The Irish standard., 1917-07-21

the Rural District Council and Board
of Guardians throughout the county
took place on Saturday when all the
outgoing chairmen were reelected.
John Keaveny was opposed for the
chair at Boyle District Council by
James Glynn, and just won by his own
vote, the polling being ID and 10.
Andrew Carly, an eX-member of the
constabulary, was fined 22 and costs
at the Boyle petty sessions on We'd
nesday for, as alleged, fishing for sal
mon with rod and line on the Boyle
river without a salmon license. A
second somewhat similar case was
withdrawn on the defendant apologize
ing and paying los. costs. The de-
Tense was that the defendant was fish
ing for pike on the occasion. Two
cases against a wounded soldier from
the town named John Tymon, for TAX
ing from the river, salmon fry, whilst
fishing, were dismissed under the First
Offenders Act.
The police protection hut at Tulsk
has been broken up and the police
who had been stationed there trans
ferred to other centres in the county,
j. Fitzgibbon, MP, and P. Conry,
Co. c., were elected chairman and
vice-chairman of the Castlerea Dis
trict Council and Board of Guardians
on Saturday. P. ]. Beirne, Bellag-
hoderreen, was reelected the councils
representative on the county council.
The clerk, P. A. Flanagan, was COM
plimented on the way he DISCHARGED
his duties during the war.
Three horses trained by Mr.. Max
well Arnott at Clonsilla, won races at
the Roscommon meeting on Thursday
Il. Byrne's Oklahoma, H. M. Harti-'
CAMS Loeb Allen, and Lord Savile's
Bee Fost. The other winners were:
D. ON. Leahy's Irish Field; ]. Cogh-
lan's St. David, and H. M. Hartigan's
Meridion.
dance will be held in Drumsna
A. 0. Fl. hall on Sunday night next
in aid of the Annaduff football club.
Michael Tansey, of Greyfield, has
died at the age of 1902 years. His
death has removed from the parish of
Gurreen it's oldest inhabitant. He was
never ill until within three days of his
death.
AT Tobercurry tree upon Which a
Sim Fein flag was displayed was cut
down by the police, and subsequently,
placard was found attached to the
trunk bearing the inscription, "This
tree has fallen for it's flag and coun-
try" Some amusement was caused at
Mullaghroe by the efforts of the police
to capture Sim Fein flag which had
been attached to a dogs tail. Over
20 Sim Fem clubs have been formed
in South Sligo where an election fund
is being raised.
]. Durkin, J.P., has been reelected
chairman, and T. Gallagher, vice
chairman of the Tobercurry District
Council. The following have been re-
elected chairman, vice-chairman, and
deputy vice.chairman of the Tober-
curry Guardians, respectively: NJ.
Gallagher, j. Kennedy, j. p, and P. j.
Henry, J. P.
The marriage took place on the 5th
inst. at the Church of the Immaculate
Conception, Ballymote, of Michael
Connolly, Post Office, Clones, and Miss
Ellen McGettrick, daughter of Mrs.
McGettrick, Portinch, Ballymote. The
marriage ceremony was performed by
Very Rev. Canon Quinn, PIP. On
Monday last James Scanlon, son of
the late Martin, Scanlon, The Mill,
Bunninadden, was married to Miss
Kathleen McDermont, daughter Of Rog-
er McDermott, Mt, Bunninadden, Rev.
D. j. O'Grady, PIP, performed the
marriage ceremony which took place
at Bunninadden parish church.
D. Kane, an aged veteran of the
American Civil War, has died at Cur
teen.
B. Harte, Up, and Rev. P. Manley,
have been unanimously elected chair
man and vice-chairman of the Sligo
District Asylum Board. :
James Bright of. Thumalayden. Riv-
erstown, was awarded SIP by County
Court Judge Wakely at the Ballymote
Quarter Sessions for the malicious
burning of large quantity of hay, his
property, on the lands of Ardsallagh,
Parish of Toomour, on the 18th of
January. Some claims by Major
O'Hara, Annaghmore, for the alleged
malicious burning of game coverts
were adjourned to Sligo, where His
Honor will give his decisions.
somewhat heated scene took place
at the annual meeting of the Boyle
District Council on Saturday over the
selection of a representative on the
county council. NJ. Gray has been the
representative for some years, but w.
Gilmartin was proposed in opposition
to him by T. O'Dowd, who stated that
they required younger men with tai
ents and abilities to represent them.
Mr.. Grey retOrted that he was not