The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-10-24

was on the footway.
GALWAY.
The marriage is announced on Sept.
IL, ut the Parish Church of st. Joseph,
by Rev, John Talon, Adm, Ballymac-
ward, of Martin, youngest son of the
late Frank Davis, Clooncagh, County
Roscommon, to Bridget, eldest daugh-
ter Of Timothy Burke, Colmanstown.
County Galway.
KILKENNY.
On September % IL gentleman NAM
ell Swan, while fishing in the Deem
river outside Castlecomer noticed Il
dark object in the water at the side
OF Il fallen tree which was thrown
across the river and OH examining it
found it was the body of Il man. The
police had the body brought in, as it
was reported that man was missing
from his home i'll Clogh, Il Village four
miles outside Castleconer, since the
night of the great storm in the end of
February last The friends of the
man, Il Mr. Patrick Shortal, were
communicated with and they We're
able to identify the body as being that
of their lost brother, who was last
seen by them on the night of the
storm.
LIMERICK.
No little interest has been caused i'm
Limerick through the announcement
that a warrant had been issued for the
arrest, for embeZZlement, of MIR.
Thomas McSwiney, a well-known local
stockbroker who had left the city at
the suit of Mr.. Thomas Kenna of the
Glcnbrook hotel, for Il sum of ESQ.
1t is rumored that Mr.. McSwiney's in
debtednesS to his clients in the city
and county reached from $1,000 to
1900, MANY citizens being heavily
involved in the matter The police.
acting OH Il search warrant, visited Mi.
McSwiney's office in Glenworth street
and took possession of all the docu-
ments and books therein.
A Gin telegram states that Il man
named Thomas Shelby died near that
place recently aged 40 years.
y dispatch from Abbeyfcale dated
Sept. 80 says: "-As Il result of special in
quiries relative to the condition of the
potato crop in this and the adjoining
districts Of TOurnafulla, MOuntcollins,
4Athea and Templeglantine. it has been
ascertained that Il large portion has
been destroyed by the prolonged rains
since the early part of July. The loss
is the greatest experienced since 1879,
particularly to the small farmers and
laborers.''
At the meeting of the Limerick
county council OH Sept. 26, Mr.. II. Coll.
j. r.. presiding. the report of a special
committee recommending that the
secretary's salary be increased from
1910 to f495 was considered. On IL
poll being taken. ten voted against
and seven for an increase of s;lr,ry.
Mr.. Roche said he would apply for an
increase under the Act of 1902, owing
to Increased duties.
LONGFORD.
Most Rev. Dr. Higgins. Bishop of
Rockhampton, arrived in Longford OIL
Sept. 21 and was staying as the guest
of the Most. Rev. DIR. Hoare. Bishop
of Ardagh and ClonnlacEoise at st.
Mers college. II was understood he
in the ncghborlood of Longford be-
fore leaving.
Arrangements were being pushed
forward for the holding of Il great
National demonstration at Ballinalec
to consider the application of the Land
Act to the unsold estates in North
Longford and also the position created
by the failure Of the crops in consc-
quencc of the bad weather.
MAYO.
Father John Ludden left Oh Sept. )
for the United States after spending
his holidays in Ireland. Father Lud-
den, who had been twenty-five years
in America, is a nephew of Dean Lud-
den of Little Falls and Father james
Ludden of Albany and is a son of Mr..
Michael Ludden, Cappavicar, Castle
bar. Father Ludden is also a first
cousin of the Bishop of Syracuse. 1t
is thirteen years since Father Ludden
paid his last visit to his native land.
On Sept. % the death occurred of IL
young man named Michael +. Daley
of Belcarra, near Castelar,, as the re-
suit of injuries deceased received OH
the previous Thursday when returning
from Balla fair. Deceased and man
named Cunnane had a dispute at the
fair and when going home in the even
ing the dispute was renewed and 81
row ensued, in the course of which
Cunnane struck young DAILY on the
head with a stick. Cunnane has been
arrested and is ut present in the
Castelar, Jail.
| MEATH,
In pursuance of notice, the tenants
OH the estate of Mr.. Mccain held a
meeting at Ncwtown, Parish Of Gyd-
den on Sept % for the purpose of
ascertaining from the landlord if he
would dispose of his property by sale