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September 10, 2008

NEWSWORTHY? More notes from the Leinster Leader 1907

More snippets of local information on Kildare Town from the pages of the Leinster leader 1907.


Leinster Leader MARCH 30TH 1907

Oats, Hay, Straw, required for Mr. O’ Callaghan’s Contract at Kildare Barracks.  Highest prices given.-Apply R. Brazil, Palacefield, Kildare.


LEINSTER LEADER 6TH APRIL 1907, P.5.

Kildare Petty Sessions.

MAN WHO HAS ALWAYS PLENTY OF MONEY
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PROSECUTION BY THE DISTRICT COUNCIL
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The above Petty Sessions were held on Thursday week, before Major Thackeray, R.M. (residing), Mr. J. Moore, and Mr. J. E. Medlicott.
LICENSE TRANSFER.
Mr. J. F. Dowling, solicitor, made application for the transfer of the license lately held by Mr. Charles Heffernan, but which is now in the name of Mr. J. T. Heffernan, to Mr. Wm. Connolly.
D.I. Smyth, in reply to the bench said he had no objection, but he knew nothing about the applicant.
Mr. Dowling said the Lord Chancellor had been satisfied with the applicant.
Wm. Connolly  applicant, examined by Mr. Dowling, said he had taken over the house, and he asked for a transfer.
Major Thackeray: Where do you belong to? 
Applicant: The Curragh.
To Mr. Dowling: I have been doing business in the hotel way in another county-the County Meath.  It was a very bush hotel, especially during the hunting season as it is a hunting county.  I was advised to come to this county for twelve months’ rest.
Mr. Medlicott: Yes, you were advised to come to this county where there is no hunting (laughter).  Major Thackeray: He may be an archangel for all we know, but we must satisfy ourselves (laughter).
Mr. Medlicott: He looks very much like one, but minus the wings (laughter).
The application was granted.

ALWAYS HAD PLENTY OF MONEY.
Thos. Cahill was charged by the G.S. and W. Railway Company with on two occasions attempting to defraud the Company by travelling without a ticket.  Mr. J. F. Dowling, solicitor, appeared for the Company, and an inspector was also present.
Mr. Peter Kenefick, in reply to Mr. Dowling, said he remember the 12th February, and on the arrival of the special train from Amiens Street to Kildare he saw the defendant leave the train.  It was a special horse train.  Defendant got down outside the goods stores.  Witness asked for his ticket, and was told he had only come from Newbridge, and it was not necessary to pay.  He afterwards said he would call and pay the stationmaster on the following morning.  He did not since pay for “the ticket”
Defendant said he had no time to get a ticket, and when the last witness spoke to him he proffered payment.  He always had plenty of money and was never short.
Major Thackeray: You always have plenty of money.  You must be a very luck man (laughter).
A second case against defendant was then gone into, when Mr. Kenefick examined by Mr. Dowling, deposed that on the 21st February, on the arrival at Kildare of the train leaving at 5.20 from Dublin, he noticed a door on the up side of the train open.  He shouted out to shut the door, and he then saw that a man was at the open door and he asked for his ticket.  The man was the defendant, who said he had given it up.  He then said he would pay, but did not.
Defendant told the magistrates, that, he had a week’s ticket, and said he had given up the wrong half.
Mr. Richard Maher, stationmaster, was examined, and his evidence showed that the defendant was one of three men who on one evening purchased three single tickets to Sallins.  The week’s ticket spoken of by defendant would be the ordinary return ticket, which would last for a week.  In this case, however, the wrong portion of the ticket shown bore date of a fortnight previous to date complained of.
Mr. Moore said he was of opinion from the statement of defendant that he was working on the railway, and that he had a weekly ticket to travel.
Major Thackeray and Mr. Medlicott said that the defendant gave them the impression that the Railway Company were in the habit of issuing weekly tickets.  Instead of that they now found that the ordinary return ticket was only in question, and even that was out of date.
For each offence defendant was fined 5s and 10s costs.

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Naas No. 1 District Council

LIGHTING OF KILDARE.
The L.G.B. sanctioned the payment of a supplemental loan of ₤50 for Kildare electric lighting.
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Fair. (P.5)

A great number of the principal buyers attended the Kildare fair and good pigs were in fair demand.  Nice baconers made 52s, and 53s, per cwt.; second quality, 48s to50s. A large number of stores sold at fairly good prices.  The supply of bonhams was small but sold well.

In the cattle fair the supply of beef was very large, and there were some nice lots of bullocks on offer.  First quality beef made about 30s. per cwt., and second quality 28s. and 29s.  There was a fair supply of stores and milchers.  The sheep fair was small, but a nice lot of wethers made 63s.  A small supply of lambs were picked up by local victuallers at good prices.
AUCTION (p.7)

CROSS KEYS, KILDARE.

PRELIMINARY NOTICE.

ROBERT J. GOFF & CO. have been favoured with instructions from Mrs. Flanagan, to
SELL BY AUCTION,
On THURSDAY, 25TH APRIL, 1907,
ON THE PREMISES, CROSS KEYS,
Rubber-tyred Outside Car, Iron-tyred- Cab,
Several Sets of Harness, Stable Utensils, 3
Milch Cows, Hay, &c.
Particulars in posters, to be had from
ROBERT J. GOFF & CO.
AUCTIONEERS,
1 HENRY ST. NEWBRIDGE.
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LEINSTER LEADER 13TH APRIL 1907, P.5.

KILDARE QUARTER SESSIONS.
COMMISSION.

Mr. Payne, contractor, Kildare, sued Mr. John T. Heffernan for commission amounting to £6 12s. alleged to be due to him in respect of the letting of the Club House at Kildare.Mr. Dowling appeared for Mr. Payne, and Mr. P. J. McCann for Mr. Heffernan.  The tenancy was held, it would appear, for a smaller period that any anticipated in connection with any arrangement with Mr. Payne, and a decree for a sum of £2 3s. was given.

More snippets of local information on Kildare Town from the pages of the Leinster leader 1907. 

 

[typed and checked by Breid Kelly on behalf of Cill Dara historical Society - Thank you]

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