The Irish standard., 1889-03-16
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DEATH OF JOHN M'MAH0N
In Rice County, and Of James sheehal
and Charles Doran, IN lie
| sueur County.
MINNESOTA.
M. Gallagher died at his late home ir
Hamilton, ON the 1st INST, aged eighty
Years.
! Frank l.. Randall, of Winona, is Wis
itlng his brother DR.. 3. M. Randall at
Graceville.
Mr., and Mrs. T. l.. Mc(Sinnis' infant
daughter died Of bronchitis at Brain
ard recently.
John Lacy returned recently to Grace
vile from visit to his parents in Wex.
ford county, Ireland.
James, John and Thos. O'Neill, Bert
O'Brien and Harry Grayey, all Of Farl-
bault. are now residents of st. Paul.
M. j. Mcdonnell, of Graceville, has
returned home after {. somewhat pro-
tracted visit in Minneapolis and ST..
Paul.
The Duluth & Winnipeg is reaching
out towards Crank Forks. Forty miles
to the Mississippi haYe been let to the
Foley Bros.
Father Conaty and a. j, O'Keefe,
Esq, delivered eloquent addresses at
St, Micl.ael's hall, Grand Forks, on
Monday evening. March 4, appropriate
to the day.
Rev. Father Walsh has made the nec~
essary arrangements for grand dinner
to be given at Pine Island, Monday,
March 18th, the proceeds Of which will
go to the Catholic church there.
There was a Large attendance at the
social party given at Kyllo's hall, Farl.
.banlt, on the evening of March 4.
About eighty couples were present. 1t
was managed by the Hibernjans Of that
thriving city.
County Delegate John Sheehy, of LIE
Sueur county, thorough business
man aud postmaster of Montgomery,
has sent in his esignition as an official
under the present administration, John
is a JacksOnian Democrat.
J.J. Carrigan, of Hamilton Station,
was visitor to Minneapolis recently.
Mr.. Carrigan is an excellent portrait
artist, and at the present time is max
ing a canvass of various portions Of the
Northwest in the interests of bis busi-
ness.
The young people of the parish of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception,
Faribault, are preparing for an anna
teur drama. ic entertainment for st.
Patrick's on the 18th of March at Hills
opera.house. The piece selected is a
comedy entitled, "a Gentleman from
Ireiand.'
Mrs. James Sheehan died recently at
her home in Belle Plaine, Of consump-
tion, and was buried at LIE Sueur, on
Tuesday of last week. Mrs. Sheehan
was the wife of James Sheehan, for
merIy of Lake Prairie, who is the broth
er of Richard Sheehan of that town
and John Sheehan of st Peter.
James Joyce, of High Forest, died
February 18th, aged ga years and 3
months. He was buried from St.
Bridget's church. He leaves a wife
and ten children and a large circle Of
friends and relations to mourn his loss.
He was one of the Oldest settlers Of
Olmstead county, coming here in 1855.
Charles Doran, one Of the oldest set
tiers of LIE Sueur county and resident
of Marysburg, died at his home on
Monday, March 4, of some lung afaict-
ion. Mr. Doran was 68 years OF age
and settled in LIE Sueur county in 1855.
The funeral was held from the Marys-
burg Catholic church on Wednesday,
March 6.
The entertainment which was to be
held for the benefit of the Catholic
church, on St Patrick's day, at Bloom :.
ing Prairie, has been indefinitely post
poned on account Of the fact that the
hail was destroyed by fire recently. Be-
sides this, Miss Furlong, who had
charge of the dramatic part, is unable
to attend to it on account of illness
contracted a short time since.
Mrs. Mary E. Sullivan, resident Of
Farmlngton about fourteen years ago,
died at her home at Vacaville, Califor-
MIA, Feb %, ult., aged 46 years. She
leays>a family of eight children, the
yonnoast ten wears old. Her mother