The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-03-07
Antrim.

The Flax Spinners association, at
L. conference at Belfast on Feb. 6, de-
scided to reduce the working hours in
all mills throughout Ulster from
March 2. A similar decision of the
Power Loom Manufacturers associa-
stion will take effect on Monday next.
Close on to twenty thousand opera
tives will be affected.
Armagh.
Armagh County Council has decided
to give ESQ towards a chair of educa-
ton in Queens University, Belfast,
and to provide one scholarship of s4O,
cavan.
A meeting of ratepayers, held at
Bawnboy, passed a resolution approx
ing Of the purchase of the Cavan and
Leitrim Railway by company which
has been formed, provided liabilities
on guaranteeing do not exceed Sd in
the s., terminable after twenty-five
years, liability for accidents to cease
from taking over by the purchasing
company.
The following deaths have taken
place: Jan. "a, Mrs. Rose Carney,
Cootehill.-Jan. %, John Rice. KNAPP.
pagh.-Jan. 80, Miss Mary Kelleher.
Ballyconnell.-Jan. 80, Mrs. Margaret
OReilly, Castle Hill, Belturbet.
Clare.
Died.-Jan. %, Mrs. Honor O'Laugh.
lin, Baur.-Recently, Mrs. Michael Nc.
Mahon, Kilmally.-Jan. 81, Mrs. Clery,
Killimer.-Jan. 80, Thomas Roughan.
kilcross.-Feb. 5, Stephen Clancy.
Church street, Ennis.
Cork.
A boy named Francis O'Carrou of
Queenstown, has been awarded a sill
yer watch by the Carnegie Hero fund
Tor rescuing a man from drowning at
White Point. Queenstown, last Aug
ust.
The death of Sister M. Kieran of
the Convent of Mercy, Mallow. took
place on Jan. 81. The deceased Sister
who was for several years a member
OF the Community, was the daughter
OF Mr.. M. Morrissey, Inchnagree. Don.
eraile.
Carlow.
Judge Brereton Barry was present.
ed with white gloves in Carlow. on
Feb. 4, there being no criminal busi.
ness at the Quarter Sessions.
On Wednesday, Jan. 20, the mar.
rage took place at the Parish Church.
Boris, by the Very Rev. the Dean of
Leighlin, Richard, second son of Will
liam Hatton, Ballyphenan House, to
Eleanor, only daughter of Walter Per.
rim, Clonagoose, Boris.
The movement to perpetuate the
memory of the late Father John Gull
len is taking practical shape. At a
meeting of Carlow Urban Council. q
resolution was unanimously adopted,
on the motion of Mr.. Molloy, M. p,
seconded by Mr.. McGrath, requesting
the chairman, Mr.. Governey, to con.
vene public meeting so as to consult
the public, without distinction of
creed or class, as to the best means to
be adopted to raise memorial in the
memory Of the dead pastor.
Donegal.
over one thousand men were en-
rolled as members of the Irish Ma.
tfonal Volunteers, at a public meet.
ing, held on Feb. 1, at Dungloe, West
Donegal, at which J. E. Boyle, ]. p,
who presided. said they should face
the fact that the Carsonites were arm
Ing, and this should be an incentive
to the Irish Volunteers to defend their
rights. Mr.. Pearse, B. L., Dublin, said
the object of the Irish Volunteers was
to make it impossible for any Union.
list Government to repeal the Home
Rule Bill.
Down.
During the week of Jan. 31.Feb. z
over 1000 tons of potatoes have been
shipped from Kilkeel by steamers to
various ports in England. The potato
crop In the Mourne district this year
was one of the best that has been
gathered for the past ten or twelve
years.
Derry.
The carriers in Derry are at present
on strike, the cause being the refusal
3of the employers to grant an increase
in wages.
Dublin.
Dublin today, says the "Freeman's
Journal" from the all important point
Of view of it's trade and commerce,
reminds one Of the Dublin of six
months ago, when trade and labor
difficulties were not hampering her.
There is evidence of an almost COM
plete reversion to the normal order
8of things. There are manifestations
Sof this in the city proper, while on
the quays business is as brisk as it
could possibly be. The shipping com.
spanies carry on their customary trade,
and the general traffic points to the
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