The Irish standard., 1917-10-27
News from Ireland

with gold Tara brooch by the Kill
kenny Sim Fein Election Committee
for her services during the election.
A pulpit, erected by parishioners in
memory of the late Rev. R. E. Fitz-
henry, was unveiled and blessed in
Marshaltown (Enniscorthy) Church
by the Rev. A. Forrestal, PIP, the
preacher being the Rev. P. Murphy,
a class-fellow of the deceased.
Most Rev. DR.. Foley has made the
following changes-Rev. ]. O'Brien,
&C., Paulstown, to be &C., Philips
town; Rev. J. Byrne, &C., PHILIPPE
town, &C., Mountrath; and Rev. J.
Dunno, &C., Mountrath, &C., Pauls-
town.
Master ]. Carly, Wexford, who wins
the medal for LIST place in all Ireland
in history and historical geography in
Middle Grade, intermediate, and takes
Bird place in English, is a pupil of
the Christian Brothers School, Wex-
ford.
Miss May M'Geeney, pupil St.
Mary's Convent, Newtownbarry, won
a End Glass intermediate Exhibition
(e15) in Science and Mathematics
Group Middle Grade, also bronze
medal for Domestic Economy and Hy-
giene (3rd year course). She has also
merited End Glass Exhibition (G15)
in the Modern Literary Group.
Fillmore (Wexford) Farmers Asso-
citation agreed that drink at thresh-
ings should be dispensed with, and
payments substituted of I'd. per hour,
and i'd. after 6 p. m. to helpers, be-
ing additions to ordinary wages.
A memorial erected by the parish
toner's of Blessington and Kilbride to
the memory of the late Very Rev. Fir
O'Carroll was unveiled before large
gathering, the ceremony being per-
formed by the Rev. FIR. Mcguire,
PIP, Rev. Fr. Morrissey, &C., and
Rev. FIR. Hanratty, O.P., also paid
tributes to the deceased. The Bless
ington band played appropriate music.
While competing in the Three Mile
Cycling Race at Bagenalstown, ]. J..
kinahan, Birr, was severely injured
through having been thrown from his
machine by colliding with a dog on
the track.
John Flynn, farmer, Adamstown,
Westmeath, has been returned for
trial on charge of attempting to
murder a laborer named John Naugh-
ton by firing shot at him. Accused,
when arrested, said he would meet
Naughton again, and would "have re-
venge," even if he were to be damned
in HI"
A net profit of e2,4s5 for the year
was earned by Kilkenny Woollen
Mills and dividend of per cent is
declared.
Rev. Mother Mary Stanislaus
(O'NeilD, Rochfortbridge, Co. West
meath, who has died at the age of rs,
was native of Dublin, and entered
the Tullamore Mercy Convent in
1858. Her efforts led to the opening
of the Deaf and Dumb Institute sat
Rochfortbridge in 1892
A lad named Sylvester Sloan has
been under treatment at the Royal
Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dub
lin, for injuries to an eye, the result
of being shot by person from the
city in field near Celbridge. Sloan
had been playing with other boys,
and, on hearing shots, lay down in
the grass. The person thought his
indicated the presence of
a rabbit and fired.
At a meeting of the Mullingar JILL.
branch, Mr.. Wickham, J.P., vice-Pres.,
said that, no matter what Government
was in power, there was always-and
it still existed-a certain clique in
Dublin Castle who were the real rul-
ers of Ireland, though acting secretly
and behind the backs of the people.
Their object, he declared, was to en-
bitter and divide. He mentioned. that
he had had in his custody number of
rifles for the local INV, and that, al
though the authorities could have had
them at any time for the asking, their
procedure was to come at i o'clock in
the morning, surrounding his house
with soldiers and police. In that
as in the very policy of seiz-
ing such rifles, and leaving the gun
owners in the North to go scot free,
the finger of the Castle clique was
visible.
Co. Kilkenny dog tax has realized
E431 odd.
The barley market has opened in
at 31s. barrel.
The police in the Celbridge district
have, seized a number of rifles belong
ing to, respectively, National and
Irish Volunteers.
The following have been awarded
University Scholarships under the
Wexford Co. Council scheme: Misses
A. Whelan, Wexford, and Doyle, Tagh-
mon, and ]. Travers, Corey, and J.
Cosgrave, Wexford.