The Irish standard., 1906-03-24

Feis on the cath of May. There are
upwards of forty competitions on the
programme. three of which are open
to all Ireland. namely, story telling.
Irish pipes. and an essay on DIR.
| Hyde's visit to America, and its ef-
| fects on the Irish Language move
| ment.
kildare.
\, the last Athy Petty Sessions,
Mr.. Thomas Badley was unanimously
appointed Clerk of the Athy and Cas-
| tledermott Petty Sessions Districts,
in succession to Mr.. r. I.efroy. re-
| signed.
On February 9th. in the nisi Prius
and Il city common jury. Miss Mary
Mccormack. of Lackagh. County Kill
dare. sued Simon Kelly of Kill. near
Monasterevan, and recovered E100
damages for breach of promise of mar
riage.
Kilkenny.
In the Court of Kings Bench
Dublin. on February Goth. before the
Lord Chief Justice and Justice Wright
in the case OF Michael L. Potter VI
Patrick kealy and the Kilkenny
Borough Council. Mr.. Molony, X. c..
with whom was Mr.. p. ]. O'Brien. APP
piled INSTRUCTED by Mr.. Nicholas
Healy. solicitor). for an order of quo
warranto directed to Mr.. Patrick Kealy
at present acting as Mayor of Kill
kinney. to show cause why he held that
i Office.
| The Court made an order for a
stated case, which will come up 70,
final hearing and decision.
Lonsford.
His Holiness the Pope has been
pleased to confer the title and dignity
OF Monsignor upon the Very Rev
Canon O'Farrel. Ardagh, County Long
ford.
Limerick.
The Bishop cf Limerick has written
Il letter in favor of general closing
of public houses on st. Patrick's Day
A, the meeting of the Limerick Cor
poration, on March I'd. Mr.. Daily said
the members who We're present at the
Eopcning of the Irish Industrial Elk
hibition. by Lady Aberdeen, We're
fiunkeys and hi-elings.
Mr.. Hawkins Todmoulen. Yorkshire
has been appointed gas examiner. in
Limerick. at 4 salary of $500 yearly
There were sixty-thre candidates.
Louth.
Al the Loutll spring assizes there
We're only two crown cases of no i'm.
portance.
1t is long since Dundalk and Coun-
ty Louth suffered so heavy n loss as
that they sustained by the death of
Mr.. Jumes Johnston, corn merchant,
Of Dundalk. on February 22d. County
councillor and member of many local
boards during the past % or 80 years.
Mr.. Johnston was for many years the
leading corn merchant of Dundalk;
and 1t is the best testimony to his up
rightness and honor in business that
the farmers of County Louth mourn
his loss as that of trusted friend
leitrim.
On February 9th, while attempting
to leave @ train. going from Mohill to
Ballinamore, farmer named Peter
Kilkenny. of Kityfea. an unmarried
man. aged forty years. was killed. He
had attended the fair held in Mohill.
and taken a ticket for Adoon sta
ton. but he seems to have passed the
station and jumped out when he re-
allied his mistake. The body was ter
ribly mutilated.
The tenants on the estate of the late
Captain Forbes Johnston, situate at
Kinlough, County Leitrim, have agreed
for the purchase of their holdings AT
21h years purchase respectively on
first and secOni term rents.
Meath.
We regret to have to announce that
Master Frank Moore, son of Mr..
Patrick Moore, of Portmana. Clonee.
met with an accident on February %
last. while riding n young horse be-
longing to his father He was re.
moved by the ambulance to the pri-
vate hospital, 1913 Baggot street.
where he was attended to by his
uncle, DR.. Stanley Moore, who, III con-
sultation with Surgeon Marble. made
every possible effort to save his life.
Master Moore, however, never re-
gained consciousness, and died on Sum
day evening.
Monaghan.
Right Rev. DIR. Owens. Bishop Of
ClOgher, who had been i'll for some
time. has been able to resume his
direction of Diocesan affairs. Since
his home coming he has received
many distinguished visitors. us well
as congratulatory resolutions from all
parts of the Counties of Monaghan
and Fermanagh.
There Is living in the townland of
Roughan. on the boundary of the
County Monaghan. about three miles
frnn MidAletown mn old wo,nan