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that he was, therefore, an apprentice
under Gavan Duffy, for it was from
the "Vindicator'' that Duffy went to
Dublin in 1912, to edit the ''Nation."
However that may be, young Allen
subsequently commenced business on
his own account, in Arthur Square,
Belfast, which business, by degrees,
developed into the largest poster
printing firm in the world-a firm
which has now large warehouses and
works, at Belfast, London, and Har-
row, and branches at Glasgow, Man.
chester, Birmingham and Dublin, and
agencies in the British colonies. There
have been very few so successful self
made Irishmen as David Allen. He
was a great private contributor to all
kinds of private charities in good
causes.
CORK.
a few minutes before midnight, OH
January Goth, the worst thunder
storm that memory can recall burst
over the town of Skibbereen, accom-
panied by heavy fall of hail. The
house of a farmer named Walsh, close
to The O'Donovan's, at Lissard, was
struck by the electric fluid, the CHM
ney knocked down and the roof swept
away. Mrs. Walsh received severe
shock, two cows were killed, and the
whole place wrecked. Walsh reported
the sad tale to his landlord, The o.
Donovan, who sent tradesmen prompt
ly to the scene, and extended every
kindness, so as to enable Walsh to re-
pair the damage to his house.
CARLOW.
On February list, at early Mass in
the church of Carlow College, Most
Rev. DR.. Foley, Bishop of Kildare and
Leightin, ordained to the priesthood,
Rev. Matthew O'Brien. The bishop
was assisted at the solemn function
by Rev. L. Brophy, senior dean of the
college. The mission labors of the
newly ordained priest are reserved for
the diocese of kildare and Leightin.
CLARE.
On January 20, man named James
Bourke, son of farmer residing at
Ballycar, was brought up at the Ennis
constabulary barracks, on charge Of
firing at two men, named Pat M'Naln-
ara, postman, and Martin Nolan, a
signalman of the Great Southern and
Western Railway, at Ballycar station,
on the previous Tuesday night. 1t
seems that the two men were proceed
ing from Newmarket to the station,
to meet the mail train, when at a point
about 300 yards from the station, two
gun-shots We're fired from the side Of
the road, but neither Of the men was
struck. The police have been making
inquiries into the occurrence, and as
a result Bourke was arrested, and was
remanded for a week.
DUBLIN.
The death, OH February 2, of Sir
George Gabriel Stokes, has removed
from the world Of science one of the
most Illuminating geniuses OF his gen
GRAFTON and of the nineteenth century.
This brilliantly-gifte Irishman had
reached his eighty-fourth year, having
first seen the light at Skreen, in the
county Of Sligo, in August, 1919.
DOWN.
Most Rev. DR.. Henry, bishop Of
Down and Conner, has made the fol-
lowing clerical changes in his diocese:
Rev. J. ]. Mckinley, G. c., Castlewel-
Ian, to be G. c., Greencastle; Rev. J.
Boylan, G. c., st. Paul's, to be g. c.,
st. Brigid's, Belfast; Rev. ]. MCGOWAN,
G. c., Glenarm, to be G. c., st. Mat
thew's, Belfast; Rev. J. A'Laverty, G..
c., Coleraine, to be c. c., st. Pauls,
Belfast; Rev. B. Laverty, G. c., Green
castle, to be G. c., st. Matthew's, Bel
fast; Rev. T. Mcdonald, G. c., Lough-
gill, to be G. c., Glenarm; Rev. ]. Has
san, G. c., Ramoan, to be G. c., Castle
wellan; Rev. L. M'Conologue, st. Bril-
gid's, to be G. c., Cushendun; Rev.
w. Logan, Maynooth College, to be G.
c., Ramoan; Rev. w. o. Kelly, May
nooth College, to be G. c., Loughgill;
Rev. A. MacAtear, Maynooth College,
to be G. c., Coleraine.
GALWAY.
The Central News Galway CORE
spondent says that the question of the
Parliamentary vacancy in Galway is
being seriously discussed in political
quarters, and among those already
mentioned in connection with the vac
ancy are Mr.. H. Murphy and DR.. Mich
oils Grealy for the Nationalist, and
Capt. Walter Shaw-Taylor and Cap
tain Morris for the Tories.
KERRY.
On the evening Of January 23d, a
young man named John Leary, aged
10, residing in Convent street, Listo-
vel, died in the local hospital from the
result Of serious accident sustained
few days previously. Leary, whs
was in the employment Of Mr.. VIM.
M'Elligott, carpenter, was engaged in
telling tree, and was struck on the
left side in it's fall. He was at once
removed to the hospital, where the