The Irish standard., 1911-10-14
3NEWS FROM IRELANDX !
Antrim.

Mr.. A. Savage. P. L. G.. Belfast, has
been made a presentation amounting
to 100 guineas by his supporters and
admirers to cover the cost of his cleo
ton expenses.
Mr.. Henry Carroll. Greencastle, Bel
fast, has been presented with the I'm
perial Service Medal in recognition of
his long service under the Prison
Board. Capt. C. Munroe, Governor,
Co. Antrim Prison, made the prcsen-
tation.
Cavan.
The Cavan Urban Council has de-
cided to take steps to install public
and private electric lighting system
III that town.
Carlow.
Carlow Urban Council has accent ed
the tender of Mr.. j. Walshe. Carlow,
at G2,S46 for the erection of 16 ar
tisans' dwellings and 16 cottages.
There were eight other tenders. 1t
was agreed that the work should be
carried out by local labor, as far as
possible, and that there should be no
sub-lctting
Cork.
Sergeant Grey has been elected
rate collector to the Mallow Urban
Council in place of MI. Lane, who did
not seek reelection.
G1,5O0 are being claimed by NJ.
O'Lcary, Bantry, as compensation for
the alleged malicious burning of his
shop, stores, and stock-in- trade on the
night of the Goth August. The Bantry
District Council has handed the case
over to Mr.. Healy for the defence.
Larry Sullivan. recently described
by the Cork Co. Board as zone of the
best forwards in Ireland" died lately
after Il few days illness, from blood
poisoning, at the age of %.
Glare.
On September 18th, death removed
from his professional activities DR..
Thomas A. Dillon, Assistant Medical
Officer of the Croydon Intirmary, at
the carly age of 33. He was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Dillon, Church
street, Ennis. He had been spending
his vacation in Russia. and caught a
Geld which developed into pneumonia,
from which death resulted.
Dublin.
y Coroner's jury found that VIM
+. I'etherstonhaugh. bank manager,
OF Rathgar, died of heart failure.
Dublin did herself proud in the
matter of entertaining the Eighty
Club" the party of British politicians
zen tour" in the interest of Home Rule
in Ireland. A big dinner at the Gres-
ham and visits to the old House of
Lords, and other places of historic i'll
terest were features.
Donegal.
On September 18th the fair Of Bal
lyshannon was held. 1t was of an av-
e'age size with bidding fairly active
The supply Of young heifers was good
and fat cattle sold we'll.
Down.
A farm containing 3 acres 9 roods
and 80 perches Qrish), the property
OF the representatives of the late Rose
Rourke, Rostrevor. county Down. and
subject to the yearly judicial rent of
c3 16s Cd, with free mountain graz
ing, has been sold at auction to Mr..
Patrick Farrell Ballinran. for the sum
OF G335.-over $50 an acre.
Derry.
A meeting, under the auspices Of
the Railway Clerks Association, was
held at St. Columb's Hall, Derry, to
NJ. J. Dufficy by the Derry and Lough
Swilly Railway Co. Councillor Near
ron, who presided, said Mr.. Dufficy
was dismissed for cndeavoring to or
ganize the staff. A resolution was
passed demanding the reinstatement
of Mr. Dutficy, and calling for Board
OF Trade inquiry into the conditions
of service on the line. A telegram
was received from Cork expressing
sympathy with the meetings demand.
Fermanagh.
A young man named Thomas
Cairnes, at Letterbreen County Fer
managh) Petty Sessions, was fined Is
for discharging firearms on the public
road on 18th ult., and G los for using
a gun without license. 1t appears
defendant fired several shots from the
Letterbreen Creamery just as Ma
tionalist band had passed homeward
from a demonstration.
Galway.
The triennial election for Harbor
G. o m M s oners recently took