The Irish standard., 1912-05-04
NEWS FROM IRELANDE
Armagh.

Armagh.
The funeral, with military honors
took place in Belfast, of John Brad
ley, Mountpottinger road, an Indian
Mutiny veteran, and native of Ar.
magh.
Antrim.
During quarryirg operations IL
Dickystown Blackstone Quarry, Glen
place. by which several men had very
narrow escapes Richard Mellon had
several ribs broken, and other injur-
les to the head and shoulders. Other
workers sustained more or less severe
injuries, a son Of Melons having a
narrow escape through the falling of
a large boulder.
Clare,
shooting outrage is reported from
Drumdoolaghey farm, near Tooreen,
County Glare. 1t seems that there
was cattle drive off the lands, and
all the animals had been recovered,
with the exception of seven, and it is
stated that while lad named Moor
mack, son to the herdsman, about IA
years, was looking for the missing
stock with some police shot was
fired, and he received several pellets
about the side of the neck and head.
Nineteen farmers were sent for
trial from Ennis for participating in
a cattle drive in the Newmarket-on-
Fergus district, when a collision oc-
Cured between the people and police.
resulting in many casualties.
Carlow.
The Rev. Brother P. Treacy, first
Provincial and Founder of the Order
of Irish Christian Brothers in Aus
tralia, and who was one of the first
Brothers in the Carlow schools so
years ago, has just celebrated the
Diamond Jubilee of his profession.
The event took place in Melbourne
where he has spent over forty years.
Mr.. SERGEANT Moriarty. as Commits
sioner of Assize, was presented with
white gloves at Carlow there being
no case to go before the Grand Jury.
... Derry.
Beneath the kitchen floor of an old
mans cottage at Garvagh, county
Derry, the police have found a sum
of 6 $50 carefully concealed in a di-
lapidated old paint box. The discov-
cry followed on the death three days
ago of the owner. an octogenarian,
named Alexander, who recently re-
turned to his native village afte.
anlassing a considerable sum of mon
ey in Australia. The old man was
found dead in he'd. He had lived in
absolute seclusion, and no one knew
of any likely hiding-place where he
might have concealed his wealth In
the circumstances the police insti-
tutcd a search Immediately after the
funeral, and under the floor of the
kitchen they found the mans fortune
The $500 was in deposit receipts
bank notes and sovereigns.
Dublin.
At a meeting of Dublin Nationals
lists held in the Mansion House last
week, sum of G1,50O was collected
for the Irish Parliamentary Fund.
In memory of the late Mr.. Francis
O'Donohue, A. R. H. A.. there has
been hung In the Church of S. Mich
ael and John, Dublin. one of the late
artists best works, which came in for
very favorable comment at the time
of its execution This represents
Christ's triumph over death, and was
presented to the deceased artists par
ish church at the very appropriate
time of Easter. An inscription in
brass bears the following words
pray for the soul of Francis O'Don-
ohue. A. r. H. A., who painted this
picture of Christ's triumph over
death. Presented by his sorrowing
parents, Easter. 1912"
Fermanagh.
The Fermanagh Co. Council has
passed a vote of coincidence to the
Earl and Countess of Bemore ON the
death Of their son, the Hon. Ernest
Cory. The Council approved of Mr.
Fields Merchandise Marks Bill, Mr.
E. M. Archdale, D. L., declaring that
Mr.. Field is most useful NJ P.
Kerry.
The general feeling in Tralee
4 among all sections is that the Home
: Rule bill is satisfactory and accept
able to the Irish people.
Mr.. Richard Latchford, o Protest.
ant Home Ruler, says that from sew
: enty years experience of his Cath.
Ole brethren he was always satisfied
that the position Of Professionals unde,