The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-22
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by the Belfast branches of the United
Irish League. Numerous collectors
were busy at work in the different dis
tricts. \ handsome sum was realized.
EARLY on the morning of September
25 a destructive fire occurred in North
street, Belfast, on the premises of
Messrs. McGuinness, boot manufacture
ers, and in spite Of the efforts of the
fire brigade, who We're quickly on the
scene, the flames spread to the adjoin-
ing premises of Mr.. ]. Carmichael, hat
manufacturer Messrs McGuinness'
premises We're completely Quilted, the
damage done to them amounting to
several thousand pounds.
ARMAGH.
On September II the reception of
Miss Mary Josephine fleming lin re-
ligon Sister Mary Augustus), daugh-
ter Of Mr.. James fleming, Gladstone
street, Waterford, took place at the
Mercy convent, Lurgan. Most Rev.
DR.. O'Neill, bishop of Dromore, Off
ciated, assisted by the Rev. NJ. Nc
Conville, P. p, Lurgan.
CARLOW.
On September a Most Rev. DR.. Fo-
ley, bishop Of Kildare and Leighlin,
conferred holy orders OH the following
students of st. PatricIs college, in the
cathedral, Carlow. TO priesthood,
Rev. j. Cremin,for diocese Of Perth,
West Australia; to deaconships, Rev.
Denis Healy and Rev. Michael Brady;
to subdeaconship, Rev. ]. Walshe.
Shortly after noon OH September %
a fire broke out in the haggard of Mr..
Patrick Kelly, of Butlersgrangc, about
a mile and half from Tullow, and in
short time it had taken hold of a
large quantity of hay which was under
cover, and the produce of eleven acres
of oats The Carlow fire brigade ar
rived on the scene in little over an
hour, but it was too late to save much
of the property. The loss is covered
by insurance.
CORA.
The death, in his 74th year, is an
nounced, on September 80, at his resi-
dence, 6 Park View, Wellington Road,
Of John George Mccarthy, secretary to
the Cork county council. MI. McCar-
thy spent the greater part of his life in
the service of the county grand jury of
Cork, and was appointed secretary Of
the county council Oh the formation Of
that body. He was considered the best
authority in Ireland on the grand jury
laws.
A Queenstown dispatch of Septem-
Der q says: "rhe abundance of fish
in Queenstown harbor at present is so
great that it is stated that if even a
small percentage could be caught, there
would be some difficulty in finding a
market for it. A number Of fishermen
who brought their yawl into Queens
town to sell the fish they had already
caught saw the mackerel break under
their yawl, while disposing of their
catch, and leaving down their net only
few feet from the shore hauled in
over 500 fish,
CLARE.
We are pleased to be able to state
that in connection with the attempted
Spanish swindle, and the extraction of
sum of f55 from Mrs. Comyn, Mil
townmalbay, the swindlers have been
foiled. On September "a Mrs. Comyn
received back the letter containing her
eleven Is Bank of England notes, the
letter not having been delivered at
Barcelona.
DERRY.
On September 81 woman named
Letitia Mitchell met her death by a
lamentable misadventure, at Kindro-
head. Culdaff. She drank carbolic acid
by mistake for whisky, and died in
great agony. A coroner's jury returned
a verdict Of death by misadventure.
DOWN.
A deputation of the tenants on Col.
Donaldson's estate, situated at Derry
boy, consisting Of Messrs. FL. Steven
son, J. Cleland, J. Wilson, T. Lindsay
and j. Marshall, met the agent, Mr..
Joseph Fowler, at Mr.. Thomas Lind
says, Derryboy House, when he sub
mitted a further offer from the land
lord, viz: Twenty per cent (241A years
purchase), on second term rents, and 80
per cent (21h years purchase), on first,
and 10 per cent (27A years. purchase),
to leaseholders-all rents to be paid
up to November 1, 1904; and 31A per
cent interest on purchase money from
that date until vesting order; sporting
rights to go to the tenants. The ten
ants present accepted the terms. A
full meeting will be held to make final
arrangements.
DONEGAL.
On the evening of September % a
man named Denis Gallagher, who
lived in the Fintown district, was ac-
cidentally thrown out of a cart and
killed almost instantly.
DUBLIN.
On September 30 the body Of gre
nader guardsman, named Nolan, was
discovered electrocuted on the South
port electric railway.