The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-06
Antrim.

tionalists centered in the Falls AID
Smithfield wards. rho United Ilish
league candidate was successful in
both.
James Percy, who vas we'll known
sin the North of ireland, especially
8 iii Belfast, where he died recently,
d at his residence, Grove Park. Dublin
1 He came with his family a year agn
! 10 reside in Dublin, where his sons,
= Mr.. J. C. Percy. J. P, and MI. Andrew
! Percy, occupy important commercial
positions.
= Armagh.
I The Baptist Church at Clifford road
Co. Ar:nash, was broken
4 1 into some nights ago by some ur-
known party who s,rced open a door
\ at the rear by means of an iron har.
Several articles were found strewn
rs about the church, bet nothing was
stolen. 1t is believed the object cf
the thief was to secure money. but
as all the available coin was removed
Il on the previous Sunday he was
\ obliged to leave cmot. handed.
I Carlow.
The death is annC,,rced of Co. III
spector Smith, R. !! c., who was in
charge of the Co. Carlow force prior
n; to his retirement in 1883.
1 Thomas Lillis. schcolmaster in tn,
q Carlow Workhouse, lied there on Jan.
IL, aged AZ years. He had only beer
i'll few days.
| Cork.
The death took place on Jan. 10 OF
Mr. Nicholas Murphy, Carign1ore, Co.
Cork, Chairman or the Cork Distiller.
les Company. He was about so years
H Of age, and up to f,w years ago h.
ment of the distillery business, which
has an extensive connection in tire
South of Ireland.
At a meeting of the Nationalist
Jan. 10, Councillor sisk was selectes
as National candidat, for this years
Lord Mayoraty. = resolution was
passed deciding to rorm those pres
ent into party to DO known rs the
L National Party of Cork Corporation
Derry.
In response to an application, u
was decided by Derry No. . District
Council to have all the future horec
Il property built by the Council insured
with the 11ibernian Insurance Co.
4; Redmond Barry. III. p. for North
Tyrone Solicitor Genc1al, paid visit
to Derry on Sunday. Proceeding tn
1.-The Bishops House. he called uron
1 the Most Rev. DIR. MctTugh and srent
,f some time in converse tion with his
lordship, afterward returning to stra-
a bane.
553a Donegal.
h Henry Musgrave Of Drumgl las
House, Belfast. has been sworn in as
fIigh Sheriff for the County Of Dom
egal and John $. McCay Of Derry
resworn as I1ndershariff.
58s,sss Among the cases O. longevity which
s3Sshave come to light n connection with
t the Old Age Pension, is that of Bryan
Gs c'Donnell, aged 107, of Inver. Co.
Donegal, who speaks only in the an :.
Client tongue; Patrick Mozart who
H was born in Ballntra, in the same
county, but has lived for the past GO
years in strahane, Is older having
been born in 1893.
Dublin
Francis Geoghegan, for many years
ccnneoted with the Telegraph Depart
n,ent. died from hesrt failure at mis-
residence. IL st. Josephs street. on
Ssn. s. His quiet, uH;tssuming nature
sf& his straightforward and manly charac-
es ter, and the cheerfulhcss with which
bF he bore so many years of i'll health
\ endeared him to all his friends ana
! colleagues.
s3s Thos. Newell, CU.), 1856; Edward
Elliott (U.), 161; ]. w. alexander O,.)
las; DR.. Bell (U), ,2S; G. w. Young
fs# fU.), 1877; E. Brady, ny. 1913: r. Me
3g Auley (N). 11s; d. Hunter. Gndc-
a pendent), So, have heen elected to the
e four vacant seats in the New Castle
Council.
"A portion Of the grounds of the
8 Newry Agricultural Society, has b.scn
lss set apart for the purposes of carrying
out experiment in lnaEures. The en-
RS periments are to be conducted by f.
gs Nv. Shannon, and the results will lie
,ssg en- view at this years annual Show.
sss Fermanaeh.
Negotiations have been compile. ell
ss9 lor the sale of the estate of Mrs. Ma
rlon Gray, situated in the parishes
cot Cleenish and Devanish, Co. Ferma
nagll, to the tenants, who numbered
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