The Irish standard., 1908-11-07
NEwsFRoM IRELAND
Antrim.
Business is booming in Belfast.

Business is booming IN Belfast. It
is expected that the coming year win
be rec,rd year IN the shlpSuilding
yards. Already Messrs. Workman,
Clarke 'and Co. are kept going to the
f.ghest limit. while Harland snd
Wolffe are expected to incrcas. their
Present staff Of. workers from a0oe
tic 10000. The latter firm has al
ready commenced the work on the
two White Star liners. Olympic" and
"Titanic,"
Armagh. >
: A fire Of an alarming nature broke
cut on Oct. TO-. in the establishment.
cf Archibald Gillespie. painter and
decorator. Dobbin street, Armagh. The
Fire Brigade. after great difficulty,
succeeded in checking the flames. An
extensive supply Of paints and oils
was destroyed, and it is. Understood
: that the damage is not more than
half covered by insurance.
Cork.
The. death is announced Of Prot.
Alexander Jack. who for mal.y years
occupied the Chair Of Engineering,
and was Registrar of Queen's College,
Cork. He was nearly 40 years of age,
end retired, from the char q few
years ago. In. addition to scholarly at
tainment, varied and deep, he, POSSESS
cd many excellent qualities and his
lass will be- sincerely mournee by all
who knew him. - - =
:: Clare. ~.
Forty-one men from Ennistv,nou,
:sco. Clare, convicted OF cattle driving.
:ond sentenced to days imprisonment
on refusing to. give bai',. were dis
charged from Limerick Prison. on Oct:
-1s, on the completion of their. sen
.tence. There was no demonstration
over, the release Of the defendants,
who subsequently proceeded home by
train. 1t is. said that "a cattle drive
took place near. Droadford. . County
Clare, the, same night and dfty-four
head. rof catt.e~ were driven off tile
violet Hill estate the. property Of
James. D., Going. who resides near the
Village. There is some untenanted
land on the property, and tho question
If the distribution Of those lands has
keen under. discussion for s3n,e time
past: -'-'; e.
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The rededication of st. Patrick's
Church,, .Bawn.: Parish. Of Agnnsnaullan
West. took place recently in The pres.
ence OF a large congregation jnclud-
ing a number Of: priests; The. Ven.
Archdeacon McGione. PIT. p.D.,
eartcknaacross. presided. Rev. p. NC
: Nance. &C., Monaghan was .cele-
'braht. Of Ifgh Mass; Rev. C.. Tierney,
:!c.c.: Rev. T Mcouaid. G.. c., deacon
and sub-deacon, while the Rev.
'T'rof. .Doherty President ST. McCar-
>tan's Seminary, was master Of core
monies.
Carlow.
;. Carlow Urban Council has deferred
it's decision on, an application by the
military authorities for permission for
a battery Oft the Royal F':,ld .Arril-
lsry which to be. stationed tempo
rarily on the" town.: to carry on drill
lit. the. Fair, Green, as the Council
Considered that the exercises would
cut up the surface of the green, but
they decided. to request. the military
tc give particulars. OF theit require
nents. :. - :. -: =;
Charles S. Clancy; son Of the Sub
Sheriff OF Dublin. died on: Oct: II. at
the Mater. Misericordiae Hospital, a
victim to. the. typhoid: fever which has
prevailed in clontarf for the past few
days. g. He: was rs. years OF age, and
had for: some time occupied the post
Of electrical engineer at the Fleet
Street Electrical Works. of the, Cor.
poration, He was very popu.a.: among
his fellows. =
Derry. =.
Filling. in; q Pensions Act form for
an old woman in County Derry, a
gentleman asked the claimant IL she
was married. mo-" she replied,
thank the Lord for all T1is mercies."
= Down. :.
The Right Rev. DR.. Tohill Bishop
Of Down and. Connor, has Inadc the
following changes in his diocese: Rev.
F. o'Rafferty. &C.. :Leughgriel.. is to
he c. G., Portstewart, in place Of Rev.
M. P. Hayes. who becomes c. c.,
1ioughriel: Rev. 7. Mcdonald, Adm.
cushendun, becomes c. c.. holy Ros-
ary. Belfast. in place Of Rev. J. os-
borne. who Is leaving for the Arch
diocese Of wellington, New Zealand.
ewing to failing health: Rev. D.
Rhodes. latciy ordained. 4, annoin+s1