The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-01-07

erty remaining after the payment of
the lesacies. 1t was contended on be-
half of Thomas Carleton, the heir of
John Carleton, that he was entitled to
this balance, and on behalf of Mrs.
Willett, the heiress of his wife, that
she was entitled. Justice Barton de-
cided that the intention of the testator
was to give the widow the whole es.
tate subject to the legacies payable at
her death, and that the words of the
will operated as a residuary gift to the
widow and not as a gift of a mere
power of appointment.
DONEGAL.
The county council of Donegal have
elected Mr.. Edward Gallagher, ]. P,
Strabane, as coroner for the division of
East Donegal.
FERMANAGH.
A meeting of the Enniskillen Relief
committee, on December 10, unable to
agree on the manner of allocating the
funds, broke up in disorder. The 'loy-
az party insisted that they were the
proper persons to say how the funds
should be administered.
GALWAY.
A meeting was held at Oughterard,
OH December II, Mt which important
resolutions We're adopted, dealing with
the distress problem, land purchase,
etc. Mr.. w. O'Malley, NJ. p, was
among the speakers.
Two tenants named Brady and He
garty, who, % years ago, We're evicted
from their holdings OH the Isadore
Bourke estate, when wholesale evic-
F, tons were carried out on that prop
erty, We're recently reinstated by the
Congested Districts Board, who have
taken over the property.
! KERRY.
| A few days ago Mr.. M. J. Flayiu.
! NJ. p. made an important revelation on
the subject of land purchase finance,
, at meeting held in Duagh, in which
he pointed out that there was only one
landlord in all the county Kerry that
, had given conference terms to his ten
antry. That landlord was Mr.. Julian.
who was living example of an Irish
landlord who made friendly and fair
settlement" In contrast with Mr.. Ju-
lian's action, Mr.. Flavin sets that of
Mr.. Sandes, who calls upon the ten
antry Of Kerry to "keep the terms Of
the Land Conference agreement" This
'conciliator' is asking 1874 years pur-
chase Of first term rents, equivalent to
20 years purchase of second term
rents, or, with the bonus, nearly 31E
| years purchase of the fair rent.
LIMERICK.
At the Limerick winter assizes Denis
Farrisey, rs years old, charged with
killing his wife, Kate Farrisey, near
Clonakilty, on October 8, 1904, was
found guilty and sentenced to six
months Imprisonment from date Of
committal, October &c.
Patrick and John Mccarthy, father
and son, were sentenced to is months
each, with hard labor, for assault OH
Michael Mccarthy, at Youghal, on
September 10, 1904.
James Murphy and his wife Teresa,
were indicted for the manslaughter Of
a child named Alice O'Dwyer, who
was left at nurse with the female
prisoner. The jury found the female
prisoner guilty, and she was SEN
fenced to fifteen months imprisonment.
The husband was acquitted.
LOUTH.
On December 10 the remains Of the
late Very Rev. Father Kieran, S. NJ,
were conveyed from the residence Of
the Marist Fathers, Lesson street, Dub
lin, to Amiens street station, en- route
to Dunleer, for interment in the family
burial ground. At Dunleer Office and
requiem mass was celebrated in the
parish church, and the funeral took
place Immediately afterwards in the
family burial-place, Richardstown.
Mrs. William O'Brien has sent Ter
usual Christmas gift Of G25 for distri-
button amongst the evicted tenants of
the Massereene estate.
LONGFORD.
At the last meeting Of the North
Longford Executive, in Ballinalee, Mr..
VIM. Ganly (chairman) presiding, the
following resolution was adopted:
''That we request our chairman to
move at the next meeting Of the Ma
tional Directory, that on account Of the
| very dilatory manner in which the
Land Act is working, it would be ad-
visable for the Irish Parliamentary
party to try and have an amending
Land Act passed providing, amongst
other things much needed, that any
landlord not selling his estate to his
tenantry during five years from the
passage of the present act shall be de-
MED participation in the bonus.''
MONAGHAN.
The Local Government Board has
forwarded a sealed order to the Mona
CHAN asylum committee, remitting a
surcharge put by the auditor, on three
members Of that body, in connection
with the bread contract. through their