The Irish standard., 1898-12-10

had been selected, if he could prove to
the satisfaction of the court that he was
not more than so years of age. This he
said he would do.
LONGFORD.
In Longford, on Nov. IA, meeting
under the presidency of Most Rev. DR..
Hoare, bishop Of Ardagh and Clonmac-
noise, was held in the conference room
Of st. MePs cathedral, when the chair
man intimated that he would give sum
of $500, bequeathed by the late Mr..
Jams McGavy to the poor of Longford,
to any local industry that would be in
augurated and approved of. Mr.. Thomas
Duffy, T. c., advocated a technical school,
and others were in favor Of woollen
factory being established. It was under
stood that, in the event Of the latter,
shares to upward of $1,000 would be
taken by merchants in the town. A COM
mittee consisting of Messrs. Patrick
Kelly, Matthew Farrell, T. w. Delany,
Peter Igoe, c. 7. c.; Joseph Wilson and
Thomas Plunkett was appointed to wait
on Mr.. Smith, proprietor of Athlone
wooden mills, in order to elicit informa-
tion on the subject, with the view of es-
tablishing woollen factory in Long
ford.
LIMERICK.
1t will be remembered that the present
mayor of Limerick sent telegram to
the lord mayor of London, intimating
that DR.. O'Dwyer Russell (who is also a
Limerick MANI, who was charged with
breaking the window of the London
Punch" Office, through Indignation at
an anti-French caricature on the cash
ode affair" exhibited there, was mot re-
sponsible for his actions" DR.. Russell
intends to bring an action for libel
against the mayor for $1,000 damages;
and he has instructed his solicitor to
commence proceedings on the ground
that the libel complained of not only re-
fleets on his mental condition, but also
affects his professional status.
MONAGHAN.
On Sunday, Nov. u, the new church
of st. Patrick, Corracin, Emyvale, was
solemnly dedicated to the worship Of
God by Most Rev. Dr. Owens, bishop of
the diocese. The attendance was large
and representative. The bishop preach
ed an eloquent sermon; after which a
collection was taken up and the total
M
mass, Rev. Felix McKenna, P. P, ascend
ed the altar, and said that he returned
his sincerest thanks to all those who had
aided him in wiping out the debt Of St.
Patrick's church and in an especial man.
ner he thanked Mr.. John Sherry, of
Glasgow, who had been more than gen.
erous to him.
MAYO.
At the Westport petty sessions on No
vember 10, the Widow Sammon was sent
to Jail for the ninth time in connection
with the taking of the farm from which
she was evicted, the charge this time be-
ing that she had smashed window in
the house, which is now occupied by a
man named Scahill.
QUEENS COUNTY.
The silver jubilee of Sister NJ. c. Kelly
was celebrated in the Presentation con-
vent, marlborough, on Nov. II. The
new nun is the daughter of the late
Thomas Kelly, draper, Birr, and niece
Of the late Very Rev. M. Kelly, S. J. A
very beautiful Illuminated address had
been carefully executed for the occasion
by her highly gifted sister, Sister NJ.
Michael. st. Johns convent, Birr. The
recipient of the address is past pupil
of the Loretto convent, Navan, and st.
Mary's Dominican convent, Kingstown,
having spent seven years in the former
and two in the latter.
SLIGO.
A monster meeting Of the Nationalist
of Sligo and Mayo was held in Bunninad-
den (South Sligo, on Sunday. Nov. 20,
to advocate the policy and program of
the United Irish League. The meeting
was addressed by Messrs. VIM. OBrien,
P. A. McHugh, M. P; B. Gallery, M. p;
John O'Dowd and others The chair was
taken by the Rev. D. J. O'Grady, Adm,
and resolutions indorsing the course of
the Irish party were adopted by accla-
nation.
At the last meeting of the Sligo
branch Of the National League, held in
the town hall-the president (Mr. P. A.
McHugh, M. P.) in the chair-the chair
man explained that under the new coun-
ty councils act. Sligo would only have
one representative nthe county board
which was not sufficient. There would
not be sufficient. There would be only
nineteen county districts in the county.
A protest against this insucient repre-
sentatfon was ordered to be sent for
ward.
WATERFORD
Under date Of Nov. 10, Cappoquin