The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-05-08

105; at her nephew's residence, SO
Mountpleasant square. Dublin, after a
brief illness, Anne Dunphy, aged 70
years, formerly of Mountmellick; at
her residence, Castlecoole, Ballinakill,
the wife Of Patrick Foyle; at Castle.
bar. County Mayo, NJ. ]. Leamy, late
assistant clerk of the Mountmellick
Union.
Roscommon.
The annual convention of the Coun.
ty Roscommon, G. A. A., held in
Strokestown, was largely attended by
representatives of all the clubs in the
county. The balance sheet showed
that the total income since March,
1914, was ella Is. Id, and the expen.
diture Ellis 13s. Id.
j. ]. Ferris, n T., of Boyle, now
teaching in the Neale, County Mayo,
has received special promotion to first
grade.
The deaths are announced of Dan
lei Fallon, Castlerea, in his 18th year,
and of Honoria, wife of Michael Kelly,
J. P, Castlerea.
Sligo.
Recently at La Tour, ST. Joseph En-
st. Perm, France, in the Mother House
of the Sisters OF the Poor, a young
Sligo lady, Miss Hay Carney, was re-
ceived into the order. The newly pro-
fessed nun, who is only % years of
age, is daughter of Patrick Carney and
Mrs. Carney, Gortlounaine, and cous-
in of the Rev. Father Michael O'Don-
mel, Summerhill, Sligo. Miss Carney's
name in religion is Sister Amelie.
At meeting OF the Ladies' Auxil-
larry (Sligo Division, A. o. H., a vote
of coincidence was passed to Mrs. P.
Heraghty and Miss MCGEE on the
death of their mother. Belmuth rural
| district council passed resolution of
sympathy to Mrs. Gallagher widow of
DR.. M. Gallagher, late medical officer of
Stewartstown, was found dead in his
nome d SNORT time ago.
James Smith, cashier in the Belfast
Pullathomas dispensary district.
Tyrone.
Henry Mcdonnell, of Tullaghmore,
bank, Strabane, has been promoted to
be manager of the branch, in room of
D. B. Kerr, retired.
Tipperary.
Right Rev. Monsignor Ryan, P. p,
V. g., and Rev. j. D. Forde, the Rec
tory, Cullen, have been reelected
chairman and vice-chairman, respec-
lively, of the Tipperary Technical in
struction committee.
A meeting of the Cashel Improve
ment association was held in the city
hall for the purpose of laying before
the buyers, who were in the town for
the Old Fair, the hundreds of sigma
lures of farmers for miles around Cas-
hel promising their support to the i'm
provement of the Cashel monthly fairs.
Amongst those present were the presi-
dent, Michael Dewitt, M. C. c., c. U. D.
c., and the vice Presidents, Right Rev.
Monsignor Innocent Ryan, P. p, VIC,
dean of Cashel, and the Very Rev. R.
j. S. Devenish, Protestant dean of
Cashel. All the buyers promised to
give the monthly fairs, from June on
wards, their best support.
The Borrisokane A. o. H. have elect
ed for the coming year ]. Slattery, j.
p, president; DIR. L. j. Quigley, vice
president; d. j. Cleary, treasurer; P.
j. ODonoghue honorary secretary.
There have just died in the district
OF Gortnahoe, Thurles, two women
named Mary Shanahan and Margaret
Cleary, each of whom are said to have
reached 100 years.
Waterford.
devastating fire, causing damage
to the extent of 100000, has destroyed
the Granville Hotel and the adjoining
drapery, furniture and hardware es.
tablishment, both belonging to Hearne
& Co., Waterford.
The Rev. ID. M. Fahy, o. p, St.
Clements Rome, has been appointed
to st. Saviour's Dominican church,
Waterford, in place of the late Rev.
d. T. Mccarthy, o. P.
! Rev. E. keohan, c. c., who has been
appointed to the combined parishes of
Tourneena and Nire, is son of E. Keo-
han, Dungarvan, and was educated at
the Christian Brothers school.
Died-Thomas Walsh, j. p, Arden
town, Kilmeaden. Deceased was for
about 80 years member of the Water
ford Guardians At the residence of
her daughter. Dungarvan, Mrs. Sarah
Mcnamara, late Of Cappoquin, mother
OF Rev. T. E. Mcnamara, London. At
his residence. Waterford, Richard J..
Stafford. At his residence, Cappoquin.
Michael Singleton, late of Shaw's fac.
tory. Spring Lane. At Jamestown, Mrs.
Hearne, mother of John and Patrick
Hearne, ironmongers. Carrick-on-Suir
Westmeath.
Owing to the stringency of the mon.
ey market, and that they did not re-
gard the work as very urgent, the To-
cal government hoor ri have rofncod q