The Irish standard., 1908-02-08
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i selADOTate report Qedun& WIN the ne.
4 cessity for the extension of the works,
end estimates the cost of the first
portion, complete, at s435,o00.
Armagh.
A. most successful dramatic and nu-
sical entertainment was given in the
Town Hall, Ready. on the night of
the 3rd ult., under the auspices of
the Christian Brothers schools. Faith
or Devine occupied the chair. The
program, which was of a miscellane-
GUS character, was finely rendered.
Cavan.
At q recent meeting Of Drumlane
Division, A. o. H., Bro. Fitzpatrick
presiding, the chairman spoke on the
progress of the Order in the County
and hoped that every Irishman who
possessed his own will and reasoning
would find himself enrolled mem-
Der before 1908 draws to close.
Clare.
John Cox Of Claref1eld. while suffer-
ing from mental depression commit
ted suicide on New Years Day by
shooting himself.
A shooting affair is reported from
Lisdoonvarna. Mr.. Daniel O'Lough-
!, lin, Co. c. and hotel proprietor at
Lisdoonvarna, was stopped on Jan. 9.
by some men while driving to Ennis
tymon railway station, and shot in
the body. The bullet was extracted.
!. Mr.. O'Loughlin was on his way to En-
mis- to attend a meeting of the Clare
Co. Council.
& Sister Mary Joseph Xavier O'Cal-
{ laghan beloved religious. died at
! the Convent of Mercy, Bautry, recent
~, in the 44th year of her age and the
q 28tl1 of her religious profession.
While waiting at the King Street
Barracks. Cork, to receive his pension
money. on Jan. 4, ex-Sergeant John
( Cavan r. ]. c., dropped dead. He
Z was suffering from a weak heart.
Thomas ]. Mcdonnell, late of the
Catholic University Medical School,
died on Jan. s, at his fathers resi-
dence, Sundays Well, Cork.
Derry.
S,s Mrs. Margaret Thompson, vener-
able and beloved resident of Derry
City, died on Jan. 5. She was in her
back to the days when Derry was al
most wholly comprised within the
= walled city and the waters of the
Foyle laved the ramparts towards
Ship Quay and the Strand. She saw
Roger Dempsey by his coffin on a
cart go to Claudy for execution usl5)
and the highwaymen Rainey. Nc
QUAD and Acheson swing from the
gallows in front Of the Jail in Bishop
Street. She was born in 1910, and so
was five years old when the star of
Bonaparte sank for ever at Waterloo
Donegal.
AT Downing's Bay. on Jan. Z, was
landed the best catch Of herrings for
the season. Unfortunately, the Scot
tish boats had left for home. but the
local boats are meeting with splendid
success catches OF 81. 64 and 5, Grams
being brought IN at AIS per Gran. Her
rings are plentiful all round the coast
and big catches are reported from
Dunaff Head on the east side of Swil-
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Down,
Remarking that he had been guilty
of cruel offense, Stephen Doherty, of
Downpatricll. was recently sentenced
acting Recorder at Derry, for bigamy.
Accused. who was married to Mary
M'Kee at Omagh in October, 1905, en-
tered into second contract and mar
rled a pretty young girl named Marie
Clarke, the latter being quite unaware
the he had been already welded.
. Dublin.
M Dublin Gaels and their sympathizers
from city and country, f1ocked in large
numbers to the Mansion House Jan. 4,
where the annual festival of the Ard
Craobh of the Gaelic League was held.
There was Irish singing and dancing
s;go leor and number OF the members
of the branch staged a charming lit
tie Irish play. specially written for
the occasion by DR.. Seumus O'Beirne.
Close on $50 guests were entertained
to supper shortly before midnight, and
) Irish dancing was kept up till an early
hour.
r. Fsrmanash.
81 A. cordial welcome was given to the
Rev. Nicholas Smyth, at Derrygonnel-
.sly, after his absence of 1s years in the
United States. Father Smyth is son OF
the late Mr.. Charles Smyth, merchant
and brother of the