The Irish standard., 1893-12-16
THE NORTHWEST.
Important Happenings In Various
# Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
A BARTHOLOMEW MASSACRE,
The Methodists of Rice County,
Mimi, In Trepidation From a
"Popish Plot

Mimi, In Trepidation From a
"Popish Plot
MINNESOTA. .#
The A. O. Ell. of Adrian have rented
the rooms Of the old bank building, and
will herea ter hold their meetings there.
Dennis F aherfy, formerly sheriff of
Scott county, and for many years mem
ber of tho firm of Flaherty & Lies at
Shakopee. died suddenly in that city last
Monday OF paralysis OF the brain. He
was an old settler and highly esteemed
by wide circle Of acquaintance in the
adjoining counties. @
Major ID. M G.. Murphy, Of st. Cloud,
died suddenly at his home last Saturday
night, aged 81 years. He was one Of the
organizers of Company G. Fourth regi-
ment, Minnesota Volunteers, and was
afterwards promoted major Of the same
regiment. He served during the war,
and afterwards was engaged in the fur
trading business at Winnipeg.
The engine and machinery owned by
J. F. McC Carthy, OF Minneapolis, who has
the contract for sinking the artesian we'll
for the city OF Waseca, was badly dam
aged by fire last week. Mr.. MCCARTHY
places his loss at nearly $4,000. Work
',ha Vaseca co. tract will not he seri-
ously delRyeu - ~, Moc.rthv haa .ar.
eral more well.drilhng - :, 80 rasasn, = :,
which he will bring there at once. w.
depth already reached is nearly 1900 lee.
Tuesday evening, December s, Mrs.
Ann Dillon, widow of the late John Dill
lon, of Hastings, died in that town at the
reside of her daughter, Mrs. Chas.
Nolan, at the age OF IS years, leaving
four grown-up children, John Dillon and
Mrs Nolan, of Hastings, Mrs. Martin
Finnegan, st. Paul, and Sister Augusta,
Minneapolis. The funeral occurred on
Friday morning from the church of the
Guardian Angels. She had been an in
valid for somewhat over four year, but
bore her sufferings with extreme patience
and fortitude. She was devout Christ
ian and had many warm personal friends,
who extend their sympathies to her snr-
viying friends. -
The Austin Democrat compliments the
Ladies' Catholic Union Of it's town upon
the success at ending the fair given under
their auspices The receipts of the fair
above all expenses will exceed $500. OF
this amount the refreshment tables re-
allied $l26.85. The doll voting contest
brought $lO6 clear, and the winner was
Miss Esther Collins of the east side.
The bonnet contest created great deal
of fun, and the bonnet was won by Miss
Nellie Hanf. Had the weather been
favorable, a large patronage would have
been received from the country. and the
receipts swelled greatly in proportion.
The ladies are we'll satisfied with the re
ceipts of the fair
The .Faribault Pilot is responsible for
the following bloodcurdling story: About
month ago, in a certain neighborhood
not more than dozen miles from Fari-
bault, the people of which religiously are
outside the Roman fold, they had q regular
"Gunpowder Plot scare. They had been
reading come wild sensational stories cir
cuIated by the A. p. A. about their sep
arated brethren secreting arms IN
churches and how they were going to rise
some night and hew and hack and mas
sacre every mothers soul vino does not
believe in Rome. The disciples OF Wes-
ley were not to be caught mapping, 90
they got guns and ammunition and were
ready to blow to smithereens the first
bloody Papist that showed his head. On
the night on which the massacre was to
take place they gathered ct the house Of
one Of the bravest and boldest church
members and prepared to sell their lives
dearly. Some Of the boys Of the neigh
borhood learned Of the scare and the
place II rendezvous, 50 they blacked their
faces, went to the house and made such
q noise that the party inside belisved
tint the axful hour hid come. some of
them peeped cautiously through the win-
dow and imagined they cav 2 bloodthirsty
| Pspist creeping up behind the well house.
Guns were leseled with deadly aim and 9
yolley fred into the murderous villain.
They dared NOT 90 ont g see the effect q
their shots lest perhaps they Be slain. q
lIthey waited until morning whom they
found the supposed | Papiat e be- = milk
lean riiddled with shott. lhus snded The
little s.. Bart rtholoInsx na 81 &