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March Sth, us follows: Falls ward
Macaulay Catholic association candi-
date), 1928: H. Mcguire Omitted Irish
leaguel, 1.1i9. Smith1ield ward A.
Mcguire Catholic association. 1.122;;
M. MCuskcr Omitted Irish lcague,.
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ARMAGH.
At the Armagh assizeS OH March
9TH, before Justice Wright, four men,
named Hamilton Rice, William Blake
ney, Hugh Caughey. and Alexander
Kelly, all large farmers, were charged
with assault on Rev. Stephen Brown,
G. c., AIarketllill, and John MGratll.
Marllethill. near that town, on the 18th
of January. 1904. The accused. Rice,
pleaded guilty to Il common assault,
and it was arranged to take Bl;lkeney's
case first the decision in his case to
rule Caughey's and Kelly's cases. At
ter short retirement, the jury found
Blakeney guilty, and recommended
him to mercy, believing he was led
anu lAC ihttIl ny AA1CC. lC
Kelly and Caughey, We're then in
dicted.
CORK.
The death, on March 9TH, of the Rev.
B. Mccarthy, p. P, Inniscarra, de.
prived the Church of one of it's most
distinguished Irish ecclesiastics, and
occasioned a general feeling of regret
wherever he was known, and especial
ly in the diocese Of Cloyne, where he
ministered during his sacred mission
The deceased, who was aged about
sixty years, was born in Gonna, Bal.
lynoe, was educated at st. Colmans,
Fermoy, and was ordained at Rome
On his return to Ireland he was APP
pointed professor at st. Colnan's COL
1ege, Fermoy, where he remained for
about three years. and was then sue
cessively transferred to NIitchelstown,
Macroon and Youghal, from which
latter place he was appointed parish
priest of Inniscarra in 1895.
CLARE.
Mr.. Michael Considine, chairman
presided at the meeting of the Ennis
tymon board Of guardians, on March
LIST, when Mr.. Healy moved, in accord
ance with his notice of motion, .that
the five paid Sisters of Mercy in the
house be allowed ratons. Every Off
cial in the house was getting rations
except the nuns.
Mr.. Kerwin said he had much
pleasure in seconding Mr.. Healy's mo-
ton.
The motion was carried unanimous
~.
On the morning of March Sth, the
sheriff's bailiffs seized cattle on the
townlands OF Freigh and Ballard, adj
joining Miltownmalbay, on Lord Le-
confields property, for rent, and had
them conveyed under police escort to
the local pound Another widow visit
ed had had her lands cleared.
CAVAN.
On February 10Th, at wedding at
Cornagee, near Dowra, one of the
guests, a cooper named Patrick
Loughlin, while at dinner in company
with others, was seen to be fainting
He was quickly removed outside where
he succumbed instantly An inquest
was deemed unnecessary, as deceased
had been previously suffering from al
affection Of the heart.
An old woman named McAdam,
aged about 80 years, residing in Lagan,
midway between Ballyconnell and Bel
turbet, dropped dead at her fireside on
Sunday morning, February 2Sth, dur
ing the time the remainder Of her fam
lily were attending mass.
DUBLIN.
Up to the evening of March 7th there
had been no change in the conditions
of the dispute ut the Bai,sbriagc bak-
cry, which resulted in the lockout OF
hundred men. Expressions of SYM
pathy had been reaching the executive
of the bakers union from the various
trades in the city and country.
Our obituary column this week con-
tains one name which many will re-
greet to read. Father Patrick Hughes,
S. j., Midtown park, has passed away
full of years Of active service for the
greater glory of God and of merits won
in the highest cause. Educated in
youth at Belvedere college, Dublin,
and st. Finian's college, Navan, he en-
tered the novitiate Of the society Of
Jesus, at Midtown park, as far back
as 1860.
DERRY.
At the last meeting of the Derry dis
. trict council, Mr.. John Gregg, J. P.
$ presiding, the following resolution was
adopted
"That we consider that the only
solution Of the much vexed land ques.
y. ton is that clause for compulsory
sale be added to the Wyndham act, as
the landlords and tenants seem to be
drifting farther apart instead of TAX
ing advantage of a measure framed
with the best intentions for the bene-
fit of both.''
DONEGAL.
The police authorities in Donegal