The Irish standard., 1917-07-21

The Windsor and Stranmillis Club de-
cided to recommend ]. j. Hyde as a
candidate for the S. Belfast vacancy
Belfast Library and Technical Com
mittee have conveyed congratulations
to Capt. E. Stanley, formerly of the
Technical Institute, ON his receiving
the Legion of Honor decoration.
The late DIR. H. B. Fleming, Omagh,
left estate 913,374. He left 935 to
Samuel Carson, if in his service at
his death; e525 per an. to his wife;
$50 to E. V. Hamilton, and the residue
to his children, other than his son,
James.
At Strahane Quarter Sessions,
Judge Linehan made the following ma
licious injury awards: R. A. Scott,
Flynn, s293, for burning of a flax mill,
roller loft, engine shed, etc.; VIM Ram
sey, Ardstraw, $3.50, for burning of
flax mill, roller house, etc.; Isabella
Love, Castlederg, s1O0, for loss of flax
in Mr.. SCOTS mill; J. Jack, Ardstraw,
e120; Wm. Moore, Kilstrule, $50; S.
Matthews Mountjoy, Omagh, &165; E.
Hamilton Liskey, e140; M. Kinloch,
Drumlegagh, G16O; J. Kerr, Meaghey,
e115; and L. Forbes, Flynn, &73 6s.,
for flax lost in Mr.. Ramsey's MILL
Licenses were issued on the 4th, 9Th
and 9Th insts., Mr.. Duke told T. NJ.
Healy in Parliament, to army contrac-
tors-including Messrs. Cullen and AL
len to export 1000 tons, North of Ire
land Produce Co., 200 tons, Warden
and Stewart, 1000 tons, and Messrs.
Hugh T. Barrie and Co., for large
consignment-for the export of 1925
tons of potatoes, secured, but not i'm
mediately required by the military au-
thorities. Licenses were granted only
in the case of potatoes actually Sc
cured for the military, and there was
no ground for the suggestion that per-
mits were refused to Ulster Catholic
merchants.
Judge Brown got white gloves at
Manorhamilton.
The licensed premises and hardware
and grocery store of Mrs. Mossman
at Tullyroan Corner, Moy, were de-
stroyed by fire on Wednesday morn
ing.
Mrs. Davis, widow of the late Rec
tor of St. Jude's, Belfast, has been
presented with a solid silver coffee
service and tray of Celtic design, by
the pariShiOners.
At the inquest on Ellen Pollard, Bal
laghanery, near Newcastle, Down, a
girl of 10 who was killed by motor
car when returning from school, the
driver of the car, John M'Closkey,
Belfast, was exonerated from all
blame.
At Maguiresbridge the marriage took
place of Lieut.. G.. A. Todd, Leinsters,
son of DR.. Todd. Maguiresbridge, and
Miss 3. Stewart, daughter of Rev. C.
Stewart, senior chaplain, Indian Ec-
clesiastical Establishment
An address and massive silver
tray and purse of money have been 7
presented to Abraham Mccartney, for
30 years manager of the Monaghan
branch, Ulster Bank, on his retire
ment; and to Mrs. Mccartney has been
presented "a grandmother clock. w.
M'William, Clerk of the Crown and
Peace, presided
Castleblaney A. o. H. expressed SYM
pathy with the relatives of G.. Kelly,
c. g., killed in action, and with j.
Boyle, Muckno street, on the death
of his son, Patk. Boyle.
Following the recent examination
in the House Belfast Guardians have
awarded medals to nurses as fol-
lows: Agnes Murray (gold) \ Margar-
ct M'Nulty (silver), and Lucinda Haw-
thorne (bronze).
John Wilson, farmer, while driving
from Ballymena on Saturday, was
dragged from his seat by a horse
which he had on halter behind the
trap and died from fracture of the
skull.
w. P. Clifford, dairy instructor, stra.
bane, was presented with a gold watch
and Illuminated address by the Cream
cry Managers Association and S. w.
Creameries' Association, on his trans
fer to the South
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