The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-07-04
Kildare.

rM Kildare.
The burial took place at Castle
connell of the late Mr.. Michael j.
O'Carroll;; who for many years acted
as local correspondent for the
"Leinster Leader" at Athy. The
Urban Council in the latter town
passed a vote of coincidence at their
last meeting.
Us Mr.. Richard Butler, assistant pur-
veyor. left Athy for Dundee, having
secured an important appointment
under the Inland Revenue. Mr.. But
Ter will be missed in local athletic
circles.
Kilkenny.
The Kilkenny Corporation, at
their monthly meeting, decided to re-
name streets as follows: Castlecomer
New road to Robert Emmett street;
Parade to James Stephens square:
High street to O'Donovan Rosa
street; Goosehill to Lord Edward
street; William street to John Banim
street: Friary street to Walkin
street.
A great amount of interest was
taken in the Castlecomer County
Council contest, where Mr.. John p.
Fogarty, the sitting member. was OPP
posed by Mr.. r. H. Pri0r-Wandes-
forde, D. L., J. P, Castlecomer
House. The result was as follows:
Mr.. r. H. Prior andesforde. D. L.
(new), 459; Mr.. John P. Fogarty
(outgoing). 319, majority for Wan
desforde. 140. The following is the
result of the Mothel contest; Mr.. Ed
mund Campion (new), 1872: Mr.. Ed
mund Hogan (new), 3O4; majority
for Campion, %. The late member,
Mr.. Henry Sherman, Park, did not
seek reelection. In the Thomas
town division the sitting member,
Lieut.-Col. Walter Lindsay, M.V.O.,
was opposed by Mr.. w. E. Kelly,
Dungarvan. The result of the poll
was declared as follows: Lieut.-Col.
w. Lindsay (outgoing). 428; Mr..
VIM. E. Kelly (new), 264. Majority
for Lindsay 1854.
Kings.
Compensation was awarded by Mr..
McElligott, acting county court
judge, at Tullamore, in respect of
claims for the depreciation or injury
to cattle due to their having been
driven off the lands of the claimants.
The amounts awarded were ELS to
Mr.. Stephen Cavanagh, IS IS to Mr..
James Bagnall. and 412 les to Mr..
Frederick Abraham.
When an old man named Patrick
Raleigh, farmer, residing with his
son at Putaghaun, Tullamore, was
going to have a shot with a double
barreled gun on Monday. June 8. the
charge went off and lodged in his
left breast over the heart. After
being shot the old man walked up
stairs to his bedroom, and fell on the
floor, expiring shortly after.
The volunteer movement in Tulla-
more is progressing by leaps and
bounds. The collection for equip
ment. now in progress. is being
generously responded to.
Kerry.
Mr.. F. B. eastman, of the United
States Marine Services, son of Mr.. P.
eastman Tonereigh House. Bally-
heig, has given, in the course of
letter to his home, vivid account of
the recent battle at Vera Cruz, in
which he was engaged.
Over 1900 delegates from the Co.
operative Societies of the United
Kingdom, who held, during the week,
a successful exhibition in Dublin,
visited Killarney on June 4.
Arrangements are we'll ahead to
ensure that the forthcoming Trades
Feis eclipses all it's predecessors.
Meetings are held weekly and pres
ent indications point to the fact that
June rs, 1914, will prove to be a
red letter day in the history of the
Gaelic League movement in Tralee.
Mr.. David M. Moriarty, former
chairman of the Kerry County Coun-
Gil and nephew of the late Bishop
Moriarty of the Kerry diocese, has
been appointed Crown solicitor for
Kerry. Mr.. Moriarty's father was
County inspector of Police.
Longford.
Mr.. Mccoy, at the meeting of the
Ballymahon District Council, pro-
posed that they co-opt three Protest
ant Home Rulers, as it was English
Protestant Liberals who passed the
Home Rule. Mr.. Ewers: ut doesn't
matter what politics they are. When
we get them in here we'll change
I them" Mr.. Allard, J. p. proposed
Major Kink-Harman as a resident
Landlord. Mr.. Mullen objected to
putting landlords on the board, as
I their battle with landlordism was
Z not vet over He was not saving