The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-11-05

Mr.. McAdOo, manager of the Arigna
Milling company, recently explained to
the Granard Board of Guardians that
their local coal mines We're able to give
employment to every man who came
seeking work. Their average OUTPUT
was he said, POO tons Il week and they
had entered into Il contract for l2.OOO
to equip the mines with electric light
and steam-heating apparatus. They
had now struck the best vein of coal
they ever got. The guardians decided
to use Arigna coal exclusively in fu.
ture.
SLIGO.
Negotiations have begun for the sale
of the Sligo portion of Lord lie Freyne's
estate. The tenants are Offering the
enormous price of p u years purchase
of non-iudicial rents. and 241a years
purchase of others. These poor people
are mostly migratory laborcrs. Their
farms are mainly rocky and barren, or
cutaway bog. Under the recent land
act the non-iuticial tenants are, pre-.
sunmbly, entitled to 1917 per cent re-
duction: therefore. purchase ut 21h
years purchase will give them re-
duction of less than 30 per cent. and
their annuities will be higher than the
| fair rent.
TIpPERARY.
At the last weekly meeting of the
Tipperary Board of Guardians it was
unanimously decided, on the motion of
Mr.. VIM Ryan, to present an address
of congratulation to Mr. John Red
mond and the Irish ENJOYS to America
on their return, and Il deputation rep.
resentative Of the board was appointed
to take the necessary steps in the mat
| ter.
At Nenagh petty sessions, OH October
ii, Patrick Hogan, small farmer, re.
siding at Kilfadda, was bound to the
peace for twelve months for assaulting
James Il. Power, rate collector, Borri-
sokane, when the latter visited Hogan's
house to collect IS. rates due. The
rate collector had to defend himself
| with his revolver
TYRONE.
Owing to a violent storm OH the
night of October 5. in Omagh, the scat
| folding on house in Comowoen be-
came loosened and two men, named
John McPolland and James O'Kane,
had no sooner mounted, OIL the follow
ing morning. than it collapsed and they
fell to the ground. a distance of - feet.
and We're buried in the debris. Nc
POLAND was badly cut, about the head
and legs, while O'Kane had some of
his ribs broken and his arm bruised.
WATERFORD.
At Dungarvan petty sessions, on
| October s, Mr. Thomas O'Connor, ]. F.,
presented the medal and certificate of
| the Royal Humane Society to John
Kyne, lad of 10 years, for gallantry
| in saving the life of Thomas Boyle,
aged IA, from drowning. He also men,
toned the assistance rendered by the
| manager Of the Provincial Bank, Mr..
Nevins, on that occasion.
wEsTMEATH.
The Most Rev. DR.. Gaffney, bishop
] nf Nfonfl, 1,oc +l,o FoII
changes i'll the diocese: Rev. VIM.
Bracken, Adm, Mullingar, to be p. p.
kinnegad. Rev. J. L. Magee, G. c.,
Castletown-Geoghegan, to be G. c.,
Mullingar. Rev. Hugh Carpenter, G..
G., Taughmon, to be G. c., Castletown-
Geoghegan. Rev. f. Gerard, G. c.,
kinnegad, to be G. c., Midtown. Rev.
J. O'Callaghan, G. c., Midtown, to be
G. c., Rockford Bridge. Rev. NJ. Dill
Ion. G. c., Delvin, to be G. c., Kin
negad. Rev. Hugh NcGratl, G. c.,
Athboy, to be G. c., Delvin. Rev. p.
Herman, Maynooth Qately ordained),
/ to be G. c., Delvin. Rev. J. Tiernan,
G. G., Clonmellon, to be G. c., Athboy.
Rev. e. Flynn to be G. c., Clonmellon.
Rev. j. Conlon, G. c., Oldcastle, to be
G. c., Drumconrath. Rev. NJ. Conlon
G. c., Drumconrath, to be G. c., Old
castle. Rev. J. Glynn, G. c., Mount
nugent, to be G. c., Taughmon. Rev.
Eugene Daily to be G. c., Mountnugent
WEXFORD.
On October 9th, meeting of Ennis
corthy Town Tenants committee was
held at the Catholic Workingmens
Club. Mr.. Andrew Doyle, U. c., in the
chair. After some discussion Mr..
Stokes oposed:-"That this commit
tee of the Enniscorthy Town Tenants
Association become branch of the
United Irish League, continuing to do
it's work as a Town Tenants commit
tee in the usual way, and as United
Irish League branch according to the
constitution of the organiza ton" The
motion was put to the meeting and
passed, Mr.. James Quigley alone dis
senting.
WICKLOW.
On October Sth, at Bray Petty Scs-
sions, before a full court, Mr. Frcdcr-
ic1- n,1p1,op NXvi1c.o,, Of %l,o