The Irish standard., 1915-04-17
Antrim.

Antrim.
The Local Government Board hav,
sanctioned the Ballymena loan of s3
800 for the purpose of heating an,
lighting by means of electricity an,
improving water supply at the work
house, the loan to be issued in install
nents, the first to be $1,000, and re
payment to be spread over a period o
twenty-five years.
At meeting of Belfast carriers i
vas decided by large majority to re
fuse the masters offer of Is. Cd. in
crease per week. A resolution wa,
unanimously passed to inform the mas
ter carriers of the result of the ballot
and demand IS. per week, and to in
sist on their meeting Immediately the
deputation appointed by the men al
the previous meeting. In case of re
fusal the men have decided to take
Instant action.
Armagh.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed
John ]. O'Hanlon, of Corinure, to the
commission Of the peace, with seat
ut Markethill and REORGANIZATION
Petty Sessions. Mr.. O'Hanlon is an
odler of the Tullyherron Branch OF
the United Irish League. John Nc.
Dermott, Whitecross, manager of the
local creamery, James McGuill, R. D.
C., and John E. Kelly, R. D. c., have
also been appointed to the commission
Of the peace. Mr.. McGuill, Dromin-
tee, is an officer of Dromintee Branch
Of the U. l. l.. John E. Kelly, Heath
Hall. Newry, is an extensive farmer,
4 Nationalist in politics, and both he
and Mr.. McGuill are members of the
Newry No. Rural District Council.
cavan.
The death is announced of Mrs.
Hugh Mcguire, Fyhora, Moyne, Arva.
Deceased, who was the mother of Rev.
Francis Mcguire, of Kansas City, be-
longed to family who have given
many Jealous priests to the Church.
Clare.
Justice Wylie said he could not in
terfere with the Congested Districts
Boards estimate of G31 1885,. which
they had refused to revise at the re-
quest of the vendor, Andrew Walsh,
for whose untenanted land in County
Clare the Board offered s543, an offer
which the Judicial Commissioner had
raised to 9S31. Justice Wylie, how
ever, said that the vendor could write
to the Congested District Board stat
ing that the Court was of opinion that,
having regard to the fact that the
price of the untenanted lands had
been raised, the Board should take
that fact into account In estimating
the annual value.
Cork.
1t was pointed out at the meeting of
the Queenstown Urban Council that SO
we'll proved in the recent inquiry in
London the safety and advantages of
Cork harbor that ships which previ.
ously would not come inside the light
house were now anchored up at Pass
age. and Transatlantic liners berthed
at the deep water quay.
The old Father Mathew Temperance
Hall in Friary lane, Cork, was re.
opened on March IA in the presence
Of a large number of the parishioners
Of st. Finbarr's by the Most Rev. DR.
Cohalan, Assistant Bishop of Cork
Who was accompanied by Fathers
Noonan and McSweeney.
The Fermoy Guardians have decided
to expend G2,25O on carrying out a
water supply, sanitation, and sewage
disposal scheme. Mr.. Edmond, Meller
lex. Ballymoe, was by 20 votes tc
q cast for his opponent, M. Ahern
Bartlemy, elected r. o. of the Gonna
Dispensary District.
The Cork Corporation, after some
what heated discussion, passed, by q
votes to 8. motion making provision
for certain improvements connected
with Fitzgerald Park, but a motion tt
SOW vegetables in the Park owing te
the scarcity and dearness of food was
ruled out of order.
The following deaths are announc
ed: Rev. Brother Emelian Corcoran
Presentation Monastery, Mount st. Jos
eph, Cork.-George Griffin, victualler
Cork, member of the All-for-Ireland
Club.-M. Kenny, well-known Ma
donalist and sportsman, of Charles
field, Lyre.-In his S7the year, Johr
Walsh Clery, D. L., Cork.-Jonathar
Hare, for f1fty-six years in the EN-
ployment of the Cork Corporation as
chief draughtsman.-Roger Aherne
Ballyrichard, Middleton.
Derry.
The Local Government Board have
sanctioned the Portstewart Towr
Commissioners appointment of D. R
McIlveavey as rate collector.
The Rev. Henry Boyle, c. c., Mag
hera, has resigned his position of chap
hin in the Limavady poorhouse.
Donegal.
The L. G. B. auditor, in the cours,
Of his report on the accounts of thu
Donegal Rural District Council, stated
that the rent collection Of the cot