The Irish standard., 1914-01-03
Armagh.

Lurgan, a pony stabbed in an out
house belonging to Mr.. Henry Muir
ply, overturned a lighted candle and
ignited a quantity of hay on the floor
So quickly did the flames spread that
before a rescue could be effected the
pony was burned to death and the
contents of the building destroyed.
The death has taken place at Carly
nan, County Armagh, in his 1O5th
year, of Mr.. Jack Rogers, who was
until five years ago in the service OF
the Caledon family, the present Earl
of Caledon being the fourth under
whom he had served. He retained
his health and faculties almost to the
last.
N Antrim.
Mr.. Thomas Scull1on, the popular
postmaster of Crosskeys, Millquarter,
near Toomebridge, was taken sudden
~ ill on Monday, December 9Th, near
his home and expired before medical
aid could be summoned.
At Ballymena the trustees of the
Independent Order of Rechabites
prosecuted member of that society
for initiating a doctors signature on
a certificate of sickness.
Carlow.
. The Carlow County Council, on De-
cember 18th, Mr.. w. Mem. Kavanagh,
ID. L., presiding, unanimously decided,
on the recommendation of the Com
mittee appointed to consider suit
able site for tuberculosis Dispen-
sary, to purchase Mr.. P. ]. Kava-
nagh's house and land at Monacur-
ragh, near Carlow, for that purpose,
paying Mr.. Kavanagh 5000 for his in
terest. It was stated that the total
outlay will be about e2,400.
cavan.
The local government board have
sanctioned the appointment of DIR. An
drew Leitch as doctor of the Castle
berg Union.
Cavan Board of Guardians have ap-
pointed DR.. c. J. Bourke, Newtown-
gore, County Leitrim, as medical Of
icer of Ballinagh dispensary district,
in room of DR.. J. M'Namara, who has
secured an appointment in England.
DR.. Bourke is son of DR.. Godfrey
Bourke, Sherlock, Coroner for East
Cavan.
Owing to failing health, the Rev. G.
p. Quick, M. A., has resigned the
ministerial charge of Douglas, Cork,
after 80 years service in the diocese.
A strong resistance was offered at
the eviction at Middleton, at the in
stance of Viscount Middleton, Of a
blacksmith named Ryan, occupying
dwelling house, forge and land, not
water being thrown at the bailiffs.
who were protected by number of
police. The tenant subsequently CAPT.
tulated, and was later installed as
caretaker.
The funeral of the late DR.. Lynch,
of Ballyvourney was an impressive
demonstration of the general sorrow
which his death occasioned. The cor
tege was a large size and sympath-
izers were present from all parts of
the county. The Macroom Council,
the football club and the local divi-
sions of the A. O. H. have passed
20 &1,o 1,1
reaved family
Clare.
The death, after brief illness, &C.
CURED on Saturday, December 9Th, of
Mr.. Charles E. Parker, c. P. S., of
Killaloe, who also acted as secretary
of the Killaloe and Ballina Agricul-
tural Show. Deceased was an efficient
officer and of kindly and gentle man.
ner.
Mr.. T. Meade, son of we'll known
Dublin journalist, has been appointed
engineer to the improvements Com
mittee of the Dublin Corporation.
A deputation representing the en-
tire service of goods agents, station
masters, and clerks of the G. S. and
w. Railway, presented memorial to
the directors at Kingsbridge on De-
cember 5th, seeking an improvement
in salaries and conditions of service.
The proceedings were private.
In connection with the coming
Aonach ma Nodlag in Dublin, Mr.. F.
j. Bigger, Belfast, is offering a fine
enameled Irish brooch of Irish manu-
facture as prize for the best and
most suitable design for flag for the
National Volunteers, now being or
ganized in Dublin and throughout the
country.
Donegal.
Mr.. j. Quigg, N. T., Parkhill, Let.
terkenny, has been specially promoted
to first section of first grade.
Down.
Pleading Tor mercy at Newry be.
fore being sentenced for fowl-stealing,
tramp explained that he had been
drinking "Blowhard," and did not
know what he was doing. He will