The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-08-08
XNEWS FROM IREANDX
Carlow.

Carlow.
1t was reported at a joint meeting
of the Joint Committee of the Car
low District Asylum that the number
of patients was now 522-the largest
number, said DR.. Greene, r. NJ. S.,
that had been in the institution, and
largely in excess of the number for
which space was available.
The appointment of Mr.. James o.
German to the Commission of the
Peace for the County Carlow has
given much satisfaction to his many
friends.
Derry.
To commemorate his recent we'd
ding the staff at Derry railroad sta
ton and some friends presented Mr..
H. G. Reid, the popular stationmast-
er, with a silver tea service, Mrs.
Reid being made the recipient of a
gold bracelet.
On Mr., Kelly, NJ. P, asking Mr..
Birrell, in the House of Commons
this week, on what grounds two
Irish Volunteers were arrested at
Stranorlar and returned for trial
without being allowed to instruct a
solicitor, he was informed that no
application for an adjournment had
been made.
Donegal.
Arising out of letter from the
Local Guardian Board to the Done
gal County Council as to their
powers with regard to the default of
District Council to keep public
works in repair. Mr.. P. H. O'Donnell
j. P, said the Glenties District Coun-
Gil. whose financial condition was
under discussion, had no money even
for sudden breach works. The mat
ter was referred to committee.
Fermanagh.
Mr.. Justice Boyd, at Fermanagh
Assizes affirmed the dismiss of the
county court judge in a claim for
$1,000 for the alleged malicious
burning of Kesh Cooperative Soci-
ety's store.
Mr.. Patrick McMenamin, j. p,
and the Earl of Belmore. have been
unanimously reelected Chairman
and Vice-Chairman respectively of
the Tyrone and Fermanagh Asylum.
Galway.
The County Galway Agricultural
Committee have unanimously elected
the Most Rev. DR.. Gilmartin Chair
man on the proposition of the Ven.
Archdeacon DAILY, 'Gort. At the
Technical Committee. held subse-
quently, the Most Rev. DR.. O'Dea
was unanimously reelected Chair
man. Very Rev, Canon Curran was
unanimously reelected Vice-C Chair
man.
Kings.
Mr.. r. Dawson, of Rosslare Harb-
or Station, has been transferred on
promotion to Tullamore.
Kerry.
Agreements were signed fourteen
years ago by the tenants on the Nc
Gillicuddy estate, County Kerry, and
were never lodged by the Landlord
with the Land Commission. was the
statement made by Mr.. O'Sullivan in
a question to the Chief Secretary
which the latter admitted to be &C.
curate. New agreements were then
signed in 1906 under the Act of 1908
and the estate was inspected two
years ago. The Commissioners
rulings, added Mr.. Birrell, have been
issued to the solicitor having charge
of the sale.
Died.-On July at Caherciveen,
Francis (Frank) Sullivan, second
son of T. A. Sullivan and grandson
Of Edward Fitzgerald. ]. p, Caher-
civeen, aged 13 years.
Captain Robert Leslie, J. p, d. L..
former High Sheriff of Kerry. died at
his residence, Tarbert House, on
Sunday. July IL, in his seth year.
The deceased had been closely ident-
flied with the public life of the dis
trict for many years. When Earl
Kitchener last visited his native
Kerry he was entertained by the de-
ceased, who was a neighbor and a
friend of the noble Earl's family
The Tarbert Irish Volunteers aban-
doned their daily drills as a mark Of
respect.
Kildare.
After 26 years. service. DR.. Nc
Kenna. medical officer of Ballylinan
dispensary district. has resigned.
and Athy Guardians have accepted
the resignation with regret. and have
paid a tribute to the manner in
which he discharged his duties to the
poor.
Mr.. Henry Hoise, an extensive
farmer. complained at meeting of
the Athy Guardians of the poor tele-