The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-12-27


tional Teachers Branch, and the AS
ISOLATED Estates Committee. Canon
Cummins. who was deeply moved, &C.
knowledged the great kindness of his
friends. and said his mission had
been most successful.
Sligo.
The following have won scholar
ships in the gift of Sligo County
Council: Mr.. Donegan, $50; Mr.. Kill
feather, do; Miss Cooke, do; Mr..
Armstrong, e25: Miss Quigley, do;
Mr.. Boylan. do.
John Lang, aged forty-five, a farm
er, residing at Drumcollumb, was
drowned. on Nov "a, while attempting
to cross the river Cuiltylough, near
Riverstown. Lang was on horseback,
and the horse getting into difficulties
owing to the river being in flood, the
unfortunate man was thrown off and
swept away. The body was subse-
quently recovered.
Tyrone.
Owen Hackett, an old resident, died
at his home in Aghominkle recently
The Tyrone coal fields may be di-
vided into three areas. according to
the geological survey of Ireland,
compiled by Mr.. Herdman-the Dun
cannon, Coalisland and Annaghone
areas. The latter is situated adjacent
to Stewartstown. and is at present
being worked by John Mentally,
Cookstown, owner and manager. Dur
ing the sinking operations the miners
have struck on three-foot seam of
coal-coal not eNpired-at distance
of tifty-three feet from the surface.
Tipperary.
On Nov. 18th, Miss Mary ]. Hur-
ley Tin religion Sister NJ. Norbertine),
daughter of James Hurley, Main
street, Carrick-on-Suir, was protested
\ member of the Religieuse De c In
struction Christienne. Client, Bel
GUM.
The following deaths have taken
place: Nov 81, Timothy Delaney,
Toomevara. Nov. q, John O'Hara,
Nenagh. Recently, Mrs. Mary Dwyer,
Nenagh. Recently, Mrs. Mary Clancy,
Ballinderry, Nov %, William Too
hey, Parnell street. Clonmel. Nov.
21, Thos. O'Keefe, Redmondstown.
Nov. "a, Mrs. Patrick Breen, Bally-
sheedy. Recently, Mrs. Hayes, Bal
lyhea. Nov. 25, in Dublin, Daniel
Norton, Crane. Recently, William F.
Mulcahy, v. s., Ballydonagh.
Waterford.
Messrs. John Murphy & Son, auc-
tioneers, obtained for the house prop
erty at High street. Waterford, $40
guineas and fees. Mr. P. O'Connor,
solicitor, was the purchaser in trust
for Mr.. M. ]. Phelan. merchant, The
HOTEL Ballybricken.
+ WeStmeatn.
! William Mooney, J. P, Clerk of the
Crown and Peace for Westmeath
died on Nov. %, at his residence
Leixlip Castle. in his ninetieth year
| Died, Nov. is, William Walsh, N
t., Cummerstown. Nov. q, Patrick
Purtell, Sundays Well, Mullingar
Nov. rs, Matthew Kelly, Rockford
bridge. Recently, Mrs. Anne Kerri
gan, Cullion.
I The late Professor Campbell, NJ. D.
of Dublin left personal estate valued
at e21,314. He left $4,000 to the
Bishop of Meath towards the cree
ton of Catholic Cathedral in the
diocese of Meath, intended to be
erected at Mullingar; $4,000 to his
brother-in-law the Rev. David Nor
rissey, to be applied by him for char
liable purposes in Ireland; G2,7OO tt
be divided amongst Is specified Irish
charities; -c1OO and his household eff
fects to Miss Elizabeth O'Brien o.
Frankfort avenue, Rathgar, and the
residue of his estate he left for char
liable purposes in Ireland.
/ Wexford.
Miss Kate Laffan, daughter o
James Laffan, Kereight, Wexford, ha
been professed a nun in the Goo,
Shepherd Convent, Limerick.
The late Colonel John R. Magrath
Bann-a-boo. Wexford. left estate val
ued at eS52 He left all his real an,
personal estate to his nephew, w. R
B. Doran. G. B., Combermere, Gloun
thaune.
Five young ladies have left Wexfor,
for Auckland. New Zealand, to ioil
st. Mary's Convent of Mercy there
The asDirants for the religious lif,
are: Miss Lily Duff. Wexford; Mis-.
May Davis, Enniscorthy; Miss Ma,
Holbrook, do; Miss Bridgid O'Con
nor, Newcastle. Kyle; and Miss Ma,
Halpfn, Drogsheda
On Nov. 81. Walsh &, Corish, auc
tioneers, Wexford, disposed of farm
at Chapel. Fillmore, containing
acres l rood 16 perches, statute, he'll,
at the judicial rent of e5 les. at tn,
very high figure If P21E rh;