The Irish standard., 1911-06-10

pAteS occurred IN Olner parts OIL the
country on account of the thunder
storm; many lives were lost, young
plants were injured, and several places
were flooded. During the month Of
May there has been plenty of moisture
in Queens county. When autumn
comes, it is to be hoped that the tillers
of the soil will experience the truth
of the saying that "a wet May and a
dry June, makes the farmers whistle Il
merry tune
Roscommon.
Extraordinary discoveries are report
ed to have been made in the Curlew
mountains, bordering on Co. Roscom-
mon, by party of scientific explorers,
including Professor MacAlster and Mr..
Prayer, secretary Royal Irish Academy
who were the guests of Mr.. r. S. Gar
dener, j. p, Towerhill. They opened
a cairn and found the ancient burying
place of an apparently primitive peo-
pie. 1t contained number of skele-
tons and pottery, with the ashes of
burned corpses. Curious stone orna-
ments were found in profusion. MIR.
Gardener has loaned the discoveries
to the Royal Irish Academy. Skele-
tons Of very large hares and fish were
also found.
Sligo.
Mr.. Jas. OHara, H. M. L., presided
at large meeting of the deputy lieu
tenants and magistrates of Sligo in the
courthouse, Sligo, on May Goth, when
the form Of an address of welcome to-
their majesties the King and Queen
was adopted. The address expresses
the hope that the visit may be the
forerunner of many returns of their
majesties to Ireland
Tipperary.
The late Miss. e. NJ. Clibborn, of
Amer House, Clonmel. left personal es-
tate valued at E4,OS9. The testatrix
left E1,O0O to her brother, B. ]. Glib
born; $1,000 to her niece, Eileen NJ.
ClibbOrn; G400 to her god daughter,
Marjorie Mayors, and the residue of
her estate to her brother William.
Tyrone.
Mr.. Thomas H. Shannon, the Model
Farm, Caledon, has been appointed a
magistrate for Co. Tyrone.
At the meeting of Tyrone county
council on Thursday, Mr.. j. B. Gum
ming Moore in the chair the council
proceeded to consider the resolution of
Strabane rural district council appli-
cation to road board for the sum of
,c2,60O for improvements on the main
road, Omagh to Derry. and application
to the local government board for ex-
tension of limit of expenditure and
seven year loan of a like amount.
Waterford.
DR.. p Mullany, of Kilmackenogue
dispensary district has written to the
Waterford Board of Guardians stating
that the charge made against him at
the last meeting by James Awkward,
of Ballyhobucl1, is without foundation,
and he asked public apology from
Awkward.
A comparative report submitted to
Wicklow Co. council of the law costs
under the present regime and the old
grand jury shows that for the twelve
years the county council had been in
office the costs amounted to se2,531, or,
adding the amount disallowed, $4,000.
For the last twelve years under the
grand jury they amounted to $3.50;
or, if they omitted the one year 1S93-94
when the Enniskerry railway and Ark
low bridge were bought, G466. These
figures represented G211 per annum
under the county council and G52 Cor
$50 per annum under the grand jury
Wexford.
While cycling down an incline near
New Ross on Tuesday pet dog be-
longing to Miss Morris dashed into the
hind wheel, and becoming entangled in
the SpOkeS died shortly after from its
injuries. Miss Morris was thrown
from her machine but escaped with q
few bruises.
Westmeath.
To the great regret of large circle
of acquaintances the death is an
nounccd Of Mr.. James Pagan, Coo,
Mooretown Fore, Co. Westmeath. De-
ceased was a county councillor since
the passing of the local government
act. and also acted for years as treas
urer Of the North Westmeath executive
of the U. l. l.. The Westmeath roads
committee, Mr.. j. p. Dowdall presid-'
ing, adopted vote of coincidence with
the relatives of deceased at their last
meeting