The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-11-07
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FROM IRELAND :
ANTRIM.

The Belfast executive of the United
Irish League decided to contest West
Belfast, left vacant by the promotion
Of Mr.. Arnold-Foster, as secretary for
war. The writ authorizing the cleo
ton reached Belfast, ON Oct. 16, and
the high sheriff fixed the Goth for
nomination and the 23rd for polling
in case of a contest.
ARMAGH.
On the morning of October 3, John
Doherty, fireman on the Great
Northern railway, fell off train at
Armagh and was found ON the line
with his leg so badly fractured that
it was necessary to have it amputat-
ed.
On Oct. IA the funeral obsequies
of the late Sister Mary Mcmillan, of
the Sacred Heart convent, Armagh,
were carried out with due solemnity.
CLARE.
Very grave apprehensions exist
throughout the community that the
coming winter will be one of great
hardship and distress throughout
West Clare among the poorer class in
consequence Of the great scarcity of
employment, particularly in agricul-
tural districts, taken in conjunction
with the disastrous influence of the
long rainy spells OH the tuber fields,
which furnish the staple articles of
food supply.
CAVAN.
At Cavan quarter sessions on Oct.
IL, before Judge Waters, Daniel Deg
nan was charged with attempting to
commit suicide by hanging himself in
the market house, Arva, and, being
found guilty, was sentenced to five
years penal servitude. He had a bad
record, having been in Jail four and
twenty times for drunkenness and
riotous conduct.
Francis McNally, Cootehill, charged
with seriously stabbing a young man
AoAACo TAuh4SdA, Was U1ouSuI ny III
a special court of sessions and re.
manded to the next petty sessions,
bail being allowed.
CARLOW.
In reply to a communication recent.
ly addressed to Mr.. Henry Bruen, Jr.
regarding the desire of some of his ten,
ants to purchase, if he were willing to
sell, that gentleman expressed his in
tentions as follows to Mr.. Edward
Hughes, Kildreenagh: Il have receiv,
ed your letter of 25th ult., saying that
the tenants in Kildreenagh and Boher
more were willing to purchase theil
holdings, and in reply 1 beg to inform
you that am willing to sell, subject
to the consent of the trustees, as the
property is entailed, on such terms as
will not entail any loss of the income
AS the rules Of the new estates com
missioners will shortly be made
known, it will perhaps be we'll tc
wait till that is DONE"
CORK.
The tenants on the estate of Cap
tain Mcbride, who is an absentee III
England, and whose estate is situate
about 10 miles from Middleton, have
decided on purchasing their holdings
under the Land Purchase act, and
have taken steps similar to the above
after an unsatisfactory interview
with the agent, Mr.. James Penrose
Fitzgerald.
At meeting of the Schulz Board OF
Guardians on Oct. Is, Dr.. John ]
O'NIahoney, M. O., Kealkil, was elect
ed medical officer for the Colleen Dis
pensary district, which was rendered
vacant by the resignation of DR.. Two
hig. The other candidates were DR.. T
M. O'Driscoll, of Hants, England
DR.. J. Moynihan, Skibbereen; and DR.
Mccarthy, Tullamore.
The directors of the Munster &
Leinster bank have decided to include
Irish as an optional subject in theil
examinations for admission to theil
service.
DOWN.
On the morning of Oct. - shock
ing affair took place in the Newtown
ards Hosiery company's establishment
in Court street. About S:15 o'clock
when all hands were at work, loud
explosion was heard in the finishing
department and it was found that one
Of the large steam presses had burst
and had dreadfully scalded the two
men in charge of it, Henry Watson
and Matthew Bennett. On the floor
above the finishing department is sit
uated the knitting department, in
which were working between 40 and
so girls. The heavy pieces of iron
from below burst through part of the
floor with terrific force. Fortunately
at this particular place there was only
one girl, Minnie McCutcheon, who was
terribly lacerated and her nose almost
severed from her face. She dropped
through the hole caused by the ex
plosion into the debris below. Drs
Jamison and McIlroy were sent for
and the ambulance having arrived, the
unfortunate victims were quickly con.
veyed to the Newtownards hospital.
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