The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-01-09

I STANDARD. SATURDAY, ia.
nor, Corkamore, County Limerick, in
the sixty-second year of her age and
thirteen of her religious profession.
Longford.
The Longford Board of Guardians
have, on division, appointed Miss
Esther Byrne as charge nurse of the
Workhouse Infirmary.
The death has recently occurred of
Edward Kean, licensed winter, New
Road, Granard.
The Louth Co. Council, by major
ity OF four, passed a motion making
provision out of the County funds for
the payment Of travelling expenses to
members residing greater distance
than seven miles from Dundalk.
After discussion on the beet grow
ing possibilities of Ireland, in which
the suggestion was made that the SER
vices of Belgian refugees might be
availed of, the Louth Agricultural
Committee appointed a subcommittee
to go fully into the matter.
On the motion of the Chairman, D.
A. Doran, J. p, seconded by T. Muir
ply, N. T. Murphy was recommended
for co-option on the tuberculosis
Committee of the Louth County Coun.
Gil.
DR.. Moore, attached to Ardee Union,
has met with serious accident, and
is suffering from fractured rib.
The death is announced in her
ninety-first year, at the Sienna Con-
vent, Drogheda, OF the Rev. Mother
Austin, previously Miss Lonergan, of
Bellewstown House, member of an
old Meath family.
Mayo.
The Castlebar Rural Council have
received the sanction of the Local
Government Board to the appoint
ment of ]. ]. Mccormick as Diaries In
spector.
On December 2, 1914, at the Con-
vent of the Sisters of Charity, Ballag-
hadereen, the death occurred of Ellie,
in religion Sister NJ. Consiglio, fourth
daughter of Michael O'Connor, Portar-
lington.
The Board of Public Works have
refused loan of $4,000 to the Mayo
Asylum Committee. 1t was required
for installing electric light in the
Castelar, District Lunatic Asylum.
The appointment to the magistracy
for Co. Mayo is announced of John
ON. Donnellan, Michael Mellett, and
T. P. DAILY, all OF the Ballinrobe dis
trict.
The high price of It's. per stone was
obtained by D. Calvary, Kincun, Kill
lala, for 81 stone of flax, the produce
of three-quarters of an acre. The pur-
chasers were Barbour and Sons, Lis
burn,
Monaghan.
A Government expert has just visit
ed the scene of the old silver and lead
mines at Cornumuchla, near Ballybay,
where anthony is found i'm large guam
titles. 1t is expected the mine will be
reOpened in the near future.
Among recent deaths in the county
are the following: John Presley, An
naghraw, Drummully, Clones, uncle of
James P. McVity, J. p, Clones.-Mrs.
Robinson, Whitehall street, Clones.-
Mrs. Mary Alwell, Caraveetra, Clones
Miss Kathleen Mcguire, Tanderagee,
Clones.-Miss Ellen Gray, Clonagun,
Clones.
Queens.
DIR. James v. Ryan has been appoint
ed Medical Officer of the Ballyroan
Dispensary District, in place of DR..
Martin, resigned.
The Abbeyleix Rural Council have
declared P. Smyth, marlborough, con-
tractor for the erection of five laborers'
cottages at Durrow, for the sum of
9697, and twenty-five cottages at
Ballinakill for the sum of E2,967,
Roscommon.
Miss Mclaughlin, Bridgecartron,
Boyle, was presented with the vellum
of the Carnegie Hero Fund and e5 for
rescuing her father-in-law from an in
furiated bull.
A cattle drive recently took place on
the lands of Hubert Martin, at Curry,
Knockcroghery, near Roscommon, and
the stock removed to Mr.. Martins resi-
dence at Kiltoom, several miles away.
The lands are used exclusively for
grazing, and consist of about 300 acres.
The death is announced of P. J. Mac
Dermott, eldest son of the late G. H.
MacDermott, of Cootehall, brother of
the late w. MacDermott, M. D., and
grandson of the late H. J. Balfour,
Shannon Vale, Co. Longford.
Sligo.
On the results of q division, the Sligo
Board Of Guardians appointed p. N.