The Irish standard., 1904-11-19
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ANTRIM.


its present misrepresentation. At a
recent meeting of the Croydon Con
sentative association, Mr.. Arnold For
ster was unanimously selected us the
Unionist candidate for Croydon at the
next election
Belfast has contributed 1850 to the
Irish party fund this year.
Nine Ulster Unionist NJ. p.'s met in
Belfast OH October % and passed reso.
lutions opposing devolution and redis,
tribution.
CANAN.
Colonel Saunderson is lying i'll ut his
residence, Castle SaundersOn, County
Cavan, suffering from sharp attack
of influenza, with complications. He
has been visited by DR.. james Little,
the eminent Dublin physician.
The death is announced, on October
Goth, at his residence, 81 Main street;
Cavan, of James Brady, civil engineer,
in his Seth year, deeply regretted.
CLARE.
On Sunday, October 30, a great Ma
tional demonstration was held in Kill
rush, at which addresses were deliv-
cred by. NIessrs. p. A. McHugh, NJ. p;
Joseph Devlin, NJ. P; Alderman Joyce,
M. p, and Michael Reddy, NJ. P.
At the last Ennistymon quarter ses-
sions, during the hearing of civil bill
case, Mr.. +. Il. Cullinan, solicitor, who
defended, questioned Cloherty (the
process servtr), who replied that he
had served the process at - o'clock at
night by putting it under the defend
ants door, but was since Informed it
was at the wrong house he had left
the process, though he swore to 'per-
sonal service" The county judge said,
II don't see how you could make a
mistake. I have a great mind to dis
miss you this instant. 1t is monstrous
for a process server to take. a false
oath of this kind" The case fell
through.
CORK.
Speaking at the annual meeting Of
the NIacroon branch of the Gaelic
league, Very Rev. Canon Murphy said
the time was coming when public men
and officials would have to know the
Irish language.
DR.. Somerville, of Union hall, Coun-
ty Cork, died on October %. at the age
of 105 years.
The tenants on the estate of Mr.. w.
H. Davis, situated at Clara gilmore,
near NLillstreet, have completed the
purchase of their farms to the num-
Der of 1G. The terms are 25 years.
purchase, or reduction of IS Sd in
the pound. The basis Of purchase was
the head-rents, the tenants having
stepped into the middleman's shoes a
few years ago.
CARLOW.
A meeting of the Father John Muir
ply memorial committee, Tullow, was
held in the town hall, Tullow, on Oc-
tober %. Mr.. Thomas Bolger. chair
man, presided. A three-quarter sized
model of the figure for the memorial
was exhibited by Mr. Walsh, Carlow,
for the inspection Of the committee.
Mr.. Walsh voluntarily consented to re-
produce another model for the COM
mittee, with some slight altera tions
which they deemed necessary, at their
next meeting, November 6.
DONEGAL.
A dispatch, dated Buncrana, Octo-
Der "a, says: 'H. M. S. Melampus ar
rived in Tough Swilly on Monday. She
has instructions to remain in the Tough
for some time, and as weather and
other circumstances permit, to cruise
round by Downings and West Coast
for recruiting purposes and coastguard
drilling"
DERRY.
Active steps are being adopted in
Derry in connection with the prepare
lions for the reception of Mr.. J. Red
mond and Mr.. Dillon on the occasion
of the forthcoming great Nationalist
demonstration in that city. The COM
mittee secured the use Of the assembly
room of st. Columb's hall, which is
capable of accommodating over three
thousand persons.
DUBLIN.
On October %, under the auspices
of the "Cumann ma Gaedheal," two
Irish plays were successfully produced
at the Wordsworth street hall, Dublin.
They were "The Deliverance of Red
Hugh" by Miss Alice NLilligan, and
"Dinny O'Dowd's Resurrection" by
Seumas MacNlanus.
The death is announced, on October
p, at his residence, Ballybohill, Coun-
ty Dublin, of Patrick Swifte, in his
Gath year.
Mr.. Edward Corcoran, North King
street, Dublin, is claimant to the
fortune left by Pioneer Sullivan, Of
San Francisco, amounting to f150,O0O.
He is a saddler by trade, in the en-
ployment of Mr.. J. Callaghan, Of Dame
street. Sullivan, who was sailor,
was wrecked on the coast Of America.
upwards of forty years ago, and trying
his luck as a landsman, with others
who had gone out West, he made a