Western Mail Wednesday April 21st 1926. After ailing for some years. Mr. James LEWIS, of Llwyncelyn, Abergavenny, died on Tuesday evening, having marked his 80th birthday on the previous day. For 42 years he was an officer of the Abergavenny Board of Guardians, chiefly as registrar and releiving officer at Blaenavon. Mr. LEWIS retired in September 1914, when he was presented by the board and officers with a bureau bookcase in recognition of his services. A native of Govilon, near Abergavenny, he was a grandson of the Rev. J. LEWIS, who for 46 years was pastor of Llanwenarth Baptist Church, of which Mr.James LEWIS remained a trustee until his death. He is survived by a widow and a daughter. Mr. Joseph JONES, who died at 2, Ombersley-road, Newport, aged 77, was formerly sanitary inspector to the St. Mellon's Rural District Council, but retired from that position fourteen years ago. Mr. JONES, who was a zealous Freemason, was master of the Silurian Lodge at Newport 40 years ago, and was a Past  Provincial Grand Warden of the Province of Monmouth. The death is announced of Mrs. Mary JONES, mother of the Mayor of Llanelly (Alderman J.L. JONES) Mrs. JONES, who had resided for many years at Upper-Park-street, Llanelly, was 79 years of age, and was the widow of ex-Police-sergeant James JONES, of the Carmarthen Borough Constabulary. She leaves seven children, another son being Mr. James Morris JONES, master of the Newport Workhouse. After several months' illness, Mr. Griffith T. DAVIES, M.A., solicitor, Aberdare, only son of the late Mr. and Mrs D.P. DAVIES, J.P., Ynyslwyd, Aberdare, died on Tuesday. Unlike his father, who was actively interested in the public life of the town for over half a century and was regarded as one of the leading educationists in the Principality, Mr. Griffith DAVIES never displayed any inclination to identify himself with civic affairs. On his father's death, about five years ago, he inherited Ynyslwyd Estate, which embraces a wide area in the Aberdare district, and the direction of it took up his whole time. The funeral, which will be private, takes place at the Aberdare Cemetery at noon on Friday. An official report states that at the monthly meeting of the Rhymney Valley District of the South Wales Miners' Federation at Bargoed on Tuesday the agent referred to the death of E. Askel WILLIAMS, a rider, of New Tredegar, who was fatally crushed by a journey of trams at the Elliot Colliery. "Indignation was expressed at the attitude of the company in not allowing men to know of the death of a comrade." The facts of the case were, said the agent, that only three men accompanied the dead man to the surface, and help had to be obtained from men on the road to convey the deceased to his home. The agents were instructed to bring the matter to the notice of the company. In the Divorce Court on Tuesday the president. Lord MERRIVALE, heard a petition by Christmas Evan JOHN, labourer, of Old Swan, The Broadway, Treforest, for the dissolution of his marriage with his wife, Gladys Maud, on the ground of her misconduct. The case was undefended. Petitioner, in evidence, said he was married in 1921, and lived with his wife at Mound-road, Pontypridd. There were no children. The marriage was unhappy. His wife went out to dances without him, and in 1923 she left him without warning. He was unable to trace her until 1925. Mrs Mary Jackson HODGSON, of High-road, Twickenham, said that in 1925 Mrs. JOHN was living in her house with a man named JENKINS. Other evidence was given to show that JENKINS came from Pontypridd. the President granted a decree nisi. John Patrick.