, a familiar figure in Pontypool and the outlying districts as far as Goytrey came to a sudden end on Wednesday morning week at Pontypool. Though living at Penwern Cottage Goytrey, he lodged at night at Trosnant Chapel Cottage, Lower Bridge Street, Pontypool as he had to commence his day’s duties in the post service early every morning.
He failed to report himself at the Pontypool Post Office at 5 o’clock on February 27^th, and as he never been known to be late a messenger was sent on a bicycle to ascertain the cause of his absence, and found him lying on his back at the back premises of the cottage.
The messenger woke the people of the cottage and they sent him to Dr Hasletts residence. The assistant arrived promptly and found that Evans was dead.
The deceased had been rural postman from Pontypool to Penpwllenny since February 1886, so that he had completed 21 years service, in which he was scarcely ever absent from his duties and then on account of illness only.
He had been a member for many years at different times of the Baptist Church Saron, Goytrey and Upper Trosnant, Pontypool and he had rendered faithful and yeoman service to the Sunday schools of both those churches.
At the express desire of his fellow workers in the service of the post office the funeral took place on Sunday afternoon.
The postmaster Mr John Richards, together with the chief clerk and about 20 postmen in official uniform from Pontypool and district offices went from Goytrey to pay their last tribute of respect to one who had been associated with them for so many years in the postal service.
A large number of people, about 250 from Pontypool and the country parishes were also present, evidencing that the deceased was highly respected in the locality.
Wreaths were sent from the postmaster and staff and numerous friends and relatives.
The cortège started from the house, Penywern at 3pm, winding it’s way through the village of Penpwllenny to Saron Baptist Chapel, Goytrey, where a short and impressive service was held.
The deceased leaves a widow and daughter to mourn their loss.
Mr Evans walked to and from Goytrey six days in every week, and it may roughly be calculated that during his 21 years service he walked at least 120,000 miles, while at a low estimate he carried 40 tons of postal matter – though probably the weight would be more over 50 tons

May 10^{th –} Goytrey House Farm – Goytrey

Four miles from Usk and Pontypool, one mile from Nantyderry and Little Mill Stations
Unreserved Sale of
Farming Stock, Grass Keep
And
Household Furniture
Which
Messrs Marfell & Poole
Have been favoured with instruction from Mr A Jones who is leaving, to sell by auction on the premises as above

On Friday May 17^th 1907 – Comprising:
13 Cross-bred cattle; 5 cows, in or with calf; 5 two year old heifers; 3 yearling ditto:
10 cart or nag horses and colts, including upstanding cart horse 5 years; cart horse; cart mare 5 years; 5 3 year old cart colts; nag horse 3 years; nag colt 2 years:
2 sows and pigs; 60 head of poultry:
Implements include; nearly new waggon; harvest ditto; nw cart; bw ditto; crank axle cart; water cart; dog cart; gig; chaff machine with horse works and intermediate motion; Cambridge roller, pulper; corn crusher, mowing machine; horse rack; sack truck; weighing machine; fowl houses; portable boiler; long, short and GO trap harness; troughs; dog kennel; sundry tools &c:
70 acres Grass Keep
The further portion of the household furniture and dairy utensils.

August 9^{th –} References to the late Col. Hy Byrde – Goytrey

It is with much regret that we announce the death of Col. Henry Byrde, the eldest son of the late Henry Charles Byrde of Goytrey, which took place on 10^th July at Kandy, Ceylon.
Born in 1837, he was, on passing out at Sandhurst College, appointed on August 10^th 1845 as ensign in the 57^th Regiment of Foot (Die Hards) and Lieutenant on November 9^th 1854.
He served in the Crimea, was before Sebastapol, volunteered with Massey for the attack on the Redan, and was present at the bombardment and capture of Kinburn.
He was a Captain at the age of 19. He was Chairman and late Secretary of the Planters Association of Ceylon from 1868 to 1873, and secretary and superintendent of works to the Municipality of Kandy from 1873 to 1903.
In 1881 he took an active part in raising the Ceylon volunteers, he commanded the force from 1893 to 1896 and finally retired in 1904, after been granted the long service medal for the Colonial Military Forces.

September 6^{th –} For Sale
Wheat Straw for Thatching, drawn or not, as required;
Apply E Humphries – Pentystair, Goytrey

November 22^nd  – To Let
House and Garden Goytrey
Evans, Carpenters Arms, Goytrey near Pontypool

December 6^{th –} Pontypool & Goytrey
Sale of Two Desirable Semi-Detached Villas
Late Miss Morgan’s Estate
Lot 5
All that Freehold Cottage and Garden
Situate at Pen-pedair-heol Road, Goytrey
Known as the Royal Oak Cottage
Together with a piece of Leasehold Garden Ground adjoining, held under a lease for a term of 99 years from 1809 at the yearly rental of 10s
This lot is now in the occupation of Mr Rees Price as quarterly tenant thereof at a rent of 11s 6d per calendar month, tenant paying all rates and taxes.

December 6^th – No Carriage Licence
Thomas Whitney, farmer, Goytrey was fined 25s for keeping a carriage without a licence at Goytrey on October 9^th.

Mr Nichol, Inland Revenue Officer, said that on the date named he saw the governess’ car being driven through Mamhilad.
Witness had since ascertained that no licence was held for it.
Mr H Saunders who defended, said defendant had taken out a licence previously, but he had ceased using it for a considerable time since September last.
It had only been used on a few brief occasions at all. It was then used for carrying fruit and vegetables.
There was no desire to deprive the Revenue of the proper licence duty, and defendant was willing to take out a licence.

December 6th – School Attendance
For irregular school attendance the following parents were dealt with:
Wm. Lewis, Goytrey.
Fines of 5s or 10s were imposed and the parents dealt with.