The Irish standard., 1903-09-05

discriminate. The appeal will be
sent out broadcast.
KERRY.
y dispatch dated Abbeyfeale. Mon
day, August 10. says: y student NAM
ed Daniel Bennett. Il native of
Groom, County Limerick. was drown
cd on Saturday last While bathing ut
Ballybunion. Deceased had gone to
battle in Doom Bay with companion.
Only IL few days previous two young
ladies narrowly escaped Il similar fate
at Ballybunion.
KILKENNY.
We regret to announce the death of
Mr.. Michael Loughlin, of Sandford' S
Court, Kilkenny, which took place on
August &, at his residence, after an
illness of two weeks. His death, Il
peaceful and happy one, was attended
by peculiar incidcnts.-his wife, an
invalid. confined to her room, sur
viving the husband whom she seemed
so likely to pre-deccasc: his two sons,
Thomas and Martin Loughlin, away
i'll Australia attending to their large
pecuniary interests there: and then the
beautiful memorial church, st. Johns.
Kilkenny, being erected hy him to tns,
memory of his deceased brother. Mar
tin Loughlin, just nearing completion.
but not vet finished for it's sacred pur-
pose, to realize the dearest wishes of
its founder. His brother. tie late Mar
lin Loughln, Of Ballarat and Mel
fame in his sphere. He owned and
raced the very hest horses ever bred
in Australia. and the first trophies OF
the Australian turf. carried away by
them, are treasured away in Sand
ford's Court. At the funeral of the de-
ceased an immense concourse attend
ed. accompanying the remains from
st. Johns church Il distance of over
seven miles to their last resting place
III Castle Warren. Most Rev. DR..
Erownrigg, Bishop of OsSory. presided
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mark of his esteem for Mr. Loughlin
and his family. he joined in the fill
neral procession to Castle Warren and
recited the last prayers over the grave
Of one of Ossory's kindcst and most
generous sons.
LIMERICK.
The Rev. Fathers Phean. S. j., and
Rabbit, S. j., and the Very Rev. DR..
Kane. S. j., who We're on the mission
at the Church Of the Sacred Heart.
The Crescent Limerick. have been
transferred-Very Rev. DR.. Kane and
Father Rabbit to Dublin, and Father
Phelan to Tullabeg. Rev. Fathers Fot-
trell, S. j., and Rafter, S. j.. have been
transferred from Dublin to Limerick.
LONGFORD.
On Sunday, August 9. most impress
sive ceremonies were witnessed in tile
town Of Ballymahon. when Most Rev.
DR.. Hoare, Bishop Of Ardagh and
Clonmacnoise, laid the foundation
stone of the new church of st.
Matthew on the site on the northern
side of the town adjoining the Con-
vent of the Sisters of Mercy and APP
proNimately on the site lately occu-
pied by the old church. In style the
edifice will be Gothic and the walls
are to be of limestone provided from
the local quarries Of Mount Cashel,
Ross and Tullamore. The plans We're
prepared by Mr.. 7. f. Mcnamara, of
the firm of Hague & Mcnamara, Dub
lin, and the builder is Mr. Patrick
Kelly, Longford.
LOUTH.
The election of sanitary sub-ofii-
Ger and inspector of dairies in the
room of the late Mr.. Patrick Weldon,
at salary of f72 year, took place
at the meeting of the Drogheda corpo-
ration on August -. There were six
applicants and four Of these were pro-
posed, viz: Messrs. Rice, Smith, Cor
man and Chilly. Mr.. Chilly was
knocked out in the first poll, receiving
only two votes. Rice, who received
five votes, was knocked out in the
second poll. In the final poll, which
lay between Messrs. Smith and Cor
man, the voting was: For Smith,
Messrs. McCullagh, Carter. Collier,
Moore, McCabe. Berrill. Collins. Kelly,
Aspill and Kecley 1O,. For Gorman-
Messrs. z. ]. Cillan. German. Downey,
Elcock, Lynch. Jordan Lyons. Car
penter and Drew. Mr.. II. Callan de-
clined to vote. Smith was declared
elected.
MAYO.
At the Claremorris petty sessions,
OH August 6, before Messrs. II. Tighe,
D. l.. Gin the chair; Alan Bell II. NJ.
Colonel ID. Browne, Godfrey Bourke,
ID. c.; Il. Cream. DR.. Mcclure, A.
Cream, NJ. Curran. ]. w. Judge. Myles
O'Donnell, Conor O'Kelly, NJ. p; Il.
lIeraghty and +. Higgins.-the cleo
ton of clerk in room of Mr.. J. p.
Cream, resigned. took place. The
candidates We're Mr.. ]. W. Judge and
Mr.. James II. Cream. and a poll was
taken with the following result: For
MI ]. +. Crcan-Coloncl ID. Brown.
Godfrey Bolrke. Vim. Coghl:n. DR..
Cream, y. Cream. NJ. Curran. Alan Bell.