The Irish standard., 1918-05-04
coNNAUGHT.

AT a meeting in Castlerea, &3,425
was guaranteed for the purpose Of es-
tablishing flour mill. The O'Conor
Don, who presided, guaranteeing e1.-
600. sljt5fta f.4
BY direction of the l.. G. B., Clare
morris direct labor scheme, which was
to come into operation on April I, has
geen deferred for the period Of the
war. .u- 's.~o4e l1@
Most Rev. DR.. Naughton has appoint
ed Very Rev. James Tempany. presi-
dent of st. Muredach's College, Bal
lima, a canon of the diocesan chapter.
Private Harry English, New Zealand
Expeditionary Force, son of William
English, Roscommon, is on a visit to
his native town. He was wounded
twice in France. s. ...
The Department seized the lands of
Miss R. Forde, Cloonboy, Ballycastle
(Mayo), and seven acres we're let by
auction at prices varying from ga Is.
cd. to s5 IS. per acre. ..-..
At Kiltulla, near Loughrea, several
hundred yards of fences were cut down
and taken away, as we'll as many trees
on Garryboola farm, the property of
the G. D. Board. A compensation
claim has been served on the c. D.
Board. .....7 ...,...
The Department have taken over
compulsorily the lands of Newtown,
Bumlin and Lavally, containing 80
acres, the property of Capt. Packen-
ham Mahon, Strokestown, and have
offered it for conacre.
With clean record of % years in
the service of the G. S. and w. R.,
Daniel Courtenay, guard, was at
Galway Quarter Sessions sent to Jail
for three months for stealing bottles
of rum from train bound for Tuam.
Tobercurry Guardians unanimously
adopted resolution calling for a modi-
fication of the restrictions on the i'm.
port of maize, and asking the Depart
ment of Agriculture to take steps to
protect Irish farming interests in the
matter. ss...
At Charlestown recently, John Gar
vey, farmer, was returned for trial to
the Assizes on charge of attempted
suicide l. was alleged that accused
tried to hang himself, but that a fatal
issue of the attempt was averted by
the moose of the rope getting caught
on his chin.
Thomas F. Symth, M. p, Auctioneer,
sold for Thos. Lyons a small farm
near Mohill, which contained 10 stat
ute acres, held from the Land Com
mission at the annuity of ga Is. for
the sum of $500, and per cent auc-
tion fees. The purchaser was E. De-
vines Clooneagh.
Tobercurry Guardians unanimously
granted the schoolmistress of the
Workhouse an increase of rs per cent
in salary, and by 10 votes to granted
the Master a war bonus of 80 per
cent. The increase in the former case
will be recouped to the Guardians by
the Treasury.
Lord Justice Molony, at Galway AS
sizes, allowed SEQ compensation, on
the appeal of John Joyce, Boleynashru-
ane, Barna, against the Recorders dis
missal of claim for malicious burn
ing of outhouses and straw. Appellant
stated he had been boohed by the
friends of lady whom he refused to
marry.
The twelve Sim Fein prisoners
from Fillmore and Aughrim, sentenced
to different terms of imprisonment at
the Hill Street Crimes Act Court last
week were transferred from Sligo
Prison to Mountjoy on Saturday, and
large crowd assembled at the mid
day train at Carrick-on. Shannon, and
accorded them hearty greetings. no
At Tobercurry D. c., claims amount
ing to several hundred pounds were
submitted on behalf of parties whose
lands had been plowed. P. j. Nc
Dermott, ]. p, said the guilty persons
were well known and Were good
marks for compensation. In one case
a widows farm of seven acres had
been raided. It was decided to oppose
the claims.
Miss Anne O'Malley, who died at
her residence, Cloonane, Co. Mayo, last
week, at the age of 81, removes a
link with the rising of '9S. Her father,
SAoAACS " MdAey, tOOh QaEI III tuo
historic Castelar, Races" and two
cousins of his fought with the insur-
gents at Ballinamuck. One was exc
cuted, but the other, escaping to
France, became a general In the army
Of Napoleon. Miss O'Malley was
cousin of eva" of the Nation whose
husband. Kelvin Izod O'Doherty, spent
al fortnight with the O'Malleys during
the trouble of,'4S.
/ At Hillstreet on Tuesday six young
men named James Keogh, Joseph Glib
lin, Michael Feely, Michael Healy,
Frank Fitzmaurice and Michael Keogh,
were charged with intimidating Pat
Doherty to force him EtoE surrender a
farm held from Mr.. Mortimer MCGEE
Russell. Michael Feely and Michael
Keogh did not recognize the court;
Defendants were sentenced to- a month,
III Jail, and three months extra in de-
fault of bail. .pG.f>lS ~