The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-01-07

| YNEWS FROM |REL AND
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entered upon.
Galway.
Mr.. J. Ryan, Dunkerlin street.
Loughrea, died on the 3rd inst. De-
ceased had been in business for many
years.
The Tuam branch of the Town Ten.
ants League have adopted resolutions
declaring J. Coughlin Briscoe, general
secretary of their league, candidate
for North Galway in place of Mr..
Hazleton, elected for North Louth.
It is reported from Headford that
there is a great scarcity of fuel turf,
being almost impossible to buy.
Kings County, ...s-,
Mr.. Henry Torpy, Shinrone, writes
that at meeting at Birr regarding
the Birr' Division election the Shin
rome delegates and the representa-
lives Of the Birr town tenants ap-
pealed to the meeting to call on Mr..
Powell and Mr.. Ryan to withdraw in
the interest of harmony and allow Mr..
Reddy to be returned unopposed.
Kilkenny.
The Kilkenny Agricultural Society,
Ltd, have fixed Tuesday, July 4th,
1911, as the date of their Summer
Show, and Thursday, September asth,
for their Autumn Show.
A settlement was arrived at, in the
case of an agrarian dispute of twenty
years standing on the Browne estate,
situated about six miles from Water
ford City, in the South Kilkenny dis
triot. Under the settlement an evict-
ed tenant will be restored to his for
mer holding; and negotiations for an
early purchase are to proceed on the
basis of 20 per cent reduction to first
term tenants, and Is per cent to sec
ond term tenants.
Kildare.
house, who was presented at Petty
Sessions for two instances of insub-
ordination, created considerable
laughter by producing from his waist
coat pocket piece of bacon the size
of Is piece which he said repre-
scented every morsel of the dinner
he got" The matron said a quarter
of a pound of bacon had been weighed
out and given to defendant. He COM
planned, she said, on another occasion
that he had not got his proper allow
ance of meat after being served with
quarter pound Of meat, half pound
of bread and vegetables. The Bench
dismissed one case, but on the othar
ordered him month with hard labor.
Kerry.
1t was unanimously decided at a
meeting Of the Brosna (Co. Kerry
branch of the All-for-Ireland League
to support Mr.. P Quincy as the A. F.
|. candidate for the representation of
East Kerry.
The members of the Listowel Ul'-
ban Council adjourned it's last meet
AHe5 VII CAo AAol1oIl VI llESSEdlu,
seconded by Mr.. Moran, as a mark
Of respect to the memory of the late
Mr.. Michael O'Connor, a respected
member and ex-chairman of that body.
Louth.
Joseph Duffy of Mullabane was
fined SIS for having travelled on the
Dundalk and Greenore Railway on a
ticket on which he was not entitled
to travel.
Limerick.
There was great rejoicing in Lime
rick on Thursday night, Dec. 18th,
after the announcement of the return
of Alderman Joyce for the city. Bands
Earaded the streets and tar barrels
We're lighted outside the house of the
successful candidate, and in other
parts Of the city.
Leitrin. 49,.
The unopposed return of Mr.. Fran
els E. Meehan for North Leitrim i'll
dicates clearly that the demon of fac.
tlon1sm mas been successfully ban
ished from the Land of the
O'Rourke's."
longford.
Before Mr.. Justice Barton last week
Thos. Campbell, land steward of Far
ragh, Co. Longford, sued as against
Alicia and Robt. Campbell to have
it declared that as one of the next OF
kin OF Thos. Campbell, late of Killy-
fad, he was entitled to a share of de-
ceased's effects, and that he is tenant
in common of a farm of go acres at
killyfad, or in the alternative. that
his share should BE raised ,bysa sale
of the farm. -.., t.,e.
Meath