The Irish standard., 1914-10-31

Boys Brigade.
H. A. Murphy, L. G.. Board In
spector, has approved scheme pro-
noted by the South Dublin r. D. c.
for the erection. of 22O cottages in
the division of Clondalkin. Palmers-
town, Rathfarnhan, Tullaght, Tere-
nure and Whitechurch. This will
bring the cottages promoted by the
Council up to over 700.
E. Kevans, j. p, president, pre-
siding at the annual meeting of the
Irish branch, Society of Incorporated
Accountants and Auditors, said the
membership had considerably in
creased, and the number presenting
themselves for examinations had
been we'll maintained. The following
officers were elected for 1914-15:
President, E. Kevans, ]. P, Dublin;
vice-president, M. j. StapletOn, Cork;
hon auditor, John Brown, Dublin.
The retiring members of the commit
tee were reelected
Derry.
Official intimation has reached
Kilmoree that Sergeant Duffy, of the
Irish Guards, was killed in action on
the Aisne. He was the sole support
of his aged parents.
Died.-Samuel Adams, j. p,
Mountsandel College, Coleraine (for-
merly of Moneymore). On return
ing from motor spin he became un-
we'll, and medical aid was speedily
summoned, but he expired few
23 Edenmore street, Derry, James
Gallagher, formerly of Elagh.-Sept.
26, at her residence, 21 Edenmore
street, Derry, Annie Rice.-Sept. 81,
at her residence, 1913 William street,
Derry, Mary, widow of the late VIM.
Doherty, Buncrana.-Sept. 81, at her
brothers residence, Terrydremond,
Limavady, Margaret George.-Sept.
rs, at her residence, 1877 Harrington
road. Seton Park. Liverpool. Isabel
la, youngest daughter of the late
John Mum, j. P, of Londonderry.
Donegal.
A fire which broke out at the flax
mill of John Scott, D. c., Holly
mount, Carndonagh, was under con-
troll before it worked much damage.
The mill is the only one of its kind
in the wide area of the Inishowen
Peninsula.
The following deaths have taken
place recently: At Carran, Stranor-
lar, Rose, youngest daughter of
Michael Quinn At her residence,
Corkey Mills, Manorcunningham,
Annie J. McCandless.-At Ednecar-
non, Letterkenny. Matilda, wife of
William Colhoun, ]. P
Down.
Banbridge Urban Council has ap-
pointed r. w. Glass, LII. B., town
solicitor, in room of A. McClelland,
resigned. Charles Halliday, mer-
chant. Bridge street, was co-opted a
member of the Council.
Died.-Matt Porter. Newry.-
Sept. 81, Sir Alfred E. Thompson, NJ.
D., of Cape Town. son of the late DR..
Thomas of Bangor.-In his forty
seventh year, Edwin Harris LII. B..
solicitor to the Newry Urban coun-
Gil. He was an ardent devotee of
Rugby and Cricket, and was presi-
dent of the Newry Cricket club
Joshua Singleton, of Hillsborough
He lost his life in H. M. S., Cressy.-
At the Aisne, Sergt.-Major Maswhin-
ME. of the Kings Own Scottish
Boarders. Hollywood, County Down.
Deceased was killed by shell, was
we'll known in athletic and football
circles in the North of Ireland.
Fermanagh.
Lieutenant Thornycroft, killed in
East Africa, was a nephew of Mr.. J.
Penrose Fitzgerald, The Grange, Mid
Teton, where he was we'll known.
A. H. Nichols, Manager Cunard
Co., at Queenstown, was the recipient
of valuable piece of plate presented
by Queenstown friends on the occas-
ion of his transfer to the Liverpool
office.
Thomas Hallinan, Avancore. Mid
Teton, has been given a commission in
the Army, and has gone to the Cur
ragh. He is a grandson Of General
Sir. T. Dennehy.
The Rev. O'Hanlon, M. A.. rector
of Innishannon, Cork, has been ap-
pointed chaplain to the Lord Lieu
tenant.
Kilkenny.
A fire broke out on the lands oi
James Costel1oe, Loughboy. as a re
suit of which large quantity of hay
valued at H15O, was burned to thu
ground. b..
Sergeant Richard Parker, Of th'
18th Royal Irish Regiment. has beel
invalided home from the front. hav
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