The Irish standard., 1905-02-18
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FROM IRELAND
ANTRIM.


Dixon was elected lord mayor for the
sixth time. In the course of the dis
cuSSiOn several members complained Of
the manner in which the reuuisition to
Sir Daniel Dixon had been prepared;
and one member said that the retiring
mayor. Sir Otto ianfe. had been treach-
erouSly dealt With. Sir Daniel Dixon
said lie came forward again in order to
defeat the proposal to pay the lord
MAYOR !; salary. For high sheriff the
name of Dr. O'Neill WAS placed first.
man O'Connell third.
ARMAGH.
Mr.. Charles Johnston, high sheriff,
OF Armagh. has been reelected chair
man of the Pcrtadown town council,
for the eighth year i'll succession.
At the meeting of the city council
of Armagh, on January %, Mr.. NJ.
Donnelly was temporarily moved to
the chair, when Mr.. Cassidy moved
that Mr. John Conway, j. p, be re-
elected as chairman, as he had dis
charged the duties during the past
three years with ability and proprety.
Mr.. NJ. Short seconded the motion,
which was passed unanimously.
CLARE.
On january 26 Most Rev. DR.. Fo-
garty paid his first official visit to
Killaloe and was accorded a most ell
thusiastic welcome. In replying to adj
dresses presented to him he referred
to the causes which operated against Il
united nation in Ireland, and dealt at
length with the land and university
questions.
Charles Owen Keane. of Ennis, has
been appointed Il notary public for
Glare county.
CORK.
At the Cork municipal election there
were but two candidates for the lord
mayoralty, the outgoing lord mayor
(AIr \. Rocle) and Alderman Barrett,
who had been also nominated for the
position last year. There were only
two members of the corporation absent
Alderman Cave and Mr.. Nj. Murphy.
On poll being taken it was found
that &c had voted for Alderman Bar
rett and Is for Roche. Alderman Bar
rett was accordingly declared elected.
The names of Messrs. Thos. Dono-
van, John Reardon and John Lynch
were selected, in that order, to submit
to the lord lieutenant for the high
shrievalty.
In Cork, OH January %. the funeral
of Michael Murphy, Il. c., took place,
and was attended by Il very large num-
Der of citizens.
DUBLIN.
On the morning of January % the
dead body of young man, named
John Brennan, was found lying in the
six-foot way at Donabate station. 1t
is surmised that Brennan was knocked
down by the engine of the night mail
from the north, and killed OH the spot
The Great Southern & Western
Railway company announce a dividend
of 3M per cent for the half year end
ing December 81.
Under date of January % the Irish
National Trustees acknowledge the
receipt of the seventh installment Of
91,OOO from the United Irish league in
America.
On January % the Dublin corpora
ton reelected the present lord mayor
Councillor Hutchinson to the office
for the coming year.
DERRY.
On the morning Of January "a one
of the biggest fires that has occurred
in Derry for some time broke out in
the premises of Messrs. Maxwell &
Greer, druggists and chemists, FOyle
street. 1t originated in the building
at the rear of the premises, where
there was a large quantity of int1am-
mable material. and, i'll spite Of the
efforts of the fire department and citi-
zens, the building and it's contents
were destroyed. The fire was not sub
dued until after 6 O'clock
DOWN.
At the meeting of the Newry urban
council, on January %, Mr.. Henry
Loughran, J. F., was unanimously
reelected chairman. Mr.. james Say
age, J. F., was re-appointed chairman
of the Warrenpoint urban council.
On January 10 John Mckee. cart
err, was proceeding from Newry to Kill
keel. when. lust outside of RostrevOr,
his horse bolted Oh the approach of a
traction engine. Mckee was thrown
under the wheel of wagon ana
crushed to death.
FERMANAGH.
Mr.. Ffolliott W. Barton. j. T.. Clon-
ely. has been sworn in as high sheriff
of the county Fermanagh for 1908,
and at the same time Mr.. II. a. Burke,
J. T.. was sworn in as sub-sherlff.
On January % Mr. James Dundas
was elected as chairman of the Ennis
killen urban council, Mr.. Francis Lit
tie, Nationalist, dissenting. Mr. George
Coulter was elected vice-chairman
GALWAY.