The Irish standard., 1917-08-11

lore MT. w. ~. Murphy, IL. W., fdI-
rick McNicholl, charged on remand
with the murder Of Elizabeth McNich-
oil, the five months old infant of Ma
tilda Burke, on April q, was returned
for trial to County Derry Assizes.
The obsequies of late Very Rev.
Patk. Smyth, P. p, took place in the
Sacred Heart Church, Clones, and the
remains were afterwards inferred in
the church grounds. Amongst those
who attended were Most Rev. DR.. Nc
Kenna, Most Rev. DR.. Mulhern, and
about SO priests. The chief mourners
We're: MIR. P. Smyth, ]. P, Ba1lybay;
Mr.. T. A. Smyth, M. A., M. B., Ennis
killen; and Mr.. j. Smyth, c. E. Dub
lin (nephews).
Lieut.. John F. Conlin, R. F. c., third
son of Mr.. Conlin, D. L., Omagh, has
been gassed. He received his COM
mission in 1915 from Trinity College
o. T. G. His brother, Sec. Lieut.. Ber-
nard Conlin, was killed in action last
year.
At Newry Sessions Thos. Handbook,
North street, was fined 27 for having
on his premises for sale meat unfit for
human food, and also meat not
stamped at the public abattoir. Mr..
Mara, v. S., said dog would not eat
the beef, which was inflamed and
about three days killed.
At the annual meeting Of Cavan Co.
Council, DR.. M'Quaid, ]. p, Cootehill,
was elected coroner in room Of the
late DR.. G. Bourke, ]. p, Sherlock,
by the casting vote of the chairman
(Mr. D. Reilly, ]. P.), eleven members
having voted for each. There we're
three other candidates.
H. Cameron, Kirknewton, Midloth-
ian, we'll known farmer and horse
breeder, was drowned while on voy-
age from Glasgow to Derry. De.
ceased, who suddenly disappeared
over the side of the steamer, was
crossing to Derry to officiate as Judge
at the Northwest Show.
Frederick M. Duffy, Kingscourt, Co.
Cavan, has been admitted a solicitor
of the Supreme Court of Judicature in
Ireland, and intends practicing in part
nership with E. Phelan, solr., Carrick-
macross, with whom he served appren-
ticeship.
Some 120 attended meeting of the
South Derry Executive U. I. L., with
representatives from the A. o. H. and
I. N. F., at Magherafelt. Canon Quin,
P. p, presiding, said their motto
should be, "The Irish Party, right or
wrong"
Opening bazaar at cambridge in
aid of the Newry Cathedral Fund,
Most Rev. DR.. Mulhern said that when
the main bazaar, to be held in Newry
on September, was over, there would
not be penny of debt on the build
ing. Father Rooney mentioned that
when his Lordship was appointed the
debt amounted to $4,000.
Donegal Co. Council have appointed
the chairman (Mr. James Dunleavy),
member of the Committee of Man
agement of Donegal Asylum, and Rev.
c. Cunningham, P. p, Glenties,
member of the Co. Donegal Infirmary
Committee.
Falcarragh magistrates refused in
formation against Chas. Miller, R. /.
f., charged with numbering an old
woman named Margaret McFadden;
also against Miller's mother and Cath
crime Clarke for harboring him. Mil
Ter was handed over to the military
as deserter. Evidence was then
taken in the charge of murder brought
against John Greer, another private in
the R. I. F. l9). Witnesses proved
accused's movements and statements,
and two identified as his the cap found
lying on the body of the murdered
woman. Case adjourned.
A memorial tablet to 1t. S. A.
Adams, son of S. A. Adams, Carrick-
macross, has been placed in Kings
court Parish Church.
Rev. S. E. Bowen, Crosshill, was
fined IS. and costs at Crumlin for fail
ing to have his child vaccinated.
VIM. Russell, of Sutherland, boiler
maker in Queens Island, Belfast, was
drowned in dam at Drumaness, Co.
Down, when swimming.
D. McAnaw, law clerk, was elected
c.. P. S., Strabane, by 8 votes to for
G. H. Keatley (son of the late Clerk,
who is at present in France.
Lurgan hemmers and veiners en-
ployed in 10 factories struck work yes
terday. The manufacturers held a
meeting to consider the offer of the
workers to submit the matters in dis
pute to Board of Trade arbitration, but
failed to arrive at a decision.
Rev. ]. Deeney, G. c., was presented
with gold chalice, set of breviaries,
and missal by his friends at Glencol-
umbcille previous to his transfer to