The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-11-17
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Diminishing applications by Constable
F. Leahy and John Sheridan for COM
pensation for shot wounds received
when arresting Joseph O'Kelly at Bal
laghadereen, who got 2 years impris-
onment for the offense, Co. Court
Judge Wakely said there was no evil
dence of malice, and the shooting took
place while bringing a disturber of
the peace to justice.
Rev. ]. j. McLoghlin lately appoint
ed Dean of Broome, Chenango, and
Cortland Counties, Syracuse Diocese,
U. S. A., is a brother of M. McLogh-
lin, Ratinagh House, Strokestown.
Springer COWS were fetching good
prices at the last Mohill fair. James
Diffley, Clooneaugh, near Dromod, got
$40 for a five-year-old springer, as
did also James Mulligan, of the same
place. for a COW of the same type. A
few days before Michael McGuinness,
Clooncarn, sold springer COW and a
bull for GS5.
Before commencing the business of
the Dromod petty sessions on Monday
Mr.. Jephson, R. NJ, presented two
framed certificates to Mrs. Geelan, of
Dromod, who has two sons in the
army.
Felix Canning, of Mohill, was fined
20s and 15s costs at the Dromod pet
ty sessions on Monday for assaulting
a ticket collector named Michael KEEL
ly, of the Midland Great Western
alleged Canning was seeing his broth
er, soldier, away, when he assaulted
the collector, who was closing a car
riage door.
In a licensing case at Dromod Ses-
sions on Monday, B. Shanly, a local
publican, was prosecuted for an al
legged breach of the Sunday closing
act, and VIM. Shanly, of Fearnaught,
was summoned for being on the prem
Uses at the time, not being bona fide
traveller. The publican stated that the
man found on the premises represent
ed that he was a bona fide traveller.
The case against the publican was
dismissed and the other defendant
was fined IS for being on the prem
Uses.
District Inspector Hussey, Carrick-
on-Shannon, has retired on pension
after heightened period of service.
Two distinguished members of the
Capuchin Order have opened fort
nights mission in the parish church,
Gurteen, and despite the unfavorable
weather conditions the services are
we'll attended by the people of the
district and there is every promise
that the mission will be successful
one.
A handball tournament will be COM
menced on Moygara Ball Court on
ing Castlerea, Boyle, Lackagh, Droma-
haire, Gurteen and Killaville will take
part. Exhibition games will be given
by Hunt, champion of Ireland; Devine,
champion Of Connaught, and O'Mal-
ley, ex-champion of the province.
A requiem high mass for the Sim
Fein leaders who fell in the Dublin
rebellion was celebrated in Ballymote
church on Wednesday last and was
attended by large congregation. The
Sim Fein Volunteers from town and
country districts marched in military
formation to and from the chapel.
A requiem mass for the repose of the
late Mr. Ashe was celebrated there
last week.
In an equity suit at the Boyle quar-
ter sessions on Saturday concerning
the sale of premises in Keadue, Mrs.
Sarah K. Finneran, the purchaser, ap-
piled for compensation for misdescrip-
ton of the premises, as she alleged
she bought them on the understand
Ing that they were in a thorough
state of repair, but subsequently found
they were in a dilapidated condition.
The judge allowed Mrs. Finneran $50
owing to the premises not being in
thorough repair.
A young girl named Margaret Lene-
han, Of Boheroe, Elphin, was awarded
925 damages at the Boyle quarter
sessions on Monday in a case against
Michael Gavin and his wife, Bridget
Gavin, also of Boheroe, for SANDER.
The words complained of reflected on
the moral character of the plaintiff
Thomas Mahon, an egg merchant,
of Ballaghaderreen, obtained decree
for e10 against Owen Beine, D. c.,
Clooneen, at the Boyle quarter ses-
sions on Tuesday for injuries sus-
tanned by being knocked down by Mr..
Beine's side-car at Ballaghaderreen.
1t was stated that the horse was pro-
ceeding at walking pace when the
step of the car came in contact with
Mahon and he was thrown to the
ground sustaining injuries to the head.
Boyle quarter sessions, which con-
cluded on Thursday, were the heaviest
for some years, occupying exactly sew
en- days.
P. J. Clarke, Maherabay, Ballagha-
derreen, has sold a shorthorn bull,
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