The Irish standard., 1897-12-18

eny and family. 1t is gratifying to see
such unity and determination among the
Nationalist of South Sligo at this Pc
Rod. They have been always foremost
in the breach, and their spirit and organ.
ization today are as strong as they were
in the halcyon days of the Land League.
TYRONE.
Mr.. John G. R., Porter, coroner, ON
agh, held an inquestion Nov. 10, at Gort-
more, adjacent to Omagh, touching the
death of Mrs. Catherine Brogan. From
the evidence 1t appeared that deceased
went to the garden to dig potatoes,
which was rather unusual with her. She
vomited quantity of blood and i'm
mediately expired. ! DR.. Love deposed
that deceaseds death was attributed to
hemorrhage of the lungs. Verdict &C.
cordingly. .,
TIPPERARY.
AT the last regular monthly meetin.
OF the Cashed Town commissioners. DR..
Laffan proposed the following resolu-
ton: THAT a memorial be prepared
and forwarded at once to the chief Sec
rotary, setting forth the claims of Cashei
to railway communication, and the great
advantages which the tourist public,
among others, would derive from its
establishment, and praying that he
would give any benefits derivable under
existing legislation, and also extended
those benefits, If necessary, under pend
Ing legislation, SO as to enable them to
tax their city and corporate estates for
the promotion Of line, and also to give
them powers to go before the county
court Judge, and enforce support from
the new county council to the extent of
any gains on road-making that might
issue from the making Of a railway, as
we'll as any other gains to neighboring
land owners and other1 that the COM
missioners might prove to the satisfac-
ton of said county court judge, would
likewise accrue from the making of such
line aforesaid The resolution was
passed unanimously.
WATERFORD.
The half-yearly meeting of the Water
ford and Central Ireland Railway COM
pany was held on Nov. IS. The accounts
show little change, but the balance of
change is on the right side. A slight de-
crease on passenger receipts, and a SUBJ
stanthal increase on goods-felt all over
the system-are the features of the half
year. The line is an important link, and
locally its independence is valued very
highly. Its increasing prosperity will.
therefore, be welcomed from Kilkenny
to Waterford.
WESTMEATH.
"A railway strike in Ireland is threat
en-. The employees Of the Midland Great
Western Railway company are not sat-
isfled with their present status and rate
of remuneration, and they have appealed
to the directors to consider their claims
for certain concessions. These the rail-
way companies have declined to discuss
AS result, meeting was recently held
in Athlone and the men determined to
issue ballot papers to all the branches in
Ireland. to take u vote on the question
Of striking.
WEXFORD.
On the morning of Nov. IS. at Tenn
pleshelin, Adamstown, an old man
named Patrick .Kehoe. a well-to-do
farmer, who was -om his way into New
Ross to pay his" rent, was killed by n
fall from his car. The accident oc
Cured about 200 yards from the scene of
the death of the young man. Mernagh
who was killed while threshing, rs de-
tailed IN last weeks Irish Standard"
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