The Irish standard., 1907-03-23


trance to strangford Lough, and to
place two gas lighting buoys between
Skulmartin and Donaghadee in addi-
ton to the lights already along the
coast. This will be great boon to
Irish sea mariners.
Dublin.
Judge Carton died on Feb. "a at his
residence in Dublin. Judge Carton was
called to the bar in 1868, and had a
good practice, particularly in the court
of bankruptcy. He was elected a
Bencher of the Kings Inns in 1886,
and was made Il Dublin police nagis-
trate by the late government and sub
sequently promoted to the county court
judgeship of Glare. Judge Carton was
one of the commissioners of National
Donations and Requests, and was also
q commissioner OF national education.
For Il time he occupied the presidency
of the ST. Vincent de Paul Society,
in succession to the late Judge Waters
On Feb. 25 William Morgan, of IL
Milmount avenue. an electrician. aged
40 years, dropped dead when walking
through a corridor of ST. Patrick's
College, Drumcondra, at which place
he was employed at work at the time.
The deceased had previously COM
planned of heart disease.
On Feb. 25, at Lucan Wool!en Mills,
owned by Messrs james Hill and
Sons, a foreman named Patrick Keat-
ing, residing at q place in the village
known as Weir View, was in charge
of one of the machinery indepartments,
when through some mishap he got en-
| tangled in the machinery and was
killed. The proprietor, Mr.. Hill, who
employs over 500 hands. was on the
scene and ordered all work to be sus-
pended Immediately. Mr.. Hill was
deeply affected. He states that death
of the kind has not been known to have
taken place for over fifty years.
Fermanagh.
A tree trunk of gigantic dimensions
has been discovered in a bog in the
townland of Corrasaul, half mile from
Newtownbutler. The tree, which is ly-
ing in a horizontal position in the turf,
is of a very hard wood, probably oak,
and measures 1913 feet in length. It's
diameter at the base is about six feet.
| Thomas Murphy died recently at his
residence in Ederney, Co. Fermanagh.
AS the mourners were leaving the
graveside the announcement was made
that his brother Francis had just sue
cumbed to an attack of influenza. The
the bereaved relatives in their double
affliction.
Galway.
The friends of the scheme to make
a port of call for trans Atlantic steam
ers on the Galway coast, still hope for
success. In Dublin public opinion
seems veering round to the view that
the only western connection which can
benefit the capital and Ireland gen.
| traffic northwards, is that by Galway,
obviously and indisputably the directed
route to Dublin, being as it is almost
a straight line bridging a relatively in
tervening distance of only 126 1-2 miles,
capable of being covered in 1-2 hours.
In addition to the interest taken in
Canada in Galway the favorable action
of the Newfoundland legislature is of
serious weight and significance, and
will tell in the controversy in favor of
Galway port.
Kerry.
On Feb. 26, at Tralee, an ex-London
policeman, named James McElligott,
Pembroke street, almost severed his
head from his body with a razor. The
evidence Of Mrs. McElligott at the in
quest showed that he was i'll for some
time. and was moody and depressed
latterly and that his father had died
in an asylum. while brother had COM
mitted suicide. Deceased was fifty
years of age. The jury found a ver-
dict of suicide while temporary insane.
Mr.. Michael Tuomey, farmer liiv-
ing at Springmount, Curens, died at
Tralee, on Feb. %.
| leitrim.
Mr.. Michael Mclaughlin. we'll
known figure at the local fairs through
out Roscommon and Leitrim, died at
his residence, Grange, Carrick- on
Shannon, on Feb. 20.
| Limerick.
Dr. John Nolan died in Limerick on
Feb. 26, after long illness. DR.. Nolan
was eldest son of the late Mr.. John
Nolan, j. p, Kibane, near Limerick,
and was for many years resident rnedi-
cal officer of Limerick wo-khouse.
On Feb. "a, on the invitation of the