The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-22

secretary of the board of public works
of the Bombay presidency.
An old man named Patrick Bran
mock, of Caringford road, Drumcon-
dra, died Of exposure, ut Thurles, on
September "a. He was on n visit to his
brother-in-law, John Cooke, Borriso-
leigh, and came to Thurles to transact
some business, and, when returning
home that evening, he took the BealSs-
town road, i'll mistake for the road
leading to Borrisoleigh, and was trav-
cling all night, till he fell from exhaus-
ton, and was found and taken in by Il
farmer named Matthew Butler. He
was removed to Thurles intirmarv.
where he expired at $3.50 p. M, having
been attended by the priest.
y sad affair is reported, OH Scptem-
Der 26, from Ballinurra, near Carrick-
on-Suir. Mr.. James Fahy and his wife
attended a lecture at Faheen, leaving
their children in charge of servant.
On their return they were Mortified to
find that their eldest child, boy of
three years. having approached too
close to the fire, had got burned, sus-
tanning such injuries that he died in
a few hours.
In Dublin, on September ~, melan-
choly accident took place in Guinness
brewery, resulting in the death of Will
liam Ryan, laborer, aged %. He was
engaged in removing bricks from a
shed, when traction engine struck
plank near by, causing one end of it to
strike Ryan with terrible violence on
the head. He was killed instantan-
eously. The deceased was a native of
Ballinaclough, Nenagh, and had been
employed at the brewery for about
two and half years.
TYRONE.
On the evening of September 81 a
serious accident was caused on the
Cookstown section of the Irish Midland
railway, by a pony and donkey having
got on the line in front of a goods train.
The animals belonged to Mr. p. Lou
den, fisher, NIagherafelt, and were
grazing in a field adjoining the rail-
way, but got onto the line in front of
the train. Thirteen wagons, bound
from Coollstown to Belfast, became de-
| rallied between Castle Dawson and
Nlagherafelt, and much damage was
done to the permanent way.
A cycling accident, which terminated
fatally, occurred in Omagh, on the
night of September 20. A young lady
named Miss Young, while cycling
through the streets, on her way home
to the country, came into collision with
horse and trap, coming round cor
ner, near Market street. One of the
shafts of the car struck her in the
breast and she was thrown under the
horses feet. She sustained serious in
juries and was removed in an uncon.
scious state to the house of Mr.. Joseph
Anderson, J. P, where she was attend
ed by Doctors MacCordie and Mac
Loughlin, but, after lingering for two
days, she died in the house to which
she had been removed.
WESTN1EATH.
On the night of September 2G, John
Hunt, of Tully, about five miles from
Athlone, was caught at the Cross road,
between Moydrum and Tully, by the
| down mail from Dublin, and was liter
ally cut to pieces. The body was only
recognized next morning by the boots
worn by the deceased, which were
| marked. Hunt had been in Athlone
the previous day and had proceeded
home by the railway line at night. Ten
years ago he lay down to sleep be-
tween the tracks on the same line,
when train passed over him. On that
| occasion four fingers were cut away.
Hunt was farmer, about SIS years Of
age and widower. He leaves large
family.
WEXFORD.
The marriage is announced, on Sep
TENDER IA, at the Pro Cathedral, Marl-
borough street, Dublin, by Rev. J..
Flavin, of Nicholas, son Of the late
Nicholas Colleton, Ballytarsna, county
Wexford, to Frances, daughter Of the
late Captain Edward A. Hall, Amiens
street, Dublin.
The marriage is also announced, on
September %, at the Church Of St.
John the Baptist, Clontarf, by the Rev.
John Walsh, P. P, Ballymurn, county
Wexford (brother of the bridegroom,
Of James T. Walsh, second son of the
late John Walsh, Eastlands, Ballycog-
ley, county Wexford, to Teresa, second
daughter Of the late John Sullivan,
Bolton street, Dublin.
WATERFORD.
On September 20, in the Church Of
st. Andrew, Westland Row, Dublin,
the marriage was solemniZed Of Mr..
Peter O'Connor, Of Ashtown, to Miss
Maggie HALEY, of Ballybeg, county
Waterford. Mr.. O'Connor is the Sec
ond son of Mr.. Edward O'Connor, Of
Ashtown; and the bride is the third
daughter of the late James HALEY, of
Ballybeg. Rev. Canon P. T. Flynn, p.
p, Ballybricken, officiated, assisted by