The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-02-25
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occurrence took place at Hollywood
railway station. A woman named
Sarah Valley and her husband were
passengers by the GAO p. IN. train
from Belfast. On getting onto the
platform, the woman was seen to stag
ger and fall to the permanent way.
On being lifted up, it was seen that
She had suffered terrible injuries. DR..
Dornan was Immediately sent for, but
on his arrival he pronounced life ex-
tinct.
CORK.
Thomas Donovan, Esq, Fernhurst,
College Road, Cork, has been APP
pointed High Sheriff for Cork City.
At Riverstown, on Feb. LIST, the
charges of riot and unlawful assem-
bly,, against the % defenders of Muir
phys house, at Watergrasshill, We're
further adjourned until March I'd.
At Middleton on Jan. Both three
valuable horses, the property of Mr..
Edward Stack, leading Nationalist,
were sold by auction, to satisfy a iudg-
ment for rent and We're bought in for
Mr.. Stack. There was a large attend
ance from all parts of East Cork. A
meeting was held, after the sale, at
which addresses were delivered by
Captain Donelan, NJ. p, and others,
and strong sympathy was expressed
with Mr.. Stack. Captain Donelan
said he had been an advocate of con-
Citation, but some landlords mistooll
Cancellation for weakness.
CAVAN.
The half-yearly report Of the Direc-
tors of the Cavan and Leitrim railway
company to November, 1904, says
The receipts show gross revenue
from all sources of f5,974 15s. lid.
against a gross revenue Of f6,215 Os.
sd. in the corresponding half year of
1908. The working expenses have been
f5,6O4 les. Cd, against f5,430 IS. 4d.
for the corresponding half-year of
1908. Taking into consideration the
depression Of trade in the country gen
orally, and the fact that the compari-
son is with record half-year, the
above traffic receipts cannot be re-
garded as unsatisfactory.
CLARE.
The Venerable Archdeacon Malone,
V. G., Of st. Senanus's, Kilrush, who
has just published pamphlet entitled
"Irish Schools and their Manager
ship" has made several valuable con-
tributons to Irish history. Among his
works are-"Birthplace Of st. Pat
rick" Chapters Towards the Life of
st. Patrick adrian Nv. and Ire
land" and "Life of st. Flannan
CKillaloe)." But his principal work is
a Church History Of Ireland" in
two volumes, which first appeared in
1868, and has run into several editions.
Dr. Malone, who was born in Ennis
and is in his seventy-ninth year
speaks Irish fluently, having acquired
a knowledge of the language in his
young days.
DERRY.
On the morning Of Jan. 9th a mid
dle-aged lady, named Wilson, of re.
spectacle connection and ample means
residing at Lovers Glen, near Derry,
went into a tenement house, at Water.
side to call on a friend who lived at
the top. Getting no answer to her
knocking, she turned to descend the
stairs, but lost her balance, and fell to
the bottom, fracturing her skull. She
received medical attention, but she
never recovered consciousness prior to
her death.
DUBLIN.
In Blackjack on the morning of Jan
9th, Miss Margaretta Florence Mas.
sey died suddenly, to the deep regret
of the friends of the young lady and
her family. Miss Massey, who was
about twenty three years Of age, was
the eldest daughter of Mr.. John Mas.
sey of the Post Office, Booterstown
avenue. The deceased young lady did
not, apparently, suffer from any ILL
ness, and a few moments before her
death was laughing and chatting with
her mother and sister. She was about
to take up position in one of the
Dublin hospitals, had been examined,
and had been passed as in sound
health by the staff of the hospital.
On the evening of Jan. 9th, the
house-steward Of the Royal st.
Georges club, Kingston, Mr.. Hubert
Mayer, died suddenly after having
dined. DR.. Corbett, who had been at
tending the deceased for some time
past, certified the death as being due
to angina pectoris. The deceased was
about sc years of age.
DOWN.
On Jan. Goth a conference, convened
by officials of the Ulster Farmers and
Laborer's Union, was held in the
Town hall, Newtownards, to consider
the claims of candidates willing to
contest the North Down constituency
on behalf of the Union, and in opposi-
ton to the sitting member, Mr.. Thos.
l.. Corbett, who is accused of joining
hands with the lanlords. Mr.. B. 3.
Caughey presided, and a resolution