The Irish standard., 1900-10-06
MAYO.

ception of three novices took place in
the beautiful little chapel of the Con-
vent of Mercy, Castelar,, Oh Sept 5.
The young ladies who had the happi-
ness of receiving the white veil We're
Miss Mary Kate O'Reilly, eldest
daughter of Mr.. Lawrence O'Reilly, 5
North Richmond street, Dublin lin
religion Sister Mary Stanislaus); Miss
Josephine Lavan, second daughter of
the late Mr.. Michael Lavan, Ballyhau-
mis-, and niece of Rev. Mother Vim
cent Gn religion Sister Margaret
Nary, and Miss NJ. A. McGirr, Sec
ond daughter of MI. Thomas Nc
Cir, and niece of Rev. p. McGirr,
T. p, Ballindine Gn religion Sister
Mary Angela. .
ROSCONINION.
Sir Nicholas O'Conor, British Am
bassador at the Court of st. Peters
burg, and Lady O'Conor, are about to
pay visit to Ireland. Sir Nicholas is
! ROScommon man, and has had a
very successful career in the Diplo-
matte Service. He is said to be very
kind and obliging to Irish visitors at
the Russian capital.
SLIGO.
On Sunday Sept. 16, the Dominican
Church in Sligo was reopened with all
the solemity suitable to such an occa
sion. The Bishop of the diocese
Most Rev. DR.. Clancy-presided Rev.
Father Lyons, of Galway, pioneer
in the movement for the resuscitation
of the Irish language, and learned
member. of the Order, preached at
midday, and Rev. Father Butler
preached the evening sermon.
TIPPERARY.
At the last meeting of the Nenagh
Urban Council, Mr.. William Hogan,
who presided, directed the attention
of the Council to the number of mills
which were standing idle in the vicin-
ity Of the town, and suggested that
much good could be effected by util-
izing them by turning them into fac
tories; and he proposed that their
clerk communicate With manufacture
ers and give them all information in
his power; and il that were done he
had reason to believe their ac-
ton would have the effect of provid-
ing remunerative employment for
their young men and women, and Il
happy home in their native land. II
was unanimously decided to carry out
the chairman's suggestion.
WATERFORD.
On the morning Of Sept. Sth, the re-
mains of Margaret Jane Reade-in re-
ligion Mother NJ. Xavier-second
daughter Of the late Matthias Reade,
G. E.. We're conveyed from st. Mary's,
3S Eccels street, Dublin, to Eilmac-
thomas for interment Mother Xavier
was in the 22nd year of her religious
life in the Convent of Mercy, Kilmac-
thomas, County Waterford.
WEXFORD.
On Sept. 18th tragic occurrence
took place at Wexford. A large YES
| sci, of the kind known as "gab-
berd,'' was engaged carrying people
to the North Slob course to attend the
race meeting there. When within
thirty or forty yards of the landing
place, the vessel came to anchor, in
order that the passengers might so
ashore in small boat. 1t appears
that too many persons-men, women
and children-got into the little vessel,
and she soon began to take in water,
and capsized, with the result that sew
eral were drowned. One man named
Furlong, Of FISHERS Row, kept his
wife and two children afluat until
help came; but he lost third child,
a fine girl Of 1G, and his wife was
unconscious and half drowned when
rescued.
WESTNEATH
In the town of Athlone, and it's vi
entity, considerable surprise has been
occasioned by notice issued from
the War Department proposing to
close, for the purpose of asserting mil
itary rights, one of the main thor
oughfares Of Athlone, running from
Connaught street to the Railway
Bridge, on the Ballinasloe road. This
:, is the principal entrance to the town
from the western side, and from Bay
Tough, a very populously inhabited
suburban district. 1t is stated that
Athlone is about to be converted into
a strong military center, and that a
sum of 100000 is to be expended on
the extension of the barracks; and it
is believed that the action of the mill
tary authorities is taken in view of
these changes. The Urban Council,
on behalf of the townspeople, and the
resident engineer, Mr.. Myles, of the
Midland Great Western Railway, on
| behalf Of that company, have put in n
protest; ana 1t was decided to convene
q special meeting to decide finally
what action would be taken.
Laughlin on Imperialism.
Prof. J. Laurence Laughlin, Of Chi
cago, was opposed to Bryan in 1896,
I,,,% 1,o Z, >,ou, !, ~osoc% AE.1|irJo,, o,,<1