The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-06

| estate Is left to her DrOtner, Mr. LucluS
| O'Brien, and her three nieces, Lucy,
Mary and Ellen O'Brien.
| Longford.
| At the meeting of the Ballymahon
District Council, Mr.. Patrick Gerety,
J. P, presiding, a resolution was, on
the motion of Mr. Mccoy, seconded
by Mr.. Mullen, unanimously adopted
requesting Mr.. John E. Redmond to
come to Ballymahon and address a
meeting for the purpose of settling
the regrettable dispute between
Messrs. Farrell and Phillips, NJ. P.'s.
| Mayo.
! The site for the new Intermediate
Schools in Castelar, is the gift Of the
Earl of Lucan, and when completed
will be in charge of the De la Sale
Brothers. The schools have been built
from the designs of Mr.. r. NJ Butler,
| F. r. I. B. A. of the firm of Doolin g.
| Butler, Dublin.
Monaghan.
|
| consecrated as the new Bishop OF
Clogher, in the Cathedral, Monaghan.
by His Eminence Cardinal Logue, who
| was assisted by the Bishops of Rap
hoe and Ossory. All the Bishops Of
| Armagh Diocese, in addition to the
Bishop of Achonry and Northampton.
were present. The day was one of re-
joicing in the Diocese of Clogher,
which has been without an Episcopal
head for eight months, and all the
faithful joined in the celebration. Spe-
cial trains from all parts of Ulster
poured their thousands into the town,
and the town itself was deliberately
decorated with arches and banners.
The ceremonies of installing the new
Bishop were conducted in the presence
of large and reverent congregation,
highly representative of both clergy
and laity. The sermon was preached
by the Very Rev. Patrick Beecher, M.
A., D. D., Professor of Pastoral Theol-
ogy and Sacred EloqL ence. st. Pat
ricks College, Maynooth
Roscommon,
A United Irish League Conference
was held at Newbridge ON, October 10,
for the purpose of selecting member
for co-option on the Galway County
Council, in room of the late Mr.. J. c.
Mcdonnell The chair was taken by
Mr.. J. Manning, Ballinasloe, and dele
gates were present from the following
branches: Ballygar, Kilbegnet, Kill
geerin, Glynsk, Glenamaddy, Gloon
beirne, Moylough, Mountbellew and
Newbridge. Mr.. Cunningham, chair
man Mountbellew Board Of Guardians,
was selected by IS votes against IS
given for Mr.. Wall, Ballygar.
Sligo.
A further batch OF 20 old age PEN
sioners have been struck off the lists
in Ballymote during the week, on the
ground that they had not attained the
statutory age, according to the GEN.
sus returns of Al and 81.
Westmeath.
Rev. Hugh Carpenter, c. c., in the
course of a recent sermon in Mullin-
gar cathedral, made eloquent reference
to the devotion of the Holy Rosary
as means of keeping the faith alive
in Ireland in the dark days Of perse-
ho iuht cfo ~
the times. bright and hopeful era
was opening for Ireland. Once more
they heard the tongue of their fore
fathers spoken amongst them, mark
ed spirit of industrial revival was
springing up on all sides, and the land
was at length coming back to the peo-
pie. He would appeal to them, there
fore, to practice industry and do all in
their power to keep the young people
at home in the country.
Wicklow.
Great excitement was felt in New
townmountkennedy recently following
the discovery of the body of man
in field at Kilmurray Hill, three
miles from the village. Three men
going to Kilmurray graveyard discov-
cred the body, and reported to the New
townmountkennedy police, who subse-
quently arrested John Geraghty, ma
tive Of Newport, Mayo. and charged
him with the death of deceased, whose
name is ascertained to be Patrick Fee
ley, a native of Tipperary, known
as "The Yank." Both worked at Round
wood waterworks, and were seen, in
company on the previous night in New
toWnmountkennedy The dead man
had pipe and box of matches in
the left hand when discovered, and
rigor mortis had set in. An inquest
will be held, and accused will be
brought before special court.
Tipperary.
A curious point has arisen at a meet