The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-12-29

without sugar for the last four months
\ small farm of three Irish acres, be
longing to the representatives of the
late Miss McDermott, Grange, Kilkeel,
was sold at the astonishing price of
e625.
Sir w. Evans, replying to question
| asked in the British Parliament, said
| certain dissatisfaction of Ulster flax
growers was being considered by the
FlaXbuying Committee on which grow
ers We're represented. They were
aware that the yield in Co. Down was
higher than half as much per bushel
as last year. Top grade was 35c. a
stone, but as the quality was generally
low the average price was below the
maximum. The price of tow was not
controlled. The prices of flax were
| much in excess of pre-war prices. No
case of farmers holding over raw, un-
scutched flax had arisen.
| Mr.. King, solicitor, purchased fol
Mr.. James McElroy farm of 56A
acres at Moneyslane, Down, at 92,5OO
A conditional order to quash scaled
order of the l.. G. B., sanctioning q
approximation allowance of $50 to
| MI. Thos. Lunny, former master of the
| lisnaskea WOrkhOuse, was granted by
the Kings Bench OH an application on
behalf of w. Bryson, merchant, Brook
borough, and several Fermanagh farm
ers. Mr.. Dennis Henry, K. c., NJ. P.
with whom was Mr.. Davidson Tin
structed by Mr.. E. Knight), said Mr..
IIunny's retirement was compulsory,
the l.. G. B., following an inquiry, hav,
| ing called on him to resign. The
Guardians sought to give him super
9nnuation of G31, but the L. G. B., to
meet the Guardians wishes, though
toned $50.
At their monthly meeting the Tough
Erne Drainage Board passed a resolu-
ton asking the Board of Works to ia
clitate them in having the statutory
level of the lake reduced by three feet
md undertaking at the same time to
put in proper drainage system around
lEnniskillen, so that all sewage should
be discharged into the stream at Por
tora, or further down the lake.
| Mr.. J. A. Irwin said that the latter
portion of the proposition might lead
to an expenditure of many thousands
of pounds. And again if the level were
reduced the farmers on the lower lake
would not be able to get their cattle
out through the blue clay, and the
shares would be left dry and of no use
for cropping purposes.
Meantime the sluice gates at Belleek
are being kept wide open day and night
and this deprives the pottery works
! there of the use of the water power
| for the water wheel.
Mrs. Keelan was the purchaser of
farm of 1871 Irish acres belonging to
Mr.. N. M'Keown, Lurgans, Carrickma-
cross. at e1,2O0; and Mr.. Patrick
Woods purchased a field of under four
Irish acres belonging to Mr. B. j..
Duffy, Carrickmacross, at 9825.
Mr.. Patrick O'Hare, whose death
was announced last week, was born at
Tullygillen, near Monaghan. He was
an extensive farmer and owned con-
siderable property in Glasgow and
monaghan. Tie was LLe lliSL CdIuOllC
Bailie of Glasgow since the Reforma-
ton, and was for nine years a mem
Der of the Glasgow Corporation. In
| 1906 he succeeded DR.. Thompson in
the Parliamentary representation of
N. Monaghan, being returned unop-
! posed. He resigned in 1907 in conse-
quence of ill health. He was J. p.
| for Co. Monaghan.
Most Rev. DR.. McHugh presided at
| the obsequies of the late Rev. Charles
Kelly, P. p, Drumquin, which were at
tended by large concourse from three
dioceses.
The witnesses to the will being
dead, and the document having been
lost on the transfer of the Great North
ern Loan Bank, with which it had been
deposited, from Castle street, Derry,
to other premises, Mr.. Justice Madden
granted to John Lynn, Corick, Dun
given, probate of the lost will, exc
cuted in 1882, of his late father, Will
liam Lynn. The applicant was prin
cipal legatee, and had been in pos
session of the farm for thirty years.