The Irish standard., 1903-06-06
ceased was Il staumch Nationalist He
leaves IL widow and three small chill
dren.

dren.
DOWN.
y dispatch, published under date Of
May II. by the Press association
says: Mr.. Il. a. Lamb. Il merchant
of Newry, married abount Il fort
night ago Il lady lit Lurgan. and came
to London for the honeymoon. They
visited the house OF commons IL week
ago. where Mrs. Lamb VAS taken ill.,
| She WAS removed to her hotel, and
died there on Saturday night May o.
T"eMlN-iour members of the Irish
Nationalist party yesterday attended
at the railway station. whence the
body of the deceased lady was con-
vcyed. i'll the care of her Borrowing
husband. for burial in Ireland" The
deceased lady was SiSter-in-law of
Mir. Thomas MaGec. who has been
long associated with the National
movement in Belfast. She belonged
to a respected Luryan family, the
Mulriys of that town.
DUBLIN.
MIR. Carnegie has ut last found IL
rival. Lord Iveagh. of the Guinness
porter-hrewing firm, has, it is stated,
signitied his intention to make !, large
donation amounting to nearly 100000
to Trinity college, i'll connection with
the building and equipment of scienti-
fic laboratories. conditional, however.
on certain amount being forthcom-
ing to supplement his contribution in
the same direction.
Mr. Neale, goods manager of the
Great Southern and Western railway,
has been appointed traffic manager of
the line.
The little village of st. Margaret's
has lost it's oldest and most respected
inllabitant, and the country generally
one of the old-fashioned school of
Irish farmers, in the death of John
Wisely. The old man outlived all his
contemporaries. and had come to be
regarded as the Father" of the par
ish in which, for well-nigh half cen
fury, he had resided. Those who at
tended the Dublin market on Thurs
day morning, May IA. might have
seen the familiar figure in the old silk
hat and Gladstone collar: and many
had IL shake of his hand, little think
ing it was for the last time. He did
his business and returned home as
usual, and when, next morning, they
came to call him he was found dead
in his bed.
F'ERAIANAGH.
The commanding officer of the
Royal Inniskilling Fusilcrs has re-
ccived an intimation from the War Of
fee that the king has ordered that,
henceforth. that corps shall Wear Il
grey plume in their BUSHES. i'm recog-
milton of the services of the LIST bat
talon in tie war in South Africa.
GALWAY.
The centenary of the birth of Car-
ence Mangan, the Irish poet, was
celebrated in the Town hail. Tuam, OH
Sunday evening, May 10. under the
presidency of the Rev. John MacDer-
mott, Adm. A paper ON "Mangan's
Life and Works. which has been
prepared by Mr.. j. n. Glynn. chair
man of the Galway county council,
was, owing to his unavoidable alb
sence, read by Mr.. J. Hamilton, hon.
orable secretary Of Tuam Catholic
Temperance society, who illustrated
the paper by the reading of "O'Hus-
sey's Ode to Mcguire Ozark Rosa
leen," ''rhe Nameless One,'' and "a
Vision of Connaught." Messrs John
Burke, John Whyte, Martin Flynn,
and p. Hayes contributed respective
ly, "Mairin Nj Chuillenan," "The
Flower of all Maidens," "The Gull
tionn,'' and "Caitlin Nj Houlahan'
Miss Hamilton accompanied the songs
on the piano, and played selections
of Irish music during the course of
the evening.
KILDARE.
Mr. NJ. ]. AIinch. who represented
South Kildare as IL Nationalist since
1892. has resigned his seat in parlia-
mcnt: and the writ for the election
of his successor was forwarded to
Athy Oh May II, and the dates for
the nomination and polling were fixed
us follows: Nomination at Athy court
house OH Friday. May 22d inst, and
the polling on Thursday, 2Sth. Mr..
| Denis Kilbride was nominated for the
vacancy in advance, SO that his cleo
ton was Il certainty.
KINGS COUNTY.
The death is announced, OH May e.
at her residence, William street, Tul-
lahore. of Della, wife of r. ]. lyman,
merchant.
LIMERICK.
A sad accident occurred at New
pallas, on May list. when youth of
seventeen, named Daniel Kilmartin,
met with injuries which ended fatal
ly. 1t appears that while throwing
down hay from Il rick in the haggard
of his employer, Mr.. Cornelius Hayes,
Ballytrasna, Kilmartin somehow
slipped and fell some ten feet to the
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