The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-09-05

severe gale and dashed to pieces on
Muslock Cliffs. The wreck was wit
messed by many persons on shore,
and although the inhabitants of
Downings made an heroic attempt to
save the boats, their efforts were
largely without avail owing to the
rough and dangerous condition of the
coast.
Down.
The death of Mr.. j. L. Devenish
Meares, formerly resident of New
ry, surveyor for the Urban Council,
and magistrate for the Newry and
Warrenpoint districts, took place at
his residence. Meares Lodge, Mullin-
gar. on August 4. The deceased,
about so years ago, acted as the en-
gineer in connection with the COM
pletion of the Great Northern Rail-
way line from Warrenpoint to Cor
aghwood. He was also land agent
for Captain Halls estate.
Dublin.
The Presidents of the Dublin
Chamber of Commerce, the Irish In
dustrial Association, the Dublin Mer-
camille Association, and the Secretary
of the Department of Agriculture and
Technical Instruction inaugurated a
conference on "City Promotion" at
the Civic Exhibition, Dublin, on Aug
ust the 9TH, 9Th. and 9th, to which
were invited all the principal public
bodies and organizations, employers
and business men in Ireland.
Fermanagh.
Two three-story houses in Darling
street, Enniskillen, were destroyed
by fire on July %. The outbreak
occurred in Mr.. Prices house and
soon spread to Mr.. Harren's, but the
brigades of the Council and the mill
tary checked it's further progress.
Galway.
A beautiful monstrance, the gift
of the employees of the Midland
Great Western Railway, was this
years gift to the oratory at the sum-
nit of Croagh Patrick. This COM
pletes the original undertaking of the
staff to supply the altar with the nee
essary sacred vessels.
On July 25th the death occurred
in Newry of DR.. r. Anderson, profess
sor of natural history. geology, min
eralogy. University College, Galway
Deceased had reached his seth year.
He acted as examiner in geology in
the Royal University from 1900 to
1909: was an examiner in botany
under the intermediate Board in
10000 and 1S99-19OO; was in 1906
president of the section of anatomy
at the Congress International de
Medicine, Lisbon, and in 1909 was
honorable president of the section
of physiology at the same congress
in Budapest; and was an examiner in
geology and biology, zoology and bot
any in the National University of Ire
land.
Kerry.
The death of Mr.. Thomas Gibson,
Listowel. took place at Ballybunion
on August 1. in his 73d year. De-
ceased was a draper in the North
Kerry capital, and was father of DR..
Michael Gibson, who is Master of
the Coombe Hospital, Dublin.
The death of Mr.. John Murphy,
Bunglash, occurred at his residence
on August 3 in his 74th year, to the
deep regret of the people among
whom he labored with SO much sue
cess as National Teacher for over
forty years.
Kildare.
DR.. M. +. Kenna, fBlackrath, Cor
oner for South Kildare and medical
officer of the district for close on
thirty years, was presented with
complimentary address and hand
some gift on behalf of over 800 peo-
pie.
On July 3Oth Pierce Mahoney, son
of The Mahoney, ex-M. P, for Co.
Kildare, was found shot dead in a
lake in his fathers grounds. Earlier
in the day he had attended the fun
eral of the late Mr.. O'Kelly, M. P,
and left the house carrying a double
barrelled gun to row across the lake
to meet a party of friends.
Limerick.
Rev. James Gleason, late p. p. of
Coolcappa and Kilcolman. died on
July 10th of heart failure in the
Mater Hospital, Dublin. and was bur-
led in the Cemetery of st. Josephs
Monastery, Roscrea, where he had
spent some of his retirement from
missionary work.
Mrs. Murphy, Thomondgate, was
accorded a splendid reception by the
Volunteers, st. Mary's Band and Pr
pers on her return on August 1st
from the Oireachtas at Killarney,
where she won the All-Ireland Com
petition in union pipe playing.