The Irish standard., 1895-11-02


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at the present time would mean III them
a. very plague Of lawyers aud litigation
quite sufficient to cripple shsf resotf ces
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The death Is. announced OF the Rev
Robert Power, r., Ballyneale, which
took place at the; Parochial House, Bally-
neale, on September 26, after a COMPARE
lively short illness. Father Robert, as
he was generally known, was agreat and
a good priest, and during. his long min
.istry had won the good wishase and III
m.ration Of all. He took All active
part ia the Land League Hgs1e4fant. and
was an eloquent and vig0r8Hs platform
speaker. He presided over the memoir
able Ballyneale meeting, at which Mr.
VIM. O'Brten delivered the famous speech
for which he was prosecuted by Lord Sal
isbury. His funeral took place Oh the
10Th, and was very largely attended.
Mr.. sRady Gleeson, the evicted tenant Of
Templemore, has just been released from
C!onmel prison, after undergoing q term
of Imprisonment for alleged slA imaa a tion
in connection with his 4sRaets1 farm
ON the estate of Sir John Garden. Much
sympathy is felt for MIR. Gleeson, in his
fight for his homestead, and he received
a rousing reception on his return to
Templemore. He is determined to con-
tinue his plucky fight for his home.
3s TYRONE.
The gathering of blackb berries for ex-
pcrtation to Liverpool and other cross
Channel ports is becoming quite an au-
tumn industry in the StewartstaWn dis
trict. AS high as Sd per stone is being
given by the' local buyers to the pickers
The tenants on Mr.. Richard Atwell's
estate in Glougherney, Beragh, have sent
a memorial to the lord chancellor, and
thence to the registrar of lunacy praying
for reduction Of rent. This estate is
in the lunacy division of chancery.
On Sunday, October 9Th, the solemn
dedication of Moortown Church, Ardboe,
by his Emininece Cardinal Logue, took
place. n. The sermon was preached by the
very Rev. D.: O'Neill, G. p, Provincial,
Mount Argus.
A rumor has gained currency that the
Scotch mining company, which recently
had an investigation made at Stewards
town, are about to commence operations.
The boring of this locality has been ap-
proved Of and the adjoining districts
condemned.
On September 26th there was sold at
the court house, Ballygawley, thifty-two
acres of land, at the yearly rent Of f43
los to Mr.. Nicholas Fitzpatrick, at $3.50.
WATERFORD. ~
During the recent gales the brigantine
Zoe, of Waterford, was driven ashore on
the Mizen Sands, on the Welsh coast,
and was lost. with all hands.
Much regret has been occasioned in
Waterford by the announcement of the
death of DR.. Witty, high sheriff of Wa
terford, on September 30. On October
3 "a weu-deserved tribute was paid to his
His funeral procession, which
was Of almost unexampled dimensions,
gave proof of the high esteem and warm
affection in which he was so justly held
by all classes and sections of the COM
munity where he resided.
WESTMEATH.
A serious accident befel Dr. Finegan,
district lunatic asylum, the
Others day, as he was training a young
horse in the asylum grounds. The horse
became nmanageable, threw the doctor,
and broke his leg with kick. DIR Fine
gan lies in a precar;ous condition.
The British Medical Journal pays a
high tribute to the nursing capabilities
Of the nuns of Ireland, preclaim:ng them
excellent in their devotion to their char
table work" The Atnlone Board of
because it resolved that one
Of those excellent ladies should be a night
nurse has been set aside.
WEXFORD.
On Sunday, September 29th, the impress
sive ceremony of blessing and laying the
first stone of the new parish church at
New Ross took place. The event was
looked forward to with much interest, be-
ing perhaps the most important function
Of it's kind witnessed in the old town since
that far off day when the Norman prelate,
John ST. Johns, in the presence Of the
Earl Marshal of England, blessed the
foundations Of the old church of st. Mary
and st. Savious, just seven hundred and
fifty years ago. The ceremonies COM
menced with solemn high mass, coram
Pontifiee, at half past eleven o'clock, the
celebrant being the Very Rev. S. Cloney,
dean Of ST. Peters College, Wexford The
Most Rev. DR.. Browne, Bishop of Ferns,
occupied the throne at the gospel side of
the altar, with the assistant clergy OH
either side. The sanctuary was beauti-
fully decorated, and no effort had been
spared to make the old church look it's
best. The commemorative Grafton was
delivered by the Very Rev. J. L. Canon
D. D. Y. F. 5s
- WICKLOW.
Very Rev. Canon Murnane, V.G., SpAth-
wark, London, England, acknowledges
having received FL from Mary Bernard
Forqe, Of New York, recently staying at
the Royal Hotel, Bray, in response to the
appeal on behalf of the 200 little orphans
who were left homeless by the great
earthquake in Toxic, Japan.
The Kynoch Cordite factory at Ark
low, is now in full working order, the.
being under the supervision
Of resident inspector from the war Of.
flee. Kynock & Co. have received notice
from the war office authorities at Wool
wich that the first lot of cannon cordite
delivered by the company has satisfactor-
lily passed all the tests and has been ac-
rpn+ad for carvioo III.