The Irish standard., 1889-02-02
ton. He was 81 years old. and leaves
wife and four children. Mr O'Keefe
had many friends ln this city who will
sincerely regret his death.

birthday party to her young friends la
Monday evening at her home l07 Higl
land avenue. A programme of music
games and dancing was INDUCED il
followed by refreshments; about fiftee
couples were entertained.
The Irish American club last Satul
day evening elected the following off
GERS for 1889: President, j. L. Harr
son; vice president. Geo. O'Sallivan
secretary, Hugh Byrnes; treasurer, Wn
Linehan. The club is now comfortabl
located at IS Washington avenue south
Division NJ. 3, A.. q. H., at it's las
regular meeting, instructed Mr.. John
O'Reilly to notify all members Of tn
Order, through the press, that meeting
Of that division will hereafter be helt
in their new hall on Second street, be-
tween Eight and Ninth avenues north
east.
AS the fire department. was respond
ing to q call at the corner Of Twenty
fourth avenue south and Eighth stree
early in the week, Assistant Chief Kin
ney's buggy was struck by a hose carr
and steamer. Both Mr.. Kinney anG
lis driver. Mr.. Kelly, were thrown out
and badly, though not seriously, injured
The question of the constitntionality
OF the present board OF education law.
has again tobbed up, and A. L. An.
kenY, a member OF the board, gives il
as BIS opinion that the law is not con-
stitutional, and that it will undoub5ed-
ly have to be repealed and another one
passed by the legislature ere it ad-
journs.
Mary Florence trawley, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Crawley, 354G
Stevens avenue, aged two years and
seven months, died at the family resi-.
dence Friday, January Is, aud was bur
ried in the Immaculate Conception
cemetary on Sunday last. Much SYM
pathy IS expressed for the parents in
their bereavement.
A Springfield, Mo-. snecial says that
Arthur Pomeroy, alias Warner, the
Minneapolis man awaiting trial III st.
Paul for using the mails for swindlinR
purposes, engineered a swindle there
recently. He formed stock company
to handle toys, persuaded the principal
citizens to take stock and then the
whole concern failed.
There was large audience present
at the ent ertalnmant given last Monday
evening By the Father Mathew T.. 4.
Society at Catholic Association hall.
Father James McGolrick delivered a
address to the veterans upon
the subject of total abstinence, Prof.
Baker entertained them with song and
Robert II. Graham also addressed
them. Another feature Of tire enter
taiument was the singing by Hugh
Ryan, whose comic songs were heartily
applauded by tAe audience,
The East side Crusaders gave an ex-
cellent entertainment last Sunday even
ing at their hall over the school build
ing to an audience which completely
flied the room. Rev. James McGol-
rick and f.. II Graham each delivered
en- address, Miss McCauIey gave them
a recitation, Richard Crane sang IA
Of Earth so we'll that it be-
came necessary for him to respond tn re-
Deated encores. s. E, Shannon. deliy
cred a recitation and seve1al others
whose names we do not recall, contrib.
ated to the success OF the entertain
ment. Their next will be the annual
st. Patrick's Day entertainment for
which they are now making prepera-
tion.
4 camp chair, tent and awning fac
tory is Que of the possibilities which is
agitating the people in the vicinity Of
Parker's Station, in Crystal Lake town
ship. at present the concern III ques-
lion is located at Sank Ceuter, but for
some days negotiations looking to re
moyal have been in progress, and are
ROW about completed. Three acres Of
land Immediately opposite the town
hall and owned by Alfred Parker have
oeen selected as the site for thu factory
building. One Of the conditions Of the
.emoval IS that $50 600 worth Of stock
shall be added to the present 100000.
giving the concern a capital Of $50 600
with which to develop its business. A
committee of citizens is to 60 at once
to Sank Cen:er to look over the plant,
and will doubtless make favorable re
port, in which case the scheme is quite
certain to go through.
PERSONAL.
James Byrnes, the Western avenue