The Irish standard., 1904-09-17
FROM IRELAND
ARMAGH.

At special meeting of Armagh
city council, held on August 16, Mr..
John Conway, J. P, presiding, on the
motion of Mr.. P. J. McGarvey, second
ed by Mr.. George Willis, Mr.. John Nc
Crory, Railway hotel, Armagh, was
unanimously co-opted on the council,
to fill the vacancy created by the
death of the late Mr.. George Sherry.
ANTRIM.
On the evening of August %. one
of the worst disasters that has oc-
Cured on Tough Neagh in many years
took place. WilliamJ. Green, of Kin
mcgee coal merchant. is the owner Of
several pleasure boats, and, on the
above date, his family was invited by
cousins, two youths from Belfast. who
Brought with them two lads named
Catchpole, who had come to Belfast
from Guernsey. Frank Green, Miss
Dorothy Green, and Miss Winifred
Green undertook to provide their
friends with short trip on the water,
and the seven young people set out
in the afternoon for Coney Island, but
six of them never returned alive, as
The boat was capsiZed by squall,
when turning, several miles from
shore, and all the occupants except
Winifred Green, persisted.
CANAN.
The marriage is announced. on Aug
ust 10, at Nillan Catholic church, by
Very Rev. Patrick FitZsimmons, L.
T., of John Traynor (Shercock nation
al SCHOOL, third son of the late James
Traynor, Nolagh, to Mary, only daugh-
fer of the late Jas. O'Rcilly. Glassleck,
and niece to the late DR.. O'Reilly, z.
P, V. G.. Virginia.
CLARE.
The final report Of the committee APP
pointed to explore Irish caves was
presented to the geological section of
tile British association on August 81.
Since the last report. it was stated,
Mr.. Usher had completed the eNcava-
lions of the extensive caves of Eden
vale, County Glare, and sent altogeth-
er a collection of more than $4,000
bones to be named. Besides these
there were tlints and implements used
by primitive man, and relics of various
periods, on which it was proposed to
submit detailed report to the Royal
Irish academy during next winter.
CORK.
On August &C. Coroner Byrncs held
ry Gouchcr, whose dead body was
found in the River Backwater, at
Mallow, the previous evening. Evil
.dence of identification was given by
John Cullinane. ticket checker, who
stated that the deceased was senior
clerk at the goods store of the Great
Southern and Western railway, at
-Thurles.
DERRY.
On August 2G, an old woman. NAM
ed Mary Mcfarland, died in Derry in
Urinary, under mysterious circum-
stances Some days before. she had
been found in bed, With her leg brok-
en- and much scOrched, and it is sur
missed that the injuries were caused
10y her being struck by lightning.
DONEGAL
In recent address delivered in Let
Enr Vf IN
O'Donnell, bishop Of Rnphoc, called at
fcntion to the great wastagc of power
which occurred on Irish rivers and
waterfalls, the fact being especially
true of Donegal At the we'll known
seaside resort of Buncrana, the hint
has been taken to heart. On August
49, IN enthusiastic meeting. attended
by all the prominent residents, was
ncld to consider a scheme to light the
town by electricity
DOWN.
Sister Mary Dominick Ryan (daugh-
ser of Mrs. Ryan, Bridge street. Now
yy). aud Sister Mary Gertrude Lowry,
niece of the late jeremiah Lowry,
Ncwry), have made their final vows
rs nuns of the Order of Poor Clarcs.
The ceremonies took place in the chap
Il Of the convent. High street. Ncwry,
Most Rev. DR.. O'Neill. bishop of Dro-
more. presiding. Rcv. james Carlin.
Adm. Newry. was master of ccre-
monies. Mass was celebrated by Rev.
}. Fitzpatrick, G. c.. Newry. and the
s,ishop preached Il sermon appropriate
50 the occasion.
DUBLIN
1t is stated that the vacancy in the
position Of chief of the statistics
branch of the agricultural depart
ment caused by the death of Mr.. W.
j. Coync, has been filed by the ap-
continent of Mr.. James Edward o.
sJonor, G. l. Il. Mr.. O'Conor is an
JrjshInnn. who has had a long and dis
9fnguished career in the Indian civil
service, which he entered in 1872.
In the case of Thomas Byrne, a
prisoner in Mountioy, under sentence
OF death, the lord lieutenant has COM
1nMted the sentence TO penal servitude
for life.
FERMANAGH.
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