The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

/ feloniously and with malice afore-
thought killed and murdered one Mi
, chael Carroll.
/ Mr.. Battersby rendered a plea of
guilty of manslaughter which was ac-
ceptcd by the crown, and the prisoner
was sentenced to three Years penal
scrvitude.
TYRONE.
The storm of February oGth and 9th
was very severe i'll Omagh and district.
From midnight until about six O'Clock
i'll the morning, gallo of great VIC
! lence blew. The wind came in terrific
gusts, the roaring Of which kept PEG
pie awake, fearing that the houses
would tumble down over their heads,
| and it was expected that the morning
would reveal disastrous consequences.
Fortunately that was not so, as the on
ly damage resulting WAS the removal
OF States from some of the houses. In
the country districts dwellings were
stripped and considerable damage was
done to hay and straw stacks. Happily
no eases of personal injury We're re-
ported.
The death is announced, on March
I'd, at his residence, Tully, Mountjoy,
Omagh, of John MrCanny, aged II
years.
WES'rAl EATH.
a terrible outrage is reported from
the townland of Cronly. about one
mile and a half from Edgeworthstown.
1t would appear that horse was
found on the road. literally skinned
alive and turned loose to die 4.lt
skin was peeled off with some sharp
instruments; and all the horses teeth
were also wrenched out, to make the
poor beast unacceptable.
WEXFORD.
On the morning of February 2Stl,
as Margaret Sunderland was walking
along the banks of the river Annagora,
tween Ballycanew and Courtown, she
was startled at terrible spectacle.
Underneath the bough of tree, at a
point near Bolaney she recognized the
dead body of a neighboring farmer,
and floating in close proximity was the
dead body of another farmer. The
of &c.
gated.
WATERFORD.
At the meeting of the Dungarvan
Urban district council. on March 9th.
Mr.. Thomas O'Connor chairman pro
siding, the clerk read the resolution
recently passed by the Waterford cor
poration requesting Mr. John Z. Red
mOnd. chairman of the Irish parla-
mentary party, to provide place for
Mr. Thomas Sexton in the ranks of
the party, as the time was now oppor-
tune for every friend of the country to
take his place in the country's service,
and more particularly was it desirable
that gentleman of Mr. Sections rec
ognized ability should I've included in
the ranks of the party now, when the
work to which he had devoted the best
of his life was approaching consum-
nation. The resolution was unani-
mously adopted
WICKLOW.
AT the March meeting of the Wick
low association, Mr. II. Mccarthy in
the chair Mr.. Thomas Cunniam, hon.
treasurer, submitted the balance sheet
setting forth detailed statement of ac-
counts in reference to the recent per-
Torrance, at Queens theatre. in aid
of the Dwyer and M'Allister memoir
ial fund. After deducting all expenses
balance of go los. 3D. remained on
hand as the net result of the perform
ancc Mr.. Cunniam also submitted Il
statement as to the general state of
the memorial fund, which was con-
sidered cmincntly satisfactory. 1t was
decided that brake, containing the
members of the committee should rep
resent the association at the Language
Demonstration, the general members
having expressed wish to participate
with the Gaelic league branches and
other organizations with which they
are connected. A resolution advocat-
ing the observance of st. Patrick S
Day as national holiday was, on the
motion of Mr.. ]. Kitson, seconded by
Mr.. J. O'Neill, passed unanimously.
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