The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-07-18
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lecturer in applied anatomy to the
Queens University. Belfast. The
Senate decided to confer the honor
airy degrees of d. Sc. on Professor
Fitzgerald, and M. A. on Capt. Slee-
man.. It was reported that the COM
mittee in charge of the Kelvin Me-
mortal had decided to present the
university with a bronze tablet in
memory of the late Prof. J. Thompson
the late Lord Kelvin's, brother. 1t
was decided that the memorial to the
late Sir Robt. Hart should take the
form of brass tablet and scholar
ship. The Senate also decided to es-
tablish a chair of education and ap-
point a professor at a salary Of $500
per annum.
The members of the Dawn of Free
dom branch U. I. L., Belfast. have pre-
scented an illuminated address, a
dressing case and a gold mounted am
Der cigarette holder to Mr.. M. Nc
Donald, president, in appreciation of
his services, case of carvers and a
cruet stand being given to Mrs. Nc
Donald.
Annie Mckinley (24) was fined Els.
and. costs and Ellen McAllister (16)
and Sarah Osborne (12) were eau
toned for assault on four English lady
canvassers in Ballymena. The ladies
were taken for suffragettes, and
some mill girls thought it was their
intention to burn the Braidwater mill.
Armagh
Rev. A. Lowry, C. c., presided at a
meeting in St. Peters Schools, Lur-
gan, on Monday evening, June %.
when a Catholic Boys Brigade was
formed. Rev. M. B. McConville, P. p.
v. F., was appointed patron; Rev. P.
Wins, c. c., president; Rev. H. Do
ran, c. c., treasurer; Mr.. T. P. Ke-
vile, secretary, and Mr.. Peter Muir
ray, assistant secretary. Over 200 boys
were enrolled.
Flying exhibitions were given by
M. Salmet on a monoplane, and by
Mr. Raynham on hydroplane for the
first time in Ireland at Lurgan Agri-
cultural Show. The height attained
was over 1000 feet. A passenger was
taken in each of two flights by M. Sal
met, and in one flight by Mr.. Rayn.
ham.
A bill to enable the Cavan District
Council and the Derry Corporation to
enforce the compulsory clause of the
Land Clauses Acts for improving their
water supplies has been allowed to go
forward for second reading by the Elk
aminer in the House of Commons.
Clare
General and extreme regret has
been evinced in West Glare at the
passing away in the prime of man.
hood, of Mr.. Joseph Carmody, third
son of Mr.. Michael Carmody, Henry
street, Kilrush.
A vote of congratulation was passed
at special meeting of the Cork Cor
poration to their distinguished fellow
citizen, Most Rev. DR.. Spence. on his
elevation to the Archiepiscopal See
of Adelaide.
. The marriage has taken place at st.
Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Rev.
d. O'Connor, Adm, officiating, of Mr..
John Kearns, Gillingham, Kent, and
Mary, daughter Of the late Sir James
Carroll. The bride was given away by
her brother, Mr.. J. Carroll; the brides
maids were the Misses Nora and Mel
lie Carroll, sisters of the bride; and
Mr.. James Kearns, the bridegroom's
brother, acted as best man.
Carlow
An action for $1,000 damages
brought against bonesetter named
John Neill Myshall, by Mary D. Oar.
cy, Ardoyne, was dismissed at the
Tullow Quarter Sessions. The plain.
tiff's case was that the defendant hurt
sinew of the spine of her neck by
pushing her head back with one hand
and her neck forward with the other
when treating her for pain at the
back of her neck.
The Carlow Division of the A. o. H
have passed resolution compliment
ing Mr.. Redmond on his timely inter
vention on the volunteer control ques
tion, and at the same time they e1
press their appreciation of the coop
Grafton of the Provisional Committee
in tho cause of unity.
Derry
The death is announced of Mr.. w
F. Anderson, former chairman of thu
Coleraine Urban Council, for severa
years captain of the Bann Rowing
Club. known also for valued servicel
as president Of the Orchestral socie
ty, and as an official of the Colerain,
Agricultural and Industrial Associa
ton.
Major Torrens, D. L., and Mr.. H. T
Barrie M. p, have been reelected
n chairman and vice,chaarman rosnect