The Irish standard., 1917-07-14
News from Ireland

Sessions on the application Of theil
counsel, Mr.. Webb, who produced 8
Doctors certificate that the constablei
were still in Stevens Hospital, Dub
lin, and unable to undergo the hard
ship Of journey to Boyle. It is al
legged they received revolver shots and
were badly wounded.
] A thunderstorm with vivid flashes
of lightning which lasted for several
hours, broke over Boyle and the dis
trict late on Tuesday night. No dam
age has been reported from the dis
tricts around Boyle.
Michael Durham was fined los. and
costs at the Strokestown petty SEES
sions for assaulting Peter McDermott
who alleged that at II p. m. on LIST
May he was stoned by some boys who
shouted "Up McGuinness." He added
that he was sure it was Durham who
assaulted him.
Alta meeting in Ballymote last week
a Sim Fein Club was formed and a
good working committee appointed.
Mr.. Jean Milroy was the principal
for organizing the county.
Ballymote Quarter Sessions will
open on Wednesday,, June 10, but it
is understood the business is not very
large or interesting.
f. j. McDonagh, D. c., Sligo, had to
be removed to the infirmary suffering
from injuries caused by the kick of
a horse
Sligo race meeting, which was in the
fixture list for 18th July, has been
cancelled, permission for the holding
Of the meeting not having been grant
ed by the authorities.
A Sim Fein flag suspended from a
telegraph pole at Riverstown on last
Sunday morning was removed by the
police.
Castlebaldwin meets Collera at Col
looney on Sunday in the second round
of the Sligo championship. Mr.. P.
Brennan will referee.
Much excitement prevailed in the
RiverstOwn and Castlebaldwin dis
tricts on Friday night of last week
when it became known that twelve
men had been arrested and brought
to RiverstOwn police barrack on a
charge of unlawfully entering on the
lands of Mr.. Hugh Mcguire, of Balm
togher, which are situated at Gloon
CAD, near Castlebaldwin, their object
being to cut turf. At special court
in Riverstown on Saturday before Cap
tain Fitzpatrick, R. NJ, Mr.. Mcguire
said a settlement had been arrived
at over the matter in dispute, and
the case was adjourned till the 23rd
of June to see if the terms of the set.
Element would be carried out by the
defendants.
An action by S. Tarrant, solicitor
Sligo, against p. B. White, chemist
Sligo, for alleged libel and SANDER
and counter claim by Mr.. White fol
damages for alleged libel, in the
Kings Bench, Dublin, on Tuesday
were struck out, the imputations be
ing withdrawn on both sides. The
lord chief justice asked, "Is all this
lovely poetry not to be gone into?'
and Mr.. Powell, X. c., replied amid
laughter, "The only regret is that
the poetry will be lost to posterity'
1t was stated the matter rose out OF
municipal politics, and concerned an
increase of salary.
Sligo assizes open on Saturday, 18th
July, at II o'clock.
Justice Gibson and Justice Madden
sitting in the Kings Bench on
Wednesday, granted conditional or
der of mandamus directing the Sligo
Corporation to pay s2,778 on the an
nual demand to the County Council
The defendants explanation of delay
in paying the money was the acct
dental burning of one of the collect
ors' rate books in fire on Saturday
Mr.. M. j. Hannah, B. INSTRUCTED by
M. ]. Tarrant) appeared for the
County Council.
Leitrim assizes opened at Carrick
on-Shannon Wednesday,, 4th July, al
$3.50 p. m.
The High Sheriff of Leitrim has ne
writs of ejectment and no DEGREES fol
possessions or arrears of rent await
ing execution, Mr. Grinnell was in
formed in Parliament on Wednesday
An order directing an action BY
Bridget Kelly, Carrick-on-Shannon
against John Donnelly, farmer from
the district, for alleged SANDER, to be
tried at the Leitrim Assizes, was
made by Mr.. Justice PIN in the Kings
Bench on Wednesday. Mr.. R. G
Leonard INSTRUCTED by Mr.. J. A. Pet
tit) was for the plaintiff, and Mr..
Geoghegan INSTRUCTED by Mr.. J. A
Kiernan) for the defendant.
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