The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-09-22
News from Ireland

ham, D. l., has been converted into q
convalescent home for wounded on
GERS, Mrs. Tottenham acting as com.
mandant.
Wicklow U. G. expressed sympathy
with A. Doolittle on the death in action
of his son, a sergeant in the R. D. F.,
and with the family of late Garrett
Byrne, a prominent local merchant.
AS a protest against the l.. G..
Boards decision enforcing the Food
Controllers diet allowance the Ath.
line workhouse Fever Hospital spe-
cial nursing staff returned to Dublin.
At the Guardians meeting on Saturday
the Chairman and other members
spoke very strongly on the attitude of
the Board, and the former said II any
of the children patients died owing
to the absence of nurses he hoped
"a corners jury would bring in a
verdict of willful murder against the
baby killers"
P. ]. Griffin, Grange; E. Murphy,
Ballinvalley, and L. HI. Poe, Rathvil-
ley, have been sworn in ]. Ps. for Co.
Carlow.
T. L. Falkner, Dunleer, President,
Louth Co. Board, A. o. H., has been
presented by the Co. Board with an
Illuminated address and q substantial
cheque.
Celebrations in connection with the
Kilkenny election result have been
held at Woodford (Co. Galway, To
Der, Roundwood, (Co. Wicklow, Cap
poquin, Kells, Dunshaughlin, Trim
Delvin and Kingscourt; Newton, Kill
macthomas.
| Grery Guardians expressed sym.
pathy with Sister Antonio, for many
years in the Infirmary nursing staff
on the death of her mother, and with
Thos. Kennedy-Boley, Camoline, on
the tragic death of his son, Rev. John
Kennedy. Dundalk Guardians ad-
journed as mark of respect to the
late Mathew Duffy, for many years
Chairman of the Board. Ballinalee (Co.
Longford) magistrates expressed sym
pathy with the relatives of the late
Jas. O'Neill, J. p, Co. c.
Kings Co. Farmers Association re.
elected Lord Rose, President, and E.
j. Graham, M. p, Vice-President.
w. Carolan, opening a gravel quarry
in Kilmessan, found human skele-
ton, apparently buried some so years
ago. 1t was re-interred on consecrated
ground.
The Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception, Wexford, was struck by light
ming, two holes being made in the
tower, which, was damaged in the
same way during storm last year.
A returned American named Owen
Kells Union Hospital, is reputed to
Farrelly, who has been admitted to the
have over $1,000, and to have left
legacies to local charities.
Concerning L. G.. B. circular on
child welfare, read at Celbridge No. 2
Council meeting, the chairman, Mr..
Giltrap, said that the inspector who
had reported on the children at Lucan
ought to have been put in Jail.
Jas. Quigley, Barronstown, Dudalk,
sends us specimen heads of wheat
measuring no less than #. IL in,
and states that, he has two acres un-
der crop of this remarkable growth.
valuable piece of plate has been
presented by the parishioners and
choir of st. Peters, Athlone, to Mr..
and Mrs. Ormsby, on the occasion of
their departure from Athlone. The
gift was handed over by Rev. j. An
derson.
Alex Rudd, Protestant farmer, who
lent field at Ballycorney, Enniscor-
thy, for G. AVA, sports meeting, re-
sented the hosting of tricolor flag at
the event, but he was restrained by
young men from removing the emblem,
and later flag with the letters l. R.
A. was hoisted in it's place.
| j. P. Farrell, M. P, addressing the
Longford U. I. L. branch Sunday, said
the INSCRIPTIONS and villianous cam
paign of lies and SANDER that was
going on all over the country was hard
to put up WITH" and alleged that Sim
Fein was being used as a cover to
wreak vengeance on the League be-
cause it kept down landlordism and
land-grabbing in the past"
MUNSTER.
A sum of G297 has been subscribed
\ in Nemagh for the widow and orphans