The Irish standard., 1901-07-20

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inquest was held on the body of a boy
named Edward Corbett, aged 10 years,
Of 2 Summer street, Limerick, who fell
into quarry hole the previous evening
and was drowned. The quarry in
question has been frequently reported
as dangerous, as q regular death trap.
as there was no protection whatever on
the verge Of the hole; but, as the owner
ship has not been established nothing
has been done to ensure protection
against accident.
LOUTH.
Rev. James McKeone, s. T. L., eldest
son Of Mr.. p. McKeone of Kilsaran,
passed the degree of licentiate of the
ology at the hands of the cardinal pri-
mate at Maynooth on June 26, and in
addition the faculty of canon law
heading the list in this latter in which
were associated with him Rev. NJ. Nc
Keown, Armagh, and Rev. d. Nc
Grath, Clogher. Rev. James Mccartney,
S. 7. L., Clogher, was selected as can
didate for the degree of d. D., next
year, as result of his brilliant de-
Tense of his theses.
MAYO.
At the quarterly meeting Of the Mayo
county council, on June "a, Mr.. Coner
Kelly, M. P, was for the third time re-
elected chairman of that body.
ROsCOMMON.
At the weekly meeting of the Castle
rea District Council, on June "a, Mr..
II. Grogan, D. G., presiding, and about
20 other councillors being present,
resolution was received from the Cork
Guardians, calling on the different To-
cal bodies to support the parliamentary
fund. The resolution was unanimous
~ adopted, and arrangements are to be
made for making collection.
TIPPERARY.
On Sunday, June %, Most Rev. DR..
Fennelly, coadjutor archbishop OF
Cashel, ordained to the priesthood four
students Of st. Patrick's College,
Thurles. The ordinations took place
in the cathedral, and were as follows:
Rev. J. Ryan and Rev. T. Mccormack,
for Cashel; Rev. P. Pilsier, Germany;
Rev. Father Cantwell, foreign mission.
WEXFORD.
On the afternoon Of June 81 a band,
evidently composed Of English street.
preachers. who had already been mani
Testing themselves in the townland of
Colugh for some weeks, visited Camo-
lin and commenced erecting wooden
building, on common beside the
Catholic curate's residence. When the
people, who are almost entirely Catho-
lies, heard that the itinerant Gospel
howlers were among them there was
great indignation, and crowd assem-
bled in the main street. They walked
in body to the shelter" which was
just completed, and knocked it down
like house of cards. The five preach
ers escaped unrecognized and took ref
uge in the police barrack until after
midnight, when they trampted to Bal
lycanew, where few sympathizers
with their kind still remain. Next day
County Inspector Talbot and District
Inspector Craig visited Camolin to in
vestigate the affair, which had caused
sensation without parallel in the dis
trict. Camolin, which is an essentially
Catholic village, is most peaceful one.
1t is apprehended that If the preachers
return there will be a serious disturb
ance. Hitherto the Catholic and Prot
estant inhabitants Of the district have
lived in perfect harmony. To change
this and breed dissention by the intro
duction of sectional animosity, is evil
IDENTIFY the mission of the English
"Gospel Howlers."
WICKLOW.
On the morning of June "a, young
man named John Curtis, employed in
the Rathnew brick works, met with
sad death. He was engaged in hoist
ing a quantity Of clay in bucket to
a platform, several feet overhead, when
the bucket slipped and fell, crushing
Curtis fearfully, his death being al
most instantaneous. Another man
named Philip Doyle had very narrow
escape.