The Irish standard., 1914-10-03

lease from Major Hamilton, D. L., in
Ballintra, County Donegal. The out
break, it is stated, was caused by the
overheating of part of the machinery.
Derry.
Recently the old established coach
factory of Messrs. Lynn & Co., in
Great James street, Derry, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire. The dam
ages are estimated at $4,000.
Down.
Rev. Father Hays, the well-known
apostle of temperance, addressed a
representative gathering at Kilkeel,
County Down. the Rev. F. McKillop,
c. c., B. A., said that the people of
Maurne were highly honored by his
visit and that the work had been
done amongst the children of Ireland
in far-off Australia and New Zealand,
as we'll as his work in America and
England, was too we'll known to need
comment.
The Countess Marchieviez present
ed the Newry Company of Ma Fianna
Erieann (National Boy Scouts). with
colors on August 3Oth, in the Marsh
es, Warrenpoint road. All the men,
bers of the company were present,
as were also the members of the
Newry Corps Irish Volunteers and
st. Joseph's Brass Band. Countess
Marchieviez the founder of the Ma
tional Boy Scouts, is a well-known
Protestant Nationalist and a daugh-
ter of the late Sir Josslyn Gore
Booth, Bart, of Sligo.
Dublin.
Miss M. Sheehan( in religion Sis
ter M. Pia), daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sheehan, Dundrum, has been
received at St. Paul's Convent, Sicily
Park. Birmingham, Most Rev. DR..
Ilsley, Archbishop of Birmingham,
officiating.
Sir Arthur Chance, F. R. G. S. L.,
has been appointed member of the
First Senate of the National Univers-
ity in the room of the late Sir Chris
TOPPER J. Nixon.
A meeting of the Congested Dis
tricts Board for Ireland was held at
their offices, % Rutland Square,
Dublin. on Sept. 8. Present: The
Right Hon Sir James B. Dougherty,
K. G. B. (presiding), the Most Rev.
DR.. O'Donnell, Bishop of Raphoe;
the Most Rev. DR.. Mangan, Bishop of
Kerry, the Right Hon. Sir Horace
Plunkett, X. G. v. o., the Rev. Den
mis- O'Hara, P. p, the Rev. Patrick
Glynn, P. P, Messrs. John Fitzgib-
bon, M. P; w. J. D. Walker, G. b.;
Henry Doran, w. l.. Micks and ]. R.
O'Brien, secretary.
Galway.
On September 5th, a man named
Spellman, in attempting to board a
train missed his footing and fell
backwards, his head being severely
cut. He was treated at the County
Infirmary, Galway.
The committee of the Athenry
Volunteer Corps adopted this reso-
luton, proposed by Mr.. T. Cleary and
seconded by Mr.. J. Rooney: ""That we,
the members of the above committee
strongly resent the statement of the
Lieutenant Colonel Esmonde at
Corey, as reported in the Irish indie
pendent on the fourteenth of Aug
ust, 1914, viz: That the West and
South were always Imperialists;' and
that If the government armed them
with rifles and ammunition they
would protect the shores of Ireland
That we demand an explanation of
such an outrageous statement made
in the name of the executive commit
tee. That copies of this resolution
be sent to the Provisional committee,
the County Secretary. Battalion
Committee, and the Press
Kings.
The professional took place at the
Convent Of Mercy, Birr, on Septem-
Der 9Th, of Miss Annie Gardiner. in
religion Sister Patricia, daughter of
Mr.. P. Gardiner. Cloughjordan. Very
Rev. Father O'Dea, Birr, officiated at
the ceremony.
Kerry.
The Department of Agriculture
and Technical Instruction has ap-
proved of the appointment of Miss
Fitzgerald, Rathass, as Domestic
Economy instructor, in Tralee.
Kerry had another victory at
marlborough on Sept 6. The FAM
Gus team defeated Roscommon by 2
goals and points.
Among the many successful stu
dents at the Tralee Technical School,
was Miss Julia Myles, Moyderwell,
Tralee. She won the prize for first
year bookkeeping.
Mrs. Mccarthy, while taking to her