The Irish standard., 1915-01-16
THE IRISH STANDARD, SATURDAY, JANUARY l6, 1915.

Curry farm. the property of H. Martin,
Glandun. Mr.. Byrne, R. M, at Ros.
common, bound over eleven of the
men and the remaining two were dis.
charged.
Anthony Burke has been appointed
Under Sheriff at Sligo, in room of
Capt. w. Parker, at present with the
British Army at the front.
During the recent gale of Sligo the
steam drifter Rosetta, of Fleetwood,
ran ashore at Dernish Island. The
crew were rescued by the coastguards.
The following deaths are announc.
ed: James McDonagh, Manhanagh.-
Mathew Boland, Knocknaskea, Cur.
teen.-John Guthrie, Postmaster, Cur.
teen.
Tipperary.
The Tipperary Guardians recently
passed a resolution asking the Irish
Party to bring forward next Session
the long promised Land Bill" w.
Russell (Chairman) remarked that the
Party seemed more concerned just
now with Imperial than with local
questions but he thought the North
Kings County election might show
them that the people were the masters
still. Mr.. Quinlan (Cullen) said the
only way was for the unpurchased
tenants to take the matter into their
own hands and carry out another plan
of campaign.
Mr.. Coghlan Briscoe, T. c., Dublin,
speaking at town tenants demonstra-
ton in Clonmel, said if the households
did not voluntarily reduce the rack
rents they would be faced by an agita-
ton that would speedily bring them to
their senses. Were households, he ask
ed, to be the only persons who were to
escape all the lamentable consequences
Of the war?
A short time ago gallant rescue of
10 men from a sinking steamer on
Tough Derg, was made by the brothers
Cleary of Curraghmore, Tipperary.
The steamer belonged to the Grand
Canal Co., and was on it's way from
Portumna to Limerick. Hearing the
cries of distress off Goats Reef, Daniel
Cleary with his brothers, Rody and
William. manned boat and in the
teeth of a terrific gale succeeded in
taking off the helpless men from the
doomed vessel.
The deaths are announced of: Mrs.
Kate O'Donnell, Canopy street, Cashel.
james Moloughney, at st. Joseph's
Hospital, Clonmel. Deceased was son
of the late Michael Moloughney, Bally-
knockin, Kilsheelan. - Miss Agnes
O'Meara, which occurred at the resi-
dence of her brother-in-law, jeremiah
Ryan, Ardfnnan.-On December 6, at
Warrenpoint, near Newry, George Her
bert sargint, solicitor, Cahir, aged 81
years, son of the late Major Harry
Sargint.-Edward Fitzgibbon, son of
the late DR.. Fitzgibbon, Clonmel. De-
ceased was for many years an Inspec-
tor Of the National Bank
Tyrone.
The following have been appointed
magistrates for the county: Michael
Morris, Greencastle; P. ]. Bradley,
Leaghan; John A. Crawford, Colvohil-
Ion; and Patrick Hackett, Augha-
minkle, Clogher. Mr.. Hackett is
brother of Rev. Eugene Hackett, C.. c.,
Clones; Rev. ]. Hackett, G. c., Roslea;
and Rev. T. Hackett, G. c., Ballybay.
The British military authorities are
anxious to secure the whole of Omagh
Workhouse Infirmary for the use of
British troops during the winter sea-
son and purpose that the patients and
inmates be transferred to the other
warehouses in the county at Clogher,
Castlederg and Dungannon. The Guar
dians, inmates and patients, however,
are much averse to this project and
SO IAeAS JIG pACoCAt 10 d ulOoI uuSu1I-
able time to transfer sick, aged and in
firm patients. The Guardians have al
ready offered the military authorities
the use of half of the workhouse, and
have agreed to allow important struc.
tural changes to be carried out SO that
it could be properly utilized.
The British War Office has sent no.
tice of the deaths of the following Dun
cannon men at the front: James Dew
lin, Linfleld street; Robert Averell,
Brook street, and Private O'Neill, Will
sons Lane.
Westmeath.
At the Leinster Winter Assikes held
in Green Street Courthouse, Dublin,
Justice Kenny imposed sentences of
one months imprisonment with hard
labor on each of the following con-
nected with the Westmeath cattle
drive: A. Galligan, ]. Dunno, P. b.
land, ]. Farrell, G. Carey, P. Calvin, L.
Mccormack, T. Cole, j. Morgan, ].
Egan, w. Kelly, w. Neill and ]. Mar
tin.
The late L. d. Mears, c. E., Null
lingar, left estate valued at s11,095.
Very Rev. Father Mathew Koran,
Guardian Of the Franciscans in Ath-
lone, has been transferred to Cork. He