The Irish standard., 1909-08-14

o4S iASA d6C was AOI given CNC cen.
sus ten years before that. The COM
mittee decided to continue the pen-
sion.
Tipperary.
Following a resolution passed last
week at the Tipperary board of guar
dams, disappearing of the action of
the National Directory in depriviug
Boards of Guardians of representation
at future national conventions, a dis
cussion took place on July II, on a
resolution moved by Mr.. E. ]. Mar
name, expressing confidence in tn.
Irish Party and the National Direc-
tory, as at present constituted. Sew
eral members dissented from. the res
olutfon, which was, however, event.
ually passed by large majority. Mr..
Michael Quinn, ]. p, chairman of the
rural council, observed that Upper
airy had recently shown it's confidence
in the Irish Party by subscribing so
pounds to the parliamentary fund.
Tyrone.
AS usual, not one out of twenty
three grand jurors summoned by the
high sheriff for the Tyrone Assizcs
was Catholic. Is it fact that there
Is an unwritten law that condition
of selection as sheriff in the county
is the combining of the grand jury H.
members of some of the Protestant
denominations?
Waterford.
Mrs. Shea. of Dunhill Co., Water
ford, a claimant for an old age pen
sion, is producing novel evidence that
she is over 70 years. The parochial
register wherein was q record of her
baptism, was burned some years
since, and attempts to get her age
from the census returns proved fruit
less. The kilmacthomas sub-commit-
tee being fully satisfied from the
statement of her parish priest that
she was at least three score and ten,
allowed her claim, but this decision
was reversed by the local govern
ment board on the grounds that there
was insufficient evidence Of her age.
AS the poor old woman was lament
ing her ill-luck a neighbor discov-
cred clear proof of her age in the
Dunhill graveyard, where a modest
tombstone testif1es that her father
died u years ago. Mrs. Shea. who
was 3 years when her father died, has
made a second application for the
pension, and this time her claim can
scarcely be added to the bogus list.
Wexford.
A serious accident occurred recently
in Wexford when a farmer named
Kelly was 50 badly gored by bull,
at Courtclough, Blackwater, that he
died from his injuries.
Much regret is felt in New Ross
because of the transfer of. Rev. Father
John Murphy, o. S. A., to Galway.
Father Murphy is a native of Lime
rick, and during his time in New Ross
had endeared himself to all. He was
the recipient of numerous farewell
messages and presents on his depart
ure.
Westmeath.
The death is announced of the
Very Rev. Michael Joseph Maher, C.
M, vice-provincial of the vincentian
Fathers, in Australia. The deceased
was native of Ballykeeran, near
Athlone, and at the time of his death
had reached the age of SO years, hav-
Ing, in fact, died on his birthday.
He was a missionary of great elo-
quence and piety. For some years
he held the chair of philosophy and
theology at St. Joseph's. Blackjack
and afterwards at the Irish college,
Paris. For some time he was spirit
nooth.
Wicklow.
At special court on July II, at
Blessington, before Mr.. G. T. Hor-
nidge, J.P., a man of the farming
class. named John Carroll. Of Locks
town, was brought up in custody from
Kilmainham Jail charged by District
Inspector M'Donald, Dunlavin, with
having dangerously assaulted John
Foley. stonecutter, Ballynockan, by
stabbing him with a knife at Valley
mount. AS the doctor would not
certify the injured mans life out OF
danger. prisoner was remanded, in
custody, to Kilmainham Jail.