The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-04-10

| reSlueuCe. MOuaSterOrlS, EQeQOerry, o
Mary, widow of the late James Camp
bell.
Limerick.
4 heated scene took place at Liner
ick corporation touching the appoint
ment of a representative to the Boart
of Technical Instruction, Dublin. TIL,
mayor and Councillor Donnellan wer,
candidates. Alderman McNeice said i
was the mayors right to be elected
Others also spoke against the candi
dature of Councillor Donnellan. Tht
mayor adjourned the meeting.
Lieutenant P. Nj. ]. Power, r. A. M
c., who was killed in action on the Sc
inst, was the nephew of John Power
secretary to the Limerick harbor com
missioners.
Dr.. Kerwin, national insurance act
doctor in Limerick, has resigned thai
position and DR.. NJ. Graham has beer
appointed to succeed him.
A bronze medal for life-saving has
been awarded by the Royal Humane
society to Donald Scorgie, master ma
riner, Limerick.
Among the recent deaths in the
county are the following: At his resi-
dence, The Square, Newcastle West
Joseph Cregan, Draper.-Mrs. Allen
Fitzmaurice, wife of John Fitzmaurice
harbor master, Limerick-Frank Pat.
terson, Mount Vincent Cottages, Linn.
erick. Deceased was we'll known on
local concert platforms.
Leitrlm.
A short time ago the extensive
creamery building of the Dromahair
Cooperative society were found to
have been destroyed by fire during
the night. The entire roof had fallen
in and the plant was badly damaged.
The cause of the fire is as yet I'M
known.
N. Flynn, Kilagross, Carrick-on-
Shannon, has beer appointed to the
commission of the peace.
At their last meeting the Mayo
County Council considered their annual
estimate for the services of the ensu-
ing financial year. It amounted to $685.
7S7, being an increase of G1,759 over
last years figure, and it was explained
that the estimate would have shown
decrease only for an extra demand
for $4,000 from the Mayo asylum COM
mittee.
Longford.
A circular sent to the governors of
County Longford infirmary by DR..
Mayne, surgeon in charge, states that
several cases of cerebro-spinal menin-
gifts having been admitted into the
wards occupied by the British military,
he cannot take in, or treat, patients
until the institution has been thor
oughly disinfected, and asks that no
tickets be issued until further notice.
The British military authorities deny
that any case Of cerebro-spinal menin-
gifts has been sent to the infirmary,
and assert that a case which DR..
Mayne refers to as suffering from that
disease has been removed to Richmond
hospital, Dublin, where the patient is
being treated by Sir T. Myles for the
ordinary after effects of influenza.
Louth.
Among recent deaths are the follow
ing: Joseph Brady, Drogheda. De-
ceased was formerly connected with
the drapery business.-Miss Lizzie
Callaghan, Drogheda.-Alec Milne,
manager of the Provincial bank, Drog-
heda.
Meath.
The Dublin Gazette" states that the
Department of Agriculture has given
authority to Meath County Council to
pay out Of the local rates compensa-
ton for gooseberry bushes destroyed
under the destructive insects act.
Died.-At the Mater Misericordiae
hospital, James, son of Peter and Mary
Kate Gaughran, Hill of Slane, Navan.
Michael Geraghty, Boyne Bank,
Trim.-Bernard w. Carew, Boerstown,
Trim. Deceased, who was a brother
of the late ]. c. Carew, M. p, repre-
sented for many years, with his late
wife, the Ballyconnell division on the
Trim Rural District Council, and Mr..
Carew for term was the Trim repre-.
sentative on the Meath County Coun-
Gil, while he also acted as chairman
of the Meath Ratepayers' association.
Monaghan.
South Monaghan Executive U. I. l..
has passed a resolution extending con.
gratulations to the president, Dean
O'Connor, P. P, Donaghmoyne, on his
recent elevation to the Deanship of
Clogher
The annual meeting of the share
holders and milk. suppliers of Clones
Agricultural & Dairy society, Ltd, was
held in the town hall, Clones, E. BAN
ford, chairman, presiding. The audit
ed statement of accounts, balance
sheets and secretary's report were be-
fore the meeting and unanimously
adopted. These showed the number
of shareholders as 400, and suppliers
$50, with milk supply for the past
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