The Irish standard., 1906-08-25

not anticipate any dangerous complica-
| lions, but poisoning, even in its
mildest forms, is q treacherous NAL.
airy, and necessitates the closest watch
/ fulness. Mr.. O'Brien is visited every
day by numbers of his colleagues.
Kildare.
The Rev. James McCaffery, Profess
sor of Ecclesiastical History in ST.
Patrick's College, Maynooth, has just
received from the University of Frei-
burg, Baden the Degree OF Doctor OF
History. This is only one of sue
cession of scholastic distinctions
achieved by the professor.
Kings County.
Miss Nora Fayle, girl nine years
old. daughter of Mr.. William Knott
Fayle, ]. p Johns Mall, wens GU,
walking on August !, accompanied by
her sister and governess. They were
entering Mr. Fayles residence from the
back, and had to ascend to the
door by a flight of stone steps, with one
landing. and guarded by an iron rail-
ing. The little girl seized the railing
and jumping up balance her body on
it for an instant, and then fell over
to the ground below, a distance of
about fourteen feet. Death was in
Simultaneous.
Kerry.
| On July 80, a farmer named Tim
Corridor at Kilmainane, was startled
on entering his pigsty to find hare
sleeping with his pigs. He caught the
animal, but upon the advice of num-
Der of neighbors and friends, who
We're imbued with the traditional con-
viction that it was a member of the
spirit world, he allowed the creature
to decamp without molestation.
Considerable satisfaction has been
expressed in Killarney district by the
announcement that Daniel O'Shea, R.
D. c., is about to be reinsaated in his
farm at Cheney. Mr.. O'Shea was
evicted so far back as June, 1887, for
nom payment of one year and a quar-
ter's rent. Lord Kenmare has now
agreed to reinstate him on payment
Mr.. O'Shea will be at liberty to have
fair rent fixed.
Limerick.
The death is announced from Shan>
agolden, of veteran of the Fedora!
Army. named Michael Dore. The de-
ceased who was 72 years of age, serv-
ed under General Sherman.
The death took place, on July 81, of
a member of the Loreto Community
in Omagh, Mother Anastasia McNa.
mara, who was descended from an an
cient and highly respectable family
whose representative now is H. Macs
Namara, D. L., Ennistymcn House.
She devoted herself to the service of
God at an early age in 1850 She went
on the mission to Omagh in the years
following it's foundation, 1856. Since
then she had been an indefatigable
worker in the schools.
Louth..
On July 2Sth Right Rev. DR.. Gaugh-
ran, Lord Bishop of Meath, visited
Drogheda for the purpose of admin
istering the Sacrament of Confirmation
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Boys National schools, st. Mary's Con-
vent schools and Donecarney Male and
Female National schools. There were
about 200 children present. The bish-
OPP later addressed the children on the
virtue of temperance and enrolled them
under the banner of the sainted Father
Mathew
Monaghan.
The appointment of James Keelag-
han, c. E., to be a magistrate for
County Monaghan, has given general
satisfaction, especially about Castle
blaney and Ballybay, where Mr. Kee.
laghan is extremely popular.
Mayo.
There was a large attendance at
the Aeridhaecht, July 80, at Gleann
Riverstown, at which addresses were
delivered by Rev. Father Crehan and
Mr.. Conner, organizer. Rev. Father
Connolly, who is home from Canada
on a vacation, distributed the prizes
and spoke words of encouragement to
the pupils.
Queens County.
On July 81 the annual Feis took
place at marlborough under the most
agreeable auspices. DR.. Douglas
Hyde attended, and addresses We're
presented to him by the Town Com
missioners and the Gaelic League, to
which he replied. The Right Rev
Monsignor Murphy, P. P, addressed
the people, declaring the Feis open.
Roscommon.
Rev. J. j. Head, rector of the Church
of the Annunciation, st. Louis, U. S.
is at present on visit to his relatives
near Strokestown. The reverend gen.
tleman, who is in excellent health, in
tends remaining with his friends for
some weeks, as well as visiting a num-
Der of places of interest before re-