The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-04-18
| XNEWS FROM 9ANDX !
Armagh.

Armagh.
A eve, the property of Charles
Johnston, Ballintemple, Newtown-
hamilton, recently gave birth to four
lambs. Last year the same eve had
a similar number of lambs.
Some alarm has been created by
an outbreak of scarlatina in Lurgan.
So far the disease is confined to the
neighborhood of Victoria street. an
industrial vicinity in the north Of
the town; nine patients were sent
on to the local hospital, and there
has been one death.
Antrim.
Antrim and Down are the only Ul-
ster counties which are overwhelm-
ingly protestant, including. as they
do. Belfast. The last census showed
that in these counties the numbers
were: Protestants. 535.635; Catho-
lies, 2O7,635.
In Antrim the Catholics number
2O.5O per cent of the population and
in Down 1856.
The late Miss Ethel Neill, former
. ly of Dunmurry. left personal estate
valued at &5,017. She left $500
each to the Victoria and Forest
Green Hospital. Belfast, and s100
to the Belfast Prison Gate Mission.
Cork.
Coroner Byrne held at the Board
room, Mallow Workhouse. on March
21, a ninQuest into the cause OF
death of Nora Mullane. aged IS.
whose dead body was found in a
mountain stream at Clogheen. A
verdict of Found drowned" was re-
turned by the jury.
At Macroom Board of Guardians
there was only one application for
the vacant position Of medical Off
Ger of health for the Slievereagh dis
pensary district. namely, that of DR..
%. E. ]. Burke. who had been acting
as substitute for DR.. Walshe in that
district tor the past two weeks. DR..
Bur krs was elected unanimously.
Carlow.
The death occurred recently at the
Brigidine's Convent. Tullow. in her
ninety-first year, of Sister Mary 1g-
natius O'Callaghan. A member Of an
esteemed County Carlow family. the
deceased nun labored zealously in the
causes of religion and education for
more than fifty-six years. The Most
Rev. DR.. Foley presided at the obse-
Quies.
Much regret is felt throughout
North Glare for the death, after an
fitness of only a weeks duration. of
DIR. l.urke-F Forster. J. P, of Lisdoon-
varnM, the medical officer of the
Roadford Dispensary District. Warm
tributes to his ability and charity
were paid by the members of the En-
nistymon Board of Guardians.
Owing to the continuous rains OF
March, the Shannon is very swollen.
Such continuous floods have not been
witnessed for several years past. and
the low-lying districts about O'Bri-
ems Bridge and Castleconnell are In
undated.
Cavan.
An alleged assault on young man
named John w. Coyle, of Toherna-
cross, was reported to the police al
Kilcogy, and as a result four young
men of the farming class were ar.
rested.
An anonymous local gentleman
has offered the Bangor Urban Coun.
Gil 5000 for the erection of public
clock on the Esplanade.
B. McAnulty, nationalist, who
on retiring from successful bust
ness career in Glasgow. settled in
Newcastle, has been appointed a
magistrate.
The funeral of Mrs. O'Reilly Bally-
macareney. near cambridge. mother
of Rev. Hugh O'Reilly. M. r. I. A.,
president of st. Colman's College. of
Newry, was attended by very large
concourse of the representative peo-
pie of the disctrict.
Derry.
John Mclaughlin, an extensive
sheep farmer, of Cruckanim, be-
tween Dungiven and Garvagh, was
found dead in James McCloskey's
public house in earn on March %.
Michael Kane, who made the discov-
cry, said that he called at the public
house in the afternoon and found de-
ceased sitting in chair, in reclin-
ing position, by the window in the
kitchen, dead. To him he appeared
to have been dead for some time.
Mr.. McCloskey, the owner of the
public house, who lives alone, was in
bed at the time, and knew nothing
of the sad occurrence.
Dublin.
A destructive fire took place on
-