The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-11-26

oSSSpICu lilc lelulS VII WHICH Cne1r
holdings and certain untenanted lands
had been offered to them, the Glands
i'll bands should be separately offered
by public auction; but he put a stay of
Il month on the order.
AT the meeting of the Galway board
of guardians on November 3, at which
sixty members attended the election
of medical officer for OranmOre dis
pcnsaly district took place. There
were two candidatcs-Dr. Waters and
DR.. Walsh. 1t was proposed that DR..
Walsh, who made his application in
Irish, should get the preference, as the
application Of DIR. Waters was written
in English, and Il heated discussion
took place. After nearly an hours dis
cussion the names of the two candi-
dates were put forward, with the re-
suit that DR.. Walsh polled 81 votes to
DIR. Waters 81.
KILDARE
In the court of kings bench, Dublin,
on November 3, the case was called of
the N;las Burial District Council No.
VS.. Aylmer. This was a case stated
by the magistrates of the petty SEES
sions of Robertstown, Miss Caroline M.
Aylmer was charged by summons for
that the dwelling house OF portion of
dwelling house or premises occupied
by Denis Sullivan, Allenwood North,
are in a state SO dangerous or injuri-
GUS to health as to be unfit for human
habitation, and that the said nuisance
is caused by the act or default of the
owner of said premises OF the said de-
PENDANT. The justices dismissed the
complaint without prejudice.
KERRY.
Mr.. Andrew Briggs, who had been
in charge Of the Tralee branch of the
post office for the past five years, has
been promoted to the charge of the
Armagh post Office. Mr.. Briggs was
transferred from the British and Irish
Magnetic Telegraph company to the
post Office at Parsonstown in go; he
was promoted to the rank of postmas-
ter at Ballybrophy in rs, thence to
Tipperary in '93, and again to Tralee
in '99.
KILKENNY.
A public meeting organized by the
North Kilkenny executive of the U. I.
league was held on October 80 in Kill
kenny. The speakers included Mr..
Patrick O'Brien, M. p, and Mr.. John
OCallaghan. Very Rev. Daniel o.
Halloran, P. p, presided.
On October 81, Mr.. John O'Callag-
han, of Boston, general secretary of
the United Irish league of America,
was presented with the freedom of the
city of Kilkenny. Mr.. O'Callaghan,
who was accompanied by Mr. Pat. o.
Brien, NJ. P, delivered very inter-
esting speech in reply.
KINGS COUNTY.
On October 81, a sheriff's party pro-
ceeded to Raheen, near Clara, and car
ried into effect eviction proceedings
against Mrs. J. White and Mrs. o.
Keeffe in respect Of garden and farm
of land respectively. The landlord is
Lieut. Colonel Wolsley Cox. At the
weekly meeting of the Tullamore
board of guardians, the following reso-
luton was unanimously passed: 'That
we protest in the strongest manner
against the action of Lieutenant Colon
ell Cox in evicting two widows from
their holdings in Clara, as we consider
the circumstances most unjustifiable."
LONGFORD.
The marriage is announced, on Oc-
tober 81, at shraid Catholic church,
by Rev. B. Gearthy, adm, Longford,
of Peter T. Newman, youngest son of
Mr.. P. Newman, to Margaret Mary,
eldest daughter of Mrs. Higgins, Mel
view house, Longford.
LOUTH.
Mrs. Daily, of Newtown, Monster
boice, met with serious accident
when alighting from a train at Drog-
heda on Monday evening, October 81.
She missed her footing and fell be-
tween the platform and the train and
was carried forward some few feet be-
fore the train stopped. She sustained
such internal injuries that she lost
consciousness and had to be attended
by both priest and doctor. She was
removed to the workhouse hospital,
where she lies in precarious condi-
ton.
LEITRIM.
On November 3, in the southern po-
lice court Dublin, before Mr.. Swifte,
Farrell M'Keon, of Drumshambo, was
again remanded for a week on a
charge Of having obtained money by
means Of bogus checks.
LIMERICK.
At the last meeting Of the Limerick
corporation on October 20, letter was
read, asking the cooperation of the
members in the National demonstra-
ton, to be held in Limerick on Novem-
Der g. Mr.. E. J. Long proposed that
the request be acceded to. Mr.. NJ
Inerney seconded, and the motion was
adopted unanimously.
Councillor Sheahan handed in a no
tice of motion that the freedom of tie