The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-02-20
News from Ireland


bors in her home recently.
Bundoran will become an urban dis
trict from April l next.
The Rev. Hugh McLoone, p. P,
Killymard, has been transferred to the
parish of Doe. Father McLoone, who
succeeded the late Very Rev. Canon
Patrick Blake in Killymard. is broth
| er of James McLo0ne, X. c. The Rev.
Daniel Coyle, C. c., Killybegs, has
been appointed P. P. of Killymard.
The following deaths are an
nounced: Rev. James Hassan. P. p,
Neville. A native of Lismacarroll,
County Derry, Father Hassan was for
several years in the city of Derry as
! administrator of ST. Eugene's parish.
At Ardaravan, Buncrana. Elizabeth
Catherine (Bessie). widow of the late
| Walter Bernard, NJ. d., +. r. c. P. L.,
and eldest daughter of the late DR..
Eames, Derry.
Down.
| The Newry No. 2 Rural District
Council have appointed p. T. McGuill
as architect for the fourth scheme of
laborers' cottages. 1t was decided to
build no cottages for persons en-
ployed by the Great Northern Railway
| Company or in mills or factories, and
to grant a bonus of CT per cottage to
the architect, in addition to his fee OF
f3 IS. for every cottage completed at
a total cost not exceeding E17O.
AT Donaghadee the result of the cleo
tion for urban councillors was as fol
lows: Robert Sloan, 217; DR.. George
Gibson, 212; James M Mahood, 2O9;
James w. Charles, 1871 (elected) Peter
Halpin, so. Out of an electorate of 1873
there voted 278. At Warrenpoint F..
O'Hare, 275; p. O'Neill, 273; Il. Byrne,
1853; M. Hourican, 261 Nationalist re-
turned); Z. Pedlow, 207 and j. Hickey,
POI (Unionists), were elected.
Dublin.
The election of officers of Arran
Quay, U. l. L., for 1915, resulted: Presi-
dent, Joseph Scales; vice president, #.
Murphy; honorary secretary, Stephen
J. Hand; assistant secretary, N. A.
Grace; treasurer, 4. Rooney, r. c.,
p. l.. G.
DR. Frank Burton, ex-house surgeon,
Jervis Street Hospital, was unanimous
ly appointed by the committee of man.
agement. Paramount Sanatorium, as
sistant medical resident superntend-
ent to the sanatorium.
Galway.
A consent, based on an arbitration
award, in the case Of Mrs. Marion ED
er, widow Of ]. ]. Elder, a draper, late
OF Ballinasloe, claiming payment of a
legacy of $1,000 bequeathed by de.
ceased and the administration of the
estate, was made rule of Court by
Gerry Division.
Died-Mrs. Kate Kyne, aged GS, re.
lict of the late Thomas Kyne, High
street, Headford, Galway. At At Sc
vile place, Dublin, John T., second son
of the late James and Mrs. Nolan, Shop
street, Tuam. At his residence, Law
rencetown, John Mclaughlin.
Kildare.
Mrs. Kelly, 76, has succumbed to in.
juries received through being knocked
down in Poplar Square, Mas, by a
motor car, in which Lord Portarlington
and chauffeur were travelling. The
car had swerved to avoid some SOL
diers, but caught the woman. who was
carried along under the car for some
yards.
Death due to shock from severe
burns," was the verdict of North Kill
dare Coroner's jury at Boherbree in
the case of Mrs. Dillon, who was
burned to death recently. Master C.
Dillon and DIR. w. P. Waters, Carbury,
were the witnesses examined.
Kilkenny.
Holding that negligence had not
been proved, Judge Fitzgerald, at Kill
kenny Quarter Sessions, dismissed an
action for $50 by James Ryan, Stoney-
ford, against the G. S. & w. Railway
for causing the death of his son, a
soldier of the Royal Irish Regiment
who was killed by train while on
sentry dntv at FOtn Cnunty Cor1, loot
August.
At the meeting of the Committee of
Management of the Kilkenny District
Asylum the annual estimate and de-
mand for the coming year was consid-
cred. Total demand was Gl6,357, as
compared with G14,S57 for last year.
The estimate, as submitted, was unani-
mously adopted.
Among the recent deaths in the
county are the following: Michael
Carol, Stoneyford, Kilkenny, at the
age of sc. He had been for years a
member Of the Thomastown Guardi-
ans; Mrs. Harriet Redmond, Thomas
town, aged 1O5 years; Miss Kathleen
Barry, assistant clerk of the Thomas
town Union and District Council De-
ceased was the daughter of Lawrence
Barry, clerk Of the Union. and niece
of Very Rev. Dean Barry, d. D., P. P.
v. F., Ballyraggett; Sir c. Cuffe, Ley
rath, Kilkenny, in his Send year.