The Irish standard., 1890-08-09
KILKENN Y

WS1CUS VI ,OVU VI IuO pdIlbuJOuSlS OcAu3
enrolled members. On sunday. July
9th. there was a public procession
through the streets of Castlecomer Of
all the members, accompanied by the
two bands Of the town.
KERRY.
It is with sincere feelings Of regret we
announce the death, on July S. OF MIR.
Bait O'Connor, principal assistant at
MIR. j. OLearY's drapery establishment.
in Killarney. after com paratively brief
illness Mr.. y COnnor was thorough
Nationalist in everv sense. He 1t was
who. some years ago, inau2urated IN
Killarney a testimonial to the late G. j.
Kickham, which led to the matter be
ing taken up by the Freeman's Journal
and Cork Examiner. Some Of Mr..
O'Connor's friends in Killarney have
signlfied their intention of inaugur-
ating fund to erect some tribute of re-
spect and gratitude to his memory,
over his grave, for his untirine zeal and
his indefatiyable exertions in the ad-
yancement Of the religious and social
welfare of the young men of Killarney
and it's neighborhood.
LOUTH.
An old. familiar Drogheda Landmark
is gone. ''Old Betty"-Mrs Betty
eill-'2etter known as Betty Plum
kett-who for close on half century,
daY by day, sat enthroned upon stool
at the corner Of st. Mary's Bridge, on
the South side. selling fruits and sweets,
has at last, like an overripe apple,
dropped from the tree of life. In all
weathers, in storm and shine, summer
and winter, she took her seat, punctu
ally, in the early morning, at 'the
Bridge" and alike regardless of the
blazing sun or piercing frost she sat out
her allotted hours. until the time came
for gathering up her wares and going
home for the night. For forty five
years, like the hero of Macauley's bal
lad, she ''held the bridge" During all
these years successive e. nerat!ons of
young Drogheda have sucked her sweets
and munched her golden plppins. And
now she is gone! May her soul rest IN
peace.
LIMERICK.
On the morning of July 9th valu
able horse, the property of the Knight
of Glin, was found dead. having been
destroyed by some means or other dur
ing the night. Two others were mutt.
lated. one Of them dangerously. No
IS assigned for the outrage, and
the local National League at specially
convened meeting, offered ESQ reward
for any information that would lead to
the conviction Of the porpetrator Of the
want0n deed.
MAYO.
A very sad fatality occurred recently
to respectable farmer named Pat
Doherty, living near Ballycastle. Ital-
pears that he was driving into Bally
castle with some members Of his family
when the shaft of the Car upon which
no was sitting suddenly snapped in two
precipitating him to the ground, aud
inflicting such Injuries that he only sur
vived for few hours. His son. who
was with him on the car, escaped, but
his daughter was seriously hurt.
QUEENS.
On Sunday. july 9Th, between $50 and
600 children were enrolled ia the Total
Association established in
Marlborough, in accordance with the
Of Archbishop Walsh and the
Bishops of the province of Leinster.
The Very Rev. A. I'helan, z. p. V. F.,
the pledge and distributed
the medals and badges. having previ-
ouslY addressed the children.
SLIGO.
An action was brought, before Chief
Justice O'Brien and a special jury, by
Mr.. John O'Dowd. vice-chairnan Of
the Tubbercurry Board of Guardians,
against Farrell z. Cawley, of earn,
Gurteen, for libel and Islander. Plain
tiff claimed 81 600 damages. The libels
consisted Of letters written to a man
named r. McDermott, a school teacher,
and the slanderous statements were to !
the effect that O'Dowd was trying to
''organlze" Cawley's murder The jury |
found verdict for plaintiff. with SIS
damages and costs, .
!. TIPPERARY.
In the town Of Tipperary. on the night
of July 7th, a slight ARRAY took place
between some policemen and people in
Bank Place. "A man who, it appears,
exhibited some signs Of having drink
aiken. was gong home, and being met
~ two constables, was taken into GUS
,ody and ordered to proceed to the