The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-09-15

main bog to become detached, and it is
now floating in the midst of great la,
COON A family named Lloyd, who re-
sided in the neighborhood, had a mar.
row escape. Their house, being situat,
ed on, the moving bog, was shattered
by the commissions.
LOnsford.
In this county the recent heavy rains
have destroyed the hay crop and seri-
ously endangered the potato crop
which is the staple in the northern dis.
tricts. The cereals are comparatively
little injured and may yield well. The
turnip crop will be below the average
Fuel is scarce and dear.
Limerick.
Mr.. Denis McKenna, Toomevara
Senagh, was killed by the wheel of
his own trap passing over his aldo
men. His horse ran away at Patricks-
we'll.
An election of petty sessions clerk
for hospital district took place recent
Iy, when Mr. Mitchell received six
votes as against five for Mr.. Bennett.
Famine is threatened once more by
the destruction of the crops.
Monaghan.
The outlook for the harvest in this
county is very unsatisfactory.
Queen's.
The heavy rainfall of August has
done great damage in this county. This
is particularly true Of all the country
along the upper Barrow from Athy to
Mountmellick and in the center of
Queens county. From Athy to Monas-
terevan is now for the greater part an
immense lake, covering an area fully
five miles square, while above Monas-
terevan toward Rathangan and Port
arlington the country is all under wa
ter The damage to the crops is GER
tainly enormous, and unfortunately
the potato crop suffers most.
ROscommOn.
Roscommon county, in common with
the rest of Ireland, has suffered very
grave loss of crops by the recent ex-
! traordinary storm of wind and rain.
Up to early in August the prospects
for most abundant harvest were
promising, but then the weather
changed, and the outlook is now eX-
/ tremely gloomy. 1t will be impossible
for farmers to meet their engagements
to the landlords this year.
Sligo.
( On Sunday, Aug. u, a great meeting
] of the United Irish League was held
on the historic hill of Killinumery,
about "A miles from Sligo. Mr.. John
White presided, and speeches were
made by Messrs. P. A. McHugh. NJ.
P, and j. O'Dowd, NJ. P. 1t was d
striking tribute to the popularity of the
mayor Of Sligo that his journey to Kill
linumery was punctuated by a series
of ovations wherever a gathering took
place.
Tipperary.
The Carrick- on-Suir branch Of the
United Irish League has been reorgan-
lied.
Rev. Thomas O'Dwyer, parish priest,
presided at the recent meeting of the
members of the COLA branch of the
United Irish League and delivered
most patriotic and practical address.
He pointed out in convincing language
the ways Irishmen can help themselves
along the. road to national independ-
ence and prosperity.
Tyrone.
The crops in Stewartstown district
look well, and had it not been for the re-
cent heavy rains they could have been
set down as the best for years The hay
crop is heavy one, and a large guam
tity of it has been ricked, and what rp-
mains will probably be saved. Up to
the present very little can be said in
favor Of the potato crop. In great
many places the much dreaded "blight"
has made devastation.
Waterford.
Not for many years have the farmers
of this district had to face so gloomy a
harvest prospect as that which now lies
before them. Hay, which in former
years was a splendid crop, lies in some
cases actually rotting in the fields, and
the staple crop of the farming commu-
nity-the potato-it is feared has been
severely damaged, this being especially
the case in potato gardens in small
towns. Turnips will be an average
crop, and the same remark is appllca-
bic to mangolds. The oat crop will not
come up to the standard of former
years. In some places the crop has
been beaten down by the heavy rains,
and with the poor prices prevailing
farmers rely but little on this crop.
westmeath.
It is admitted that the extraordinary
change in the weather lately wrought
much havoc among the crops in and
around the Mullingar district In West
meath, where q rich, deep soil charac-
terizeS the land, the prospect of an
abundant harvest presented itself, but
the recent heavy rains have changed
all that. and 1T is dcplorable to look on
the land. The beautiful fields of way
ing corn quickly ripening have been
flattened out as If a huge roller passed
over them. Irretrievabie ruin has been
wrought. Complaints are made with
regard to the potato crop. as owing
the continued wet weather the tubers
have become black.
wexford.
The harvest prospects in the New
Ross district at mid-August were of
the darkest.
Wicklow.