The Irish standard., 1904-07-30
which Mr.. Gladstone used the words:

y serious fire occurred at Monks
town on July s, whereby IL house was
completely Quilted and nothing but the
clarred walls left standing. AT about
/ y. III. Il young man named Richard
Barry noticed smoke issuing from one
of the houses on Sydenham Terrace,
the residence of the Misses Bells.
Most of the furniture, bedding and
plate was got out; but owing to Il de-
ticient supply of water the house was
destroyed, and the adjoining premises
We're only saved with difficulty. No
theory can be advanced for the out
break, as the place where the smoke
was first notice issuing from was right
between the top ceiling and the roof.
Neither w;,s there Il tlue adjacent, so
that the outbreak at present is very
mysterious. The Misses Bells were
not in the house ut the time being
away from. the only inmates being
maid servants.
DERRY.
Ehenrzer Donaldson. of Great james
street. Derry. physician and surgeon,
who died on April last. left personal
estate to the value of E1.3S9 Us. 5d,
and probate of his will. of March 3,
1888. has been granted to his widow,
| Mrs. Florence &. Donaldson to whom
the tcStator left all Of his property abb
Sol,ltely.
DONEGAL.
In Buncrnna. on July >. IL middle
aged man named Alexander Gill. WAS
rrturmin" from the Catholic church. In
company with two other men. when
he suddenly fell to the ground. and OH
being lifted up WAS found to be dead.
The deceased WAS Il ear driver. and WAS
greatly respected. Another brother
fell dead in Grecnncl two months ago.
ON June 29. in the cathedral Letter
kenny. the following students We're
ordained ut the 10 o'clock mass: TO
pricstlood: Rev. Michael ODonncll,
diocese nj Raplloc; Rev. Arthur Frie!,
diocese of Rlplloc: Rev. james Muir
ray. diocese of Clogher. To deacon
ship: Rev. John NJ. Dwycr. Goul-
bourne. Australia. The latter was
raised to suh-tlcaconShip on the previ-
GUS Sunday. Most Rev. DIR. O'Conncll,
bishop of Rnphoc. was the celebr;,nt
ut the ordination mass: Right Rev.
Monsignor McGlynn. +. F.. V. c.,
Stranorclar. archdeacon: Very Rev.
James Canon McFadden. T.. p, Glen
ties. and Rev. Daniel Sweeney. Adm,
I."ttcrkcnny, clnplainS; and Rev. Mi
chacl Ward. professor st. Eunan's
Seminary master of ceremonies.
DOWN.
The death occurred on July ., ut his
residence in Belfast. of Mr.. w. J.
MacGeagh. the we'll known golfer and
member of the Irish Golting Union.
MIR. MacGeagh until the beginning of
the present year. held the honorary
sccretaryShip of the County Down
Golf club. and was organizer Of all
the champion competitions which have
taken place ut Newcastle links in re-
cent years. Deceased was also regis
trar of the land commission.
DUBLIN.
Up to July > no trace had been
found of the body of Mr.. ]. NJ. Will
liams. manager of the Rathmines
branch of the Royal Bank of Ireland,
who is supposed to have been drowned
While bathing. as his clothes and bicy
Gle We're found on the bank of the riv-
or. the shoes being missing. There
was nothing in the pockets of the
clothes except Il white silk llandker-
chief and Il post card. Mr.. Williams
was So years of age.
On July 3. in st. Stephens church,
Dublin, the marriage took place of
Alexander IIOsbrugh Porter. second
son of the master of rolls, to the Hon.
Frances MIaude Gibson. daughter of
the lord chancellor.
The marriage is also announced. on
June 81, at Westland Row, Dublin, by
the Rev. Thomas Hogan. of David ].
O'Don0ghue. of Dublin. and late of
I.Ondoy. to Florence Louisa. eldest
daughter of the late Il. White, II Kill
dare street
FERMANAGH.
The marriage is announced. on July
10. at st. Pntrick'S. Frlling-on-Tync,
England, by Rev. l.. j. OIInrc (broth-
or of the hriuryroonD. of Charles s.
O'lInre. of county Cork. Mayobridgc,
to Agnes. daughter of the late Patrick
Bennett Fclling-on-Tyne
GALWAY.
Colonel Bloomfield Cough. late of the
Ninth L;inccrs. WAS killed at Kclso,
England on June %, by being thrown
out of Il carriage he was driving The
horse bGlted and the wheels came into
contact with the curb. Mrs. Cough,
who was with her husband. jumped
out and escaped without injury.
One of the last of the Old Irish schoo'
of traditional pipcrs was buried during
the last days of June, namely Martin
! Reilly, of Galway. This old man, aged
"A years, was Il marvellous performer
on the Union Pipes. and his lingering
was phenomenal From his master and
| namesakc he had picked I'D Gandsey's