The Irish standard., 1915-06-26


right to fish, the river running by their
| respective farms.
Kildare.
The Mas Urban Council has decid-
ed to increase the salary allowed to
Mr.. Hall, Town Surveyor, by ELS a
year.
Large consignments of pressed hay
are being dispatched from Athy to the
army in France. Hay, in the market,
is still selling at from So toss los per
ton.
Died-On May II, at Merton Row,
Dublin, William Gardiner of Rattan
gan, Kildare.-May "a, at his residence,
Killeenmore, Hugh McCreevy.
Kilkenny.
Athy Guardians last week decided to
order coal from Mr.. Parkinson's col
liery at Wolfhill, and also from Kill
kenny. The latter was quoted at sos.
I'd. by rail, or 2ss. Cd. by cart.
Died-On May II, Mrs. Patrick But
Ter, Boolyglass, Higginstown.
Kings.
Mr. Jasper j. Jolly, j. P, Clonbul-
logue, has served notices on the Eden
derry Nos. and District Councils of
his intention to apply for $500 compen-
satiou for the burning of his boys at
Clonbrown, Clonmel, Ballydermott and
Cloncart, containing from 1900 to 1900
acres.
Mr.. w. Lowry has resigned his posi-
ton as Clerk of Birr Union. and refus-
ing to reconsider his decision, the
Board of Guardians has accepted his
resignation with regret. Mr.. Lowry
was appointed thirteen years ago, after
his release from four months inpris-
onment in connection with a United
Irish League meeting in that town,
Previous to that he had been one of
the leading auctioneers of the district,
and was extremely popular, especially
in Nationalist circles.
Limerick.
In the reel, jig and hornpipe compe-
tition, Misses Kitty O'Mahony and May
Foley got first and second prizes re-
spectively, and in the four-in-hand reel
junior competition Misses d. McMa-
hon, May Foley, M. Flynn and Kitty
O'Mahony secured first prize. The
above prize winners are from New
castlewest.
Leitrim.
Among the victims of the Inflated
Lusitania we regret to note the names
of two from the above district, lady
named Mary Rooney of Faughary,
Manorhamilton, and gentleman
named Peter McPartlan of Rossinver,
Ballaghameehan.
A regrettable affair occurred on Sun
day, May 80, when man named Philip
Clyne, son of James Clyne, road fore
man in Carrick and district, lost both
hands, and had his face horribly multi
ated as the result of dynamite cart
ridge exploding when he was boating
at Drumsna, Carrick-on-Shannon.
Longford.
At a late council meeting Mr.. P.
O'Connor presiding, Sylvester Herman,
the only applicant, was appointed rate
collector at the rate of Sd. in the
pound. and the application of the late
collector for approximation was or
dered to be put on the agenda for next
meeting.
At the suit of Abbeylara Coursing
Club, Patrick Kelly, Granard, was fined
lis. and costs for hunting over pre-
served lands with greyhounds. Mr..
Magyar, Solicitor, prosecuted.
At Ballymahon monthly sessions Mr..
Gerald Daily, who with Mr.. James Duni-
can and Mr.. James Nally was prosecut-
ed by the police for not selling bread
by weight, protested against these pros
ecutions being instituted without any
previous notice to discontinue very
old custom. The head constable said
the prosecutions We're not instituted
at the request of the public but by di-
rection from police headquarters.
Louth.
Considerable distress is being felt
among those dependent on shipping in
dustres i'll I.outh, since restriction of
sailings has become unavoidable
Died-May Is, at Claremont, Drog-
heda, James Richard, second son of the
late Nicholas Ennis.-AIay Is, at his
residence. Nell, Drogheda, Patrick Fee,
aged S5 years.--NIay 1G, at his resi-
dence, Mentrim, Anthony Liscoe, aged
90 years.
Mayo.
Emigration to the United States
has again started in Mayo, and on
Tuesday over fifty young men between
the ages of eighteen and thirty, left
different parts of the county en- route
for Derry, to travel by the American
Line. Over twenty left Charlestown.
half Il dozen from Swinford and the
remainder from other parts of Mayo.
Meath.
r. O'Rourke applied to the Nayan
Board of the Guardians for an order to
admit to the workhouse man named
John Mitchell an orr,v poo,;o,,, GOOD