The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-03-12

but they had secured the I4aborers Act
good cottages, and ,e2s,0OO year to
aid the rates in building them. Then
the Irish party had done their share
in securing the old age pensions.
Roscommon.
The death took place recently at
the age OF 10! years, of William Healy
of CarrowEeel, Kingsland, County Ros-
common. The deceased centenarian
was very popular in the district: he
was looked up to as the village histo-
rian, and would ably recount the many
material and political struggles the
country underwent during his excep-
tionally long life.
Sligo.
On the evening of Feb. H., intelli-
gence reached Sligo that mutiny &C.
CURED on board the S. S. Westmoor,
conveying a cargo of maize from the
River Plate, consigned to PolleXfen e.
Co. Sligo. The vessel anchored off
Raughley. ten miles from the quay.
Three deaths are reported to have re-
suited. The affair created great SEN
sation in Sligo.
Tipperary.
The Cashel Board of Guardians have
appointed Miss Norah Ryan, Cashel,
to teach irish in the Worllhouse
Schools at a salary of G12 a year.
The appointment lasts for one year
only.
The death is announced of Mrs. Pat
rick Browne, Clonoulty, after long
and tedious illness.
Tyrone.
Informations were refused on Feb.
James Simpson and Oliver Coote were
charged with assauting John Burton,
near Aughraclov, after the declara-
ton of the poll in the South Tyrone
election. Burton said shots were fired
outside his house, and the windows
of his kitchen and bedroom We're
smashed, while he himself was struck
on the head and suffered the loss of
much blood No evidence for the de-
Tense was called.
Waterford.
James Lyons died suddenly a few
= Of Iii Po1 o.
gart, Lismorc.
The valuable trophy presented by
the Hon. Otway Cuffe, ]. P. Kilkenny,
for hurting tournament in aid of
the building fund Of the Irish College
at Ring, County Waterford, is a re-
plica of an old Irish war shield. 1t
is faithful copy of the original, being
mounted OH bronze, and is inset with
stones of amethyst. 1t stands three
Wexford.
To promote the study and speaking
of Irish in the national schools of the
counties o. Waterford, Wexford, Kill
kenny and Carlow, DR.. Skefington, ex-
senior inspector N. S. S., offers prizes
of G3, E2 and CT to the three mon
itors or pupil teachers who answer
best 1T tho Easter examinations for
entrances to the training colleges in
1910. 1911 and 1912.
The mary friends of Very Rev.
Canon Meehan, P. p, Templeshambo,
(Wexfordl, will regret to learn that he
has been indisposed for the past cou-
pie of weeks suffering from influenza.
Wicklow.
Sincere regret is felt throughout
West Wicklow AT the death of Mrs.
May Doyle, which has occurred at her
residence, Tuck'ni'l, Baltinglass, at the
age of &c. Deceased was the mother
of Rev. j. j. Doyle, c. S. S. r., Dun
dalk: Mother Raphael. of the Brigidine
Order, Masterton. New Zealand, and
Sister Mary Albert. Loughrea.
Westmeath.
The Athlore Urban Council has re-
solved to give no financial assistance
for the present-to the proposed
Central Council on Tourist Develop
ment which 1T was agreed to form at
the recent conference in Dublin on the
working OF the new Irish Act.
Heavy floods are reported on the
Shannon near Banagher many people
having to abandon their homes and
telegrapEic communication is being
dislocated.