The Irish standard., 1897-10-16

w lODEh 10, 1891.
a considerable distance under the coun-
| ty road. The visitors were much inter-
| ested, and took copious notes.
GALWAY.
A public meeting was held few
days ago in the Workingmen's Club.
Ballinasloe, for the purpose Of forming
branch Of the '9S centenary celebra-
| tions. There was a large attendance,
| chiefly composed of the members OF the
Workingmen's Club and merchants Of
| the town. Mr.. John Brutin, president
| of the Workingmen's Club, was voted
to the chair. Resolutions were adopted
to participate in the celebrations, and a
club was organized for that purpose.
MIR. j. Brutin was unanimously elected
president; Messrs. John Shine and john
Kelly secretaries and Mr.. Patrick Ban
naghton treasurer. A committee, with
| power to add to their number, was
formed, and it was resolved to hold a
meeting each Sunday, for the future,
till all arrangements were perfected.
| KERRY.
During the early part of September
the sea fisheries in southwest Kerry
We're very successful in the departments
Of spillering and tramelling. In the
latter line large numbers Of we'll con-
ditioned mackerel have been had at
| the fishing stations along the coast,
while in the former good takes of the
fish usually taken have been had at the
principal fishing centers especially at
Portmagee and Ballyboy. Trawling
boats have done we'll in Ballinskelligs
Bay, Kenmare Bay (oceanwards), and
between Killimly and Portmagee. The
lobster fisheries in the district have
yielded we'll, and though prices de-
clined, the fisherman had a good mar
| gin of profit.
KILDARE.
. Major Richard St. Leger Moore, of
killashee, having retired from the mas
tership Of the Kildare hounds, his many
friends decided to present him with a
testimonial to mark their appreciation
I Of his services during mastership of
thirteen years. The subscription list,
which has now closed, reached a total
Of G359 los. 4d.
KINGS COUNTY.
On September 23 young man named
John Hennessy, son of farmer resid-
ing near Ballycumber, met with ter
rible accident while attending a thresh-
ing machine and was in the act of NOV
ing to the other side of the feeding
orifice when he slipped, his right leg
going down into the opening and being
crushed from the knee downward. Med
ical assistance was Immediately pro-
cured but it was feared the poor fellow
could not survive the injury.
KILKENNY.
At the meeting of the Urlingford
Board Of Guardians, on September %,
the clerk Mr.. M. P. Bowling, reported
the death of Mr.. Patrick Slattery, an
old and respected member of the board.
The Guardians present unanimously
passed vote of sympathy with tho
family of the deceased.
-. LIMERICK.
| An Amnesty meeting was held on
September 10, at Rathkeale. Mr.. John
DAILY, who the principal speaker, OK
pressed his determination to be mayor
of Limerick for the coming year. He
also expressed very decided opinions
as to the methods by which political
reforms had been achieved hereto in
ireland, and suggested that the present
parliamentary procedure was not equal
to the necessities of the situation.
| LOUTH
| In Drogheda, on September %, Acting
Sergeant McGreary and Constable Leer
had pretty stiff tussle, at Dominick
street, with young man named Pat
rick Murphy, of Bolton street, re-
turned emigrant, who was with diff
| Guilty locked up. On being brought up
next morning before the mayor and
Mr.. Jordan, charged with being drunk
and disorderly, and also with assaulting
the constable he was sentenced to four
teen days Imprisonment for each Of
fence.
MAYO.
The arrival, on Sept. IA, of nuns to
inhabit the new convent Of Kiltimagh
was celebrated by the Inhabitants of
the rising Mayo town with great popu-
lar rejoicing. The sisters, numbering
six, arrived from ST. Louis convent,
Monaghan, by the evening train from
Sligo. They were met at Cooloney
junction by the Rev. Denis O'Hara, P.
p, the esteemed pastor of Kiltimagll,
to whose energy is due the credit of
many laudable projects for the welfare
of his parishioners. On alighting from
the train the sisters were met by the
Most Rev. DR.. Lyster bishop of Achon-
ry, accompanied by the priests of the
deanery. After being the recipients of
hearty cead mile failthe from his
lordship and the clergy, the sisters en-
tered the bishops carriage, which was
in waiting, and drove to the church;
preceded by the children, who marched
in professional order and formed an i'm