The Irish standard., 1904-12-17

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Irish reader to learn that, when the
shcritf's bailiH went on one Of the hold
inss he had to return With report of
"Nulla bona"-or, as the boys inter-
preted it, freely, that he had found
nothing to bone"
ROSCONINION.
On the night of November 21 SHOW
fell heavily in Roscommon district and
! was over a foot in depth next morning
There were frequent heavy falls dur
ing the following day, and as tho
ground underneath was frozen hard,
the snow did not melt, as it usually
does.
The United Irish League in the Kill
leagh, Ballingar and Racheen districts
has taken steps to look after the inter-
ests of the evicted tenants on the local
estates, over which negotiations for
purchase are proceeding.
TIPPERARY.
At the last Roscrea petty sessions, Il
laborer, said to be direct descendant
of the O'Carrolls, Princes of Offaly.
was charged with the larceny of pair
of boots from his employer, Robert
Lewis; but was released, under the
First Offenders act, OH his promise
to make good the value of the boots,
within given time.
At Cork, on November 81, low
sized, grayhaired man, who gave his
name as John Kennedy, and spoke with
a strong North Tipperary accent, was
charged with being one of a gang who
were passing counterfeit coin in the
city. He was also charged with hay
ing some of the base coins in his pos
session. He was remanded for further
inquiry.
TYRONE.
From November 20 to the 23d the
weather was very severe in all parts
of Ulster, and vessels arriving at Bel
fast report very rough weather in the
Irish channel. On the morning of the
22d Thomas Nelson, of Lismoney,
county Derry, reported to the Cooks
town constabulary that he had discov-
cred, two miles from Ceolsstown, the
dead body Of John Lackey, a cattle
drover, aged SO, lying in the country
road leading from Cookstown to
Moneymore, covered with snow. Tie
body was carried to neighboring
house, and efforts were made at re-
suscitation, but unsuccessfully, and
subsequently it was removed to Cooks
town workhouse. The deceased was
returning from Moneymore fair, and
it is surmised he lay down to sleep in
the snow, and so persisted.
Mr. James McFarlane, of Melmount.
land agent. who died on March 81,
1904, left personal estate valued at
f11,2 900 9s lid, and probate of his will.
dated February Is, 1903, has been
granted to the widow, Mrs. Elizabeth
s. Stewart McFarlane, to whom he
left the whole Of his property abso-
lutely.
WATERFORD.
The bishop of Waterford has given
a subscription of ESQ towards the ex-
penses of the new Temperance hall,
which was opened in Clonmel on No
vember 81.
Two men, named Whelan and Han
ly have been returned for trial to the
winter assizes of Waterford, on a
charge of alleged robbery
On the morning of November 20 a
dreadful accident took place, within
three miles Of Dungarvan. A poor wo-
man named Catherine Cody had been
in the habit of going from one farmers
house to another, for the purpose Of
making her living. On the night of
Saturday, November 10, she got lodg-
ings at the house Of Mr. White, Moon
arud, and next morning got up as the
members Of the household were going
to mass. When they returned, the
chapel being some distance away, they
found the poor woman lying on the
ground, close to the fire, with her head
burned in fearful manner. She was
quite dead. The poor woman, who was
favorably known in the district, was
about 40 years Of age, and was subject
to epileptic fits. 1t is surmised
that she got one of those fits while
the family were away, and falling into
the fire was burned to DEATH
WEXFORD.
A London dispatch, dated November
20, says: At 1 o'clock this morning
the lifeboat Star of Hope, belonging
to the Royal National Lifeboat Associ-
tuition, and stationed at Moelfre, An
glesey, saved the crew Of four hands
from the steamship Annie, of Wexford,
which got into difficulties while bound
from Garston to Youghal, with a car
go Of coal. The weather was very
rough and cold.
WICKLOW.
On Sunday, November 21, United
Irish League meetings were held in
East Wicklow, and were addressed by
Mr.. Cogan, M. p, Mr.. Denis Johnston
and others.
Wicklow county council, on Novem-
Der 81, discussed the Irish Catholic
University question and passed reso-
Irtion to ho cont forxro ri Pow ;p5o,,,