The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-04-09

it was decided that Messrs. Shaw's men
should work full time as usual whether
the establishment conclude to dismiss
the employees or not.
LONGFORD.
The death is announced, in South AZ
RIGA, OF Rsv. Patrick O'Donohue. De-
ceased had been resident in Port Eliza
beth, Cape of Good Hope, for thirteen
years, and was highly respected. He was
a native of Granard, county Longford,
and studied at Ali Hollows College, Dub
lin. The deceased priest was as we'll
known and as truly respected on the
south side of Baaken's River as in any
0 her locality, for the entire town was
his parish, and wherever a Catholic
family resided, there did he consider it
his duty to visit, advise, console, OR, it
need called for it, admonish. His funeral
was attended by the Mayor and members
of the Corporation, and the procession
was one of the largest witnessed for
many years.
Mr.. John Grogan died on the 10th of
March, at his residence, 80 Magdalene
street, Drogheda, after a short illness,
deeply regretted by his relatives and &C
quaintances.
MAYO.
Died, on March 9Th, at Spencer street,
Castlebar, Mr.. Patrick Walsh, late of San
Francisco, California Mr.. Walsh's his
tory and career We're that Of many of his
race. When wholesale determination
was the order of the day, Mr.. Walsh, then
q mere child, was driven with his parents
from their ancestral home at the Two
Mile Stone, near Frenchhill, and after
good deal of roughing, along with bury
ing his parents and an only brother, Of
famine fever, he left for England, thence
to America, and lie California bis
adopted home, whore he amassed some
means that maintained him to the last
when declining health set in. Deceased
was an exenslary and good-living man,
kind-hearted and gentle in his manner,
and his death is much regretted by all
who knew him.
MEATH.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed
Edward Roantree, Esq, to the Commits
Sion of the Peace for the County of Meath.
QUEENS.
Mr.. w. Atkinson, the foreman at the
building of the new Munster and Leins
ter Bank premises, in Mary borough, who,
with four other men, were injured by the
fall of scafol.l, died on the morning of
March 9th, at four o'clock, at the County
Infrmary Deceased never spoke from
the time of the accident. The other men
are progressing slowly, but SO far satis~
factorily, although, with one exception
their lives cannot be pronounced out of
danger.
ROSCOMMON.
Joseph Beirne, Thomas DAILY, and
Owen Kenny we're indicted for the MUIR
der (by stone throwing) Of John Conner,
at Frenchpark, on May 5th, 1891, were
acquitted and discharged. There had
been another man, named John DAILY,
along with the accused, but he could not
be found
Patrick Boland, senior, and Patrick
Boland, junior, charged with the man
slaughter Of Patrick Creaghton, at
on the Both of October,
1891, were also acquitted and were ordered
SLIGO.
The election of school mistress for
Sligo workhouse was held on March 9th,
and resulted in the appointment of Miss
Bridget Nangle Miss Cawley, who ran
Miss Nangle very close, was highly recon-
mended by the Sisters of Mercy and
Very Rev. Canon Mclaughlin. She
was unfortunate, however, in having for |
her sponsors Messrs. st. George Robin !
son and Simon Cullen, the one bitter |
Tory and the other grovellng Wing.
On the morning Of March 9TH, at
o'clock, destructive fire broke ont in
Mr.. James Haire's hotel, Collooney. The
alarm was quickly given, and several
hundred of the employees of Messrs. Sim,
engaged in the mills and the woollen |
factory, we're on the scene, and contrib
nted effectively to prevent the flames |
spreading.
TIPPERARY.
On the 18th of February, at the resi-
lence OF her son, Mr.. Thomas Frewen,
2. L. G., Aherlow, Emma, relict of the
late MIR. Thos. Frewen, departed this life
Deceased, who was IS years of age, was
mother of Mr.. Frewen, solicitor, Upper
Try, and Mr.. Robert Frewen, commercial
traveller. She was grandmother of the