Thank-you,Kay I was surprised to learn that Presbyterianism featured in a (presumably ) largely Catholic Ciounty Most interesting stuff ! Ray NZ >From: "Kay Stanton" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: [IRL-CAVAN] Cavan Weekly News - December 22, 1876 >Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:28:02 -0400 > >CAVAN WEEKLY NEWS, Friday, December 22, 1876 > > > > MARRIED. > > In the Drumkeeran Presbyterian Meeting House, by the Rev. Samuel >PATRICK, on Tuesday, 19th instant, Mr. Matthew JOHNSTON, Drumcrow, to >Maggie, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Joseph DONALDSON. > > M'QUADE and PORTER - December 7th, at Ballyjamesduff Meeting-house, >by the Rev. R. H. Clarke, Thomas M'QUADE, Lisnabunty, to Annie, sixth >daughter of Hugh PORTER, Prospect. > > > > DEATH. > > CARSON - December 20th, at Knockfield House, Castledermot, Minnie, >the fourth daughter of the Rev. James CARSON, Cavan, aged 18 years. > > > > > > The Lord Bishop of Kilmore will hold an ordination in Kilmore >Cathedral on Sunday next, the 24th inst. The ordination sermon will be >preached by the Rev. Dr. HUTCHINSON. The bishop preached on last Sunday in >Cloverhill Church. > > > > > > A public lecture will be delivered in the Presbyterian Church, >Cavan, by the Rev. James CARSON on the Eastern Question, on Wednesday, the >27th instant. Chair to be taken at 8 o'clock, p.m. Admission free. > > > > > > Mr. D. H. CRAWFORD has been appointed Postmaster of Killeshandra. > > > > CAVAN PROTESTANT HALL. > > The Committee met on Wednesday - the Lord Bishop of Kilmore in the >chair - to consider tenders for fitting up the Hall with gas. > > There were two tenders, viz: - Messrs. ROSS and MURRY, Dublin; and >Messrs. Wm. MORRIS and Son, Cavan. > > > > > > CAVAN PETTY SESSIONS. - Monday. > > (Before W. Babington, Esq.) > > Sub-Constable HAYDEN summoned a man named JONES, for assaulting a >Railway porter at Cavan Station. > > From the evidence it appeared that Jones was endeavouring to enter >the 5.20 p.m. train while in motion, and upon being prevented he struck a >porter. > > Fined £1 and costs. > > Mr. James PARKER summoned Richard DUNNE for an assault and >threatening language. > > Mr. SHERRIE appeared for Mr. Parker. > > As a question of title arose the summons was nilled. > > Owen CUSACK summoned Anne REILLY for £2 2s. 6d. alleged to be due >for horse hire. > > Mr. Sherrie appeared for defendant. > > The case was dismissed. > > Edward BYRNE, Bernard DOLAN, Patt TACKNEY, Thomas BRADY, and John >JOHNSTON were fined for not having their names on their carts. > > Thomas REILLY, Thomas NORTH, Francis NORTH, Bernard O'KEEFE, Wm. >Allen, and Richard Brady were fined for drunkenness. > > Phill BRADY was fined 5s. for refusing to leave a public house. > > Miss PATTERSON summoned Wm. FITZPATRICK for ever-holding possession >of a house. > > Decree granted. > > Mary FLYNN summoned Rose Ann KANE for an assault. > > Adjourned. > > Eliza ROBINSON v. Margaret BIRD for like. > > Adjourned. > > > > > > SUICIDE OF A POST OFFICE CLERK. > > A young man named STUART, clerk in Croydon Post Office, who was on >Saturday night left alone in the office to complete his sorting and >stamping duty, was found on Monday morning quite dead., his body, in a >kneeling position, being suspended by the neck from the gas pipe in an >upper room of the building. The deceased had tied together vrrious (sic) >pieces of string, with which thus to effect suicide. The event created >great sensation, as no motive is assigned for the commission of the deed, >and deceased was only about 17 years of age. > > > > > > MELANCHOLY SUICIDE. > > On Saturday morning Mrs. Margaret VAUGHAN, aged about 40 years, the >widow of a distinguished naval officer, who for many years served upon the >Viceregal staff, terminated her existence, by cutting her throat with a >carving knife. It appears that for some time Mrs. Vaughan, who lived at >Stradbroke Hall, Blackrock, had been attended by Dr. M'DOWELL, of >Merrion-square, for a mental affection, and a nurse named Eliza SKERRETT >had been placed in charge of her. The nurse slept on a couch placed beside >the bed of the lady. During the night Mrs. Vaughan would seem to have >risen from her bed unknown to the nurse, and descended to the lower >parlours of the house in her nightdress, and obtained a large carving >knife, with which she cut her throat. When the nurse awoke between 6 and 7 >o'clock, she became alarmed at Mrs. Vaughan's absence, and immediately >instituted a search for her. On reaching the back parlour she found the >unfortunate lady lying on the carpet in a pool of blood, with a carving >knife at her hand. Dr. GRIFFIN, of Blackrock, was summoned to the house, >but he pronounced life to be extinct. In the course of the afternoon Dr. >HARTY, county coroner, attended and held an inquest, when the jury returned >a verdict to the effect that deceased had committed suicide while in an >unsound state of mind. Captain Vaughan commanded the naval brigade, whose >march from Calcutta and Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of 1857, was one >of the brightest episodes of that thrilling time. Previous to this he had >played a most gallant part in the Crimean war, and was sitting in the boat >beside his superior officer, Captain PEEL, when the brave commander fell >beneath a Russian bullet. Returning to Ireland, his native country, after >the Indian Mutiny, he was invited by Lord Carlisle, whose acquaintance he >had made long before in Constantinople, to accept a post as aide-de-camp on >the Viceregal staff. He was a special favourite with his Excellency and >had a large circle of attached friends in Dublin. On his marriage he >resigned his post on the staff and retired to live in comparative privacy >at Stradbroke Hall. His death took place about three years ago. > > > > > > > > A small bottle of Guinness's porter can be purchased anywhere for >two pence. This is the retail price, and the profit to the manufacturer >must be infinitesimal. Yet rain-drops make the river, and the ocean of >profit realized by the Messrs. Guinness is simply amazing. Sir Benjamin >Guinness paid income tax on £56,000 a year. It is stated in town that the >profits realized by the Messrs. Guinness's brewery amount to the >magnificent figure of £100,000 per annum, and the partnership has been >dissolved upon the terms that Sir Arthur is to receive £1,000,000, or 20 >years' purchase of £50,000 a year. I have also heard that Mr. E. Cecil >Guinness, who becomes the sole owner of the brewery, offered to draw a >cheque of one million pounds, his brother's share of the concern. We have >been accustomed to think a cheque for £40,000 or £50,000 a wonderful >document, and to look upon the drawer with curiosity and astonishment, but >we are utterly lost in wonder at the idea of a fellow-citizen offering to >draw a cheque and pay down the coin to a cool million. I can imagine the >amazement of the bank cashier to whom the cheque would be presented, and >the blank consternation of the manager at the sudden demand, and his >probable inability to meet it without realizing securities. The population >of England is 39,000,000, and I doubt if twenty individuals out of that >number could draw a cheque for a like sum with the certainty of its being >honoured. The citizens of Dublin ought to be proud that they possess in >their midst a business of such gigantic proportions. There are not, I >should say, more than half a dozen such private concerns - I was going to >say in the United Kingdom - but, on second thoughts, will say the world. > > > > > >(Cavan County Newspaper Transcription Project) > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Live Search delivers results the way you like it. Try live.com now! http://www.live.com