The Irish standard., 1911-01-28
9NEWS FROM |RELANDx I
Armagh.

usual in Ireland. On Tuesday, the
Bird inst, however, in Middleton,
while removing the tnatch from
house several good sized potatoes were
found the heat of the thatch having
developed them.
In the townland OF Annamore,
piece of ground consisting of one acre
and 20 perches was sold a short time
ago at public auction by Mr.. Thos.
Mclaughlin, auctioneer, for &13o.
Antrim.
Mrs. S. c. Taggart, J. p, Montalto,
l'ushmills, was recently appointed a
magistrate for Co. Antrim.
1t is estimated that 100000 letters
were dealt with in Belfast postoffce
during Christmas week, together with
100000 parcels and 1900 postal and
money orders.
Mr.. P. E. Kennedy, st. Louis, Mo,
L. S. A., has forwarded his third an
nual donation of $50 to the St. Vim
cent de Paul Society, Ki1kee, for dis
tribution to the poor of his native
land.
Carlow.
The death occurred this week at his
residence, The Grange, Tullow, Co.
Carlow, of Mr.. Patrick ]. Kelly, who
was the late chairman OF the Carlow
Board Of Guardians
Cork.
Complaint was made at Cork Coun-
ty Council by Mr. O'Gorman that the
roads were in worse condition than
they used to be-
The death has occurred at an adj
vanced age of Mr. Alex James of
Queenstown, who had been prominent
in the town for half a century, and
had contributed his share to local en-
terprise and development.
Derry.
A meeting of Nationalsts of the
West and South wards OF Derry was
held on Tuesday, the 3rd inst, in st.
Columb's hall to make selection of
candidates for the municipal elections.
Mr.. Frank Coghlan was proposed for
the West ward. Hugh H. Laverty was
proposed for the Waterside ward and
Philip O'Doherty, NJ p, for the South
ward.
Donegal.
This week a special meeting in
Strabane of the proprietors of the
Strabane and Letterkenny Railway
PASSED resolution deciding to Issue
;e55,0OO debcnture stock.
Thursday, Jan. 5, was red letter
day in the history of the Donegal fish,
cries. The catch was of remarkably
Grams being sold at prices ranging
from G1 to 80 shillings. The heaviest
landings were by Scotch boats. 1t
was the second heaviest days catch
in the history of Buncrana
Down
The Lisburn Gas Works, which has
been controlled by private company
from it's inception good many years
ago, has just become the absolute
property of the Urban Council as
representing the rate payers. The
purchase money, by award, was fixed
Ut over ae32,00O.
Dublin.
The Tablet announces the Rev.
John Haughton Steele, minister of the
$na Mt Tvin -l~,
Belturbet, Co. Cavan, FOR % years,
chaplain to the Earl of Erne, grand
master of the Orangemen, has been
received into the Catholic Church and
has gone to Rome to study FOR the
priesthood Mr.. Steele is B. A. of
Trinity college, Dublin, and was or
dained In 1873. being appointed in
cumbent of Holy Trinity, Crom, in the
Fillmore diocese. By MS action ne
sacrifices a stipend of 9250 and a
residence provided by the Earl of
Firne.
Fermanagh.
Five magistrates who attended at
Lisnaskea Petty Sessions learned that
as they had not been re-sworn within
six months of the demise OF the Crown
their commission had Yapsed AS Mr..
Sparrow, R. NJ, the only person legal
ly deputed to re-swear them, was alb
sent on holidays, the cases could not
be dealt with.
Galway.
Eugene Walsh, ex-manager of the
Aughrim and Fillmore Creamery So.
ciety, has been returned for trial by
special court at Carrick-on-Sh Shannon
on charge of embezzling 9lO7, the
property of the society
q At Loughrea Petty Sessions Mr.. Jas
per Whyte, R. NJ, Who presided adj