The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13
CdteSt Irish neWs.

Two thousand Irish donkeys have
,oen advertised for by dealer in
cork.
AT a special meeting of Blackjack
7-rban council on Tuesday the chair
I'm stated that both rate collectors
- become defaulters. The township
ute collector was removed from his
otiice, and the poor rate collector sus-
pended.
meeting to raise funds for the
erection of a new Catholic church at
carrfstown was held on Sunday, and
resulted in a large sum being sub
eoribed. His grace the archbishop. who
presided, delivered al interesting adj
less on the church history of FingaI.
and on the progress of education in
Garristown.
According to the census returns Just
issued relating to the County Armagh,
il appears the population has under
gone a. decline during the decade of "a
ner cent. AS in the case of other coun-
Ties. the urban districts show an in
crease in population, the actual rates
being-Armagh, 20; Lurgan, 81; and
Portadown, 1871.
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owing to the almost incessant down.
hours of rain which have fallen since
sunday last the low-lying lands about
ClaremOrris, Ballinrobe and Ballindine
are completely submerged. In some
cases the potatoes. turnips, and man
Colds. which have been preserved in
mounds on the lands on which they
grew have been strewn about and
washed against the fences.
.
At the meeting on Thursday of the
executive committee of the late Cork
exhibition it appeared from the balance
sheet submitted that, after all expen-
diture in connection with the exhibit
ton had been betrayed. there remained
q net balance of G6,17S, which did not
include buildings and fittings of an es-
timated value of $4,000 A sum of
$4,000 was voted for the purchase of
the Strawberries grounds for the benefit
Of the people of Cork.
.
A robbery was committed on Satur-
day night at Bray railway station. The
first-class saloon at the station was
visited by a rObber, or robbers, after
closing hours on Saturday night In
the yard is a trap door, through which
The articles stolen comprised thirteen
bottles of Powers whisky, about $50
cigars. a number of cigarettes, and a
quantity Of tobacco. The robbery was
discovered on Sunday, and Miss Arm
strong. the managress, had the matter
reported to the police.
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We regret to announce the death of
the Rev. Father Mathew Tracey. the
esteemed and very popular parish
priest of Rosenallis, which took place
on Sunday morning at Gardeners
place The deceased was a native of
Carlow, and for nearly thirty years
was in the sacred ministry.
on Monday, at a special court, held
in the court house, Roscommon, before
MI r. L. Brown. r. NJ. Anne Ward,
John Ward and Mary Ward of Lanes
borough were charged with the larceny
of pictures, candlesticks. vases and
statues from mission still belonging
TO Miss McHenry at the Roscommon
chapel on Saturday night last. Evil
dence was given by the police of the
finding of the stolen articles in defend
ants house, and the accused were re-
manded till petty sessions.
An exceedingly sad case of suicide
occurred on Monday in Cork. A wo-
man named Ryan, having first tied
her child to the protecting chains on
Anderson's quay, jumped into the river
and was drowned, refusing to accept
the assistance of a life buoy thrown
10 her by some lads. When the police
arrived on the scene they found the
child, who told them her mother had
tied her to the chains, kissed her. and
bade her good night. and then jumped
into the river. The body has not been
recovered.