The Irish standard., 1904-10-08
has been appointed as poor rate. col
lector for. the Trim district.
90 QUEENS co.

QUEENS co.
We regret to announce the death of
Mrs. Bridget Kirwan, wife, of Mr..
Michael Kirwan, of Closh, Camross,
which sad event occurred on Monday,
September S, and was quite unexpect-
ed, as she was in her usual health. a
few days. previously. She was only
"a years of age. On Wednesday, Sep
TENDER Z, her remains were followed
by very large cortege, testifying the
great esteem i'll which she was held, as
we'll as the deep sympathy for her hus-
band and her family, to Camross par
ish church, where solemn office and
Requiem mass We're offered for the
repose of her soul. The celebrant
was the Very Rev. Joseph Canon
lyman, d. D., p. P, cousin of the de-
ceased.
ROSCONINION.
Yet another county court appoint
ment has, gone to a Protestant lawyer
This time it is Mr.. Wakely, X. c., who
has been appointed, county court judge
of Roscommon.
SLIGO.
The Skreen and Dromore branch of
the United Irish league have unani-
mously adopted the resolutions of the
National Directory, and pledged full
support to the Irish party.
TIPPERARY.
On September -, the new bishop of
Kllaloe got magnificent reception, on
his first visit, since his appointment,
to his native parish of Nenagh. DR..
Fogarty, replying to addresses, spoke
on the land, industrial, and temper
ance questions; and referring to the
Irish party, he said they We're the
right hand Of Ireland; and so be re-
joiced to find among them an honored
member of that party in the person of
Mr.. p. ]. O'Brien, NJ. P.
TYRONE.
The marriage is announced, on Sep
TENDER 6, at the Catholic church,
Cookstown, by the Very Rev. Charles
Canon Quin, p. F., V. f., Camlough
(uncle of the bride), of James, son of
the late Bernard McNeown, 'The
River" Dunsilly, Antrim, to Mary
Kate, eldest daughter of Michael Quin,
Cookstown:
WICKLOW.
The death is announced, OH Septem-
Der II, of Sir Henry Cochrane, which
took place ut his residence, near Bray.
Two years ago he had a very severe
! illness. and although he made a mar
Vicious recovery, he never quite regain
ed his former strength. He was the
head, Of the firm of Cantrel & Coch-
rane, the well-lznown mineral water
manufa cturers. He is succeeded in
the title by his eldest son, Ernest Cecil
Cochrane, who was lately called to the
English bar.
WEXFORD.
The ninety-frst annual show of the
Corey Farming society took place on
September Is. This year the entries
registered 100 in excess of last year.
Very favorable comment was passed
on all classes, which were even and
well contested. The horses were a
better lot than those shown at the
previous exhibition. There were a lot
of superior cattle paraded. In the
first Glass;, Mr.. Doyne's "Annie Vic
tor which was placed second and
third at the great metropolitan show,
gained first place; whilst Mr.. Mills
bull, which was champion at Ennis
corthy and New Ross, was placed
second. In the sheep exhibits, the first
prize was given to the pure bred
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES exhibited by Mr..
Doyne. In Glass 8, Mr.. Latta was SIC
cessful, his famous ram, "Proud
Charley" which won a large array of
first and second prizes, being again
first on the list.
WESTN1EATH
A few days ago, Mr.. Fetherston-
haugh, sub-sheriff for Westmeath, ar
rived in Clonmellon for the purpose of
carrying out five evictions on the estate
of Sir Montagu Chapman: The SUBJ
sheriff was accompanied by bailiffs
and constables; and John Darling, es-
tate bailiff, pointed out the different
houses. The first reached was the resi-
dence, if such the wretched howell
could be called, of Christopher Lynch.
A brief time suf1iced the eviction party
to get out all the poor mans furniture
on the roadside, and then move was
made by Bryan Sheridan's, where a
pitiable spectacle was witnessed when
his mother, aged about 80 years, was
forced to quit the old hearth and was
sent out on the roadside in heavy
downpour of rain. Michael Denning
was the next victim Of determination
but the saddest of all the evictions was
that Of a poor man named James
| Cough, whose wife and child had died
,recently, and who had but that hum
BILE roof to shelter the seven little ones
who remain to him. In the case of a
man named Thomas Chester, the re-
lieving officer (Mr. Moore) interviewed
and stopped the eviction by handing
the sub-sheriff a certificate from DR..
| OConnor, that the mans wife was un-