The Irish standard., 1914-05-23

such costs and compensation to be
charged to the Drainage Area.
The death has taken place of Mr..
Thomas Fiddis, Of Derrygonnelly,
County Fermanagh. who, according
to the parish register of Devenish,
had reached the age of 1O7 years.
Thomas Connolly member of the
Toronto Fire Brigade was accident
ally killed on the Metropolitan Elec-
trio Railway near that city on the
18th of April. Deceased, who was
GA years old. was born near Enniskil-
len.
Galway.
A young man named Barley Nc
Donagh. belonging to South Island,
Aran, had been missing since April
1. The notice made an exhaustive
search for the missing man. and
communicated with the mainland.
Last week the body was washed into
a place called Knock Spiddal. and an
inquest was held. McDonagh lived by
catching wild fowl. and it is sup
posed that he slipped from the cliffs
and fell into the sea.
A well-to-do farmer named Con-
neatly. who lived at Barna, was
found drowned on the shore opposite
the Galway Golf Links. A sum of
money was found in his pockets. He
had been missing for couple of days.
The police in the district of City,
dagh. near Headford, have heard a
rather extraordinary story from the
country people of that district that
two bears have been about the neigh
borhood and that number of sheep
have been devoured. The animals
are supposed to have been turned
loose or escaped from some travelling
menageric. A state of terror exists
in the Clydagh district and a big
game expedition has been organized.
Kildare.
A fire that broke out at Mrs. Car
pentown, Arder, at an early hour
last week consumed large quantity
of hay and straw.
References were made at last
weeks meeting of the Athy Guard
ians to the appointment of M. j.
P, as director of the Hiberian
bank, the members expressing deep
qualification that gentleman so
closely identified with the CONNER
cial life of Athy had been so honor
ed.
Kilkenny.
MIR. F. w. Dehany, B. A., has, on
account of i'll health, resigned the
secretaryship of the North Kilkenny
Executive, U. I. L.
Mr.. G. Gilmore, nj. p. S. l., has
been appointed to the Commission of
the Peace for Kilkenny City.
The North Kilkenny Executive, U.
1. L., has passed a resolution of con-
graduation to Mr.. Michael Meagher,
M. P, on his recovery from his rec
ent severe illness.
The death is announced of Mrs.
Butler, Piltown, at the age of IS.
Deceased was a member of well
known and highly respected County
Kilkenny family, to whom much
sympathy is extended.
Kings.
At FOrtal Nj. j. Koran, j. p, pre-.
sided over an influential meeting to
establish South Kings Count
Farmers association. The associa-
ton, it was explained, was non-sec-
tartan and non-political. They want
ed the best market facilities and i'm
proved agricultural methods. There
was a large enrolment of members,
and an influential general committee
was appointed.
The death has taken place at the
American House, Clara, Kings Coun-
ty, of Mr.. Michael j. Larrissey, a
highly respected resident, who had
reached the age of 70. Mr.. Larrlssey
came of an old Kilkenny stock, and
spent many years in the United
States, where he had a successful
business.
Longford.
Although the organization of the
Irish National Volunteers here in
Longford, has been unavoidably de-
layed owing to the absence of some
of the committee, for a couple of
weeks, the outlook is at present very
promising, and in a short time 1t is
expected to have a corps established
here that will compare favorably
with that in any other provincial
town. The right men have taken the
mater in hand here, and their motto
is faction not words" and although
they are not inclined to talk about it,
they can do good days work for
Ireland when the time comes.
Nominations were handed in last
week for District and County Coun-
cillors and the elections will take
place on Thursday. May %. There
will be four county contests. four
contests in Longford rural district,
and each of the two wards in Long.