The Irish standard., 1894-02-10
GALWAY.

act about the matter ut once. Eight
hand looms were procured, a competent
teacher was secured and work set going.
The skill and dexterity of the girls in a
short time was marvellous. About TWEEN
ty of them we're employed at the various
industries, and in the course of twelve
months they attained . de rec Of skill
scarcely to be expected from girls, the
maj ,rity of whom had only then seen a
loom for the first time. The looms turn
out toweling, linen and lawn, all of
which have been pronounced of first
class quality. .s-
KILDARE.
Thomas Boughton, gamekeeper on
the C;orgorey estate, was returned for
trial at the Curragh petty sessions, ON
January 10th, on a charge of having shot
Laurence Fox on the 18th of December.
Fox was one of the tenants on the Clon-
corey estate who refused to join the
com animation of the estate tenantry, and
on the night of the shooting was engaged
with another man in catching rabbits.
Bought N came on the scene and chal-
lenged the two mon, who ran away
Boughton then discharged his revolver,
the bullet striking Fox, who died from
the effec of the wound on the Sd of
January.
KILKENNY.
a meeting, summoned by his Worship
P. j. Morrissy, Mayor of Kilkenny, WAS
held on January 8th, in the city hall, for
the purpose of inaugurati "a fund for
! the relief of the distressed poor OF the city
The mseting was convened at q very
short notice, yet the attendance was
most representative, EN- braclng the lead
ing citizens. Letters enclosing substan-
tial subscriptions ere received from the
Most Rev. DR.. B"ownrigg, bishop Of Os-
so1y, and from the Right Rev. Paken-
ham Walsh, ID. d., Protestant Bishop of
Ossory. A representative committee was
formed, and did good work in collecting
| in the different districts. The prevail
ing dis! rees is severely felt in Kilkenny.
| KINGS.
Ga the 9Th of January, County Court
Judge John Adye Curran, addressing
the grand jury at Tullamore quarter
sessions, said there were only two bills
to 80 before them, and he was happy to
DO able to congratulate them on the sat-
isfactory state of Kings County. He re-
Trained from more lengthy observations,
as delaying them, in his opinion, was
dangerous to their health. It was dan
| gerous to remain in courthouse in
| which q gale was blowing around them.
He did not think any other grand jury
in the country would allow their county
surveyor to leave the courthouse in it's
present unsafe and unsatisfactory condi-
ton.
LOUTH.
The newly installed Mayor of Droghe-
da, Alderman Bernard Nulty, has do
mated 95 to the Sisters of Charity, for the
poor visited by them; e5 to the Nuns OF
the Presentation1 Convent, Fair street, for
the benefit of the children attending
their schools; IS to the Sisters of Mercy,
st. Mary's, for the sick poor; and e5 to
the st. Vincent de Paul Society, towards
the funds of the society. .
MAYO. e.
AT Westport quarter sessions, there
was action brought by Michael Hastings,
of Louisburg, against VIM. Horkan, a
merchant, for 91o damages for alleged
house breaking. From the evidence it
appeared that defendant had obtained a
decree for SIT against plaintiff; this he
gave into tho hands of two baiiffs, who
broke in plaintiffs door and committed
various other depredations besides treat
ing themselves and friends to all the
good things they found ON the premises.
The Judge in giving decree for e5 If
favor OF Hastings, commented strongly
on the conduct of defendant ia directing
the bailiffs to force in the door, which
was grave infringement on the rights
of private life.
SLIGO.
Mr.. Macarthur, of Knox street, Sligo,
vino won the box of American bacon.
presented by Mr.. Cuddahy, Of Wilwau-
kes, Wis, to the Sisters of Mercy bazaar,
very generously sent Mr.. Tighe, the
treasurer, check, for 91O, the full value
of the prize. to be added to the receipts
OF the bazaar,
WEXFORD.
On January II, Mr.. John J. Roche, j.
F., and several influential gentlemen
from Clearystown parish, journeyed to
Ballymurrin for the purpose Of present.
/ ing Rev. james @: Brien, p. r., with an
address and purse Of sovereigns on be-