The Irish standard., 1892-12-24
BY THE wAYs1DE.

Solemn services will be held on Christ
mas Day in st. Anthony OF Padu
church as per announcement last Sun
day. Father James O'Reilly will preac
at last mass.
The programme OF divine service q
Father Christie's church On Christina
Day will be quite attractive. The clio
quent pastor will preach on the signiti
canoe of the great Christmas festival.
The new bell for the Church of st
Lawrence, southeast Minneapolis, o
which Father GEMS is the esteemed
pastor, will be soon blessed, and Rev. A
Christie, Of Ascension Church, viii
preach the sermon on the occasion.
DR.. WI. Byrnes gained 10 votes il
the Third ward in his contest against
DR.. Spring for the county coronecship
| IF the recount turns out SO favorab}y III
the other wards he will probably be hie
own successor for the ensuing term OF
office.
On Monday evening at 8 p. M. Holy
Rosary parish will be treated TO an en-
joyab]e entertainment at the Holy Rosary
Hall, by the "Original Dan Morris Sulli-
vans Ideal Company" At p. M. tbs
children of the parish will he treated tc
an enjoyable matinee by the same com
pany.
Winslow Nj. Brackett is out of the race
for the office of chief of police, as he has
accepted the position of general manager
of the Exposition for another tenn
VIM. is competent man for manager
and as he is not in the fold for the police
chieftaincy it is probable that Major
Henderson will be his own successor.
The suit brought in the municipal
court by the Spectator company against
George Marchant and the Republican
committee of 1881 for $3.50 for printing
biographical sketches of candidates was
decided Wednesday, for the plaintiff.
Marchant is the only one held RESPONSE
ble. He was the chairman OF the com
mittee.
Father Cleary, the pastor of st. Charles
Borromeo parish, will celebrate mass on
Xmas morning in St. Elizabeth church
ut 9 o'clock. He will celebrate mass IN
DANA hall at IL o'clock, a halt hour later
than u: ua], and in the evening he will
have the usual devotions in the hall and
preach sermon, taking ''The Billie" as
his subject.
The many friends Of Rev. c. A. Spin
tor, O. P, who was connected with Holy
Rosary parish for some time, will be
glad to hear that he has been appointed
Superior of the eastern missions iu
charge of the Dominican Fathers. His
labors are now altogether confined to
the east, and he conducts his work in
very energetic manner.
The transfer ordinance was som ewha1
revised by the council at it's last meet
ing. but it is far from being satisfactory
to the overwhelming majority of the
people. The station on Bridge Square
should never be erected and the street
car company should be compelled to
issue transfers at interesting points
and by the conductors, before it will be
acceptable to our citizens. The ordin.
ance in its modified form is mockery
and delusion.
Christmas at st. Stephens promises
to be celebrated in a very elegant and
impressive manner. The High Mass
will be Beethoven's superb mass in C.
which will be rendered under the able
leadership of Herr Foitz Schlaohter and
Mons. De Raiche. The choir is com
posed Of the organist, Mr.. Forth; pianist
Miss Malmia Chenevert; soloiats, Miss
Amelia Reppe, soprano; Miss: Margaret
Drew, oontralto; Mons. de Ralche' tenor
Prof. Beaupailant, basso.
James Spellman died last Monday a
the city hospital from the effects O
chloroform administered by the hospi1a
nhyaician. The unfortunate man MAJ
his feet frozen short time since, and q
amputation Of the toes became necessar!
ohloroform was given to the deceased
With fatal results, Mr.. Spellman wa
forty years Of age, and married. a
| wife arrived in the city on Wednesda.
from Van Horn, Iowa, and the 1unera
vaa held from Gleason 4 McAihster
morRue on Thursday.
Branch library delivery stations nav
,,aan established at Nioollet avenue an
thirty first street, Bloomington am
take street, and Central avenue an
1.vanty- 9Th avenue northeast, and AZ
q vorkine order. The patronage is @
IA increase, and the others viii % e
tablished as soon as these have oee'
thoroughly tested and the. the work e g.
them has proven sfaotory' The oen
i %, gi.1,. building will be closed aI