Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-11-25
IRELAND.
Record of the rIost Important OF
the Recent Events Culled
From Exchanges.

December l.
The Great Southern & Western railway
is contemplating the erection of stations
for the loading of live stock at Athlone,
Templemore and Tullow.
John Sheehan's remains were inferred
in Glasnevin cemetery November 8. His
death was unexpected and caused mex
pressible grief to his family and friends.
Mrs. John Watson. who met with an
accident by which her arm was broken
while out with the Meath Hounds, is now
progressing favorably under the care of
Surgeon Sullivan, of Navan.
The marriage of Edward Crossen, of
Londonderry, and Kitty Graham, of
Drogheda, eldest daughter of James Ora
ham, was solemnized recently by Rev.
Father Breagy, of Drogheda.
The Earl of Drogheda, who returned
from Bath recently, is entertaining a
large party at Moore abbey, Monster
evan, for his annual shoot. 1t includes
Lords Monck and Massey and Percy La
Touche.
Wednesday, November 8, the remains
of the late Charles Cason, of Dublin, were
inferred in the family burial ground,
Mount Jerome cemetery. The funeral
was an exceedingly large and representa-
tive one.
1t is stated that legal objection..is about
to be lodged to the proceedings at the
Limerick Borough Council relative to the
procedure adopted at the passing of the
resolution in favor of the introduction of
the electric tramway scheme into the
city.
At the last meeting of the Sligo County
Council H. Brennan proposed that the
council adopt resolution to erect on the
County Courthouse the national flag of
Ireland, and that it be kept there. B.
Harte seconded the motion. The resolu-
ton was adopted amidst applause.
A twelve-foot memorial fountain to the
memory of the late Edward O'Grady,
who for nearly thirty years was surgeon
to the MERGERS Hospitel, Dublin, has
been placed in Merton Square. AS we'll
as being an ornament, it will in future be
great boon to the children and others
frequenting this popular resort.
At Ballinalee Petty. Sessions, County
Longford, William McGrath and Robert
Thomson, both of Ballinalee, were prose
cuted at the instance of the county repre-
sentative of the Irish Game Protection
Association for having caught with two
dogs, on the lands of Curiygrane, owned
by James Wilson. The defendants plead
ed guilty and were fined.
An interesting and imposing ceremony
of ordination took place in St. Peters
College, Wexford, when two students of
the college were ordained to the priest
hood by the Most Rev. Or. Browne, Lord
Bishop of Ferns. The young priests are
the Rev. John Kennedy, native of New
Ross, and the Rev. Alden Mccormack,
native of Ballymitty, County Wexford.
Father Mccormack has been appointed
chaplain to the Convent of Good Shep-
herd, New Ross.
On the arrival of the limited mail from
Belfast in Dublin on Friday it was report
ed that one of the post-office officials had
fallen from the train when it was passing
near Tanderagee and was killed almost
instantaneously. The victim, whose name
was William Hackett, and who lived at
the North Strand, was employed as mail
guard on the train. The dead body was
found in the permanent way shortly after
his disappearance from the van was no.
ticed. Deceased leaves wife and four
children.
At the monthly meeting of the Letter
kenny Urban District Council Francis
Ward handed in the following notice of
notion That as the press reports of our
proceedings by local correspondents are
subject to the control and supervision of
our Town Clerk, Mr.! Larkin, and of our
Chairman, and are unfair and untruthful
on most important matters, whereby the
electors and the public are deceived, be it
therefore ordered that our advertisements
be only given to such of the Derry papers
as send reporter to our meetings.
A meeting of the Galway County Coun-
Gil was held on Tuesday, Col. Nolan pre-
siding. Mr. Glynn, solicitor, drew the
attention of the County Council to the
action of the Loughrea District Council
in refusing to put an order of the County
Council into execution in reference to
the employment of solicitor to oppose
malicious injury claims heard at the
Quarter Sessions. The result of the Dis
trict Council in refusing to put the order
of the County Council into execution was
that most of the cases went by default
AT the last meeting of the Sligo County
Council letter was received from the
police authorities again reminding the
Council that ySlSS lis was due for the
cost of police drafted into Sligo in con-
nection with the street preaching dis
turbances. 1t was stated that if this
money was not paid within fortnight
the amount would be deducted from the
sum payable to the county from the local
taxation account. The Chairman-They
are using whip now. They threaten to