The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-03-11
NEWS FROM IRELAND,

Railway Co. arising out of the Roscrea
railway accident on July 18th last.
Plaintiff is Miss Agnes Flynn, who
resides with her brother Mr.. Thomas
| Flynn, a baker and provision mer-
chant. Miss Flynn, who was pas
senger by excursion train from that
place bound for Queenstown which ran
backwards on the line from Roscrea
dashed into the outcomins train from
Birr. AS the result OF the collision
she was rendered unconscious and
seriously injured, and she now sought
to recover $4,000 damages from the
defendant company, who admitted
the liability, but disputed the amount
claimed.
Kerry.
! Mr. John Thompson, who has been
seven years postmaster of Tralee, has
been promoted to Ryde, Isle of Wight.
Mr. Thompson brought Tralee post
Office and the postal service of the dis
trict to high state OF efficiency and,
personally, was a most courteous and
popular official
Kildare.
/ AT the monthly meeting of the
! County Kildare Agricultural Commit
tee, held at the court house Mas, the
chairman, Mr. J. S. Brown, NJ. A., j. p,
presiding A letter was read from the
Department Of Agriculture, stating
that it did not consider that any use
full purpose would be served by con-
tinuing the correspondence on the
subject Of the ALLEGATION of funds for
agricultural schemes and requesting
to be informed as to the date suggest
ed by the leputation for interviewing
i the vice president.
Kilkenny.
The death of Mrs. Thomas Harring-
ton, which took place at her residence,
.Tohnstown. County Kilkenny, on Sun
day, 18th inst, after protracted ILL
ness, in the 10Th year of her age, for
| tilted with the rites of the Holy Cath |
daughter of the late Mr.. Richard Ruth
and Bridget Walsh. Rallyhale, County
Kilkenny. She was The last of the
celebrated Ruths, one of the oldest
and most respectable families in Kill |
| kenny. Over so years ago, she mar |
ried the late Mr.. Thomas Harrington,
auctiOnner and printer, JohnstOwn
! She was mother of Il large and highly
respectable family.
! Limerick.
Mr. w. Moore, M. P has written to
Alderman NJ. joyce, NJ. r.. expressing
regret that he was msinformed in re-
spcct to a statement regarding revol-
yer shooting in Limerick, and with
dra awning same.
A representative meeting of rate.
payers of the Gin, County Limerick.
! Rural District, has adopted resolutions
| in favor of amalgamaion with either
! Rathkeale or Newcastle West Rural |
Districts
Longford.
AT meeting of the Mullinalaghta
branch OF the |. n. r., held on the 18th
inst. for the purpose of reorganizing
the band, a vote Of sympathy was
proposed by Mr.. Jas. Feegan and sec
onded by MIR. Frank Farrell to our
secretary, Mr.. p Reagan, ID. c.. in his
sad bereavement on the death OF his |
son.
Mayo.
Five pounds damages We're awarded
recently by a city special jury to Mr.
Patrick Conway, general merchant at
! Claremorris. against Mr.. MI. Noone,
also a trader in Claremorris, for SLAM
der.
The Mayo County Council on the
18th inst. decided that no rate be lev
led in aid of Galway University Col
! lnge until such time as provision is
made for the child of poor parents
Meath.
AT the monthly meeting Of the |
County Committee of Agriculture, re-
Gently held, after a strong fight, the !
subsidy TO the Trim Show for this
| year has been increased by exactly
Us Last year, Trim got s2S lac;
this year G29 is allocated AT this
rate it will take exactly 100 years for
the Trim Show subsidy to equal that !
now allOcared to the Oldcastle Show
the youngest of the three in Meath |
Monaghan.
One of the shafts of trap in which
Mr.. Patrick Whelan, ]. p, chairman
Monaghan Rural Council, was driving,
broke with the result that Mr. Whelan
was pitched out on his head and sus-
tanned severe injuries to one Of his
eyes. His other injuries We're, how