The Irish standard., 1893-04-29

81. SO PER YEAR
were taken to Bird Island for iEternent.
His last hours were happy ones, being
conscious to the last, and free from euf-
fering, and surrounded by his wife and
all his children he passed away to his re-
ward. He was highly respected by q
large circle Of acqusintances. This is the
first sorrow his family have experienced,
and they have the sincere sympathy of
the entire community in their bereave
ment.
On Sunday morning, April 16, at l
O'Clock, Mrs. Andrew Fox died at the
home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Purcell, three miles south Of Oakland,
near Austin, Mower county. The follow
ing morning at 5 o'clock, Mrs. D. d.
Keneven, another daughter, died at her
home about one and half miles from
the residence of her parents. Mrs. Fox
had come home from near Sioux Falls.
s. d., where she had been living for
about five years. Notwi1 hstanding the
best medical treatment she succumbed
to that dread disease, quick consumption.
She was 36 years old and leaves a hus-
band and three children. Mrs. Keneven
died Of fever and Inflammation. She was
81 years old and leaves husband and
one baby. They we're both estimable Ia
dies whose deaths have brought sorrow
to large circle of acquaintances, The
funerals occurred on the same day from
the Catholic church at Austin and we're
largely attended. The two bodies of the
Purcell daughters laid side by side in two
caskets, richly decorated with flowers.
Requiem high mass was celebrated by
Father Sullivan, assisted by Father Muir
ray and Father Peve. After mass a
touching sermon was preached which
moved many to tears who had known the
sisters from girlhood. Two hearses, each
with team Of pure white horses, carried
the remains to their last iresting places.
The relatives have the sympathy of
very large circle OF neighbors and friends
in their afftiction.; ''>'- t''.,
| The, Courier Democrat, published at
Langdon, gives the following account Of
the death Of Mrs. William Keown, of
Windy Gate Man. Mrs. Keown and her
son were returning from Morden the day
Of the STORM, after leavving her eldest
daughter under s. the J. sdoctor'a:care and on
their return the team played out and
they were obliged to take shelter under
their sleigh over night, Thessnext morn
ing the anxious mother wanted to find
home, 50 they started out to walk, the
team being lost. The boy left his mother
while he went to find the team and
place of safety thinking be would come
back after her. He accidentally found
Mr.. McGregor's place; but the storm
was SO bad and the boys hands and face
80 badly frozen that he was unable to
return to his mother. Several OF the
neighbors started out She next day to
look for the unfortunate woman. They
found. her frozen to death in sitting
position. She leaves loving husband
and large family to mourn her loss.
Last Sunday, Fathers Bloomer and
Enis, of the Dominican order, Minneapo-
lis, opened a weeks mission in st. Pat
rick's church, Eau Claire.
Mrs. James Gerrity, resident of Sec
ond street, Hudson, died Saturday, the
18th inst, of dropsy. Her husband has
been dead many years. Richard Gerrity,
who died some time ago in the far west,
was her son. Thomas Gerrity, resident
Of Hudson. is her son and alone survives
her.
| A very handsome baptismal font haa
been placed in the Church of Our Lady
of Lourdes at Marinette. It was pres
ented by Mrs. Mary Madagin. 1t is =
beautiful specimen of workmanship aud
in excellent keeping with the other
handsome attachments about the altar
of this church.
The annual convention of the Catholic
Total Abstinence union of Wisconsin
will be held in Oshkosh about the mid
die of June. The meeting will be con-
Quoted under the auspices of the Total
Abstinence and Benevolent society OF
st. Peters church. About 200 delegates,
representing fifty societies, will be pree-
ent. Bishop Messmer and other bishops
will be invited.
Peter Hawkins, Of; Warren, st. Croix
county, has been appointed to the posi-
tion of Government Farmer, at the La
pointe Indian Agency, in Wisconsin.