The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-02-06
Antrim.

4A,OOo, against IL, 400 Ill 1915, IN
the East 1928, against 24,652; in
the South 1928, against 1900, and
in the North 1871, against 1901,
the total increase being 156O-viz.,
1851 against 71,941. There is an
increase of 42,255 in the Co. Antrim
lists.
DR.. j. T. Kyle, son of J. Kyle, auc-
tioneer, Ballymena, has been appoint
ed assistant medical officer to the
Dewsbury (Yorkshire) Education
Committee.
The monthly meeting of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Co. Antrim
Agricultural association was held in
the offices, Broadway, Ballymena,
Captain John Patrick, ]. P, Co. G..
(chairman) presiding. On the mo-
ton of Mr.. MacAuley, seconded by
Mr.. Watson, it was decided to ap-
prove of the resolution passed by the
Co. Dublin Farmers association pro-
testing against the recent action of
the Treasury, which has led to the
stoppage of the Board of Works
loans for agricultural Improvements.
The Belfast Coal Relief Fund now
amounts to $500 odd.
The following deaths are an
nounced: Samuel Gray The Cloney,
Portrush, at the age of "a years. He
occupied a farm at Walkmills and
at Dunlace as we'll as that at Cloney.
He had been for number of years
a member of the Ballymoney Rural
Council. Thomas Craig, Albert
Bridge Rd., Belfast, principal of New
Road National school, Newtonards
road. Deceased, who was in the
teaching profession for over forty
years, was familiar figure in the
Ballymacarrett district.-Daniel l..
POok, son of G.. w. Pook, of Royal
avenue. Deceased, who was a stu
dent of Queens University, was chair
man of the Publication Committee
and editor of ~. G. b." also sec
rotary of the Students Representa-
tive council, and a member of the
Literary and Scientific Society and
other ocieties.-Joseph S. Wright.
senior rate collector, Belfast, who
formerly represented the council in
the Old Dock Ward.
Armagh.
Alan Bell, late Resident Magistrate
for the county of Mayo, has been
appointed as resident magistrate for
the County of Armagh, to be sta
toned at Portadown, and as an ad-
ditional Resident Magistrate for the
City of Belfast.
An address and bank draft for
&400 were presented to E. T. O'Han-
Ion. editor "Anglo-Celt," Cavan, at a
meeting held in the Council chamber,
Town Hall, Cavan, the amount hav-
ing been subscribed by readers Of
the journal in the diocese of Kill
more, and other places, including
America and Australia. Rev. C.
Magee, Adm, Chairman Testimonial
Committee. presided.
Among recent deaths in the county
are the following: Richard Reilly,
Dernacross, brother of John Reilly,
D. c., Killeshandra, uncle of Philip
Baxter, ]. p, Co. c., chairman of
Cavan r. d. c. and Board of Guard
ians and brother-in-law of the late
Father Donohoe, p. p, Dem. His
youngest son, John Patrick, is cler-
ical student of the Irish College, Sal
amanca, Spain.-John MCLEAN,
Drumgoa, aged forty-six years.-Mat-
thew Smith, Drumconlester, at the
age of 80, an old employee of the
M. G. w. Railway.-Miss Rose Car
olan, N. T., Belfast, late of Gran
aquinia.
H. r. Glynn, ]. p, Kilrush, has
been appointed D. L. for Glare.
The death is announced at Sandy
cove of Nanny F., widow of the late
Giles Darcy, formerly of Ennis.
Cork.
About go members of the Pre-
sentation Brothers Order and several
priests attended the Requiem mass
in Cork and funeral of Rev. Broth
er O'Callaghan, a native of Scully,
Kinsale, and former superior of
Greenmount schools. The chief
mourners were Rev. Bro. Gregory
Long, Mr.. Long, and Mr.. O'Callaghan
(nephews).
The department of agriculture and
Technical instruction have intimated
their approval of special classes in
Irish for primary and secondary
teachers being conducted by the
Queenstown Technical School COM
mittee.
Amongst the old records in Ban
try workhouse Boardroom was fam
lily bible belonging to the late M.
Healy, former clerk and father of
T. M. Healy, M. p, and M. Healy,
M. P. The book was encased in
silver mounted ook Inv ,pd forword