The Irish standard., 1911-04-22

NEWS FROM IRELAND{


the work of the secret societies in Co.
Galway, which had recently been de-
nounced by the Catholic Bishop of the
diocese
Kerry Co. Council met recently to
deal with Il letter from the Road
Board stating that l<erry's share of
the 100000 to be distributed to Ire
land for immediate works is $4,000,
to be spent this year on approved
work on the Glengarilfe Killarney
road. Letters We're read from the
grand jury and Iistowel Rural Coun-
Gil objecting to the spending Of any
more money on Improvement of the
country roads.
Mr.. Moriarty. chairman. proposed
that of the G1.O0O which the Road
Board proposed to ask the ratepayers
to raise the Tourist Development as
ISOLATION should be asked to con-
tribute $500 and the Killarney and
failing which the Co. Council refuse
the Road Boards offer.
Kilkenny.
Sergeant. Andrew Lacey. of Gruisue,
Co. Kilkenny, is retiring from the po-
lice and is leaving the district. There
WAS meeting, largely attended by
DungS. in the local courthouse on the
3rd inst, and it was unanimously de-
cided to present tho great man with Il
testimonial l;raiguenAn,anagh we are
informed, is Il place where Il roaring
Sunday trade is done in the bungery
line. The inevitable circular states:
Sergeant Lacey, by his courteous and
obigng manner and the slraightror
ward and Jealous way i'm which he
disc harged his duties during his time
TEEN and respect of all who had inter-
, course with him. Your cooperation
is requested in making the testimonial
!: suitable one"
Kings.
Considerable excitement attended
the eviction this week at TullamOre OF
Thomas ToOIe. pigbuyer, whose
premises had been the subject OF Il
Public Health order against the land
lady, Mrs. NJ. Egan. A black flag was
| displayed, and the house was barri-
caded. but the police forced an en-
trance and the tenant quietly sur
rendered. Toole had been 25 years III
! occupation.
I Kildare
Mr.. Justice Kenny. at Kildare AS
court below. and allowed Col. w. Hall
Walker $3.50 compensation in respec
of the alleged malicious burning of 2Ol
tons Of hay. his property, at FULLY
near the Curragh. last August. He
also allowed Go cost and costs Of
the court below, with CO IS expenses
! lktNltWlI Ito s'hSG. MS ipiioihP 'oe1iN
he thought it right tn say good dea
| of additional evidence had been giVel
to him beyond what had been given tt
County Court Judge Brcreton Barry
| The respondents were the Kildare Co
! Council, and the amount of compensl'
! ton will be levied on the county a
large
louth.
MIR. Bernard tlami!l. J.P.. has beei
rc-clcctcd chairman of the Dundall
Harbor Board. The total income o
the harbor for the past year amount
ed to c7.52G: expenditure G6943
leaving a surplus income for the yea
of about G $50. The total receipts TO
1909 amounted to E6.74S.
Longford.
Sessions, allowed half wages as com
peusation until equity day in next Ses
sions in a wnrkmen's compensation
case by John Gregg against Thomn
! M'Nulty. post car proprietor. ram
tiff said he was kicked by one of de
fcndant's horses while exercising. ant
susta ined a compound fracture. Th
defence was that Gregg had beef
warned not to ride this particular ami
NAL.
| Limerick.
A letter sent the Limerick ilarho
| Board from Mr. Peacockc, Corporation
Engineer, referring to cases of plague
il. the United Kingdom. alleged to b'
conveyed by rats from foreign ports
had the effect to cause the Vermll
the Board to take steps to destro!
NV all the possible means within it:
| power.