The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-09-12
GALWAY.


death of Mr.. james Collins, which oc-
CURED at his residence, Salt Hill, Gal
way, on August 18th. Deceased, who
was in tire prime of life, was well
known in commercial circles in Ros-
common and Galway, and his early de-
mise is regretted by a large circle of
friends.
KERRY.
During the first week of August the
potato blight manifested itself in the
| Castleisland district, in many in
stances, to an appreciable extent. The
continuous rain and dull, murky
weather are mainly instrumental in it's
development. AS a result of the in
clemency of the weather. the potatoes
did not admit of being planted in due
time, with the result that the crop
will be late in arriving at maturity.
Other crops are reported in fairly good
condition, with the exception of oats,
which has been much beaten down
and lodged.
On the evening of August 14th, a
small farmer named John Flaherty, of
Slievenavodogue, near the Spa, was
found dead in his field. He had left
his house about two o'clock, and was
not afterwards seen alive. Death was
from natural causes. Deceased was
about SO years old.
KILDARE.
| On the evening of August 18th. a
painful sensation was caused in the
town of Newbridge, by the murder, in
the public street, under the most tragic
circumstances, of young married
woman, and the suicide, Immediately
afterwards, of her husband. The de-
ceased woman, who was a native of
the County Kildare, and about twenty
seven years of age, some years ago
married Thomas Bateman, soldier in
the lancaster Fusiliers, and a native
of Crewe, England. The marriage did
not prove happy one, and, for some
time, the parties had been separated.
Bateman served with his regiment
during a portion of the war in South
Africa, and on returning to England,
left the army with the rank of SER
geant, and Joined the reserve forces.
Since his retirement from the army,
the man worked for time as an un-
| Sl-il1a1 1ohoror IN, Tho o;+1y of n,,I1;,,
Mrs. Eateman, who refused to have
anything to say to her husband. went
to live with her relatives at Browns
town, short distance from the Cur.
ragh Camp. On the above date she
had gone into Newbridge on car.
Bateman ascertained this, and follow
ed her, meeting her walking with her
sister through Charlotte street. within
a few yards of the police barracks. He
shook hands with his wife in a seem.
ingly cordial manner, and, While in
conversation with her, suddenly pulled
a five-chambered revolver from {. his
pocket and fired at her. The woman
staggered and fell heavily upon the
roadway, and ere the people had time
to realize the terrible tragedy being
enacted before their eyes, Bateman
turned the revolver upon himself. and
fired two shots at his head, falling
close beside the woman. Both died
in the course of a few minutes. A
notebook was found upon the man,
entries in which support the theory
that the crime was premeditated, and
in which he requested that information
be sent his father at Crewe as to what
he had purposed doing, and so terribly
carried out
KILKENNY.
The marriage is announced, on Aug
ust 18th, at st. Mary's parish church,
Thomastown. by Rev. John Roe, P.
p, Clough, of James Ryan. merchant,
Thomastown, to Mary Gertrude, only
daughter of John 7. Ryan, J. p,
Thomastown, County Kilkenny.
Sir Percy Grace, Bart who had
been for some time past under the
care of Surgeon Marble. of Dublin,
and DR.. Lynn Heard, of YOUNGSTOWN,
died on August 10Th at Boley, Monks
town.
| LEITRINI.
On Friday, August 18th. severe
shock was given the residents of Car
rick-on-Shannon, when the news
spread that DIR. Richard B. Threlfall
had bled to death early that morning
from having the main artery of one of
his legs severed. The doctor had left
his bed and had drink of water from
a glass decanter, when he slipped and
fell to the floor, the decanter breaking
under him in pieces, and thus he re-
ceived the fatal cut. Medical aid was
at once summoned, and four doctors
were Immediately at the side of their
colleague, but all their efforts to stop
the flow of blood were futile, and the
| injured man bled to death, his last
moments being fortified by the rites
Of the Catholic Church, which were
administered to him by the Rev. 3.
Geraghty, G. G.
LIMERICK.
A dispatch from Abbeyfeale, dated
August Goth. says:-Owing to the de-
structive rains experienced for the
past fortnight, large proportion Of
the hay crop will inevitably be lost