The Irish standard., 1903-04-11
18th, at his residence, II North Great

for the counties of Dublin and Ros
common, eldest son of the late Andrew
Russell Stritch, barrister-at-aw. MIR.
Stritch graduated from Trinity col
lege, where he took Il good degree, and
was specially distinguished in all
forms Of athletics. He Ion. held a
prominent position at the bar. and was
for some time the leader Of the Con-
naught circuit He leaves a widow
and large family to mourn his loss.
SLIGO.
At the Sligo .AssiZes on March 18th,
Il case based on similar lines to the
Tallow action was decided before Mr..
Justice Barton. Rev. Father Spell
man, Z. G., president of the kilmac-
tigue branch of the United Irish
league; Anthony Calvey secretary to
the same branch; and two committee
men, named Hugh OIIara and John
M'Nulty, appealed against the decis-
ion of County Court Judge O'Connor
Norris, who gave a decree for i19 los.
against them, because they conspired
to injure Il farmer named Edward
Perdue, Of lNilmactigue. In giving his
decision, which, of course. was pref
udiced, Mr.. Barton said he had 10
other course but to affirm the decis-
ion of the county court Judge, and
grant decree for f19 los. against the
defendants, with cost.
1t is with extreme regret we have
to announce the sad news of the DEAN
OF the popular young son of Mr.. Hen
~ Brennan Co. c., Clitoney, county
Sligo, Mr.. Henry William Brennan.
TYRONE.
LII the house of commons. OH March
10th, MIR. Murnaghan, having asked
the chief secretary for Ireland if he
would consider the desrability of
transferring TO the county council of
Tyrone the disused Jail at Omagh, for
the purpose of technical instruction or
other useful object, subject to such
reservations as the prisons board re-
quired in similar cases in another
county, Mr.. Wyndham replicd-The
prisons board, with the consent of the
treasury, would be prepared to hand
over the prison to the county council,
subject to the conditions referred to.
No application i'll this respect, how
ever, has vet been made to the gov
ernment by the council
TIPPERARY.
On the morning of ST. patrick's
Day, a great sensation was created in
Nenagh when it was reported that the
Catholic church had been broken into
and robbed during the previous night.
The night had been extremely wet
and cold, and the burglar must have
taken advantage Of the occasion when
he knew no person was likely to be
out. The sacristy window, at the end
furthest from the tower, had been
smashed open, and through it an ell
trance was made. Owing to prev
1ouS robbery, over eighteen months
ago, no money is left in the collection
boxes; consequently, there was moth
ing to be taken in this line. The
church bore traces of having been
searched, and twenty medals of the
Holy Family Confraternity had been
taken from the sacristy. Nothing
further was missing.
WICKLOW.
On the night of March 18th, about
30 tons of straw and 20 tons of hay,
the property of farmer named
Charles Byrnc, Of Kingstown. near
Wicklow, were destroyed by fire.
WATERFORD.
We regret to announce the death on
March 18th, of Mr.. David CAVITY.
Johnstown, which occurred after a
very protacted illness. Mr.. Canty
was, in years past, connected with the
Waterford Press, and was at one time
member Of the City Corporation.
WESTMIIATH.
On March 10Th, DR.. PIX. Helion Fox,
OF Benown house, retired major and
fellow Of the college of Surgeons, was
again brought up at Glasson petty scs-
sions court from Tullamore Jail,
charged with unlawfully woundng
JAS. Damon, farmer, of Aughafin, by
firing at him with a revolver, "caus-
ing him grievous bodily harm, and
with intent to murder him." The in
Jured man is at present n patient in
the Mater Misericordiac hospital, Dub
lin, and was unable to appear; so, DR..
Fox was again remanded to Tulla-
more Jail, bail being refused.
WEXFORD.
On March 18th, one Of the greatest
demonstrations ever held in Wexford
took place in Enniscorthy, under the
auspices Of the Gaelic league. The
primary object Of the procession was
to aid the Irish language fund; but it
also served the purpose of illustrating
the force Of the movement in the
town. The most notable feature Of
the procession was the presence Of the
boys of the Christian Brothers schools,
as well as the pupils of the Presenta-
tion and Mercy converts, who march
ed in excellent order under the guild
ance of their supcriors. The Urban
council and the other public bodies