The Irish standard., 1915-06-26
News from Ireland

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hard and effectively. The farmers,
however. hope for the best, and so does
everyone. AS usual, the apple bios.
SONS failed to escape which almost
means that there will be scarcity of
fruit this year. The night was pierre
ingly cold. ice being on water in houses
for domestic use in the morning.
The death has taken place at Bruck-
less Hotel of Mrs. Annie McShane,
wife of Mr.. James McShane, merchant,
Dunkmeely, County Donegal, and moth
er of Rev. James McShane, C. c.. Done
gal.
Mrs. Alice Newman, sister of Mrs.
Roger Easement, who is at present re-
siding at Warrenpoint, County Down,
has made a complaint to the district
inspector of police at Newry. She
complains that she was insulted while
awaiting train at Omeath station.
Died-May rs, at the Cottage, DON
aghadee in her eighty-seventh year,
Selma, daughter of the late Alexander
McMinn, ]. p, of Herdstown.
Dublin.
A couple of days ago consignment
of peaches grown in County Dublin
were disposed of in the Dublin Corpo-
ration Market by auction, by Mr.. Nor
an. There was very keen bidding and
the lots were eventually knocked down
to Miss Lambe. fruiterer, O'Connell
street. for the handsome price of 24s.
dozen.
A fire which caused extensive dam
age broke out in Lower Abbey street.
Dublin. recently on the premises of the
Northumberland Works, owned by
Messrs. A. Armstrong C Co.. paper
merchants, wholesale stationers and
envelope and account book manufac-
turers. The outbreak occurred shortly
before 8 O'clock, and within half an
hour the whole premises, which ex-
tend back from Lower Abbey street to
Abbey lane, were Quilted. The damage
is estimated in round numbers at about
e45.000.
The cost Of meat in Dublin will soon
reach prohibitive prices, and times will
go exceedingly hard ON families who
have not enough at the best of times.
The late Miss X. M. Sweetman of
Donnybrook. left f10,325. She be-
queathed small requests to her serv-
ants and ;E1,500 to a relatiev. The re-
mainder was distributed in charity.
A man named John Byrne was re-
Gently arrested and fined in Kings
town under the Defence of the Realm
Act for using antirecruiting language.
Mr.. II. Sheehy Skefiington was ar
rested at his residence, Grosvenor
Place. Rathmines, County Dublin, on
Saturday night, at the instance of the
military authorities by two detective
officers. acting on warrant charging
him with an offence under the Defence
of the Realm Act. He was taken to
the Bridewell Police Station, and was
subsequently removed to Mountjoy
Prison.
A man named James O'Flynn has
been remanded at Dublin on charge
of having damaged recruiting poster
by writing the words Remember Nine
ty-eight" across it.
Died-At Camac House, Dolphin's
Barn. Catherine Foran, aged Is years.
AT Ross Road, Mrs. Mary A. Gill;
At the Children's Hospital, Temple
street, Thomas Francis Connolly
May Is. at his residence, "Brookside,"
Merrion, County Dublin, James Null
lett, of u and Is Lower Bridge street,
ex-chairman South Dublin Board OF
Guardians, deeply and deservedly re-
gretted.-May 81. at Kishogue, Clondal-
kin. Mary. widow of the late Timothy
Neil, aged so years.
Fermanagh.
At Lisnaskea Petty Sessions before
MIR. Ii. Walker, II. NJ, and other magis-
trates, George Gallon. cycle agent, was
summoned for using language likely
to prejudice recruiting on April 8. Dis
trict Inspector Regain prosecuted, and
Mr.. b. l.. Winslow appeared for the de-
PENDANT
The chairman said that Gallon had
used words likely to prejudice recruit
ing, and in view of the evidence the
Bench would inflict n fine of c los. Cd.
Galway.
Miss Bessie Hare, daughter OF Mr..
William Hare of Dublin Road, Tuam,
was among the doomed passengers
who met their death on the Inflated
Lusitania which was torpcdoed several
weeks ago in the Irish sea. The de-
ceased lady was coming on a visit to
her mother, who has been i'll for some
time and whom she had not seen since
she left for America eleven years ago.
At the meeting of the Guardians of
the City OF Galway lnfirmary Board,
there was no application received for
the position of Resident Medical Super.
intendent. in room of Prof. Kincaid, re-
signed. DIR. Waters, who has been act.
Ing protein was accordingly perma-
nently appointed. The Chairman, Mr..