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was remanded on a charge of the lar
ceny of property belonging to the Lon
don and North Western railway COM
pany.
KILDARE.
Irish ecclesiastical biography will
be enhanced during the new year by
Il biography of the late Dean Hughes,
who died as =. r. of Mas, and which
is being completed by priest of the
diocese. The memoir will be accom-
panied With "reminiscences, social, lit
el'ry and political, of the late Rev.
Jos. Farrell, c. c., we'll known as a
pulpit orator and essayist. Both dis
tinguished clergymen are Justly en-
titled to Il prominent place in the list
of National Ecclesiastical Biogra-
phies.
KINGS COUNTY.
The Birr United Irish League have
decided not to interfere in the Urban
Council elections, prefering to leave
the present majority of the council
to eXtricate themselves from the hor-
rible mess in which they have landed
the ratepayers of the town.
The Edenderry Guardians have de-
cided to offer payment at the rate of
II is. per week to DR.. w. e. Palmer,
who demanded guinea a day and
travelling expenses, for acting as To-
cum tenems for DR.. Hamilton.
KERRY.
The two young men, Patrick Muir
ply and Bait Joy, Bedford, who had
been under arrest on a charge of being
concerned in the death of Edward
Lynch, Afoula, who died in the hos
pital, Listowel, on the evening of Dec.
Goth, have been discharged, as result
of the post mortem examination made
on the remains by Drs. Dillon and
O'Halloran, which disclosed the fact
that deceased's death was caused, not
by violence, but by syncope, due to
cardiac failure, which was induced
by the intoxicated condition of the
deceased.
LOUTH.
DR.. O'Keeffe sued the Drogheda Ru-
raj District Council for G12, being fees
due to him as medical inspector of the
Port of Drogheda. The District Coun-
Gil admitted that the account was due,
but We're prevented from paying it by
the refusal of the Local Government
Board to sanction palment, on the
grounds that one of their orders de-
barred payments of such claims after
the lapse Of six months. Judge Kis-
hey gave a decree for the full amount
claimed.
LIMERICK.
There was only one case before the
Limerick Hilary Quarter Sessions,
which We're opened on Jan. I'd, by
Judge Adams.
BY consent Of both parties, the sum
of $50, claimed by Mrs. Margaret
Hewlett, from the Great Southern
and Western railway, for the loss
sustained by the death of her son. a
mllesman in the employment of the
| company, was made an order Of
court, at the Limerick Quarter Ses-
siolns.
LONGFORD.
In Longford, on Jan. Cd, young
hussian was remanded, at the Petty
sessions Court on q charge of having
falsely described himself as an Eng
llshman, so as to gain admission to the
English army. Probably he was 'ssus-
pected.'
LEITRIM.
On eof tile largest meetings of the
North Leitrim Executive of the Unit
ed Irish League, held for some time.
assembled in Dromahair, on New
Years Day. All the branches of the
League in North Leitrim were repre-
sented, under the craftsmanship of Mr..
John Travers, d. c., the president.
Alderman Ntzhugh,, M. p, was enthu-
siastically welcomed OH his arrival
from Sligo. A series of resolutions
were unanimously adopted.
MEATH.
On New. Years Day in the village
Of Robinstown, in the presence of all
the prominent Gaels, and sportsmen,
i'll the County Meath, a Celtic Cross
was unveiled in memory Of Mr.. 3. r.
O'Reilly of Bective, who met his death
while cycling on the 21st of August,
1904, near the spot where the monu-
ment has been erected. The ceremony
was performed by Mr.. Timmons, P. l..
G., Navan.
MONAGHAN.
On Jan. 4th farmer living near
Newbliss, fell off house which he
was thatching, and broke his neck.
Ills death was almost instantaneous.
MAYO
On December Goth an important
meeting of the school managers of
the diocese of Killala, at which Most
Rev. DR.. Conmy presided, was held, in
connection with the adoption of the
bi-lingual program in the schools of
the diocese. The proceedings were
private; but the managers were en-
tirely unanimous in urging the adop-
ton Of the program, and it was de-