The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-12-15
| NEWS FROM lRELAND
Armagh.

Armagh.
John H. Burke, Westport House,
Middletown, County Armagh, has been
appointed a magistrate for the County
Armagh. Mr.. Burke, who is Catl1o-
lilo and Nationalist, will sit at Middle
town and lyman petty sessions.
In the course Of speech delivered
after the result of the North Armagh
slsction on Nov. ~, Mr.. Lindsay Craw--
ford referred to the exhibition Of Or
ange bigatory and ignorance which
had prevailed during the contest, and
remarked that 1reland's cause was a
winning cause.
Rev. Mother de Sales (McGeeney)
died on Nov. 1s, at the Convent Of
Mercy. Edward street, Lurgan.
- Antrim.
Mr.. Henry Plews. general manager
OF the Great Northern Railway COM
pany Of Ireland, gave evidence in Lon
don, on Nov. 90, before the royal COM
mission on waterways and canals. He
held that the Ulster canal and other
canals in the North Of Ireland had
not been success. and that the pub
lilo funds should not be used to subsi
die these waterways.
On Nov. 20 a bazaar in aid Of the
funds of st. Patrick's church, Lis
burn, was opened by Mr.. j. R. T..
Mulholland, j.. p. The debt on the
church, parochial house, schools and
teachers residence is about $4,000.
cavan.
:. The body of John Prior, gentleman
farmer. Of Arvagh, Co. Cavan, was
found In the Royal canal, Mullingar,
on Nov. %. He had been missing
since the 18th inst, when he attended
Mullingar fair to sell horses. He was
highly connected and was a. brother
in-law of the coroner for County Long
ford.
Cork.
On Nov. IL, i'll the land commission
court, Fourt Courts, Mr.. Justice Fitz-
gerald delivered judgment in a large
number of appeal cases which had
been heard In Ennis, Strabane, Cavan,
Killarney, Dublin and Cork.
The Very Rev. John Canon OMa-
hony, D. D., president st. Ffrbarr's
Seminary, has been appointed parish
priest, Douglas.
A fire broke out at No. "a Beach,
Queenstown. occupied by Mrs. M. K.
Waldron, on. Nov. 10. It originated
in the kitchen, and made some head
way, but, fortunately, help was soon
at hand. and number Of willing
hands. with a good supply OF water,
prevented tho fire from spreading to
any appreciable extent. Had it been
otherwise, the result might have been
disastrous, owing to the location Of the
premises.
Donegal.
On the evening Of Nov. 20, the
Donegal residents in Glasgow, and the
West Of Scotland, held their twenty
ninth annual reunion in the new
st. Mungo Halls. Rev. Joseph Boyle,
Ecclesiastical Inspector, Raphoe,, pre-
sided, and accompanying him on the
platform were: Rev. Father McDe-
witt, Raphoe; Rev. Father McDwyer,
Ardara; Very Rev. Canon McLuskey,
Very Rev. Canon Mccarthy. Very Rev.
Father Alfred, o. NJ. F.; Rev. Father
Robb, c. p; Rev. Father Hyacinth,
G. p; Rev. Father Ryan, Rev. Father
Duggan, Rev. Father O'sullivan,
Messrs. Geo. -McGhee, Neil GALLAGHER,
w. G. McFadden, Councillor Martin,
Menus McGettigan and others.
Derry.
AS result of the work of rsgistra-
ton carried out by the Nationalists
! Of Derry for some time back and their
close attention to the Revision Courts,
the Unionist majority on the register
has been substantially decreased. In
every WAT0 there is q NdLlOIlAllSC gam,
varying from 1879 in the West ward to
397 in the Waterside. Before the re-
vision the Unionist majority in the
borough was 2,0s7. That majority has
been cut down to 545, a. net Nationalist
gain Of 1,542.
Down.
Two men, named, HARDWOOD and
Nicholson. were employed in repair
ing the roof of g. house in Newry
Not having come home from their
work at the appointed time, inquiries
were made. and, as result, the two
were found dead at the back Of the
premises where they were working.
Henry Mcknight, aged 81 years. Of
Morilla street, Newtonards, was killed
on Nov. II, by falling from hearst
on the way from funeral.
At meeting Of the Newry Urbar
Cornell m Nov 10 Arthur McCann