The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-04-24

Harold's Cross, James, second son o.
Timothy Guinan, CORTLAND, Birr, ant
brother of Rev. j. Guinan, C. c., Bally
callan. At Cloncrane, Clonbollogue
Thomas, son of George and Elizabeth
Guing (late D. U. T. Coz, aged "a.
KILDARE.
1t is anticipated that the Athy Ur
ban rates will be increased this veal
by at least Is. in the pound.
A farm belonging to the late Mr.
> Graham, at Shanraheen, purchased {
few years ago for $3.50, was recently
; sold for Glass.
All parties consenting, Justice Bar
ton agreed to accept proposal by
James Nolan of Kilcullen, to purchase
for $1,000 a farm of % acres a.
Grangemore, formerly held under {
judicial tenancy at EST 19s. Cd. by the
deceased, Julia Toole, from John Ii
Touche.
Maurice Wookey, Leixlip, was killed
at the front short time ago. Lieut.
Col. Forbes, son of the late Hon. w
F. Forbes: Kildare R. NJ, died in
hospital at Bailleul from the effect Of
wounds received at the front.
1 LIMERICK.
i The East Limerick Executive of the
U. I. League have adopted resolu
ton calling on landlords who have
not sold to their tenants to arrange
terms of purchase by which the ten
ants would pay interest at a fair rate
as owing to the war there was no i'm
mediate likelihood of purchase opera
tions, and also calling on landlords
who have sold, but where the lands
are not vested, to come to the help
of the tenants and accept interest at
31a per cent. instead of 81 and 4, un
til the war is over.
Limerick District Lunatic Asylum
Committee accepted the tender OF
Ryan & Sons, builders, at e3,O53 for
repairing the mortuary chapel, and
work in the improvement of the
grounds.
John Browne disposed of part of the
lands of Oakhampton, containing about
81 acres, l P. NJ, held from the Irish
Land Commission in fee subject tc
the annuity of els. The bidding
started at $500. Owing to the spr
tied bidding in very short time it
reached G7S5, at which sum Thomas
| O'Brien, Oakhampton, was declared
the purchaser.
| Intelligence was received in Liner.
lick that John McInerny, of the Lem
ster Regiment, was killed in action on
March 2. McInerny was the son OF
James McInerny, shipwright, Henry
street; also Major Jasper ]. Howley
D. S. o., Rich Hill.
LoNGFoRD.
On March Fl, the death took place
of Edward killeane, Kilshrewley Mills
Ballinalee, Prior, the Third Order of
ST. Dominic, aged 81.
| LOUTH.
At a special meeting of the council
of the Drogheda Chamber of Com
merce w. ]. d. Walker, C. B.; James
Davis, +. C. and Alderman; l.. ]. Ell
cock Mayor, were unanimously
elected to the position of President
Vice President and Honorary Secre
tary, respectively. The president and
others present made sympathetic ref
erence to the deaths of the late R
Mcintosh, John Callaghan, T. c., ex
Mayor, A. Milne, Provincial Bank, and
Miss Shaw, daughter of F. Shaw, G
E., a member of the council.
Some time ago an interesting func
tion took place at the Hibernian Hall
Shop street, Drogheda, where Brother
John j. Owens was made the receipt
ent of an address from the Hibernians
Of Drogheda, on the occasion of his
departure for America.
At his residence, Tateetra House
Dundalk, the death occurred of Will
liam Vincent Dowdah, j. P, aged 81
LEiTRlM.
John F.. Keany, Cloonaghmore
Glenfarne, has been appointed by thu
Lord Chancellor to the Commission o
the Peace for the County of Leitrim
UP to a few years ago Mr.. Keany hat
been a member of the Manorhamiltol
Rural District Council, and repre-
scented that body on the Leitrim Coun
ty Council for period of over 81.
years. He had also been president o
the North Leitrim Executive of tn
U. l. l..
The following deaths have takel
place: March 81, at his residence
Clonfad, Carrick-on-Shan Thad,
Dockery, at an advanced age. Mrs
Molloy, Ballyfermoyle, mother of Mrs
Dolan, St. Georges Terrace, Carrick
on Shannon.
| MAYO.
Early on the morning of March 1
ten young men of the farming clas
from South Mayo districts were arrest
ed at their homes and conveys
under strong escort Of police to Ho
lymount, where they were charged BIZ
fore H. A. Hinkson, R. NJ, with unlav
full assembly and cattle driving, tn