The Irish standard., 1919-05-10

huge sum of Is. Sd. per week, but
turned up their noses at boss Bren.
mans generosity. They have had no
Increase since the war began. The
employer meanwhile collects three
times the pre-war price per suit.
In Kilkenny and elsewhere the
workers are watching the proceedings
of the English Commission. They are
determined to keep pace with mining
improvements, in spite of the shuffling
of the owners.
At Granard employers were prosecu.
ted by the Wages Board for failing to
pay the scheduled wage. The defend.
ants were ordered to pay back money
amounting to G13 and s21. Two
cases were dismissed, as the men were
not principally employed at agricul.
tural work.
At the Christian Brothers, Drogheda,
the death has taken place of Brother
John Vincent Campbell, in the Goth
year of his age. He was a native of
Dublin, and entered the order over 60
years ago. The earlier part of his life
was spent in Limerick, Tramore and
Monasterevan, and he came to Drog.
heda as Superior, 33 years ago.
Farmers in Omeath district met to
discuss the best means of disposing of
surplus stocks of potatoes. Resolu-
tions were passed urgently calling on
the department to remove the restric-
t1ons, and so enable small farmers of
the scheduled area to sell so that they
might purchase new seeds.
Eighty deaths have occurred in Ma.
van Union Hospital for the half year
ending March 81. This figure, which
includes the victims of the influenza
epidemic last autumn, is by far the
highest on record and almost three
times the average.
In their Salerooms, Laurence street,
Drogheda, Messrs. r. B. Daily and Son
disposed by public auction of farm
at Bellewstown containing "a acres
statute. subject to judicial rent of
EGG los. 3D., for the sum of $500, to
Mr.. Patrick Reddy. The fine farm at
Kilnew, which was offered in the same
Salerooms on the 8th inst, has since
been sold by the Auctioneers to Mr..
Richard Drew for $500. This farm
which was the property of Mrs. E. M.
Griffin, contains. 21S statute acres, and
is held in fee simple, subject to an an
nuity of e164 los. I'D. to the Irish
Land Commission. Messrs. DAILY also
recently negotiated the sale by pri
vate treaty of the snug farm at Por
terstown, Ardath, containing "a acres
statute measure, held at q judicia
rent of e23, 7s., 3d., for Mr.. James
Moore, at the price of $1,000.
The Court of Appeals, in the case Of
the Workmen's Compensation Act
1906, Bray VS.. Kirkpatrick, allowed
the appeal brought by Messrs. Kirk
patrick and Sons, saw mills proprie-
tors, of Athboy, from an award of
e75 made by the County Court Judge
as compensation in respect of a fatal
accident occurring to James Brady, OF
Crowenstown, Delvin, while engaged
in loading timber on cart at Delvin
railway station.
The Court set aside the award on
the ground that there was not sufR.
cient evidence to show that the rela.
tion of master and servant, existed
between deceased and Messrs. Kirk.
patrick and Sons at the time of the
accident.
The U. s. A. Government, through
Captain Herbster, Commanding officer
Naval Station, Ferrybank, have pre-.
sented Wexford Comrades of the Great
War with one of the huts, now being
dismantled, as a club for the mem.
bers.
At Arklow building contractors re-
fused advances on the old gag that
contracts did not pay. The men have
struck for los. increase to laborers
and 12s. to plasterers. They offered tc
take the demand in three monthly in
|