The Irish standard., 1919-06-07


Phibsboro' road, took place on April rs
from Phibsboro Church to Glesnevin,
after Requiem Mass. Deceased was
only Is. UP to Easter, 1916, he was
employed as checker on the M.G.W.R.
He took part in the insurrection with
the rank Of captain, and was after.
wards imprisoned in England. In,
1917 he was again interned. Since his
return he was employed in Messrs.
Kennedy's bakery. The coffin was
draped in the tri-color and large con.
tingent of Volunteers and his COL
leagues from Messrs. Kennedy's and
the M.G.W.R. marched in the cortege.
The prayers at the grave were recited
by Rev. Father Macdonald.
In the Northern Police Court before
Mr.. Drury, a number of summonses
were heard in which young persons
were charged with selling flags with
out permit from the. Chief Commits
sioner of Police.
Mr.. Drury fined those who appeared
IS. each and issued warrants for the
arrest of those who failed to answer
the summonses.
1t appeared that the flags were being
sold in aid of the funds of the Gaelic
League, and Mr.. Michael O'Loingsigh,
Secretary of the Dublin District Com
mittee of the League, was prosecuted
for aiding and abetting in the sale in
cOntraventiOn of the Chief Commits
sioner's regulations. He did not ap-
pear, and a warrant was also issued
for his arrest.
"A concert announced by the local
Sim Fein Club to be held in the Dun
shaughlin Workhouse, now vacant, was
proclaimed. No reason was assigned
for the proclamation. On the previous
evening military were drafted in and
occupied the building as we'll as the
courthouse.
The guarantors of the Parochial
Hall, Delvin, Rev. P. Tuite, PIP, pre-
siding, unanimously refused to allow
the use of the hall for lecture by
Rev. M. O'F1anagan: Permission for
the lecture had been given before the
name of the lecturer was announced
The late Mr.: T. E. Preston, S. Ken
sington and Silverstream, County
Meath, grandson of the twelfth Wis.
count Gormanston, left personal es-
tate of e24,496 8s. Sd.
The late Patrick Hickey, Abbey
leix, by a will of 1912, left his property
in Kildare between the Presentation
Convent, Kildare, and the Mary I'm
naculate Convent, Newbridge. It sub.
seQuently transpired that will was
discovered in Canada by which he left
the residue to non-sectarian orphan.
age and a ch1ldren's home at Vancou-
yer, and an orphanage at New West.
minister, British Columbia. Mr.. Justice
Powell allocated the funds in court,
amounting to 91,6OO.
There were no fat cattle at Athlone
April Fair, but a large supply of stores
cleared at high prices, 3-year-old heif.
ers and bullocks bringing e34 to e40;
and 2.year-old, s24 to ESQ. Fat
sheep, of which there was an average
supply, fetched as high as ss rs. Cd.
each.
The County Wexford Farmers Asso
citation have written to the laborers
unions pointing out the difficulties tina,
face agriculture at present, and the i'm.
possibility Of conceding the demands
sent in. They cannot, they stated, de.
part from the scale as fixed by the
Agricultural Wages Board. Trouble
has been threatened in two districts
At the obsequles of Very Rev. Canon
Doyle, PIP, Horsewood, County Wex
ford, Very Rev. Canon Rossiter, PIP,
V.G., New Ross, presided at the Office
and High Mass, and there was large
attendance of clergy. st. Iberivs' Club
and GYMS, Wexford, and Hores.
wood U.I.L.. of which he was presi
dent, passed votes of coincidence on
the death of Canon Doyle
Carnew has been sold to the tenants
by Earl Fitzwilliam, landlord. By ar
rangement the Shillelagh R.D.C. raised
the necessary funds and saw the fina!
stages Of the sale when over 20 ten.
ants received possession of their
homes. His lordship had already dis
posed Of his interest in Tinahely and
other villages in the County Wicklow
At Arklow police under District-in.
spector Murphy raided the A. o. H