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shooting his brother in-law, Maurice Nc
Grath, near the Causeway, North Kerry
The wounded man had taken farm from
which Carroll was evicted. He was
brought before Major Dease, r. NJ, il
the police barrack, and, on the appli
cation of Mr.. Holmes, was remanded il
custody to the 18th inst, at Tralee.
At the Tralee Assizes the farmer
Fealy, charged with the murder of his
wife at Listowel, was acquitted and dis
charged from custody 81
The Kerry grand jury had before then
the application of Head Constable Davie
Drohan, late of Cast,eisland, for Fl ,50(
compensation for injuries received by
him while in the discharge of his duty II
the village of Knocknagashel, on the
14th of September last, when a riot oc
Cured at race meeting, and the Con
sable was struck on the head by {
stone and knocked senseless.> He was
six weeks confined to his bed. His righ
side gets partially paralyZed occasion
ally, and he suffers from dizziness. His
pay was f91 a year, and owing to hi:
short term of service he would only re-
ceive f40 year pension on retiring. The
presentment was passed to Fl 900, to be
levied off the county at large.
KILKENNY.
On March 9Th, the Rt. Rev. Bishop Of
Ossary, at the St. Camillius Convent Of
the Order of ST, John of God, Kilkenny
received into religion Miss Bride Melon
aid, second daughter Of Mr.. William Nc.
Donald Wexford. The novice will be
known in religion as Sister M. Cecilia.
On the same occasion Most Rev. DR.
Brownrigg laid the foundation stone OF
a new church and convent for the com.
munity of st. John Of God at Kilkenny
This community is branch formed
from the parent house in Wexford, few
years ago.
With deep regret we have to announce
the demise of Mr.. Daniel McEvoy, Ur-
lingford, father of Mrs. John Meany
High street, Kilkenny. who died on
March 4, at the advanced age Of 81
years. During his life his amiable and
generous disposition, secured for him
the esteem and respect of those with
whom he came in contact, and earned the
gratitude and unbounded confidence OF
many who deeply regret his death. His
funeral took place on Friday, March s
and was attended by a large concourse
of people, who paid the last tribute of re-
spect to the deceased. The remains were
inferred in the family burial ground, at
Crane, Urlingford.
LIMERICK.
At the last meeting of the Limerick
Board of Guardians, reference was made
to surcharge by the local government
board auditor of f40 against three guard
ians, viz: The chairman, Mr.. J. McIn-
ezney; Mr.. John Hayes, and M. P. Her
bert, incurred in the sending of two chill
dren, bitten by a mad dog, to Paris, fol-
treatment. Mr.. Bryan O'Donneil, on
whose initiative the children were sent
appeared before the board and stated
the circumstances. The occurrence was
reported to him on Wednesday evening
after the adjournment Of the board, and
fearing that if he waited another week
it would be too late to save the children
he sent them off, and the check for ex-
penses was subsequently signed at q
board meeting by the three guardians
named. Rather than have these gentle
men mulcted Mr. O'Donnen announced
his intention of paying the f40 himself
The mayor said that, even were Mr.
O'Donnell willing to sacrifice himself in
this manner, they should not allow it.
1t was resolved to communicate again
with the local government board and en-
deavor to get the surcharge removed.
The County Limerick Hunt gave a ball
on the night of March S at the Athenae-
UNI, Limerick. The guests included the
Countess of Dunraven, Duchess of Suth-
erland, Lady Inchiquin, Lady Barring
ton and the fashionables of Limerick and
the neighboring counties. During the
evening one of the ladies attending the
ball lost, or had stolen from her, jewelry
to the value of two thousand pounds, and
the constabulary have been appraised of
the occurrence with a view to recovery
of the property
At the London Bankruptcy Court on
March 13 the first meeting of the credi-
tors was held before Mr.. Brougham, Of
fetal receiver, under the failure of D.
Fitzgerald Gabbett, described as of No.
11S New Bond street, J. P. The debtor
who was NJ P. for Limerick from 1879
to 1885, was possessed of a life interest
in an estate in Limerick, and had also
purchased Caherconlish, Limerick, many
years ago, and stated that owing to re-
ceiver having been appointed by the
Land Commissioners he had received no
income therefrom for many years. He
had mortgaged those estates for fifty
thousand pounds. He attributed his fail
ure to depreciation in the %a1ue of Irish
also to losses by specializing on
the Stock Exchange and gambling. He
was formerly a lieutenant in the Life
was married in 1894, and had
since been divorced. Mr. Terrell, the petit
tioning creditor, suggested an adjourn
ment to enable information to be OBJ
tanned as to whether the bankrupt had
any interest under his wife's marriage
The meeting was eventually
adjourned to the 10th of April
At the Limerick Assizes before the
Lord Chief Baron. Thomas Clancy, of
Park. a small farmer, appealed from a
decision of County Judge Adams, award
ing him Sd. damages against Richard
Connell a Limerick butcher, who cut off
portion of appellants whiskers in the
public market at Limerick. Appellant
gave evidence that the defendant took
three cuts out of his flowing whiskers
with scissors, with which he was mark
ing cattle, and then called on people to
see what he had done to the "barrister of
Park" and sang the comic song, still