The Irish standard., 1917-09-15

alleged that at midnight on 4th inst.
accused broke into the lady's house
and demanded money, flinging her to
the ground and threatening to cut her
throat. The barking of dog attract
ed the attention of Thos. M'Phillips
to the place, and the intruder de-
camped.
John ]. M'Donald, Ferrycarrig, has
been selected a Fishery Conservator
for Wexford district.
Michael Byrne, Sub-Postmaster Bal
linamuck, has died at the age of 76
He was SO years in the R. l. C. and 25
in the Post Office. James M'Namee,
principal teacher Drumlish N. School,
Co. Longford, for 40 years, has died.
Mr.. M'Govern, Drumlish, is appointed
principal, replacing the late Mr.. Nc
Nance
Patk. Brannigan, of no fixed abode,
who was arrested some days ago, hav-
ing been wanted for suspected COM
plicity in the murder of an old woman
living near Celbridge, Co. Kildare,
hanged himself in his cell at Water
ford Jail. On Wednesday he was
charged at Corey Petty Sessions on
charges of attempting to murder
Bridget Tomkins, woman living near
Corey, and of highway robbery, and
committed for trial at Wexford AS
sizes. He was an ex-convict and a
native of New Bridge.
i,, lott o1y
rock, Co. Louth, were devised to Mrs.
Mary Martin, Quay St., Dundalk, by
the will of Mrs. Mary Ann Duffy, but
were claimed by Michael Duffy, one
of the executors, under settlement
prior to the date of the will. Mr.. Duff
fly was bound to elect between that
property and benefits which were Civ
en- to him under the will. He elect
ed to take the premises in question,
and agreed to pay Mrs. Martin $40
compensation out of the requests CIV
en- to him as testatriX.
Some hundreds of tons of hay and
a valuable shed, the property of Mrs.
Filgate, Liscrenny, Ardee, were de-
stroyed by fire.
In the recent University examina-
tion for Kings Co. Scholarships first
place was taken by l.. Kearney, Chris
tian Brothers School, Tullamore.
Three pupils OF st. Mary's Convent,
Arklow, secured first, second and
fourth places, respectively, for Co.
Wicklow University Scholarships, viz,
Miss B. Murphy, ESQ; Miss V. Tur-
ley, e15O; Miss NJ. Duffy, s75.
G. H. Payne, j. P, Mount Jessop,
Co. Longford, an extensive land hold
er, died at the home of his brother,
Robert Payne, Galley Bay, Roscom-
mon. Rev. w. H. Ramsay, D. D., eld-
est son of the late Mr.. w. H. Ram
say, Coda House, Westmeath, has
died at Wellerley Hills, Boston, U. S.
Very Rev. Hugh Cullen, p. p, Car
ow-Graigue, has died at the age of
IA. He was son of the late E. Gull
len, Craan House, Co. Carlow and a
relative of the late Cardinal Cullen.
Father Cullen took keen interest
in national and educational affairs
DR.. H. v. Ryan, Carlow, has been
appointed magistrate for Co. Car
low.
A special Crimes Act Court in Drog-
heda Monday convicted young men,
named Thos. Conner, Thos. Murtagh,
Michael Rourke, Thos. Dyas, l.. Mon
ney and G. Burke, of unlawful assem-
bly, and riot, damaging houses and
wounding Bridget Meade in the Du-
leek street and Platten road district
on Aug. 2. Sentence of months i'm
prisonment was passed, but T. NJ.
Healy, M. p, for the defense, gave no.
tice of an appeal, and accused were
allowed out on bail.
The military authorities have or
dered the return of such portion of
the plant of the Kilkenny People,"
Ltd, as will enable them to carry on
their commercial printing, but the sup
preston of the newspaper is still in
force.