The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-11-12
KERRY.

Work Oil the Kerry ,9S memorial
was practically begun on. October 49,
Since the lamented demise of Mr.. ].
b. Healy, the original contractor, the.
contract has been transferred to
Mcssrs. j.. O'Reilly & Sons, and will.
now be carried to completion as quick
ly as possible. ..- 1t 80
In the courthouse, Tralee, on Octo-
Der II, the sub-sheritf, Mr.. II. G. Good
man, and Il spcial jury sat to as
sess, damages. in Il SANDER action in
which Timothy O'Connor shopkeeperi
and publican, Castlegregory, was
plaintiff, and Michael Murphy, shop
keeper and farmer, Illauncoun, near
Castlegregol'y, was defendant. The
action was brought in the high court,
when there was no appearance for the
defendant, and an interlocutory judy.
ment was marked, and an order made,
sending it to the sheriff to assess dam
ages.
KILDARE,
AT Maynooth college, on October II,
the newly appointed bishop of Kill
laloe Most Rev. DR.. Fogarty), was
made the recipient of presentation
of silver plate from his friends in the
town.
The Curragh October race meeting,
extending over three days, was COM
menced on the 18th in gloomy but not
unpleasant weather. The principal
events OH the first days programme
We're the National Produce Stakes and
the Curragh Cesarewitch, and those
were Won by Mr.. P. Fields "Sllangan-
agh Park" and Mr.. G.. Hurley's Cleo
NIL" respectively.
LONGFORD.
The marriage is announced, on Oc-
tober 2, at st. Nicholas Catholic
church. Francis street, Dublin, by
Rev. Peter J. Monahan, G. c., of John
]. O'Reilly, wine and spirit merchant,
81 Dawson street. Dublin, fourth son
of Timothy OReilly, Drummin, Bal
linglin, county Wicklow, to Maria, eld-
est and only daughter of John O'Reil-
ly, Cloughernal house, Granard, coun-
ty Longford.
LIMERICK.
In Garryowen, Limerick, on October
IS, a travelling tinman, named Pat
rick Casey, met his death under dis
tressing circumstances. TIe was try
ing to reach some old tins at the bot
tom of a quarry, into which refuse
had been tipped, when he tumbled in
to the mud and water. William
Keane, the well-known Irish piper, as
sisted by his brother, made gallant
attempt at rescue, and succeeded in
dragging Casey to solid ground; but
all efforts at resuscitation proved un-
awaiting. Casey was forty years Of
age. and was married. ~ .
In Limerick, on October is, Robert
Lambert, an employee of the Sun In
surance Co., was returned for trial on
charge of having perpetrated sever
al frauds on the company. in connec-
ton with claims for damages alleged
to have been, caused by fires in the
city. -.as .
. +-..- .aLOUTH. 80.
At the meeting Of the Drogheda cor
poration on October 10, the mayor de-
scribed the arrangements for the visit
of Mr.. John Redmond, M. p, to Drog-
heda, on the 18th Of November, when
they would have great Nationalist
demonstration. On the same evening
they would entertain Mr.. Redmond at
banquet, and on the following day
the freedom of Drogheda would be
presented to Mr.. Redmond. He (the
mayor had called public meeting
Of the citizens, in the mayoralty house,
to make arrangements to carry out
that programme as became the tradi-
lions of Drogheda.
&c.,. LEITRIM.
The committee of management of
the Sligo and Leitrim asylum has
passed a resolution protesting against
the language used by the Protestant
bishop of Elphin in his recent speech
at the Boyle synod, with reference to
the Irish. peasantry.
MONAGHAN. ..-.
On October 10 the blind man, Peter
Hearty, of Cregganduff, near Cross
maglen, charged with the wilful MUIR
der of his wife on the 9th of October,
was taken before Mr.. r. G.. Bull, r.
NJ, who held special court of petty
sessions in Crossmaglen. The prisoner
made no statement, and was COM
nlitted to Armagh Jail to await trial
at the winter assizes.
MEATH.
On October 16 the solemn ceremony
Of dedication Of the new church of
st. Andrew, Curraha (near Ash
bourne), took place in the presence Of
a large and devout gathering drawn
from all the surrounding parishes.
Most Rev. DR.. Gaffney, bishop of
Meath, performed the ceremony of
dedication, assisted by large body
Of the clergy. After the celebration
of the high mass, the Rev. M. J. o.
Farrell, of All Hallows college, Dub