The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-04-13
News from Ireland

he has lodged claim for $40 for the
destruction of II steps of a wooden
footbridge.
The Master of the Rolls made an
interim order restraining Thomas Gun
niffe from trespassing on the lands
bow, Moycastle, Westmeath, of which
the latter has been in possession for
so years. 1t was stated defendant had
no claim to the land, but had begun
to use it as his own.
At Carlow yesterday John Hogan
and Martin Byrne, farmers. Seskin,
and MI. Connolly, laborer, were sent
to Jail for two months in the second
division for unlawful assemblage in
connection with the alleged auction of
hay at Seskin farm. Appeals were
lodged, and defendants were admitted
to bail. A young man named Costigan,
who received a blow on the head dur
ing police baton charge in Carlow on
Monday night, is progressing favor
ably.
The Master of the Rolls granted an
interim injunction restraining Joseph
Carter from interfering with w. j..
Drew, Drogheda, his servants or cat
tie, in his employment of part of the
lands of Nell, Co. LOuth, which had
been transferred to him by his CO.
plaintiff, John Walsh, registered own
err, for consideration of $3.50. Mr..
Shannon said Mr.. Drew's servant had
been ploughing when the defendant,
who had no connection with the place,
drove horses and cattle off the land,
and subsequently prevented plaintiff
from re.entering. The Master of the
Rolls asked what was the explanation
of the mans conduct. Mr.. Shannon
said he did not know, except the gen.
eral expectation of getting portion of
the land.
Dundalk painters have been granted
war bonus of 46 week.
M. J. Minch, j. P. was reelected
president; w. J. Fennell, vice presi-
dent, and T. j. Bodley, secretary, of
Kildare Agricultural Society. Receipts
for last Athy Show were 5000 higher
than the year before.
Bands and large gathering took
part in demonstration to mark the
home coming to Enniscorthy of John
Murphy, boot merchant; ]. Nolan,
gentleman farmer; j. Leahy and E.
O'Brien, laborers, who had completed
IA days in Waterford Jail in default
of paying fines for refusing to COM
ply with the Vaccination laws. Let
tiers of sympathy were read from w.
Davis, J. P, Ballinabarna, High Sher
if of the Co., and ALT. Haughton, ].
P, Ferns. r
Carlow Central Committee Gaelic
League passed resolution of appre-
citation of the services of Most Rev.
Dr. Foley to the movement.
Rev. Mother Frances Pierse, Loreto
Abbey, Corey, sister of DR.. Pierse,
Wexford, has died in the Gath year Of
her profession.
The Clongorey tenants have accept
ed an offer made to them by the man
ayers of the O'Kelly estate, Barrets-
town, of purchase terms at pound an
acre. The lands adjoin those of the
purchasers.
J. Kelly, agricultural instructor, re-
ported to Co. Carlow Committee of
Agriculture that last year 2,481 acres
of spring wheat were sown in the
county, and he would not be surprised
to see an increase this year of 1000
acres. The extra tillage last year was
10000 acres, which he expected to be
doubled this year.
A resolution proposed at the Null
lingar Board of Guardians calling on
the Chairman, Jas. Donohue, ]. P, and
the Chairman of the r. d. c., Joseph
O'Neill, ]. p, to resign the Commits
sion of the Peace as inconsistent with
Irish nationality, was adjourned for a
fortnight to give both gentlemen an
opportunity of considering it.
COL Ernest Lethbridge, the personal
representative of the late Sir Worth
A. Lethbridge, the last deceased trus-
tee of a marriage settlement of 1855,
being now a prisoner in Germany, the
beneficiaries-P. V. Purcell Gilpin,
Agnes Mary E. Purcell and Annie K.
Purcell-were appointed trustees by
the Master of the Rolls, who made an
order vesting in them Is, 46 and Al
High street, Kilkenny, and the court.
house and local market therein to their
own name, e37S Consols, now in the
names of three deceased trustees of
the settlement.
MUNSTER.