The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-06-11
THE MORT HW EST,
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
CHARITY OF EDWARD O'NEILL
One of the EARLY Settlers Of Rice
County, Passes Away in His
Eightieth Year.
MINNESOTA.

John j. Currier, president of Division
No. l A. O. H., of Hastings, Dakota
county, who has been seriously i'll for the
past six weeks, has so far recovered as to
be out again. His many friends will be
glad to learn of his perfect restoration to
health.
Dennis Sherlock, of Sibley county,
was married to Miss Catherine O'Brien,
of Woodland, Wright county, on Wednes-
day of last week. The ceremony took
place at Norwood, Rev. Father Cawley
officiating, assisted by Rev. Fir. Bolano, of
Litchtield. After the impressive ceremony
reception was held at the home Of the
brides mother.
Mr.. Bernard F'innegan and Miss Eli
zabeth Boyle we're married Wednesday
of last week, at st. Patrick's church,
Shieldsville, Rice county, Rev. J. j. Sic
vim officiating. The wedding party and
guests drove to the residence Of the
BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs John
Boyle, at French Lake, where the re-
malnder of the day was spent in feasting
and social enjoyment. The groom is one
Of the substantial young farmers Of the
town of Shieldsvi:le, and the bride was a
popular teacher of the public schools.
Another of the early settlers of Rice
county has passed away in the person of
John Manahan, who died at his homo in
the town of Wells, recently, in his eight
ieth year. Mr.. Mammalian was native OF
the county Cork, Ireland, and came to
America when quite young, living for a
number of years in the Southern stats s
and afterwards in Illinois. He came to
Minnesota in 1856 and settled on farm
in the town Of Wells, where he has ever
since resided. He was a kind-hearted,
generous man, who will long be remem-
bered by large circle of friends. He is
survived by his wife and two sons, Nicho-
las and Charles P. Manahan. The fune-
raj was held from the church of the I'M
maculate Conception, Faribault.
About three o'clock Wednesday morn
ing of last week, fire broke out in the
carpenter shop of J. FL. Durham, St.
Peter, the same being located just east
Of the foundry. Before the fire depart
ment could get ON the grounds the whole
1,,,rI- r.; do oil
to the ground, destroying all the con-
tents. A wing was occupied by j. S.
Anderson and this with all it contain oil
was soon heap OF smoking embers
The fire fend extended to the warehouse
of J. E. Il G. 81. Essler, which contained
several thousand dollars worth of pat
terms, which is total loss to them. The
carpenter shop was insured as follows:
S. w. Davis ON building R485; J. H. Dun
ham, on tools and building materials,
$500; j. S. Anderson on tools and materi-
ais, 1900. The origin of the fire is attri-
buted to the presence of tramps.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
During the storm of Tuesday of last
week Mrs. H. Erickson, living eight miles
east of Webster, S. D. while standing in
the door of her residence, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed. George
Dean, young man of Is, on his way
to Bradley, was struck, and both
he and his horse we're killed.
He was not found until noon next day.
Josie Miller, q girl of IL, living south of
Bristol, while coming home from school,
was killed by bolt which struck her on
the top of the head and bored a hole
clear through her.