The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-04

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deceased was one of the Oldest and
most useful of public men. AS an old
town commissioner and as an urban
district councillor, he practically spent
a lifetime in the service Of his fellow
townsmen. He leaves a widow and
two sons and three daughters to mourn
his loss. One Of the sons, the Rev.
Father Kingston, is distinguished
member Of the Order of the Fathers CT
the Holy Ghost, and the younger is Mr..
)C. P. Kingston, secretary of the
Kings county council.
LOUTH.
The police huts erected number of
years ago OH the estate of Lord Mas
sereene in the Colon district, and sit
uated ut Monasterboice, county Loutl,
and Glassallen, county Meath, have
been discontinued, and the police have
been sent to other stations. Father
Murray, p. p, Colon, is negotiating,
on behalf of the tenants, for sale of
this estate, and the restoration of the
evicted tenants. 1t is believed the
planter" difficulty will be surmounted.
LIMERICK.
On May 7th, at Bournemouth, Eng
land, Miss Annie Clifford, daughter of
Mr.. Thomas D. Clifford, Enaghone.
Fedamore, made her final vows in the
convent of the Holy Gross; and Miss
Margaret Josephine NIoloney, daughter
of Mr.. John Moloney, Clonmacken,
was received on the same day. Mr..
Moloney has another daughter in the
same convent.
At meeting of the Limerick Indus
trial association on May G-the mayor
presiding-encouraging replies We're
read to circulars sent out to manufac-
turers in the city With view to the
holding of an exhibition of local indus
tries. 1t is proposed to hold the ex-
hibition in the Markets Field. opening
on June Goth.
LEITRII.
On May 9th, Mr.. James Murray Of
Carricll- Shannon, who has been act
ing as honorary secretary on behalf of
the tenants on the Whyte Hatley-
Manor estate, received a reply to the
tenants proposal. made on January I'd
last. stating that on account of the de.
lay on the part of the government in
bringing the land act amendment bill
before the house, and definitely fixing
the position Of limited owners, it was
impossible for Mrs. Whyte to give an
answer to her tenants offer to pur-
chase their agricultural holdings. \
meeting of the tenants will be held at
once to consider this reply and also to
decide upon course that will safe
guard the tenants interests, and de-
mand a reduction on May rents, for
which they have already been notified.
MAYO.
BY order of Judge Ross, the sale of
the Florence Knox estate, which was
advertised to be sold by public auc-
ton by Mr.. w. Boland, auctioneer, at
Ballina on May 18th, has been post
poned, and the date upon which the
sale will take place is not mentioned.
Meanwhile one of the lots, comprising
about four acres, has been withdrawn
from the sale, having been privately
purchased by Mr.. Knox, land agent;
but, as the total area of the lands to
be sold is about 5000 acres. no i'm
portance is attached to Mr.. KnoX's pur-
chase by the tenants, who feel con-
fident that the estates commissioners
will see their way to purchase the re-
naming part of the property.
MEATH.
In May of last year fire took place
in the family mansion of Earl Russell,
Ardsallagh, near Navan. The mansion
was insured for a considerable sum
in the Northern Insurance company.
\ dispute having arisen as to what
was due by the insurance company,
arbitration was resorted to. The an
bitrator appointed was Mr.. Denis Hell
~, X. c., and he has awarded Earl
Russell 91,705, which includes $500 al
ready paid by the insurance company.
The arbitrator expressed the opinion
that the work of restoration might
have been more cheaply done, and he
also said that something should be al
lowed for. new work, painting re-decor-
ating, and replacement of old work,
which would have had to be restored
irrespective Of the fire.
QUEENS co.
| On May 18th, in the court of chan
Gerry, Dublin, before Master Courtenay,
G. B., and jury, a case came on for
the assessment of damages of Temp
ling V. Flint and Donnelly. The action
was for an assault.
The plaintiff, Mrs. Tempting, keeps
a boarding house in marlborough, and
her case was that on night in last
February the defendants came into her
house in drunken condition, and ask
ed for rooms. They were admitted,
but shortly afterwards became disor-
derby, followed her two daughters
about the house, and assaulted herself
by striking her OH the jaw and hurting
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