Funeral of the late Sir William Verner to be held in Co Armagh
Thursday, 28th January 2021, 10:00 am
The remains of the deceased Sir William Verner, Baronet, who had for “so long and so worthily” filled the officer of Member of Parliament for Armagh, Grand Juror for Armagh and Tyrone, and County Grand Master of the Orangemen of Armagh, was to be interred in the family vault at Loughgall, reported the News Letter in January 1871. Sir William had died at Eaton Square, London on January 20. He had a remarkable life and had been injured during the Battle of Waterloo.
The News Letter noted: “According to the present arrangements, the remains will be conveyed from Belfast by the Ulster Railway, so as to arrive at Armagh station at 10.30am on that morning [Friday, January 27, 1871].”
Alva Wood, President of the Rotary Club of Kingston presents a mask to a resident of the Cheshire Village at an event to present gift baskets to residents on International Day for Persons with Disabilities 2020.
One of the most ambitious projects carried out by the Rotary Club of Kingston during the 2020 administrative year was the donation of equipment valued at $21 million to the Bustamante Hospital for Children.
The equipment donated consisted of 15 new incubators; 16 monitors and 16 infusion pumps was handed over recently.
The funds to acquire the items were raised through joint efforts of the Rotary Club of Kingston and the Rotary Club of Camrose, Canada, together with donations from the Rotary International Foundation, Rotary District 5370, the Provincial Government of Alberta and the Federal Government of Canada. The Rotary Club of Kingston’s annual golf tournament raised US$20,000 towards the project.
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