The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-12-05
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Mr.. Arnold Forster, secretary for
war, arrived in Belfast on November
9th, from London, on visit to his
constituency. 1t was intended that he
should address his constituents; but he
postponed it until next month.
ARMAGH.
On Sunday, November 9Th, Robert
M'Caw, linen manufacturer, Tegnavin,
died suddenly in the Plymouth Bretll-
rem meeting house in Lurgan. Mr..
M'Caw had just been seated in his
pew, when he was seen to fall over.
DR.. Bracken was Immediately sent for,
and on his arrival pronounced life to
be extinct, the probable cause of
death being heart disease.
Another sudden death occurred in
Lurgan, On Monday morning, when a
respectable, middle-aged woman, nam
ed Bridget M'Caferty, was found by
her son, Charles, lying OH the floor OF
their house in Ulster street, as he
was coming from work to have his
breakfast.
CARLOW.
The Carlow Nationalist says: Gas
reported in our issue of last week, the
tenants OH the estate OF Major G. L..
Bellew-Bryan, of Jenllinstown, held a
meeting on Sunday week, when a
communication was received from the
landlord, to the effect that he was not
inclined to sell his estate. A further
meeting of the tenants was held on
Saturday last, November 9TH, in Car
agh. Out of IS tenants 81 attended,
and Of these 26 decided to enter their
cases for hearing in the land court
1t is expected that the remainder OF
the tenants will take similar course
A meeting of the tenants on the same
estate, residing near Newbridge, will
be held in the Town hall, Newbridge,
at an early date The Very Rev. Mon
signor lyman, P. P, has signifed his
willingness to preside"
CLARE.
Recently public meeting of the
Vandeleur estate tenants, in Claire,
was held in the Temperance hall, Kill
rush, under the presidency of Very
Rev. DR.. Malone, P. P, when all ap-
plication was made to Mr.. H. S. Van
deleur for his proposals to sell their
1,o1 1,a
land act The reply OF his solicitors
TO the Rev. Father Clancy, P. p, Kill
Inner, offers reduction OF four to five
shillings in the pound,-evicted tenants
or their representatives to be rein
stated in their cvicted farms wherever
same shall be still unoccupied OH con-
dition of their purchasing at reduc-
ton OF IS in the t on their former
rent, and paying half-year rent on
going into possession Immediately be-
fore the advance to them is made. All
fishing, shooting, and sporting rights,
also all quarrying rights as hereto
fore exercised to be reserved to Mr..
Vandeleur.
CAVAN.
In the chancery court in Dublin OIL
November 9TH before the master OF
the rolls, the case of Clarke VS..
Clarke, came UP. In this case the
Rev. Michael Clarke was plaintiff, the
defendant being Patrick Clarke. Mr.
F. Law Smith INSTRUCTED by MIR.
Boyle) stated that the plaintiff was a
Roman Catholic clergyman residing
in the state OF Massachusetts,, United
States, and the action was brought for
a declaration that defendant is a
trustee OIL behalf of the plaintiff OF a
farm OF land in Altfeagh. A consent
had been arrived at between the par
ties, by which it was agreed that de-
PENDANT admits that he holds the land
as trustee, and that he will execute
legal conveyance of all the premises
and will sign an agreement to act as
caretaker for plaintiff ON the lands.
The chancellor made the consent a
rule of court.
CORK.
In Middleton, OIL the night OF Novenl-
Der 1st, young man named Eugene
Hefferman, aged 81, a laborer, was ar
rested, charged by District Inspector
Webster with killing his mother, Bird
get Hefferman, aged rs, at Ballick
Ballinacurra. The prisoner who pro-
tested his innocence, was remanded
and sent to Cork prison. The prison
err and deceased had lived for some
years together as the only occupants
OF the house at Ballick. On the above
nc rning about six o'clock, the prison
er had called in woman in the neigh
borhood, and stated that his mother
was dead, and asked her to prepare the
remains, and the woman complied
and while washing the remains
found marks, apparently of = VIC
lence, on the body. She told him it
was bettersto inform the police, which
the prisoner did, when he was detaill-
ed by them, and after superficial
medical examination being made by
DR.. O'Brien, he was charged with
murder. On November 10th, at a
special court, before Mr.. Horne, R.
NJ, Hefferman was brought up in Gus