The Irish standard., 1914-08-15

NouiitN NoullSll loI INC dllcScu Hid
licious burning OF their stores near
/ kcsh.
On Friday night. July II, hand
some residence with large quantity
OF modern furniture the property of
MIR. Con Reilly. farmer. Drumany-
Plcydcll, situate few miles from Bel
turbct, was burned down. For some
time past no person had resided on
the premises. When Mr.. Reilly Wis
tied the place on Saturday morning
| to look after his cattle he found the
house as stated. The theory put for
ward is that the contlagration was
caused by rats gnawing matches
which ignited the woodwork, and the
house being very dry it burned like
matchwood.
Galway.
DIR. d. ]. O'Malley, medical Office,
OF Glennamaddy Workhousc and dis
pcnsary district, has been appointed
to the Commission of the Peace for
County Galway.
| way.
The Galway County Council threa-
ten proceedings against the Ballina-
sloc Urban Council on account Of
outstanding liabilities.
Mr.. Stephen Gwynn has subscribed
f5 to the Galway National Volun-
tcers.
Mr.. Richard Hazelton, who recent
ly resigned the Parliamentary repre-
sentation Of North Galway i'll conse-
qucncc of bankruptcy proceedings in
connection with the Louth Election
Petition, was returned unopposcd for
his old constituency.
A vessel that lately arrived i'll Gal
way llarbor has succeeded in landing
a large quantity OF rifles.
1t is announced that Mr.. J. B. Con-
cannon, of Athenry, has sent to Mr..
John Redmond $500 as his contribu-
ton toward the National Volunteers
fund.
Kilkenny.
The North Kilkenny Executive. U.
l. L., at a meeting on Sunday, passed
resolution renewing confidence i'll
the Irish Party and expressing hope
that their efforts will bring peace and
Kings.
Birr Guardians have unanimously
appointed MIR. Kenny, Technical In
structor on the Kings County Com
mittcc, to be Master Of the Birr I'm
ion.
AT meeting OF delegates OF the
different divisions of the A. 0. H.
for County Kildare, held at New
bridge under the presidency of Broth
cr T. 7. O'Bricn, the following were
elected officers OF the County Board
for Kildare recently established by
order of the National Board: Mcssrs
d. J. Purcell, Mas, president; Peter
p. Timmons, Athy, secretary; and J.
J. Donnclly, Ncwbridge, treasurer
1t was arranged that a county board
should be held at all early date.
a military wagon belonging to the
Army Service Corps at the Curragh
,ct, .,,t@ <1~sI ,
at a mission conducted by the Re-
dcmptorist Fathers at St. Conleith's
Church, Ncwbridge. The wagon
broke up the tent, the owner, Mr..
Walsh narrowly escaping from be-
ing crushed, but he got jammcd by
the broken timber and was injured.
Kerry.
Mr.. Justice Kenny, at Kerry AS
sizes, gave decree for $40, to be
set off as against rent due, in All ap
peal under the Town Tenants Act
against decision by County Court
Judge Drummond, granting 9ll0 to
James O'Connor, Dinglc, against his
landlord. Patrick O'Callaghan, on
claim for G1,054 l5s in respect of
improvements and disturbance. His
lordship said there was no guide i'll
the Act of Parliament as to the
amount to be fixed for disturbance.
Applicant stated that for three years
his profit was $3.50 year, but the
Judge said he would scarcely believe
those figures.
Upwards OF $40 was collected at
the Cork city churches OIL July 10 OH
behalf of the Defence of Ireland
Fund. and Fethard in County Upper
airy, has subscribed $40 for tho same
purpose. ...
Longford.
A motor car in which were seated
Messrs. Prize and Carson, collided at
sharp turn at Carramore, near Cas-
tlerea, this week, with a car on which
were an aged farmer named Flynn
and his wife. The motor was over
turned and badly damaged by the I'M
pact. but no one was seriously in
jured.
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