The Irish standard., 1904-05-21

business on the agenda was the cleo
ton of chairman in the room of the
late Mr. Francis Sheridan, ]. p, Co.
c. Mir. Francis Cannon, County c.,
chairman Trim poor law guardians.
Mr.. James Mcguire, Navan; and Mrs.
Leonard, Y. c., Dunshaughlin, were
nominated. A division was taken when
Messrs. Cannon and Mcguire received
each votes and Mrs. Leonard votes.
Mrs. Leonard then fell out. A second
poll was taken, when the voting for
Messrs. Cannon and Mcguire was
even, 8 each. Mrs. Leonard, as chair
man, gave her vote to Mr.. Mcguire,
who was declared elected.
ROSCOMMON.
In Roscommon, on April 18th, gen-
eral regret was caused by the all
nouncement of the death OF Mr.. l. A.
Z. Mulligan, which sad event took
place at his residence. The deceased
was young man, but had been in fail
ing health for the past few years, and
the end was not unexpected. A splen-
did athlete, he at one time held the
12o yards hurdle championship OF the
United Kingdom, and had won at dit
ierent sports meetings over two hun
dred prizes Formerly well-known
figure i'll Dublin sporting Journalistic
circles, he spent most of his later years
in London, from which metropolis he
returned little while ago, practically
TO die. Great sympathy is cvinced for
his bercaved parents at their loss.
SLIGO.
On Sunday, April 24th, large and
representative meeting was held in
Gurteen, county Sligo, for the purpose
OF establishing a branch OF the Gaelic
league.
Very Rev. Canon Lowry. P. P, pre-
sided, and delivered stirring address,
i'll the course OF which he exhorted all
who had the interest OF their country
at heart to assist the Gaelic league in
its patriotic efforts to revive the ma
tional language and preserve it as a
living force in Irish life.
The Gaelic league organizer. Mr.. Il.
Mcchall. also addressed the meeting in
Irish and English
TYRONE.
On April olst fatal accident oc-
Cured i'll the hay market, Dungannon.
A man named O'Donnell, from the
neighborhood OF Coal Island, was as
sisting in the baling OF hay, when he
incautiously put his head under the
beam OF the machine as it was about
to work, and before he had time to
withdraw it, the beam came down,
smashing his skull and causing i'm
mediate death.
In Cookstown on the afternoon OF
April o1st, a fire broke out in hay
loft OF Mr.. James Mullan, OF the
Stewart Arms hotel. Considerable
damage was done before it was extin-
grished.
TIPPERARY.
In speech at Clonmel on April
oath, the archbishop of Cashel said a
home rule government was not far off,
The occasion OF his presence in Clon-
mel was the conservation OF a hand
some new altar in the new Birmingham
Catholic church. The Rev. Innocent
Ryan, St. Patrick's college, Thurles,
preached an eloquent and appropriate
sermon at the mass, and Father Burke,
p. p. the celebrant, thanked the arch
bishop for honoring them with his
presence there that day.
On the arrival of a special train in
Nenagh on Sunday afternoon, April
24th, the guard reported that woman
named Davy was killed outside Bally-
bropfy by being struck by the Nenagh
train and thrown on the siding of the
permanent way.
WICKLOW.
The death took place on April ed
at his residence, Dunlaven, county
Wicklow, of Thomas Cunningham,
aged g years. His funeral for inter-
ment in Killen Cormac took place on
April 24th.
The death is also announced on April
21st at Loretto convent, Bray, of Rev.
Mother Nj. Puicheria Darcy, in the
18th year of her age and 61st of her
religious life.
WEXFORD.
Mr.. John Roman otherwise Ronan),
OF King street, Wexford, who died OH
February 18th last, left personal estate
valued at 4,317 13s. 3d., including 9162
Is. 3D., which ranked as English estate;
and probate of his will, dated April
18th, 1901, has been granted to his
nephew, Mr. Joseph Michael Roman,
Of Paul quay, Wexford, national school
teacher, to whom, subject to the pay
ment of an annuity of Eco to his sis
ter, Margaret Roman, he left the whole
OF his estate absolutely.
WATERFORD.
On the evening Of Saturday, April
23d, serious assault occurred some
distance from Waterford city. Two
men, named Michael Kane and Pat
rick Murphy, went out to Carrickroe