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price and the bonus amounted to
& 100000. He decided in favor of a
negotiator's fee of l 1-2 per cent. on
the purchase money, claimed, under
agreement, by Mr.. Norris Goddard,
one-siNth going to Mr.. Clifford Lloyd.
Sligo.
On the night of May Goth, a destruc-
tive fire occurred at Mullaghmore,
when the seaside lodge of Mr.. ]. H.
kincaid, agent for the Hon. Evelyn
Ashley, landlord of the greater por-
ton OF the district, was burned down.
The only persons in the house were
caretaker and his wife and daughter,
! who made their escape with difficulty.
There was torchlight procession in
connection with local elections. on
that evening, and one theory is that
the sparks from some of the torch
lights were carried to the house by
the breeze, and smouldered for some
time till the woodwork caught fire.
The total loss is estimated at between
$4,000 and 100000 covered by insur-
ance.
Tyrone.
In the House of Commons, ON May
goth, Mr. Doogan asked the chief Sec
rotary whether he had received pro-
test, signed by 207 Local Government
electors, against the proposed change
by the returning officer, Mr.. Claud
Hamilton, of their polling station,
from Coalisland to New Mills, on the
grounds that rumors had reached him
that there was some disorderly con-
duct at the previous election, not
withstanding the fact that the presid-
ing officer, polling clerks, candidates,
and police state that the rumor was
baseless whether he is aware that
the Orange village of New Mills had
neither police station nor telegraph
Office, that it was two miles distant
| from Coalisland, that there were only
$50 voters in the neighborhood, as
against $50 in Coalisland, mainly mill
workers, many of whom, after quit
ting work at six o'clock, would be un-
able to walk two miles and have their
votes cast within the statutory
period.
Tipperary
AT the Tipperary Race Meeting, on
May 30th, Mr. ]. O'Hara's Eland won
the Railway Plate; Mr. T. J. Harti
gan's Georgina, the Substitute Plate;
Mr.. NJ. Hayes Colleen Dhas, the Visi-
tors Plate; Mr.. e. Mullaly's Irish
Berry, the santoi Plate; and Mr.. r.
c. O'Brien's The Ballaugh walked over
for the Stand Plate. On the second
day (91st), Mr. w. A. Byrne's Stage
Duke won the Junction Plate; Mr.. J.
Roche Hartigan's Miss Hobhouse, the
Barronstown Plate; Mr.. J. Dwyers's
Fairy Seat, the Subscribers Plate;
Mr.. A. Buckley's Roman Law, the
Tradesman's Plate; and Mr.. John
Widger's Sylvan Scene, the. Galtee
Plate.
| Westmeath.
! Among the members elected on Del
vim Rural Council, at the recent cleo
lions, for the Division of Rosmead,
appeared the names of Mildred Charl-
otte Marquise de la Bedoyere and Mi
! chael Norman.
Other divisional elections were as
follows: Ballinlough, John Pagan,
christopher Bennett, Delvin, James
Burke, John Bray, Fore West, James
Cullen, Thomas Gallagher, Kinturk,
Joseph Keegan, Thomas Lynch.
Waterford.
The Pope, on the recommendation
of Most Rev. DR.. Sheehan, Bishop of
Waterford and Lismore, has confer
red the degree of Doctor of Divinity
on the following three priests of the
diocese: Rev. Denis Whelan (Profes-
sor of Theology, st. Johns College,
Waterford); Rev. Michael Sheehan,
M. A. D., Phi. professor of Ancient
| Classics, st. Patrick's College, May
nooth); and Rev. Patrick Beecher, M.
A. professor of Pastoral Theology
Sacred Eloquence and Elocution, st.
Patrick's College, Maynooth).
Wicklow.
The arrangement for the Wicklow
Feis have been completed. Granted
fine weather, the Flies promises to
be one of the largest Gaelic League
events of the year. Large numbers
of entries have been received, mostly
in the language competitions. In the
Industrial Section prizes are offered
for lace-making, knitting, shoemaking,
Woodworking, ironwork, Illuminating,
etc. Exhibits of every description,
especially of articles manufactured in
County Wicklow, will be on view. A
local committee has been appointed to
carry out this department, under the
management of Mr.. Simon Doyle, Of
| Wicklow.
Wexford.
On May 2Sth, great demonstration,
worthy Of the patriot peasants who
fell fighting for Irish liberty, at the
battle of Vinegar Hill took place at
Enniscorthy. The day was the one
hundred and seventh anniversary Of
the capture of the town by the insur-
gents, in '9S, and the occasion was