The Irish standard., 1904-12-31

| liunlln society opened on Dec. 9th, In
the fat cattle there was marked I'M
provement on previous Displays mad
i'll the barley department. there was
Il Very interesting exhibit.
DONEGAL.
VIM. Harlin, of Castledovey, near
l-etterkenny. was convicted, at the
Ulster Assizes, of the manslaughter of
! his cousin, Daniel Sweeney, on the
llth May. The prisoner was put back
for sentence
Fishing off the Northwest Coast
has been suspended in consequence of
gales. All the steamers which arrived
i'll Belfast reported terrible weather
in the Atlantic.
| On Dec. 18th, Mr.. John Dillon, NJ. r.,
addressed enthusiastic meetings at
Greenhill and Neville, and delivered
important speeches.
| GALWAY.
I'm Dec. Il tragic occurrence, re-
sritlng i'll the death of IL young man
named Michael Robinson. aged about
20 years, and the serious, and it is
feared fatal, injury to his young
brother. Thomas Robinson, took place
near Louglrea. -Four brothers named
Joseph, Michael, Thomas and James
Robinson, together With two other
men, named Michael and Frank Carly,
were engaged i'll blasting operations
| ;rt the rear of the Robinson's house
| ut GalTybreda, and Michael and
Thomas Robinson We're "tamping'' a
powder charge in drilled hole. when
suddenly the charge exploded. Both
brothers were Rocked down, and on
the Others going to their assistance, it
! WAS found that the left side of
-Mlchaels head, above the eye, was
smashed in as if by a splinter of stone
thomas Robinson was also badly hat
| tefed about the face, one of his evos
being completely destroyed; while the
tiilfd brother, James, received some
slight injuries to his leg. DR.. Crowley
| y
was quickly on the scene; but AIicbocrs
| injuries We're SO severe, that he was
beyond all human aid; he died, three
hours after the occurrence. Thomas
still Tigers, but small hopes are enter
tained Of his recovery.
KINGS COUNTY,
| on the morning of Dec. 9th, in
! formation reached Tullamore of q
shocking affray in Geashill district
Parties named Loonam, Clarke and
| craven fell out on the previous Satur-
Jay night, coming home from country
puDllc-house, known as The Thatch
and desperate encounter took place
III the darkness, by the roadside A
short time afterwards young Loonam's
mother and sisters found him living
on gravel heap, dying. They succeed
ed III carrying him home, where death
| supervened in couple of hours
craven was arrested on Sunday morn
ing, by the Blueball police, when leav-
| ing Mucklagh Chapel and is now in
! custody.
KERRY.
"A subscription list has been opened
| by the Rev. John Lawlorr. p. p. Ral-
lymacelligott, on behalf of the family
Of the late Michael O'Rourke and wife
who recently lost their lives uder such
sad circumstances.
| The Tralee Sentinel Of December 2
says: "That the county hall is to be
erected is at long last an accomplished
fact. The voting for it's erection at
thursdays county council meeting was
10 to 4. Those numbers show plainly
That the county wants hall, and must
have it. All who advocated the build
ing Of the hall are to be congratulated,
and particularly Mr.. p. M. Quinlan.
the able county secretary, as well as
the local press of all shades"
KILKENNY.
The sale Of their agricultural land
to their tenants has been finally an
proved of by the Kilkenny corporation.
On December 6 the marriage took
place at st. Mary's Catholic cathedral.
Kilkenny, of Baron Won Musal, an Aus
trlan nobleman, and Mrs. Julia Mol
10y, formerly of Galmoy, county Kill
kenny. The ceremony (Which was per-
formed by the Rev. Patrick Treacy,
Adm, st. Johns, assisted by the Rev.
James Doyle, Adm, st. Mary's), was
allowed to take place in Advent BY
special permission. Early as the cere-
mony took place Is o'clock, there was
large number to witness it on account
of the spice of romance attached to
it. The parties had met in Chicago,
where the bride occupied a position, it
is said, in a telegraph office
LOUTH.
In the Nisi Prius Court Dublin, on
Dec. z, before Chief Justice O'Brien,
and special jury, the case of Brani-
gan VS.. Sicily, again came on. The
plaintiff, Lawrence Francis Branigan.
sought to recover from the defendant.
John Foy Shelly, Ell los. years. rent
of premises in Dyer street, Drogheda,
held by the defendant under the
plaintiff as tenant from year to year,
and also $500 damages for breach of a
covenant contained in lease of
| August, 1906 to keen the nremises in