The Irish standard., 1917-07-21
LEINsTER.

H. w. Williamson, of Dundalk, has
died at Harrogate.
Rev. H. Carpenter, Adm, Mullingar,
has been appointed to the asylum
committee.
A handsome presentation was made
to Peter Toner, U.D.C., Dundalk, by
the Boilermakers' society.
Enniscorthy Asylum Committee
elected Rev. j. Rossiter, Adm, and R.
Scallon, Co. c., chairman and vice.
chairman, and expressed sympathy
with the relatives of the late G. H.
Peacocke, JP, who had been chair
man for nine years.
Judge Brerton Barry was presented
with white gloves at Wicklow Quarter
Sessions.
T. Kelly, Kilbeggan, has been ap-
pointed CPS, in succession to d.
Flynn, killed in action.
Rev. j. f. Kellett, B. A., curate, Car
low, has been the recipient of an ad-
dress and presentation from the par
ishioners on his transfer to Stradbally.
The death of Bro. Aloysius Howlin,
for over 40 years connected with
Mountrath College, for IL years assist
ant to the Superintendent of the
Patrician Brothers, and Papal
Zouave, is announced from Australia
The Estates Commissioners, Mr..
Duke told Major Newman in Parlia-
ment, deprecated suggestion that
man named Burnett had been refused
a share in the distribution of certain
untenanted. lands on the M'Gregor es-
tate, Co. Longford, because he was a
Protestant. There was no foundation
for it.
Corey Guardians congratulated Sir
Thos. Esmonde, M. p, on his recovery
from illness.
Jack Dunno, the we'll known Kill
dare footbal1er, sustained a broken leg
playing handball recently.
The remains of the Very Rev. Mgr.
Kelly, D. d., Dean of Elphin, were re-
ceived at Athlone from Cork by
large gathering representative of the
clergy and laity of two dioceses.
A boy and a girl named Cosgrove,
Rathasker road, Mas, were playing
with a cartridge. The boy struck it
with a Ratchet and it exploded. The
girl suffered flesh wounds in the arm
and the boys face was disfigured and
his hand injured.
Suicide while temporarily insane
was the verdict returned on Peter
Brien, laborer, Tullowbeg, who shot
himself after being told that the pain
which he was enduring from kidney
trouble would not cease.
The Master of the Rolls granted an
application to have the name of Right
Rev. DR.. Gregg, of Ossory, substituted
for that of Archbishop Bernard of Dub
lin, as trustee of the will of the late
James st. John, of Hermitage, Co. Kill
kenny, who had left the residue of
his estate to go towards repairs and
enlargement of st. Canice's Cathedral
in that city. Mr.. Brunskill, K. c.,
made the application; Mr.. Dewitt for
the Acknowledgement.
Patrick j. Byrne, draper and hotel
proprietor, Sallins, is adjudged bank.
rupt.
Athy Technical Committee appoint
ted Miss M'Gorry, B. Comm, of U. c.
D., teacher in commercial subjects.
DR.. c. R. Boyce has been appointed
certifying surgeon under the Factory
Acts for the Enniscorthy district.
Mr. Illingworth told Mr.. Archdale in.
Parliament that it had not been pos
sible to arrange suitable transfer for
the Abbeyleix sub.postmaster.
Paul O'Donnell, National Bank, Car
low, has been transferred on promotion
to Newbridge.
Athlone magistrates expressed re-
greet at the death of Dean Kelly, of
Elphin, and adjourned as a mark of
respect to his memory.
Several roadmen employed by the
Meath Co. Council near Clonee struck
yesterday for nine-hour day and
Els. weekly wage, being the wage
agreed on between the Meath Farmers
Association and the Meath Labor I'm
ion, to which latter the men belong.
At Mullingar Quarter Sessions T. ].
Dowdall, Crown Solr., Mullingar, was
granted e5 damages for breaking and
removing locks on gate at the rear
of his premises against Mr.. ]. J. Mack
en-, solr., his next-door neighbor. A
cross-process against Mr.. Dowdall by
Mr.. Macken for obstruction of way was
dismissed.
An impressive ceremony was wit
messed at Athlone yesterday, when the
funeral of Lieut.. SimmOnds and Lient.