The Irish standard., 1906-02-24
NEWS FROM IRELAND
Antrim.

Sir Daniel Dixon, NJ P. for North
L Belfast, was elected Lord Mayor of
y Belfast for the seventh time OH Jan.
/ IS. @
Mr.. James Thompson, the well-known
4 news agent and sub-postmaster of Bel
fast, was killed recently by train on
& the County Down Railway near Helen's
Bay. The particulars of the fatilitS
are not known.
Armagh.
Mr.. Henry Richardson was elected
chairman and Mr.. w. H. Wright vice.
chairman of the Portadown Town
Council on Jan. 2s.
~ farmer named Loughran, residing
at Carricklane, near Middletown, while
I ploughing recently, unearthed num-
& Der of silver coins about the size of
a shilling and bearing the date 1412.
They were inside q small iron box,
and are in a good state of preservation.
Cork.
Alderman Joseph Barrett was unani-
1nously reelected to the Lord Mayorality
of Cork City on Jan. %.
Mr.. Richard Beamisii, of the firm OF
Beamish and Crawford. was placed
first on the list for the Shrievalty. the
other names being Edward Cahill and
Timothy Desmond.
At Kildorrery. Mr.. Michael Joyce
passed away at venerable age re-
Gently. Deceased was contributor to
the "Nation" in his early days, and in
his declining years was Il staunch sup
porter of the Gaelic League. He was
brother of Mr.. p. w. Joyce. LII. D..
and Of Dr. Robert ID. Joyce, both of
Irish literature.
Daniel Hogan. Il widey-knOwn cattle
dealer of Ennis. died on Jan. 20.
MI John Connors, of Ayle. Feakle, a
sturdy Irish patriot, and one of the
"Old Guard" of the late Fenian Or
ganization, died on Jan. 20.
Cavan.
Mr.. Denis Lennon, the Well-klOWn
merchant, died ut his late residence,
Market Street. Cootehill. on Jan. %,
aged 81.
Mr.. Philip Clarke. a well-known
matchmaker of Bailieboro, died on
Jan. %.
Mr.. Edward Reilly. acting clerk. has
tod IF oil
turbet Urban Council. at Il salary of
'E40 per annum and emoluments.
Carlow.
Mr.. Michael Molloy, J. r. was elected
chairman and Mr.. Timothy Murphy
was chosen vice-charman of the Town
Council of Carlow on Jan. %.
Mrs. Mary Leonard. wife of Henry
Leonard. and daughter of Thomas Kir-
wan. of Ballyoliver, died at her late
residence Tullow ST. Carlow on Jan. 10.
Rev. Father Matthew, O. S. F. c..
conducted Iridium for the promo
tfOh of temperance in Carlow Cathedral
recently At the closing ceremony the
reverend gentleman expressed himself
highly pleased with the results.
Down.
A marriage has been arranged, and
will take place after Easter. between
the Hon. Lillian Russell daughter Of
the late Lord Chief Justice of England.
and of Lady Russell of Killowen), and
Mr.. Henry Olrherts Drummond. of S
Great Cumberland place. London.
Derry.
On Jan. 20, Councillor John Patrick
Thompson was elected Mayor of Derry
for the year ensuing and duly installed
In office. Mr.. Thompson Is a UniOnist
Presbyterian and the outgoing Mayor
retiring of course was Il Unionist
Episcopalian. A protest was made on
the Nationalist side against the Or
ganized arrangement for excluding any
Catholic from the Mayoral Office. AL
derman M'Carter and Alderman ]. f.
O'Doherty joining in challenging the
Unionists to deny that they were
pledged to the Catholic boycott. There
was no attempt to answer, and the
EOrmality of the election was COM
pleted.
Dublin.
Jan. 90. in the Abbey Theatre a new
Irish cu.nedy by Mr.. William Boyle,
entitled 1.-THE Eloquent Dempsy." was
produced.
The salary of the Mayor Of Dublin
has at last been fixed at G3,6S7 los.
per .annum.
January 18th. at the Church of the
Three Patrons. Rathgar, with Nuptial
Mass, by the Right Rev. Monsignor
Fitzpatrick. V. G.. assisted by the Rev.
c.; Malone, Rev. j. Darlington, S. j.,
and the Rev. j. Sheehan, Herbert
Phillipson. L. D. S.. r. C. 8. l.. of
Dublin, was married to Emily. eldest
daughter of Michael Becker, Esq.
Rathgar.
Mr.. Joseph Doyle, the esteemed and
well-known manager of the Hlbernian
Bank, Dublin, died on Jan. 10. The
interment was in Glasnevin cemetery
Donegal.
Mr.. James Mulreany, an extensive
and well-knOwn cattle dealer of Done