The Irish standard., 1893-11-11

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can disting uish them: at night. The new
! device shows the name Of the line in
white letters upon black background,
around the inner circumference at the
headlight. The light shining through
the letters makes them distinguishable
at q considerable distance.
The city hall and court house commits
sion met Tuesday afternoon and passed
upon q number of bills. Nothing but
routine business was transacted, and it
was reported that work on the costly
pile for the year is practically at an end,
all the men having been discharged. No
more work can be done until after the
supreme court has passed upon the legal
ity Of the 81, 100000 bond issue.
Mary G.. Hays, the widow Of Lambert
Hays, has sued the Mutual Benefit Fund
Life Association of New York to recover
$4,000, the amount of the life insurance
policy taken out by her husband. In
here mplaint Mrs. Hays states that a
payment of $40 due on the policy WAS
made one day late, but that prior to that
time the company had always accepted
such payments.
Richard Kennedy, who has been sen.
fenced to fifteen years hard labor in the
Saltwater penitentiary for killing Joseph
Hoy, began to serve his term last Mon
day. He left on the Las train for Still
water, in the custody OF Deputy Sheriff
John Wall. He was also accompanied
by hia father and two brothers. A large
number of friends went down to the
depot to bid him good bye. He also re-
ceived great many callers at the Jail on
Sunday and Monday forenoon.
The officers elected at the annual
meeting of the Society of the Home for
Children and Aged Women, held on
Tuesday afternoon, are as follows: Mrs.
John S. Pillsbury, president; Mrs. r. B..
Langdon, vice president: Mrs. ". M.
tTenney, treasurer; and Mrs, 6. H.
Christian, secretary. At prt sent the
Home aft ,rds shelter for ten old ladies'
and sixty children, and the affairs OF the
institution are in very creditable con-
dition. Only one death occurred among
the inmates during the past year.
Last Monday evening the St. Anthony
Crusaders society gave the first OF series
of open meetings which was very en-
! joyable affair. Mr.. H. Mcclure, OF st.
Paul, spoke on the proper methods OF
! conducting societies. Edward Norton
sang song, S. e. Shannon delivered a
| recitation; John German sang song and
Father O'Reilley held che audience spell
bound for half hour with his temper
ance address. The society intends to
have open meetings and entertainments
during the winter months and the public
is cordially invited to attend them.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Immaculate
Conception parish is so we'll pleased with
the result OF the sociable at Mrs. Frank
Horan's home on the evening of Oct. II,
that it has resolved to hold sOciables
once month during the tall and winter.
The next one will be held on Wednesday,
Nov Is, at the residence of Mrs. Geo. S.
Lyons, 922 Sixth avenue south. Re-
freshments will be served and fine mu-
steal program is in course of prepara-
ton. Ladies' and gentlemen from LIN.
maculate Conception and other parishes
are cordially invited to be present.
The entertainment given by the Holy
| Name Society on last Friday evening
was success in every particular, Rev. A
Christle's address on the 1.-Two Growing
Evils, Temperance and Divorce" being
one OF it's leading features. 1t is under
stood that the society intends donating
the proceeds of the entertainment to the
Dominican Sisters, to aid them in COM
pleting their new home. The society
desires through The IRISH STANDARD to
thank those who 80 generously donated
their service aud who in great measure
contributed to make the entertainment
the success it was.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. P. Quinn,
$50 Jefferson street, was the scene OF
much merriment last Tuesday evening,
the cause of which was large sized sur
prise party in honor of Misses Annie
Healy and Katie Finn, of Stamford, Conn.,,
who are for the first time visiting their
relatives in this city. There were nearly
fifty couples present, including the fol-
lowing cousins of the young ladies: j.
f. Mccarthy, Mrs. John Erwin, Mrs. P.
T. Quinn, Mrs. NJ. Cody, Mrs. F. F.
Flemming, Mrs. j. p. Courtney, and
Mrs. John McAuiffe. The evening was
enjoyably spent with dancing, cards and
refreshments.
Modjeska's "Mary Stuart" which is to
be the opening bill Of her three days