Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-07-01
IRELAND.
Record of the rlost Important of
the Recent Events Culled
From Exchanges.

The annual meeting of the Irish Medi-
cal Society opened in Cork on Tuesday,
June 20.
The death of Mrs. Maria Garry, aged
sixty-seven years, occurred at Mullingar
on June IA.
At the Petty Sessions in Athlone
baker was sent to Jail for two months
with hard labor for an assault on an old
man.
The Rathdown Board of Guardians has
accepted the resignation of Mr.. Thomp-
son. who for many years was Master oil
the workhouse.
At a meeting of the County Meath
Agricultural Society, held in the court
house. Navan, it was arranged that
prospectus be issued.
At meeting of the Dublin Council OF
,he Society for the Preservation of the
Irish Language liberal contribution was
made to the fund for the erection OF
memorial, with the Irish inscription, 10
Father Owen O'Keefe, the well-known
Irish Scholar and Poet"
At the Enniscorthy Petty Sessions
/. three youths we're charged with cruelty
ill.treatine an ass. Mr.. Flower, who
prosecuted, said that the three defendants
deliberately surrounded the animal
whose legs were tied-with sacking,
which they then set on fire.
AT a meeting of the North Tipperary
Teachers Association resolution was
adopted requesting the members OF the
County Council of North Tipperary to
exercise their functions in putting the
provisions of the compulsory education
act in force in their district.
Mathew DAILY, aged sixty-four years.
employed in Messrs. Graves timber yard
Waterford, proceeded to his work at b
o'clock Wednesday morning. After en-
tering the yard he sat down on seat
and expired in about ten minutes after
ward An inquest was held and YER
dict was found of death IRON natural
causes.
The body of the young lad, John
Lynch, aged fifteen, who was drowned
while bathing in the River SUR on Mon
day afternoon, was recovered on TUESDAY
nv two boatmen. An inquest was held
nv Coroner Power, and verdict OF death
nv drowning was returned. The jury adj
ded a rider commencing the bravery oil
Young Dan McKenna.
At Dunmurry Petty Sessions respect
ably dressed man named George Menao
new resident at 80 Seventh street, Bally'
macarret. was sent forward to the summer
assizes on the charge of maliciously set
ting fire to the heath on Collinward NIL
at Ballyaghagan. The area burned was
about fifteen acres and the property Of
one Alexander Hydes.
As a cyclist was returning from loca
cycle race at Shrigley, near Killyleagn
he knocked down a respectable farmer
named James Reagh, belonging to th'
neiehborhood. Reagh, who was cut Oh
the back OF the head, was carried int
Mrs. Frew's, close by, and afterward wa
assisted to his home, but died from TIT
effects of the accident.
A fire broke out on the farm premise
of the Condensed Milk Company, Cleev'
Brothers, at Mallow. Sixty tons OF tn
best rye grass hay was totally destroyed
Successful efforts were made to save tn
adjoining dwellinghouse and outbuild
ings. The premises are covered oy IN
surance. No cause can be assigned as L
,..4 ,,x;o;uated the FIRE
Mr.. Carnegie, the wealthy Scotch gen
tleman, has just intimated by wire hi
intention to present Il 900 to the FUN
which is now being organized Tor estar
fishing a free library in cambridge O
conditions to be named subsequently
The public subscriptions now amount
nearly 1900. A public meeting will .
held at an early date to arrange detail
and fix a site.
Some parafn oil stored in railway wat
ons on a siding at the railway station
Iongford, became ignited, and befor
the confiagration could be got under COZ
troll four wagons containing goods wei
wholly destroyed. There was niue
d1thculty III BellihS ehS a.
owing to there being no hose OF sufhciei
length to reach from the town water SUI
ply fountain to the station.
Present indications show that the pro
poets of the crops in the country are hop
full all round. The yield of hay promis'
to considerably exceed in quantity tn
of last year, when there was record r
turn. Cheap prices are expected ar
vast quantities will be pressed and e
ported. Shearing has gone on WELL al
= this week sees the English wool buye
over, but prices are down "a on la
year.
Mr.. Geeves, the Chief of the Coas
guards at Falencia Island, was serious
injured by revolver accident some da
since while putting his men throut
some shooting practice. 1t appears q
chief boatman was using six-chamber
revolver, one chamber Of which he ina
vertently discharged, the bullet enteril
Mr.. Geeves' hip. The injured man II
in rather critical state. The bullet b
-. ..at baa,, extracted