The Irish standard., 1919-08-09
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presented with addresses at Kilkelly,
Attymass, Bonniconion and Ballycas-
tie, the latter two being in Irish. He
was accompanied by Messrs l.. Cor
don-Smith, assistant secretary I. A.
o. S.; ]. Moore, organizer, and M. j.
Coan, assistant organizer Capt. Cream,
an Australian officer, who is studying
the movement in Ireland, spoke at
several of the meetings.
At Crimes Court in Galway, seven
men were ordered to be imprisoned
until the rising of the court, and or
dered to find bail on a charge of un-
lawful assembly, and for groaning
John Sweeny, whose cattle we're re-
Gently driven. George Staunton, Car.
raroe, was sent for trial on a charge
of obtaining out-of-work donation by
false pretenses.
Professor R. ]. Kinkead, Md, re.
ferred to by Rt. Rev. DR.. Plunket IS
Father of the Synod" was at the
Tuam Synod presented with a silver
tray as token of appreciation of so
years work as lay secretary. His
lordship welcomed Major Rev. Cyril
Burnell back from the army. They
had been shamefully treated by the
railway companies, he added. A visit
by rail to Dublin of London was more
expeditiously accomplished than a
journey to Tuam from Castlebar or
Westport.
The Oldrock farm agitation has
been brought to happy conclusion
through the efforts of Rev. Father
Quinn, P. P, Bunninadden, Mr.. A.
MacCaba, M. l. P. and Mr.. P. ]. Mac
Dermott, J. P. The land will be given
over by Mr.. Harmon to trustees at a
sum, it is understood, of 81, 800. Mr..
Harmon is to withdraw his malicious
injury claim for the damage done to
his hotel and premises recently fired
into, and he is to be paid compensa-
ton.
During the week a man named Null
lery, while cutting turf in Armagh bog,
between Carrick and Cootehall un-
earthed the head of a man in a good
state of preservation. COotehall pc.
lice, who were communicated with,
visited the place, and on close in
vestigation found some human bones
near, where the head had lain. The
>s,,;1 &c, %to% kh0 oip,e
were inferred in the bog long years
ago.
The Lord Primate, Right Rev. DR..
Crozier, presided on Friday last at
the ceremony of dedicating an orna-
mental font and stained-glass window
in Carrick Protestant Church, to the
remains of the late A. O'Connor, clerk
of Carrick Union. A big number of
clergy, members of Masonic lodges,
and many of the Congregation of Kill
toghert Parish Protestant Church
were present
The death has occurred at Port
Glasgow of T. ]. Duignan, eldest son
of T. Duignan, j., and Mrs. Duignan,
Danesfort House, Carrick, and brother
of Rev. DR.. Duignan, president of
Summerhill College, Sligo. Deceased
had leg shot off in the war and
while his wife was visiting him in
a hospital in France, the hospital was
shelled and several persons killed.
Reports from many parts of County
Roscommon as to the state of the
crops go to show that given warm
weather in July, there will be boun.
tiful harvest.
The scarcity of fuel in the Tulsk
district and a recent allotment of turf
banks on the French estate by the
Congested Districts Board form the
subject for expressions of discomfort
amongst many people there.
Roscommon retail licensed traders
decided at meeting that they found
ent prices of stout from Sd to Cd q
pint-the amount charged in some
other towns. Commenting on this the
"Roscommon Messenger" says that
the present price of Xxx stout to the
wholesalers who obtain supplies direct
from Messrs. Guinness, is 92 os Cd
the half barrel; and that the whole
salers sell it to the small traders at 8
profit of SIS on the half barrel. Il
the wholesaler disposes of half bar
rel at Sd pint, he makes more thar
double the cost and If he bottles II
he trebles his original outlay. Coco
I whiskey, the paper states, can be pro
cured at present from the distillers
4 at 9s a pint, yet the unfortunate con
sumner in Roscommon has to pay al
q the rate of Is glass.
LElNSTER.
Military and police visited the vii
la1e Of Maui and raided the house!