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The Irish standard., 1916-08-12
Treatment of Irish Political Prisoners.

Coming down hastily to the present
day, the present Government of Eng
land, under Mr.. Asquith, promised
home rule to Ireland, and just prior
to the outbreak of the European wal
a statute was put upon the books by
which Ireland was given a local leg
islative body. What happened? AT
that very time. when the nation was
trembling in the balance between war
and peace, the men of the north of Ire
land, under Sir Edward Carson, incit
ed a mutiny among the troops, and
generals of the line laid down their
batons, insubordinate; and hence the
British Parliament hesitated, and final.
ly decide not to grant at that time a
local legislative body to Ireland. The
mutiny of the troops and the insubor.
dination of the generals-the treason
if we are to reprobate treason under
such circumstances, of the men of VI
ster-taught the men of the south, the
greater number, that there was appar.
emily no means within the constitution
of acquiring their cherished and prom.
Used rights; and that must have led
them to this recent revolution. 1t was
accomplishing anything except by vio-
lence. That is the advantage of our
system of government, where we have
representation and where the people
vote There is no excuse for treason,
as there is no excuse for violence, be-
cause within the Constitution we can
acquire whatever benefits we may de-
sire.
I do not believe that the people of
Ireland are loyal to England, whether
in the north or in the south, and l find
much palliation for their course. It
has been said by a philosopher that
liberty is impossible without order,
order is impossible without govern
ment, and government in any worthy
sense of the term is impossible with
out settled conviction on the part
of the people of it's legitimacy and
their obligation in conscience to obey
it; and therefore the people of Ireland
are, if you please, disloyal, because
there is no settled conviction on their
part that the government which is i'm
posed upon them is legitimately their
government.
So the dealings of England with Ire
land have been q source of constant
friction, but the realization of legisla-
tive independence would have, 1 be-
lieve, put an end to all trouble. The
LGo..4...oxl 4 q \
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KILKENNY.

BY ten votes to six Callan Guardians
emphaticany protested against any
form of exclusion, on the motion of
MIR. keating, seconded by Mr.. Mans.
field, both of whom spoke vigorously
against partition, and neither of them
having any confidence in the Irish
Party, MIR. Keating's motion was
supported by Messrs. Kerlich, Molloy,
Cody, Murphy, Heating, Prout, Egan,
Farranrory, Mansfield, O'Connor and
Norton.
The Kilkenny Feis which was largely
attended was opened by Rev. w. P.
Hackett, S. j., Limerick. The entries
reached nearly four figures, and in an
interesting hurling match the Leix
champions defeated Kilkenny by /
goal 2 points to points.
On his retirement from the resident
magistracy, Mr. p. c. Creaghe received
handsome presentation from the
magistrates of the city and county of
Kilkenny, the gift being a beautiful
solid silver tankard of the period of
George II.
The L. G. Board have intimated that
they will make an order amalgamating
the Kilkenny and Castlecomer Unions.
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CAvAN.

A blacksmith named Corrigan who
resides at Arva, was found insensible
on the road at Smear, his bicycle ly-
ing beside him. He was carried into
Mr. Bartle O'Brien's and found to be
suffering from severe wound in the
head. When he recovered conscious
ness he said he came into collision with
a policeman and remembered nothing
after he fell He is in precarious con-
dition. He was attended by DR.. Rey-
nolds, Gowna, and has been visited
by the priest.
At Cavan Urban Council OH the
proposition of Mr.. B. McCabe a vote
of sympathy was passed to the rela-
tives of the late Mr.. John DAILY of Linn
erick. Mr.. B. Smith seconded the mo-
ton. The chairman, Mr.. J. f. O'Han.
Ion, said they could not forget the work
of the "Old Guard" and he hoped that
no settlement of the Irish question
would he accepted except on condition
that the dungeon doors would be again
thrown open and their fellow country
men in English prisons released.
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DONEGAL,

Mr.. F. J. McDevitt, J.P, presided at
the Glenties R.D.C. meeting which
adopted the Cork Union resolution ap.
pealing to the people to stand for a
united Ireland, motion by Mr.. Ken
nedy, seconded by Mr.. Mcclellan, to
mark it read being defeated, Mr.
Seaghan MacM Menamin, in moving the
resolution, said that as Donegal men
and neighbors of the excluded counties
of Derry and Tyrone they were bound
to extend their support to their fel-
low Natienalists and co-religionists
there who had been left in the lurch
by the Irish Party. MIR. Kennedy ask
ing if the six counties had not voted
themselves out, Mr.. MacMenamin re-
piled: mot at all, the majority for
exclusion was obtained by trickery, ca
jolery and intimidation"
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TYRONE e.

Many large parish meetings held
throughout Tyrone have vigorously de,
nounced the partition policy.
In Carrickmore meetings were held
after last Mass at Creggan, Loughma.
CORY and Carrickmore, the resolution
passed in each case recording "our
most emphatic protest against the ex.
clusion Of any part of Ireland from
self-government, and in particular
against the exclusion of our own coun-
ty of Tyrone, the majority of whose
inhabitants are Nationalists."
The proposer and seconder of the
resolution, which was carried unani.
mously in each case, were-at Greg
gan, Father Rogers and Mr.. B. Con.
way; Loughmacorry-Mr. P. McAleer,
D. c., and Mr.. ]. Quinn; Carrickmore
Mr.. M. Rafferty,, D. c., and Mr.. M.
DAILY. y
Both Nationalist and Unionist men,
bers Of the Strabane u. D. c. signed
a memorial to the Home Secretary
asking that the prerogative Of mercy
should be exercised III favor of D. Do
herty! and B. McKenna, ]. Grieves, Pr
and J. Cassidy, all Of strabaAe
and neighborhood, and now interned,
on the ground that they took no part
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DUBllN.

Sugar costs eightpence per pound
at present in Dublin, tea is four shill-
ings per pound, butter one and six
pence and two shillings, bacon Qrish)
one and eightpence. Bread is six
pence and eightpence loaf and shoes
formerly costing ten and twelve shill-
ings per pair cost eighteen and twenty
shillings.
On the morning of July IA, 80 re-.
leased rebellion prisoners arrived in
Dublin from England, and most of
them proceeded to the South. A batch
of SO also arrived at Kingstown and
left for their homes in County Gal
way, and 35 more at night, chiefly
Galway men also. They were cheered
by a crowd. Four from Frongoch
were met at Westland row by a large
crowd, many wearing Republican
badges and there was much cheering.
Some So in all were released from
FrOnpOch ---
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LElTRlM,

An interesting function took place
at Carrick- on-Shannon last week when
a deputation of the ParishiOners, head
ed by Mr.. Thomas McDermott, Bush
Hotel, Carrick- on Shannon, the popular
Vice. Chairman of the Leitrim County
Council, acting as the representative
of the people of Kiltoghert Parish pre-
sented beautifully Illuminated ad-
dress and souvenir to Father Manly,
P. p, who was, some few months ago
promoted Parish Priest at Killanum-
cry and transferred in consequence
from Carrick on Shannon.
The people of Carrick and districts
as elsewhere in Ireland, have contrib
uted most generously to the National
Aid Fund. A sum of $50 has been
subscribed, and the success of the col.
lection is to great extent due to the
energetic organizing of Messrs. M.
McGrath, D. c., P. Flynn, ]. P, John
Lowe, and DR.. P. F. Poorly.
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ROScOMMON,

Mr.. Michael F. Kennedy, Lurgan
Lodge, Mr.. John Healy and Mr.. John
Harrington, of Ardsoran, waited on
Mr.. Jenny NcManus at his residence,
Frenchpark, and presented him, on be-
half of the people of Frenchpark, Boyle
and those along his mail car route,
with gift from the public. In max
ing the presentation, Mr. Kennedy in
a very pithy speech, alluded to the
harshness of Mr.. McManus' dismissal
after 25 years of faithful public SER
vice, and how the authorities cared lit
tie to snatch the bread from the little
ones of their faithful servants. He
spoke in glowing terms of the genial
Jenny, and how even the children
ran to hear his laugh or listen to his
story. "Old and young miss him. he
was nice and obliging to all. The
speaker often wondered how he could
think of "Thimbles and thread for
one" calico and linsey for another;
bread and tobacco for all.
A settlement has been arrived at
i'll regard to the Fatty Farm County
Roscommon) cattle drive trouble, by
which Mr.. Mather retains the mead
ows this year and undertakes to let
them to the former oocupiers next sea.
son. 1t is expected that the military
and police will shortly be withdrawn.
The display of military and police
in connection with the Mather prop
erty has not been equaled in mod
ern times. Complaints are made, he
adds, of the part of the Constabulary
at the last drive on the Callow Farm.
1t is alleged that young girls were
dragged along the ground and after
wards struck with the butt-ends of
rifles. The farms owned by Mr.. Math-
er extend from the Ballinasloe side of
Roscommon to the Shannon, cover
ing upwards of 5000 acres, and have
been in occupation of the family
which is of Scotch origin-for about
GO years. The last drive involved ! $50
sheep, 256 cattle and 16 horses. A
claim for 91,572 has been handed in
by Mr.. Mather.
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KILDARE,

At meeting of the Bishops in May
nooth recently it was decided to ap-
peal for monetary aid for the relief Of
the suffering caused by the late rebel
lion in Dublin. The collection will be
taken up in all the chapels at both
Masses. A committee of the bishops
will distribute the money to the most
deserving cases and subscribers may
rest assured that the money will be
wisely spent.
Very Rev. J. Delany, p. p, presided
at public meeting at Stradbally where
resolution was adopted sympathizing
with the nuns of the Presentation Con-
vent on the outbreak of enteric fever
in the Orphanage, Convent and Tech
nical School and pledging them finan-
cial assistance. DR.. L. F. Higgins and
Rev. A. Fenelon We're appointed secre-
tarieS
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in the rebellion. Mr.. T. w. Russell,
NJ. P, wrote that he had done all he
could in the matter.
Messrs. T. w. Reynolds, DUNCAN
non, were summoned by the Inland
Revenue for dealing in spirits without
all excise license. The defense was
that the whiskey was ordered direct
from Gilbey's by local hotel proprie-
tor, and that it was forwarded through
defendants as the local agents for Gil
bey's. A fine of G100, reduced to
e25, with a strong recommendation
for reduction to G1O, was imposed.
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News from Ireland
DERRY.

The Northwest of Ireland Agricul-
tural Show at Derry fell little short of
other years in entries and the competi-
tion, particularly in the section for
horses, was remarkably keen. There
was a small falling-off in cattle; the
classes for Derry and Donegal did not
all too we'll. On the whole, however,
the fixture, despite the omission of the
machinery and implement sections,
was a success. The principal prize
winners for horses included NJ. and
S. Mark. Carrowmena, Derry; ]. H.
Wray, Rathoe, and William McCallum,
Coleraine. For cattle, Daniel Patter-
son, Coleraine; Mrs. Robertson, Lima
vady; H. Howe, Enniskillen, and the
Duke OF Abercorn.
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ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

N. ,s,a,s 5ssa Ave f. PSlStS: TN MINI; ion, 80
Vice Pres, John !: scanlon, 1914 ".
Bride, ". 5th ST.; Rec: Sec. w, J.
p: W. Fahey. -217 New Jersey BLDG.
Meetings are held on first and third
Mvs w. agd f. Fo1rah ST. Second
Division No. 4, West Duluth-Presi-
dent, R. B. Dwyer. 1916 Elinor St; Vice
Pres, Lester J. Whalen; Rec. Sec, James
ses yames so GonSoy N Syth Az sSI W Fn
W: Treas. F.. Il. McGraw. sls
Silyy Blk. Meetings held on the Sec
or Gnd Z Mi1onday Of each month at s:oe p. m.
SCOTT COUNTY
County President, F. J. Leonard. Jsr-
Division No. President. H. B. Con-
4Moni Lon Vice Pres. John Kelley; Rec. SEQ,
ms n j. Seer Il Fn sersftSn sss s f.
Clark: Med. Ex. Dr.. j. B. white Meet:
ings held on last Sunday Of each month
at Fraternity Hall.
STEVENS COUNTY.
County President, NJ Mahonsy. MsR.
Lawler. Norris; Vice Pres. Frank Han.
renan: Norris; Rec. Sec, Eugene Fits.
Esezald, GER Morris: Fin. sec:. ! ]. Haara.
ney; DonneilY; Med. Examiner, br. 4
DAILY. e MCCARTHY, John Ring: Meet.
ings nrst Sunday Of the month, a. 1i0
STEELE COUNTY.
County President, George c. Tshsr,
Division No; !. owatonna-president
pimm SGhm s Res Rssiss; se;; fs Hsfe. HRsfss
Treas. John Hogan; Med. Ex., q. q.
Morehouse. Meetings held ON the flr0t
We6nssday y aaIy OF each month at $3.50 In
SWIFT COUNTY.
c,cntar9y ,Gsnnty President-D. F. Acper.stt
Division No. President, VIM. n.
81. s. :: MeDsInett: 4Fsiasfssss: Fla. ses.; 4is Tis
ss ossy Gbonnss t1s ssis n M.d p GGon1oE1s; Tssa
6asnaalt. Needing held every irst
Snndsy Of each month at HibernisS
WINoNA COUNTY.
County President N. J. Ryan. see I
hi3E e.. Wtnona.
s.s &owesd M d1stPrySi; ST. Vice p4s. a. e m.s.
81 Indiana Ave; Rec. Sec, John DuKss.
2299ss W T.! MRREk aRE st.: Elm: SEQ. y; J. Lynch.
Lynch, 514 Washington ST.; Treas. II
J. Ryan, 264 e. King St.; Med. Exam
iaer. DE-. Lester. 40s Winona st. Meat
ings are held on second and fourth
Thursdays Of month in st. Thomas han
wAsEcA COUNTY.
r..s County President, Thes. Fsley. James.
Division No. 1-Pres. Michael Lam.
pert; Rec: Sec. ]. w. Conway; Ins. See,
Eharles McLoone; Treas, b. J, iillY:
Med; Examiner. DR.. A. j. Rudolf. Meet.
ing held every nrst Thursday and third
sunday Of each month at Workma1
9. Division No. 2. Janesville-Pres., J. J..
sullivan; Vice Pres, Thos. Foley: Rec.
Sec. John Dalton; Fin. Sec, p. K. joyce;
ms Sec. p. X. Joyce; Treas, NJ J. Nc.
Bride; Med. Elk, Dr.. 7. NJ. Joyce. Meet
lngs neld on the second Wednesday Of
every month at Odd Fellows Hall.
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MONAGHAN,

In Dublin the case of Michael Kee-
nan and Rose A. keenan, VS.. T. w.
Marshall and Co, was before Mr.. JUS
tice Gordon, without a jury. The plain
tiffs, who are husband and wife, and
reside near Carrickmacross, sought to
recover damages from the defendants,
who belong to Armagh, for personal in.
juries sustained by reason of light
motor van, the property of the defend
ants, knocking them down. The van,
it was stated was left standing on the
public street at Carrickmacross with
out anyone in charge of it. Plaintiffs
were on the street when the unexpect-
edly began to move and knocked them
down. The action was settled by the
payment to Michael keenan, Of $50,
and to Mrs. Keenan, of $50 together
with the taxed costs of the action.
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CLARE.

The Central Executive of the Ma.
tional Teachers Organization dis
cussed the dismissal of Mr.. M. Walshe,
N. T., Killaloe, and decided that as the
information at the Executives dispo-
sal went to show that he was dis
missed because his wife was the al
legged owner Of licensed premises, the
question of civil rights being thus in
volved they should support him by
all means possible, and a deputation
was appointed to interview the Most
Rev. DR.. Fogarty, Very Rev.
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WEsTME EATH.

The Industrial Section at st. Mary's
Mullingar, in charge of Miss Murphy
formed particularly interesting ad
junct to the recent Feis. In overalls
Bridget Monaghan, Curraghmore N
S., was first prize winner; pinafores-
1st, Rita Stynes, Presentation Con
vent; Irish crochet-1st, Bridget Clin
ton, Cloughan, Mullingar; samplers
1st, Gertie Doyle, Presentation Con
vent; homemade bread (soda)-1st
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SLIoO.

Mr.. Michael Francis Doyle, the Phil
adelphia lawyer who acted as adviser
to Sir Roger Easements counsel in
the big treason trial, is a descendant
of Irish parents. His father was q
native of Crossna, Co. Roscommon,
and Mr.. Doyle himself relative of
Mr.. John Doyle, Cleen. and Of Mr.. Ed
ward Doyle, D. c., vice-chairman of
the Boyle Board of Guardians.
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CORK.

The sudden downfall of rain recent
ly in the districts of Kildinan and Cor
rig and along the river Bride, County
Cork, swept away five wooden bridges,
swamped many hay fields, drowned a
sheep belonging to Mr.. Horgan and
washed away six donkeys, which were
finally rescued.
Cork Fishery Conservators consid-
cred the question of asking the De-
partment to repeal the bylaw as to a
line between Blackrock and Dunkettle
Bridge and that the limit should be
again established to Custom House
quay; and it was agreed that notice of
motion should be given for an inquiry
to provide for fishing for small fish
during the salmon season above Black
rock Castle
1t was announced at meeting of
the Committee Of the Cork Branch,
National Aid Association that over
G230 have been subscribed locally to
the Associations funds. A letter was
read from the honorable secretaries,
Dublin Committee, stating that cases
for relief in Cork City would be dealt
with without delay.
The Cork Industrial Development
+ Association has received letter from
"a County Armagh resident asking to
be put in touch with Irish manufacture
ing firms requiring additional capital.
He stated he would be ready to invest
close on $4,000 in an enterprise that
gave promise of success.
A large crowd awaited the released
prisoners at Cork on the midnight
train on July Ia, but they did not
come. The crowd marched through
the streets singing rebel songs, and
when passing the head recruiting Office
one Of the windows was broken. Po-
lice and military pickets were hissed,
and shouts of up, the rebels" were
raised. The following night a crowd,
headed by pipers' band, again went
to the station and on returning pro.
cesded to the National Monument as
X 40 hold q meeting, but this was pre-
vented by the police, who scattered
Tie crowd, which mostly consisted of
gpnng people.
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Bridget Macken, do; seed-cake-1st,
Molly Mullaly, do; fruit-cake-1st,
Mrs. Farrell, Mullingar; oat-cake-1st,
Mrs. McCormac, Walshestown; butter
list, Mrs. Williams, Mullingar, Mr..
Govern, Mullingar, was awarded a
special prize for a wooden model of
an engine.
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KERRY.

An application for the compulsory
winding-up of the Kerry Press, Ltd,
was granted by the Master of the
Rolls. Counsel said the petitioner, Mr..
7. J. Liston, solicitor, was director
and shareholder Of the company,
which was incorporated in July, 1914.
Its nominal capital was $4,000, of
which e1,110 was paid up. The COM
pany was insolvent.
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KINGS.

Patrick Oakley, Crinkle. was sen.
fenced at Birr under the Realm Act
to six months hard labor and ordered
to find bail in s5 with two sureties
IN e2 los or undergo further three
months for making statements preju-
dfcial to the army, these including the
expressions up Germany" and
Down with England"
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WATERFORD.

The County Waterford Association
Of Boston, elected the Rev. DR.. Hach-
EFT, Bishop Of the Dioceses of Water.
ford and Lismore, ireland, an honor
ary member of its Association at its
regular meeting July 9.
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CARLOW.

Forty-four laborers have left Car.
low to take up munition work in Great
Britain. Local farmers, owing to scar.
city of hands are getting anxious about
the harvest.
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Mr. II. McCauley, Cavan. who re-
Gently acquired the Farnlam Hotel,
purchased the Royal Hotel for 6 1,475
with fees.
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Monaghon A. g. H., Division 255,
have passed resolution of protest
against the searching of the Mercy
Convent, Kinvara, by the authorities.
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President-T. J. Doyle. Endicott
Bldg, st. Paul.
Vice President-A ]. Powers, Du-
luth.
State secretary-P. J. ODonnell, $500
Longfellow Ave-. Minneapolis.
cry.
GAINESVILLE.
President of Insurance Funa-T. J.
Doyle. st. Paul.
Secretary Of Insurance - Thomas
State Treasurer of Insurance-Jehn
Sheehy, Montgomery.
State Medical Director-Dr. J. v.
OCOnnOr, st. Paul
Director Of Insurance Fund John
Moran, Minneapolis; e. ]. McManus, st.
Paul; p. L. Cummings, Minneapolis J.
E: Corcoran. st. Paul: Thomas Welch,
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STATE OFFICERs-L. A. A. o. H.
President-Mrs. Mary b. Daily. 1906
Central Ave-, Minneapolis.
Vice President-Miss May u. Hammill,
Duluth.
Secretary Ella G. Ksating. lat
Pleasant Ave., St Paul
Treasurer-Miss Mary Coosan. Fari-
bault.
Board Of fDirectors-Mery n Sullivan,
Duluth; Ellen Eonroy, St Paul; Mary
Auditing Com,nittes-Margaret Scott.
St. Paul; Margaret Sullivan. Minneapo-
Insurance Secretary - Margaret A.
Grady. saltwater.
van, Rochester.
State Medical Director-Dr. r. W.
Buckley, st. Paul.
Directors Of Insurance Fund-Nellie
Carran, Minneapolis; Annie Conroy. st.
Paul; Josephine Hagerty, Shisldsvi1le;
Anna Willesen, Duluth; Margaret Mol
an, st. Paul.
Auditing Committee-Ellen Mcarath.
St Paul; Annie Kennedy. o. Cloud;
Nellie McCo1l, st. Paul.
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National President-Ars. Ellen Ryan
Jolly, Pawtucket, r. I.
National Vice President-Miss B. A.
Mahonev. Calumet, Mich.
Natto Al Secretary - Mrs. Adelia
Christy. Cleveland. Ohio.
Natiolal Treasurer-Mrs. Mary C..
Connolly, Syracuse, N. Y.
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Continued on Page 81
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DIVISION OFFICERS A. Q, H.-TIME
AND PLACE OF MEETING.

ANOKA COUNTY. e..
Anoka, MINI.
Division No. 1, Anoka-Pres, Ro-
mayne Hunt; Vice Pres, Martin Rich
ards; Rec: Sec; John P. Coleman; Fin.
E. Green; Treas. John Ward; Med. Elk,
J. II. Frank and A. G. Caine. Meetings
held on third Monday evening in each
month at WOodman Hail.
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Division No. 8, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Pres. John spence; Vice Pres.. .iGGhun5y iohn 8
Clarkin; Rec. Sec.. Edw. Clarkin: Wgn =
&C.. Sec, D. Dan; . a: Hanlcn: >Ins. Sec. D. A. x.
Examiner, DR.. Jas. McKeohen Tnc%l
ings held on the first Sunday afternoon
OF each month at 1850 in the CSthoiio
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Division Ne. I, Janesviue-Presia..A
Elizabeth alynn; Vice Pres, sSssS
1 1oene5: FIN: ana InA Sec. Julia NJ.
Ppny; pny: Bee: &c., Sec. Mary Daitsn: Tresa.