The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-09-17
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FROM IRELAND
ARMAGH

At a 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
Grory, 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
from Guernsey. Frank Green, Miss
Dorothy Green, and Miss Winifred
Green undertook to provide their
friends with Il 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
Nyinifred Green. persisted.
C.ANAN.
The marriage is announced, on Aug
asst 10, ut Killan Catholic church, by
Very Rev. Patrick FitZsimmons, Z.
p, 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'Reilly. GlasslccE,
and niece to the late DR.. OReilly, 2.
p, V. g., Virginia.
CLARE.
The final report Of the committee APP
pointed to explore Irish caves was
presented to the geological section of
the British association on August "a.
Since the last report, it was stated,
Mr.. Usher had completed the eXcaya
vale, County Glare, and sent altogeth
er collection of more than $4,000
bones to be named. Besides these
there were tiints and implements used
by primitive man, and relics of various
periods, on which it was proposed to
submit detailed report to the Royal
is1, into
CORK
On August 26, Coroner Byrnes held
an inquest touching the death of Hen
ry Goucher, whose dead body was
found in the River Blackwater, 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 26, an old woman, man,
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 scorclled and it is sur
missed that the injuries were caused
by her being struck by lightning.
DONEGAL
In recent address delivered in Let
;1erkenny court house, Most Rev. DR..
vO'Donnell, bishop of Raphoe, called at
fcntiOn to the great wastaGe 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
10, an enthusiastic meeting. attended
by all the prominent residents, was
held. to consider Il scheme to light the
town by electricity
DOWN.
Sister Mary Dominick Ryan (daugll-
ser of Mrs. Ryan. Bridge street. New
ry). and Sister Mary Gertrude Lowry,
:[niccc of the late Jeremiah Lowry,
Newryl, have made their final vows
as 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'Neil. bishop of Dro
more, presiding. Roy. james Cnrlin
Adm. Newry, was master of ccre-
91lOnies. Mass was celebrated by Rev.
). Fitzpatrick, c. c., Newry. and the
s,iSh0p preached sermon appropriate
10 the occasion.
DUBLIN
1t is stated that the vacancy in the
position of chief of the statistics
branch of the agricultural depart
snent caused by the death of Mr.. w.
j. Coyne, has been filled by the ap-
continent of Mr.. James Edward o.
sSonor, G. l. Il. Mr.. O'Conor is an
drishmnn, who has had a long and dis
rfnguished career in the Indian civil
service, which he entered in 1872.
In the case of Thomas Byrne, a
prisoner in Mountjoy, under sentence
of death, the lord lieutenant has COM
united the sentence TO penal servitude
for life.
FERMANAGH.
SOmethiDu annrOachinv constnrno.