The Irish standard., 1895-06-08


which the deceased SO we'll and 50 wisely
ruled, with the greatest enthusiasm.
Office and High Mass for the repose Of
his soul were celebrated in the parish
church of Domiskin on Tuesday, May.
7th. The funeral left ediate1ya at
ter for Monasterb lice. ..sis az. IS #
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On the afternoon Of May 7th an emery
ency-man who acted as caretker at Cas-
tletown, Rathkeale, was fired at and
dangerously wounded while matching
the roof Of dwelling house. The man,
whose dispositions have been taken, states
that on the previous evening a party of
disguised men visited his house and
threatened him with personal violence.
Several arrests have been made.
Coroner De Courcy held an inquest on
May 9th on the body Of Andrew Downes,
who committed suicide on the previous
might, in Denny's bacon establishment,
Limerick. Downes was employed to re-
ceive pigs that arrived in the establish
ment at night. On the morning men
toned he was found dead in an apart
ment, his body being. suspended by q.
cord from a spike that projected from
the wall. The jury returned a verdict
of death from strangulation. 4. I.
Previous to the adjournment OF par1ia-
ment for thefEaster holidays, Mr.. Francis
A. O'Keeffe, ME-. had an interview with
the secretary;of war, when he strongly
urged the right of the Limerick Cloth
ing Factory to N,reneWal Of the firms
contract for the supply Of the army
clothing. The, contract had expired and
unusual competition had arisen. several
English firms rendering. MIR. O'Keefe
has since received a notification that the
contract had been in a great part re-
newed, and that the orders for the manu-
facture of $4,000 garments had been giv-
en- to the Limerick Clothing Factory.
Mr.. VIM. Abraham, MP, gave Mr.;
O'Keeffe valuable assistance In the mat
ter; and the result of both gentlemen's
efforts will be the means of providing
much employment for the workers inFthe
city.
s. LEITRIM. Ia
At the last meeting of the Carrick-on-
Shannon Board of Guardians, the Rev.
P. Clarke, PIP, Ballinaglera, wrote ask
ing that the question of relief works for
that locality be again pressed on the at
tention Of Mr.. John Morley. On the mo-
ton Of the chairman the following. reso-
luton was unanimously agreed to: "This
Board again call on Mr.. Morley to at
once take steps to give employment to
the poor of Ballinaglera and surround
ing districts.
DR.. Carroll, of Dromhair, recently had
some splendid angling on the Bonet. He
succeeded, one day, in capturing two
salmon, Weighing 10 and 8 lbs respec-
lively, and third weighing almost 26
lbs. Next day he landed two weighing
and 13 lbs. This is a record taker, the
best on the river Bonet in the memory
Of the oldest inhabitant. Y.
MONAGHAN.
On May I'd, the solemn religious pro-
fession of Miss Margaret .O'Rielly,
daughter of Thomas s. O'Reilly, Esq,
MD, Cavan, took place in the Convent
of. ST. Louis, Monaghan. The superb
chapel of the Convent was specially
adorned for the occasion, and the cere-
monies were of the most solemn and i'm
pressive kind. Miss O'Riel1y will be
known in religious life as Sister Mary
Josephine. The ceremony was perform
ed by the Most Dr., Owens, Bishop of
Clogher who was assisted by the Rev.
p. Mcdonnell, ADM, Monaghan, and the
Rev. James Gallagher, &C. The bishop
delivered beautiful discourse on the oc-
casion.
In the probate court, Dublin, on May
9Th, before Judge Warren, in the case Of
Fitzpatrick VS.. Flanigan, the Attorney
General applied on behalf of the Rev. p.
Flanagan, of Carrlckrlacross. for an ord
or that the plaintiff, Catherine Fitzpat-
rick, do lodge in court, a sum of f242 los,
the amount Of a legacy which she has.
been paid under the will Of the late John
Madden, of Bachelors Walk Dublin,
wine merchant. The death took place
in 1890, and a grant OF probate was made
to the plaintiff as executor The assets
were thereupon distributed by the plain
tiff to the various legatees to the amount
of f120OO. The plaintiff now alleged
that at the time the will was made the
testator was not of sound mind, and was
incapable of disposing Of his affairs. The
writ of summons had been issued for the
purpose of having the grant of probate
recalled Tt was also sought to make
her lodge legacy which she had re-
csived under the will before. proceeding
with the present application. The plain
tiff resides at Liverpool, and is describ-'
ed as dressmaker, earning las a week.
There was no appearance fer the plain
tiff Judge Warren made an order that
the plaintiff do bring III f242, and also
give security for the costs Of the pro
ceedings in the probate court.
MAYO.
In Westport, on Sunday, May 9Th. Pat
rick sLouden, aged 30 years, son of MIR.
John j. Louden, barrister, Kirldangan
House, was suddenly seized with homi-
cida1 mania and attacked his uncle with
a knife The weapon was, however,
Wrenched from him, and he then seized
a razor and ran towards his own home
where he cut the throat OF his l1-year-
old sister, Marie Juliet, and concluded
by cutting his own throat. His sister
died subsequently,. The unhappy al
thor of her death, at last accounts was
still living. He had been for a short
while in America having come here
against his fathers expressed wishes
Since his return to Ireland, his mother
stated that she considered he was very
peculiar, so much so that "a few days be-
fore the tragedy she told onesof her other
sons that one Of them ought to watch
him constantly. At the inquest on the
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