The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-12-29
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A farm containing 233 acres 35
perches (statute), the property of Miss
Butler, Milford Lodge, Carlow, has
been sold to Mr.. S. Broughan, d. c.,
Ballybromme, for G3,005. The an
nuity is ELS lbs. Cd.
Alfred James Clarke, brother of the
martyred patriot of Easter Week, 1916,
was accidentally drowned last month";
He leaves widow, Mrs. Emily Clarke,
SO Nash street. Inchicore.
Mr.. Duke, Chief Secretary, stated in
the British Parliament that there
would be no County Council or District
Council elections in Ireland next year.
Preaching in st. Pauls Church, Ar
ran quay, Dublin, on behalf of the
Christian Brothers, N. Brunswick, Rev.
w. Mcdonald, c. c., said that 100
years ago the National school system
was started to kill the Irish language
in the first place as means of root
ing out the faith. He paid a warm
tribute to the Christian Brothers for
their sacrifice and zeal in so nobly and
successfully cooperating with the
Catholic hierarchy in the cause of
Catholic education. The Brothers had
been forty years in the parish, cater
ing for the educational requirements
of 400 children. They had no State
endowment or war bonus, and as the
necessaries of life and other expenses
had gone up three-fold, he asked the
congregation to increase their dona-
lions if at all possible.
Athy Guardians passed "a resolution
of protest against rigging the Land
Commission with men out of sympathy
with the great majority of farmers
while competent and experienced Off
GERS are passed over on the sole ground
of their religious belief" The matter
arose out of vacancy in the states
Commissioners and statement that
there was not single Catholic at
the head OF any of the 13 or IA de-
partments of the Land Commission.
There were only about half dozen
horses at the November fair in Cas-
tledermot.
The Teachers Irish Glasses in North
Kings Co. (under the Department of
Technical Instruction., which are con-
Quoted by Mr.. p. Conroy, are making
very satisfactory progress. Although
only about a month started, there is
an average attendance of 80.
Two men, Scanell and Collins,
were charged at Firmount under the
Crimes Act with unlawful assembly,
and the first-named, who had spent
nearly a month in Jail in default of
finding ball. was discharged, Collins
being sentenced to fourteen days with
out hard labor.
Rev. Fathers Meehan, C. c., Edge
worthstown, and Larkin, G. c., Bally-
mahon, were presented with testi-
monials recently by their respective
congregations on the occasion of their
departure from the county.
Under the proposed redistribution Of
Parliamentary seats, Longford has it's
two divisions merged into one, thus
losing representative. The voting
strength of Longford is 3,679 in the
North Division, and 1852 in the South
Division. The total population is 49,
800.
The following have been elected Of
ficers of the .Dundalll Branch of the
Gaelic League for the coming year:
President, Rev. G. Hurson, CO.; vice
president, Rev. H. H. Tohall, 3D.,
&C.; Rev. NJ. Kerr &C.; Mrs. Whit
worth, Mrs. Mccain, Charles Nc
Alester; treasurer, Peader Kane; Sec
rotary Miss Murray.
Ardee District Council, at the re-
quest of number of laborers, have
allotted field at Arthurtown for til
lage at rent of G2 per acre.
The Co. Meath County Committee
of Agriculture, on the motion of Lady
Everard, adopted. a resolution asking
the department to have exempted from
Petrol Duty in the 1918 Financial Act
Ulcers of County Committees engaged
on work of national Importance in
connection with food production.
The proceeds of concert, in the
Agricultural Hall, Rathdowney, in aid
of the Ashe Memorial Fund amounted
to close on ESQ.
Punch, who went on hunger-strike,
were released from Marlborough Con-
vict Prison short time ago.
At meeting of the Westmeath Co.
Committee on Agriculture and Tech
nical Instruction, the chairman, Mr..
R. Downes, said since the outbreak
of the war the grants to Westmeath
were reduced by about 6 527, and next
year he understood there would be a
further reduction of $500. That was
very serious.
A well-to-do farmer named Laur-
I ence Darcy of Limerick, four miles
distance from Corey, was found. dead
under an upturned cart about mile
7; from Corey.
Wexford Branch of the Gaelic
League have appointed the following
officers: President, Rev. Mark O'Byrne,
&C.; vice-president, Rev. Martin Re
gan, &C.; hon. secs. and hon. treas,
Mr. r. p Fo1ov and Mr. T CadOgan