The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-06-28

lions in Roscommon county was COM
pleted on June 4. For the county
electoral division Of Boyle, Mr.. James
FULLY, Nj. p, polled 442 votes, as
against 213 for Mr.. l.. O'1lara. In
Ballyfarnon Mr.. Michael EARLY polled
800 votes, While Mr.. James Clements
got 217. In Frenchpark Mr.. Michael
Gordon was declared elected, having
secured 45G votes, to 271 given in sup
port of Mr.. James Sharkey.
SLIGO.
Messrs. Harrell and Brown, r. MS,
sat in Sligo on June 6, as a special
court under the crimes act to try n
charge Of intimidation against NIessrs
McHugh, M. P, McTernan and GUILTY
Orumcliffe), who are accused of in
tlmidating one Charles Anderson with
a view Of compelling him nat to take
over an evictcd farm in that county.
When the case was called Mr.. McHugh
did not appear, and the bench decided
upon adjourning the case until the
18th, and directed that in the mean
time a warrant should issue for the
arrest of Mr.. NcIIugh.
TIpPERARY.
In Nenagh on June 4, County Court
Judge II. Moore, X. c., opened the
sessions for that division of the county
Tipperary. Addressing the grand jury,
he said there was only ore case to so
before them, and that was very in
significant one, being case in which
Il prisoner was charged With having
stolen a donkey.
WATERFORD.
At the meeting Of the Waterford
Catholic Young Mems society, on June
5, Mr.. JAS j. Phelan was unanimously
elected president Of tie sccety, in room
of the late Alderman l.. \. Ryan.
WESTMEATH.
At the opening OF the Mullingar
quarter sessions, on June 4, Judge
Curran, addressing tile grand jury,
said: MIR Chairman and gentlemen of
the grand jury, there is only one case
to go before you, Il case where Il man
is charged with breaking into stores on
the railway. l very sincerely congrat-
ulate you on the very satisfactory state
of the county. l am very glad TO say
that there is no boycotting in your
county. Neither is there intimidation,
and us long as we can keep that state
OF affairs in existence the county will
be, as it is now, free from crime"
Yet Wcstmeath, all the same, is kept
under the strictest coercion rule.
WEXFORD.
~ new weekly journal, THE Echo"
has been started Mt Enniscorthy, and
has the right National ring about it,
In the leading article of it's first num-
Der it deals with the bacllwardness of
the WeXfordmen in establishing
branches of the National organization,
and points out to them how foolish it is
if they expect to secure a measure of
compulsory land purchase, not to fall
in with the movement which has been
so splendidly taken up all over the
country ".rhe Echo is a creditable
addition to Irish provincial journalism,
and, conducted on these National lines,
will be certain to do good and to sue
cecd
WICKLOW.
On June 4 the Most Rev. DR.. Walsh.
archbishop of Dublin, paid his tricn-
NAL visitation to the parish Of Ratl-
drum, and to Barndarrig on the follow
ing day, for the purpose of administer
ing the sacrament of confirmation to
the children of those parishes, in both
Of which he met splendid reception.
At the railway station a numerous con-
him a very cordial welcome. The
Cloneybyrne brass band was in attend
ance, and played a nice selection Of
airs, while the Very Rev. j. Staples
p. p, and Rev. Myles Roman, G. c.,
were on the platform. The principal
tlloroughfares leading from the station
to the Catholic church were beautifully
and tastefully decorated, and notices
in the Gaelic and English characters
spanned the roads at various intervals.
Tho day was observed as a general
holiday in the town by the Catholic
population of the whole parish, who
focked in great numbers to give a fit
ting welcome to the archbishop.
Manager-So you want job as
weighmaster, eh?
ADn1icant-YcS sir