The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-06-03
KILKENNY.

nv oAi0 AihouAy SAoy Au0AeoA '>7s'AOAs's
on April 2Sth. the chairman, Mr.. Fitz-
gerald, @. c., was presented with white
gloves, as there were no criminal cases
to be heard. This speaks eloquentiy
for the peaceful condition OF Kilkenny;
but Mr.. Fitzgerald could not afford q
word Of congratulation to the Grand Jury
or the citizens on the fact.
KINGS.
Only moderate attendance was pres
ent on the old Castletown course at Birr,
on May End, when the annual steeple-
chase meeting was decided. The weather
being very showery had some effect on
the company, but the sport proved only
m derate. The County Plate fell to MIR.
O'Donnell's Prince Charlie, and the Lo
Cal Plate to Captain Lloyd's Cranagh.
LEITRIM.
Mr.. Jasper FULLY, NJ. F., it is stated,
has succeeded in inducing the war Office
authorities to make substantial conces-
sion to a poor pensioner, named Bryson,
in South Leitrim. Bryson, who lives
near Ballinamore, was discharged with a
pension Of six-pence day from the
Royal Engineers, q complete cripple; and
his friends, who are Unionists, got Col.
Saunderson to bring his case before he
Tory Government when they were in
power but he failed to secure any re-
dress. Mr.. FULLY was induced by some
of the Nationalist of the district to take
up Bryson's case, and having entered
into correspondence with the Secretary
for War on the subject, he was officially
informed, on May 4th, that the treasury
had decided to double the poor mans
pension. .-.-
LIMERICK.
At the Limerick Petty Sessions, on
May 9Th, George Hardy, Il private in the
Manchester Regiment, was Sentenced to
three months imprisonment for an as
sault on police constable. William
Harold was returned for trial on a
charge of having stabbed a man named
Martin O'Dea, on the 18th of April.
Michael Hartigan was charged with the
larce ny Of sum Of money from Michael
OBrlen Oh the previous evening, Both
parties had been drinking together, and
viii Sleeping off the effects of it the de-
PENDANT is alleged to have appropriated
his companions money. He was re-
manded to next petty sessions.
LOUTH.
A demonstration of imposing dimen-
sions, under the auspices of the Trades
Council. took place in Drogheda, on May
7th. After procession throughout the
principal streets, with bands and ban
ners, mass meeting was held on the
Mall, made historic ground as the scene
of many a monster popular gathering.
The leaders of the movement, on this oc-
casion, eschewed mere political leaders,
prophets and guides, and asked no NJ. P.
to shed the light of his presence or ora
tory upon the proceedings The trades
motto was yourselves alone" Mr.. Shell
ley and Mr.. O'Connell, Dublin Trades
Council, were present,!and Mr.. Murray
Davis, the Gen. Secretary of the Belfast
Bakers Society, and Mr.. Hayes, Belfast,
also took a prominent part in the pro-
ceedings. Dundalk was represented by
Mr.. P. McDermott, secretary Labor's
Society. The Emmett brass band, to-
gether with large contingent, was also
present from that town. Though last
not least, Mr.. r. MCGEE, president of
the D. L. q. Great Britain and Ireland,
attended to speak on the great labor
problem. The splendid new banner of
the Amalgamated Railway Servants
(Droqheda branchj fer the first time was
famed by the breeze at popular de-
monstration in the labor cause.
MAYO.
The deepest regret has been occasioned
in Foxford by the announcement of the
death of the Rev. Michael O'Donnell, P
P. On April 9th, the Rev. gentleman
attended the funeral of the Most Rev
DR.. Conway, late Bishop Of Killala, and
appeared in his usual good health. On
the 29th, he celebrated mass in the @ IN
vent of the Sisters of Charity, but on
that evening and the following morning
his illness assumed a serious aspect.
Despite all that medical aid could do he
died on May Sd, from inhammati of
the lungs. His demise at the age of Sc
years has created the profoundest grief.
During the twenty-four years he
administered as parish priest of F'oxford
he won for himself hosts of friends. His
death is sorely lamented by all sections
of the public. The last thirteen years of
his life were devoted to the work of fails
ing church in the parish. In the poor
district in which he was placed this was
no easy task, and the poverty of the peo-
pie might we'll have dissuaded less ar
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