The Irish standard., 1893-12-30
THE NORTHWEST.
Important Happenings In Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
DEATH CLAIMS A NUMBER.
A Well Known Lady Of Woodland,
Wright County, Called to Her Z
Eternal Rest.

/ Wright County, Called TO Her I
Eternal Rest.
MINNESOTA.
Saturday, the 10th inst, a little daugh
tor Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Cullen, OF Eas
Brainerd. aged seven years, was acci
| dentally thrown from hand sled to ths
street railway track directly in front OF {
moving street car. A snow-plow hap
pened to be on the front OF the car, snd
it threw the child from the track. She
received only some slight bruises, but il
no snow plow had been attached to the
! car, she would doubtless have been ter,
ribly injured or killed:
The annul ball Of the A. O. 81. ot
Graceville, held on the 29th inst, was
the most successful yet given under the
auspices OF that popular organization.
The committees were as follows: Reoep.
tion and introduction, H. w. Grove, John
Moran, P. Jorden, D. P. O'Neili. James
Dougherty; floor, p. Heily. j. X. Grove,
P. a. O'Hara, A. Moran; invitation, M.
5. Mcdonnell, p. Heily, Thos. Dolan,
Graceville, r. Clark, Ortonville, F. E.
Newall, Morris, 2. Jorden, Beardsley.
Mrs. John Flynn, one ct Hastings old
| residents, died recently at tho home OF
her daughter. Mrs. Louis Allen, South
| st. Paul, aged 64 years. She hsd been
in poor health for some time past but
left only short time ago to visit her
daughter at the above named place. She
leaves two daughters, Mrs George stelt
zer, of st. Peter, Mrs. Allen, of South st.
Paul, and son, Martin FLYNN, Of st.
Cloud. The remains were brought to
Hastings for burial, the funeral being
held trona the Church Of Guardian An
! gels, and interment taking place at Belle
wood cemetery, by the side Of her hus-
band.
/ Mrs. Angeline Bergman, wife Of Lucas
Bergman, OF Brainerd, died on the 18th
inst. in that city of consumption, aged 81
years. The deceased was very estim.
able lady, g devout Christian, and very
highly esteemed by all who knew her
She and her husband and family had re-
sided in Brainerd nearly i've years. Be
sides her husband she leaves eight chill
! dren and other relatives to mourn theil
loss. She was sister of the we'll known
Koop brothers in Brainerd. The funera!
services were conducted in the Catholic
church by Rev, Father Lynch and many
mourning friends followed the remains
to their last resting place in Evergreen
cemetery.
Again we are called upon to record the
death Of one OF our Oldest and most re-
spected citizens, says the Gracev ilt
Transcript. Mrs., Peter Friend, after {
life OF usefulness and faithfulnees, sue
cumbed to that dread angel, death, or
Sunday evening last, after short illness
Deceased was born in County Tipperary
Ireland, and came to Minnesota in '79
having resided in Traverse county unti
last winter, when she took up her resi-
dence in Graceville, The family con
sists Of q son, not living at homo at pres.
ent, aud daughter who Is sick and con
fined to her bed in their hour Of trial
They have the sympathy OF all in thei1
great bereavement. <s.gf
| Mrs. Catherine O'Brien, says Q late
number Of the Waverly Tribune, died q,
her homo in the town of Woodland
Wright county, on the 18th inst. OF heart
disease, aged 81 years. Funeral services
were held in the Catholic church al
Watertown, where requiem mass wae
solemnized. The deceased had been fol
great many years past 9 member OF the
congregation in that village and had al.
ways taken deep interest in the pros
perity OF the religious organization with
which through life she was identified
The funeral was attended by vast con
course of neighbors and friends q vel
% by many from 2 distance who had long
known and esteemed the lady Whose
death has caused such general regret
The deceased was born st High Town
Mills, east Of Neenah, County Tiippsrary
ireland, about the year 1928. Hsr rmaideu
name was Catherine Gleason. She came
| 70 this country shout % years ago with
her relstiyes snd was n,arried . fsv
years later 10 Patrick % O'Brien, in Mime
apolis IN the year 1857 Mr. md Mr.
lOBrien removed 8 Woodlana, whers
they took d #hom11elgtead snd afterwartil
purchased q q oininR go acres i
April 1901, PatricI q len die<1, 1lavini
i've child tuoEo Is ! - married
! son, l,lslliil, y & il o'lla.