The Irish standard., 1892-12-24

Except in the case Of the Chamber
!, Commerce there will be no suspension {
business until the hour which shall ushe
in Chritmas day. The chamber intend
to have a holiday extending over thre
days, laying aside the cares OF comme'
cial life from Friday night until Tuesda
morning. The banks, postoffioe, court
and other public Offices and places vii
look upon Monday as the legal holida.
aud close their doors accordingly. Tn
distribution of mail on that day will b
governed by the regular Sunday sche
dule.
/ On Thursday, Dec. 29th, at 2 p. m. al
the children OF the Holy Rosary parish
will receive presents from their Very
Rev. pastor. All children and their par
ents are invited for this occasion. at
o'clock in the evening the Sunday school
teachers and the members OF Holy Ro-
sary choir will have all their annual Holy
Innocents' celebration. The feature OF
this entertainment will be the selection
of notices and practices for the ensuing
year; the pastor will treat them to an ele-
CANT banquet in acknowledgment Of their
faithful services during the past year.
Joseph Murphy, one of the foremost of
the Irish comedians Oh the stage, comes
to the Grand Opera House during the
first week in January. No. actor of the
present age has brought SO much plea
sure to thousands of hearts as Joseph
Murphy, and his name is household
word from one extreme OF the country to
the other. There are those who never
see the inside OF theatre except on the
occasions of Joseph Murphy's appear
| ance, and the delight they experience is
satisfaction enough for year. Mr..
Murphy comes we'll supported, and will,
as he always does, test the capacity OF
the house during the engagement.
Christmas Day services at the Immacu-
late Conception will begin with first
| Mass at 5 o'clock; second Mass at $50;
third Mass at 8; fourth Mass at 8 and
last Mass at 1890. The musical pro-
| gram at the 1890 High Mass will con-
| sist of the highest class OF sacred music.
In addition to the solo quartet there will
be choir under the direction of P. Ell.
Mullan, the choir master. Danz' full
| orchestra has been secured for the occa-
sion. The solo will be by Miss Nellie
OBrien, soprano; Miss Byrne, alto;
Thomas O'Donnell, tenor; and Thomas
j. Heating, bass. Miss Chenevert will
| preside at the organ. ..-
An Irish comedy, "Barney's Farewell, .
| will be given at Holy Rosary Hall on the
! evening of Dec 26th, by the Dan Morris
Sullivan's Comedy Company. The cast
includes Miss Eileen Desmond, ia
Tented singer and soubrette, and num-
Der of specially performers, who will In
troduce Irish and German songs and
jie, reel and wooden shoe dances. The
performance will begin with comedy
sketch, .'The Fortune Hunter which
will be followed by "Barney'a Farewell. .
A Dutch farce bearing the alliterative
title of "Frltz's Filtration" will conclude
the entertainment. l. matinee for chill,
dren will be given on the afternoon OF
Dec. 26th.
l
The council of the Young Ladies' So
dality of Holy Rosary church met last
Monday night to nominate candidates
for their seni-annual election. The fol.
lowing candidates were chosen: Presi'
dent, Bridget Gleason and Annie Multi
gan; first assistant, Alice Corbett and
Mary Murphy; second assistant, Annie
Leonard and Annie Crowley; secretary,
Rose Mulligan and Maggie Fallon; trea-
surer, Nellie Mccormick and Sarah Cor
bett: sacristan, A. Mccormick and Mag
pie Crowley; oonsulters, M. L. r. How
ard, NJ. LeDuc, M. Garvey, B. Langan
F. Bailey, G. McPartlin, L. Hickey, v
McWey, Lille Grove, Media MeInerney
Ella Burns, Kate Lally.
There was a slight decrease in the
amount of -four ground by the mills last
week. says the Northwestern Miller. The
total for the week was 1885 barrels
averaging 31,476 barrels daily-agains'
194,590 barrels the week before, 2C1, 79(
barrels in 1890. The water power, as {
result of colder weather, has been rather
poorer 80 far this week, and this has
tendency to reduce the production. Th'
4 years manufacture promises to exceed
j 8, $50, 600 barrels against 1875, 600 barrel
/ for 1891, which. up to that time, was thu
i greatest showing ever made. The foul
market is without any special feature
! Direct export shipments by the mills las
week were 1920 barrels against 1924
the preceding week.
The Associated Charities last Wednee
/ day discussed schools for CRIME as the.