The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-07-01
THE NORTHWEST,
Important Happenings In Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.
Mgr. SatoM at the Commencement
Exercises Of st. Thomas
Aquinas Seminary.
MINNESOTA.

Graceville has raised S 900 for grand
celebration on the Fourth Of July. The
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly will get $125 Of
it for delivering the oration.
Last Wednesday, evening the young
Catholic ladies' Of Graceville held lawn
festival on the beautiful grounds of the
parsonage for the benefit of their church.
A large number Of the pupils attend
ing the parochial school at Waver]y we're
awarded prizes for good conduct and
proficiency in their studies during the
term closing on June 20. Daniel Noonan
carried off the gold medal offered by
John Giblin for perfect attendance.
A state training school for the teachers
of Wright county will open at Buffalo on
July 19 and continue twenty-four days.
The conductors will be Prot Avery, OF
st. Cloud, and Carrie E. Miller, of st.
Paul. F. H. Lindley, county superinten-
dent, will be present to arrange acourae
of studies for the teachers ard to render
assistance in assigning boarding places
during the session.
Mrs. Elizabeth Meagher who perished
with her little daughter Cecilia in the
fire at Duluth on Tuesday night, june
20, was the widow of James Meagher,
formerly of the firm Of Day & Meagher,
of Brainerd, to which city the charred g
mains were brought for interment. Mrs.
Meagher was very estimable lady and
was 35 years Of age. She leaves four
orphans TO mourn her untimely and
tragicdAath ! re. ~ 4
The following students graduated from
st. Thomas Seminary last week: Daniel
Lavery, of Wisconsin; William Dobbin,
Michael. Dougherty, Thomas Dougherty,
James Duffy, John E. Duffy, John Glib
bons, Alphonse Saucier, of Minnesota,
and Michael Bugler, Of Ireland. All of
these have thoroughly completed the
course of six years, and are now ready
to enter upon professional studies or
business careers.
Says the editor Of the Slayton Gazette:
Some crank who evidently mistook Us for
preacher Judging from the address on
the wrapper, has sent us an anti Catholic
circular. Among other absurd things it
contains an encyclical purporting to be
written by the Pope, advising the Catho-
lies in the United States to murder all
Protestants next September. Scoundrels,
cranks, fools and dupes are not all dead
yet by a long way.
Last Sunday Archbishop Ireland. con-
firmed two classes at Waverly. At the
1920 High Mass, celebrated by Fr. GEMS,
of Minneapolis, the Archbishop preached
an eloquent sermon and confirmed the
children of the Waverly parish. At 8 p.
m. he confirmed class from the Winsted
parish and at veepers he delivered lee
ture to large congregation. Thecollec-
tion taken up during the day was given
! in aid If the orphans Of the diocese.
| On Tuesday morning. June 20, at 8
o'clock, at st. Johns church; Rochester,
was solemnized the marriage OF Michael
McC Connell, Of MaJ1on, and Miss Maggie
Barrett, of Haverhill. After the cere-
mony the happy couple were driven to
the home Of the brides mother where 9
reception was rendered in honor OF the
happy event. Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett will
| make their future home near the home Of
the groom's parents at Horton, MINI.
| Mrs. John @ Brien, Of York, Fillmore
county, recently died quite suddenly.
Fshe accompanied her husband to the
barn to assist him while caring for COW
and calf. She walked out to open the
gate and when not more than two rods
from where che started. fell upon the
tRround. Mr.. O'Bnen went to her as
quickly as possible and found her uncon-
scions with the death rattle in her throat.
She was native Of Ennis, County Glare,
ireland, and was IS years old
juno %, at st. Peters church, Rose
Creek, Mower county, John +. Keenan,
and Miss Anna Frances. Kirby were
Iunitedsin the bonds Of wedlock. Mary
Kirby, sister Of the bride, was maid g
Honor, and Mr.. Groth acted 6 best man.
Miss Minnie Quincy played Mendels.
j sohnis wedding march u Every pleasing
i manner. The bride received the con
Il Rratula ations of her friends st thsa chnlnl.
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