The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-02-03
| 4NEWS FROM IRELAND{
Kilkenny.

At the monthly meeting of the Kill
drew his motion to have the salary OIL
the MAJOR for the year fixed at $500,
in Difference, he said, to the wishes of
some members of the Council. Mr..
Magennis said that if the motio. had
been proceeded with he would have
moved the abolition of the salary al
together.
Kings.
There was no meeting Of the Eden.
derry No. / District Council on Satur.
day. Jan. 18th, owing to the absence
of a quorum. AT Il recent meeting,
when the Chairman, ar. Shield. drew
the Councils attention to the fact that
Saturday was Roman Catholic Holt
day, and suggested that the January
meeting should be held on some other
day, in accordance with the usual GUS
tom observed everywhere in Catholic
centers, he was ovcrrulcd. What was
the result? Only four members put
in an appearance on Saturday last,
and consequently the Chairman was
Obliged to reuuisition special meet
ing for the transaction of the mon.Hly
business.
Kerry.
John Dunno (26), Il railway porter
on the Great Southern and Western
Railway, and a native of Millstreet,
was engaged in lifting pipe of wine
into a dray at Tralee station, when,
it appears, the car tilted backwards
tunate mans left leg tracturi.,g it Sc
vcrcly. He was Immediately conveyed
To the County Infirmary. where he is
making Favorable progress.
Limerick.
1t was decided at the last meeting
of Limerick Fishery Board to close
the collection for funds needed in or
der to secure IL grant from the De-
partnlent, only ESQ having been re-
ceived.
The Overlooking of the Shannon has
seriously affected traffic in the low
lying districts in and around the city
of Limerick. In some parts the floods
close to the city bounds rose three
feet high.
Leitrin.
ON Sunday, Jan. 7th, the Hon men,
Der for North Lcitrim, MIR. II. C. Nee
han. attended at kiltyclogher for the
purpose of reorganizing the branch of
the U. |. l.. great gathering of pco-
pie assembled, and Mr.. Meehan adj
dressed them in his usual eloquent
style on the coming Home Rule meas
ure. After which /; committee was
elected. ON Sunday, Jan. 14th. Mr..
Meehan attended at Tullagh;,n for a
similar purpose.
Longford.
Mcssrs. T.. J. Duff and ID. kcrigan
have been Sworn in as High Sheriff
ana Sub Sheriff, respectively, of Co.
appointed Returning officer
Louth.
On t. presentation of white gloves
to him ut Droghetla Quarter Sessions
us Il mark of the immunity of the dis
.trict from crime. Judge Green said
the people of the town and district
had rn.l IN
II locality which was an example to
other places because of it's orderly
and peaceful condition.
Monaghan.
The following gentlemen have. been
sazettcd deputy licutcn:,nts for the
County of Observation-Disclosures Henry.
john Leslie. ESD, of Ballybay House.
EallHbay: Captain I'itziohn Murray
Irwin, of Beech fill. Monaghan: James
Campbell Hall, ESQ, Nj. d., of Rowan
tree House. Monaghan: Captain Mer-
vyn James Hamilton, OF Cornacassa.
Monaghan: and Major Sir Nicolas
Gosselin, of -iughnamullcu. Ballybay.
Wayo.
Quite two thousand Nationalist as
sc,nblcd at Castleb last week to
welcome Mr.. Joseph Conroy. U. |. l..
organizer on his release from Castle
bar Jail, where he had undergone
three months Imprisonment, in de-
fault of giving bail. on Il charge of i'll
tinidating Mr.. James Gallagher. who
evictcd the widow Killccn and her or
pllans from their home in Straidc.
Meath.
The Rev. r. Warren, curate OF Ath-
boy, has been appointed to the vacant
incumbcncy for the Parish Of Moy-
nalty, Co. Meath.
Queens.
Mr.. Il. J. Mccormack, Commercial
Instructor under the Queens County
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