The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-11-05

commercial life of that town q valued
and esteemed inhabitant. The deceased
had attained the age of 6G, and though
he had been in failing health for some
years past. his death was rather UNI
expected. His funeral to the burial
ground. at Fachna, was large and rep
Preventative and bore striking proof of
1.-THE popularity of the deceased.
i The death is also announced OH Sep
tember 81, ut his residence, West
street, Cahirciveen, of Michael Sugrue,
slopkeeper and farmer. aged 50 years,
deeply and deservedly regretted by his
family and Il large circle of friends.
KILKENNY.
Most Rev. DIR. Brownrigg, bishop of
OSSory. has resigned from the chair
manship of the Kilkenny County
Technical and Agricultural Commit
tee. the ever-incre;ising duties of his Of
flee rendering it impossible for him to
attend the meetings of that body. The
members expressed regret ut the bish-
ops decision. and intended to ask him
to reconsider it: but the chairman said
he had told him to represent to them
that his decision was absolute. and that
there would he 10 Use asking him to
reconsider his resignation. The resig-
nation was, therefore, adopted with
regret.
I.EITRIM.
In the bankruptcy court, Dublin, on
October IL, before Justice Boyd, the
adjourned case of Margaret Cunning
ham, bankrupt, was called up This
was an application by Kate Cunning
ham, sister Of the bankrupt. for an Or
der admitting her claim for EGO for
wages. 1t came up now in the form
of an appeal from the chief registrar,
disallowing it. The bankrupt was Il
trader under the name of Cunningham
tx Co., in Main street, NIohill, as Il
draper and Il publican. The claim was
for three years wages at EGO year.
The applicants claim for fG3 los. for
cash lent had been admitted ut the
previous hearing; but the court refused
the present application, with costs
against the applicant.
| LIMERICK.
The late Colonel f. II. Rich, of Rich
Hill. left an estate of the gross value
of fS9,269.
AT the police court, Limerick, on Oc-
tober II, Robert Lambert, who had
been in the employment of the Sun
Fire Insurance Company, was charged
with obtaining money under false pre-.
lenses. The information of the inspec-
tors of the company stated that the
accused had obtained check for Els
lbs. to pay Mr.. jeremiah Anglim, on
whose premises fire was said to have
occurred. 1t was found that there had
been no fire. and Mr.. Anglim had re-
ceived no money. The accused was
remanded on bail.
| LONGFORD.
On October a we'll attended meet
ing of the North Longford Executive
took place at Ballinalee. Mr.. VIM.
Ganly, chairman of the North Long
ford Executive, presided, and, in a
spirited speech referred to the scan
dalous attempt made, on the Clanmor-
ris estate, to give the big farms to the
graziers. contrary to the spirit of the
act Of 1908. They had land agent
sending out a circular to the big gra-
ziers to send in their proposals, so as
to give all these farms to the big gra-
Tiers.
LOUTH.
On the night of October 10 an excit-
ing incident was witnessed at a fire
! which destroyed the United Trades
hall, Drogheda. While the flames
were being subdued the fact was over
looked that Mrs. Duffy, the caretaker's
wife, was still in the building. She
appeared at one of the top windows,
evidently prepared to jump into the
street. The crowd, however, dissuad-
ed her, and the Corporation escape be-
ing run up, she was rescued in an ex-
hausted condition.
MAYO.
An important meeting, in reference
to the state of education in Ireland
was held on October 8 at Ballaghade-
reen, at which addresses were deliy-
cred by the bishop of Achonry, Mr.
John Diloln, M. p, and others.
| MEATH.
Thomas Gerard, a stonecutter, about
30 years of age, met his death on Sun
day night, October Q. He had come in
to Navan that evening to meet his
mother and brother who were coming
home from Dublin, after attending the
Parnell anniversary celebration. He
left them driving home in cart, and
! took short cut homewards. At a
place called the White Quarry, short
distance from Ardbraccan, the unfortu-
nate man walked into the quarry,
which is some 35 or 40 feet deep, and
was killed instantaneously.
MONAGHAN.
A blind man, named Hearty, has
been lodged in Dundall Jail, on the