The Irish standard., 1917-09-29

ing Of the premises had Just been com
plstsd. The local Guardians have
the outrage.
At IN auction in Nenaxh Of lands
It Newcross and Coole, Newport,
On behalf Of B. Waller. Belmont, Kings
Co.. there was no bid for lots from
which it was stated men named Ryan
and ODonnell had been evicted. In
other cases, ranging from is to acres
the amount realized was $4,000.
T. ]. Murphy, ]. Hogan and Thos.
Tyrrell have been. convicted at Cores
bridge of unlawful assembly in con.
nection with the e. Glare election eel
ebrations, and under the Probation
Of Offenders Act ordered to come up
for judgment if called upon within 6
months. They declined to give this
undertaking, choosing the alternative
Of IA days imprisonment. Robt.
Smyth was acquitted on the same
charge.
At Kilkenny Petty Sessions,
charge against VIM. Ryan, John St.,
of displaying Sim Fein flag, was
dismissed on merits. Matthew
O'Keefe, assistant, said the flag had
been left where it was found by q
customer. Head-Constable-Are you
a Sim Feiner? Witness-No, but I
will be now.
]. j. O'Shee, MP, wrote to a meet
ing of the Kings Co. Executive Land
and Labor Association, complaining
that a section of the delegates at
Marlborough, annual convention at.
tended to forward the Sim Fein pol.
Icy instead of the Labor movement.
1t was decided to reply that the Elk.
ecutive can hardly recognize the Gen.
trail Council if the promise made to
the Convention is not carried out, and
will continue organizing on the pres
ent successful lines.
The death has occurred at Orange
N.S.W., of VIM. Slaney, eldest son
OF the late David Slaney, who former
ly carried on tobacco manufactory
in Waterford.
The "Westmeath Independent" an
nounces a 72-column paper from Oct.
8, the price being increased from Id
to I'd.
St. Mary's College, Union Commit
tee, Dundalk, have passed a resolu-
ton of deep regret at the death of
Rev. w. G. Doyle, ST., CT, rendering
sympathy to his brother, Judge DOYLE.
and other members of the family.
Capt. H. A. G. Hadden, who died
at the residence of his mother, Mrs.
Webb, Medical Hall, Wexford, sue.
cumbing to pleurisy contracted on &C.
tive service, was son of the late ].
H. MADDEN, former Mayor of Wex.
ford, and was brother of DR.. ]. Had.
den, Rathmines, and F. Hadden,, pri.
vate sec. in the Admiralty. He was
doctor in the Mercantile Marine for
some years, and later held a post at
Wexford Co. Infirmary. Capt. Thos.
Morris, Carrigeen ST., Wexford, who
has died at 80, was formerly comman.
der OF vessels in the foreign trade.
Rev. M. Ryan, &C., Wexford, has
been presented with goldmounted
fountain pen by the national teachers
attending the Irish language classes
conducted by him during the past ses-
sion.
The following were successful at
the Meath Coo. Scholarships: Miss
Mary K. Nevin, Ardnamullen "a pupil
OF Mullingar Loreo Convent, who also
took LIST place in All-1reland); Mr..
Martin Finn, Athboy; Miss M. M.
Shaw, Slane; Miss Cecilia Shaw, do. /:
and Mr.. Thos. Kyne, Longwood.
Capt. John Smith, Cork Steamship
Co.'s IS. Imber, is reported to have
been drowned on Sunday night by &C.
cidentally falling overheard. Deceas.
ed was aged 43, and belonged to Wex.
ford.
At the conclusion of Piercestown
Show, Rev. D. Bolger, PIP, on behalf
OF the Committee, presented a silver
rosebowl to the President. Mrs. G. H,
Fitzgerald, asa token of their appre.
citation.
Thos. Sinnott, old age pensioner, re.
turned for trial, charged with murder.
ing his widowed sister, Anne Maloney,
70, at Broadway, Co. Wexford, by cut.
ting her throat, has been certified in.
sane and committed to Waterford Lun.
attic Asylum.
At Portarlington P. Nolan, sec. of a
local entertainment organized to aid
the Killenarde Pipers' Band, was fined
e12 los. for not collecting the enter.
tainment tax. The Bench recommend.
ed that the fine be reduced to IS.
John Furlong, son of M. ]. Furlong,
J. p, Templecoby, Enniscorthy, has
been accidentally drowned while bath.
ing at Fillmore, where he had been
staying with his uncle, Very Rev. J.
j. Rossiter, Superior, House of Mis-
sfons, Enniscorthy, and other friends.
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