The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-07-28
LEINsTER

oSA4Ueu duufeSS 10 MIS-. Merrln, widow
of the late Rev. r. j. Merlin, rector.
The death has taken place in Can
ada of D. Malpas, son-in-law of G..
Lougran, proprietor and editor of
Carlow Sentinel"
Public business was suspended in
Enniscorthy recently by Catholic and
Protestant alike in testimony of re-
spect to the memory of the late Most
Rev. DR.. Browne.
The late Col j. H. F. H. Comedian,
J.P., of Coolmore, Thomastown. left
G19,237.
The Kilkenny office of the Great
Western Railway has been closed, and
Mr.. Channon, manager, has been ap-
pointed to the Limerick branch.
Athlone Guardians, S. Roscommon
DC, adjourned as a mark of respect
to the late Dean Kelly, and Athlone
Young Ireland U.IL., held a special
meeting to express regret.
The premises of D. Buckley, May
nooth, released about six months ago,
were searched during his absence in
Dublin following the refusal of occu-
pants to hand to constable lealet
which had appeared in the window.
On his return Mr.. Buckley was cheer
ed and demonstration made against
the police.
DR.. Skipworth, Leixlip, having ask.
ed the Celbridge Guardians to relieve
him of milk contract so that he may
retain the Office of temporary M. O.,
Maynooth Dispensary District, the l..
G.B. has written stating that his SER
vices may be retained.
w. T. Darker, for II years outdoor
manager of Messrs. Alesbury's Mills,
Edenderry, has been present by the
firm and employees with gold watch
and chain, and by Edenderry friends
with chased and engraved silver sal
yer, for his appointment as manager
of Messrs. Archer's Mills, Dublin.
Inquiries on Monday showed that
SooI auoACAIAOo VI PVtoIOO6 "Sl0 uS1u
up in the Midlands and West, and are
now useless for export. To detect
evasion they were put back in the
drills, and other crops were sown over
them. When the drills were opened
large quantities were found to be rot
ten.
The death has occurred, at the age
of 70, of Miss Bridget O'Sullivan, who
was principal teacher in Thomastown
National School for AZ years. She was
appointed to the position at the age
Of 16. On her resignation 81 years
ago, she was succeeded by the Sisters
of Mercy, who took over the teaching.
Judge Drummond, at Granard,
awarded Elizabeth McGovern, daugh-
ter of local publican, 15s for dam
ages to her bicycle caused by a cow
which strayed into the shop. II
heard of bull in a China shop, but
never of cow" said his Honor, who
asked the defendant, amid laughter,
If the cow was in the habit of enter
ing public houses.
Judge Barry, K.C., at Corey Quar-
ter Sessions, sentenced Jos. Kava-
nagh to four months hard labor and
Thos. Kavanagh and John Swords to
month each, for attacking a dwell
linghouse at Ballymore, near Camolin,
occupied by Belgian refugee named
Mrs. Gilliams, and seriously assault
ing Myles Kenny, who came to the
rescue.
At Enniscorthy last week a girl
named Mary Anne Jordan, of Adams
town, was returned for trial to Wex.
ford Assizes, charged with the en-
bezzlement of 966 while acting as
assistant of the sub-post office at
Adamstown. Evidence was given by
an illiterate depositor that several
| sums of money had been withdrawn
from his account without authority.
Athlone U. G. adjourned as mark
of honor to the late Dean Kelly. Sym.
pathy was also expressed by the Bor-
ough Court, the Gaelic League. St.
Peters Pioneers, l.. N. F., A. o. H.,
Amalagmated Tailors' Society, etc.
Mrs. E. H. Rafferty,, sister of the late
M. Harris, NJ. P, has died at Athlone.
Miss Mary McGrath, aged go, was
fatally burned yesterday while pre-.
pairing breakfast in the house of her
brother, P. McGrath, farmer and mill
owner, Ardtully, Co. Louth.
At Drogheda, yesterday, Kathleen
Magee QO, telegraph learner, Dun
leer, was returned for trial to the AS
sizes on charge of disclosing the con-
tents of CIPHER telegram addressed
| to the police at Dunleer.
During the absence of ]. Archibald,
blacksmith, and his wife from their
house at Ballinalee, Longford, their
child, aged IL years, who had been
strapped in an armchair, fell in to the
fire and was burned to death. A ver-
dict Of accidental death was returned