The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-04-09
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: FROM IRELAND

ANTRIM.

ANTRIM.
In Belfast, on March Is, special
meeting Of the law committee of the
corporation was held ut town hall un-
der the presidency of Alderman John
Mccormick for the purpose of consider
ing a letter received by the town clerk
from Messrs. dyson Il Co.. Great
Georges street, Westminster, enclosing
the terms formulated by the directors
of the tramway company for the settle
ment by arbitration of IL scheme for
the immediate transference Of the vari-
GUS undertakings of the company to the
corporation.
CAN.AN.
We regret to announce the death of
Mrs. Mary OReilly, of Cloughbally.
Aluhagh. which took place on March
~. The deceased lady. who died at
the ripe Old age of 9o years, was moth
er of the late Rev. NJ. y Reilly, of
Utica. n. y; Rev. NJ. OReilly, T.. F.,
Tierworker; and Rev. ii. O'Reilly, OF
Los Angeles Cal. The ;nterment took
place at st. Killan's, AIullagh, OH March
II.
CLARE.
At the last meeting of the Ennisty-
mon board of guardians letter was
received from the local government
board sanctioning the proposed ar
engagements to allow rations as set out
in the minutes to each of the four
nursing sisters employed in that insti-
tuition.
CARLOW.
The Press association says: The
death (due to bronchial affection took
place on March Is at Pallacton, County
Carlow, of Lady Burton, widow of the
late Sir Charles William Cutfe Burton,
fifth and last baronet, whom she mar
ried in 1861. She was Il daughter of
the late Mr.. David Halliburton Dallas.
CORK.
On March II Most Rev. Dr. Browne,
bishop of Cloyne, visited the house Of
commons as the guest Of Capt. Done
Ian, the member for East Cork, and
spent some time listening to the debate
in one of the galleries of the house re-
served for notable visitors. The bishop
was on his way to Rome.
At the meeting of the Cork corpo-
ration OH March II, the lord MAYOR
announced that satisfactory arrange
ment as to the question of the tender
service at Queenstown had been ac-
rivedat at conference held in Dublin.
A resolution was passed urging the
making of a connection between the
Great Southern & Western railway and
the Dublin, Wicklow & Wexford rail
way, to obviate delay in the transit of
the mails.
DOWN.
Mr.. James Pinion, for the past four
teen years manager of the Belfast g.
County Down railway, has been ap-
pointed general manager of the Ches-
hire Lines railway. Mr.. Pinion, has
had about thirty-one years railway ex-
perience. Under his management the
County Down line has become one of
the best paying railway systems in Ire
land.
DUBLIN.
We regret to announce the death of
Rev. John 2. O'Malley, which took
place at his residence, Russell place,
Dublin, on March Is. There was a
requiem mass on the 18th in the
Church Of st. Francis Xavier, Upper
Gardiner street, and the funeral took
place Immediately afterwards to Glas-
nevin.
On March Il the earthly remains of
Amos J. Varian We're laid to rest i'll
Mount jerome cemetery, Dublin, in the
presence of large concourse of rela-
tives, friends and employees, male and
female. most of them also friends.
DERRY.
On the evening of Sunday, March 10,
Sister M. Julianna Tin the world, Miss
Dillon died at st. Peters convent of
mercy, Derry, at the venerable age of
81. The deceased lady came to Derry
at the foundation Of the convent, in
1913, and some years ago celebrated
her golden jubilee in the Order of
Mercy. She was all aunt of Mr.. John
Dillon, M. P, who, when in the north
west, never failed to call at the Derry
convent and pay her a visit of dutiful
respect.
DONEGAL.
The London st. James's Gazette, an
ultra Tory organ, gives the following
appreciation of Mr.. Swift MacNeill:
Mr.. John Gordon Swift MacNeill, the
member for South Donegal, who is IS
years Of age, is in social life one of the
most delightful of men, all caricatur-
lists Notwithstanding. His parliament
airy aspect has been described as fero-
cious; and he is certainly aggressive;
but oddly enough it has never made him
unpopular, while in private life there
is no man of his party who is better
liked. He is lineal descendant Of
Goodwin Swift, uncle of the famous
dean of st. Patrick's.
FERAIANAGH.
On March 5, after returning from
Cavan, where he had been a witness