The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-05-18
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Several cases of typhus have been
admitted to Ballina district hospital
from Ballycastle.
Most Rev. Dr. Naughton has ap-
pointed Very Rev. James Tempany,
president of st. Muredach's College,
Ballina, a Canon of the Diocesan Chap
ter.
A large batch of men have left
Claremorris for munition works IN
England. Several of them, it is stat
ed, were Sim Feiners, mostly from
the Kiltimagh district.
DR.. Dudley Forde, who volunteered
at the outbreak of the war, has inti-
mated to Strokestown Guardians that
he is about to resume duty in the
Rooskey district.
One farm at Garryboola, Kiltulla,
near Loughrea, at present in the hands
of the G. d. B., had several hundred
wards of fences cut down, as we'll as
a large number of trees, and taken
away. Notice has been served on the
treasurer, D. Council, of claim for
as pounds compensation.
When j. P. Killeen did not attend
at Ballinasloe Guardians to move
resolution calling on Mr.. Cosgrove, M.
p, to resign, T. Cahill IS. F0 said
there was no better man for his po-
sition than Mr. Cosgrove. "He is not
imported" said the chairman. Mr..
iCahill stated that he favored recon-
Citation between the two parties.
When tar barrel was being hoist
ed on Johns Castle, Athenry, in cele-
bration of Capt Redmond's return for
Waterloo, the bearers were met by
fusillade of stones from behind the
adjoining walls. They succeeded in
their object, however; and a guard
was placed outside the gates of the
Castle grounds to prevent interfer-
ence.
Speaking after Mass at CrossbOyne,
Claremorris, Rev. M. R. McHugh said
rebellion in present circumstances
would be foolish and unjustifiable. 1t
was deplorable to find young men COM
hitting acts of violence and justify
ing their crimes under the garb of
patriotism. The young men could
serve God and country best by keep
ing within the bounds of reason, relig-
ion and moderation.
Most Rev. Naughton repudiated a
statement in "John Bull' that dis
charged soldiers were treated badly in
Ballina, and had been refused work.
The town, he said, was in sympathy
with the men fighting, and had given
as many to the army as all other
parts of the country together.
Six men from Mantua district were
charged with unlawful assembly at
Ballinagare on Friday before Messrs.
Hardy and Rice, R. Ms. The defend
ants we're: Tim Higgins, Martin
Brennan, Patrick Brennan, Joseph
Beirne, B. Mulvehill and S. Burke, and
the case against them was that they
entered the lands of Kilvoy, the prop
erty of Mr.. A. O'Connor, and titled
them. They were sentenced to a
months Imprisonment and two months
in default of giving bail. An appeal
was lodged and will be heard by
County Court Judge Wakely at the
Roscommon Quarter Sessions on the
22d of May.
Sergeant Costello, of Croghan, has
been notified by the Admiralty that
his son in the Royal Naval Division is
again wounded. This is the third
time he has been wounded in action.
In the accounts of the fighting a
great tribute is paid to the men of
the Royal Naval Division.
All the extra police in Boyle have
returned to their stations during the
week. They were drawn from the
Tyrone, Londonderry and Donegal.
Intelligence has been received at
Frenchpark that the Hon. E. Fulke
French is reported missing. He is
IAC 1OuA I'll VI 1Aduy Mdl1S uO
Freyne. His loss is severely felt by
the mother, as she has already lost
three sons in the war, including the
9Th Lord de Freyne, Lieutenant French
has seen a great deal of service, hav-
ing gone through the Gallipoli cam
paign.
Charged with unlawful assembly at
Potahard, J. Higgins and P. Casserly,
who were at F'renchpark on Wednes-
day sentenced to three months i'm.
prisonment and James Moran and
Luke Beirne to two months. Appeals
have been lodged.
A large crowd assembled at Carrick.
on-Shannon railway station on Satur.
day and cheered the IL Sim Fein
prisoners from Fillmore and Aughrim
who were being transferred to Mount.