The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-05-02

Derry.
During thunderstorm in South
Derry district heavy rain of an
inky color fell for some time. Two
trees in the townland of Ballyder-
mott. about four miles from Magher-
afelt were struck by Tightening. One
of the trees. an an oak, was split
from top to bottom, and the bark
was striped off in zig-zag manner.
About yard from the root the bark
was completely cleaned from the
trunk as If by some sharp in
strument. Two stones, weighing
112 pounds each, were hurled con-
siderable distance. In the same To-
cality poplar tree was split from
top to bottom.
Donegal.
A peculiar situation has arisen in
the Buncrana Division of the County
Donegal with regard to the collection
of overdue rates. At the local court
of petty sessions DEGREES were grant
ed in several cases at the instance of
the county council, and the rate COL
lector asked the magistrates to di-
rect the warrants to the police. Dis
trict Inspector Lowndes opposed the
application. In the present case the
police were asked to collect the rates,
and the rate collector got the pound
age. The warrants for the present
were directed to the district inspect
or, without prejudice to further or
ders.
The appointment TO the commits
sion of the Peace for County Down
of Mr.. ]. H. Skeffington, M. A., l..
L. D., late senior Inspector of ma
tional schools, has given much salts
faction to his numerous friends.
Dublin.
A special meeting of the Dublin
Municipal council was held to con-
slider the report of the estimates and
finance committee on (1) the esti-
mates of receipts and expenditure in
relation to the consolidated munich
pal public water and public libraries
rotes for the year ended March 81,
1915, and ca in relation to the ex-
penditure raisable by means of the
poor rate for the same period. The
estimated showed an increase of Is
Id in the 6 in the north side, where
the rates last year were los 4d and
an increase of Sd on the south side,
where the rates last year were los
Id.
Fermanagh.
The Enniskillen Urban Council has
adopted the estimate of their clerk
for the coming financial years. It
shows reduction of I'd in the 6,
owing to the demand for union pur-
poses being I'd down. The total de-
mand is 24,32O IS Cd. and the esti-
mated income 22,424 Is lid, which
leaves f1,916 3s Id to be levied off
the rates. The borough improvement
rate will be Is Sd in the 6, water
rate Cd in the 6, and poor rate Is Cd
in the "a total of As Sd in the 6.
Mr.. Godfrey Fetherstonhaugh, K.
c., M. p, has written to the North
Fermanagh Unionist Association in
timating that he would not again
seek the suffrage of the electors of
North Fermanagh and would retire
at the next general elction. A meet
ing was held of the Unionist dele
gates and, in response to their una
imous appeal, Mr.. E. M. Archdale,
D. L., of Riverdale, Co. Fermanagh,
consented.
Galway.
A cattle drive took place on the
Vlonbrock estate at Ballydonlon,
County Galway. and the stock COM
prising cattle, sheep and lambs, were
subsequently given up. at the resi-
dence of the owner. A number of
donkey carts were engaged for the
purpose of conceving the lambs from
the farm to the owners house.
A test mobilization of the Galway
National Volunteer Corps, over 1000
men, assembled at short notice. A
route march then took place. each
of the two divisions being headed
by band, and the corps afterwards
paraded in Eyre Square.
Kerry.
Mr.. Thomas O'Donnell, M. p, re-
ferring in letter to the Tralee Ur-
ban Sanitary Authority to the prog
res of the home rule bill, wrote:
Have no fear; Ireland will not be
divided. We shall have all Ireland
or nothing"
All the inhabitants of the village
of Causeway assembled together to
consider the action to be taken in
getting the Congested Districts board
to purchase 1873 acres of land in the
village which is now offered for sale.
The village people are now deter
mined at any cost to have this land
equally divided among them.
In connection with q resolution
passed by the Tralee guardians re-