The Irish standard., 1900-11-17

and j. Hurley (Rosscarberry), broth
fers, who hail from Skibbereen. The
Clonakilty men beat two of the city
players in a previous match. On this
occasion, however, the Skibbereen men
1proyed an overmatch for their oppo-
nents, and won the match. At the out.
set Clonalilty won the first game by
q to IS; but the visitors took the two
others by q to 16, and 81 to II. Jerh.
Hurley NeaD played splendid game,
and had to do most of the work, the
younger brother not being profession
al at the game
DOWN.
At Ballybot Quarter Sessions, on
Oct goth, before Judge Kisbey, Q. c.,
Hugh Lynch, a police constable, was
awarded f40O for injuries sustained
while in the execution of his duty, in
arresting a man named Kelly. armed
with scythe, who offered desperate
resistance, on the 18th of September
last, at Camlough.
DUBLIN.
/ The following is the return of the
number of animals exported from Ire
land to Great Britain during the week
ended 18th October: Cattle, 1886;
sheep, 1ti.a4o; swine, Ii, 463; goats, IL;
horses, 291; mules or jennets, o; ass.
es, 2. Total-6O, 795.
On October Oath at the meeting of
the Guardians of North Dublin Union,
: a@propesal, moved by Nh. Goggins, to
pass a vote of thanks to the Queen OF
Holland, for affording President Kru.
ger the protection of the flag of that
country was ruled "out of order" by
the Chairman, Mr.. George Macnie, as
having nothing to do with the Poor.
Law business But the same chair.
man has always been ready to, stand
4 godfather ITO any political clap-trap
that may emanate from London.
4 GALWAY.
ssOn the opening of the October Tuam
fair, three street preachers, members
of the Salvation Army arrived there
by train. Having taken their stand in
the Market Square, one of the trio
commepced to lecture with the re.
suit that his eloquence had such q
strange magic effect on all around as
to cause something like pandemoni
UNI, eliminating in the speedy exit
under police protection, of the Saliva.
| tionists.
KERRY.
Michael Reidy, son of Mr.. Maurice
Reidy, Moyderwell, Tralee, was sue.
cessftll in obtaining second class pass
in architecture at the recent examina,
tiohs at the Metropolitan Art Acad
envy, Dublin. Last year he obtained
a first class in Building, at the ex.
animation held by the Royal College of
Science, and he has followed this up
by obtaining honors in the same sub.
ject this year. Considering his youth
these performances are very creditable
Mr.. Reidy is at present engaged in the
office of Mr.. J.sB. Healy, the we'll
known builder and contractor.
/ LOUTH.
With sincere regret we announce
this week, the death of Mother Mercy
one Of the,oldestand most revered mem
bers of the Dundall1 community of the
Sisters of Mercy. Born ut Halloween
of the same distinguished family from
which sprung Lord Russell (the late
chief justice of England and the Rev
Matthew Russell, s. J.,-nephews OF
the late religious she came to Dun
dttlk, where her father had settled, In
her early years. One Of her brothers
was the celebrated DIR. Russell, OF
4 Maynooth; another was Mr.. Peter Rus.
sell, "a prominent merchant in former
days, who probably did more for Dun.
dalk than any man of this century
and left a monument to his enterprise
i'll the range of quays still CALLED by
his name, and in which he sank a con;
siderable fortune; a third brother was
the late Mr.. Patrick Russell, who held
the now obsolete Office of stamp dis.
tributor
LIMERICK.
The final contest for the hurting
championship of Munster was decided