The Irish standard., 1894-12-22

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| On Christmas day first mass will be
celebrated in st. Lawrence church, cor
nor Twelfth avenue and Seventh street
southeast, at a. M: second mass, 8 8. m.
Solemn High Mass at 1890. The music
and decorations will be in kicking with
the glorious Feast of our Lords Nativ-
lily. Rev. O. Gems, pastor.
The Ninth Ward People Party League
has elected the following delegates to the
state league meeting next month: O. Sol
burg, NJ. johnson, J. w. Oyen, T. w.
tO'Brien, E. P. Chamberlain, w. Keller,
A. T.. Anderson, O. Gibson, A. II. Nelson;
from the ward at large, W B. Hammond,
Charles Bartch, J. D. Master.
| Frank 81. Forbes, secretary of the
business union, has been chosen Mayor
| elect Pratt's private secretary, and has
accepted. This appointment somewhat
simplifies the race for the city clerkship
IN which Mr.. Forbes was considered a
candidate, leaving the race principally,
it is believed, between City Clerk Haney
and George w. Marchant.
The Ladies' Altar Society of Ascension
! parish will entertain their friends at q
sooiable to be held at the home OF MIR.
and Mrs. J. j. Lane, 1725 Aldrich avenue
north, on the afternoon and evening OF
Thursday, December 9th. There will
b, games, music and refreshments and q
rattle for handsome quilt, on which
everyone will be entitled to chance.
The Good Templars will hold a Union
mass meeting Friday evening, December
%, at Plymouth church, corner Nicollet
avenue and Eighth street south. B. F..
Parker, r: W. g. secretary, will be pres
emit and address the meeting, as will the
officers of the Senior and Junior Grand
Lodges and many other we'll known Good
Templars from this and other states. All
ar, most cordially invited to attend, Ad-
mission free. Doors open at 7:30.
Sheriff E. Brazell, of Rhinelander,
Wis, is in the city recently in search of
one Swanson, Minneapolis nan, who
was employed in Rhinelander as small.
pox nurse, and who ran away with some
of the effects Of one Of the patients he
had in charge. He carried away gold
watch and some clothing. It was found
that he wrote letter to Helen Swanson,
1905 Chicago avenue, but no one knew
anything about the man.
The work of exhumlng the bodies in
Maple Hill cemetery, which has been in
progress since August, has finally been
concluded. The pauper dead were
removed to the potter's f cid, while a
large number Of the other bodies were
identified and taken in charge by rela-
lives for removal to some other locality.
Something like 1,400 corpses we're re-
moved to widen Broadway and Polk,
Fillmore and Summer streets.
Next Tuesday is Christmas day, and
the festival will be observed with extra
solemnity at all the Catholic churches.
At the Immaculate Conception, st An
thony of Padua, Holy Rosary, st. Charles,
Ascension, st. Stephens and st. Law
renee churches there will be two high
masses, 5 a. m. and 1870 a. M. and the
music for the occasion at each of these
will be exceptionally fine. The simple.
story of the birth of Christ will again be
told in eloquent words from the pulpits
in all these sacred edi6ces.
Mrs Matilda Deschembo, aged 45, re-
siding at 1910 Aldrioh avenue north. died
of heart disease on the 18th inst. She
was shopping and staggered and fell on
Nioollet and Third street aud died almost
before DR.. Kelly, who was summoned by
spectators, could reach the Central
station, where she had been borne by the
patrol wagon. A child of neighbor
accompanied the lady and was greatly
frightened. The deceased had children.
Her husband is IN the employ OF the
Brainerd & Northern Minnesota, and is
in the lumber woods.
The police have been asked to assist IN
locating one Michael Cassidy, who LETT
his' home near Dexter while mentally de-
ranged as the result OF an illness OF
several years ago. He wore blue sash
suit and round, soft cap. He is %
years Of age, has dark brown hair. 9
sandy mustache, weighs about 165 pounds
and III 8 feet 9 inches tall. He has
habit Of muttering to himself, but is
apparently sane. Any one having infor-