The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-25

aIter some discussion. directed the bills
To he signed, With which the bankrupt
said he would comply: and the court
ordered the bankrupt to pay the costs
! OF the examinations.
GALWAY.
On May 3oth. in Galway county Il
small farmer named Hughes had IL
narrow escape from being killed by his
own bull. Hughes was in the habit of
visiting his cattle daily, and on that
date had entered the field, and going
amongst the cattle was furiously at
tackled by Il young bull and would GER
tainly have been killed had not assist
ance arrived. The injured man was talk
en- to the inlillnary where no less than
sixteen stitches We're found necessary
TO close the wounds. His. life was con-
Sidcred in Il precarous state.
KILDARE.
y Curragh correspondent writes: Il
regret to report the death of Charlie
Whelan. the we'll known flat race jock
ely, attached to I. Aliller's stables. who
died of pneumonia at the Drogheda
Memorial hospital, on May 29th.'
vt the quarter sessions in Athy, OH
May 3otl. County Court Judge Barry
gave Judgment in the following cases I:
Landlord NJ. Leonard; tenant. Edward
Fitzpatrick. Hallahoirc, Castledermot,
area 4Ga. II. up: rent. t36: Poor Law
llation, t335 los. The fair rent was fix
ed at t2I los, to run from March %,
1904. Landlords. Greene and others;
tenant, Edward Kane; area, 2Sa. 2r.
Sp.: rent, 80 los; valuation, G15 los.
The fair rent WAS fixed at i15.
KERRY.
The sea fisheries in South West
Kerry, especially around Dingle and
Cahriciveen have yielded satisfactory
results since last report In the mack
erel department good captures have
been the rule. and prices have i'm.
proved. Trawling boats have had Il
large amount of success among plaicc
and other fish. and prices in this de-
partment have been considered salts
factory. In the trammelling department
matters have been we'll up to the mark,
and prices good, though fuctuating
The lobster fisheries have yielded we'll
and appear TO exhibit further improve
1y-, II s.t
Mr.. Tlios. Burke has been appointed
Il member OF the Dingle Harbor COM
missioners by the board of trade. in
place of Hon. i! A. De Nioleyns, re-
signed.
! Kilkenny.
Major G. L. Bryan. Jcnkinstown. has
offered to sell his Thomastown proper
| ty to the tenants at Il price which will
secure them Il reduction of Gs. in the
pound GLE years purchase. He is
willing to forego half Il years rent,
another year to be added to the Dur-
chase money.
LOJTU.
Rev. Brother Lee. who has been for
the past twelve Years TN active Nom
Der of the Drogheda Christian Brothers
| Community, has been removed to Ira
lee. Brother Lee was great favoritc
With the pupils who attended the
schools Of his order there, and {,
general favorite With the public, who
recognized the deep interest which he
always took in evcryt thing concerning
| the welfare and advancement of the
pupils entrusted to his care; and the
news Of his departure for another
sphere of labor was learned with very
general regret by the townspeople
LIMERICK.
| The death a few days ago at Groom
of Mrs. Mary Dillon, who had entered
on her 1O3d year. and who had wit
messed i'll 1922, when she was seller
of butter in the Limerick market. the
execution of Scanlan for the murder of
ELY O'Connor, immortalized as ''Col-
leen Bawn," will recall one of the most
thrilling of O'Connor's anecdotes. He
had defended Seaman when OH tria
for his life, and was, at the time, at the
very zenith of his forensic career He
used often in after years to recount the
leading incidents of the trial, and then
to relate that Scanlan's request to be
conveyed to the place Of execution in
his own carriage was granted, but that
the horses refused to draw the carriag &c
across the bridge on the way to the
scaffold. They yielded neither to coax
ing nor to the whip, and at last had
to be taken from the carriage, their
places being filled by horses hired from
a job-master.
LONGFORD.
On Friday, May 9th, at the age of
30 years, there died in the convent of
Mercy, Longford, Sister Mary Raphael
lealy who was for nearly twelve years
a member Of the community of the Sis.
ters of Mercy in the town. The de.
ceased nun was daughter of Mr.. Healy
late head inspector Of the national
schools in the district, of which Long
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