The Irish standard., 1913-08-16

July ~. at Ballyongane, Ballinamor
rive. Patrick Horgan, at an advanced
age. July ii, at 1s O'Brien street, Tip
perary. G. F. Lyons date Of Mitchell
town.. July 8, at II South Main ST..
Cork, Margaret Mary, second eldest
daughter Of James and Nora McGin,
aged 10 years. July IL, at Douglas
House. Victor Raymond, son Of the
late James j. Murphy. Bellevue, Pas
sage West, aged AZ. July 9, at Ballea.
Ballygarvan, Patrick OBrien, aged n
years. July II. at Cork, Bridget, Sec
ond daughter of Thomas O'Brien.
Hermitage, Rostellan. July 10. at 1
Westview. Queenstown, John Joseph
O'Brien, only child of Cornelius and
Maggie O'Brien. July at Green Park,
Kilmallock. Michael O'Neill, formerly
of The Hundred Acres At Bridge
town. Castletownroche, Kate. widow
of the late Richard Smyth. July II,
at Glantane, Lizzie. daughter of Cor
nelius Smyth
Derry.
Justice Kenny was the recipient of
white gloves at the opening of sum-
mer assizes for the city and county
of Derry on July is.
The launching took place on July II
of the second steamer at Derry ship
yard since its reopening a year ago.
The christening ceremony of the ship,
which is $50 feet long, and Is intended
for the Canadian Lake service, was
performed by Mrs. wiles. wife of the
manager Of the yard.
A serious riot broke out at Castle
dawson on July IA. A party of ex-
cursionists from the Queens Island,
Belfast, attacked the Hibernian hall,
and destroyed the drums and banners
there. Twenty-Five houses occupied
by Catholics were wrecked, and re-
volver shots were fired. Extra police
had been drafted into the town, but
at the time of the occurrence they
were on duty guarding the railway
line between Castledawson and Toome,
revolver shots having been fired on the
journey down.
Donegal.
The death occurred suddenly on
July Is of Jane Moneith, servant in
employment of w. j. Macmillan. hard
ware merchant, Diamond. Donegal.
A distressing fatality took place on
July Is in mountainous district five
miles from Malin. whereby an elderly
man Of the small farmer class lost
his life 1t appears that John Kelly,
Glentooskert, aged about seventy-two,
was returning from Glengad Mountain
with a cart Of turf when, it Is sur
missed, he tripped and fell. and the
cart wheel passed over him. His life
less body was found a short time af-
forwards
Down.
Captain Samuel Gibson Cox, of Cor
rig House, Newcastle, master mar
liner, who died on April 26th last, left
personal estate valued at s2sS1 Is
10d.
Mrs. Mitchell Martin, widow of Hon
est John Martin, and sister OF John
Mitchell, the famous patriots of 1S4S
died on July IL. Deceased was a
daughter of the late Rev. John Mitch
ell, who was minister of the First
Presbyterian (Unitarian) church, New
ry, from 1923 till his death in 1910
sister of John Mitchell, who passed
away at Dromalane House, Newry, on
March ~. 1875. and was inferred In
the Old Meeting House Green. She
married in December, 1858. John Mar
tin, after his return from exile, and
who died one week after he had seen
the mortal remains of his compatriot
Mitchell, committed to earth. John
Martin was buried at Donaghmore
Newry, and the simple slab over his
grave contains IN a few words an elO-
quent tribute to his exalted love OF
country. Mrs. Martin had reached q
venerable age. She was the daughter
of one who had sworn allegiance tc
the United Irishmen, one who loved
his country passionately. She was the
wife of patriot and the sister of a
patriot, but. better still, Mrs. Martin
was patriot herself and loved the
cause for which husband and brothe,
had fought and suffered.
Dublin.
The great rarity and value of old
Irish silver was seen at Christie's, In
London, recently, when an eighteenth
century potato ring made in Dublin
by Christopher Haines weighing II or
Is dwt, was sold at e 243 1913. or e 20
los per OF.
While some workmen employed by