The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-11-24
ANTRIM.

"A young man named Porter, son Of
the assistant county surveyor of
Antrim, was accidentally shot dead,
near Crumlin, on Oct. 80. He was out
fowling, with cousin, and, after
forcing his way through hedge, the
latter was handing him his gun, which
accidentally went off, the contents
lodging in his left side. He expired
while being carried to neighboring
| farm house.
CARLOW.
The ceremonies in connection with
the conservation of the new high altar
and the blessing OF the new bell of
Carlow church We're performed on
Sunday, Oct. %, by Most Rev. DIR.
Foley. High Mass was celebrated at
IL O'Clock. and was attended by an
immense congregation. The design of
the altar was prepared by Mr.. Patrick
O'Neill. architect, and is of the latest
decorated period of architecture.
CORK.
Inc death is announced, at his resi-
dence, the Presbytery, Kinsale, on
Nov. 1, Of the Rev. Laurence Cum
Minis, G. G. His funeral took place on
Nov. 3, after Solemn Office and Mass
| of Requiem, his remains being i'll
tered in the New Cemetery, Bandon.
Mr.. w. a. Kent, IL pupil of the Pre-
sentation Brothers schools, Kinsale,
has just received notice of his success
at the recent competitive examination
for clerkships in the postotfice.
Miss Finola O'Sullivan, who has just
been appointed sanitary inspector by
the Pembroke Urban District Council,
Dublin, is daughter of the late Pro-
fessor O'Sullivan, of Queens College,
Cork.
DUBLIN.
The Castle local government board
have declined to allow the guardians
of the North Dublin Union to increase,
by the modest figure of f25 a year, the
salaries Of their medical officers, DIR.
Delahoyde and DR.. Strahan, who have
been in their service for over twenty
years, and whose work has increased
from 1000 cases Il year to over 1900.
In Dublin, OIL the evening of Oct.
81, Mr.. L. G. Harrington, NJ. D., was
presented with an address and a purse
of sovereigns, ut the Verdon hotel,
Talbot street. where Il special meeting
of the North Dock Ward National
Registration association was held for
the purpose of congratulating him
upon his unopposed return to parlia-
ment after fifteen years service as
a member for the Harbor Division of
the metropolis.
DONEGAL.
One of the most magnificent gather
ings OF it's kind ever organized by the
Irishmen of Glasgow, was the banquet
given OH Oct. % in the Windsor hotel,
in st. Vincent street, by the Donegal
festival committee, in honor of the
bishop Of Raphoe. MI. Geo. McGhie
presided, and accompanying the Most
Rev. Dr.. O'Donnell We're DR.. Mcguire,
bishop auxiliary Of Glasgow; Father
O'Donnell, Killybegs; Father Doch-
erty, Donegal, and Il large number OF
the regular and secular clergy. There
were also present NIessrs. William
NIcIxillop, NJ. p, North Sligo; james
Boyle, M. F., East Donegal; William
O'Doherty, NJ. F., North Donegal;
William Smith, DR.. O'Neill, DR.. Colvin,
Dr. McLoughlin, DR.. Dunning, and Il
great many other prominent National
lists. Most Rev. Dr. O'Donnell, reply
ing to the toast Of Our Guest deliv
cred Il patriotic speech, in which he re-
ferred in terms OF high hope to the
movement for the revival Of the Gael
ic language.
GALWAY.
The Galway Urban Council has evil
IDENTIFY got it's back up" on the matter
of the recent local parliamentary cleo
ton. At the regular meeting of the
council, OH Nov. 1, the following reso-
luton, proposed by Mr.. II. j. Cooke,
and seconded by Mr.. Joseph O'Sulli-
van, was passed:
THAT this board desires, once and
for all, to put a stop to the nonsensical
resolutions sent us, from a few empty
headed blusterers, as to the action
taken by the electors, in the success
full return to parliament of the Hon.
Martin Morris, NJ. F., for the represen-
tation Of his native town.
KILKENNY.
At the examinations in Trinity Col
lege, Dublin, on Oct. 1G, and three fol-
lowing days, Mr.. r. D. Harrison, who
is only II years of age, succeeded in
taking first place for the Erasmus
Smith exhibition, value 1925, with free
rooms in Trinity College for five years.
Mr.. Harrison is son of Mr.. R. J. Har-
rison, D. L., Kilkenny.
KERRY.
On the evening of Nov. 1, an old
man, named James Driscoll, was walk
ing from the Spa towards Ardfert