The Irish standard., 1899-06-03
LIMERICK.

At Limerick, on May 7tn, the cllam- |
pion runners, O'Neill, of Adare, and
Grassland, OF Stalybrdge, England,
competed in a tl1rec-nile race for ESQ, in
the Market Field, in the presence OF a
big gathering OF spectators. The race
was uneventiul till the eleventh lap,
when O'Neill attempted to pass, but was
put out. In the thirteenth lap he Wig
orously pressed his opponent, and about
a hundred yards from the tape got ahead
and won by from ten to twenty yards.
Time, ID minutes, As seconds. St. Ma
rvs Band attended on the grounds, and
some bicycle races enlivened the time
till the starting.
MEATH.
In Kells, on May 5, before Mr.. T. B.
Irwin, r. NJ, an investigation was held
concerning the death OF man named
James Mccormick, who resided at
Piercetown, and who was fatally assault
ed by James Sherkle, on April 10, and
died on April 20. The prisoner was re-
turned for trial to the Meath Summer
Assizes. The application OF his solicitor
to have the charge reduced to man
slaughter was refused. !
ROsCOMMON.
The beautiful new church of the Sa-
cred Heart, at Tarmonbarry, was to have
been solemnly consecrated on Sunday,
May II, by Most Rev. Dr. Clancy, Bisll-
op Of the Diocese Solemn High Mass
was fixed to begin at II o'clock, and
Immediately after a sermon was to be
preached by the distinguished and elo-
quent Jesuit, Very Rev. A. S. Conmee,
Rector, St. Francis Xavier's Gardiner
street, Dublin. The Shannon Company
had agreed to run special steamer from
Athlone in connection with the event;
the Masses in all the other churches
and chapels OF the Deanery were to be
at such an hour as to enable priests and
people to be present at Tarmonbarry
for the conservation. 8
SLIGO.
At meeting of the United Irish
League at the town hall in Sligo reso-
luton was adopted condemning the &C
ton of the elected representative OF the
priests and people of Kilmactranny,
Capt. McTernan, in voting against the
Catholic Nationalist, Mr.. Flynn, for the
position OF Petty Sessions Clerk in the
district OF Riverstown and Ballintogher
TYRONE.
A large pike, weighing 2734 pounds,
was recently caught in the Blackwater,
near Augher. When opened the con-
tents of its stomach included five spoon
bats, eight hooks and three rats.
TIPPERARY.
At Nenagh, on May 9th, licensed
trader named John Ryan, carrying ON
business in Barrack street, was stand
il;g at the door of a namesake of his
in Silver street, when a man named
Denis McGrath, also belonging to the
town, struck him with loaded stick,
fracturing his left temple bone and rup-
turing the principal artery Ryan fell
unconscious, blood gushing from the
wound. He was conveyed into the house
Of Mr.. Deris Ryan, and DR.. Quigley
was called in Immediately to attend him.
The doctor apprehended that the injury
would prove fatal. McGrath decamped
at once, and the police are securing the
country i'll pursuit. The motive of the
assault is believed to be jealousy.
WEXFORD.
On the evening OF May 6, sad oc-
currence, resulting in the death of a
young man named John Molloy, aged rs
years, took place near Corey. Molloy,
who was in the employment OF Mr.
Earle, of Corey Hill, as farm servant
had been subject, for the past year, to
epileptic fits, and while taking a drink
out OF a we'll, close to Mr.. Earle's house,
he was seized with one, fell in and as
no one was in the immediate vicinity,
was suffocated. The strangest feature
about the occurrence is that the we'll,
which is formed by stream of running
water, is only about nine inches in depth
at its deepest point.
WICKLOW.
The Australian "Wes.ern Argus
announces that at the Kanowa Hiberni-
an Sports, held on the 18TH OF March,
the feature of the day was the marvel
Gus weightthrowing, done by Mr. Pat
rick Byrne, recent arrival from the
Emerald Isle, who succeeded in throw
ing the So pounds weight distance Of
22 feet inches. and the 16 pound ham,
mer, us feet inches, being only IS
inches short of the Australian record.
At Ka1goorlie, Mr. Byrne, on the same
day, threw the hammer Qrish stylc) lo6
feet 8 inches, and won the first prize
Mr. Byrne, who halls from Golden Ball,
and only left ireland last September to
fill an appointment which he had Sc
cured before leaving, is we'll known in
the counties of Wicklow and Dublin as
an athlete, was member OF the Kick
ham team, and refereed Gaelic football
matches in several parts OF Ireland. In