The Irish standard., 1903-10-03
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ulSIuStu uulGtl SCDl.
says: "rhe use of the Irish language
has given rise to unusual and novel
complications ut the Belfast general
post Office. Yesterday Retlemptorist
father called for letters for the mon-
astery GU the Falls road and among
other missives were four registered
letters for which he signed his name
in Gaelic. The sorting clerk OH motto.
ing the fact after the father left, hast
cned after him, and upon his refusal
to sign in English the official demand
ed the letters which were instantly
handed back to him"
ARMAGH.
His Eminence Cardinal Iogue has
consented to accept the office of presi-
dent of the Anti-Emigration society.
On September the dead body of u
young woman named Margaret MUIR
ply, daughter Of farmer resulting in
the townland of Ballintemple. was
found in boghole near her fathers
residence. Her throat had been cut in
two places. The young woman had
been missed for two days, and it was
at first thought that she had eloped
with a young man of her acquaintance.
CLARE.
A dispatch dated Ennis, September
5, says: A terrible stabbing affair has
just occurred on the outskirts of the
town. While Mr.. Myles Keane, re-
spectacle young farmer living about
four miles from Ennis was returning
home with some other parties some
alterca ton arose and Mr.. Kane re-
ceived cash from knife in the
groin. He was admitted to the infirm-
airy, where he lies in a dangerous state.
He declines to give any information as
to the terrible occurrence or name who
stabbed him.
CORK.
On Sept. 4 Mr.. Henry A. Cutler, city
engineer, Cork, was appointed city
engineer and surveyor of Belfast.
There were between sixty and seventy
candidates for the position and in the
final poll Mr.. Cutler received 90 votes
to II cast for the local candidate. The
salary commences at $500 per annum,
rising to $1,000.
The marriage is announced at Mount
Melleray, on Sept. 2, by Rev. Father
John, assisted by Rev. Father Francis,
of John Barry representative of NJ. D.
DAILY, IA George street, Cork to Eileen
Annie O'Keeffe, also of Cork.
lhc marriage is also announced at
Clontarf, on Sept. /, BY Rev. George
J. O'Sullivan, c. NJ, cousin of the
bridegroom. of Daniel F. Buckley, St
Joseph's Crescent, Botanic road, Glas.
nevin, Dublin, to Ely Buckley, Lower
road, Cork.
DUBLIN.
On Sept. 8 the remains of the late
his residence in Lower Georges street
Kingstown, for interment at Deans
Grange cemetery amid general signs of
grief, the bells of st. Michael's church
tolling and the township flags and flags
on private residences flying at half
mast. All the shops in the town were
suffered, and along the line of route
all the windows had drawn blinds. The
funeral procession was over mile in
length.
On Sept. 8 gentleman named
Doherty started from London to "put
a girdle round the earth in fifty days.
An American has already done the
journey in forty-four days, and he ex.
planned that he had lost several days
in failing to make an important con.
nection.
DERRY.
At Derry, on Sept. 5, mysterious
drowning accident occurred in the
river Foyle, but was only discovered
next morning. Three young men,
Robert McIvor, son Of County Tyrone
farmer, and Joseph Orr and William
Fraser, servant boys, left the Tyrone
side Of the river six miles above Derry
to cross to the Donegal side at Kerri-
gans. A boy named Clancy, who was
picking berries at Kerrigans, saw the
Ne1 starting. Shortly afterwards he
saw the craft-which was only punt
intended te carry one-foating upside
down The shores were searched on
zach side and the boat was found near
Derry with part of the gunwale torn
away. 1t is surmized that the punt
was overturned by the men changing
their places in mid-stream.
DOWN.
In the court of kings bench, Dublin,
on Sept 8, the case was called of
David Little VS.. William Anderson, in
which Mr.. Tobias applied for an order
renting the action to the county
court Of Down, where the parties, who
are of the farming class, reside. The
action was for SANDER, charging the
plaintiff with the larceny of twelve
hens, and the complaint had been in
vestigated by the magistrates at Rath.
finland petty sessions and they had re.
fused information. Then the plaintiff
issued his action for malicious prose.
cution and SANDER. The defendant
William Anderson, said he had good
defense and averred the usual matter
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