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son June 1otl, the 4 Garry owen fanc.
Fair, ia aid of Barr ington' "a hospital
limerick, was opened by the Counties
iof uunrayeil. Most OF the stal HID ha1
Irish names and mot toes AIKEN from ths
poetry Of Irishmen. The Fair continued
four days and was p great success.
The proceedings Of M. Pa lister DaW'
spn. Petty Sessions Clerk OF Newcastle y
West, have come I'M for a good deal Of ~
ltention lately at the hands of Mr.. Austin
the Member of Parlianient for that d
vision of the County Limerick. Mr. Nor
llay promised that the. ord n ieutena Ian
would institute an Inquiry into TN
charges preferred against Mr.. Dawson ss u
his Official capacity. AZ !.I VI
!. DOWN.
On June 18th, Most Rev. DR.. Croke
Archbishop Of Cashe1, who was sojournfne
at the Mourne Hotel, Restrevor, visited
lNeWry, and was the guest Of Most Rev.
DR.. McGivern, Bishop of Dromore. After
partaking of luncheon at the parochial
House, the Archbishop accomp panied by
Rt. Rev. DR.. Givern, visited the cath
edral and the converts in High street and
Catherine street, where they were re-
ceived by the Mother Superioress and
shown through the buildings in the
evening the archbishop returned to the
Mourne Hotel.
On June 18th, Dr. Heron, J. p, coroner,
held an inquest on the body of a little
boy named Thomas Phillips, son Of re-
spectacle parents at Ballykeel, near Kill
keel, who was accidentally drowned on
the previous day In a we'll. The jury
found that the deceased was accidentally
drowned, and recommended that unpro-
tected wells should have suitable en-
closure placed around them. 81
At an early hour on Monday morning,
June 10th, the inhabitants of Clifford were
aroused by the ringing Of the mill bell,
when it was discovered that a fire had
broken out in the preparing apartment.
The machinery was almost destroyed,
either by the fire or the water that was
used to extinguish the flames. a large
number of willing hands were at once put
to work, and ais line of hose is placed in
all the romms, the fire was under control
in short time but not until much damage
had been done. The origin of the fire is
unknown. The property which has suf-
fered damage to the amount Of about
$4,000, is fully insured. ..... .t,@. Il
DERRY.
On Sunday, June 9th, Most Rev. DR..
O'Doherty, Bishop Of Derry, solemnly con-
secrated ST. Adams Catholic Church,
Tamlaghtard, near Magilligan. The
church cannot be said to have been newly
erected, but recent renoyations and i'm
provements have been SO extensive as to
warrant it's being described as virtually a
new church. The total cost of the inn
provements is estimated at over $500.
The site of the church has long been con-
nected with Christian worship and within
the precincts Of the old, ruined, church adj
joining, lie the remains Of st. Aidan. !
Mr.. Henry McKendry, of Hillhead, Cas-
tledawson, was on June 18th, sworn in a
justice Of the peace for the county Of Der
ry. The appointment has given the
greatest satisfaction to the local national
lists, with whom Mr.. Mckendry has at all
times been in perdfeot accord. Mr.. John
keenan,, J. p, for Derry County, was on
the same day sworn in a. justice of the
peace for the county Antrim, before DR..
Mcdonnell, HRandallstown. This ap-
pointment has also been received with
feelings of pleasure in the district.
!. In Derry, on the evening of June 9th, a
spinster named Mary Bryson, aged about
so years, and residing at Dark Lane, Off
Bishop street, committed suicide by hang
ing in closet with a rope improvised
from handkerchief. The unfortunate
woman, who was a factory worker, had
sustained some injury by a fall last win
ter, and was incapacitated for work. The
deprivation preyed on her mind.
MAYO. A.
Typhoid fever has again broken out in
the Castelar, Lunatic Asylum, five at
tendants and six patients being affected
Insufficient and defective water supply
and sanitary arrangements are the cause
At the last Westport Quarter Sessions,
before Judge Richards, county court
Judge, Mr.. James Conway, rate collector
in the Westport union brought two ac-
tions against the Westport Board of Guar
dians, one for EDS los. Sd. for poundage on
poor rates collected in the Achill and Bal
lycroy districts, and the second for ESQ
poundage on seed rate collected by him in
the same district. At the close of the
case, DEGREES were given for f35 15s. 3d.,
poundage on ordinary rates, and f40 2s.
upon seed rate, with FL los, witnesses ex
penses. &a 3gS..
The directors Of the Belfast Bank have
promoted from the branch Of the bank, in
Drogheda, Mr.. George Bowers, to the i'm
portant position Of managership Of the
Sligo Branch Of the bank. "a, r. Z.
The Chief Secretary recently. informed
DR.. Ambrose in the house Of commons that
it is proposed to open the works in Null
ranny, Louisburgh, and Kilmeena towards
the end of June, and that increased num-
bers Of persons will be employed. on the
works already existing in the local unions.
QUEENS COUNTY.
The Summer Assizes for Queens Coun-
ty will open on July I'd, at Marlborough,
before Justices O'Brien and Holmes.
In the Land Commission Court, Dublin,
recently, Justice Bewley, Commissioner
Fitzgerald. @. c., and Commissioner
Lynch delivered judgment In the case Of
Edward Dunn, v. T. r. S. Yerschoyle, old
rent, f6 los. judicial rent, "a 15s., which
was confirmed with no change in area.
ROSCOMMON.
On the evening of June 9th, two bathing