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Show I Eatest -Irisb Slews I f axtkim. : , ' A verdict of accidental death was returned at a Belfast inquest on November No-vember 22. on the body of Charles Karly. aged forty-seven. The deceased : v had attended a funeral in the country, : . i and on arriving at Belfast left the 1 ; train before it was stopped, beinc , struck by the door of the carriage and knocked between the train and plat-t plat-t ':. form. He died a few hours later. ' AKMAGII. ( The estate of Fanny Leathern,- an r old woman, who kept a "huxter" shop ' ' In John street. Lurpan. and lived in a plate of penury, and who was found I ;' Buffocated in her bedroom some weeks ejro. has realized the sum of 950. which amount has been divided amongst her next-of-kin. Most of the money was lodged in the postofflce i and the Ulster bank. ' I ', C WAN. , 1 f Patrick O'Reilly, merchant. Kille- ' . nhandra. has on exhibition in his win- t dow a. turnip taken from his garden, T and which resembles a human hand, , ! with fingers complete. Frederick P. Smith. I. L,.. Keirt Castle, Crossdoney. County Cavan, has been nominated high sheriff of his county for the coming year. Mr. 1 Pmith is brother of his honor, County Court Judge Law Smith. r r PERKY. ! William McGahey. T. C. lerry. has ( '." been appointed a. magistrate for the ' city. ' 1 ; POXEGAIi. i . Died. Xoveimber 9, James Kearns. . , Bundoran. November IF.. , Mrs. 1 ! Mary Hastings. Donegal. Recently, R. T. Martin. Ramelton. DOWN. ; Before Justice Dodd and a jury, in . the case of James Casselly, a carter, : . ! who was injured at the railway station i at wry, a. verdict for 740 damages ' - 1 was returned against the Great North- ' j rn Railway company. FERMANAGH". :.' i Arthur P. Collum, D. L., J. P.. of j Bellevue, Euniskillen, is the "Liberal" i t i candidate for North Fermanagh; and Godfrey Fetherstonhaugh. K. C, was the Unionist candidate. f OX AG II AX. Died. Recently, John Maguire, Old Cross Square, Monaghan. Recently, in Manchester, England, Councillor Thomas Puddin, a native of Castle-blayney. Castle-blayney. A handsome Celtic cross of Kilkenny limestone has been erected over the grave in Latleran cemetery. County Monaghan. of the late Rev. Hugh O'Neill. Adm.. Monaghan. CLARE. Oied. November 24, E. M. Bennett., clerk of Ennis rural commission. Recently, Re-cently, Joseph Curtin, Kilkee, aged 56 years. Henry de Laval Willis of Harmpny row, Ennis, land agent, J. P., for five years agent for the extensive estates of Lord Leconfield, and who died on the 9th of July last. "aged 63 years, left personal estate valued at 13.990 9s 9d. CORK. Damage to the extent of 200 was done by a fire which broke out on November No-vember 22 in the living apartments of Messrs. T. Lyons and Co.'s establishment, establish-ment, Cork. Mr. John Redmond on November 23 acknowledged the receipt of a check for 45 (which includes 10 from the Lord Bishop of Ross), the amount of this year's subscription from Skibbe-reen Skibbe-reen in aid of the Irish parliamentary fund. KERRY. Died. Recently, Thomas Hussey, Ballinasare. Ardfert. Recently, Mrs. Thomas Nolan, Castle street, Tralee. Recently. John Morris, Deans Lane. Tralee, aged SO years. November 23, W. B. Barer, Basin iVew, Tralee. Mr. R. D. Murphy put up for sale at his auction mart recently the interest in-terest in the bakery establishment known as No. 32 Castle street, held for 999 years at the yearly rent of 30. After spirited bidding it was sold to Mr. O'Shea of Cork (who intends laying lay-ing out 2,000 on the premises in making it into one of the most up-to-date establishments in Ireland) for 5-20 and fees. LIMERICK. At Nazareth, House. Hammersmith, London, on Saturday, Miss Alice Mary Lundon, M. P., was professed a nun, and is now known as Sister Anastasia. Died. November 24, Mrs. Whately Ellis, Glensrone House. Abbeyfeale. November 18, Patrick -Collins, Castle-townshendl Castle-townshendl November 20, Mrs. O'Connor, O'Con-nor, Athlunkard street, Limerick. Recently, Re-cently, Master Joe O'Connor, Limerick. Lime-rick. TIpPEliAItY. Dr. R. Boxwell has resigned his position po-sition as medical officer of Terryglass district after thirty years', service. Sister M. Teresa Nolan of the Convent Con-vent of Mercy, Carrick-on-Suir, has been appointed hospital nurse in the Carrick Union. On November 18, a man named John W'helan, of Burnchurcli, Kille-naule, Kille-naule, died at the Thurlea Union hospital hos-pital from fracture to the skull, caused by falling from his car on November No-vember 16. YVATEIiFORD. Mr. J. H.Cribben of the Water ford branch of the National bank, has been promoted to be cashier of the Mill-street Mill-street branch, County Cork. Mr. Crib-ben Crib-ben had been in Waterford for over seven years. CAIUAW. The lord lieutenant has approved of the appointment on s'ix months' probation pro-bation of Percy Poole as clerk of Car-low Car-low pettf sessions. DUBLIN. The announcement that Daniel Beechinor has just been called to the English bar has aroused a good deal of interest in Dublin, where for many years he was a popular member of the metropolitan police force. KILKENNY. James Lynch has resigned his position posi-tion as master of Callan Union owing to ill health and advancing age. KINGS. Deid. November 23, Alfred S. Poole, William street, Till la more, aged 67 years. November 13, Miss Sarah Byrne, Redwood, aged 17 years. LOUTH. General satisfaction is felt in Ardee at the appointment to the county magistracy of Thomas Taaffe of Ardee, Ar-dee, and James McGee of lloodstown. His Eminence Cardinal Logue gave instructions to the priests of the archdiocese arch-diocese to take no part in the election in North Louth beyond recording their votes for whatever candidate they wished. QUEENS. James Kamsbottom, Co. C. Killone, Strabally, Queen's county, has been appointed a justice of the peace for Queen's county. Died. Recently, William Hennessey, Hennes-sey, Shaen. November 13,' Mrs. Simmons. Sim-mons. Stradbally, aged 90 years. Recently, Re-cently, Patrick Mooney, Abbeyleix. WE.STMEATIL Deid. November 23, Mrs. Eliza Brennan, Austin Friars, Mullingar. November 13, John Coffey, Ballinea. November 17, Miss Teresa Seery, Rey-nelia, Rey-nelia, aged 15 years, formerly of Fore, Castlepollard. November 16, B. Don-nellan, Don-nellan, Cojiellstown, Killucan. November No-vember 18, Mrs. Mary Coffey, Irish-town. Irish-town. November 24, Patrick Butler, I Delany. i The death occurred on Sunday, November No-vember 20, at Whitewell, Kilbride, of Michael Gavin, one of the oldest and most respected gentlemen in County Wesemeath. The late Mr. Gavin was a man of kindly traits, and was high-f high-f I ly esteemed by all who had the pleas- Iure of his acquaintance for his manly, upright character. , WEXFORD. 3 Mrs. Magaret O'Flaherty of Batles-?. Batles-?. town lost her life at Wexford on November No-vember 23 through falling into the harbor when making her way to the , train after visiting her daughter at the !J Loreto convent. GAIAVAY. Died. November 22, at Leamington. Leaming-ton. England, Mitchell Henry, formerly former-ly M. P. for Galway. Recently, i John J. Kearns, Leitriff House, Gal- I way. November 9, John O'Toole, Aunaghvane. His Grace Archbishop Healy has made the following changes during the week: Rev. J. Meaney, C. C, Headford. to Carnacon; Rev. P. Murphy, Mur-phy, C. C, Achill, to Headford; Rev. James Mularkey, C. C, Carnacon, to Achill. LETTRIM. Died. November 22, John Coyle, jr.. Lower Maynagh, aged twenty-one years. Recently, Patrick Walsh of j Deradda, aged eighty-eight years, jl Died. Recently, Patrick Keane of E Drum slide, Kallycroy. November 18, Michael O'Donnell, James street, '; Westport. November 4, John Mc- t Nanamon, New Bridge street, Newport. New-port. The tenants on the Darcy estate in the parish of Turlough have refused to pay rent, and are seeking by every means to compel the landlord, Mr. Darcy of New Forest, County Galway, Gal-way, to sell the land. ROSCOMMON. The tenants on the Rodney estate, Creggs, about 100, have refused to pay rent until certain grass lands are distributed dis-tributed amongst them. Died. November 16, John Sharkey, Caleb Shera, Boyle, aged seventy-three years. November 18, Francis Brennan, Bren-nan, Sadler, Boyle, aged forty-seven years. Recently, Edward Kelly, Rath more. SLIGO. The death of James Waters, an old and highly esteemed resident of the county occurred on November 19 at his home in Cloonelly at the age of eighty-four years. George McElroy of Gurteen and Roger Morrison of Woodhill have been appointed magistrates for the County Sligo. Both men are conservative in politics. IRELAND'S WOMEN IN THE PAST. From a little experience during the past few days apropos my remarks on a particular class of young ladies, I am convinced that the erroneous idea about the tradition of Irish womanhood woman-hood as something opposed to modern progress is very prevalent among our "educated" classes. They find it al- '. most impossible of belief when they hear stated that women were free i and in most respects on a level with men here In Ireland at a time when i they w ere treated as mere slaves or the playthings . of men in England and other countries. Equally with men, women were guests at Tara and at the feasts of other kings and nobles, 1 though as a rule they sat at separate tables, and, sometimes, as at Tara, in a separate hall. There is abundant i evidence to show that women shared in the education of their age to the full. The Druids freely admitted women itno their cult and indoctrinated them with all the lore of their mystery and magic. In the sixth century girls were taught Latin at the school ot Clonard. More than thirteen hundred years ago music was more generally and more highly cultivated among the women of Ireland than among the women of any other country. It is on record that the Abbess Gertrude of Nivello, in Bel-glum, Bel-glum, hart to avail of the assistance of two Irish saints (St. Foilan and St. Ultan) to instruct her nuns in psalmody. psalmo-dy. Whac the social status of women in England was in those ancient days when the women of Eire were taking part in every great national assembly which combined the social functions of a court, the sittings of a parliament, parlia-ment, the meeting of academies of art and literature, and musical entertainments entertain-ments is well known to every student of history. The principal duties of home consisted con-sisted in grinding the corn, preparing food, spinning wool and linen, dyeing and making garments. In the higher ranks women were chiefly empjoyed in works of art such as embroidery and artistic needlework. They had special councils to deal with women's affairs, and no man was allowed to be present. At the fairs of Carmen and Tailtain they had special games suited to themselves and they were interested spectators when the muscular prowess of the sons of Eire was tested in athletic ath-letic championships, hurling contests and outdoor sports of all kinds. Up to recently English law denied the right of married women to own property, but in ancient Ireland married mar-ried women were not only permitted to retain full control of their own property, but were also entitled to a share in any increment on the same footing as their husbands. A study of ancient Irish history supplies convincing con-vincing evidence of the enviable position posi-tion the women of Ireland held compared com-pared with other countries. Seamus, in Waterfoid News. THE IMMIGRANT'S LAST LETTER. Farewell. Nora darling, this is the last letter That you will receive from the hands of your boy; Death's summons has called me, I cannot can-not get better. And, ah! in the days of my youth I must die. I must die afar away from the scenes of my childhood. Yes, far away from old Erin and - you, We shall meet nevermore at our haunts in the wildwood, Where at evening we told our love, constant and true. There we built our bright castles nor thought of the morrow, For love ruled the hour in our hearts young and light; But, ah! on the light heart falls heaviest heav-iest sorrow, And the hopes of a lifetime are crushed in a night. I thought of you. Nora, when crossing I the billow. And somehow my heart always turned to thee, And at night when 1 lay on the hard steerage pillow, I dreamed, Nora darling, you were sailing with me. And, oh, what a pleasure I had in my slumber. For I thought you were standing once more by my side, And I kissed your soft cheek and your lips without number. Those sweet lips that told, me you'd soon be my bride. The hand of the stranger is kind to me. Nora, God bless them, they've done all that mortals could do. And the words of the priest like the . lamp of Aurora, Throws a light in the valley that I'm pasisng through. I cannot forget you. though death steals 'round me, Tour face like an angel's is ever in view; When my spirit'takes flight, may it roam o'er the wide sea. And be with my people, my country and you. John L. Walsh. 1 |