The Irish standard., 1907-11-23

servants in the Great Northern Com
pany. and by his unvarying courtesy
and business abilities won the esteem
Of the commercial and travelling pub
Ilic.
Queens.
Solemn Office and Requiem Mass for
the repose of the soul of Rev. John
Carroll, P. p, Camross. took place in
the parochial church on Oct. %. after
which his remains We're inferred in
the presence Of his sorrowing people.
Roscommon.
Two Roscomn1on girls, Miss Rose
Egan and Miss Mary O'Flanagan,
trained at the industrial school, Lough-
glynn, are at present in Philadelphia
Pa giving exhibitions in lace making
and crochet work as a practical DEM
onstration to enlist American support
for an Irish industrial movement. They
went to the United States with Father
'o'1o6oti, WIZ - !SSlu1iue ou IIS
industrial question, and who explained
lhis mission to an interviewer by stat.
ing that the people of the United
States would be glad to help the move.
ment if they knew how. and, said
Father O'Flanagan, we are trying to
show them how
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| A new industry has been commenced
in this country, and it promises to be
great success. A company, which in
cludes Mr. Allison A. Sim (well known
in connection with the Collooney mills)
has been established for the manufac-
ture of bricks. floor tiles, drain pipes,
and similar goods on a large SCALE and
extensive machinery for this purpose
is at present being laid down. The
clay is exceptionally good, and the
company expect to begin supplying
goods toward the end of this month
The capital is 10000.
Tipperary.
Another Irish centenarian has passed
away in the person of John O'Connell.
Clonamac cogue, Loughmore, who died
few days ago at the extraordinary
age of 10s years. He was born in the
eighteenth century, and up to quite re-
Gently was hale and hearty and per-
fectly clear mentally Like most men
who have reached a remarkable age.
he loved to relate the stirring events
of the last century. To him O'Connell
was familiar figure. but the policy of
Meagher and Mitchell appealed more
to his view. In youth he excelled in
athletic sports.
Tyrone.
The Rev. P. O'Hagan Blaney, a, be-
loved and respected, curate Of Urney,
died recently in Dublin. His loss will
be deeply felt especially by the poor,
to whom he showed the most unbound
ed generosity. He was a native of
Buncrana.
Wostneath,
The "Westmeath Independent" states
that reductions of IS in the pound
have been granted to the tenants on
the De Freyne and Murphy estates,
being the reduction which was. given
to Lord Dillon's tenants before the
property was taken over by the Con-
gested Districts Board. vi
.' Wexford.
On Oct. %, in the parish church,
Piercestown. Miss Geraldine Mary F,itz-
gerald, who recently. embraced the
Catholic faith. daughter of Lady Maui
rice Fitzgerald, Johnstown Castle, was
welded to Mr. Thomas o'Ferralls Cor
ey. Nuptial Mass was celebrated by
the Rev Father Fortune. Piercetown,
assisted by the Rev. Father Hanlon,
Murrintown.
Wicklow. Co.,. ..
Father Dunphy. of Arklow," is
name that anytime for the past half
century stirred UP thoughts Of a. zeal
GUS priest and an incessant patriot,
says the Freeman's Journal. All his
career as priest has been spent among
the Woodworking fishing folk, and
brave. struggling workers Of Arklow.
He has watched by the cradle of every
effort for their moral or material i'm
provement. and he has earned the ben
ediction of seeing many of the efforts
crowned by success. Naturally, there
fore, the celebration of his golden jubi-
lee. on Oct 20. was a red-letter day In
the annals of Arklow. .,.4-