The Irish standard., 1909-03-06
3NEWS FROM IRELAND
Antrim.

III Sir Robert Anderson, J. p, has oeen
reelected Lord Mayor of Belfast.
Division No. ia, A. o. H. Belfast.
presented National President, Joseph
Devlin, MP, with all illuminated ad-
A,,ydress.
g. Armagh.
!ssa Rev. Father Mckinley, c. c., Ar
rnagh, delivered an eloquent address
/ on the progress of Hibernianisn in
~ Armagh, at the annual reunion of
Division AZ, on Jan. %. Wonder if
nj he is Of the McKinleys who gave a
!, a president to the United States.
49, Cavan.
NJ. The death of Very Rev. John o.
as Reilly, P. p, VIZ, Killeshandra, took
ai place on Jan. "a. After Solemn Office
and High Mass in the parish church
on Jan. %, in the presence of a crowd
ed congregation, His Lordship, Most
~ ~. Rev. DR.. Boylan. preached the panesy-
!, rlc. The interment took place in the
Il church grounds.
1ses&fo Clare.
- At the Ennis Quarter Sessions De-
fore County Court Judge Bodkin X. c.,
f Vim. J. Corbett, Willbrush, Corof1n.
claimed 6 so for the malicious driving
and injury of IA cattle on October H.,
al Deilinmore, IL for the driving Of
"a bullocks on December l at Derrna-
vagina, and $50 for the driving Of
h. eight head Of cattle on November s,
1rof which four were lost. Mr.. H. Grove,
'7rB.; l.. INSTRUCTED by Mr.. Hickman.
e solicitor), appeared for applicant. Mr..
M. Comyn, B. l.. INSTRUCTED by Mr..
W. F. Cullinan), appeared on behalf Of
4 the County Council. After hearing
/. lengthy evidence, His Honor gave a
sstotal decree for s2s S..
.asa Cork.
When the City Cork Steamship Co.'S
steamer Kenmare G,34s tons), carry
ling "a passengers for Cork, was two
hours out from Liverpool she was dis
covered to be on fire in he hold, shortly
taken off by the steamship Prestonia,
bound for Bristol. and were landed at
-sHolyhead about z o'clock on Sunday
tmorning. Rockets were sent up from
: the coastguard stations as the burn
Ting ship was sighted, and the life5oat
and other boats at once put off to
her assistance. At 8 o'clock the Ken
n,are was run ashore in Holyhead
Harbor of Refuge, thousands Of people
n watching the spectacle from the beach,
while dozens of boats were plying
III Ground the burning ship.
Derry.
BY a close vote Of 10 to II, coun-
sellor John Mcfarland has been re-
elected Mayor of Derry.
& The oldest person in Londonderry
lis Mrs. James Stewart, of Ceme:ery
i, Road who is now 1o5 years OF age.
54s She has had four generations under
her roof
A lecture was given in the league
Y Hall, Leitrim, on Sunday evening,
&. Ian. Gath, by Mr.. jeremiah MacVeagh
~. MP, Mr. P. MCMILLAN, treasurer. in
the chair The subject was, "Glimps-
ges of Parliamentary Humor." Mr..
Macveash was at home on the subject
having spent considerable time in
e the Press Gallery previous to entering
the House as an Irish member. The
lecture was very much appreciated by
the large audience, and at the conclI
sion vote of thanks to Mr.. Mac
b Veagh was proposed by Rev. P. Quail
r. p, Leitrim, and seconded by Rev.
v b. Downey, &C, Clanvaragllan. Mr..
Macveagh having replied, the pro-
( ceodings terminated.
Dublin.
sN A public meeting of the ratepayers
81 got Kingstown was held in the Town
Fall on the night Of Jan. Is, with tie
object of protesting against the action
y Of the majority Of the urban council
Tors in the recent appointment to the
Office of town clerk. There was d
ss5 very large attendance. The hall was
X filled to it's utmost capacity, and many
,k persons had to be refused admittancc
for lack Of further accommodation.
lSsa Donegal.
}aa s&sss We regret to announce the death on
Jan. 9th, of Very Rev. Father Maguirs
Isl who resigned his passionate in Irving
y, ton on Hudson some fifteen years ago
and returned to spend the evening Of
n his life in the home Of his heart: Ire
S,5land. He had passed the allotted span,
Il and his demise comes in the fulness OF
IS time. Father Mcguire was predeceas-
red by his brother, James Mcguire,
7Who, for many years, was chairman
M 81 Ballyshannon Town Commissioners.
The funeral took place from his resi-.
dence in Bundoran to the family