The Irish standard., 1905-02-18
tives and boyhood friends in Belfast
and county Galway.
KERRY

KERRY.
| At an early hour on the morning of
January 20 one of the most disastrous
fires ever experienced in Tralee oc-
Cured, resulting in the complete demo-
lition of the splendid drapery estab-
lisnnent of NIessrs. j. Remington &
Sons. in the MALL and the adjoining
iewelry establishment of Mr.. \. r..
Paels, while considerable damage was
also done to several other establish
mentS i'll the Mall. The total damage,
most of which is covered by insur-
ance. is estimated at between E14,OOO
and t15.O0o. The fire was discovered
ut . O'Clock by Mr.. Hugh Magirln. bak-
er, when going to work ut Mr.. Colne-
Illus Twomey's.
On Sunday afternoon. january o.. a
respectable farmer named Patrick Her
lihy. residing ut Rlllincartin. near
Brosna, died suddenly. Deceased had
just returned from mass. when he
was seized With Il sudden illness and
died at once.
KILDARE.
In the court of Kings bench, Dub
lin, OH January 23. before the Lord
Chief Baron Justice johnson. and JUS
tice Gibson, in the matter of goods of
John Minihan, deceased. John Healey
VS.. Thomas Meehan, an application
was made by the defendant, Thomas
AIeehan, in the nature of Il new trial.
| for an order that the verdict and judg-
ment be entered for the defendant. or
in the alternative for a new trial on
| the grounds of miSGirectiOn by the
judge. The defendant also asked that
the order Of July q, appointing Edward
II. Coonan, manager of the estate of
John Minihan, late of Sallins. farmer,
deceased. he not discharged, and that
he be continued as such under-agent
till further order. The court granted
Il new trial of the action.
| KILKENNY.
| Mrs. Grace Elizabeth Wade Melon
aid, Of st. Canice'S Cottage, Kilkenny.
Ireland. formerly of Savoy, Ayr, Scot
land, who died on September IL last.
widow of Major Norman Mac
Donald, some time Of the Fifteenth
| Regiment FuSileerS. left personal es-
tate in England. Scotland, and Ireland
valued at f300S los, and the sole
| trustee of her deed of settlement. dat
ed January 30. 1897. is Mr.. Arthur
Noodle Thomas. of South Charlotte
street, Edinburgh, solicitor to the ST.
preme courts.
| LIMERICK.
On January % Alderman Joyce. NJ.
r., was unanimously elected mayor of
Limerick, in succession to Councillor
Donnelly. Prior to the election Alder
man DAILY moved that no member be
elected as mayor Or high sheriff who
would not bind himself not to accept
British honors during his year of Of
flee. Twenty-six members of the cor
| pCTation voted for this and six against,
five not voting. Alderman Joyce said
he was in favor of the resolution, but
declined to sign any pledge. On being
installed he appealed to the members
to avoid heated discussions.
AT a meeting of the Limerick county
council, OIL January 81, Mr.. e. j.
Mitchell was appointed returning Off
Ger for the county and district council
elections, which were fixed for Tues
day, June 6.
LONGFORD.
On the morning of January % the
goods train from Dublin to Sligo due
at Iongford about 5 o'clock a. H.,
found the points set for Il wrong sid
| ing, and it dashed with considerable
/ force against the permanent buffers
at the extremity of the platform. One
another injured, and the wooden fix
ture with which the train came in con-
tact was displaced and broken.
| LOUTI.
| On the night OF January ~ lire
broke out in the f;rmyard Of Mr.. John
Mcdonnell of Carrickedmond, and con-
siderable damage was done. 1t is said
that claim for malicious injury will
be lodged.
Mr.. Henry O'Connell was unani-
mously elected chairman of the Dun
dalk urban council at the annual meet
ing of that body.
At the meeting Of the Drogheda cor
poration, on January %, a resolution
was unanimously adopted declaring
inter ALA, ''our unalterable conviction
| that the welfare, the happiness, and
| the prosperity of Ireland can never be
attained until the legislative indepen
dence of our country be achieved"
MAYO.
| The old workhouse at Newport,
county Mayo, together with 51@ stat
ute acres Of land. has been bought by
the Congested Districts board for f43O.
! The Dublin Gazette announces the
appointment Of Mr.. G. A. Moore, Of
Moore Hall, Ballyglass, as high sher
if of Mayo for 1905.
| MEATH.
In a case against the Great Northern