The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-04-07

to the advantages of Galway for 4
naval base.
On March 18th, at Killagoola in the
Moycullen district, Redmond Sullivan.
married, aged about As years, died from
injuries received in an accident at the
Atlantic sawmills owned by Mr.. Hynes,
H. c.. timber merchant, Galway.
Kerry.
At the Kerry assiZes, on March II,
Chief Justice OBrien pointed out the
fac, that some doubt existed as to his
power to sentence Thomas Driscoll.
convicted the day before of being ;lc-
cessory after the fact to the MAN.
slaughter of his sister, last winter, to
seven years penal servtudc: and to
remove the doubt he altered the SEN
tencc to two years Imprisonment. with
hard labor.
AZ last winter assiZes at Cork. Pat
rick O'Riordan. husband of deceased.
who. with Drscoll. was charged With
wil.ul murder. was convicted of man
slaughter, and sentenced to IL years
penal scrvitu,lc.
Justice Gibson. in opening the AS
sizes for County Kildare at Mas. on
March Is. said he was informed by
the police officer that the condition OF
the county was entirely satisfactory
Kilkenny.
Ii opening the assizes for the County
Kilkenny, Justice Gibson on March IL
addressing the grand jury, said the five
cases TO go before them were not Of
much Importance. The state of the
county was satisfactory, and there wa:
Il substantial diminutiOn in the num-
be: Of specially reported cases.
Longford.
a beautiful stained glass memorial
window has been placed in the Long
| ford Catholic church. near Birr. through
| the generosity % Il former resident o
WV phtli'il, Nv" tcsHiuIlS III Aul-IiEii
The window is the work of MesSrs
Watson. Yousha! Co, Cork.
louth.
Mrs. Mary, relic of james Stokes
dice; on March L., at Clcvin, Dunlcel
| ut the ripe old age of ?G. To her las
breath she retained full possession o
he, faculties. Her widespread CHART,
W:% pro"erbia!
Michael ORtelly, Jr., late of Green
| hills. Droghcdn, died on March G, Il
| Divis street. Belfast, aged 25 years. MI
| O'Rielly was son of Mr.. Michac
OEeilly. who was well known in con
nection with Usher's Mill. and had
large circle of acquaintance in Drog
Gaelic Lacquer and took an active in
| terest In the various phases of the Irisl
| Ireland movement
Limerick.
AT the Limerick asaiZes. Rev
Michael Donor, r. p. of Shanagolden
WITS awarded $50 damages against tn,
Emitted Irishman Of Dublin, for libel Ii
! summing up, Justice Johnson. befor,
| whom the case was tried by Il specia
jul.. said respectable and homes
press was the watchdog of public lib
crty: but privilege should not be over.
stepped. or it might establish Il press
tyranny us odious and as dangerous IL:
an. autucrattc despotisin.
The dispute which has existed fol
some time in the building trade i,
Limerick. has been settled by the in
tcrvcntion of Rev. Father Crcagh, C
SIS. r.
Monaghan.
Antiquarians are Interested in Il l<ce
of butter found in Il bog in County
Monogram. eight feet below the sur
face. Such finds are frequent in Ire.
land, anh learned men have different
opinions us to the object for which
centuries ago butter was buried. Some
ha been found enclosed in STAYED bar
| others In methers dating from st. Pat
| ricks time. The most interesting find.
arc those where the butter was placed
in the hollow of a scOOpcd nut tree
TN instrument used in scooping the
tree was the bronze "Celt," which OK.
| listed III ireland before Christianity
Antiuuarians have suggested that, like
| other treasures this butter was buried
III war time, so as to give it flavor
Tho latest theory is that 1t was hid.
den IN the peat with the object o.
preservation. Tho primitive Irish dairy.
man was not ignorant OF the hes
| means OF preserving butter and milk
as discovered recently by modern
science.
Meath.
At the opening of the spring assizes
in Meath. Louth. Wcstmeath, King.
County, Glare. and other places Tho
judges congratulated the jurors on the
pcaceablc state Of the country.
The obsequies of the late Mrs
Leonard. Of Market street, Trim, tool
| place in st. Patrlck's church. Rev. Johr
Leonard. G. c.. Kilbeggan. son of the
deceased, officiatcd at the solemn
| Requiem Mass. assisted by Rev. Il
Shaw T.. c. Snmmnrhiu as deacon.