The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-10-07
THE NORTHWEST I.
Important Happenings In Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
DEATH OF JAMES CONNOLLY.
An Esteemed Irish-American Citi-
zen of Waverly, Mimi, Ends
His MOI tai Career.
MINNESOTA.

| Ills MOI Jal career.
! MINNESOTA.
Edward Fitzgerald, of Poplar Grove, a
former citizen OF Rochester, died at
Devils Lake Thursday night, Sep. Is, at-
ter an unsuccessfuloI Grafton for enlarged
prostates. He was IS years of age.
Thomas Cronan, we'll known citizen
OF Mower county, has been appointed
postmaster at Rose Creek. He has been
engaged in grain buying at that place,
and is successful business man, liked
by every one.
Last Wednesday evening Div No. 5 A.
0. FL. of LeSueur county, gave it's fourth
annual entertainment at Montgomery.
The Jordan select orchestra furnished
the music, and the managers succeeded
in giving the great social event of the
season to their friends.
Says the Jordan Independent of Sept.
%: Boy No. . was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Duffy on Saturday forenoon. The
little fellow, like bis other eight brothers,
is very healthy, and in twenty-one years
Mr. Duffy can secu g the most exalted
political position within the gift Of the
municipal government, He is a fourteen
! pounder.
Hennessy Bros. & Cox, OF ST. Paul, have
j bought forty acres of quarry land located
five miles west of ST. Cloud for which
| hey have paid $4,500. The granite in
the quarry is of the red variety, q very
| fine quality and considered to be fully up
to the standard of excellence shown by
the other 4uarries developed in the
| neiqhborhood
Jack Ahe1n was appointed postmaster
at Slayton and thereby hangs tale, says
the Pipestone Star. President Harrison
appointed B. FL. Whitney postmaster at
that place during his administration, and
his daughter Miss Mabel Whitney was
installed as deputy. The administration
changed and Mr.. Ahern, lifelong Dom
ocrat, found his chances Of being ap-
pointed were good, SO in order to keep
the postofice in the family, he fell in love
with the charming deputy and married
her. and now, although Mr.. Whitney will
no longer write 'Ep. m." after his name,
the office will remain in the same hands.
One OF the prettlest and happiest we'd
dings OF the season, says the Faribault
Pilot, took place Monday morning, Sept,
26, at nine o'clock at the church Of the
Immaculate Conception, when Mr. Jo-
eeph A, Dee led to the altar Miss Mary
E OBrien, youngest daughter OF Daniel
O'Brien. Esq. Alarge number of friends
and invited guests of the contracting par
ties were present to witness the cere-
mony, which was performed by Rev.
Father ConTy in honor Of which he cele-
brated nuptial high mass. The bride
was attended by Miss Agnes Shields and
Isadore Fre3otte acted as best man. The
BRIDE was handsomely attired in dress
of ashes of roses cashmere and the brides
maid in dress of white crepe du chene.
After the ceremony the wedding party
drove to the residence of Mr.. Frank
Sheeran where delicious wedding break
fast was served and where MIR. and Mrs.
Dee received the congratulations Of their
many friends during the day.
The Waverly Tribune gives a long
obituary notice of James Connolly, who
departed this life at that village on Sun
day morning, Sept "a, in the 72nd year
Of his age. His sudden death from pueu-
monia has cast shade OF gloom over the
village in which he had lived for only q
short time, having gone there from Min
neapolis two weeks before his death.
During his last houre, J. K. Cullen,
Thomas Noonan and Thomas McHugh
were with him. The deceased was born
in County Monaghan, Ireland, in 1921,
and when about 27 years of age, left his
native land and settled in Canada, where
after short residence he was married TO
Miss Mary Duffy. About 25 years ago,
he moved with his family to Minneapo-
lis, and in 1877 settled in WRIGHT county,
purchasing farm in Marysville OF Mr..
Cullen. After few years he sold out
again and moved to Minneapolis, where
he renamed till recently. The family,
who expected to become residents OF
Waverly, have now returned to Mime
.apolis to live. He leaves widow, five
daughters and one son. One daughter
educated for some time In France, is On
inmate Of q convent in SheMeld England
Mr.. Connolly was man of whom only
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