The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-03-13
Antrim.

lands, the property of the late Rev
DR.. Henry, former bishop of Down
and Conner, and n respect of which
compensation was awarded amounting
to $4,000 from the Antrim County
council and G2,50O from the Irish
Catholic Church Insurance Company
the master of the rolls made an or
der remunerating the architects and
surveyors engaged in assessing the
damage done.
The following deaths are announc
ed: John McIlroy, Dunevin, Glarry
ford. Deceased, who was "a, carried
on farming and beetling works with
success for some thirty years.-Cap
tain John Aud, of Port Davey House
Whitehead, one of the founders Of the
County Antrim Yacht Club.
Armagh.
The committee Of the Armagh Vol
unteers have decided to notify other
battalions of a motion to be placed be
fore the coming convention that Pro
visional Council be established for VI
ster in order to prevent the exclusion
of the province from the Home Rule
bill.
A beautiful baptismal font has been
presented by Belfast lady, formerly
of Lurgan, to st. Peters Catholic
Church, Lurgan. 1t was designed by
Mr.. Ashlin, Dublin, and executed by
Messrs. Early & Co., Camden Art
Works, Dublin.
The death occurred February 10 OF
William White, editor and proprietor
of the "Lurgan Times" Lurgan. De
ceased. who was the son of the late
Samuel White, merchant, Armagh, was
a member of almost all local public
boards, including the County Council
and was one of the pioneers of the
public Libraries movement in the town
cavan.
At the January examination fol
clerkships in the Ulster Bank, Eugene
Brady, son of Thomas Brady, Kille
shandra, was successful.
The death is announced at the Con
vent of Mercy, Castleblayney, of Sis
ter Mary Michael Young, native OF
Cavan.
Clare.
At Kilrush, Henry r. Glynn, D. l..
was recently sworn in a magistrate
for the county of Clare before P. 8
Brady, r. NJ. w. J. Mcknight Hardy
r. M, has been transferred from Glare
to Derry.
Cork.
]. ]. Walsh, T. c., of Cork, now in
Bradford. writes to say that the pre-
sentation of the freedom of Cork tt
Lord Aberdeen has not his approval
as he adds, the Lord Mayor would
have known had he (Mr. Walsh) beer
summoned to attend the meeting or
the subject.
p. s. Hegarty, postmaster Of Queens
town, has been promoted to the post
mastership of Welshpool, Montgomery
shire, at a salary of G245 year.
The Parliamentary secretary to the
Board of Trade recently informed Mr.
O'Brien that he saw nothing in the
present situation to call for the revoca
ton of the order under which cattle
from the south of Ireland are com
pulsorily detained at the port of EN-
barkation.
The following deaths are announced
Rev. J. O'Hea, P. P. Caheragh.-Petel
Murphy, r. c., Cavendish quay, Ban
DOM. Monaghan, Groom, late of thu
G. p. O., Dublin, and nephew Of the
late Mr.. Coffey, l.. G. B. I.-Owen O.
Toole, Cork, a member of the Oh
Guard Union. George Brady, Cork
for many years conductor of the Bar
rack Street Band.
Donegal.
The fact that of a total of 93O,19l
IS rates collectable there has beer
collected in four months of the pc
riod only G5,736 1Ss Sd was pointed
out in letter from the L. G. B. to thu
Donegal County Council, and it was
decided to write to the rate collec
tors on the matter.
D. Boyle. tailor, Mill street, Newry
has been presented with a Carnegie
Hero Fund certificate and check fol
e5 in recognition of his gallantry ir
rescuing boy named Dermott Brady
from drowning in the Newry canal.
The following deaths have taker
place: February II, at his residence
Margaret street, Newry, Felix O'Hag
an, J. p. in his 9th year; February
at his residence, Kinghill, Newry, VIII
liam Roman, J. p, in his 10th year.
,I. Dublin.
The Brigadier.General commanding
the British forces in Dublin has closed
until further notice all the bars in the
Theater Royal for the sale of intoxi
eating drinks.
The Lord Mayor, at recent cor
poration meeting. presented Royal HUI
name Society awards to the following
for saving life: Christopher Byrne
Washington street; Thomas Mason
Dane street, and Joseph Jackson. Low
er Mayor street.