The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-10-25
latest Irish rlews.

,,bich they were authorized to pay
eli 400. the amount of the arbitrators'
sward in reference to the acquisition
of The Montgomery street and Purdon
street scheme for the housing of the
working classes.
At a public meeting held on Friday
of the Mansion house, Dublin. under
the presidency Of the lord mayor. a
national defense fund was started. An
encouraging letter was read from his
grace the archbishop, and the speakers
Included Messrs. John Dillon. NJ. P: ]
6 MacNeill, NJ. P; J. P. Nannetti. M.
P: W. Field, NJ. P; Alderman Hen
messy and Mr.. Alfred Webb.
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A deputation, representing the Dub
lin corporation. the Dublin county
council and otn public bodies within
the Dublin r1etrOpu Titan police area.
waited on Wednesday on the chief sec
rotary and urge1 the reduction of the
tax which the Metropolitan police dis
tricts were expected to contribute to-
ward the maintenance of the police
The chief secretary admitted that the
cost Of the police in Dublin was very
high. and that the rate was very high.
He promised to give mis- attention to
the subject, and to place the wishes of
the deputation before the treasury.
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Castlebar New Church.-Sunday. be-
ing Rosary Sunday, was the first an
niversary Of the dedication of the Cas-
tlebar new church. A charity sermon
was preached in aid of the debt by the
renowned Jesuit preacher Father Ber-
nard Vaughan. Special trains arrived
in Castlebar in the morning from Cas-
tlerea, Westport and Ballina, and con-
Of oil -,
the community. All wendell their way
toward the beautiful new church. At
1870 the Rev. p. O'Flaherty, c. c.,
assembled the altar to celebrate the an
niversary mass. and Immediately after
the first gospel the Rev. Bernard
Vaughan assembled the altar and
preached a sermon from the gospel of
the day.
Apple Blossoms in October.-Dalkey,
so favored in its climate and scenic
condition, has distinguished itself this
year by producing apple blossoms in
October. The tree in question is bloom
ing in the garden of a Oakley fisher
man named West. Early in the month
of August it was bearing apples of fair
size These, however met a prema-
ture end at the hands of youthful dep
redators. The tree, which is quite I'M
cultivated, gives promise of further de-
velopment.
A Child's Skull Crushed.-A meIan-
choly accident is reported from Feoha-
nagh, County Limerick. Two little
girls. daughters of Mr.. John Long,
were driving donkey and cart when
the animal bolted and the younger
child was thrown out, wheel of the
cart going over her head, infiicting
fatal injuries.
Limerick and the Pope.-At the meet
ing of the Limerick corporation, the
mayor. Mr. J. F. Barry, presiding,
Councillor Ebrill proposed a resolution,
which was seconded and passed unani-
mously, congratulating the pope on the
celebration of his papal jubilee, and
that the resolution be signed, sealed
and forwarded to Father Ring, o. M.
l., for transmission to his holiness.
Crimeless Limerick.-His honor,
Judge Adams, opened the Michaelmas
quarter sessions at Limerick on Thurs
day.
The high sheriff, addressing his hon
or, said that, as there was no criminal
case to be heard ii became his pleas
ing duty, for the second time during
his term of Office as high sheriff, to
present his honor with a pal rOf white
gloves. the traditional emblem of the
peace of their city.
His honor thanked the high sheriff
present his honor with a pair of white
gloves. He was glad to think that the
city Of Limerick is in the same peace
able and orderly condition in which it
had been during the long period of nine
years in which he had been county
COurt INDIE i'm pr-i-Lx
White Gloves at Sessions.-on
Wednesday the quarter sessions for
the Drogheda division of Louth COM
menced before County Court Judge w.
H. Kisbey. There being a crimeless
calendar, the sheriff presented his hon
or with the customary emblematic
white gloves. His honor said that was
the fourth time within the last twelve
months that he had the qualification
Of receiving in Drogheda similar
tokens.
Alleged Fraud on Catholic Girls
An important case was heard on Fri
day at Lisburn petty sessions before
MI T. d. Gibson, resident magistrate.
An agent named Henry c. Wall of
MllltoWn, Belfast, was put forward in
custody. charged, as alleged, with hav-
ing on the oath and 18th ultimo obtained
money by false pretenses from a num- .
Der Of Catholic servant girls in the
town.
1t appeared that the prisoner visited
the houses where the girls were en-
ployed. and producing some religious
pictures representing The Sacred
Heart and The Blessed Virgin he
asked them if they had heard what
me parish priest announced on Sun
day. that every Catholic maid in a
mouse not Of her own religion should
nave one Of the pictures, and that they
mad been blessed by the pope" Prison
er also said there was an indulgence
Tor having them. He offered the pic
lures for two shillings each, or the two
Tor three shillings- To one of the girls
ne said that Father McCashin had sent
the pictures down and employed him
70 sell them. She gave the man the
lhree shillings, thinking it was for the
collection and that she would get both
The pictures and the indulgence.
rather McCashin, parish priest, ex-
amined, said that on Sunday, the 21st
u-tlmO he made several announce
ments, one of which was that the
priests would be going round for the
october collections. Up to the night of
me LIST instant he had no recollection
Oh seeing the prisoner previously, and
be had not given any authority to
ether collect or to sell pictures. No
were made concerning
pictures.
sergeant O'Sullivan having given ev-
laence as to the arrest Of the prisoner.
Inc chairman said the case was a
very difficult one. as every lawyer there
would admit, and in his operations the
prisoner had displayed great shrewd-
ness On The evidence of tho oirl
Smith he Ghe chairman would send
lhe prisoner forward for trial to the
quarter sessions.