The Irish standard., 1907-02-16
M CATH,

gamekeeper in the employment OF
the Marquis of Conyngham, died from
injuries inflicted by two men who
had waylaid him and thrown him
over an embankment. McGlroy, who
was As, was for the last six months.
or SO, employed by the Marquis Of
Conyngham as sanekeeper, at Car
rickdexter, having a house near the
deerpark, where he and his wife and
six children resided.
Queens County.
John Duwney was elected chairman
Of the Mountlnellick town commission
ers, OH Jan. %, by five votes to two
against Mr.. Thomas Aorrin, outgoing
| who declined 10 vote.
On Jan. IS public meeting WAS held
| i'll the Town hall, Portarlington, for
the purpose OF reurganizing the local
branch of the United Irish League
Speeches were delivered by Mr.. Nee
han, NJ. P: Rev. Father O'Leary, F. r.,
and the Rev. Father Brophy, c. c.
Roseommon.
At the annual meeting of the Ros-
common town commissioners on Jan
rs, p Hogan, ]. p, and NJ. Fallon
were unanimously reelected chairnna n
and vice. chairman, respectively, for
the coming year.
| AT Roscommon, Jan. 10, Sir Henry
Christopher Grattan Bellcw, Bard,
was sworn in high sheriff for the
County of Roscommon. and Mr..
Charles Coleman Dignan. of Ba llina-
gard, Rosconmon, re-sworn as under
sheriff.
Sligo.
| AT meeting Of the Sligo Corpora
ton on Jan. 23 on the motion of Al
Councillor Scanlon, j. P, the outgoing
mayor, Mr.. Michael kcane, ]. T.. was
unanimously reelected
On Jan. a9 John Rice Mccarthy.
3. A.. I. G. D., Sligo. was admitted to
practice as q solicitor of the supreme
court of judicature in Ireland. Mr.
| Mccarthy served his apprenticeship
with his father, Mr.. Jere1nial, Nc
Carthy, of Sligo, a well-known provin-
cial solicitor, and intends practicing at
Sligo.
Tpperary.
Thos. Ryan and r. O'Meara were
respectively elected chairman and vice.
| chairr:nn Of The Thurles urban coun-
ci! on Jan. %.
Miss Harriette Clarke. OF Maccles-
field, Chester, and Pusl,ey Park, Ire
land, has left personality of G10b.0o0
She left $4,000 for the erection of n
public hall at Borrisokane. Co. Tip
perary; $1,000 to the Higher H,u7-
dersfield Sunday School, Macclestield:
$500 to the Railway Servants Or
pllanage. Derby; s. 500 to the Chill.
dren's Convalescent Home, Broad
stairs; C 500 to the Thornycroft Con-
valcscent Fund. MaccIcsfe1d, and
$500 for a. stained glass window iE
Holy Trinity Church
Tyrone.
On Jan. 81, at the opening of the
Orma8l quarter sessions, Sir Francis
Brady, Bart, said that the cases to
so before the grand jury were small
in number and not serious in charac-
ter. He congratulated them and The
county on this satisfactory state ot
things.
To mark the occasion OF his return
from Rome, whcro his Holiness was
pleas sed to confer the title of Monsg-
nor upon him, the members Of tht
Strabane Society Club, on Jan. 20
elected Monsignor McHugh as presi.
dent of the club.
Wexford.
The election of mayor OF Wexford
took place on Jan. 2S. On the lnotio1
of Alderman Sinnott, seconded b,
Councillor keloe, Mr.. Robert Horton
Il. c., H. c., was unanimously elected
The death took place OH Jan. 10 .
John Reid at tn cage of 10l years
He was buried in Screen churohyard
A,chdeaoon 1Tullong, T. r., V. G.
D. D., of Corey. died on Jan. 20. Bort
at Ballygara, December, 1886, he CAM
of d. pricst]y family. Two of hi.
granduncles were parish priests O
Lady's Isand-1Tather Patrick Wa1sI
and Archdeacon Walsh
Waterford.
AT the annual meeting of the Water
ford Corporation, on Jan. %, Alder
man Maurice Quinlan was reelected
mayor for the ensuing year by unani
nous vote of the council The nalne
OF Councillors James Hackett, D. Hy
land and w. ]. Manning We're sen
forward for the shricvaIty in the abov,
matter.