The Irish standard., 1918-12-07
CONNAUGHT

The death has taken place at
LoughreA of Jos. O'Flaherty, who was
interned after the Rebellion of 1916.
A couple of cases of "fu" are re-
ported from the districts surrounding
Ballymote, but as yet the town is free
from the scourge. There has been a
great run on disinfectants for some
time past, with the result that they
are almost unobtainable here.
The estate of the late Richard
Hague was sold by auction in Strokes
town on Thursday of last week. Some
of the lots fetched fancy prices.
For having gun and ammunition
in his possession without permit, Ed
ward Toolin, of Creggancor, was fined
los. and costs at Castlerea petty ses-
sions on Saturday.
Sergeant Cawley, R. l. c., demand
ed a permit from W. Reilly, I. c.,
Sligo, when he was about to address
an Irish Transport Workers meeting
at Strokestown. II have none, nor
will obtain one," was the reply. The
meeting proceeded without further in
reference, the police remaining in the
room.
With one exception, all the Sligo
County Council scholarship students
passed their University or College ses-
sional examination. The following
scholars were awarded University
scholarships of ,"25 each: Edward
Brennan, Margaret Burke, Mary M.
O'Hara, E. S. Foley, M. T. Curran and
B. F. Shea. Miss M. Cooke has been
recommended for e10O prize at Uni
versity scholarship examination.
"The Galway Pilot" conducted by
J. N. Sleator, has ceased publication
in consequence of the proprietor's ILL
ness and death Of his sister.
]. B. Powell, X. c., Sligo man, was
called within the Bar as Solicitor Cen
eral for Ireland on Monday by the
Lord Chancellor, who congratulated
him on his restoration to health.
Owing, it is understood, to the coal
shortage, Messrs. Guinness have pur-
chased large quantities Of turf in the
Carrick-on-S Shannon district.
In Mohill the influenza epidemic is
abating after three weeks virulence,
It has claimed several victims. DR..
Pentland and DR.. Muldoon are laid up.
The guardians passed resolution of
sympathy with the relatives of Mr..
O'Boyle, Irish teacher, who died from
the disease. The funeral Of H. Quinn,
an Irish Volunteer, victim of the dis
ease, was followed by Volunteers and
Cumann no mBan. There are four
teen cases in Carrick-on-Shannon
workhouse hospital; most from the
Drumsna district.
Sir Gilbert King, Bart, presided at
meeting of the County Leitrim In
Urinary Committee on Wednesday, P.
Flynn, P. Devany and P. Gaffney.
County Councillors were also present.
Mr.. Flynn suggested that a ladies'
committee be appointed to visit the
sick in the institution as was done
by similar committees throughout Ire.
land. He mentioned the names of some
ladies who would probably act as a
visiting committee, and it was decid-
ed to get the sanction of the ladies
before making the appointments.
Captain George Harris Noblett,
wounded in action, is the youngest
son Of Joseph Noblett, Cert Lodge,
Drumsna, late of Lower Beechwood
avenue, Dublin. He has been awarded
the Military Cross and is only 20 years
of age.
A large meeting of the organized
workers of Carrick-on-Shannon was
held in the Town Hall on Wednesday
evening and was addressed, by W.
O'Reilly, T. c., Sligo. Resolutions
were adopted protesting against the
new Closing of Shops Order as being
fnimical to the interests oil labor,
against the sentence on Alderman
Lynch, Sligo, and calling on all the
workers in town and district who had
not yet joined to become members OF
the Union.
Carrick-on-Shannon branch of the
Irish National Foresters will hold their
meeting in the Town Hall on Sunday
and not in their rooms as heretofore
owing to the latter being closed as a
precautionary measure against the in
fluenza epidemic.