The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-07-09

mOur, landlord; area, II acres and 80
perches; rent, 60 10s.; valuation, 20.
The rent was fixed at IS.
ROSCOAINION.
Mr.. John Fitzgibbon has been re-
elected chairman of Roscommon
county council for the ensuing year.
On the proposition of Mr.. Grogan,
seconded by Mr.. Higgins, Mr. d. ].
Kelly was reelected vice-clH,irman.
The marriage is announced on June
9th at the Jesuit's church, Upper Gar
diner street. Dublin, by Right Rev.
II. j. M'Loughlin, p. p, Roscommon,
of Thomas j. Neary, Alkaline House.
county Galway, eldest son of the late
James Neary, to Mary Catherine, cid
est daughter of Joseph O'Neill, Ros-
common.
The late Hugh Hyacinth MacDer-
mot, X. c., who died on 9th February
last, left personal estate which has
been valued at f34,311 lbs. Id.
TYRONE.
| DR.. NIulln of Cardiff, who has had
the honor conferred on him of being
| elected us representative of the Irish
in Wales, on the Executive Council of
the United Irish League of Great
Britain, is an fisherman, having been
born at Coollstown, county Tyrone, in
lS4G. For the past eighteen years he
has been closely identified with Irish
Nationalism in the Welsh metropolis
TIPPERARY.
Two boy brothers, named John and
Patrick Griffin, aged eight and fifteen
respectively, were accidently drowned
Clogheen, on July 10Th. The boys and
a sister aged twelve, We're playing
in a quarry, at Mount Anglesley,
near a pit, which was flooded. The
youngest boy was sailing bits of TIM
Der on the water, when he Overhaul
anced himself and fell in. His elder
brother jumped in to save him, and
both We're drowned The father, Il
cottier, was in Cahir on business when
the lamentable accident occurred.
WEXFORD.
On June 18th, an old man named
Edward Sinnott was knocked down
by a goods train on the Dublin, Wick
low and Wexford railway at Ferry
carrig. some miles from Wexford, and
was killed instantly. Deceased who
lived in a little cottage close to the
railway, had been gathering faggots
by the side of the track, when the
train-a spccial-came along uneX-
pectediy, and he was killed.
WESTAIEATH.
The tenants on Westmeath estate,
who were in such IL hurry to become
peasant proprietors, at 23 years pur
chase of first term and non-judicial
/ rents, that they could not wait for the
reinstatement of an evicted tenant.
are now repcnting ut leisure. The
landlords got them in false posi-
ton, and are now refusing them the
benefits of the old reductions. which
they were induced to surrender, sin
order that the purchase price might
not appear cNorbtant to the commits
sioners!" They trusted the story of
the old wolf. and now they are suffer-
ing accordingly.
WATERFORD.
Mr.. James HALEY of Ballybe%.
county Waterford, farmer, who died
on the 10th March last, left personal
estate valued at E17,243 5s. 3D.. and
probate of his will of the Goth Febru-
airy. 1904. has been granted to his
nephew, Mr.. Walter HALEY of Kill
barry. Waterford, and Mr. Nichols
Commins of Carrigphilip, Kilmeaden,
Waterford. farmers: to each of whom
he bequeathed 1900. He bequeathed
200 to Most Rev. DR.. Sheehan. Bishop
of Waterford, for the relief Of the
Catholic poor, and 1900 to the Most
Rev. DIR. Sheehan for the celebration
of High Mass. and E1O each to nine
other priests for like purpose: ESQ to
the Society of ST Vincent de Paul.
and E4OO to his daughter Kate, of the
Presentation Convent. Carrick- on-Suir.
WICKLOW.
At the annual meeting of the Wick
low county council. on June 14th, Mr..
Il. L. O'Kelly, chairman. presiding, a
letter was read from Colonel Neville
Chamberlain, inspector general of
constab,llary. with reference to Il
charge of E12 lbs. for extra police, in
ArlllOw on the occasion of the unveil-
ing of the Father Murphy memorial,
in juno, 1908. The account had been
before the proposals committee, which
recommended the county council not
to pay it. as much larger sums We're
RENTED in Sligo and Mayo. and they
did not see why a remittance should
not be made in favor of Wicklow.
The account was accordingly return
ed with the proposals committees
recommendation endorsed thereon.
The inspector general, however. re-
turned the account. and intimated that
IL would bovo In l,n ,,o;1 Nl,n