The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-03-14
Antrim.

The late Mr.. D. Kirkpatrick, retired
schoolmaster, Larne, left personal es'
tate valued at s1,1S6. He left vari.
GUS legacies to nephews and nieces,
and the residue to his nephew, John
Gordon, carter, Antrim.
The death occurred recently of Mr..
c. G. Conner, an ex-Mayor of Belfast,
an Office which he filled on three sue
cessive occasions, 1SS9-1891, and Con-
servative M. p. for North Antrim,
from 1s92-1S95. In 1895 he retired
from public life.
About one hundred plumbers and
filters helpers employed in installing
refrigerating plants on ships at the
Belfast shipyards, went on strike on
February 10, following an unsuccess-
full application for better wages. The
men are employed by sub-contractors,
and the firm chiefly concerned Is an
English one. The men want an in
crease of from Sd. to Sd an hour.
cavan.
Died-February Is, Terence Dolan,
the Hotel, Clan. Recently, Michael
Harvey, Castletara. February 6, Mrs.
Catherine Brady, Blacklion. Recently,
Mrs. Dorothy NJ. Smith, HEWITT Castle.
Recently. Robert Roe, Garrygorman.
January 30, Mrs. X. McDermott,
Breandrum. February 10, Mrs. Mary
E. Osborne, Ballinagh.
On Sunday evening, February 8, the
new hall o. the Crosserlough. A. o. H.,
was formally opened by John F.
O'Hanlon, Cavan, the county president
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
The division is but little over twelve
months in existence, and have every
reason to feel proud of their notable
achievement in providing in such
short time handsome and we'll
equipped hall for the district. The
building occupies commanding posi-
tion on the roadside in Rassan mid.
way between Ballyjamesduff and Kill
naleck, and is capable of seating five
hundred. The site was given free by
Mr.. Henry O'Reilly, auctioneer, Lis
donish House, Ballyjamesduff. and
Mr.. James Reilly, Carrickaveigh, was
the contractor, completing the work
to the entire satisfaction of the CON-
mittee.
Carlow.
Judge Brereton Barry, X. c., at the
last Carlow Quarter Sessions, award
ed e10 under the Workmens Compen.
sation Act to Eliza Byrne, whose
brother was killed by runaway horse
while working for the Carlow Urban
Council; G15O to Jane Slater, from
the Grand Canal Company, for the loss
of her brother by drowning at Low
town.
The telephone service has been in
stalled in Kilmurry-brickane, through
the exertions of Father Considine, the
respected parish priest.
Sir Frederick Fitzjames Cullinan, of
55 F1tzwilliam Square, Dublin, for for
ty years principal clerk in the Chief
Secretary's office, Dublin Castle, who
died December 81, last, aged 81 years,
son of the late Mr.. P. M. Cullinan, M.
n NJ I'm Lee
G21,197 rs.
Cork.
Much regret was caused by the de-
mise on February z, of the Very Rev.
Canon Mcnamara, P. p, st. Finbar's
Church, Cork.
A family in Middleton, named White,
have received as next of kin of de-
ceased South Carolina plantation own.
er, rernittances on account of their
legal claims to the estate, which runs
into several thousand pounds. The es-
tate is being administered in the
South Carolina courts. The deceased
man, James Mahony, emigrated about
fifty years ago. ..
DR.. P. G. Cowan, chief engineering
inspector of the Local Government
Board, has just had an inquiry into
the application of the Urban District
Council for sanction to four loans,
viz: 100000 to provide duplicate
water main from Tibbotstown to
Queenstown in connection with the
waterworks; $1,000 for steam roll
ing the roads.
Down.
The requests of the late Miss Julia
Hamill, of Seadown, Dundalk, include
the following: s20O to the Superior
ess of the Convent of Mercy for the
purpose of supporting the home on
the Warrenpoint road, Newry, for the
. aged poor; $50 to the Rev. Cannon
Donnellan, PIP, Ravensdale, for Mass
es; and s25 to the Rev. Father Wood.
cock, Order Of Charity, Omeath Mon.
astery.
Derry.
Mrs. Agnes Orr, Of Mayfield, Ealing
Common, London, who died on Jan. II
last, widow Of Mr.. Moore Orr, solicit