The Irish standard., 1900-10-06

IDENTIFY, had charge of their cases,
Mr.. M'Clatchy, Town Clerk, conduct
ed the prosecution, and Mr.. George II.
Smith INSTRUCTED by Mr.. Wright ap-
peared for all the defendants. Mr..
Boyle, solicitor, watched the proceed
ings on behalf Of the Catholics.
CORK.
Ten thousand dollars awaits Mrs.
Mary Ann Townsend, who suddenly
disappeared seven years ago, il she is
alive and will furnish her relatives
with information concerning her
whereabouts. The original sum will
be considerably increased by the in
terest which has accrued thereon
since the death of the missing wom-
ans husband. Mrs. Townsend was
a native of the county of Cork, but
came to the United States many
years ago. When her husband died
he left her n comfortable share of
this worlds goods, but his family, it
is said, contested the will. Lawyers
were engaged by both sides, and for
years the money was tied up in litiga-
ton. 1t was only recently that the
courts decided that Mrs. Townsend
was entitled to the estate her hus-
band left, but before this conclusion
was reached, she had disappeared,
and not Il clue could be found by
which to trace her. This occurred
seven years ago, and since then moth
ing has been heard from her. The
: wrangle over the estate continued
and was settled few weeks ago.
The money awaiting her return is
tnow in the possession of her lawyers.
Three sisters are her nearest rela-
tives. One lives in New York city
and the other two are in ireland. Mrs.
Townsend's maiden name was Muir
ply.
DONEGAL.
The death is announced of Mr..
James Gavigam, of Creevy, Bally-
shannon. Deceased, who was father
of the Rev. John Gavigan, &C., Bal
lyshannon, was in his SOth year; but
though for some years past in deli
cate health, his demise, after short
Plnesa, was somewhat unexpected
He was one Of the best known and
most respected men in the parish OF
Kilbarron; and the largeness of his
funeral testified to the universal re-
spect in which he and his family
We're held by the people of Bally
shannon
DUBLIN.
General regret was felt in ireland
at the news of the sudden death OF
Rev. Richard T.. Clarke, S. j., which
occurred at York, England, on Sept
10. Father Clarke was distin
guished Oxford man, a Fellow and
tutor of ST. Johns College, and al
examiner Of the university. He
Joined the Catholic Church in 1865
and became a prominent member o1
the Society of Jesus, and editor OF
''The Month" For a few years he
was Fellow of the Royal University
and lectured at University College
He was greatly interested in Cath
Ole educational progress. and dur
ing recent years was Rector of the
Catholic Hall at Oxford, which is
known as Clarke's Hall. He had all
the zeal and culture of the distin
guished band which the Oxford OF
the nineteenth century gave to thu
old church to which the university
owed it's existence.
GALWAY.
The death is announced of Mr.
George Orme Malley, @. c., at 1 Lin
coin place, Dublin, on Sept. 10. Mr.
Malley was for nearly sixty years {
member of the Irish Bar, having beef
called in 1913, and was for many
years Father of the Connaught Bar
and held the Office of Senior Grown
Prosecutor for the County of Galway
The deceased also held other lega
appointments. 1t may be remem
bered that at one time he proposed
to enter the House of Comons, ant
appealed to the electors of Mayo il
the Tory interest, but he was not re
turned.
KERRY.
A great open air demonstration, I'm
der the auspices of the United 1risl
League, was held at Glencar, On Sept
8, at which contingents were presen
from all the districts for mile.
around. A police note-taker from
Dublin took notes of the proceedings
and was assisted by. two local police
men. Mr.. Flavin, M. P, was the
principal speaker. A feature of the
meeting was the accidental presence
of an English Barrister, Mr. Falcon
who was spending his holidays in the
district, and who came on the plat
form to tell how his experiences in
Kerry Of the iniquities of landlord
ism and the Land Courts had made
him convert from Toryism to Home
Rule.
KILKENNY. -
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