The Irish standard., 1904-01-09

~. 4auy nau Dc.n accustomed to tor-
v:;:rd for distribution among the evict-
i tenants on the Massereene estate.
LONGFORD.
On December 18th, at a meeting of
the Longford urban council, Mr.. John
Mathews, ]. P, chairman, presiding, on
motion of Mr.. M. P Molloy, second
ed by Mr.. Frank McGuinness, reso-
was unanimously passed, to have an
address, OH behalf of the urban coun-
Gil. presented to Mr.. John Redmond
when he should reach Longford, ell
route to Bunninaden, county Sligo.
LIMERICK.
Councillor Michael Prendergast has
issued the following notice: cat the
request of several Labor members of
the county borough council, and also
members of the Labor Electoral as
ISOLATION, have consented to stand
for the Limerick mayora1ty for 1904"
The present mayor (M. Donnelly) is
also candidate for reelection. The
Mechanics institute has passed vote
in favor of Mr.. Prendergast. Mr.. J.
F. Barry Qast years mayor) states
that there is no foundation for the
statement that he intends being a can
didate for the mayoralty for 1904.
MEATH.
At the regular meeting on December
18th of the Trim board Of poor law
guardians, letter was read from the
local government board, stating they
had received the report OF their medi-
cal inspector, DR.. Smith, on the in
quiry which he held on the 25th ult,
respecting the circumstances which led
the guardians to suspend Miss Sheri-
dan, trained nurse in the workhouse,
from the discharge of her duties.
MAYO.
On December 9th, the Rev. W.
Heally, c. c., Skreen and Dromard,
was made the recipient of an address
and testimonial from his late parish
toner's OF Ballycastle. The ceremony
took place in the Moy hotel, Ballina,
where Dr.. Crowley and Messrs. J.
Corcoran, Co. c., P. Kneafskey and
]. Murphy attended as delegates from
the people of Ballycastle to make the
presentation, which consisted of
purse of sovereigns. DR.. Crowley
read the address. Father Heally re-
sponded in graceful and feeling terms,
and afterwards Hospitality entertained
the deputation and number of other
friends.
MONAGHAN.
Two men were removing manure
from a heap at the rear of the prem
Uses of Mrs. Fee, Fermanagh street,
Clones, on December 18th, when one
of them stuck fork into boot, which
enclosed foot. Both men acquainted
the police, and when the manure was
removed they discovered the body of
young man dressed in dark clothes.
The face was so much decomposed
that Identification was impossible. A
Id SS UulSlCA . NiIllC WdS lOuAu UCSAuC
the body. 1t seems that young man
named Flanagan left the vicinity of
Clones about eight months ago with
fairly large sum of money in his pos
session and nothing has since been
heard of him. A young man named
Fee, butcher, has been arrested for
the crime.
QUEENS co.
Mrs. William O'Brien has forward
ed her usual Christmas gift of G25 to
the Luggacurren evicted tenants.
ROSCOMMON.
The secretary of the Roscommon
county council has received letter
from the inspector-general OF the royal
Irish constabulary, stating that the
lord lieutenant has been pleased to re-
NIT all charges for the reserve and
other extra police stationed in the
county, from December, 1901, up to
the 31st of March, 1903, amounting to
G8oI las. 1od.
SLIGO.
The central council of county coun-
ellis is to be congratulated on the re-