The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-03-08
LONGFORD.

SuAIIOuS Sccu Ill AOuSIOfu, III recent
years, took place at Keenagh. Bands
and banners were present from Car
rickedmond, Clough, Ballymahon,
Rathcliye, and Moydow. The meet
ing was called to conclude vigorous
organizing tour in South Longford,
which Mr.. James Lyman has been
carrying on for weeks. Earlier in the
day, accompanied by Mr.. John Phil
lips, G. G. G., Mr.. Lyman proceeded
to Carrickedmond Parish, and address
sed the people there after Mass. There
was fine muster, and the speeches of
Messrs. Phillips and Lyman were
cheered to the echo. Mr.. J. p. Far
rell, M. P, arrived from Longford, and
almost at the same moment Messrs.
Lyman and Phillips arrived from Car
rickedmond. A large force of police
We're present, in the middle of which
a police notetaker in plain clothes
took his stand.
LIMERICK.
On February IA the Mayor of LINER
rick Councillor ]. r. Barry presided
at meeting Of the committee appoint
ed by the corporation to receive and
report upon the proposals Of Mr..
Thomas Nevins, with regard to the
repair and cleansing of the streets.
The meeting was private, but it is
understood that four schemes were
submitted: ~ To pave 100000 square
yards, or about half the streets, at 12s.
per square yard, the corporation to
pay f1,500 per annum off the capital
sum expended, and 4 per cent. interest
on the balance; 2) to pave all the
streets at $1,000 per annum for forty
years; 81 to macadamize all the
streets at $1,000 per annum for fifteen
years; ~ to macadamize all the streets
at $4,000 for forty years. The COM
mittee having considered the four
schemes, asked Mr.. Nevins to accept
$4,000 per annum, for forty years, for
the paving Of all the streets, but as he
could not agree to this, the report will
be submitted to future meeting of
the council
MAYO.
During the first week in February
the great activity prevailed in Ma
tionalist circles in Ballaghadreen to
welcome the veteran Nationalist,
Owen McGarry, on his liberation from
Sligo Jail on the 7th. The first to greet
him that morning was Denis johnson,
who met him on the Jail steps at Sligo,
where, within the next few days, Mr..
johnson himself was to be incarcerat-
ed for his defense of the tenants on
the Associated estates. Several prom
inent Sligo Nationalists, including Mr..
B. McLernan, D. c., secretary of North
Sligo executives; the mayor, Alder
man Keenan,; Thomas Killfeather, I.
c., and many more also, met the vet
eran, and at all the stations along the
line he was cheered by enthusiastic
crowds. His reception at Ballaghad-
Green was Of the most cordial kind.
On arrival at the station, Mr.. McGarry
was taken upon the shoulders of the
stalwart men of the district, several
thousands Of whom attended, and
carried triumphantly through the
town. At the public meeting held
afterwards Mr.. Casey read addresses
of welcome, to which Mr.. McGarry re-
piled. After the meeting Mr.. Owen
McGarry and Mr.. Denis Johnston
were drawn in car through the
town, to the hotel, the horses being
taken out and stalwart tenants taking
hold Of the shafts of the vehicle.
TIPPERARY.
At the last Clonmel petty sessions
Mr.. Edmund De La Poer, son of Count
De La Poer, was fined Is for carrying
a gun and using dogs in pursuit of
game without license.
WATERFORD.
On February 10 deputation visited
Waterford city for the purpose of So
Letting subscriptions to aid the Cork
Exhibition. The deputation consisted
of Alderman q. Fitzgerald, Lord
Mayor Of Cork; Alderman g. J. HENS
worth, J. p; Messrs. H. O'Shea, T. c.;
Henry Shanahan, Chairman Harbor
Commissioners; P. D. Buckley, T. G.
The deputation were accompanied by.
Mr.. Thomas Power, J. P, vice-chair-
man Waterford county council. They
were met at the town hall by Alder
man Richard Hearne, mayor; City
High Sheriff, Mr.. David Mcdonald, T.
C.; Alderman w. G. D. Golf, J. P;
DR.. ]. J. O'Sullivan, T. c.; DIR. Mac
Namara, T. c.; Alderman T. Whittle,
Messrs. J. Higgins, T. c.; p. Walsh,
T. c.; William Fitzpatrick, T. c.; John
Flynn, T. G. The deputation were
most cordially received and large
sum of money was collected from sew
eral Of the leading firms in the city.