The Irish standard., 1897-01-30


Guardians hiatt the financial robbery Of
their country by England was none of
their business! The chairman OF the
Board of Guardians asked the members,
What they were going to do about it?'
and, after some discussion, the chairman
of the board, Mr.. T. Duignan, ]. p, and
Mr.. A. O'Connor, clerk. of the Union,
were appointed deputation to wait on
Mr.. C. c. B. Whyte, D. L., and ask him
to convene county meeting.
LOUTH.
The sudden death is announced OF
Dixie L. Coddington, younger brother
of Colonel Coddington. J. P, Oldbridge
House,. Drogheda. The deceased was
spending the Christmas holidays with
some friends in Glencar, County Antrim,
and formed one of shooting party on
january 6. After returning from the
shooting he suddenly dropped dead.
Deceased was unmarried, lived i'll Earls-
ford terrace, Dublin, and was agent for
different properties.
SLIGO.
In Sligo on Christmas Day, Patrick
O'Brien, furniture broker, died at the
advanced age Of 1oI years. ~.
Alderman E. ]. Tigfe, of Sligo, has
granted reduction of IS per cent OH his
property at Roadstown, Bunninadden, to
all his tenants, botl, judicial and non-ju-
dicial. In addition to this he has for
given all arrests to those paying years
rent up to Nov. 1.
Curiously enough, series Of meetings
in support of the movement tor the en-
reimbursement of women have been held
in the schoolhouse, Midtown, lately, Miss
Constance Gore-Booth, daughter OF Sir
Henry Gore Booth, occupying the chair.
There was usually a large attendance OF
men and women, and the proceedings
were of lively and noisy character, the
opposition element mastering very
strong. The promoters OF the movement
announce that they arc going to push it
in all the adjoining localities.
TIPPERARY.
Legal proceedings have at last been
taken to determine the ownership OF
New Tipperary, and before many
months elapse the question OF title in re-
spect of the property will be finally dis
posed of. On January 9Th, writs were
served on all the tenants in occupation
there, as we'll as the reputed former own
ers, nanely-The Rev. D. Humphreys,
P. P. Killenaule and Daniel Kelly, 7. c.,
by DR.. bryan, c. T. c., who holds the
place in trust for the Irish Parliamentary
Party. The service OF the legal dos:u-
n1ents has been the principal topic Of
conversation in the town since, and If the
legal steps initiated are not i1npeded by
any questions of law, it is assumed that
active measures will be pursued to clear
out at least large percentage of the
present tenants ...s
TYRONE.
Steps are being taken to hold a coll1-
ty meeting in Tyrone at an early date,
with reference to the Financial Relations
Commission, and to pass resolutions on.
the subject. All shades OF political
thought will be represented. -
WATERFORD.
Most Rev. DR.. Sheehan, Bishop of
Waterford, who was appointed interme-
diary in the dispute i'll the bacon trade
after several interviews with both Sides.
announced on Jan. 7 to the pig buyers
that there was no hope for settlement.
In doing so, the Bishop was visibly at.
fected The merchants insisted ON the
adoption of the Limerick program. The
pig buyers maintain that their positions
is vastly different to Limerick. They Of
fered to accept open competition, invit-
ing the merchants to compete, and any
farmers who were not satisfied with their
price could go to the cellars. The buyers
also offered to put their own pigs In the
open market, giving the merchants the
privilege to buy only such hogs as would
suit their own trade. This the merchants
also refused. They wanted the pigs OF the
buyers to go into the cellars and pay
them such prices as they thought fit
themselves.
WE.AIJRD.
On the evening Of JAM 2, in New Ross,
the wife OF Constable Doherty died sud-
denly of heart disease. Mrs. Doherty
was in an apparently fair state OF health
to within half hour of her death, but
experienced weakness in the morning
and remained in bed. Canon Kavanagh,
Father Rossiter and DR., Walsh just
reached deceased before her death. She
leaves FIVE young children,
MIR, Thomas Howard Rowe passed
away ON Jan. 4 at the fine old age Of 50
years, to the great sorrow Of his family,
as we'll as hosts OF friends: for this
kindly and good old gentleman. who
was model of every trait that adorns
the character of worthy citizen, WAS
esteemed and venerated in Wexford,
where his long life was spent. Mr..
Rowe was in every sense Of the term a
really good man, and his deah has
caused deep regret among both rich and
poor.
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