The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-08-25
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Mount Bellew Guardians and Der
reen magistrates expressed sympathy
with S. Secehy, exc. P. s., Tuam, on
the death of his son, and with the
Most Rev. Dr. Higgins, uncle of de-
ceased.
Three young Gurteen men, o. Tan
sey, J. Finn and M. Roddy, imprisoned
in connection with the S. Longford cleo
ton celebrations, were met on their
release by large procession, with
q band and banners. Over 60 men
with carts carrying Slim Fein flags
drew a load of turf each, providing
the ex-prisoners with fuel for year.
Mr. Laffan, manager of the Hibern-
ian Bank, Kiltimagh, was, on the &C.
casion of his transfer on promotion,
presented with valuable gift by the
leading merchants of the town.
Mrs. Macken, aged about 60 years,
a farmers wife, died suddenly at
Bishtield, Castlerea, on Friday of last
week.
Sergeant James armstrong and Pri-
vate John Spellman, of the Connaught
Rangers, both natives Of Boyle, have
been awarded the military cross and
parchment certificate for bravery in
the Irish Division. Sergeant Arm
strong is the son of Mr.. Henry Arm
strong, who resided in Chapel street,
Boyle, and Private Spellman is the
son of Mr.. Thomas Spellman, Copse,
Boyle.
Joseph Browne and Christopher
DAILY of Arm. were fined los. Cd. each
with the alternative of fortnight's
Imprisonment at the Castlerea petty
sessions for setting snares on the pre-
serves of The O'Connor Don. Luke
Broderick, gamekeeper, deposed to
seeing the defendants setting the
snares in the demense.
At Mohill Michael Rourke, Armagh
mooleen, has been remanded to Sligo
Jail without bail on a charge OF stab
bling Pat McCabe, Esker, near Cloone,
on Saturday evening. The young men
quarrelled over game of pitch-and-
toss, and it was alleged that Rourke
stabbed McCabe with penknife, as a
result of which he had to be brought
to Mohill Hospital.
In the Carrick- on-ShannOn district
the Inspectors of the Department have
taken possession of the farms of
Charles Kellagher, 40 acres, and
Michael Feely, ~ acres, and that of
a farmer named Nolan, 60 acres, for
noncompliance with the Tillage order.
There were no cases for disposal at
the monthly court in Dromod on Mon
day. E. Geeian, j. p, and P. Master
son, J. p, attended.
Rev. l.. Finnerty, B. D., c. c., is
transferred from Kilmore-Erris, to st.
Muredach's College, Ballina. Rev. FIR.
Feeney, C. c., Ballycroy, to Kilmore-
Erris; and Rev. G. E. Carney to Bally-
croy, Belmullet, from Easky, Co. Sligo.
Carrick-on-Shannon, R. D. c., ex-
pressed sympathy with Thos. Flynn, D.
L., on the death of his wife.
Miss Ellen Kelly, Donegal, was ap-
pointed instructress in home nursing
by the Leitrim Co. Committee of Az
riculture.
Miss Margt. Mullen, daughter of R.
Mullen, G. P. S., Ballyhannis, took list
place at the recent examination at
Wisconsin University, securing an i'm
portant position in the u. S. Civil Ser
vice.
The purchase money of the Clanri-
carde estate, acquired by the G. d. B.
for G238,000, was allocated by Justice
Wylie, the residue going to the Earl
of Hardwood as personal representa-
tive of the Marquis of Clanicarde. J.
E. Walshe for the owner; Mr.. Hewitt
Poole for the G. D. B.; for tenant.
Elizabeth Eileen Milling, who was
born at Castlebar St., Westport, hav.
ing attained the age of 81, the Master
of the Rolls directed to be paid out
to her $500 new Consols and $50
dividends, being her share of e1,50O
lodged by the M. G. w. Railway Co. to
the credit of the five children, whose
father, Mr.. Milling, had been accident
ally killed on that railway in 1903. The
widow had been paid $1,000. S. Hayes,
for the applicant
The Master of the Rolls gave DR.. j.
j. Hopkins final judgment for 927 los.
against Mrs. Sarah Joyce for the rent
OF licensed premises in Castlebar. The
defendant alleged that the plaintiff
agreed, through his sister, now de-
ceased, to accept surrender of the
lease, but his solicitors subsequently
insisted on compliance with it's pro-
visions. The Master of the Rolls said
there was no evidence of waiver of
tenancy in the correspondence. He
refused an application to remit. Mr..
]. Henry INSTRUCTED by Mr.. M. Bur-
dom for plaintiff; Mr.. Hayes Qnstruct-
ed by Mr.. e. B. G. Thornton) for de.
PENDANT.
Mr.. Ford, Lisacui Boys NJ, S. Bal.
laghaderreen, has been specially pro-
NOTED after minimum qualifying ser.
vice.