The Irish standard., 1913-08-09

foreseen by the unseemly conditions
imposed If what is known as the Biz.
rell Grant were accepted.
| The oldest inhabitant in the County
Longford has passed away in the per-
SON Of Betty Collins, who had reached
the age of 1903 years. For many years
Betty had no living relatives, and she
had been acquainted with poverty all
her life. Indeed, the recipe for old
age in her case seemed to be plenty
of fresh air and poverty. During the
last quarter of a century it might be
said that she lived in the open both
day and night.
Louth.
! Dundalk Guardians unanimously ap-
pointed Miss E. Quinn, Galway Fever
Hospital, to the position of night nurse
in the Infirmary at a salary of ESQ
and rations.
Mr.. w. b. Connolly has been CO.
opted to fill the vacancy on the Dun
dalk Harbor Board caused by the
death Of Mr.. Thomas Rogers.
Mayo.
The Belmullet District Council have
co-opted M. e. N. Flynn, ex-Clerk of
the Union and District Council as a
member.
Speaking at the opening Of the Con-
naught Irish College, Tourmakeady.
Padraic o Domhnallain, Ard Ollaml,
said they had every reason to believe
they would have a record year. They
had applications from every county
in Ireland, and amongst their pupils
on roll were three distinguished stu
dents from Oxford. 1t spoke we'll for
the good name Of Colaiste Chonnacht
that year after year the great Uni
versities of foreign countries sent
their most brilliant graduates to drink
of the pure Gaelic of Tourmakeady.
! Meath.
The Most Rev. DR.. Gaughran has
appointed Rev. NJ. Moore, c. c., Dun
boyne, to be C. c. Kilcloor, and Rev.
T. O'Keeffe, lately ordained, to be c.
c. Dunboyne.
While two horses were standing
outside Mr.. Ledwidge's premises in
I Trim, the owner of one, farmer
j named Mulvey, stopped to take away
some grass from the other, and the
animal bit away a large piece of his
! lip.
Monaghan.
Not within living memory has there
been such a demand for military
horses as that which was evidenced
recently at Clones fair. For some days
buyers from England, France. Ger
many, Russia and America have been
securing the country, on motor and
other conveyances, accompanied by
local men, in their efforts to pick up
all the available animals. For these
horses prices have been given rang.
i ing from $40 to EGO. The average
is about SAT. Many Of the foreign
purchasers are unable to speak Eng
lish, and are obliged to do their bust
ness through an interpreter.
j Queens.
! At Mountmellick a postman named
Ed. Payne, sustained fracture of the
:; collar bone as result of a cycle COL
j lision with Patrick Berry, riding q
cycle in the opposite direction. He
was removed in great agony to the
Workhouse Infirmary, where he is
making progress towards recovery.
! At Strandbally Petty Sessions a
young woman named Margaret Moore
was sent to Mountjoy Jail for one
month, with hard labor. for soliciting
aims to pay fine. A savage penalty
!, for trivial offense
} Roseommon.
: The Athlone Guardians, by Is vote.
to 3, refused an application by James
u Gaffey. Irishtown. for assistance tt
enable him to emigrate to Canada
!, The clerk said such assistance hat
been given before, and the High Sher'
/ if said that man they assisted some
time ago was now assisting this mar
to bring him out, and as soon as HI
was sent out he would assist some
one else That was how emigration
} was encouraged.
Sligo.
A meeting in connection with thu
! proposed drainage Of the Owenmort
, river was held In Ballymote Cour
house. at which Mr.. H. Doran, Con
gested Districts Board, attended. TIL,
}, scheme was well received, and al
parties signed the undertakings t.
/ pay the amount levied.
Sligo Corporation passed a resolu'
ton of sympathy in connection will
; the death of Mr.. David Saultry, wht
had been in the service of the Coun.