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secondary, in the country.
Kerry,

| 10 secure its purchase through the
Congested Districts Board is one that
invites general public sympathy. No
where IN Ireland is there an agrarian
population sunk in SO hopeless a con-
dition. For all the relief it has brought
to these poor people the Land Code
might as well never have been passed;
and to sell them their holdings as they
stand at prices now ruling in Kerry
would be merely to stereotype the pow
erty of the existing generation of ten
ants, and prepare a heavy load of debt
for the next generation of Kerry rate
payers. The Congested District Board
has done practically nothing for Kerry
so far; it might make a beginning
with the Ventry estate.
The death is announced on Novem-
Der l of MI. A NJ. Huggard, clerk of
Petty Sessions, Waterville.
Kilkenny.
The magisterial investigation of the
charge preferred against Mrs. Bridget
Phelan, her daughter, Mary Anne Phe-
Ian, her two sons, Patrick and Michael
Phelan, William Sixsmith and Patrick
Ryan, concluded on October IS, and
all the prisoners were returned for
trial to the Winter Assizes.
Limerick.
Very Rev. Dean James Fitzgerald
Gregg died at the Deanery, CORDIALLY,
October 81, aged eighty-six. He be-
longed to an old family connected
with Clare and Cork, his uncle, John
Gregg, being Protestant Bishop of
Cork, and his cousin, Robert S. Gregg,
Protestant Primate of all Ireland. He
graduated at Trinity College, took his
B. A. degree i'll 1S43, was admitted to
Limerick diocese in 1862, and made
dean in 1899. He was the Oldest sur
viving clergyman in the diocese, and
distinguished himself in diocesan and
temperance work. He was of wide
scholastic attainments.
The funeral of Mrs. Cuddihy, wife
of Mr.. NJ. Cuddihy, I. c., p, L. g.. who
died on Friday, took place on October
20. The following clergy were pres
ent: Rev. ]. M. Cregan Adm, and
Rev. j. Lee, G. c., st. Michaers.
Leitrim.
At the meeting Of the Leitrim County
Council on November 2, committee
was appointed for the endowment of a
University scholarship for the County
of Leitrim in connection with the
scheme initiated by the Archbishops
and Bishops of Ireland.
In consequence of the National Con-
vention having been called for Decem-
Der 81, the meeting which had been
arranged for December at Ballagh-
O'Meehan, has, at the request of Mr..
John Dillon, NJ. p, been postponed to
Tuesday, December -, on which date
he will attend.
Louth.
Robert Michael MACEDONIAN, B. A.,
R. U. l., only son of Michael Hart
MacGowan, late of Castle Road, Dun
dalk, has been admitted to practice at
the bar.
Miss Anne McArdle was evicted
from her holding in Upper Marshes,
some time about 1882, as the result of
demand on her part for a reduction
of rent. Her landlady was Mrs. Nc
Cabe, of Liverpool, who sold her own
and the tenants interest to the pres
ent occupier. Particulars of this case,
as OF all similar cases in North Louth,
have been forwarded to the Estates
Commissioners.
Mayo.
The Local Government Board have
ordered a sworn inquiry to be held
into the circumstances connected with
an address delivered to his constitu-
ents in the board room of Swinford
Union by Mr.. John Dillon, NJ. P.
The tenants on the Larpint estate,
near Claremorris, have signed their
agreements to buy at 21A years pur-
chase Of second term rents interest to
be paid at 31s per cent. until the
money is advanced by the treasury.
There are over sixty tenants Gu the
estate.
Miss Masterman, of Castelar,. on
| October 1 celebrated her one hun
! dredth birthday and received the con-
gratulations and best wishes of her
many friends for a continuance of
good health.
| Monaghan.
| Miss Madeline Michigan, young
girl of twelve years, not unknown to
Monaghan audiences, has won the dis
tinction Of passing her examination for
entrance to the Royal Irish Academy Of
Music, Dublin.
Francis McCabe, farmer of An
] naghrew, Clones, died on Oct. 26, at
the age of 103 years. He resided in the
same house all his life, had a clear
| recollection of O'Connelrs agitation,
and maintained his mental faculties
| until the last.
Meath.
! Bishop Gaffney, of Meath, in a let
ter accompanying subscription of