The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-09-12
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says: The almost incessant rain of
the past five weeks continues, and the
heavy downpour of the last 20 hours
resulted in great havoc to the crops
over the whole province of Ulster. Hay
and potato crops have suffered most.
In many districts the latter show
symptoms of the dreaded blight, while
all low-lying districts are flooded, in
some instances for miles around. At
Limavady Junction, where floods last
winter did such irreparable damage,
thousands of acres are again inun-
dated.
CARLOW.
The marriage is announced on Aug
ust 9Th, at st. Mary's church, Donny-
brook, by the Rev. Father Flynn, c.
c., of Patrick Nolan, Bolton street,
Dublin, son of Andrew Nolan, Shan
garry, Myshall, County Carlow, to
Margaret Josephine, youngest daugh-
ter of Thomas Kavanagh, Rosyhill,
Midtown, County Dublin.
CLARE.
On August 18th, in the board room
of the Kilrush workhouse, Coroner J.
f. Cullinan held an inquest touching
the death of the old man, John Cor
man, who so tragically met his end
under circumstances already reported
on the previous Tuesday night on the
outskirts of the town. A son Of the
deceased, named Conner German, was
in custody on the charge of causing his
fathers death. Evidence was given
of a previous quarrel between the
father and son; but as there were no
eye-witnesses of any subsequent meet
ing between them, the coroner directed
the jury to find verdict in accordance
with the medical testimony, as they
were not in position to say who
caused the wounds of the deceased
They had no evidence before them.
The jury found an open verdict as
directed.
A Lahnich report tells of a tragic
incident at that popular seaside re-
sort, on August 18th in the afternoon.
Mr.. Mccormack, a local school teach
err, had been eccentric in his manner
for some time past, and had been
under detention. He recently return
ed home, and, on the day mentioned,
was visited by some relatives. He left
his house, followed by some of his
friends, and making for the sea-coast,
jumped from the top of the cliff at
Moy, about a mile from the village.
When picked up he was unconscious,
and was bleeding from wound across
the front of the head, the face being
badly battered, and, strange to say,
no bones were broken, though the
cliff was nearly hundred feet in
height. The unfortunate man was at
tended by DR.. O'Dwyer, and at the
latest accounts was expected to sur
vive.
CORK.
The following candidates have been
called for course of training to the
aforementioned colleges: - William
Neenan, Riverstown, and J. O'Dono-
van, Leap, to st. Patrick's. Drumcon-
dra; ]. Hennessy, Ballinhassig. to De
La Sale, Waterford; Misses Hassett,
Cork, Keileher Cork, O'shea, Cork,
Scully NiscarrolD, and O'Connor
(Knockavilla). to Limerick; Miss
Walsh (Cork), to Belfast, and Miss
NIulcahy ButtevanD, to Dublin.
The concluding day of the Queens
town Cathedral Bazaar and Fete, Aug
ust, 18th, was the most successful day,
and it was made more so by the fact
that the bazaar was opened by East
Cork's popular representative in Par
lament, Capt. Donelan. From early
morning crowds thronged the town
from all the surrounding districts; and
at one o'clock, when the hour for
opening the bazaar had arrived, the
crowd of people assembled was far in
excess of all the previous days. The
bishop presided at the opening, and a
congratulatory address to Capt. Done
Ian was read by Father P. NJ. Murphy.
The attendance in the evening and at
the fireworks at night exceeded all eX-
pectations. The bazaar closed next
day with general auction of all the
goods left unsold.
DERRY.
On August 10Th, very peculiar
shooting case was investigated in Linn
avady Courthouse by Sir Thomas
Lecky and other magistrates. A man,
named William Purdy, of Tamlaght
was charged with shooting at and
wounding a girl named Annie Gray, a
domestic servant. Mr.. Horner, solicit
tor, Limavady, defended the accused.
After hearing evidence, the magis-
trates refused informations, holding
that the shooting was an accident, but
they cautioned Purdy to be more care
full when using firearms.
DUBLIN.
been more than usually rainy. Speak
ing of the weather, the Dublin Free
man of August 22d says:-"Notwith-
standing the change for the better in
the weather during the past few days,
it is now fully established by the
meteorological authorities that this
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