The Irish standard., 1915-05-29

Cn1S year, according 10 IHe report VI
the Agricultural Committee. there are
1000 acres under the same crop.
A big cattle drive" took place re-
J Gently from DR.. SIMPSONS grazing
lands at Derryholmes, near Shannon
bridge, Kings County. The cattle
were driven off the lands by party
of about $50 men, and delivered up to
MIR. Corcoran, J. P, at Bal Ivor, near
Banagher, after having been driven a
distance of six miles. Mr.. Corcoran is
son-in-law of DR.. Simpson, who re-
sides at Scariff, County Clare. The
drivers evaded the police and no ar
rests were made
Kerry.
The grand jury was congratulated
on the peaceable state of the county
by Judge Dromgoole, at the Tralee
Quarter Sessions.
John White has brought suit against
Messrs. r. McCowen & Sons, of Ira
lee, to abate nuisance from coal dust
and from railway wagons running
against the plaintiffs wall
Leitrim.
On Monday, April 26th last, His
Lordship Most Rev. DIR. Hoare, bishop
of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise, on the
occasion of his bi-yearly visitation to
the parish, administered the Sacra-
ment of Confirmation to upwards of
one hundred children.
Rev. Charles Flynn, P. p, Ballina-
more, and Rev. P. j. Manly, C. c.,
Carrick-on-Shannon, are the elected
representatives of the Leitrim Coun-
ty Committee on the Council of the
Department of Agriculture for the en-.
suing year.
Longford.
resolution adopted by the Bally.
mena r. d. Council urging the COM
plete suppression of the drink traffic
during the war, was marked Read"
by the Granard Board of Guardians.
John Canning, of Cloncowly, Drum
llsh, was, at Newtownforbes, Petty
Sessions. fined G1OO, on prosecution
by the Inland revenue authorities for
having in his possession a quantity of
wash" for the illicit manufacture of
whiskey. 1t was complained that the
officers were put to much trouble in
regard to attempts at such distillation
in the district.
Died-Mary j. Donnelly, Ballyma.
hon.
Louth.
At a meeting of the Dundalk Ur-
ban Council, the estimate of rates was
submitted by the town clerk. The
estimate provided for a rate of Ga.
in the 6. being Cd. in excess of last
years rate.
Limerick.
kilmallock Guardians, on the mo.
ton of MIR. M. w. Clery, seconded by
Mr.. Wallace, passed a resolution OK.
pressing regret at the death of the
Very Rev. Canon Carrick, P. p. "
G.. Kilfinane.
Rev. Father Carr has been appointed
G. c. at Abbeyfeale.
Rev. Patrick Joseph Geehan. B. A..
of Lifford, who was educated at Mum.
greet College, Limerick, and at the
North American College, Rome, was
ordained on Easter Saturday morning.
The price of coke has been raised
by the Limerick Gas Committee to
33s. 4d. per ton-delivery in city Is.
Cd. extra. This is the second advance
during the war, the price having pre-.
viously been increased from 26s. I'd
to 3Os. per ton.
Deep regret is felt in West Limerick
at the death OF Mrs. Mccarthy, Kill
hurry, Feenagh, wife of Mr.. Alexander
Mccarthy, and a sister of the Right
Rev. Monsignor O'Riordan, rector of
the Irish College, at Rome.
Monaghan.
Monaghan County Council, on the
motion of the chairman, decided that
counsels opinion be taken as to
whether the directors of a railway
company could be compelled to pro-
vide a service to Dublin at least equal
to that given To Relfast
Lieut.. Colonel Madden, presiding at
Clones Petty Sessions, said that in
war time the bench had decided that
tines for drunkenness would be for
first offense l0s., for a second 2Os., and
4os, or month in Jail for third.
Meath.
Judge Drummond, addressing the
grand jury at Trim Quarter Sessions,
said the County Meath compared most
favorably with most counties in Ire.
land, that was to say there was prac-
tfcally no crime in the county.
Died-Mrs. John Salmon, Inch,
Stradbally, aged sixty.
Mayo.
An old woman named Margaret
Shaughnessy, on admission to Clare
morris Workhouse. was found, said
the master, to have $50 in gold and
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