The Irish standard., 1911-09-23
Armagh.


sshas passed away in the person of Mr..
= Peter Hughes, J. p, Lowart. Middle
. ton. Deceased was nephew of the
!. late Dean M'Glone and of Rev. Canon
M'Glone, P. p, Roslea. Tributes to
6 Mr.. Hughes public worth were paid
by the magistrates, the solicitors, and
the police at Monaghan Petty Ses-
sions.
Antrim.
Belfast Coisde Ceanntair has passed
resolution in favor of establishing
in Ulster an Ulster Irish College in
Belfast, and protesting against the ec-
ton of the Coisde Gnotha in continue
ing the subsidy to Colisde Comghaill.
Clare.
Mr.. John Malone, of Bodyke, coun-
P, regarding the Introduction of High
land cattle into the South and West
of Ireland, replies to the objections
made by the Fice-President of the De-
partment. His experience of 81 years
is that he never heard or knew Of
disease among the cattle. AS to slow
maturing into beef he says they can
be kept on mountainous and waste
land unit! years old, and then sent
to better land to fatten.
Cork.
case under the above Act. which
created a good deal of local interest,
has been finally heard and decided
here before the local justices, Mr.. Pur-
don, r. NJ. presiding. Sergeant Den
= nehy, the local inspector under the
Act, on behalf of the Cork County
Council, prosecuted Mr.. John Clarke,
shopkeeper, Barrack street, Bantry,
for exposing for sale butter having an
excess of water therein either added
to or not extracted therefrom over the
statutable limit of 16 per cent. The
sergeant proved to buying pound of
the butter dividing it into three paDts,
retaining one, giving another to the
L.
O'Mahony, Public Analyst to the Co.
Council of Cork. He securely sealed
all the samples. Mr.. O'Mahony's
analysis showed that the sample had
from / to . per cent excessive water
The defendant got his sample anal
yzcd by an Independent analyst, which
showed that the legal limit was not
exceeded. The chairman said the
Bench were unanimous in Diminishing
the case with COSTS
Cavan.
The weekly meeting of Cavan
Board of Guardians was held on Tues
day, August Goth. Mr.. Thos.. Smith
CO. G.. -Chairman), presiding
The other Guardians present were
Messrs. Jas. Taylor and Peter Smith
Carlow.
At a special meeting of the Carlow
Chamber, Courthouse, on August 2Sth
Mr.. Walter M'Morrough Kavanagh, D.
L., chairman, presiding, the principal
business on the agenda was the APP
pontment of County Surveyor, in
the room of Mr.. E. S. Quilton, C. E.
resigned, and to arrange for the ap-
pontment Of clerk to the new Off
~cial. Only two candidates presented
themselves Messrs. J. j. Hannigan, c.
f., and Mr.. j. P. Punch, c. e. The
terms of the advertisement fixed the
salary at $500 per annum, to include
all personal expenses, the person ap-
pointed to devote all his time to the
duties of the position, and to reside
in the county.
- Down.
A tribute of respect was paid to the
memory of Rev. Geo. Smith, Rector OF
Comber, County Down. The residents
of the district were present at the fun.
eral in great number. The chief
mourners were Miss A. Leslie Smith
ddaughter), Rev. B. Leslie Smith, Cur
ate of Coleraine (son).
Derry.
The rye growers in the Magilligan
district of county Derry have severely
suffered this year through the contin-
ued drought. Throughout the wide
area of Limavady union Magilligan is
{ the only rye producing district and
owners of matched houses are de-
pending year after year on the sue
cess of the crop, rye straw being the
best for matching purposes.
Dublin.
Mr.. Reuben Dodd, a Dublin solic-
tor, fell into the Liffey on Saturday
evening, August 26th, and was rescued
u by man named Moses Golden, who
has saved no fewer than twenty one
lives.
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