The Irish standard., 1914-11-14
NEWS FROM IR1 ANOK
Derry.

Derry.
James Hatrick, Creggan, chairman
of the Derry No. Rural Council, has
been sworn in by Col. Edgeworth-
Johnson, R. NJ, as magistrate for
County Derry.
On October 10, at the Long Tower
Church, Derry, with nuptial mass, by
Rev. Walter O'Neill, B. A., c.. c.,
George, eldest son of Robert Scott, 49,
Lower Canning street, Belfast, was
married to Elizabeth, youngest daugh-
ter of Charles Dougherty, 13 Governor
road, Derry.
Donegal.
On October 10, 1914, at his resi-
dence, Killybegs, the death took place
of John c. Ward, ext. NJ, professor
st. Eunan's College, Letterkenny,
aged u years.
Dame lnez Alexa Chambers, of Car
rigonox, County Donegal, who died in
testate on January IL last, youngest
daughter of Alexander Young, Cool
uragh, County Derry, and wife of Sir
Robert Newman Chambers, ]. p, left
personal estate in the United King.
dom valued at E1,O96.
Dublin.
The Holmpatrick monument at
Skerries was tarred recently after the
meeting of protest against Lord Holm
patrick's treatment of certain tenants.
The tablet stones were badly damaged
and the inscription destroyed. The
monument was erected by the tenant
ry over 80 years ago to the father of
the present holder of the title. A
paling near the tennis ground was
also tampered with.
The Department of Agriculture in
Ireland reports that the stock of seeds
held by seedsmen in Ireland is made
quate to meet the demands of farm
ers. This year will mark a large SOW
ing of catch crops. Vetches, rye, rye.
grass and other kindred crops will
supply abundance of provender in the
early spring.
1t was stated at the annual meeting
of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ire
land that the register numbered 1907
members in all, as compared with / 1850
last year. D. M. Watson was reelected
president; James Tate, Belfast, vice
president; G. D. Beggs, honorary
treasurer, and Thomas Bait and ]. H.
Bowman, auditors.
The eviction of Mrs. Catherine Hur.
ley from her residence in Shamrock
street, Dublin, now known as "Hur-
ley's Fort" took place a short time
ago. Mr.. Roddy, the landlord, accom-
panied by bailiffs and police, was on
the scene at an early hour. The prem
ises being barricaded 1t took a con-
siderable time to effect an entrance,
and the operations attracted large
crowd. AS the furniture and effects
were being removed to the street by
the bailiffs groans and Kisses we're
raised, but no further scenes occurred.
Mrs. Hurley, who had been tenant of
the house for three years, had paid
her rent regularly until June 20. Her
sole support was her daughter, at
present a nurse at the front, and it
was Intellectually argued that new
liability had come upon the lady be.
cause of the war, and that she should
have the benefit of the emergency
powers act.
Fermanagh.
Fermanagh County Council has ap.
pointed Thomas Mcguire, The Orch.
ard, Enniskillen, secretary to the Tu-
berculosis Committee, and Elizabeth
McManus, Derryhowlaght, Arney, to
be head nurse at the central tubercu.
losis dispensary.
Government scholarships G25 each)
in connection with Enniskillen Technic-
al School, have been awarded to Mary
Gibbon, Roonith, County Mayo; Kate
O'Gorman, Kilnihl, County Clare;
Mary J. Wall, Howth. County Dublin.
Galway.
DR.. Sandys has been elected medical
officer of Gort Dispensary District, de-
feating DIR. O'Dea (house surgeon,
Galway County HospitaD by 20 votes
to 49,
Alfred j. ]. King, son of Mr.. ]. ].
King, Clerk of Petty Sessions, Clifden,
has been appointed a lieutenant in
the Royal Field Artillery.
Kerry.
A sailing boat going from Dinish
island to Derryane was capsized by
squall and the occupants, Patrick
Currane, farmer, and his two sons,
were thrown into the water. They
were rescued by the crew of fish
ing boat who witnessed the accident,
but the old man was benumbed with
cold and succumbed some time after.
On the second night of Listowel
races James Lynch, milesman ON the
Lartigue Railway, was knocked down
and killed by one of the late trains
from Listowel.
Kings.
Before Kings County magistrate
Aloysius Brennan, shopkeeper, Tulla-
more, was charged with an offense un-
der the defence Of tho rnalm act Tho