The Irish standard., 1909-10-30
Limerick.

ming against him. He had to be re-
moved to his residence near by, and
medical aid was speedily procured.
The last rites of the Catholic Church
were administered to the injured man,
who is we'll advanced in years.
Mayo.
AS the result of an examination for
three free scholarships in the Castle
bar new intermediate Schools offered
by the Very Rev. Canon Lyons, P. p.
to the three best boys in the united
parishes of Castelar,, Breaffy and
Ballyheane, Masters Gerald Stack,
Castlebar; Bernard Burke, Castelar,,
and Patrick Mongey, Mountgordon,
have been declared the winners.
Meath.
The departure from Trim of the Rev.
Christopher Keane, who for fourteen
years ministered as senior curate in
the town, and has now been promoted
to the Enthusiastically of Lobins-
| town, was awaited of by the parish
toners of Trim and Boardsmill to pre-
sent an illuminated address expressive
of their regret at his departure and
best wishes for his future
Queens.
Some touching scenes were wit
messed in Mountrath on Sept. 20, when
the local G. A. A. club held a meeting
to say goodbye, and to present the
Rev. VIM. Wilson, c. c., with an ad-
dress and gold Celtic cross on the &C.
casion of his removal to Luggacurran.
The meeting was representative of all
the branches of Gaelic activity in the
town besides the G. A. A. and thor
oughly testified to the high opinion
entertained by all the people towards
the priest.
Roscommon.
A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of Henry McNiffe, civil bill Off
Ger at F'renchpark, for alleged embez-
element Of certain monies received by
him on foot of DEGREES entrusted to
him by the sheriff of the county for
execution. Fourteen pounds of the
money he is alleged to have collected
is unaccounted for. McNiffe booked
in his own name for America on board
the Cedric On the date Of his disap-
pearance from Frenchpark a woman
was also missing, and it is stated she
accompanied him to America.
Sligo.
We observe, says the sligo Cham
pion," that Mr.. w. D. verschoyle, Tan
rago, Ballisodare, has been granted a
patent for a lathe, boring and drilling
machine. The invention is a portable
turning lathe, which may also be used
as a drilling machine, for woodwork
OF small dimensions, and consists of a
bed-bar of square section, fitting at
one end into an upright, which carries
at its lower end cramp adapted to
engage with an extraneous support in
position. The upright is capable of
rotation in the cramp, and can be
fixed in any required position by nut.
1t carries at its upper end a shoul-
dered centre, which can be rotated by
a crank. The poppet end of the lathe
consists of an upright. which is adapt
ed to slide along the basebar being
adjusted by pin, and carries q
Lo,v
tremity whereby 1t may be turned for
adjustment. The tool-rest is slidably
adjustable along the basebar, which is
rotatably fixed to socket, holding a
bar which supports the radius bar,
and is secured by screw, serving
also to secure the socket to the base
bar. For turning, a driver plate fits
on the screwed centre, and drives a
carrier fixed to the work For boring,
chuck, fixed into a screwed socket,
is fixed to the centre and carries the
boring tool
Tipperary.
John Connolly, ]. p, Templemore,
ildS ScSIlSu Will HlS weekly tenants,
and has given each of them reduce
ton Of Sd weekly and wiped out all
arrears which had been accruing for
four months. At the last Petty Ses-
sions Court Mr.. Connolly obtained de-
crees against eighteen of his tenants
to whom he refused to give any reduce
ton whatsoever. The local branch OF
the Town Tenants Association took
up the fight on behalf of the tenants
with the happy result above stated.
Waterford.
A young man, a native of Dungar-
van, the town, named Thomas Murray,
set out on Sept. Is on his return trip
to the United States where he had
been for the past 10 or IL years. On
board the Mauritania with him were
his mother, his recently married bride,
his sister and brother-in-law. They
had sold out their old home in Dun