The Irish standard., 1919-02-22


Kelly, South Main Street, Wexford,
has died at the age of q. He was a
brother of Aid. Jos. Kelly. H. c.
Robert Smith, building contractor,
Forthill, Athlone, father of Lieut.. E.
Smith, Connaught Rangers. has died.
Athlone Guardians adjourned as .
mark Of respect to family of Vim. Har-
rison, a member Of the Board, who had
served in the l. Guards. While eating
dinner, Mrs. Pat McCann. Killenmore,
Athlone, died suddenly.
The Dundalk strike In connection
with the coal trade, has now reached
a crisis. Coal supplies are exhausted,
and the poor are suffering great hard
ship for want of fires. There are 200
tons of coal, purchased for the poor, in
one merchants yard, but they cannot
get delivery of it. On Saturday con-
ference of representatives of public
bodies, masters and men, met at the
Town Hall. T. c. McArdle, D. L., pre-
sided. A proposal that the permanent
men receive IS. Sd. advance from 21st
October and that tonnage or casuals
receive the extra rate from 25th No
vember, resulted, and it was arranged
to have it submitted to a meeting of
the men, whose decision would be an
aounced in few days.
New Ross U. D. G. adjourned as a
mark of respect to the late W. H.
Howard, B. A.
Mullingar Asylum Committee decid-
ed to increase the salary of DR.. L.
Gavin, from s7OO to $1,000.
Aid. Corish was the recipient of an
| illuminated address and presentation
from the l. T. and G. w. u, Wexford,
of which he is secretary, in recogni.
tion of his services in the past seven
years.
Rathdowney Conscription Fund Com.
mittee have resolved to apply the
fund to improvements in the local
Convent of St. John of God, money
collected in the Grogan portion of the
parish to go for belfry on Grogan
Church.
The late Philip Heating, G. c., was
accorded public funeral in Wexford
The coffin was borne by members of
the old Blues and Whites, of which he
was captain in 1892. All local bodies
and associations were represented in
the cortege. The Lord Bishop of
Ferns presided at the obsequies. The
Redmond Memorial Committee, the
1nf1rmary Committee, the Nationalist
Election Committee, and other bodies
passed resolutions of sympathy and
regret.
P. Cosgrove, Co. c., Granard, gave
$4,000 for Dalystown House and q
210 acre farm which belonged to Col.
J. H. Reynolds.
At Crimes Court in Athlone yes.
terday Peter Cunningham, Streams.
town; MI. Berry, Arnapusha, and
Thos. Connoughton, Lisgall, charged
with cattle driving on lands of w. w.
Russell, at Donoma, were allowed out
on BAIL A charge against John Nc
Cormack, Tonlagee, was withdrawn.
MUNSTER.
DR.. G. ]. Halpin, Rathgormack, Car.
rick-on-Suir, has been appointed a
J. P.
White gloves were presented to Co.
Court Judge Law Smith at Newcastle
West.
]. M. Collins, senior clerk, I. r.
(Taxes) Office, Limerick, has been
promoted to Dublin No. 3 District.
John Good, Sec. National Union of
Railwayman, writing to the press,
says, at meeting of No. 3 Branch
(Cork), a resolution was passed unan-
imously requesting the bishop, "in
view of the possibility of conscription
being enforced for industrial purposes,
and the danger of the present reign
of terror" to hand over to trustees
appointed the unclaimed subscriptions
to the National Defence Fund.
Rev. Thos. Kinkead, the son of
Maria and the late R. Kinkead, Balli-
vreena, Kilfinance, died at Talhope, N.
Zealand, from influenza Rev. ]. Mo-
riarty, whose parents reside at The
Gap of Dunloe, has died at Vale, On
tario. The death has occurred at slive-
Russell, Ballyconnell, of Mrs. Arnold,
widow of late Prof. T. Arnold, and
siter-in-law of Mathew Arnold John
Bailie Tonson Rye, D. L., died on 18th
inst. at Rye Court, Crookston, Co.
Cork, The death has occurred at Linn
erick of VIM. O'Connell, victualler and
cattle importers. Youghal Guardians,
U. D. G. and R. D. G. passed votes Of
sympathy with NJ Bowen, on death Of
his wife. Mallow Guardians adjourn
ed as mark Of respect on the deaths
of Dwane, late p. L. g., and p. O'Brian,
]. P.
The late T. G.. MurDhv. Newmarket