The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-11-16
News from Ireland

Rev. P. O'Reilly, Banagher, William
Walter. only son of the late William
IO'Beirne.
LIMERICK
Alderman Joyce, MP, for Limerick
was on the steamer Leinster when she
was torpedoed. His boat picked up
two men and a woman from q raft.
The body of Mr.. Morgan, MS. in.
spector, Limerick, missing for over a
week, was found in the Shannon at
Newtown.
A check for G9Os1as been presented
by several friends in Limerick to Mr..
]. ]. Mulqueen, of the Limerick Echo
on his approaching marriage.
The death has taken place of Mr.. P.
Molloy, founder of Limerick Town
Tenants League.
| LElTRlM
| A branch of the Irish Transport and
General Workers. Union was formed
in Carrick-on-Shannon. Mr.. w. O'Reil-
ly, TIC, Sligo, was the principal
speaker.
County Leitrim teachers held q
meeting in the town hall, Carrick-on-
Shannon, Mr.. P. Masterson, Drumsna,
presiding, when they endorsed the &C.
ton of the G. E. G. in deciding, If
necessary, to strike should the neces-
sity arise.
LOUTH
The dead body Of Hugh Connolly,
40, farmer, Cornamuckla, Co. Louth,
was found in field near his house, q
razor lying close by. There was Sc
| we're wound in the throat. Deceased
married only two months ago.
MAYO
Mrs. P. Sweeney, Belmullet, has died,
aged 1O7.
DIED.-Oct 9, at Dublin, Agnes,
daughter of the late Charles H. Gala
CHER, of Bunree, Ballina.
The L. G.. Board have intimated to
Ballinrobe DC. their concurrence in
the County Councils action in suspend
ing Mr.. M. Farragher, Assistant County
Surveyor, and removing him from Of
fee.
QUEENS
Mr.. Kelvin O'Higgins has been Sc
lected as Sim Fein candidate for Par
lament for the county.
It. M. Cahill, RE. (son of Mr..
Michael Cahill, Nenagh), who was
wounded in France, has obtained his
discharge. Prior to Joining the forces
he was an assistant Co. Surveyor in
Queens Co.
RoscoMMoN
The roadmen employed by Roscom.
mon County Council in the Carrick-on-
Shannon No. District struck for high
or wages.
Mr.. Dodd, C.D.B., Inspector, Castle
rea. has been transferred to Tuam, in
room of Mr.. R. Ferguson, resigned.
SLIGO
MARRIED.-Sept. 10, at St. An
drew's, Westland row, Dublin, by Rev.
William Landers, William, second son
Of the late James ]. O'Donnell, Kille-
naule, County Tipperary, to Brigid.
third daughter of the late Francis
O'Hart, Port Royal, County Sligo.
TYRONE
D. I. ellis, prosecuting grocers at
Dungannon Petty Sessions, for selling
excess quantities of -four, stated that
in some part of Ireland it had been
found cheaper to buy flour at Is. Sd.
per stone to feed pigs with than to
buy Indian meal at As. Cd. per stone for
the same purpose.
TIPPERARY
Sir D. Plunkett Barton (for Min
istry of Labor, in conjunction with
Messrs. Coate, Conway and Heating,
of the labor unions, has settled the
strike that began at Messrs. Dowley
and Sons. Carrick-on-Suir, over the
dismissal of Mr.. Heating, who was Sec
rotary to the local labor union.
In September, barley at Temple.
more market was 33s. Cd. a barrel, and
oats 25s. In Clonmel, barley was 34s,
wheat e2 and oats 25s.
WATERFORD
At Waterford Corporation the may
or ruled out of order motion by
AID. Power, that, in accordance with
his public announcement, the mayor
would form Representative Anti Con.
scription Defense Committee. The
mover said Waterford was the only
place In Ireland which did not prepare
to meet CONSUMPTION by forming such a
committee. The mayor maintained
that it was the treasurers Of the de-
tense fund (the city parish priests)
who should form committee in each
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