The Irish standard., 1903-08-01
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! FROM IRELAND ;
ANTRIM,

The Midland Railway Company of
England, at their meeting OH July 3,
opened the tenders for the new steam
ers for the Irish service. A large num-
Der of firms are competing for the
work, despite the stringent condition
that vessels failing to attain speed
of 1872 knots will be thrown back on
the builders hands. The Midland
Company are laying their main line to
keysham, on the Lancashire coast
which will be the starting place for the
steamer service to Belfast.
Two men We're accidently killed on
July last at the Queens Island ship
building yard, Belfast.
ARMAGH.
On July =, the death occurred of one
of the best known and most highly es-
teemed priests in the Archdiocese of
Armagh, when the Very Rev. John
Rock, Z. F., of Clonoe, passed to his
eternal reward. Tie deceased was
born in tile year 1917. in the Crane
more district of the parish of Bllly-
macnab, quite close to the Primatical
City, and after being educated in st.
Patrick's College. was ordained in
Rome i'll 1917. His death is universal.
ly amented.
C.AVAN.
James Henry, Il rural postman con-
nected with Kingscourt Post Office
was convicted of having, on May 26
stolen from /; registered letter sum
of los, and also with wilfully delaying
large number of other letters, on
different dates, as many as fifty letters
and two postcards being found in his
lodgings Henry was arrested in Dun
dalk when boarding steamer for
Liverpool. He was sentenced to
twelve calendar months imprison-
ment, with hard labor.
Deep regret is felt by the numerous
friends and acquaintance of Mr.. John
Foster Browne, of Cootehill and Rath-
kenny at his rather sudden death,
which took place ut his residence. on
UllcI ii SllOII lllucSS. lJC-
ceased, who was only SO years of age,
had had Il prosperous business career.
He leaves wife and four children to
mourn his loss
Aged 105 years, Adam Donohoe. of
Clitferna, Stradone, died some days
ago, after brief illness. Up to his
hundred and third year he attended
the markets With his son, assisting in
buying and selling. OF his ten chill
dren, eight are living.
CORK.
From his residence ut Skibo Castle
in Scotland, under date OF June 3, Mr.
Carnage has written as follows to
Rev. Philip Murphy, secretary OF the
building committee of Queenstown
Cathedral: Dear Sir--lour favor re-
garding organ for Queenstown Cathe-
dral was brought here. You state that
two thousand pounds sterling are re-
quircd. II you succeed i'll raising one
half of this. ii will give me pleasure to
supply the other half"
We deeply regret to announce the
death Of Rev. Mother Mary Evangelist
Fallon, which took place at the Con-
vent of Mercy. kinsalc, on July 4.
The deceased lady entered the Convent
of Mercy about 4S years ago. and, after
being some years in the Community,
was appointed to most prominent posi-
lions therein. About thirty years ago
she was elected Reverend Mother of
the Convent, and occupied that posi-
ton with distinction up to the time of
her DEATH She was greatly beloved
by all the Sisters, and during the past
thirty-three years was instrumental in
charging and erecting new additions
to the Convent. 1t is only about two
months since she was unanimously re-
elected Reverend Mother, and since
then she was suffering from a, serious
illness, to which she finally seccumbed.
Mother Evangelist was an ideal Rev.
Mother, and her death has caused the
greatest SORROW, both in the commun-
ity to which she belonged and in the
district at large.
The sudden death is announced of
Mr.. Henry SPINNER, land agent in the
offices Of Hussey & Townsend, South
Mall, Cork. The deceased had been
staying ut the Cork City club. and re-
tired to his room at 2:3O on the morn
ing OF June 2Sth. When the club at
tendant entered his room at 7:3O, Mr..
SPINNER was found lying on the
floor in his night-shirt. Dr. O'Sullivan
was called in, and pronounced life ex-
tinct, death having taken place some
hours previously. Deceased had been
ailing for months. In the troubled
times, from 1880 to 1890, he had acted
as representative of the Landlords
Defence union, in the South of Ire
land, and as such attended sheriffs'
sales of tenants holdings and bid
against tenants in behalf of the
union.
DOWN.
A Lloyds Bangor telegram, dated !
L July 6, states that the yacht Elk, own
ed by Mr.. T.. Byrne, lies total wreck |
at that point. The yacht Vixen is
ashore at Ballyholme, and is total |
y wreck One steam launch and one |