The Irish standard., 1905-10-07

was dead. Deceased, who had reached
some sixty eight years of age, had at
tended Mass, in the Cathedral, ON the
previous day, and up to a late hour
that night he was in his usual health
lie retired to bed at the usual nour
but next morning, as he was not down.
stairs at tAe accustomed time, one of
his children went to the bedroom.
where his body was found in bed, life
being extinct
Mayo.
In Claremorris under the auspices Of
the local Branch of the United Irish
League, a large meeting of tenant
farmers whose holdings adjoin the
river Robe was held, on Sept. 10th.
The Robe runs through some splendid
land in South Mayo, but at the fall of
the season overflows it's banks and
ruins the crops all around 1t was with
the view of getting the Congested Dis
tricts Board to clean and deepen the
river the gathering met. The Con-
gested Districts Board had commenced
the work, but abandoned it, owing, it
is believed, to the fact that Lord Avon
more, through whose demesne flows a
long stretch Of the river, preserved
for trout, objected to operations ex-
tending over his private property. The
meeting appointed deputation to wait
on Lord Avonmore, with view to get
ting him to withdraw any objection he
| may have made to the drainage of the
river.
Meath.
We regret to announce the death of a
venerable Meath clergyman, Rev. Rich
ard Kelly, P. p, of Castletown-Kil-
patrick, who passed away on Sept. Sth,
at the parochial house, Castletown.
Despite his great age Che was nearly
four score years., the deceased priest
was able to attend his paroch'al duties
up to short time ago, and his last ILL
| ness was of brief duration. He was a
native of the parish of Castlepollard,
County Westmeath.
Tipperary.
The Earl of Clonmel is the latest
prominent Irish landlord to sell an es-
tate under the Wyndham Act having
parted with Kilsheelan, near the town
! from which his title is derived. Lord
Clonmel who is only 27 years of age, is
an Irish Peer without seat in the
House of Lords. The earldom was con-
ferred on the notorious John Scott, the
| founder of the family's fortunes, who
was the grandson of an officer of Will
liam of Orange, slain in the Irish wars
and acted successfully as solicitor
General, Attorney General, and Chief
Justice of the Irish Bench towards the
close of the eighteenth century.
I On the evening of Sept. Sth, the
death took place of Mrs. Harney, at the
residence of her nephew-i Mr.
Michael Power, merchant, Main street
]
resided for many years at Thurles, and
at the time of her decease had reached
the fine old age of 104 years. Mrs. Har-
! ney was god-mother to Most Rev. DR.
Ryan, Archbishop of Philadelphia, who
never visited Europe without spending
some days with his aged relative
| Tyrone.
| On the evening of Sept. 18th, COM
mercial traveller named Butler, con-
nected with Plymouth firm, got sud-
denly i'll in Omagh. DR.. Todd prescrib-
ed for him, and had the patient re-
l moved to the local innrmary
| A highly gifted clergyman, Rev. DR.
| Campbell of Mount ST. Bernard's Abb
bey, Coalville, Derbyshire, England
died there on Sept 5th, after few
weeks illness. Father Andrew, as he
was familiarly called, was born at
| Cookstown, County Tyrone, about the
| year 1910, and descended frohi time
| honored family of the old race. For
forty years he had been a member OF
the Cistercian Order, and for the past
twenty years he had been a member OF
| st. Bernard's community.
So far, no signs of blight have been
| reported as occurring in the potato
crop in Tyrone, and the crop is in ex-
] cellent condition and quality.
Waterford.
On Sept 10th, the Waterford Feis
| took place in the Courthouse grounds
| in very fine weather There was very
large attendance, and the various COM
petitions secured numerous entries and
brought forth very keen competition
The Rev. T. F. Furlong, president of
the Waterford Branch Of the Gaelic
League, introduced Lord Castleton,
who opened the Feis, and, in doing so,
said they should be proud of being
Irishmen. proud of their nationality
and proud of their language if they
were fortunate enough TO speak IT.
The Gaelic League was increasing in
strength every day, and was open to
all who wished to join it.