The Irish standard., 1903-11-21
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ton, as officially announced, shows
that MI. Arnold Forster was elected
by a majority of 241 votes over Mr..
Dempsey, the Nationalist candidate.
The result of the poll shows such a
splendid fight in the face Of difficulties
that it has been received by the Ma
tionalists everywhere with great de-
light. The division has been lost, it
is true; but till recently it was be-
lieved that West Belfast was hopeless.
1t was carried once before lin 1856
by Mr.. Thomas Sexton by Il majority
of 1O3; but the Nationalist then were
we'll united and in the best form,
such as they have never attained to
since-tlle result of their weakness be-
ing that Forster has retained the seat
since Mr. Sections retirement in 1892.
On the present occasion the fight
against Toryism was entered upon in
the right spirit and the result was an
excellent poll Of the Nationalist of
West Belfast. The defeat is but a
temporary one. The general election
is not far off, and if there is a certain
ty during that great struggle it is
surely the disappearance of Mr. Ar
mold Forster from West Belfast.
CLARE
We regret to have to announce tile
death of Mr.. Thomas Lynch, solicitor,
of Ennis Mr.. Lynch, who was we'll
known in Glare and the adjoining
counties, had been in failing health
for some time, and passed away at
the early age OF A. During Mr.. Bal
tours coercion regime, he figured fire.
quently as solicitor for the Defense
notably in the Whelehan case, in
which his cross examination of the
informer will not soon be forgotten.
For the first time in great many
years races were held at Sixmilebridge
Oh October p, owing chiefly to the eff
forts of Mayor Hickman. The laying
out of the course and the carrying out
of the various arrangements were en-
trusted to Mr.. NJ. J. Kenny. There
was a large attendance both of racers
and spectators. The first event, the
Baltimore plate of % sovereigns, Of
which the second received l sovereign
mile and a half-was won by Mr.. e.
Browns Carrigeen, ridden by Captain
Stacpoole, Mr.. J. Reidy's Shannon
Rover being second and Mr.. H. v.
Jackson's Agreeable Girl third. The
Tradaree plate of % sovereigns, was
won by Mr.. John Whelan's Roseville,
the Newmarket handicap of % SOW
ereigns by Mr.. A. Powers Lady Harris
town, the SiXmilebridge plate of %
sovereigns by Mr.. D. Moloney's Hill
Star, and the Streamstown plate of %
Larach.
CORK.
AT the Palace Restaurant hall, in
the Cork Exhibition grounds, OH the
evening of October 20, a banquet was
given to sgnalize the closing Of the
exhibition. The lord mayor presided
and on his right We're Lord Bandon
the lady mayoress, the city high sher-
if, Miss Fitzgerald, Rev. J. Canon
Nicholson, and OH the left We're Most
Rev. DR.. O'Callaghan, bishop of Cork !;
the recorder of Cork, Lady Mary AID
worth, Sir John Scott, the county high
sheriff of Waterford, Very Rev. j.
Canon Hegarty, 2. p, Glanmire, and
Lieut.-Col Hickey. The clergy, laity
and professional and business classes
were numerously represented The
mayor gave the usual "loyal' toasts
and made fattering reference to some
of those present; but he did not utter
word about Ireland, or her hopes-or
in fact deliver sentiment worth re-
cording
DONEGAL
On August %, 1904, the Loretto con-
vent Letterkenny, will celebrate the
golden jubilee of it's foundation, and
Oh Friday, Oct. %, last, Sister M.
Gertrude celebrated the fiftieth ami
versary of her entrance into religion.
Mass was celebrated by the bishop in
the convent chapel, and the sisters
and young ladies left nothing undone
to make Sister Gertrude's jubilee a
happy celebration.
DOWN.
On the centenary of his death few
days ago the grave of Thomas Rus
sell, the United Irishman and close
friend of Robert Emmett, who was
executed in 1903 and whose body was
inferred in Downpatrick parish
churchyard, was by the consent of the
church wardens of the parish decorat-
ed with a memorial wreath. The
wreath consisted of magnificent
+. floral design of white immortelles en-
closing an Irish harp with gold strings
and was placed upon the grave of Mr..
Henry McGrath, county councillor,
Portaferry. No objection was made
either at the time permission was
asked or on the day it took place. On
the following Sunday morning, how