The Irish standard., 1914-05-23
Antrim,


cloy, was admitted to the Royal Vic
toria Hospital. Belfast, suffering
/ from terrible injuries to the face,
caused by an explosion of caustic
potash he had been mixing. 1t is
feared that he will lose his sight.
The accounts of the Belfast tram
way undertaking for the year end
ing March 81, have been published.
They state that the total revenue
was s272,042, and the working ex-
penses s160,095. After paying all
revenue charges, there is balance
of s3,O66 for the General Purposes
Fund for the relief of rates.
About five hundred plumbers em-
ployed by Messrs. Harland and Wolff.
Ltd, at the Queens Island Shipbuild-
ing yard, went on strike recently.
The men are claiming an advance of
Id per hour on their present wages
of 42s Cd per week. Many of the
men were employed in fitting out the
new White Star liner, Britannia.
Armagh.
A PortadoWn factory worker
named Henry Mccain was found
dead on Friday in lane way of Han
over street. He died from heart fail
ure.
A farm in Mullavilly, near Porta-
down, containing ten acres, has been
sold by auction, at the remarkably
high price of $3.50, and auction COM
mission. The annuity payable to the
Irish Land commission is SIS las Cd.
At Armagh Quarter Sessions,
which opened last week. his honor,
Judge Green was presented with
white gloves, there being no criminal
business. His honor, in dismissing
the grand jury, congratulated them
on the peaceful state of the county.
Cavan.
One of the most daring aviators in
America is Mr.. William H. Bleakley,
a native of Arva, county Cavan, who
was born in this county in 1889 and
emigrated to the United States in
1905. He resides at 4733 Page ave-
nue., st. Louis, Mo-, and is the inven-
tor and flyer of the first American
tractor biplane and of the first flying
boat with the power plant in the
hull. He invented his own machine
in 1910, and since then has devoted
all off time between flying and de-
signing aeroplanes, and inventing
wireless telephone, having several
patents on electrical apparatus.
:. At last meeting of the Bagnals-
town town commissioners they dealt
with the Forthcoming county Carlow
Feis, to be held this year in Bagnals-
town. Mr.. p. Joyce remarked that
this year more than ever. which will
be the year of the passing of the
. Home Rule Bill. it was the duty Of
every Irishman to help to make the
: Irish language live once more on the
lips of the people. and also to help
to revive the industries. the customs,
the music, etc., of their native land.
The County Carlow Feis, he said, is
recognized as one of the best in Ire
land; a varied program is presented,
and prizes to the alue of $3.50 are
offered. It is for the people of Bay
nalstown and district to make the
Feis of 1914 equal to. and if posi-
BILE, superior to all that have gone
before it. Whole-hearted support
was pledged by the commissioners.
Sister Mary Patricia O'Neil and
Sister Mary Gertrude Fyan were
solemnly protested in the Convent of
Mercy, Carlow last week, by the
Most Rev. DR.. Foley. There was a
large attendance of clergy and
friends of the newly professed nuns,
and Mass was celebrated by the Rev.
j. O'Neill. Ph.D., st. Patrick's Col
lege. Maynooth, brother of Sister
Patricia.
Glare.
At the Ennis Quarter Sessions
Judge Bodkin, X. c., heard of q
claim from the Misses Anna F. But
Ter and Henrietta ]. Butler, CASTER
inc. for EAT for the driving of Al
head of cattle and AZ sheep off the
lands of Drumullan on March 10.
1t was found recently that a cattle
drive on an extensive scale had taken
place on the previous night on two
farms at Cragleigh and Gortmore. in
the county Glare. In one case about
fifty horned stock and thirty sheep
were driven away, and in the other
three cattle and about fifty sheep.
The stock were all recovered. rs
Cork.
The shop Of Mr.. Condor, vintner,
North Main street, Youghal, was
+ completely Quilted by fire recently.
Mrs. Condor saw the smoke, and on
informing her husband and children
they found the shop ablaze. The
alarm was given, and the local bril-
gade arrived. They succeeded in
extinguishing the fire before it could
u spread to any of the adjoining