The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-06-19


ceipt of 25s. of less wages, for the
duration of the war.
The annual average death rate last
week in the Dublin Registration Area
and the principal provincial Irish
towns was 1873 per 1000 of the popula
ton.
Died-Benjamin j. O'Rourke, as a
result of an accident at City Abattoi1
Suddenly, Mr.. Barron, 4 Lower Cam
den street-Miss Hardee Judd, Oakley
Suddenly, Henry Worthington, 16
Grosvenor Road, Rathmines.
Derry.
The death is announced of Mr.
Thomas Cooper, we'll known in Derry
as mechanical engineer of consider
able skill and inventiveness.
Derry Corporation recently appoint
ed Mr.. John Donnell city accountant
at salary of 6 $50 a year, and increas
ed the salary of Mr.. A. Algeo, assist.
ant in the Office, by ;e25 year.
Donegal.
The death has taken place at
Bruckless Hotel of Mrs. Annie Nc,
Shane, wife of Mr.. James McShane
merchant, Dunkineely, County Done
gal, and mother of Rev. James Nc
Shane, c. c., Donegal.
An enthusiastic Cram Eithne meet
ing was held in Dunfanaghy, Sunday
May 16, at which Rev. Father Nc
Ateer was the principal speaker.
The tenth session of the Irish Train
ing College of the Fourth Masters al
Litterkenny will commence ON Mon
day, August 16.
| The County Down Grand Orange
Lodge resolved owing to the war and
the death of a large number of officers
and men belonging to the Orange Or
der, that it would be unseemly to hold
the usual demonstration in the county
on July r.,
At cambridge, pork reached the high
price of 76s. per cwt. This, 1t ap.
pears, constitutes record.
The death has occurred at Bally.
ward, cambridge, of Mr. James Tough.
lin, merchant, draper and ex-chairman
of the local Board of Guardians and
District Council
Fermanauh,
DR.. Thompson, Maguiresbridge has
intimated to the Enniskillen Guardians
that he had reconsidered his decision
and would accept the medical officer.
ship of the Tempo dispensary district
which has been without doctor fol
a long time. The salary is Gao al
Tempo as against ESQ at Maguires
bridge.
At Trillick half-yearly fair servants
were much in demand, and wages were
considerably increased. Men to care
horses and work farm machines got
from 912 los to ELS; ordinary la.
borers, ELL to e12; boys, s7 los
to SO 10s.; superior class of girls for
household duty principally, 81 15s. to
SO 1Os.; girls to assist in farmyard
e6 to 81 1Os.; young girls, GA los
to Sc.
Galway.
Mr.. John Quinn, secretary of the
Tenants committee, has been inform
ed by the Congested Districts Board
that they have purchased the estate OF
Mr.. Robert Blake, Ballyglunin, County
Galway. The amount of the purchase
money is s6O,69S.
Rev. Father Fitzgerald, c. c., Ough
terard, has been appointed Parish
Priest of Kilbeacanty.
The Ioughrea laborers who were
on strike resumed work, their de.
mands being met in reasonable man.
ner by the employers, Messrs. Elem.
ing Bros, Dublin, contractors for the
carrying out of a sewerage scheme
for the town.
A sheep drive recently took place
on the lands of Carnalee (near Tough.
real, twenty-one sheep, one of which
subsequently died, the property of Mr..
L. McGlynn, ID. c., being driven off
his lands and later found five miles
away.
Kildare.
At meeting of the Athy School
Attendance Committee the Very Rev.
Canon Mackey, p. p, presided, and
there were also present Rev. J. Nolan
c. c.; Messrs. NJ. Malone, u. D. c.,
and P. J. Murphy, Mr.. ]. A. Lawlor,
clerk, and Miss Lizzie Hearne, S. A. O.
Twenty notices were ordered to be
served on parents and five prosecu.
tions for disobedience to orders were
authorized.
In Athy recently bacon fetched SOS.
per cwt.
Kilkenny.
The Rev. William Connolly, P. p.
Tullahern, lost control of his bicycle
nearing Thomastown and was thrown
violently to the ground, breaking his
right leg below the knee.
The Right Rev. DIR. Cassartelli,
Bishop of Stafford, has ordained to the
priesthood at Stafford, the Rev. J. E.
McEnery, eldest son of Mr.. John Nc.
IIsaon,, Rallsxhalo