The Irish standard., 1904-02-06
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II. G. Sharman Crawford held meet
ing in Messrs. Corry's premises, in
Crossgar, Jan. IL, Mr.. John McRobert,
j. f., presiding, when letter was
read from the landlord giving the
terms Oh which he was willing to sell
as follows: 10 tirst-term tenants whose
rents were fixed before 1896, Il reduc-
ton OF 20 per cent. (241 years pur-
clase), and to tenants whose rents
We're fixed since 1886 Old eduction of
10 per cent. (27lA N> purchase).
After a good deal OF {, &. ,sion it was
resolved that the tenants could not
accept these terms, and the secretary
was instructed to write to the land
lord to see il he could not come to Il
better agreement.
FERMANAGH.
n meeting of the Tory Unionist dele
gates of North Fermanagh was held i'll
the Orange Hall, Enniskillen, on Jam
III for the purpose Of taking steps to
select il candidate to contest the seat
against the sitting member, Mr.. Ed
ward Mitchell Russellite) at the next
| election. Several names We're submit
ted to the delegates and eventually
Mr. Bloomfield, nephew of the late Mr..
J. G. Bloomfield, Castlecaldwell, who
WAS defeated by Mr.. VIM. Redmond,
NJ. F., in 1885, and Mr.. G. Fetherston-
| laugh, B. L., Dublin, We're nominated.
\ further meeting will be held to make
| a final selection.
GALWA.
At the last meeting of the Tuam
| board of guardians, Mr. Thomas Hig-
gins, j. F., chairman, presiding, the
chairman referred to the resolution
which was proposed at the meeting
Of the United Irish League directory,
in Dublin, by Mr.. 2. A. Ntzhugh,, NJ.
p, and seconded by Mr.. John Fitzgib-
bon and passed unanimously, and said:
at was proper resolution, and they,
as an example to the other boards in
Connaught, should also adopt it. The
resolution dealt with the acquisition
and distribution of the grazing lands
Of Connaught. AS far as Connought
was concerned, the Land Act was Il
failure, and no good would ever accrue
from it to Connaught unless the Con
gested Districts board We're given COM
pulsory powers to purchase the graz
ing tracts of the province and divide
them among the people," The resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted and a
copy ordered to be sent to the chief
secretary and to each board of guard
ianS in Connaught.
KERRY.
On Jan. 10 Il thoroughly representa-,
tive meeting of the tenants OH the
estate of Mr.. +. C. Collis-Sandes. stu
| ate near BrOSna, was held for the pur.
pose of deciding what steps they We're
to take with regard to land-pur-
chase negotiations With their landlord
The Rev. Arthur Murphy, T. F., Bros
na, presided. Some few weeks ago tho
landlord demanded 1914 years, which
offer was refused. Subsequently the
tenants advanced their offer to 1917
years, With Il demand that the
| future tenants, graZierS, nOn-iudicial
tenants and second-tcrm tenants OH
the estate be treated as first-telm ten
ants. This offer also has been rejected
by the landlords. and since then a
number of the tenants have been pro
cessed for non-payment Of rent, which
the tenants present ut the meeting EN-
phatically declared that they were I'M
able to pay. After long consultation
the tenants unanimously decided tc
adhere to their original offer. A warm
vote of thanks was passed to Father
Murphy for presiding, and as the rev.
crend gentleman was leaving he was
heartily chcered.
KILDARE.
a farmer named William Kelly. re.
siding at Ballyfarnon, was granted
E25, the full sum applied for, as com.
pcnsaton for the malicious burning
of his residence and two ricEs OF
straw on Nov. 5. 1908. The evidence
of the plaintiff showed that about two
years ago he had a dispute with a far
away relative named John Kelly, who
killed some of his turkeys. and. OH
prosecution, was fined "a. Since then
Kelly had been in the habit of calling
him "Kelly the informer."
LIMERICK.
On Jan. Sth the death took place at
the convent of the Good Shepherd
Clare street. Limerick, of Miss Nolan
Gin religion Sister Mary of the Sacred
Heart. The deceased who entered
religion forty-two years ago, was sis
ter of the late Rev. Thomas Nolan, of
st. Mary's, and of the late Mr.. John
Nolan, Kilbane House.
A Limerick dispatch states that on
Jan. the funeral took place of Mr..
Timothy Quinlan Tor more properly
Quillinan), the hero of the seige of
"Quinlan's Castle" near Doom, in 1881
Mr.. Quillinan lived to good round
age and was to the last looked up to
as a man who had played a heroic
| part in the Land League DAYS. His