The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-03-28

dock will he 500 feet long.
On the afternoon Of FEB. 21 Il sac
accident occurred at the ladies' bath
ing place, adjoining the East Strand
portrush, the eldest child of Mr.. John
Il. Davis, solicitor, Dublin, Il boy aged
sZ2 years, being overtaSen and drown
ed by huge wave while enueavoring
10 save his cap, which had been blown
to the edge OF the water by tue wind.
y young man named McCaw tried to
save the unfortunate lad, but found
himself unable to battle with the
waves.
KINGS COUNTY.
On March ), at the spring assizcs in
Tullamore, Peter Birmingham, farm
er, from Ballybrien, near Rhode, was
;lrraigned before Justice Andrews on
the charge of numbering his father.
Patrick Birmingham, in their farm
house on the night Of Dec. % last.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty, but
was convicted on trial and was SELL
fenced to ten years penal servitude.
KILKENNY.
On February %, in the Dublin court
OF kings bench, before the lord chief
justice, Justice Madden, Justice Boyd
and Justice Kenny, judgment was de-
livered in the case Of Kenealy VS.. the
Corporation Of Kilkenny. Both par
ties had applied to the court for judg-
ment. The action was brought by
Cornelius ]. Kenealy, late town clerk
OF Kilkenny, against the Kilkenny
corporation for Il gratuity under the
10th section Of the Local Government
Act, and for wrongful dismissal. The
court, however, decided that the town
clerk was an employee of the corpo-
lation, and, as such, having wilfully
dlsoDeyed the reasonable orders of his
employers, he was unquestionably
guilty of misconduct which warranted
his dismissal. They therefore gave
judgment against him.
KERRY.
On the night of Feb. 26 a storm of
almost unprecedented fury broke over
Tralce and the surrounding districts,
causing considerable damage to house
property, etc. The condition of the
streets next morning bore testimony
to the fury OF. the gale, being Uttered
with broken states and other debris.
Several large trees in the outskirts Of
the town were torn up by the roots
y curious result OF the storm was the
blowing off Of Il portion of the shop
front of Mr.. O'Connell's The Mall,
which was whirled bodily across and
along the Mall and crashed into the
plate glass window OF Messrs. Meow
ems establishment. Most of the dam
age appears to have been wrought in
the country districts. In the Castle
island district the house of Mr. KEEL
liher, Il substantial, slated one, was
greatly damaged.
LIMERICK.
The marriage is announced, on Feb,
is, at st. Saviour's Church, Limerick,
OF Thomas j., youngest son of the late
John Nj. Hartigan, Rathmone Castle,
Groom, to Helena, second daughter Of
the late Joseph Hayes, Rockbarton
Cottage, Bruff, County Limerick.
On Feb. % Mrs. O'Brien, South HILL
presided at the meeting of the Bar
rinGton's Hospital Ball committee, at
which Sir Thomas Cleevc honorable
treasurer, stated that the gross re
ceipts had been G246 12s. Cd, the ex-
penses f25 lis. 3d.. and the net bal
ance t221 Is. 3D., as Il result of the
subscription ball recently held in aid
of the funds Of the hospital.
LEITRIM.
On the evening of Feb. 81 Mr.. John
|ODonnell, j. p, of LarlSlield, Manor
hamilton, met with a rather serious
accident. He was returning from one
of his farms, when, while driving up
his avenue, the horse became FESTIVE.
and, dashing into the yard came into
collision with a tree trunk. The trap
was overturned, and Mr.. O'Donnell
got a severe shaking. He was pro-
crossing favorably ut last reports.
LOUTH.
The marriage is announced, on Feb.
90, at ST. Michael's church, CARING
ford by the Rev. II. Murphy, p. p,
Cooley, uncle of the bridegroom, of
James Murphy, .Castletown- Cooley, to
Julie M. Woods, fourth daughter of
Thomas Woods, Piedmont and Carl
ingford.
About midnight on Feb. 2G a terrible
hurricane burst over Drogheda and
lie adjoining districts The strongest
masonry shook like cardboard, and no
walls were stout enough, no roofs Sc
cure enough, to bid defiance to the Gle
ments. In the harbor and down the
Baltry many of the fishing boats
drlfted away, and even one of the
Drogheda steamboats, broke from her
mooring along the Quay.
MAYO.
The appointment of coroner for
West Mayo, which was to have been
made by the county council at their
meeting on Feb. %, was adjourned to
q future meeting.