The Irish standard., 1897-04-17


scsne. he instructed the bainh 70 50
home, and, entering the gloomy cabin,
spoke words Of kindness to the dying
man, in addition to leaving a sum q
money with Mrs. Digan before leaving
to obtain the necessaries for her -husy
band. ThS.. Old man is said to be be-
yond recovery. and his death at farthest
but matter 81 few days. :. - -
s-yas. KILKENNY.
The assizes for Kilkenny county were
opened on March Is by Justice johnson,
accompanied by the mayor and the high
sheriff, Dr:zJotWhite, j. p. There be-
ing no cases for trial the Judge was
was presented with a pair of white
gloves, by the high sheriff, who stated
that it was the second time in sIci
cession that he had had similar pleas+
ing duty to perform, to which. the
judge responded that he also had had a
similar experience on two assfze cir
cults in Kilkenny, and he hoped it
| would not be the last. >tsn'-
III the record. court, on March. Is, the
case of Anne Cody VS.. Michael Carroll.
for $500 damages for alleged breach
| of promise of marriage, was heard. The
parties reside near Urlingford. 1.-The
case was fully gone into, and. at. the
close of the testimony the Judge said he
| could not let the case go to the jury,
on the ground that no confederation Of
the promise was forthcoming. Fhecase
was therefore put out of court. sa.., i
KERRY. "S'>'' .
A farmer named Rourke, residing at
! Curro, in the Castleisland district re7
ported to the police that on the night
of March 6 his house was fired into by a
party of armed and, disguised men, The
! police Investigated the matter and found
a bullet embedded MI the hall door, The
reason Rourke assigns for the outrage
is that he took an evicted farm In the
district; :" :. O.. - 49, -; 80 -%'-"'' !
We regret to announce the death, at
| his residence, Day place, Tralee, on
March 18, after lingering Illness, of
Mr.. Denis Barrett. Deceased carried on
an extensive business in Tralee, and
by his sterling integrity and upright
business principles won the respect and
| esteem of all with whom he had inter-
course. He had been in failing health
f0,,c lint Mt no
state his retirement from business;
which he puhctually attended to until
two days before his death. His funeral
took place from St. Johns church to
Abbeydorney,Ton Sunday, March Fl.
-. :. LIMERICK. .
An action for breach of promise Of
marriage, IN which damages were laid
at &1,00o, 5was- tried before Justice
O'Brien ando aacity: special jury,. at the
Limerick fassizes. The litigants were
first couslpadth the: plaintiff, Miss Alice
Ryan, beipg1daughter of farmer, and
the defendant, Francis Ryan,. of the
same clasaEin life. There were no love-
letters and the plaintiff, who is an in
telligent, YsunE woman of ~ years; stat!
ed that the defendant promised to marry
her on several occasions, and her state
ments were corroborated by a number
of witnesses. The defendant subsequent
ly married asMicc :O'Dea, who, it ap-
peared, had a larger fortune than Miss
n1oi nfi Cd q
damages. go.
On March II the annual Gaelic con-
vention for Limerick county and city
was held at the town hall, the chairman,
Mr.. D. S. Lyons, presiding. After meet
ing expenditures the balance sheet for
the year showed Just s8 in hands.
About 80 football and hurting teams
having been affiliated, the chairman,
was reelected and also the secretary
and treasurer, Mr.. p. Hayes and Mr.. J.
Falvey. -.
On March Is, before the lord chancel-'
lor, Mr.. James P. Lavan, son of the late:
John P. Lavan, ESQ.,, Newcastle West,
was sworn in solicitor of thesupreme
court of judicature in Ireland. Mr.. +
Lavan served his apprenticeship to John
Condor, solicitor, Newcastle West, and!
obtained distinguished place at the
last final examination. He intends to
practice in Newcastle-W
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~::.:5:.ss'e LOUTH.
st: Patrick's Day was celebrated in
Dundalk with time honored ooserv-
ances, The predominant feature Of which
was the devotional way in which the
people assisted at the devotional exer-
E:cises. !: The town was thronged with Wis
itors from the country. At 2 o'clock
procession in honor of the day started
from the Fair, Green. This procession
was originated years ago by the Dun ,
'dalk Operative and Laborers' Friendly
Society; and it has been perpetuated by
them since. AS usual, they occupied the
premier place.: Their splendid banner
was mounted on a brake occupied by
Mr.. R. Henry, president, and the COM ,
,mittee of the society. The laborers were
followed -bEi the ~el1-known Emmett
band, attired hi their picturesque and
historic Uniform. Then came tfiei