The Irish standard., 1904-02-27

the estate may be considered sold.
Many OF the tenants attended at the
Market House, Athboy, during the
week and signed the agreements. The
terms are briefly: First term tenants
will pay 171a years, and second term
tenants 27A years purchase. Tenants
under &1o valuation, of whom there
are ITO, are to be treated as first term
tenants. All arrears will be wiped out,
and the years rent due May last may,
at the option of the tenant, be added to
the purchase money. The hanging
gale is also RENTED. The landlord
and tenants will equally share the
sporting rights"
QUEENS co.
The death is announced, on Febru-
airy 1st, at his residence, 81 Lower Rut-
land street, Dublin, of Finton Delany,
late D. M. P, deeply regretted by his
Borrowing wife and daughters; native
of Camross, Queens county. His in
terment was in Glasnevin cemetery.
ROsCOMMON.
On January 18th, Mr.. w. A. Holmes,
agent to Mr.. o. w. O'G. Young, Har-
ristown, Castlerea, visited the estate
with the object of splitting up among
the tenants two grass farms on the
property, situated about two miles
from Castlerea, and known as Belly
and Cloonarindon. Mr.. Holmes was
accompanied OH the lands by the land
lord, Mr.. Young, and Mr. John Fitz-
gibbon, chairman of Roscommon
county council. In Belly townland,
one OF the grass farms contains about
100 acres and there are 18 tenants.
Mr.. Holmes decided on giving this to
the Belly tenants, to increase their
present holdings, and to give 20 acres
to the herdsmen on the land. The
Cloonarindon farm, which adjoins
Belly, contains about 200 acres, and
Mr.. Holmes decided to split this farm
UP into ten holdings of 20 acres each,
including the herdsman on the land.
SLIGO.
On the evening of January goth, a
public meeting called for the purpose
OF Strengthening the Sligo borough
branch of the United Irish league, was
held in the town hall, Sligo. There
was large attendance, the room be-
ing packed to suffocation with men,
bers and those who wished to join the
branch. Alderman M'Hugh, M P,
president of the branch, occupied the
chair.
T1PPERARY.
On the night of January goth, the
postman of Templemore. Daniel Egan,
when in the act of walking along the
railway line from the station to the
apparatus from which the mails from
Dublin are taken, was struck by the
eight o'clock mail train, about midway
between the station and the apparatus,
and was instantly killed, his head be-
ing cut clean off, and portions of his
| legs and arms scattered some distance
along the line. The night was dark,
there was a storm blowing and it was
raining furiously, and the deceased,
evidently, had his head stopped to
avoid the pelting rain blowing full in
his face, and in consequence never
! heard tie enrroact,irc train until it
struck him. He had 20 years. service,
and was great favorite with the pub
lie. He leaves widow and five or
pi1ans wholly unprovided for.
TYRONE.
On the morning of January 18th,
while Sergeant P. Grant, in charge of
Edencross constabulary barracks,
Aughnacloy, was coming downstairs
after breakfast he tripped and fell to
tine bottom. When picked up it was
seen that the sergeant was seriously
injured. Medical aid was Immediately
requisitioned; but the injured man died
an hour afterwards.
On January 18th, Elizabeth and Pat
rick Gillen, belonging to the agricul-
! turai class, WEI arrested at Holyhill,
orraoane. cl.~.s~ with the murder of
their two children, Catherine and
Hugh, aged three and four years
respectively by poisoning them. The
prisoners we're brought before the
magistrates and remanded for week.
The children had died suddenly, and a
post nortem examination revealed the
presence Of opium in their stomachs.
The lives of the children we're insured.
WEXFORD.
The tenants on the estate of Colonel
Boysc, 1T Bannow, held a meeting OK,
January 18th, with the object OF find
ing out whether all were unanimous in
desiring to purchase their holdings IN
der the land act. The meeting was
numerously attended. Mr.. John Keane,
r. D. c., presided. Mr.. French, M.
p, having addressed the meeting, it
was decided to adjourn for further
conference.
The death is announced, on January
27th, at her residence, South street,
New Ross, OF Anne Nugent; deeply
regretted by her Borrowing family. Al
SO, the dearn, on February "a, at her
residence, Baliycomelone, Corey, OF
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