The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-07-28
Saturday, July 70, 1917
Damage amounting to several thou.

damage amounting TO several tlOu.
sands, stated to be partly covered by
insurance, resulted from the destruc-
ton by fire yesterday of the premises
of Messrs. J. and H. Ballentine, drap-
ers, Church St., Ballymena, with outer
stores; the adjacent stores of Messrs.
Cupples Bros, diapers, and the stores
of Messrs. O'Gorman and Co., whole
sale wine merchants.
Sister Mary Finbarr O'Connor, sis
ter of the Rev. T. j. O'Connor, Chap
lain, Salonika, has died at the Mercy
Convent, Hull, three months after her
profession.
Following hurting match at which
he was accidentally struck on the
head, J. Murphy, Colinwood St., Bel
fast, aged "a, died. Inquest verdict
was accidental death.
Donegal Co. Council appointed the
Chairman (J. Dunleavy) to the Man.
agement Committee of the Asylum,
and Rev. G. Cunningham, P. P, Glen
ties, member of the Infirmary Com
mittee.
George Carlin, while cycling at Linn
avady, was struck by a motor, which
passed over him and sustained serious
injuries. He lies in Derry Infirmary
i'm a critical condition.
At Monaghan Quarter Sessions
Judge Johnston spoke at length upon
the responsibilities of Grand Juries,
saying he had been induced to do so
by the frequency of late with which
Grand Juries had been throwing out
bills at Quarter Sessions, in some of
which cases convictions had subse-
quently followed at Assizes.
Rev. w. Doherty, P. P, Buncrana,
late ADM, Derry, was presented with
handsome testimonial by Derry citi-
zens, paying homage to his religious
and social labors of the past quarter
OF century, and a special vote on
the closing of the Long Tower Build
ing Fund thanked Father Doherty for
the efforts which brought that work
to contamination.
The Sec., Newry Branch, A. D. H.,
has communicated to the Rev. j. H.
B. Flood, o. P. Prior, Waterford,
resolution passed by that body con-
graduating him on his reply to the
remarks of the Moderator of the Re-
formed Presbyterian Church. sTn
which some slanderous misstatements
were uttered in reference to Catholics
being DESTROYS of refusing Protestants
the right to live"
In April and September, 1914, and
in March, 1915, Anne Simmons, of
Moygashel, Dungannon, made wills in
which she named Mrs. H. Irwin, of
Agharcany, her residuary legatee, but
on March 10, 1917, few days before
her death, she executed a fourth will
leaving her farm to two relatives,
Samuel and John Simmons. Co. Court.
Judge Linehan upheld the fourth will,
and said the, evidence for Mrs. Irwin
fortified the case for that will.
John Cassidy, Cullitagh, Co. Ferma-
nagh was discharged at special Court
in Enniskillen, when Vim. Kennedy,
M. p, solr., for the A. O. H. Approved
Insurance Society, said the charge of
mlsappropriating a cheque for ell
1Os., the property of P. O'Brien, en-
trusted to him by the A. o. H. Insur-
ance Society, Dublin, was withdrawn,
accused having paid the amount and
expenses Of the prosecution. The
Clerk said accused could not appear,
as boycotting note had beer sent to
a man who was to supply him with
car.
In an action by Andrew M'Govern,
Of Ballybrick, Co. Down, for alleged
betrayal Of his daughter and for breach
of promise of marriage, personal SER
vice could not, said counsel, be effect
ed on the defendant, John Cavitt, of
Lacken, Co. Down, who had gone to
Belfast, and whose whereabouts there
were unknown, Justice Gordon grant
ed an application to substitute ser.
vice on the writ on the defendants
brother, D. Cavitt, with copy to be
sent by registered letter to the de-
fendaant's address.
Patrick M'Nicholl was brought be-
fore Hugh Murphy, r. M, at Dungiv-
en- on the charge of numbering Eliza
beth M'Nicholl, the infant daughter Of
his former servant, Matilda Bourke.
The mother said the accused took the
infant away to put to nurse. Inquiry
failed to trace the child at the ad-
dress given by accused, who then
threatened to kill himself, and said
he had killed the baby. Cross-exam-
ined, witness said she could not say
If the child was living or dead, but
accused declared it was dead. The
Court adjourned, and accused was re-