The Irish standard., 1915-05-29
:. News from Ireland

j herafelt Quarter Sessions.
Donegal.
The quarterly meeting of the Bally.
shannon Teachers Association was
held in College Street School, Bally.
harmon, on Saturday, May 1. Mr.
O'Shea, and subsequently the vice
chairman, Mr.. Dick, presided. Those
present were the Misses Watson, Sic.
vim, Croal, Messrs. Dick, O'Shea,
Treacy, Gallagher, Kane, MCGOWAN
and McGovern. One new member,
Miss Croal, Carrickboy Girls N. S.,
was enrolled.
At a meeting of the Donegal Old
Age Pension Committee, the men,
bers present being Messrs. James
Diver, presiding, D. j. Flood, j. p,
and A. K. Dunlevy, three pensions of
SIS. per week were granted; eleven
claims were adjourned and three re-
jected.
| Newtownards winners have been or
dered by the military authorities to
close their premises each evening at
o'clock.
The late Mr.. S. Duncan, formerly
of Newry, left an estate of the gross
value of e6,244 odd, of which the net
w n
odd.
Sugar, flour and other commodities
are getting scarce in Newry as a re.
suit of the strike of the crews of the
S. S. Iveagh and the S. S. Bessbrook,
of the Dundalk and Newry Steam
Packet Company.
On Friday the Newry police arrested
two Germans in Newry-Adolph Beck,
hairdresser, Hill street, and his assist
ant Fred Hermann. On the same
day the police also took into custody
A. Halbach, husband of a publican in
Duke street, Warrenpoint. The men
were subsequently conveyed to Bel
fast and handed over to the military
authorities.
At Badger Petty Sessions District
Inspector Wallace applied for the re-
newal for period of two months of
the order made on the 28th of Oc-
tober last. suspending the sale of
liquor from 8 o'clock on Saturday
evening to o'clock on the following
Monday morning.
The late Mr.. F. O'Hagan, Newry,
left G10O each to the Poor Clare Con-
vent Schools, High street; the Mercy
Schools: the Home for the Aged Poor
and the Christian Brothers Schools;
like amount towards the renovation
of the Cathedral, Hill street, and 5000
| for Masses
Fermanaeh.
A. l.. G. Board inquiry was opened
| at Enniskillen Workhouse into COM
plants by the medical officer regard
ing arrangements for the transfer of
patients to Omagh Lunatic Asylum
and the consequent neglect OF a ma
ternity patient in the workhouse hos
pital.
Professor Scott, Dublin, has been
appointed by the Fermanagh County
Council to draw up plans and specifi.
cations for the new sanatorium.
Galway.
Rev. W. O'Byrne, c. c., presiding at
U. l. l.. meeting at Barnaderg,
County Galway said he observed that
they were reflected upon because they
did not join the English army. and
he held that Ireland required every
man she had at present.
On a confirmation visit to Portumna,
Most Rev. DIR. Gilmartin said his SYM
pathies were with the small holders,
who deserved enlargement of their
farms, and while outsiders had the
legal right to interfere, it was not gen
erous on their part to do so. His
I,ordship advised the children who had
been confirmed to remain in Ireland.
The c. d. Board has purchased 4,963
acres, comprising the Robert Blake
estate and the property of T. F. Rut.
ledge in Counties Galway and Mayo.
A link with the past has ben sew
cred by the death of Mr.. Patrick
Frayne, Tuam, who had been for
long period parish clerk and later valet
to the late Archbishops MacHale and
McEvilly.
Kildare.
The large prices obtainable in Atny
markets for some weeks past were
only maintained in one or two depart
ments on Tuesday, April 9th. The
market was one of the largest in the
memory of generation.
The will lat G11,O43) has been
proved of the late Mr.. w. J. Grove
White, solicitor, who during very
long period was noted figure in the
legal life of County Kildare.
Kilkenny.
The negotiations for the purchase
under the Land Purchase Act, 1909,
of Colonel William Izod's tenanted
lands at Tinvaun, Shortalstown, Vines
prove Raheen etc have hoon hronpht