The Irish standard., 1917-11-10
ULST Err.


the Down and Antrim Co. Councils to
refuse the Ford Motor Company per-
mission to erect sign posts until they
consent to inscribe them in Irish as
we'll as in English.
Rev. John ]. Ferris, native of
Largymore, has died in Uganda, in
his Gath year. He was ordained in
1913, and. went to the Upper Nile
soon after. Mr.. VIM. Craig, grain mer-
chant and miller, has died in his 18th
year as his residence, Ingledene. Kill.
rea, Co. Derry. He was formerly a
member of the Ballymoney Guardians
and Coleraine R. D. c. Mr.. John Ap-
person, who has died at his home,
Francis ST., Newtownards, built up a
prosperous automobile and general en-
cheering business.
Lifford magistrates on Sat, for the
third time, elected Mr.. M'Anan, law
clerk, Strabane, G. P. S., by five votes
to three for Pie. Keatley, son of the
late Clerk The Unionists refused to
| acknowledge Mr.. E. Gallagher, d. L.,
as Chairman of the Bench, and Mr..
A. Lowry, whom they acknowledged as
| Chairman, took second vote, in
which the Nationalist 60 refused to
vote. Mr. Gallagher declared Mr.. Nc
AAan elected and Mr. Lowry declared
Pie. Keatley elected
| Whilst building corn stack Ber-
nard M'Loughlim, Ballymoney, Dungiv-
en-, fell, fracturing his spinal column,
and died in a few hours.
| James Parke, who has been killed
IN action, was one of the three Jour-
nalist sons of Robt. Parke, Inniscleen,
Castlederg, the other two being Thos.
Parke, formerly of the Derry Stand
ard" and R. A. Parke, Tyrone Con
stitution," Omagh.
In great part of Co. Down flax.
scutching operatives have struck for
Is. I'D. instead of is. I'd. per stone.
Down agricultural and Technical Com
mlttee approved of bonus to while
time members Of the staff, ranging
from u.s. I'D. to IS. weekly, and elected
r. Dickson, Of Pomeroy, as agricul-
tural instructor in succession to w. D.
Davidson.
w. c. Quinn, chartered accountant.
whose death has occurred in Chicago.
at the age of rs, was a son of w. J.
Quinn, accountant, Belfast Harbor
Commissioners.
St. Malachy's A. o. H. Div, Belfast,
have strongly condemned the insult
to Mr.. .Devln by party in Cork. !,
DIR. R. Gray, j. p, was reelected
President of the Armagh Natural His
tory and Philosophical Society, Jas.
RAINING, secretary; j. Moore, treasur-
er, and j. Morrow, librarian. Mr.. Fan
ming was congratulated on the win
ming of the Military Cross by his SON.
1t. flaming. -.
Five whole-time officials applied to
Armagh Agricultural Committee for
war bonuses. w. R. Bell, Clerk, New.
ry Union, opposing their grant, said
anyone getting a salary Of $3.50 a
year should be ready to make sacri-
hces like other people with less
money.
Messrs. Glendinning and Sons, linen
manufacturers, Lurgan, were fined Is.
3D., with costs, in each Of five cases.
for not furnishing their employees
with particulars of wage rates on GER
tain work. The defense was that, the
work, machine embroidery, was new
to the, town, and that it was difficult
to calculate the value in advance.
'The late Canon Slevin, P. p, St.
Johnston, was inferred there amidst
many manifestations of sorrow on the
part of the people. Most Rev. Dr.,
O'Donnell presided at the obsequies
and spoke touchingly of deceased's
work in Raphoe. There was a very
large gathering of the clergy of Rap.
hoe, and Derry dioceses and from
saynooth. The chief mourners were
2. Slevin, brother; Miss Slevin. sis
ter; I. F. Slevin, Mrs. Ewing, Miss
N. Ewing, Mrs. Patton and Miss Nc
Ginley.
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