The Irish standard., 1905-04-22
Guard Union. Mr.. Mitchell, who was

accident while working at his trade
on st. Patrick's Eve. He fell from
ladder. sustained serious injuries to
his spine and was at once taken to
Jeryis street hospital; but, despite
the best that medical skill could do
for him, he expired on the above date.
His death will be regretted by all who
knew and appreciated the worth of
J the sterling old Nationalist. In the
sixties he was among those who stood
, ready to risk their lives for the cause.
and he served term of two years.
, Imprisonment in Kilmainham, from
81 to go. On the day of the Language
! Procession in Dublin, the old man was
in his accustomed place, as standard
bearer, looking the picture of health,
and his death coming SO soon will
be learned with the keenest regret by
his fellow Nationalist. His funeral
; took place on Sunday, April I'd, from
St, Andrews Church, Westland Row.
Fermanagh.
| On March 29th, Redmond Rooney,
! famer, from Innishmore Island, who
was arrested the previous week, on
charge of having murdered the in
fant child of his housekeeper, Mary
Clancy, and remanded, was conveyed
] from Sligo Prison by Constables Ban
non and Reilly to Enniskillen, and
brought before Mr.. Gray, R. NJ, in
the police barracks, where on the
application of the police, a further re-
mand, till April 9Th, ives granted; and
an application by Mr.. Wray to have
him admitted to bail was refused.
Galway.
Exciting scenes occurred at Ballin-
dereen, County Galway, on March %,
in connection with the services of
processes on tenants of the St. George
estate, by process-server assisted by
a large contingent of police. The dry
stone walls on each side of the road
had been torn down and thrown upon
the roadway, so that no traffic could
take place upon the road. The whole
force of police were set at work to
clear the debris. During their work
the chapel bells at Ballindereen were
tolled, and large crowd of people
gathered on hill overlooking the
village, and jeered at the process
server, while the latter did his work
by mailing the processes to the doors
of the houses of the different tenants
1t took three hours to serve all the
processes. The land on that part of
the estate is of very poor quality.
The rent paid by the tenants is 15s.
to 20s. per acre, and from appear
ances is far in excess of the value of
| the land.
Kerry.
The late earl of Kenmare. who died
on February 9th, left an estate of the
gross value of 9132,000. In making
bequests to members of his family,
the testator regretted that he was un-
able to make further provision for
them, "as my estate in Ireland has
considerably diminished"
Kildare.
On March 10Th, in the Court of
Kings Bench, before Justice Boyd, in
the case of White v. Purcell, Mr.. Dud-
ley White INSTRUCTED by Messrs.
Brown and M'Cann), on behalf Of the
plaintiff, applied for discovery Of
documents. Counsel said that the
action was for breach Of promise of
marriage, and $500 damages we're
claimed. Interlocutory judgment had
been given, and the matter was now
going before the Master for assess
ment of damages.
The plaintiff was Winifred White,
who resides at Kill, in the County Kill
dare, and the defendant John Purcell,
of Buttevant, Cork, a Quartermaster-
Sergeant. The application was granted.
Limerick.
Mr.. T. st. John Gaffney, of New
York, recently appointed, by President
Roosevelt, American Consul-General
to Dresden, Saxony, arrived few
days ago, at the Carlton Hotel, Lon
don, en- route for his post. It is prob
able, after few days spent in London,
Mr.. Gaffney will make brief visit
to his family in Ireland.
Anne Matthews, aged so, a domestic
servant in the employment of Mr.
O'Connor, Thornfield, died few min
ntes after entering train at Lisnagry,
six miles from Limerick, on March
25th. She had run to catch the train,
and her death was probably due to
heart failure.
Rev. Father Casey, P. p, Abbey
feale, at the last meeting of the local
branch Of the United Irish League,
announced that he had received from
Ballagran Branch f22 los. towards the
Parliamentary Fund.
Monaghan.
Informations were refused by the
Monaghan magistrates on March 2Sth.
in a case brought against Charles
Smith, a tailor, for the alleged murder
of his wife, whose body was found in
a drain near her own house, at Scots
town, on the 18th March. The police
stated that they had no further
evidence than what they had already