The Irish standard., 1917-06-30
to their late pastor, Rev. Father
Phelan, wishing him many happy
years in his new home at Piltown.

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Phelan, wishing him many happy
years in his new home at Piltown.
I William Clear, Is, Enniscorthy, fell
from the draw bar of wagon at
tached to an engine which his father
was driving, and was killed by wheel
passing over his body.
Dunshaughlin R. D. G. adopted a
resolution against partition, congratu-
lating S. Longford on the result of the
recent election, and asking for the
release, of Mr. McGuinness.
Carlow County Council passed a
resolution to the effect that they will
not continue the collection of motor
license duty in consequence of the
Road Boards discontinuance of the
grant for road maintenance.
| Some Republican flags which were
displayed in the suburbs in connection
with the successful County Wexford
Feis were taken down by the police,
large force of which was drafted into
the town. The relatives of soldiers
and sailors in some streets displayed
Union Jacks.
General condemnation has been ex.
pressed in Enniscorthy at the mean
ingless daubing with tar in the form
OF a cross of doors and shop fronts OF
Catholic magistrates, the Protestant
Church, Institute, and two business
houses of Protestant merchants.
| The profession has taken place at
the Convent of Mercy, Mill Hill, Lon.
don, OF Miss M. U. Byrne (Sister Mon
ica), sister of Mr.. M. Byrne, Foxhill
Athy, and niece of the late Very Rev
DR.. lyman, Blanchardstown, and the
late Rev. Mother Ursula, Arklow.
On Mrs. J. Lemon, registrar OF
deaths, Kildare district, being charged
at Petty Sessions there with giving
false certificates of death, S. ]. Brown
G. S., stated that the certificates re-
lated to persons who were still living
cor, to say the least of it, were non
existent" There were eight cases to
be gone into, and they were adjourned
for fortnight.
Since the opening of the new Red
Cross Hospital at Bloomfield, Mullin
gar, last week, Mrs. Locke has been
presented with motor car from the
society," for the use of the Hospital
Other valuable gifts received include
those sent by the Countess of Long
ford and Mrs. Culinane, Carrollstown
Mrs. Locke is commandant, Miss
Brennan matron, and Miss DAILY nurse
Drs. Keelen and Stuart, Mullingar,
have offered their services free.
Second Lieutenant ]. J. M. O'Beirne,
Royal Flying Corps, unofficially re.
ported dead, is son of Major O'Beirne,
Aughera, Longford.
J. J. Carlos, one Of the department
inspectors, seized on the following
farms on Friday: $50 acres at Ar
dagh, the property of G. Webb; 23C
acres at the same place, the property
of H. Webb, and $50 acres at Doory
Barry and Toner, the property of F.
| Flower.
At Longford Petty Sessions on
Wednesday John Killian of Killashee
street was returned for trial to next
Quarter Sessions for, as alleged, hav
ing committed a serious assault or
John j. Dempsey, SHOEMAKER resid
ing in Great Water street. The as
sault is believed to have arisen over
the South Longford election.
Deep regret and sympathy with the
relatives is expressed on the an
nouncement of the death from wounds
OF Thomas Plunkett. The deceased
who was very popular young man
inlLongwood, was son of j. Plunkett
Longford, and brother of John Plum
kett, V. S., Longford.
At Longford Petty Sessions on
Wednesday an ex-soldier named James
Belrne, who appeared in court on
crutches, and having lost one leg in
the present war, was charged by
Thomas Gilleran, merchant in Main
street, with breaking a plate glass
window in the latter's establishment
on the 18th of May. The evidence
went to show that Beirne was expen
ed from the shop of Mr.. Gilleran ow
ing to his noisy conduct and he after
wards flung his crutch through the
plate glass window of the establish
ment. He was ordered to pay fine
of 21s. and &3 los. compensation.
On Sunday last Most Rev. DIR. Hoare
administered the Sacrament of Con.
firmation to large number of chill.
dren from the three schools in Drum.
ard parish - Lagga, Edenmore and
Moyne. A very large congregation
attended Legga chapel on the occa.
sion.
The death has occurred at Summer.
hill Convent, Athlone, of Sister Mary
Charles Moore, sister of the mother
superior of the Mercy Order in Ire.
land.
! A bow named Pat Kellv from nn0.