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

hcda took place on August 18th in the
courthouse. The mayor alderman
John McGuinness), chairman of the
harbor board, presided, and was as
sisted by Mr. Thomas Byrne, secretary
of the board, and Mr.. Thos. Dowdall,
clerk of the Drogheda Union. There
are twenty-seven elected members of
the harbor board, of whom one-third
retire every year. This year the out
going members were:-NIessrs. Luke
j. Elcock, L. c.; Christopher Tighe,
Patrick German, I. c.; Peter Lynch,
L. c.; Captain Il. Kirwan, John Nc
Evoy, Captain Patrick Morgan, Fran
els Gogarty, and George II. Daily, j.
Z. Mr.. George H. DAILY intimated
previous to the election that he did not
seek reelection, and there was a
tenth vacancy consequent on the
death, since the last election, of Mr..
Thomas Lyons. Eight of the outgo-
ing members presented themselves as
candidates. When the vote had been
counted, the mayor declared that
Messrs, Clock, Kirwan, Lynch, Tighe,
Gogarty, Morgan, German, and Nc
Kenny We're duly elected commission
ers in place Of the nine retiring, and
that Mr.. William Hill, of the firm of
Hill & Mccain, had been elected in
the room Of the late Mr.. Thomas
Lyons.
QUEENS COUNTY.
On August 10Th, DR.. II. f. Higgins,
coroner for Queens County, held an
inquest near Granstown Manor on an
old woman named Sarah Delaney who
was found dead in her house on the
previous day. Deceased lived alone,
and was in receipt of pension from
Lord Castletown Her death was dis
covered i'll peculiar manner. A
herder of Lord Castletown's, named
James Corboy, missed heifer, and
searched for it all over the manor
Finally, remembering that the animal
was pet of the old woman, who used
to feed it at her cabin every morning
he went to the cabin, and there found
the heifer standing beside the dead
body, Which lay Oh some sacks in the
kitchen. A verdict of death from
heart failure was returned.
ROSCOMNION.
On Sunday, August 8, in Roscom
mon, the Church of the Sacred Heart
was the scene Of most impressive
function, on the occasion of the or
dination of Rev. Michael Carroll, Of
the Franciscan Order, Forest Gate
London. a native of Roscommon. Mos
Rev. DR.. Clancy was the ordainine
prelate, and vast congregation OF
the people of the parish and surround
ing districts attended.
TIPPERARY.
A man named James Ahearne, age(
about G5, a small farmer residing al
Kincor, a short distance from Clon
mel, has mysteriously disappeared
since August 18th. On that day III
was seen at the Clonmel sports, ant
about ten o'clock at night he was me-
walking along the river between Gas
house bridge and Two-AIile bridge, or
his way homewards. Not returning
home, his friends became alarmed
and came into town in quest of him
but their search was in vain, and ur
to the present there are no tidings OF
him. Fears are entertained that he
fell into the River SUR, which was
considerably swollen at the time
On August Goth, as gentleman
named Mr.. Stephen N1ounsey, OF
Clashnevin, near Nenagh, was walk
ing through the grounds of the North
Tipperary agricultural show, he was
attacked by boar, which inflicted q
severe wound OH his leg. He was con.
veyed to his residence, where he was
attended by DR.. Powell. Nenagh, and
is progressing favorably. but his life
is not yet out of danger.
WATERFORD.
In the bankrupt court, Dublin, on
August Dist, Mr.. Hugh Doyle, chief
clerk. sat in the Tallow case. when
witnesses were examined in bankrupt
cy proceedings, following the verdict
for damages obtained by Mr.. O'Neefe
a trader in Tallow, against several per
soDs for having Illegally conspired to
injure him in his business.
In the case of John O'Brien, bank.
rupt, who had carried on business as
a hardware merchant in Tallow, the
chief clerk said the bankrupt could be
brought up to the office of the as.
sfgnees, and could answer questions in
reference to these matters from the
books. That course was agreed to.
The next case inquired into was that
of John J. Walsh, who had carried on
business at Tallow as a grocer, baker
and licensed vintner, and in the case
of John Condor, who had carried on
business at Temple Valley, Curriglass,
in the County Cork, and was also a
farmer, similar rule was made.
WICKLOW.
Early on the morning of August 10th