The Irish standard., 1913-03-29
| 4NEWS FROM IRELANDx

postottice was destroyed by fire on the
| night of February II, with the at
tached public house and kitchen, the
property of MIR. Peacocke, but the
Died.-February %. Mrs. Conroy,
letters, ETC.. were untouched.
Kildare.
| A resolution thanking the Irish
Party, the Prime Minister and the
Liberal Party on the passage of the
| Home Rule bill through the Com
mons was. on the motion of Mr.. Con-
Ian. seconded by Mr.. Sunderland,
unanimously adopted by the Kildare
Co. Council on February "a.
Kerry.
! The Dowager Countess of kenmare
died in London on February IS.
Mr.. Charles Dromsoole has been
appointed County Court Judge for
Kerry.
| The owner of the Fitzgerald estate
In Newtowndillon, Listowel district,
has accepted the Estates Commits
sioners' proposal to purchase 500
acres of untenanted land of this prop
erty. and the Commissioners hope to
be in position to distribute these
lands at an early date.
Kings.
| Addressing the Grand Jury ut the
Kings County Assizes Justice Wright
said the country was free from all or
ganized and agrarian crime, and
might be generally described as quiet
and orderly.
Kilkenny.
/ A sad accident occurred near Bally-
ragget. on February IL, which ter
minated in the death of an old age
pensioner named William Murphy, of
Ballyconra. The old man assembled a
tree adjoining his residence by means
of a ladder for the purpose of cutting
off bough and while in the act of
cutting the bough he lost his balance
and fell to the ground-a distance of
about 25 feet-being killed instantly.
| Letrim.
Leitrim Assizes were opened on
March 3. The civil and criminal cal.
endars were light.
| The seven day leasehold licensed
premises of F. Flynn at Ballinamore
have been sold by auction by j. l..
Mulvihill, auctioneer for the high
price Of e1.O50-
| Longford.
The following deaths have taken
place: Recently, Mrs NJ. Curry, AL
nagh. Patrick Lee, Aughagreagh.
Recently, Mrs. Bridget Heslin, Ball
inamuck.
Louth.
Patrick Balm. aged %. of Town
parks, Ardee, dropped dead on the
roadside recently while on his way to
draw his old age pension.
DR.. j. v. O'Hagan, Dundalk has
been elected by the Dundalk Guard.
ians medical officer for the Dundalk
No. dispensary district, at Il salary
Of c157 los per annum.
| Limerick.
Died.-Recently, John Hayes. Mum
ster Terrace. Limerick. February "a.
John Ambrose. Rathkeale
James ]. Hewson, of HOLLYWOOD,
Adare, was found dead on February
% near his residence with a bullet
wound in his head. Deceased had
gone rabbit shooting the previous
evening, and apparently in climbing
a wall the gun had accidentally gone
off.
n. w. Flynn, for thirty-two years
Clerk of Belmullet Board of Guard
ians. has resigned his position on PEN
sion.
A boy named Tanley. aged years,
was burned to death in Claremorris
on the morning of February %.
Died.-February Is, Mrs. Patrick
Brennan. Kiltimagh. Recently, Miss
G.. M. Sweeney. Claremorris. Febru-
airy ,21. John Nally, Ballyglass. Re-
Gently, Patrick O'Connell, Ballyfarna.
Meath.
The following deaths have taken
place: February &c, Mrs. Leonard.
Retaine. February 81, Catherine Kee-
gan. Rochestown. Recently, Miss
Norah Kiaran. Legga House. Febru-
airy q, John Talon, Fillmore House.
kilcock. Recently, Mrs. c. Graham.
3albriggan. February 26. Gerald
Beveridge. Kells. February %, Mrs.
A. Doyle. Market street, Kells.
u Monaghan.
Il Monaghan Guardians have increased
the salary of Frank McCarvill, mas
ter OF the Union. by $50 per year.
i Clones Rural Council on February