The Irish standard., 1903-11-14

u Co., IallamOfe. JOnn BfOpny, car
penter, aged 40, and married; Patrick
Flynn, aged 80, married; and boy
named Thomas Mcbride were in the
carpenters workshop, which was sep
.arated from a large corn store by a
brick wall. The weight of the barley
would seem to have burst the wall,
overwhelming the unfortunate occu-
pants of the carpenters shop.
Thomas Mcbride, father of the boy, is
employed as a filter on the premises
and was the first to hear the crash
of the collapse; but, although immedi-
ate steps We're taken to rescue the
victims, none of them were taken out
alive.
LONGFORD.
On Oct. 1G Mr.. Leslie Fleming, ex-
crown solicitor for Longford, passed
away at his residence, Battery Road.
Deceased, who was the son of the late
Mr.. John Fleming, solicitor, Longford,
had attained to the age of seventy
three years.
LIMERICK.
In Limerick, on Oct. 10, Coroner de
iCourcey held an inquest on the body
of John Condor, laborer who was
killed OH the previous day through the
caving in of Il sewer in which he was
working. The jury found the follow
ing verdict: "That the said John Con-
don died on the 10th of October, and
that his death was caused by fracture
of the spinal column; and we are, of
opinion that the sides of the sewer
were not sufficiently braced.'
LOUTH.
The Michaelmas quarter sessions
were commenced in Dundalk on Oct.
IS before Judge w. II. Kisbey, county
court judge for Louth and Armagh.
On his honor taking his seat in court,
Mr. ]. ]. Russell, sub-sheriff, present
ed his honor with the customary pair
Of white gloves, emblematic of the
crimeless state of the county. Judge
Kisbey thanked Mr. Russell and said
he thought it only right to say that
the county of Louth was establishing
a record as regards the absence of
crime.
LEITRIM.
For the third time in succession the
sub-sheriff of Leitrim (AIr. Vaugh), OH
Oct 81, presented Judge Waters with
white gloves at Manorhamilton quar-
ter sessions, there being no criminal
case to be tried.
An extraordinary state of affairs
has arisen on the Rossinver estate of
James tombstone of Kinlough. With
out a word of warning or notice or
application for rent, processes of eject
ment We're issued against sixty ten
ants on the estate for hearing at the
Manorhamilton quarter sessions The
cases came on for hearing on Oct 20,
and DEGREES were given i'll all cases;
but the representative of the landlord,
Mr.. Stubs, solicitor, Ballyshannon,
was forced to consent to stay until
January, no proceeding for ejectment
to be taken against any tenants pay
ing one years rent on or before Jan. 1.
MONAGHAN.
The death is announced, on Oct p,
at the Convent of st. Louis, Monag-
han, after a protlacted illness, of Jen-
ny lin religion Sister Mary Benedict,
daughter of r. Eardley, head inspector
of national schools, and sister of Rev.
]. Eardley, G. c., Kilkeel, and Rev.
G.. Eardley, C. c., Dromore. Office
and high mass We're celebrated in the
convent chapel on Oct. % and the
funeral took place Immediately after.
MAYO
On Oct 81 ii young man of the
farming class named John Mulroa
was brought up at special court held
at Kilmaine charged with having, on
Sept. 90, murdered John higgins of
Shrnle. The dying statement of the
deceased was read, and some further
evidence having been taken, the case
was adjourned for week.
At the meeting of the Ballaglud der
reen branch Of the United Irish
League on Oct. 10, a very interesting
paper on the life Of Archbishop Nc
Hale was read by the Rev. NJ. j.
O'Doherty. There was a very large
attendance of members, among whom
were the Very Rev. J. Daily. ID. d.,
and the Rev. NJ. Connolly. Father
O'Doherty dealt in detail with the
more notable events in the life of thu
great prclate, which showed that fore
most-nay, almost alone-among the
great thinkers of his age DR.. McHn,e
advocated the principles of an Irish
Ireland as first essential in the ele-
ments of national progress. Tie
preservation of the Irish language was
his grand ideal.
QUEENS COUNTY.
Mrs. Mary Frances Bloomfield.
Everton, Queens county, who died on
July 8, left an estate of the gross
value of f1,299 us, with net personal.
ly sworn at f113 Gs. 3d.; and probate
of her will dated May 90, 1900. has
been granted to Mr. William Raymond
Clark, of Kilballykea. mower heinz re