The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-01-21


cumbed soon after from heart affec-
ton. He acted as clerk in the Coun-
ty Committee office, and also as Sec
rotary TO the Ulster Royal Schools ns
Mayo.
Mr.. p. J. Killeen, Co. c., Claremor-
p, president North Galway Executive,
[. |, L., suggesting that as Mr.. Halle
ton has elected to represent North
Louth. the Nationalists of the division
should select as their candidate Mr.
Roche, who was defeated
in Cork City.
Major Cox has granted an abate-
ment of 20 per cent on this years
rents to the tenants on his Fairhill
estate, on the recommendation of his
agent, Mr.. Charles Daily, in conse-
nuence Of the hardship caused by the
failure of the potato crop.
Queens.
A very fine concert was given in
the town hall, Maryboro, on st. Ste
phcn's night
Roscommon.
In connection with the recent in.
uuiry with reference to the Roscom.
mon graveyard, the l.. G. B. have al
ready ordered the graveyard to be
closed, and in order to give the Dis
trict Council an opportunity to pro-
vide new burial ground they sus-
pend the operation of the closing or
der for twelve months. The present
graveyard. report states, lis kept in 4
most shocking and disagreeable man
ner," and there is no room in it for
fresh graves.
Sligo.
The Sligo Times has issued an at
tractive Christmas number of 16
pages, printed in two coIors, dealing
in an interesting manner with. mat
ters of local interest, besides giving
some readable stories for the hol-
days.
Great regret is felt in Sligo at the
illness of Alderman ODonnell, who is
suffering from pneumonia DR.. Car
roll, the eminent Dublin specialist,
has been called in to assist the local
medical men, Drs. Lizard and Martyn
Tipperary.
John p. Downey has been remand
ed at Thurles on charge of steal
ing from the Order of Pious Missions,
Thurles, money to the amount of
G30. Accused has been lay broth
err at the Mission House.
The Nenagh Urban Council has de-
cided to discuss at it's next meeting
a question raised by Rev. Alex Thorn
as. Rector of Nenagh, as to the neces-
ity for neighborhood burial accom-
mediation in that neighborhood.
Tyrone.
Vincent DAILY, aged six, accident
ally fell into stream at Coalisland,
but was rescued very pluckily by
David Wilkinson, Ballyrogan, Cooks
town, who was working in a yard in
the vicinity, and had his attention at
tracted
Westmeath
In the case in which Mrs. Mary
Anne Horan secured divorce from
her husband, James Koran, of Kill
leenboy, Co. Westmeath, Mr.. Justice
Madden in the Probate Court made
an order for payment by respondent
OF one years alimony and payment
of the permanent alimony at los a
week. Mr.. Marnan instructed by Mr.
G. ]. P. FarrelD appeared for the APP
plicant and Mr. Fitzhenry INSTRUCTED
by Mr.. ]. Garahan) for the respon-
dent
Waterford.
Youghal Urban Council passed q
resolution strongly approving of the
project to make Youghal a perman-
ent military station, and calling on
the local farmers to give the military
all the facilities they reasonably
could without injury 10 themselves.
The Waterford Star" contains the
announcement that Lord Waterford
intends resigning the mastership of
the Waterford Hounds at the end of
the present season; a fact which is
much regretted by the sporting COM
munity of the district, as we'll as by
the people OF the countryside at
large.
Wexford.
A two-year-old child named Mary
Ebbs, Grattan street. Corey, died from
burns sustained through her clothing
catching fire during her parents alb
sence Some other children had
thrown paper in the ire. which she
ran m catch when ah]a,o