The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-08-27
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FROM IRELAND
ANTRIM.

OI. NleIllell Ifcell, DuDlln. VINO ulcu
Oh the 9th of April last. left personal
estate valued at f3O,O22 lis. Id, and
probate of his will, dated 23d of July,
1901, with codicils of the 18th of De-
cember, 1901, and the Doth of July,
1903, has been granted to his widow.
Mrs. Beatrice Joyce. of the Shelbourne
hotel. The testator left property in
Kings county, County Tyrone and
Belfast. producing an income of about
f1,OO0 Il year, to his wife, upon trust
for life, with remainder to his chill
Joyce: and he left the residue of his
estate upon trust for his children, AL
fred Ernest, Augustus, Thomas, Fran
els, Florence, Peter Kathleen Ann,
and George Joyce.
ARMAGH.
y dispatch from Armagh. dated
August 4th, says: "a farmer named
John Mooney, aged 80, from Cross
dali. near AIiddletown, who was adj
mitted to Armagh workhouse infirnl-
airy last week, suffering from smallpox,
died on August 81, in that institution
1t is alleged that deceased contracted
the disease from wearing some second
hand clothes, which he had purchased
short time ago, and which. it is stat
ed, came over from Glasgow. Noon
ey'S two sons, who We're in contact
with their father. are ut present in
Armagh hospital under observation.
and there are Il number of others there
under observation. Two cases of sus-
pected smallpox have been admitted
to the hospital from Armagh and four
from Ralyarls. Hundreds of the
townspeoplc have been re-vaccinated
ny the local doctors.
The marriage is announced. on July
81, at st. Patrick's church, Portadown,
by Rev. ID. V. O'IIagan (brother of the
bridegro0m, of Patrick J. O'IIayan.
solicitor. second son of the late Peter
OIla%an, Ncwry. to adelaide Mary,
second daughter of james Grew, J. T..
pOrtadoWn.
CLARE.
An extraordinary fatality is reported
from Moynoe, near Scnritf. \ furmer
named O'CallHglEln. WAS about to per-
form an operation Oh some young pigs,
and Willie catching one of them, he
struck his leg with Il sharp knife
which he carried in his hand sevcrng
an artery. He was attended by DIR.
Sampson, but later on secondary hem
orrllage set in, and the unfortunate
man died.
CORK.
Tile Rev. Mr. w. l.. Eckford. who
had. until recently, been Protestant
curate in Bantry. from which he was
transferred to the curacy of the My
ross parish, Union hall, SkilA,ereen.
died suddenly on August 4. The de-
ceased gentleman had arrived in town
by the $50 aim. train to spend IL
few days with Il local friend yachting.
and while removing Il kcg of water
across the road to the sea i'm front of
Bantry house, for the purpose of put
ting it into the yacht, lie fell on the
road. When removed into one of the
lodges he was found to be dead. The
cause of death is believed to be heart
disease
1t is with feelings of the deepest re-
greet we make the announcement Of the
death of Mr.. jeremiah O'DOnOvan,
Skeagh. Deceased had been in indif-
ferent health for some time, but no
one believed that the end was SO nenr
Mr.. O'DonOvan was 4 Skillful and in
telligcnt farmer, and his views on
agricultural matters were regarded us
sound. practical and progressive. AS
4 Nationalist, he well sustained the
reputation of his family who for gen
erations have stood to the cause with
rare consistency and devotion through
out all it's varying fortunes. Deceased
was father to Mr.. Charles O'DOnovan,
manager Cullinane and Co, Bantry,
Mercy, Clomkilty.
DERRY.
1t is stated that the Foylc shipyard
enterprise, which recently went into
liquidation, owing to an adverse de-
cisiOn on appeal to the house of lords,
is about to be taken over by a we'll
known Clyde firm and business restnrt-
ed on Il larger scale than heretofore
attempted.
DOWN.
At the last meeting of the Ncwry
board of guardians. Mr.. John Toman,
Up. (chairmam, presiding. Sister NJ
Maluchy KearnS. of the Convent of st.
John of God. Wexford. was appointed
nurse of the workhouse at salary
of f4O per annum. Sister NJ. Regius
Nicholas and Sister NJ. Ignatus Con-
don, of the same order, wer also ap-
pointed nurses at Il salary of EDS per
s,nnum each. The appointments were
made unanimously, all the guardians
being thoroughly satisfied with the
way in which the predecessors in Of
fce--sistcrs of the Convent of Mercy,
Observation-Disclosures their duties prior
to their resignation of their positions.
DUBLIN.