The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-17
News from Ireland
coNNAUGHT.

On June 26, the death took place at
his residence, Post Office, Labasheeda,
Glare, of Willie Cannon, late R. I. c.,
Ballinameen, Boyle, aged 81 years.
The Countess of Kingston of Kill
roman Castle, Keadue, is at present
in America, where she has gone on
behalf of the wounded soldiers and
sailors.
Some local gentlemen, including the
O'Conor Don, are interesting them
selves in the formation of the Castle
rea Milling and Development Com
pany, with capital of 100000 in Ell
shares. The company will be con-
cerned with milling, grain dealing,
saw mills, furniture manufacturing,
and the production and storing of
electricity and electro-motive force.
Leitrim defeated Roscommon in the
first round of the Connaught Football
championship at Elphin on Sunday,
the score being, Leitrim, 1 goal, 4
points; Roscommon, points. There
scored two points and Roscommon one
in the first half, which was we'll con-
tested. The second half, however,
was one of the best ever played in
the championship. Roscommon twice
took the lead, and it was only in the
last minute that Leitrim scored goal
IN win az stated above
Owing to farmers buying up old
potatoes for the feeding of pigs and
fowl, other feeding stuffs being unob-
tainable, they fetched as high as lis.
ket on Saturday. In Boyle market the
police interviewed and fixed the price
at Is. Sd. per cwt., but that figure in
many cases was subsequently ex-
ceeded.
We are very glad to see that this
year again Frenchpark Handball Tour
nament will be held. This event is one
of the most popular in the country,
and a good display was always given
at it. This year an energetic commit
tee having made the alley one of the
best we have seen, spectators may ex-
pect the very best that can be done
in the way Of handball, and it is ex-
pected that on Sunday, all roads will
lead to Frenchparll.
Sir Acheson McCullagh, medical in
spector of the Local Government
Board, died suddenly at Roscommon
on Wednesday. He had been engaged
in the district on his customary guar
terly inspection and half an hour be-
fore his death he had been walking
in the streets and was apparently in
good health.
George Plunket, son of County Plum
ket, who was sentenced at Boyle some
months ago for unlawful assembly at
Arigna and Crossna, was released from
Derry prison on Thursday.
At meeting of the South Sligo
Sim Fem Executive on Sunday last
in Tubbercurry, resolution was
adopted congratulating the electors of
East Cavan on returning A. Griffith by
such smashing majority. Rev.
Father O'Flanagan's name was also
coupled with the resolution.
A pilgrimage procession to the Holy
Well at Kilfree near Gurten, took place
on Saturday, June 20, and was joined
by over 200 women, who after the
Rosary had been recited, signed the
anti-conscription pledge.
w. Hall, Knockmullen, Collooney, at
the recent Derry Cattle Show, took
first prize in the open class for an
Aberdeen Angus bull, "Loquet of Kit
ticide," and also silver medal pre-
sented by the Aberdeen Angus Society
for the best animal of the class in the
show.
Lieutenant Joy Cunningham, son of
Sergeant Cunningham, Ballymote, has
been awarded the Military Medal for
gallantry and devotion to duty in ad-
dition to certificatee for keeping up
telephone communication under heavy
shell fire.
A peculiar charge was investigated
at the Leitrim Assizes on Thursday
when Patrick Heslin, a respectable
looking man from near Cloone was
charged with stealing purse con-
tanning twelve s5 notes, check for
&6 lbs. 3d. and a check for 92 3s.,
the property of Mr.. P. Curran, rate
collector. 1t was alleged that during
the collecting of the rates at Carrig.
allen the accused entered the Office
and took the money. The jury found
him mot Guilty." and he was dis.
charged.
LEINSTER.
Laborers on several Meath estates
and some on moderate farms have