The Irish standard., 1909-04-24
Armagh.

4 Mckinley, National Chaplain, presided
during the election of the County Of
sFficers. Bro. L. j. Murphy was elected
g3scounty president unanimously. Bro.
NJ John McGlone was also elected as
vice president.
Antrim.
"a In his visitation address in st. Pat
u ricks Church, Belfast, on Sunday
March II. Rev. DIR. Tohill, Bishop OF
Down and Conner, spoke strongly of
English Sunday papers, which arc read
by men and boys with evil results. No
Catholic, he said, should support them,
containing as they do revolving crimes,
Il. that should not be mentioned amongst
mouthpieces of state of society prac-
4. tically pagan in the large English
X towns, and why Irish Catholics en-
courage the spread of such garbage
I was unintelligiblc, as there were plenty
of Catholic and other safe and i'll
structive journals in Ireland which
\ they should support.
Cavan.
There died recently at Derrydamph,
marlborough, co. Cavan, an old wo,n-
an named Babl,y Walker at the re.
4 niarkabe age of 1O6 years. The de-
ceased had. for Il considerable time
been in receipt of Is week outdoor
Z relief from the guardians Of Bailie-
borough Union. She was in her usual
her death.
Francis Saunders. Kilrush, has been
appointed Principal Teacher of the
Scroppul National School mear Mil
town Malbay) by MIR. M. B. Kelly. the
& Manager Of the School. Mr.. Saunders
: a few months since, completed two
years course in one of the catholic,
Training Colleges in Drumcondra. He
was educated and served a course OF
i membership in the Klrush National
School.
Y Cork.
III Recently COW belonging to farm
er living at Kilclooney, near Mitchels-
town, gave birth to dead calf which
had two heads and eight legs. Dr. Nc
Donald, v. S.. kildorrery, who attended
the case, found the heads and legs
well developed ON single BODY. DR.
Mcdonald has sent the body Of the
calf to the Museum of the Royal We
terinary College. Dublin
sF DERRY.
William j. Robinson, who for 81;
years acted rs city surveyor in Derry
arid retired recently, died OH March
!. H.. The deceased was native of Fin
I tona, County Tyrone, where he held
& veyor prior to his going to Derry. He
Il was one Of the founders of Derry Provi-
dent Building Society. and took 81 keen
interest in the housing OF the working
Us classes. A couple of months ago. fail
Il ing health compelled him to resign his
ss position, and subsequently the Corpor-
#. alton granted him the highes; super
& annuation allowance it was in their
power to confer. He leaves two sons,
i5who are we'll known engineers in the
Northwest.
Donegal.
sS3se :Irs. w. Crawford, late of Slu:ers,
Donegal, who had reached the great
Y age of 102 years, was buried at the
4fs Abbey Cemetery ON March IL. She
recorded the awful scenes that took
y place during the famine years when
the "Gombecn men," boarded Up the
meal in order to await the ircrsase
& in the prices. She was over 20 years
married
l@ Dublin.
sss At the meeting Of the Dublin Cor
81 poration on March I5'the following res.
sA5 olution was passed unanimously
WI That the Town Clerk be directed TO
take the necessary steps to have all
j the printed headings on notepaper and
/. inscriptions on envelopes, etc, of tn.
At various departments, printed in Irish
@ and English, as set out in the rcsolu-
tions already dealt with by the Coun-
ss5 Gil on October IA, 1907, and that said
~ printing be provided for in the print
A ing contract for the years 1s0s~12, and
in all future contracts
Fsrmansh.
When a gamekeeper named Will
S$liam Wilkinson, engaged on the Mout-
sS33 ray estate, En1yvale. was going his
rounds through the demesne on March
15, he noticed a peculiar looking anil
NAL in one of the rabbit traps. On ap-
preaching it he found it was large
badger. He procured assistance, and
w after considerable difficulty the ami
NAL was secured.
Galway.
AT the Courthouse, Woodford, on
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