The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-08-18

Very Rev. D. O'Connor, Adm, Queens
town, P. P, V. F., Middleton and Can
on of Cathedral Chapter; Very Rev. J.
Burton, P. p, Donoughmore, Canon of
Cathedral Chapter; Rev. d. Kent, G.
c., Adm, Queenstown.
Lord Justice Molony, at Clonmel AS
! sizes, sentenced VIM. T. Butterfield,
who had pleaded guilty to embezzle-
ment of G1,S65 from his employers,
Messrs. Cleeve Bros, to three years
penal servitude. Prisoner was clerk
and collector for the firm, and the de-
falcations arose out of the payments
made by one customer of the firm, in
cash, accused allowing unauthorized
discounts.
Rev. DR.. Park, Methodist minister,
was granted permission to become SUI
pernumerary, and resigns the ministry
in Cork.
At the recent examinations for the
Limerick Co. Council Scholarships,
value $50 each, tenable for three
years, Michael Ryan, Christian
Schools, Doom, secured first place.
Ten thousand people from Cork, Tip
perary and Limerick attended Kilmal-
lock Aeridheacht on Sunday. Flags
f1oated from houses and banners
spanned the streets. A procession
marched through the town. Addresses
were presented to Count Plunkett from
the Kilmallock Guardians, Sim Fein
Club and Gaelic League. Speeches
were delivered by Rev. P. Woulfe, G.
c.; Count Plunkett, T. Ashe, T. w.
Bennett Co. c., and Joseph Gaffney.
Claims amounting to EATS have
been lodged with the Town Clerk of
Cork for malicious damage to prop
erty during the recent disturbances.
At Lisdoonvarna, where he was on
a holiday, John Byrne, aged 70, of En-
mis-, died while attending Mass.
Patrick O'Brien, plasterer, who fell
from scaffolding at church in Linn
erick, has died.
For the third time the l.. G.. B. has
refused to sanction the appointment
of DR.. P. Stokes as Medical Officer
of Fethard District.
T. F. Hammond, son of R. M. Ham
mond, Cork, and nephew of F. NJ.
OLeary, N. T., Clonegal, and T. A.
| OLeary, N. T., Tallow, was among
those killed on the Vanguard.
Most Rev. DR.. O'Dwyer has appoint
ed the Rev. J. A. O'Connor, Adm, St.
Michael's, Limerick, P. P, st. Marys,
in succession to the Rev. D. r. Shan
ahan, resigned; and Rev. T. w. Dwane,
G. c., succeeds Father O'Connor as
Adm. St. MichaePs.
The deaths have occurred of DR..
Ed. M'Eniry. M. o., Ballymacarbry
Clonmel; Mrs. GOLDSMITH, wife of
Mr.. Goode-Smith, organist, Cloyne Ca
thedral, and Anthony Cahill (son of
Mr.. MI. Cahin, Nenagh), a clerical
student at Mungret College.
The agricultural laborers of Church
town, near Buteevant, demanded that
their wage of lis. week be increased
to 1885,, and, refusing the employers
offer of 15s. week, went on strike.
They marched to Charleville labour
hiring market, where they acquainted
the workers there with the nature of
the dispute.
The Most Rev. DR.. Browne, in in
stalling Canon O'Connor as pastor of
Middleton, paid warm tribute to the
work of the late Archdeacon Hutch,
and said he looked forward to Canon
O'Connor's mission with great hope
for success that would be guided by
his prudence, wisdom and zeal.
Several speakers at a conference of
merchants and farmers of Co. Kerry
in Tralee disapproved of the vote of
the country's representative (Mr No
LAM at meeting of the General
Councils regarding the extension of
the Parliamentary franchise in Ireland.
The Chairman said Mr.. Nolan was try
ing to undo what he had done. The
conference passed resolutions sympa-
thizing with the relatives of the late
Most Rev. DR.. Mangan and Mr.. Keane,
Co. G..