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Show 1 1 The Latest Irish News. ZZ I i Antrim. I The death is announced of John Mo- 3 I L t head insPector of national ' j ClVin Belfast. i nr Henry, bishop of Down and Con- I UhaS offered the Belfast Board of I Surfians a free site at Orland, Car- I . vj-gus, for a consumptive sanitar- This place, consisting of a man- iB"'aD!i a hundred acres of land, -was I f! -iiafed It him some years ago, one I fjg cbjVrts being to afford facilities I or the open-air treatment of consump- I 'shoe-kins accident occurred on the I ooi'vclare road, May 22. A fanner I Connelly, while leading his I Erse from Belfast, fell in front of his I hV Soiro 0110 PassinS along the ! I i,aii an hour later, found Con-1 Con-1 r0"V lya:- unconscious. Dr. Dundee : 1 "jgsor.t for. but upon his arrival he I nource.i the man to be dead. , I ' attack was made on Trew, leader I f the Bifnt Protestant Constitu-1 Constitu-1 Hcial a'i'inicn. by a party of the I .'lowers of T. Sloan, M. P., on Slay i f 5 at Owv.i George street, Belfast, I J 'ro 1-hp farmer was holding his 1 -.pe'jr.'r. In the course of his speech I ! hp made ! serrations which the Sloan-I Sloan-I j(Pe r :ic : i' red derogatory. Conse-j I r-jeni'y ' mobbed him, and sfter a j )pt of ( Nf iu nint. Trew was compelled to'irceure police protection. Accom-I Accom-I ' r'ji ix a sergeant and constables, I p'a his way along York street, I jvoi! 1 ' the groaning crowd. At I tlP r : ( r i f North street he boarded r a traviear. bound for the Shankhill I jpg.i, c reaped. These two factions ; 0f pran-''-en are giving a good ac-' j' cwrt rf ihcmselves. The Catholics 5 ran er,j'-.y 'he sight of their enemies j uavan. J I Mrs. O'Connor, teacher at the Na? tic:a! School in Shercok, died recent- ! iy. la her office as teacher she held a I ff.rrcncFt rank, the reports of various f fcopricrs cither lately or forty years f :o all attesting to her efficiency. I Clare. ! Mrs. Catherine Mclnerney, of Horse ) jciand. d;-'d May 14. The funeral took I pare en Abbey Cannon island, up- wards of twenty boats following her I r:T.:a:r ? m their last resting place, the f A' i At a meciing of the Urban Council j pf Clare, held recently, ar esolution ! adopted authorizing Mr. Bracken, I of Terrpk-more. Tipperary, to build a ' cir.umont to the Manchester Martyrs I a; the head of Francis street, junction 1 of the Market Square. The monument j he unveiled in September. IThe White estate, which comprises s-ve'al tov.nlands. some of which ad-, ad-, join Bantry. and which was ordered to I rp sold so far back as 1S89, is advertised adver-tised for sale in the Land Judge's ; ' Court. Rev. E. Conway, chaplain of the Ur-5,.i.re Ur-5,.i.re Convent, Blackrock, died re-o;,-iy. Ibj was a son of J. Conway, of Cork, and was ordained in 1897 by Ca-(i rial Rioard. at Sans Sulpice, : hr.s. He labored as chaplain of the Presentation Convent, Bantry, and at EaLrork. ;. Mr. Maurice Fitzmahony, son of Mr. i G-rald Fuzmahony, head postmaster, I: JiiuJietun, has been appointed to the ' p -tuffko at Rochespoint. ; : Tlp Cork exhibition was opened 5!ay 2$ lv the lord lieutenant of Ire- Lord Dudley. The exhibition Mtains all that is of importance to tie Irish people, who are now getting Hiy interested in the revival of tf-.r native industries. Derry. At Innisnish (Derry) petty sessions I : re -r-'ly. a farmer named John Frew, having on his farm in Ballyma-. Ballyma-. - rnubs over forty gallons of wash for I & purpose of illicit distillation, was J tcd ?5on, mitigated to 30. The de-I de-I ipiant, who lives some distance from I !ace. denied .all knowledge of the I Eattcr. and served notice of appeal, j At the potty sesions held in Dun-I Dun-I r-ven on May 28, Thomas Craig, Jr., j as charged with having fired a gun -wounded John McCloskey, of xdtan, on the occasion of a festival !; lebration of the wedding of J. B. iV'.;an on Fc'b- 9- Craig claimed the a:r was an accident. He was re-ed re-ed for trial to the Derry Quarter 55:or.s, but Was admitted to bail. j Patrick McDermott, of 18 Lin-? Lin-? aI street, Derry, died May 24, I deeply regretted. Donegal. IyA? r ari naffied John Gallagher, ' Ardfarr.a. Bundoran, was found OKT.ed in the River Bradogue, about Jiiie from tho town, on May 19. Ev! L :a;than's church, St. John-I John-I ip.cny -tOh ult., Rev. John Do-1 Do-1 t!:(' l"''1F!er. united in marriage I fstaj0if:i:,!'a and MaT Dillon' both IT Down. baS0s :"-TiiTie, of Rathfriland, -r aini grocer, was, on the 19th yfij'i'Lv.,! bankrupt, i ian'5 r"ad h'"y of Iiss Eviline Mil-'atevf Mil-'atevf ii:'T'k 15ni:d'nKs. Belfast, was Ban" Ui iho Eallyholme Bay, yea!Ts'r-, ?''f' was only twenty-five Iy fiLp0lSi;' ' 1or some 'Jn:n nrevious-Tiie'r''5 nrevious-Tiie'r''5 f:,s of rert- mf mchoiy. tie a-t 'oris,s are no', p'.wsed with v -iennar .. c of captai t Arthur Hill. Lown' "r 'A ost division. A County & r(s;,a!';i ',Lr"v have stated to him in j:,e ; J i'"i that his irregular attend-i attend-i re,,' Un--atifactory. This is almost tijrlj.1" him to resign. Lord Ar-h.J.1' Ar-h.J.1' ip,Ir,( 'ioncd for t e seat i;(("rfi 'eniave, of Castlewellan, For a'r,'-n'!y t 11ie a?e of 62 years- ::..,"j1: '"r of a century, from 1875 W th& i w"as lhe Principal teacher ltr-al Catholic school. 1 n,r - .j ..... f n, Kilkenny. The death occurred on May 25 at Kilkenny of Kathleen Dunphy. Michael Brennan, of Crosspatrick, Johnstown, died recently at the age of 81 years. He was the father of Revs. Martin Brennan, of Dunston-on-Tyne, Eng., and Thomas Brennan, curate cu-rate at Ballyhale. Mr.- Brennan was the eldest son of a family of eleven. He was a strong Nationalist. A practical step forward has been taken in the working out of the Irisn industrial problem by the Athlone "Woolen Mills company bringing to a successful conclusion an experiment in cheap motive power. That company is driving its new branch mills with nr. Oft U , "uisc-jwwer urossiey gas engine, the gas being produced from Kilkenny anthracite coal by a new patent process. pro-cess. Leitrim. Details have come to hand of the drowning of Rev. L. W. Algeo, Pro-tstant Pro-tstant incumbent of Ardara, County Donegal. He was a devoted angler, and on May 28, accompanied by two others, he took up a position on a ridge of rocks on the shore of Lough Dessmore. The rivers flow into the lough near he point, and there is a strong current. Here Rev: Mr. Algeo was intent on his fishing when a great wave rushed over the rocks, sweeping him out into deep water. He struck out for land, and had almost succeeded succeed-ed in getting in when a receding wave carried him further out. Here he was helpless in the rush of water, and ; the rapid current carrying him away j he was seen to perish. His attendants were helpless, and no boat was at hand. Deceased was a son of Mr. Lewis Algeo, J. P., Glenboy, Manor-hamilton. Limerick. A meetng called by the mayor of Limerick was held on the 20th ult. in that city, when an association was formed to promote and foster Irish industries. in-dustries. Edward Browne, a laborer, 60 years old, employed by a farmer named James Donegan, of Old Pallas, while demolishing the wall of a house recently, re-cently, was killed by the colapsing of the wall. Michael Gleeson, Richard and Patrick Pat-rick Woulfe, William Batt, Denis O'Connor, Daniel Murphy and Daniel Keeffe were again in court no May 19, on the charge of having caused the death of Denis Lane, of Mountcollins. O'Connor, Murphy and Keeffe were discharged, but the others were returned re-turned for trial. A farmer named O'Donnell, of Aba-rik. Aba-rik. four miles from Kewpjustlo wt while engaged on May 26 cutting turf on the bogs in Roul, came on the body of a man in a good state of preservation, preserva-tion, lit was underneath a "two-sod" bank of turf, the face and whiskers (sandy) being as if in life. The body was dressed in a flannel material, the buttons of oval shape, covered with i the same material, and beside the body was a hazel walking stick. In one of the pockets was a purse, which contained a number of very old coins. The body must have lain in the bog for a very long time, but nothing is known as to its identity. Dr. John Moran, head inspector of national schools, in Belfast, died recently re-cently in the Imperial hotel, Donagh-deo, Donagh-deo, aged 63 years. The deceased was born in Castlemahon and was a dis- tmguisnea student 01 yueen s uoiiege, Galway. For a time after taking his degree of LL. D. hew as a lecturer in the college named. Dr. Moran was an honored member of several local scientific societies and of the Royal Irish academy. He had a great taste for antiquarian pursuits, and the results re-sults of some of his researches were embodied in papers' read by him both in Belfast and in Dublin. A brother, Mr. James Moran, is the head teacher of Ballysteen national school, and two nephews, Mr. John Moran, B. A., B. E., assistant to County Surveyor of Tyrone, Ty-rone, and Dr. Michael Moran, London, both of Ballysteen, are well known in their professions. Longford. At Granard the nuns have resigned their position as nurses, but the Guardians Guar-dians have asked them to withdraw their resignation. In the House of Commons recently, in answer to a question by J. P. Far-rell, Far-rell, M. P., Chief Secretary Wyndham said that five magistrates had been appointed for County Longford since April, 1899, of whom two are Catholics, Catho-lics, two Episcopalians and one a Methodist. It would appear from the last census that about 91 per cent of the population of the ,county is Catholic. Cath-olic. Louth. James Langan, a Drogheda farmer, was thrown from a trap and killed on May 2S. The death occurred recently at Smarmore, Ardee, of Mrs. Jane Lar-kin, Lar-kin, widow cf James Larkin and mother of Father Larkin, O. P., of Australia, Mayo. At Cloonislane, on May 24, a respectable re-spectable man of the farming class, Michael Padden, was proceeding home after attending Vespers in Ballina, when, near his house, he fell into a drain and was smothered. At a meeting of the Westport Urban council held recently, John Walsh moved that if nobody claimed the Clendenning monument within six months Jt be taken down at the end of that time. Meath. The death occurred on May 25, at the Convent of Mercy, Kells, of Sister Mary Clare, eldest daughter of the late James Matthews, of Killeary 1 House, Slane. 1 Mrs. Margaret Maye, wife of William Wil-liam Maye, of Athboy, died on the 26th ult. at the age of 45 years. Monaghan. John Sherry, of Groves, near Monaghan, Mona-ghan, has been appointed to the Commission Com-mission of the Peace for County Monaghan. Mon-aghan. Richard Whitsitt, who resided with his father, John Whitsitt, a farmer, at Blackraw, about three or four miles from Monaghan, committed suicide by shooting himself with a gun through the head on May 25. He was 27 years old. At Creeve Hill, about a mile from Ballybay, on the 16th ult., a farmer named Felix Duffy, of Edinforan, while returning home from a fair, got into an altercation with a young man named Farmer and some others. Farmer Far-mer stabbed Duffy about the head, neck and face, inflicting dangerous wounds. Queens. Denis Kelly, of Maryborough, the assistant to R. T. Fitzgerald, clerk . of the crown and peace for Queen's county, coun-ty, died recently. A number of exhibits have been forwarded for-warded by the Ballinkill Lace Class to the Cork exhibition. The class, which is run on co-operative principles, was started about eighteen months ago. Colonel Poe, of Heywood, pays the teacher and supplies a fine work room, heated by hot water pipes. The class is attende by thirty girls, who turn out a large amount of lace. Orders have been executed for the best houses in Dublin, Belfast and London. The managers of these establishments are so pleased that they offered to take all the work the class can produce. pro-duce. Roscommon. The new church in Roscommon was dedicated on June IS. Archbishop Healy, of Tuam, preached. The quarter sessions were opened at Roscommon on May 19. There was no criminal business and the judge was given white gloves. There died at Ballinleg, Fuerty, near Roscommon, recently, a woman named Stonham at the remarkable 1 age of 113 years. She was of re- markable intelligence, and retained a clear recollection of the stirring times of the eighteenth century. Un- til about twelve months before her ' death she was able to walk to Mass, ' a distance of over a mile, and up till the last could read her prayer book without her glasses. -- ; Very sincere regret was felt at the unexpected death of Mr. Edward J Corr, Farraher, Roscommon. On May 24 the deceased, in his usual health, attended last mass at the par- ish church, Ballinaheglish, and on J his return home was seized by a sud- 1 Ann illnnsi, TT , j j. -u , I lie Wits CUUVBBU to ms T residence, but from the start recovery v seemed hopeless, and at 8 o'clock in V the evening he breathed his last, forti- J fied by the rites of the church of i which he was a stanch member. De- j ceased was one of the most popular i men in the district and was highly 5 esteemed for his kind and unassum- y ing manner. He leaves a young wife and three children to mourn his loss, -j Tipperary. Body Spain, of Liscarode, died on May 17. at the age of 85 years. De- - ceased leaves one son on his farm, and another, Darius Spain, in New ! York. i Mrs. M. Drohan, Eallynevin, Car- Z rick-on-Suer, died suddenly May 18, I at the age of 54 years. f Westmeath. ! Mrs. Margaret McCbrmick, of Bal- linavine, widow of Richard McCor- I j mick .died on May 20. ' i The death occurred on the 25th ult. of James Allen, of Killininney. He leaves a wife and family. ! Wicklow. j The Rathdown Rural Council is es- i tablishing a library at Dundrum. William O'Brien of Dunlaven, died on May 24 after a long illness. The death occurred on the 19th ult. -of Timothy Norton, of Ballynastock- an. He was 72 years old. Mr. Nor- n ton was one of the small band of ten- y ants belonging to the townland of Bal- , lyknockan and Ballynastockan, who for eight years fought the late Mar- ; quis of Waterford through every ; court in the land in defence of their mountain rights, and eventually with success. 1 Mrs. Halpin, widow of the late Dr. Halpin, died May 20 at her home, ' Wentworth Place, Wicklow. The late Dr. Halpin was dispensary medical at- I tendant for the districts of Wicklow and Ashford during many years. The Halpin family are among the oldest ! inhabitants of the County Wicklow. L As is well known, the monument in I Fitzwilliam Square has been erected '; in memory of Captain Robert C. Hal- ' pin, who was captain of the Great ; Eastern, and became the pioneer in the laying of the Atlantic cable. The I inhabitants of the town manifested ;; their sympathy with the family by ' shuttering their stores as soon as the news reached them. The funeral l' took place Friday, when the remains I were conveyed to the old church yard. The cortege included representatives ' of every class and denomination. The ; officiating clergymen were Rev. Can- on Rooke, B. D., and Rev. George H. Christie. |