The Irish standard., 1914-05-16

crease. A farm of about so acres,
situate at Garrenroe. near Thurles,
was sold at auction for &1,56O.
The Cashel Branch of the Gaelic
league has presented an address of
congratulation to the president. Rev.
r. G. Ryan, c. c., on his elevation
to the pastoral charge of Fethard.
Tyrone.
A motor accident occurred on
April 18, as Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott
were motoring home to Coagh from
Cookstown. At the Dundering Rock
they met Mr.. Joseph Carson. who
was driving pony and trap. The
pony became frightened, and in try
ing to avoid a collision, Mr.. Elliott's
driver steered the car to one side,
and the motor came in contact with
a telegraph pole with such force
that the wire was broken. The screen
of the motor was smashed and one
Of Mr.. Elliott's little girls got her
face cut, The motor collided with
the trap, and one of the wheels of the
vehicle was smashed, but the occu-
pants of the car escaped unhurt.
Westmeath.
The Athlone Guardians have
passed a resolution congratulating
the Most Rev. DR.. Curley Ga son of
Mr.. Michael Curley, Athlone). on his
elevation to the Episcopacy as Rom
an Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of
st. Augustine (Fla.). The new bishop
is only "a years of age.
The local government board have
issued a provisional order authoriz-
ing the erection of 81 laborers'
houses in South Westmeath, the num-
Der passed out of an improvement
scheme. which contained 81 applica-
tions. with 24.applications for addi-
tional allotments. Eight of the hous-
es that have been sanctioned are but
on field near Athlone. and 13 on a
field at Moate, obtained from the
Land Commission. . =
The recent funeral of Miss Mary
Seery. who had reached the fine old
age of "a years. recalls very tragic
event in the history of Mullingar and
County Westmeath. Deceased was
the daughter of the late Bryan Seery.
who, in the year 1S46, was sentenced
to death for. at the time alleged. fir
ing at the late Sir Francis Hopkins,
of Belvidere House, Mullingar. The
shot was not followed by fatal re-
suits, but the offence was then treat
ed by the law as a capital one, and
Bryan Seery, having been sentenced,
was executed. The greatest public
belief in Seery's innocence of the Of
fence was felt throughout the trial,
and prior to the execution a man
returned from America and offered
himself as the perpetrator of the
crime.
Waterford.
At the Mercy Convent the follow
ing ladies were received into the or
der: Miss Rose Keenshaw, Sister
Mary of the Rosary. daughter of Mr..
William Keenshaw, Clonmel; Miss
Nora Hallahan, Sister Mary Stanis-
laus, daughter of the late Mr.. James
Hallahan. Aglihs. Cappoquin; Miss
Nora Queally. Sister Mary Patricia.
daughter OF Mr.. William Queally.
Stradb ally, County Waterford; Miss
Lily Koran, Sister Mary Dolores,
daughter of Mr.. Edward Koran, Holy
Cross, County Limerick; Miss Alice
Power, Sister Mary Assumption.
daughter of Mr.. Power. Ballyneale.
Carrick-on-Suir. The Most Rev. DR..
Sheehan presided at the ceremony.
Wexford.
A farm of "a acres, held as a ju-
dicial tenancy at cit Is year, and
situate at Ballycanew. Corey Eco.
Wexford). was purchased by Mr..
Furney. Ballycanew, for $3.50 and
fees. A second farm situate at Kill
lena. in the same district, and of
about the same area. was purchased
by Mr.. Henry Kepple. Coowstown,
for 1926.
Mr.. w. Power. Carrigduff, New
townbarry. County Wexford, whose
father. the late Mr.. Robert Power,
was evicted from his holding at Dear
park. Newtownbarry, has received a
farm of SO acres at Rathvilly, County
Carlow. from the Estates Commits
sioners. and a substantial grant for
the erection of a dwellinghouse and
out-offices.
At last meeting of New Ross Dis
trict Council Mr.. VIM. Thorp, in Sec
onding vote of confidence in Mr..
John Redmond. said that, as the
only Protestant member of the Coun-
Gil, he should repudiate the allega-
ton that the Protestants of the South
were badly treated by their Catholic
fellow-countrymen. more especially
in the counties Of Wexford, Carlow
and Kilkenny.
The County Wexford Committee of
Agriculture has unanimously decided
to give grant of 212 los toward the
exhibition to be held in connection
with the County Feis at New Ross.