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ford) on his transfer to St. Stephens,

forO on his transfer to St. Stephens,
Dalmuir.
Tipperary Guardians expressed SYM
pathy with Thos. O'Dwyer, on the
death Of his mother; Clonmel Guard.
ians, with the relatives of the late
E. Murphy and Youghal No. 1 Coun-
Gil with the relatives of the late Patk,
Griffin.
The committee appointed at a pub,
lie meeting in Queenstown to present
a testimonial to Rev. Canon O'Connor,
p. P, V. F., on his promotion to
Middleton, has regretfully abandoned
the proposal at Canon O'Connor's re.
quest.
The drowning accident at kidney,
by which M. Fitzpatrick, of Clery and
Co., lost his life, has evoked keen re-
gret among Gaels in Cork city and
county, particularly in his native dis
trict of Kanturk. While in Cork City
Mr.. Fitzpatrick was a prominent men,
Der of the Lee Rowing and Football
clubs. His advanced views on politi-
cal questions did not diminish his
popularity. On the arrival of the re-
mains at Kanturk they were met by
an extremely large assemblage. The
coffin was draped with a Republican
flag and laden with wreaths. The To-
cal Sim Feiners marched in process
sional order with the funeral to Kill
brin, where the interment took place.
Francis Power, National Bank, Tul-
la, has been transferred, on promo
ton, to the Sligo branch.
Nicholas Callaghan, B. E., Youghal,
has been appointed Engineer to the
No. Council.
The Limerick fete in aid of centen-
airy fund of the Christian Brothers.,
held on Friday and Saturday evenings
last, was most successful and attract
ed large attendance.
Very Rev. Canon MInerney, P. p,
V. e., Kilrush, has been selected
Dean of Killaloe in succession to the
late Dean Seaman, Birr.
For assaulting Cornelius MAuliffe,
station master at Emily, while in the
execution of his duty, David Burke, a
farmer, was fined los, by the Upper
airy magistrates.
P. Fitzgerald was presented with an
address and purse of gold on trans
fer from Cleeve Bros, Elton, to be
assistant at the firms Bruree mills.
Miss Margaret Riordan, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Riordan, Bessborough
Arms Hotel, Carrick-on-Suir, has been
protested a member of the Ursuline
Order at Chudleigh, Devon.
A dynamite explosion near Kenmare
killed one man and injured another.
The latter, whose name is Patrick Ma
hony, of Gortnamullen, Kenmare, was
taken to the North Infrmary, Cork
lie had the fingers and palm of one
hand entirely blown away.
P. Mccarthy, of Ballybunion, general
manager Listowel and Ballybunion
Railway for upwards Of ~ years, has
retired owing to ill-health, and it is
understood that the Irish Railway
Executive have appointed T. c.
| Moore, G. S., and w. R., as his sue
cessOr.
The late Major M. H. Wise, Roch-
estown, Cahir, well-known sports
man, left $4,000. He left $4,000
each to his four sons, $4,000 to his
daughter Beatrice, $500 year to his
wife and the residue to his eldest son.
Edmund Murphy, j. p, Clonee, Car
rick-on-Suir, who has died, was>a ma
tive of Dunhill, near Waterford. Mrs.
M. A. Shee, mother of Mr.. J. J. o.
Shee, M. p, died at Newtown, near
Carrick-on-Suir, at the age of SO. Mr..
j.. V. Kingston, R. D. p. S. l., who
died in Tipperary, where he lived for
about 5 years, was the son of Mr.. R.
Kingston, Madame House, Clonakilty,
! and was aged only 49,
A meeting of Drumcollogher parish
toner's, presided over by Canon Beg
ley, +. p, was held to arrange for a
memorial to the late Rev. M. Byrne,
F. p, and a committee was formed.
Mr.. G. Quad being appointed treas
urer and Mr.. ]. D. Buckley, N. T.. hon.
sec.
P. j. Griffin, Grange, Tullow, has
been appointed magistrate.
Fifty Skibbereen tailors have struck,
demanding an advance in wages of
19s. per suit.
Denis O'C. Coakley has returned to
Brosna,' Co. Kerry, after prolonged
stay in the United States. He looks
we'll, and his many friends were very
pleased to welcome him back to the
ancestral home at Knockafrecane. Mr..
Coakley took prominent part in the
National movement in East Kerry, and
is we'll and favorably known through
out the district, in which he is deserv-
eddy very popular.
Some shots were fired into the house
of Tim McAuliffe, Gneeves, and Mrs.
McAuliffe, Reacaslagh, Co. Kerry. No.
body was injured. The Brosna police
were notified, but up to the present
have not succeeded in tracing the per-
petrators.