The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-12-07
TIPPERARY.

On proceeding to the place it was found
that house occupied by Mrs. Tierney
was on fire and the flames We're extend
ing to the houses on both sides of it.
Notwithstanding the aid that was rem
dered three Of the houses We're Quilted in
the short space of two hours and half.
The houses were owned by Mr.. Joseph
Gleeson, Turnpike, and were small
dwellings, inhabited by the very poor
class. Later on one of the residents
named Denis McGrath was arrested on
the charge of having maliciously set fire
to the houses, information having been
given by other people who lived in the
lane. The dispositions were taken be-
fore Major Dease, II. NJ. McGrath was
remanded in custody till Monday, when
he was again brought up and formal
evidence having been given he was re-
turned for trial.
WATERFORD.
On Nov. IL news reached Waterford
of the death of the Dowager Lady Ca
rev, which took place early that MORN
ing. in her 104th year, at Woodstown,
where she had been residing for some
time past. The venerable lady was born
in 1907, and was married in 1916 to
Robert Shapland Carey, who in 1884
was raised to the peerage as Baron Ca
rev. 1t will be recollected that her hus,
bands father openly insulted Lord Cas-
tlereagh for offering him bride to vote
for the act of union. She was present
at the famous ball ut Brussels previous
to Waterloo. She was very popular, and
was noted for her great charity.
WESTMEATH.
On Nov. the beautiful and Impress
i've ceremony Of the profession Of a nun
took place at the Convent Of Mercy,
Moate. The reIgieuse who made her
final vows was Miss X. A. Ledwith,
Mount Temple, Moate Most Rev. DR..
Hoare, bishop of the diocese, officiated,
assisted by large body Of the clergy.
On November Rev. Brother Joseph
Daily, o. s. f.. president of st. Francis
College, Mount Bellew, Athlone was
presented with a beautiful address by
the students on his departure from
Mount Bellew tod ischarge more i'm
portant duties in one of the other
monastries of the order. For the past
fifteen years he has labored with i'll
,lomitable energy for the welfare and
advancement of the Institution. BY
his untiring efforts and skill, assisted
by the other brothers, he was mainly
instrumental in building up a new
College at Mount Bellcw.
WEXFORD.
At the last Enniscorthy petty sessions
"a respectfully dressed man named James
Byrne, from Curraduff, was charged
with passing promissory note on the
Provincial Bank of Ireland, value f10,
and purporting to be signed by the
Rev. Patrick Darcy, P. T., Kilrush, who
denied having made or signed the note.
The prisoner was returned for trial to
the next quarter sessions for the county
of Wexford.
On November 8 in the land court,
Dublin, the case of Stafford V. Power
came on for hearing. The parties are
farmers residing about fourteen miles
from the town of Wexford. The
plaintiff, John Stafford, sought an in
junction to restrain the defendant,
Patrick Power, from pulling down or
otherwise interfering with the fences
OH the land Of the plaintiff at Bal
lyteigne Tough, and in particular a
certain wire fence or paling erected by
the plaintiff between his lands and the
lands of the defendant. The plain
tiff further sought an order to COM
lAel the defendant to restore the wire
fence or paling pulled down and de-
stroyed by him; and he asked for an
inquiry as to damages. The state
lnent of defense denied the acts COM
planned of, and alleged that the lands
on which the fence or paling referred
to was erected was not the property
or in the possession of the plaintiff;
and. as an alternative defense, it was
stated that at the time of the alleged
trespass the defendant was entitled to
a right of way from the defendants
lands over and across the lands on
which the paling was erected to a
canal adjoining the lands, for the p,ir-
pose of watering his cattle. The case
was adjourned for the production of
further testimony.
WICKLOW.
Since st. Mary's and st. Peters Cath
Ole church was erected in ArklOw, 46
years ago, by the late venerable Arch
deacon Redmond, the sacred edifice has
undergone many improvements, intend
ed to beautify and to render it more
comfortable for the congregation. When
the present parish priest of Arklow,
Rev. James Dunphy, was elevated to
that position, in 1873, he had to under
take the furnishing of the church, which
cost something like $4,000, besides fur
nishing it with gasllght, and heating ap-
paratus. A good lady from the town OF
Arklow had kindly presented magnifi-
cent carved oak pulpit, which cost f120.