The Irish standard., 1904-02-20
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ARMAGH.

ARMAGH.
At the statutary meeting OF the
Ready urban council held in the town
hall, Ready, Mr.. Patrick Waters, OF
the firm OF Waters & Snyth, was
elected chairman for the coming year.
Mr.: Waters is the first chairman url-
der the new urban council, and the APP
pointment has given great satisfaction,
as he is sterling Nationalist
ANTRIM.
The postmaster-gener has intilnat-
ed that the scheme for connecting tele-
phone between Belfast, Coleraine,
Portrusl1, Limavady, and Londonder-
ny has been adopted.
In Belfast, on January 25th. an ex-
traordnary affair was reported to the
Belfast constabulary. On the 18th the
body OF woman had been recovered
from the river Lagar, and, three days
later, a man named Mccormack iden-
tilted the remains as being those OF his
wife, Martha Mccormack, who had
been missing for a week. An inquest
was held, and the supposed ,widower
was paid the insurance money on the
deceased. On the night OF the twenty
fifth there was startling sequel, when
the real Mrs Mccormack walked into
her husbands house, very much alive,
and determined to remain so.
CAVAN.
Mr.. Mat Cullen, Stradone, has given
a substantial reduction to the tenants
on his property situate convenient to
Bawnboy.
The marriage is announced, on Jan
uary nth, at the cathedral, Cavan, by
the Rev. C. Magee, c. c., and Rev.
DIR. Comey, c. c., OF Joseph P. Can
non, Glenview Cavan, eldest son OF
the late John Cannon, JaP., to Kath-
leen Mary, Third daughter OF Mrs.
John F. O'Hanlon, proprietress of the
".Anglo-Celt.''
CLARE.
The Rev. Daniel Garry, OF Crusheen.
r.. C. administrator. who died on the
9th of February last appointed his
old friend and classfellow, the Rev.
John Ryan, Catholic curatc OF the
Presbytcry. Kilrush. as sole executor
OF his will OF the 31st OF December,
1891; and to him he lett the DISPOSE
ton OF all OF his property. The tesla
tors personal estate has been valued at
&7,35S IS. I'd.
CORK.
Fireman James Heating, in Cork,
has been presented with gold medal
by the lord mayor, AMI with certif-
cate of the Royal Humane society," for
having saved no less than ID persons
from drowning.
Major Anthony Hickman Morgan,
D. S. O.. Bunalun, S!libbereen, has
been appointed high sheriff of Cork
county.
Very deep and sincere regret has
been evoked throughout the Middleton
district by the death of Mr.. Jas. R.
Barry, late manager of the Middleton
branch, of the Munster and Leinster
bank.
At the meeting of the Ferlnoy ur-
ban council on January 23d, Mr.. John
Sheelan was unanimously elected
chairman for the ensuing year, and
Mr.. VIM. Mccarthy vice-chair1nan.
CARLOW.
At meeting Of the tenants and the
~ f1,o rs tho
Vigors' estate. held in Leighlinbridge
on January 2Ist, at which Rev. James
Coyle. P. P, represented The tenants
and Mr.. Dickinson and Mr.. Thorpe
represented the landlords. the follow
ing terms Of sale were agreed upon:-
The tenants to receive reduction Of
Is. Cd. i'll the pound (ooM years pur-
cl1asel and all arrears to be aided to
the purchase money. Similar terms
have been arranged on the Monk
Mason estate.
DOWN.
On January 27th a most intercstins
function took place in Castlewellan
the native parish of the late Michael
M'Cartan, NJ P, for South Down, III
which constituency the parish is sit
uated. Four stained glass memorial
windows, to perpetuatc his memory
were unveiled,-one being in the
Church OF Aughisnafn, situated If
Castlewellan parisl1,-and where the
deceased gentleman is buried,-and
three in the parish church Of St. Nal
acly's, in Castlewellan itself.
DONEGAL.
Right Rev. Hugh McFadden, P. p.
has forwarded to Most Rev. DR.. o.
Donnell, the patriotic bishop of Rap
hoe, the sum of G2o,-being the sub
scription of the sturdy Nationalist Of
his parish to the Parliamentary fund
and accompanying the remittance, he
says:-"Some of us know the great
sacrifices the majority of these men
(the Irish party) have undertaken for
love or fatherland Few of us know
the great difficulties with which they
have to contend in the House of Com
mons, and surely, it is not too much