The Irish standard., 1899-04-22
ANTRIM.


At the County Antrim Assizes before
the chief baron, Wilfrid Waters and
his wife. Mary, were indicted for hav-
ing on the 10th of last January broken
into the. Catholic church at Whitehouse,
a suburb OF Belfast, and stolen safe
containing a number OF articles used
for divine worship. Waters, who had
a bad record, was found guilty and sem
fenced to seven years penal servitude;
the woman was acquitted, the court and
jury holding that she had no part in the
crime, except what was forced on her
by her husband.
ARMAGH.
On March 20, in Sacred Heart con-
vent, Mount St. Catherine, Armagh, the
death took place of Nine. Gabriel Ma
her. The deceased nun, who had
reached ripe old age, was much loved
and respected in the community. On
the 2oth solemn requiem mass was cele-
brated in the convent chapel, all the
members Of the community and the
boarders OF the convent being present.
Rev. Michael Quinn, c. c., Armagh,
was celebrant of the mass, assisted by
Rev. John Quinn, Adm, Armagh, as
deacon, and Rev. Felix McNally, C. C.
do, as subdeacon. Rev. Patrick Pagan,
c. c. do, oficiated as master of cere-
monies. After the mass the remains
were inferred in the graveyard attached
to the convent. The funeral cortcge in
Guided his eminence, Cardinal Logue,
the clergy of St. Patricks college, Ar
asagh, and the local clergy.
CORK.
In Nallow, on the morning of March
18th, Mr.. P. R. Fitzgibbon, solicitor,
was found dead in his bed room. He
had had an attack of influenza, attended
by congestion of the lungs and inAam-
n,ation of the stomach, but it was not
considered dangerous. His servant
spoke to him at 6:2o o'clock, and he
appeared to be we'll. After ESQ his
clerk knocked at his door, but receiving
no reply opened the bed room door and
discovered Mr.. Fitzgibbon kneeling by
the side OF the bed, quite dead. The
deceased was about 27 years old, and
had been admitted as solicitor in 1892
He was we'll known in connection with
the Twiss murder case, and was prom
inent politician.
CARLOW.
The recent death of Mr.. John War
rem, town clerk, Bagnalstown, has oc-
cxsioned widespread grief in the dis
trict. A short time ago Mr.. Warren
met with an accident which everyone
considered to be of such trivial ma
ture at the time, but sudden change
proved fatal. The deceased had been
for thirty years clerk to the Bagnals-
town town commissioners, and was, per-
haps, the oldest official occupying a
similar position in ireland. His funer-
ii, to Dunleckney, was very large
one and representative OF all classes in
the community, fact which practically
proved the popularity which the de-
ceased enjoyed.
DOWN.
The half yearly meeting OF the Dun
dalk and Newry Steam Packet Com
paRy was held on March 20. Mr.
Thomas Brown, chairman of the COM
pany, presided The chairman congrat-
ulated the shareholders on the result
Of the half years working, and on the
bright prospects of the current hall
year. He alluded with regret to the
death of one of the directors, Mr.. J.
K. Todd, and paid graceful tribute
to his memory. The vacancy caused
BY his lamented death had been filled by
the co-option OF Mr.. James Martin, OF
Newry. The audited accounts were
passed, and dividend at the rate of IS
. share was declared On the motion
Of the chairman, the outgoing directors,
Messrs. T. c. MacArdle and Thomas
Delan, were reelected.