The Irish standard., 1901-08-10

pVIL ScSSlOnSs anu got QOulQHl uam-
ages-1s.-for the trespass, that the
acts complained Of were done by the
defendant in the alleged exercise of
right Of way to his own land. On
the other side, 1t was clearly shown
by independent and disinterested wit
nesses that some seventy years ago
the said lands were striped and divid-
ed among five, co-tenants of Lord La
cans. In course of time Mr.. Kelly's
father, by purchase, became possessed
Of two Of the five shares, and up to
recently he and the other. co-tenants
continued to. enjoy the possession Of
the plot, which was a piece Of. cut
away bog, admittedly of no great agri-,
cultural value. The defendant, Doris.
had piece of land-about rood in
extent-at the end Of the striped terri
tory, and to get to or from that piece
he had necessarily to go through his
co7tenant's land, and did so, as wasr
proved, by defined and known path
for sixty years and more. Seven wit
nesses deposed to the path and it's I'M
interrupted user. The plot in question
was generally a meadow, and the ten
ant used to take away the hay and
bring the cattle there through the lands
of his to-tenant, Kelly. Last Febru-
airy Doris sowed potatoes in the plot,
but he was prevented bringing in sea-
weed there, and fence was put up
against him, which he removed, and
hence the litigation. In the end the
judge decided that the man was en-
titled to the right of way through the
land of Mr.. Kelly-the way to be one
foot and to be used to bring in his
hay from the land, but to be limited
in the use of the right to ten days in
the year; and he confirmed the de-
cjsion Of the court below.
TIPPERARY. .-.,
A very sad affair is reported from
Ardfnnan, near Clonmel. A Scotch de-
| signer named Wilson, employed in the
local woollen mills, who had been
drinking heavily, attempted suicide in
the house he lived in, by cutting his
throat. He was removed to Clogheen
hospital, where he fingered for about a
fortnight, and then succumbed to his
injuries.
A few weeks ago the Rev. Mr..
Rushe, Protestant incumbent of Por-
tumna, while shooting over the lands of
Cranna, near Borrisokane, met with 4
very serious accident by the bursting Of
his gun, his arm being lacerated in a
frightful manner. Over an hour after
the accident he was discovered by
Mrs. Hardy of Cranna, lying on the
ground and bleeding profusely. She
had him conveyed to her husbands
residence, where he was attended by
DR.. Russell, who pronounced his condi.
ton as being very critical.
WATERFORD.
Early on the morning Of July 16 John
Hetherington's licensed premises, May
or's Walk, Waterford, were completely
Quilted by fire, and also lodging
house adjoining. The fire brigade could
only save the adjoining property.
There was no personal injury. The
premises belonging to Hetherington
are believed to be insured but the other
house belongs to a poor woman whose
property was entirely destroyed.
WESTNIDATH.
On July Is news of very sad fatal
accident reached Athlone, from Cloney-
gowan. The victim was Richard =.
Odlum, aged 10 years, son of Mr..
Henry Odlum, of Kilclooney, Cloney-
gowan. The deceased had been sent,
armed with gun, to scare crows on
his fathers farm. While crossing a
fence, he had laid the gun ON wall,
and then went to pull it over by seiz-
ing it by the muzzle. The trigger
caught in some brushwood, there was a
loud report, and the unfortunate lad
fell dead, the charge having lodged in
his heart. His father was OH the scene
in q few minutes, having been attract
ed by the report, but the youth was
already dead.
WEXFORD.
On July II a most interesting and
impressive. ceremony took place at
Tagoat, on the occasion of the conse-
GRAFTON of NV cemetery, the cere-
mony being performed by Most Rev.
DR.. Brown, bishop Of Ferns. assisted
by large body of the clergy. An elo-
quent sermon was delivered by the
bishop, who strongly condemned the
attendance of young people at wakes
ut night.
e. WICKLOW.
Considerable indignation was felt in
Blessington, on July Is, when the news
spread that Mr.. Fletcher Moore, Of The
Manor, Kilbride, had been assaulted in
a rufianly manner by some soldiers,
on his own grounds. The soldiers,
who came from the musketry camp,
were wantonly breaking down the
trees in the demesne, and when remol-
strated with, by Mr.. Moore, attacked
him sayagely, until driven off by his
neighbors. The soldiers, however, did
not leave without doing further dam
age, for they actually proceeded to
throw down the gate by tearing the