The Irish standard., 1899-02-11


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KILKENNY.
We regret to have to announce the
death on January 10th, at Johnstown,
County Kilkenny. after short illness
| in the 10th year of his age, of Mr.. Thorn
| as Harrington, auctioneer and merchant,
Johnstown, father of Patrick Harring-
| ton, of Chicago; Rev. John Harrington,
c. c.. Rockford. H.. and Mr.. Thomas
/ Harrington, merchant, Uringford. TIC
! deceased was one of the Oldest residents
of Johnstown and his death is univers-
ally regretted.
KERRY.
The death is announced at the con-
vent of Mercy, Holy Cross, Killarney,
on January 14th, of Sister Mary Joseph
Madigan. The deceased, who was a lis
ter of the late Mr. Timothy Madigan,
Shanagolden, was in the 33rd year of
her religious profession. The obsequies
took place on the 18th, and We're pre-
sided over by Most Rev. DR.. Coffey,
bishop of Kerry The attendance was
large, and included large number of
the clergy of the diocese
LOUTH.
On January 1Gth the first election of
corporators and commissioners under
the local government act, took place in
Drogheda resulting in great change
in the constitution of it's membership.
Five out Of six of the old aldermen
Messrs. Tighe. Jordan, Downey. Kelly
and Farrell-have been reduced to the
rank of councillors. and the other, Mr.,
p. Reilly, has not succeeded even in at
tanning to that distinction. Three of
men are now held by three candidates
put forth by the Labor party--Messrs.
Mccullough. Kelley and Collier--who
headed the polls in the various wards
Inc other three new aldermen are the
mayor (Mr. F. Gogarty), Hon. r. A.
Dickson and Mr.. J. McGuinness.
LONGFORD.
MIR. Antonio r. Edgewor!h has issued
an address to the county council electors
of the Edgawortnstown division, in the
course of which he says: II am, as you
are aware, strongly in favor of prop
erly endowed Catholic university. When
the report of the royal commission was
published, took Il foremost place in
the county Of I.ongford in the agitation
for the reduction of the taxation Of
Ireland. The refusal OF tn? Uniouiet
government not merely to address, but
even to reinvestigate, as it had PROM
Used, the financial grievances of Ireland,
has brought home to me the conviction
that tho only change for our country is
to regain its own parliament and con-
| troll of it's customs"
LIMERICK.
"A Limerick dispatch, dated January
10th, says: The result of the local gov
eminent board inquiry into the charges
OF neglect of duty and Irregularities
against officials of The Groom Union has
been received The following officers
have been dismissed by sealed order:
Miss O'Keefre, matron; Miss Hogan,
nurse; Miss Carmody, nurse, and
! Wardsman Madden, at whose instance
| the inquiry was held. Thomas Costelloc
| is severely reprimanded. The decision of
the local government board will be dis
cllssed at the next meeting of the Groom
| board.
MEATH
| The death is announced of Lord Dun
sany at Dunsany Castle, County Meath.
He was born in 1853, and at his fathers
death, in 1889, succeeded to the title and
estates. He sat in the house of COM
mons for the southern division of
Gloucester, from 1856 to 1892. In 1877
| he married the only daughter of Col.
Plunkett Burton, of the COldstream
guards. He is succeeded by his eldest
son, Edward John, who was born In
| 1878
ROSCOMMON.
on January 18th, a man, aged % years,
died suddenly on board the steamship
Carlow, on her trip from Liverpool to
| Dublin The man has not been identi-
fed so far but it is conject,red that he
! is native of Casterea, as he was tray.
cling to that town. He was in ill-health.
| and was returning home A sum of of
los LID was found in his possession. and
also button on which was stamped the
words, Remember the Maine"
WICKLOW.
The election OF Urban councillors. nm
der the new act. for the township of
| Wicklow. created the greatest possible
eXcitment locally. The outgoing COM
mlssioners were largely conservative.
The Nationalists made strong effort IN
remove them, and the result WAS a
sweeping victory. Out of q candidates
nominated by the Nationalist, thew re-
turned 10; and the two candidates on
the Conservative list who were elect OIL
were at the bottom of the poll. The fol-
lowing were returned: DR.. ]. p. Byrne
Patrick Padin, Peter O'Brien, N r.
faskins, e. Kennedy. t. M. Collins
Carrot Byrne, ID. II. lIaskins, ,Joscnh
Mccarroll, w. Darragh, Gerald Bvrne
+. Doolittle. James Gernon, Thomas
Gregory Charles Davis. Louis r,rro,,