The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-09-29

ton, at least fifteen thousand pounds
would be necessary to safeguard the
National Party against attack. Home
Rule, he believed, was nearer than
most people imagined.
ROSCOAfMON.
Tuesday, Sept. 4; the second day of
the great September Fair of Athlone,
opened in fine weather, and was de-
voted to the sale of cattle and horses.
Proceedings commenced at an early
hour, and before noon the cattle mar
ket was cleared out. The tone Of the
market is best gagged from the prin-
cipal sales, and these showed that ad-
vanced store stock sold between f12,
fla and f15 los, according to quality.
Eat cattle were disposed of at between
FIG los, FIJI 5s, and in some instances,
exceptionally well-fed stock realized
flo. With the exception of a small
number of horses Of the hunter and
carriage classes, the horse fair was
principally devoted to agricultural ami
mails, and these were generally pur-
chased for tramway purposes. Mill
tary remounts were largely sought
after, and purchased at prices varying
from go tof30 and f35.
TIPPERARY.
The English War Office is brilliant
How not-to-do-it Department. After
prolonged consideration it decided to
give a month'furlough to the Irish
militiamen, to enable them to help to
save the harvast; and on this leave
the Tipperary Militia arrived home
just as the harvesting operations were
all concluded. Lord Methuen himself
could not have done-better. But, prob
ably, the Tipperary boys enjoyed the
furlough all the same.
WATERFORD.
In connection with the Intermediate
Examinations, the Christian Brothers
College, Lismore, can claim record
which is second to none, because every
boy presented by the College for ex-
animation passed. In the Junior
Grade, two of the students of the Col
lege-Masters Robert Fl. Grant and
Cyril L. Bakcr-crowned with honor
their "Alma Mater" by carrying off
two of the most coveted distinctions,
having each won scholarship of 200
a year for three years, and securing
ut the same time high place in the
exhibition list. They scored nearly
5000 marks each out OF Il possible
5000, and passed with honors in every
subject in which they were examined.
Brother Walsh, the Superior, has good
reason to be proud of the success OF
the establishment under his charge.
WICKLOW.
The death is announced, on Septem-
Der 7th, at the Bridge Hotel, Wicklow.
of John, second son Of the late James
Sex, Comets Court, Newhridge. His
remains were removed from st. Mich
aels Church, Kingstown, on Sunday,
September 0, by road, to the family
burial ground. Morristown Biller.
wEsTMEATH.
At the last Ballymore Petty Ses-
sions, a case came on for hearing
which excited a good dead Of interest.
It was charge brought by tenant
against his landlord for having as
saulted him. The complainant was
Michael Dillon, an old man of 76 years
Of age, residing at Kildare, and the
defendant was Richard Fitzgerald, OF
Glenowen, a young man of about 30
years of age. When the, case was
called Mr.. l.. Goodbody, solicitor, ap-
peared for the tenant; but Mr.. Fitzger-
aid had no professional representative,
and said he had no time to employ
solicitor to appear for him, rs the
summons was only recently served.
The magistrate fined him twenty shil-
lings and seven shililngs costs.