The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-06-12
Antrim.

offered from seven guineas to nine
guineas, indoor. for the half year;
women up to ten guineas, and plough
men up to thirteen guineas.
In the course of discussion on the
cost of maintenance Of lunatics in the
Ballymena Workhouse, the clerk in
formed the guardians that they were
losing G23O rer year by keeping them
1t was decided to write to the asylum
authorities requesting los. Sd. per head
per week for lunatics in the work.
house instead of u.s., as paid at pres.
ent.
The Celtic cross in Midtown Gem
etery, Belfast, to the memory of the
late Most Rev. DR.. Tohill, has been
completed.
Armagh.
At a meeting of the Armagh Asy-
lum Board. letter was received from
the Rev. ]. w. Brady, resigning the
office of chaplain and stating that Car
dinal Logue had nominated Rev. John
Ward, C. c., as successor. This was
approved Of.
cavan.
Mr.. F. McBreen, solicitor (coroner),
recently held an inquest at Barrymore,
Ballinagh, touching the death of a
small farmer and cattle dealer named
Andrew Gaffney, whose dead body was
l., RI hia
residence the previous day. The fol-
lowing jury was sworn: Messrs. Sam
uel Lowery, foreman; r. Bennett, 7.
Brady, F. Corr, ]. Charters, D. Brady,
o. Cusack. p Mcguire. E. Flnnegan,
p. Ridden, L.. Finnegan, P. Gaffney,
p. Donohue
The death in his ninety eighth year
took place recently of Mr.. Michael A.
McGovern, j. p, Moneensauran, Clan
gevlin. Deceased was brother of the
late Rev. Terence McGovern, P. p,
Dean of Fillmore.
Carlow.
Mr.. ]. D. MacCarthy, vice-chairman,
presided at the last meeting of the
County Carlow Insurance Committee
in the council room, Carlow Court
house. Other members present were:
Mrs. Fitzmaurice, Mrs. O'Donnell,
Messrs. James Breen, Archibald Fri
zelle, William Purcell, DR.. Ryan, James
p. Brophy, Laurence Brennan, p. ].
Kelly, Gerald Brady, James Delany.
Mr.. William Griffin, secretary; DR..
Mcdonald, tuberculosis officer, and
Nurse Quinlan were in attendance.
Clare.
An interesting case at Ennis Petty
Sessions arose out of a summons
against Mr.. James O'Regan. chairman
Glare County Council, at the instance
of Mr.. James Lynch, solicitor, for hav-
ing, at meeting Of the council in De-
cember last, acted as member while
doing duty, as alleged, as clerk Of the
committee of the Glare County Com
mittee under the Old Age Pension Act.
The case was dismissed on the merits
on the point that the Old Age Pen
sion Committee was not committee
of the County Council. Application
was made to have a case stated.
A sudden death occurred in Ennis
recently. A young man named Michael
Skerritt, who had been arrested for
desertion, escaped from the Ennis Bar.
rack and had been ION the rum" The
police paid a surprise visit to his
house in Market, and caught him there.
AS they were about to remove him in
custody, the father, Peter Skerritt. had
a sudden seizure. dying in few min
utes.
Cork.
The death took place in Tipperary
recently of Mr.. Joseph Healy. the we'll
known Skibbereen solicitor. He was a
brother Of Mr.. M. Healy, ]. p, Coach
ford. an ex-member of Cork County
Council
The death has taken place of Mr..
James Mccarthy, son of Mrs. Florence
Mccarthy, of Crookhaven, County
Cork. The deceased was a customs
officer and held an appointment in
Cork for some time.
Keen regret was felt in Queenstown
at the death Of Mrs. Clayton Love.
General regret is expressed at the
death of Mr. Bartholomew O'Donovan,
formerly Of Dunbar street, Cork. Many
years ago Mr.. O'Donovan established
match factory in Cork, which be-
came prosperous business. Ulti-
mately 1t was killed by the competi-
ton Of foreign-made matches. The de-
ceased gentleman was practical and
enthusiastic supporter Of Gaelic
pastimes.
Rev. Father H. NJ. Cashell, rector OF
st. Peters new church in Rosendale
Lancashire, a native of Middleton, has
\ been presented with check for G120
by the parishioners Of st. Anne's. Man
chester, where he worked for fourteen
" years. Father Cashell was originally
4 educated for the diocese of Cloyne.
Down.
The death has occurred at Newry
i Of Mr.. Denis Neary, we'll known New
s'&ry builder and contractor. Deceased
a