The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-04-03
News from Ireland

Down.
A Belfast company, it is stated, is
interested in securing the interest OF
the directors of the old Restrevor
tramway in order to run new service
from the Square in Warrenpoint to the
quay at Rostrevor by means of cleo,
tricity.
The following deaths have recently
occurred: Miss Teresa NJ. Delaney, N.
T. Ballyardle, aged 21.-Mrs. Ellen
I-oughran, Queen street, Newry.-
Elizabeth, widow of the late John
Temple Reilly, J. p, D. H., Scarvagh.
Dublin.
His Majesty's Letters Patent, says
the Dublin Gazette, have passed the
Great Seal of Ireland on the 21st day
of January, 1915, transferring the
Royal Veterinary College of Ireland to
the Department of Agriculture and
Technical Instruction for Ireland. The
Letters Patent were duly enrolled on
the 26th of February, 1915.
The late B. Bennett, managing d.
rector of Matterson's. Limerick, left
estate valued at G6,717.
Limerick Dock, which has been
closed since August for extensive re-
pairs to it's gates, was re-opened re-
Gently, and the business of the port,
which has been carried on with diff
Guilty in the interval, is resumed on
normal lines.
At meeting of the Limerick Coun-
| ty Council after long discussion. it
was unanimously decided, on the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Hurley, that the Sur.
veyors be advanced loan of E1OO to
buy motor cars and five pence a mile
allowance for the running of the cars
Fermanash.
| At a meeting of the Ennskillen
| Board OF Guardians resolution fixing
the salary of the Medical office of Ely
at 500 per year, rising by G5 an
nually to G120, was rescinded. The
chairman, amid some uproar, refused
to receive another resembling motion.
The Fermanagh County Council
have by a majority approved of the
scheme put forward by DR.. Timoney,
the tuberculosis medical officer for
the erection of combined sanatorium
and dispensary in Enniskillen.
Galway.
The priests and people of Loughrea
have subscribed over SEQ toward
coal fund opened for the purpose of
relieving distress among the poor of
the town. His Lordship, Most. Rev.
DIR. Gilmartin, has contributed EGO.
A public demonstration was held at
l1isduff, about eight miles from Por.
tumna, to protest against the taking
Of the Brush estate by a private indi-
vidual from Loughrea, in face of the
fact that there are close on forty un-
economic holders adjoining it. The
property consists of about two hum
dred acres, and is owned by Captain
Brush, of Dundalk. Rev. j. P. Call
nan, P. p, presided. and stated it was
the third occasion on which this
gentleman endeavored to GUST the peo-
pie of his parish from their rights.
p. J. Harmon, j. p, presiding at the
annual meeting of the City of Gal
way Wooden Manufacturing Company
proposed the adoption OF the report,
which recommended a ~ per cent
dividend on the ordinary shares
against 12h per cent last year, and
said the prospect of continuance Of
the war prompted careful policy
The years profit was ,G2,966, an in
crease ON the previous year of G1,-
900. Very Rev. A. J.. Considine, Ad-
ministrator, V. F., stated that since
the first bale of cloth went out from
their factory the company was never
more secure than at present. Father
Considine was reelected a director.
Kerry.
At a public meeting. held in the Car
negie Library. Cahirciveen, under the
presidency of the Very Rev. Canon
Browne, p. p, the following were ap.
pointed members of Il Distress Com
mittee: The Rev. w. Byrne, c. c.,
Edward Fitzgerald, j. r., Nj. c. c.; DR..
Joseph NlanniX, Denis j. O'Connell,
NJ. c. c.; Michael c. OShea, r. ID. c.;
William ]. Leslie. j. p; James Shuel,
Solicitor; w. T.. Bonn, Manager of the
Munster and Leinster Banks; John
Ryan, Manager of the National Bank
James Leslie, Bartholomew Sheehan,
Maurice Fitzgerald, A. NJ. I. Z. E.;
Thomas G. Fitzgerald, Clerk of the
Union; James j. O'Shea, Henry Tai
bot, Thomas j. O'Connor, and Thomas
Garvey, II. ID. c. b. Sheehan was ap.
pointed honorary secretary.
| Kildare.
/ Acting on a letter from the solicitor
to the local Government Board threat.
ening legal proceedings and costs
against the Guardians who opposed
enforcement of the law, the members
at recent meeting decided to en-
force compliance with the Vaccination
Acts in Athy Union.
Very Rev. Father Staples, Prior, O