The Irish standard., 1908-10-24

ess; Alderman Flanagan, Thomas Nc.
Cafrlck. 1. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. Hanly.
T. c.
Tipperary.
Marrle6-Sept. 29, at Ballylooby, by
very Rev. Richard Mockler, P. p, as
sisted by kev. Father Coffey, G. c..
john Prendcrgast, Ballyclerihan. Sec
ond son of the late James Prendergast
h'lmolash. to Ellen (Elsie), eldest
daughter of the late John Hefferman,
knockeen. Ballylooby, Cahir.
Inc Smith estate at Ballycullen, near
Mulllnahone, has been sold to the ten
ants under the Land Purchase Act
Inc terms OF purchase will give re-
auction OF about 9s in the pound on
the Old rents. The terms were COM
pleted at Stokes hotel, Fethard, on
Saturday last. Mr.. A. H. Morgan. So
lfcitor. Thurles, represented the land
lord. Rev. Walter Cantwell, P. p, was
untiring in his exertions to bring the
negotiations to conclusion which is
so satisfactory to all parties.
Tyrone.
Patrick McCusker of Tullyrush has
been remanded without bail at Fin
tona. charged with causing the death
OF James Medallion. Jr., Lurganboy.
A mnVpnanf TO
electric light for the public and pri-
vate lighting of the town of Fintona.
Wicklow.
A farmer named James Sweeney, re.
siding at Tomcoyle, near Inch, and
about sixty years. has been found dead
In bed. The discovery was made bv a
servant who went to call her master
III accordance with instructions, as he
mad said the night before that he in
tended to go to Corey on business.
Sister Celestina Mcdonald wrote to
Baltlnglass guardians recently resign
ing as assistant nurse in the infirmarv
The resignation was accepted.
Wexford.
Died Sepe. 19, John Hibbitts, N. T..
Corey, aged SO years; Oct. 1, suddenly,
John Shannon. butter merchant, New
Ross; Sept. "a, Mrs. Margaret Codde.
Ballymacane, aged 80 years.
Married-on Sept. II, at the catho.
Tic Church, Kilgarvan, by the Rev. ].
Murphy, c. c., Laurence, eldest son of
the late Dennis Walsh, Galbally. Rree
to Bridget, second daughter of James
Heffernan, 1Iayestown Taghmon.
Westmeath.
We regret to announce the death of
DR.. Michael Stanley, M. D., of Ath-
lone. which occurred on Sept. 20. at
Bournemouth, England.
While working in a sawmill at Moate
a man named Patrick Mccormack was
lacerated on the right hand and was
brought to Stevens hospital, Dublin,
for treatment, where it was feared that
the hand would have to be amputated.
Waterford.
The body of a man named Patrick
Flynn, of New Street, Lismore, who
had been missing for some DAYS, hav-
ing left home to walk across the noun
tain to Mount Melleray, a distance of
about six miles, was discovered in q
secluded place about a quarter of a
mile from the Monastery. The de-
ceased. it appears, undertook the jour-
ney. having had some information that
the Abbot had money for him left bv
a friend.
DR.. Hewitson, medical officer to the
Llonmel Prison, committed suicide at
Tramore by cutting his throat with a
razor on Oct. 2.
The Mayor of Waterford, who for
some time past has had under consid-
Grafton the project Of having a suitable
memorial erected in this city to COM
memorate the memory of our dstin-
guished townsman, the late General
Thomas Francis Meagher, has secured
the services of Mr.. Leonard Forde, who
will delive:' a lecture in the Theater
Royal early next month on the lives of
Meagher and Smith O'Brien while in
the penal settlement in Van Dieman's
Land. Miss Reidy and Mr.. H. L. Mea-
CHER, niece and nephew, respectively,
of the great soldier, will be present
at the lecture. The mayor has issued
an appeal inviting the cooperation Of
delegates for the project.
Diggs-Sn. $h's wife is deaf ana
dumb.
Biggs-Does she talk with her 1n-
gers?
Digg.-I think so; Smith hasn't
dozen hairs left in his head.