The Irish standard., 1915-01-16

The Rev. Father Stephenson, G. c.,
attached to the Community of the Mis-
sionary Fathers at Enniscorthy, is to
replace Father Guilfoyle as Dean of
st. Kieran's College, Kilkenny.
1t is reported that steps are being
taken by the British Admiralty to es-
tablish Rosslare Harbor as a naval
base for light flotilla. A Wexford
merchant has received an order for a
large quantity of coal to be supplied
to British warships at the pier within
the next few weeks.
Wicklow.
The death Of Mrs. Eliza O'Neill &C.
Cured at her residence, Main street,
'Rathdrum, after a lengthy illness. She
was sister of the late Rev. Bernard Far
rell, of the late Rev. Mother Borromeo,
Kilkenny, and of Rev. Mother Dona-
tilla, at present in Mountjoy street
convent.
Waterford.
The late Mr.. Geo. Chapman, of The
Quay. Waterford, merchant, left per-
sonal estate valued at s7,S13.
Donegal.
The Neville Old Age Pension Com
mittee has. on the proposition of the
Rev. Mr.. McCockell, resigned in a
body as a protest against the manner
that the pension officer calculates the
means of claimants" for pensions and
for the way in which the L. G.. Board
deals with decisions of the committee
Down.
There was a large congregation in
st. Patrick's Church, Laurencetown,
Co. Down, at the anniversary office
and Requiem Mass for the late Rev.
M. McConville, P. P, Tullylish. The
Very Rev. ]. Doyle, P. p, V. F., Bally-
nahinch, presided, and number of
clergymen attended.
Among recent deaths are the follow
ing: At his residence, Carrowbane,
Legamaddy, Downpatrick, Edward
Laverty, aged 80 years, brother of the
late Rev. Monsignor Laverty, P. p,
v. G., Holywood.-At Comber. Mrs.
Nancy Middleton.-John Young, M. A.,
proprietor of the 'Portadown News"
Deceased was native of Donough-
more, Newry. For seventeen years he
acted as head master of the Com
mercial and Mathematical Schools,
Derry.-John Mcmillan, Rooney's Ter
race, Newry. He was the eldest son
of the late Samuel Mcmillan Of Bally-
macarrett, prominent and energetic
Nationalist in the East Division of
Belfast.
Fermanagh.
Recently the interment took place
of Mrs. Gallagher, Cornacreeve, Ros-
lea, who died at the age of 101. The
deceased was mother of Patrick Gal
lagher, surveyor, who is we'll known in
the counties of Fermanagh and Monag-
ham,. She could speak the Irish Ian
guage 1uently, the only language ever
spoken by her parents.
The electric Night installation has
now been completed in the Lisnaskea
Workhouse, and in most of the prin-
cipal business houses Of the town.
Galway.
Miss Caitlin Mic Gabbhainn, Profess
sor at the Spiddal Irish College, has
won the first prize for the History
Competition at the 1914 Oireachtas.
A sum of 5000 has been collected
in the Galway Diocese on behalf of the
Belgian Relief Fund, as a result of the
appeal of Most Rev. DR.. O'Dea.
Kilkenny.
The Rev. Father Guilfoyle, Dean ST.
Kiernan's College, Kilkenny. has been
transferred to Mboncoin in room of the
Rev. Father Doyle, c. c., who has gone
to Rome to pursue his studies in The
ology. Rev. R. Stephenson, M. S. E.,
who has replaced Father Guilfoyle, is
a native Of The Rover, Kilkenny, and
was attached to the Mission House,
Enniscorthy, for eight years. He is
nephew of the Very Rev. Canon Walsh,
P. p, Priesthood, and brother of T.
Stephenson, The Rover.
Very Rev. E. H. Collins, o. p, has
been reelected as Prior of the Black
Abbey, Kilkenny.
Kings.
The following are the names of
those sentenced at the Leinster
Assizes to Imprisonment with hard
labor in connection with the Geashill
cattle drive; T. Hynes, IL months; p.
F. Adams, P. Bracken, ]. Buckley, T.
Dunno, w. Fitzgerald, and J. Gala
CHER, six months each.
A number of large and representa-
tive meetings have been held to pro-
test against the severe sentences pass
ed upon those concerned in the Agari-
an campaign.
Warm interchanges took place at the
Tullamore Guardians meeting when
Mr.. Graham, M. p, proposed resolu.
ton appealing to the Lord Lieutenant
to release Mr.. Adams and the other
six Geashill prisoners. If, he said,
they had stolen the cattle instead of,
as alleged, engaging in cattle drive,