The Irish standard., 1886-09-25
ord Wexford Queens County and
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in Raphoe to further the project Of the
establishment Of horticultural socie-
ty there. Mr.. Thomas Hamilton pre-
sided and referred to the desirability Of
promoting refinement and taste in the
homes of the poor of the district. Sub
scriptions to the amount Of $40 were
received at the meeting.
GALWAY.
Patrick II. J. Hart, M. D., has been
appointed medical officer OF the dis
trict of Innosbotfin, which had become
vacant by the appointment of DR..
Keane to the Arran Island D Dispensary.
At Letterfrack, on Aug. FL, Mr..
Bourke, Local INSPECTOR, held an in
quiry into charge brought against the
relieving officer Of the district, Stephen
Joyce, by number of poor people in
the vicinity. 1t appears that during
the progress of the relief work Joyce
refused to give employment in the vii
lagos of Cleggan, Tully, Letterfrack
and Knockbrack. About IL witnesses
were examined.
Seven hundred police with a large
force of military have, since August 26:
been engaged in enforcing evictions in
the Wocdford districts. The tenants
showed a disposition to resist the car
rying out Of the processes, and the vari-
Gus houses were garrisoned by men and
women, who stoutly opposed any eff
forts to dispossess them. In all three
houses were carried, the inmates hav-
ing come to terms with the representa-
tives of the landlords. Fourteen more
DEGREES remain to be executed.
KILDARE.
The Duke of Leinster has arranged
under the Land Purchase Act to sell
his tenants large portion of his Kill
dare estate at IS years purchase Of the
rents which were fixed by judicial
in 1882. and seldom exceed
the poor-law valuation. Thus the ten
ants future payments till the purchase
is cleared Oft will be % per cent.
less than the rents.
KILKENNY.
Seizures of cattle for rent on an ex-
tensive scale were made in the vicinity
OF Greuguena Managh at an early hour
on August 81.
KERRY.
Numerous evictions have been taking
place the parish Of Ballyhar. Many
laborers are rendered homeless.
Numerous moonlighting outrages are
reported from Kerry. ......
KINGS COUNTY.
An enthusiastic public meeting was
held at Rhode on Sunday, August %,
to protest against the unjust and tyran-
nical treatment of MIR. B. Ennis, presi-
dent Of the Rhode branch of the Irish
National League by his landlord.
Speeches denouncing the outrage were
numerous.
LIMERICK.
Judge Monroe refused an application
for abatement of rent made by counsel
on behalf of the tenants on the Bowler
estate in the County Limerick.
The Local Government Board In-
spector, in the Board room of the Linn
erick Workhouse, on August 20, held
an inquiry into the scheme to erect 353
cottages under the Laborers' Act.
Early on the morning Of Sunday, Au-
gust q, disastrous fire broke out in
the oil and color warehouse of Messrs.
Smith, Parker & Pitt, William Street,
Limerick. The flames also caught on
to the Limerick Warehouse Company's
premises in the same block. The dam
age to both companies is estimated at
SS35, S335 600. A large number Of men are
thrown out of employment by the fa-
tality.
LONGFORD.
On August %, Solemn High Mass
was said at st. AIel's Cathedral, Long
FORD, for the repose of the soul of the
ate Most Rev. Geo. Conroy, D. D.,
Bishop Of Ardagh, who died on August
/, 1878, at st. Johns, Newfoundland,
IN his return from an Apostolic mis-
sion to Canada. for the Holy Father.
The Rt. Rev. DR.. Woodlock presided.
LONDONDERRY.
Mr.. VIM. Bole, District-Inspector of
Schools, who has had charge of the Lon
londerry district for the past IA years,
has been transferred to the district OF
Cork. MIR. Bole is to be succeeded by
Mr.. Alexander Hamilton, District-ln-
spector of Dungannon.
Recently the house of an old man
named Bernard Ward, in Burndale,
was burned by unknown persons. The
Nationalists of the town, on hearing of
the outrage, assembled to the number