The Irish standard., 1908-03-07

dread unknown by her husband. The
sad event created a painful impression
in the town, where they were we'll
known and respected, and much SYM
pathy was felt for their family and
relatives in their bereavement.
Monaghan.
In attempting to light lamp at.
tached to his cart containing over 100
stone of fax, Patrick Valley. Drum.
cairne. near Monaghan, accidentally
set fire to the load. The horse was inn
mediately embarrassed and holted.
while half the flax was consumed be.
fore Valley and some volunteers sue
ceeded in quenching it.
Queens.
On Monday. Feb. g. the death oc-
CURED at the Presbyterian Convent,
Maryborough, of Sister NJ. Catherine
Kelly, daughter Of the late Mr.. Thos.
Kelly. Birr. Sister Catherine. who had
been i'll but few days. passed away in
z.
Her death is regretted by the Commun-
ity and the pupils past and present, Of
the Convent School.
Roscommon.
Mr. c. r. McDermott, of Emla House.
has passed away at Castlerea, aged
seventy. He was a member of an old
County Roscommon family, and a
nephew Of the late Lord Freyne.
BY the recent death Of Mr.. Joseph
O'Neill, Roscommon has lost one of its
most esteemed townsman. A sincere
friend, hospitable host, and generous
employer of labor, his loss at compar-
atively early age is deeply deplored.
Patrick j. Keans, an esteemed resi-
dent Of Ballintubber, who was teacher
of the National School, Ballintubber for
36 years, died Feb. 1. He was 60 years
of age.
Tipperary.
A banquet and reunion has been Civ
en- by the Clonmel National Foresters,
in honor of the Mayor elect, Mr.. James
Cahill, one of their former members,
and of Mr. Michael Hogan, who was a
candidate of the Labor Electoral AS
ISOLATION. The chairman, Bro. Dem
nehy. chief ranger complimented Mr..
Cahill as the first labor candidate to
fill the Mayoral chair and the history
of Clonmel, he said, had never such an
incident before.
Tyrone.
Mr. William McGrady, at the ripe
old age of "a years, died Feb. 5. He
was one of the oldest business men in
connection with the town of Dromore,
The late Mr.. McGrady was some years
ago the leading man in the victualling
trade. He was an extensive buyer of
cattle, and well known and highly re-
spected in all the neighboring fairs and
markets. Some years ago he retired
from business, and for some wears re-
sided In Belfast. but with advancing
age he again returned to his oatiye
town.
Westmeath.
The Irish Party balloted unsuccess-
fully Feb. in the House of Commons
for a motion to call attention to the
law of contempt Of court in Ireland and
the imprisonment Of Mr.. L. Ginnell, Nj,
p.
Wexford.
The Rev. John Cleary, for % years
the beloved rector of Clougnbaun,
Clonroche. Enniscorthy. died Feb. 4, to
the sorrow of the entire district.
The late Rev. Patrick o'Connor,
Adm, Wexford, whose lamented death
we briefly chronicled last week was
born in Clohamon. near Newtownbar
ry, Ferns, on June 10th, 1861, and was
ordained in 1887.
Wicklow.
Widespread regret will be felt at the
death of Mr.. Thomas M. O'Reilly,
which occurred at his residence, Bally-
knockan, Blessington, recently, at the
age of So years. He was a prominent
Land Lacquer, and in 81 was one of
Forster's suspects" Mr.. O'Reilly wrote
the Labor Intelligence for the old
Irish Daily Independent" and at the
time Of his death was engaged on q
Life of Michael Dwyer.,