The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-11-30
MEATH.

A meeting of the Nayan Rural Dis
trict School Attendance committee
was held a few days ago in the court
house, Navan, for the purpose of elect
ing school attendance officer in room
of Mr.. McHugh, resigned. Very Rev.
DR.. Dooley presided and the other
members present were: Rev. Father
O'Farrell, Rev. Dean Brownlow, Mrs.
Everard, Messrs. L. Sheridan, J. p, L.
Rowan, M. Sullivan, M. Farrell.
There We're three candidates for the
cf6ce-Messrs. McNally, Caffrey and
Kealy. In the final division the vot-
ing was as follows: For McNalley-
Father O'Farrell, Messrs. Rowan,
Sheridan and Sullivan ~. For Calf
rey-Rev. MI. Brownlow, Mrs. Ever
ard and Mr.. Farrell g.. Mr.. Mentally
was accordingly declared elected.
MONAGHAN.
In the land court, Dublin, on No
vember Z, in the matter of Carney's
estate, Mr.. Figgis, B. L., said the mat
ter came before the court to consider
the offer of the tenants to buy for
sixteen years purchase their holdings
OH the property. Justice Ross accept
ed the offer of the tenants, making
small additions, however, in reference
to arrears of rent due to the amount
of the purchase money. Mr.. Drom-
goole, B. L., appeared for some of the
tenants.
QUEENS COUNTY.
The death is announced, on Novem-
Der 5, at 20 Aberdeen street, Dublin,
of Julia, widow of the late Edmond
Kelly, of Kyle, Queens county, aged
IS years. Her funeral took place on
the 9TH from Ballybrophy and was
largely attended by mourning friends.
ROSCONINION.
A very large and representative
meeting of the people of the Elphin
district was held on November to
re-establish the local branch Of the u.
I. League. Mr.. Denis Johnston at
tended on the part of the U. 1. League.
The Very Rev. Canon Mannion, P. p,
having been moved to the chair, elo-
quently addessed the meeting. Reso-
buttons were proposed and unanimous
ly adopted forming branch Of the
U. I. League, urging the govern
ment to pass compulsory purchase
act, and condemning the grazing sys-
tenn and urging on the Irish party to
push forward the claim of town ten
ants.
TIPPERARY.
In Clonmel, on November 6, q con-
siderable sensation was caused by the
suicide of a soldier named John
Burke, Of the Leinster Regiment. 1t
appears that Burke, who recently re-
turned from South Africa, went
on leave to his native place, Carrick.
He was returning to Birr, evidently
from Carrick, for a ticket to Thurles
was found in his possession. At
Clonmel station he went into the closet
and took the 'putties" from his legs,
tied them together in a rope, made a
firm moose round his neck, and afiixing
the other end overhead, launched him
self into eternity. A porter entering
the closet early the next morning, was
Mortified to find the body of the un-
fortunate man suspended inside. The
body was cut down and handed over
to the police. 1t is said that Burke
had overstayed his leave by five days.
! WATERFORD.
At the regular meeting of the
Waterford corporation, on November
5, letter was received from Alder
man L. A. Ryan, resigning his posi-
ton as member of the Free Bridge
and Technical Education committees.
On the proposition Of Councillor Mel
son, seconded by Alderman Ward, it
was decided to ask Alderman Ryan
to reconsider his resignation.
WICKLOW.
1t is announced that the Earl of
Wicklow is about to marry the Lady
Gladys Hamilton, younger daughter
Of the Duke Of Abercorn. He is only
"a years of age, succeeded his father
in the peerage at the age of fourteen
and is lieutenant in the I'd Life
Guards. Lord Wicklow is the head of
an Irish branch Of the family of the
Towards, but, unlike the Duke of
Norfolk, he is a Protestant. His seat,
Shelton Abbey, is in the Vale Of Avo-
ca. During the earl's long minority
his estates were managed by his STEP
mother, the Countess Of Wicklow,
and by her second husband, the late
Mr.. Marcus r. Beresford, who was