The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-07

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cent. aud ~ aresol ton of council
decided to RECEIPT annual
payment will1 hes ora5y or q wing
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Mr. Thomas Gonnolly Stephen street
Sligo, died Feb. 6. He was a member Of
an old and respected Sligo family, s being
a native Of .Ahamhs1h IIe was in the
colonies for some time. On the tional
ticket he was elected member OF Sligo
Town Council He was married to Miss
Dalton, niece to the Rev ather Curley,
County Roscommon.s ]. II B. &.
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On Sunday Mr.. Thomas Hafly,J. c., a
most upright citizen 81 CIoamel, one OF
the most sterling Nationalist ia ireland
one who was undemonstra.tfve, yet
ever a faithful, earnest. practical Cath
Olic;y a sterling ffiend,,.a loyal colleague;
a generous doer of good deeds for their
own sake, passed away, at IS O'Connell
street, as he was preparing to go with his
estimable wife TO vespers at SIS. Peter
and Pauls Church.
Among the recent deaths in Clonmel
were those of Mrs. James Quinn, the
Hermitage, Il and Mrs. Susan Murphy,
Irishtown, at the age OF SO years. Mrs.
Murphy was the wife of the manager Of
::.the Nationalist" She had been matron
Of Clonmel Union during twelve years.
Requiem mass and office were held in st.
Mary's Church. H. s-s.:F= IT.. r.
.... TYRONE.
! Mr.. Owen MeWilHams diedxfJan. 20.
He was inferred in the family burying
ground, Seskinore Chapel. The coffin
bore the following inscription: 81. z Owen
McWilliams,. died Jan. 20, 1895, aged 81
years, r. /. +, THE cortege was very
large. The offerings amounted to very
large sum. IS: n ::sel5 ss;s {.
: Earth closed Overcome of the stanchest
followers of both the: great I1iberator,
Dan O'Connell and the great Temperance
Father fathew.
On Thursday a grand entertainment
was held I'M the Court, House, Stewards
town, under the auspices of the Total Alb
stiuence sAssoeiat ioh:ss%}5 ~. ~
So WATERFORD. y
!: Edmond Hayes, of %Dunkitt, was killed
on the Waterford and Limerick railway
Feb 10, short distance from the Water
ford terminus. One arm was. severed
from the body. IL, !, ~ .5
Rt. Rev. DR.. sSheehan, Bishop of Wa
terford and Lismores presided at recent
OF the Waterford Archaeology
cal Society,", he in.st llea council chamber,
town hafl, a1eNfedi . sa:.s;s 5s.s: -.
wEsiAdEATH.
Mr.. Joseph Vaughan, ex-clerk Of the
Athlone Union, has been appointed a JUS
tice of the peace for the county. 49,
Mr.. John Kelly, boat owner, Kilcock.
whose boats run twice a week between
Dublin and Mullingar, has secured from
the secretary of state for war a contract
for the conveyance of all military stores
including ammunition, between Dublin
and Mullingar. s
Sir Percy Thomas Nugent, Denmore
House, who died recently, was born in
1861. He will be succeeded in the title
by his brother, Walter Richard.
WEXFORD. ~: "a -
Mary Ellen Hayes aged % years, of
Duke street, Wexford, was fatally burned
recently. e-:'
Rev. James Boggan. c. c., Screen,
County Wexford, passed away at the res
idence of his brother, Mr.. VIM. ,Boggan,
Newtownbarry For some time past
Father Bogga1, had suffered from bad
health, and about eight months ago he
was obliged to abandon his curacy. Faith
err Boggan was only 46 yearssof age. He
was educated in St. Peter S. College, Wex-
ford, and the Vincentian College, Castle
knock, County Dublin. :: :. -. Z;
5@+'"'s'"'''''9W WICKLOW. :: - =
The, inmates of Baltinglass workhouse
were recently the recipients of an enter
tainment preceded by a dinner from Miss
Grogan, of Slaney Park. The menu con-
sisted of roast beef and vegetables, fol-
lowed by plum pudding and fruit. The
children were each supplied with toy
and the men and women with tobacco
and groceries. The schoolrooms were
then prepared for magic lantern enter
tainment, when Capt. Dennis manipu-
lated his fine lantern. He began with
the ''Ride of John Gi.pin," which was
we'll read by Col. Saunders. AS an in
teryal, Mr.. Il. p. O'Kelly, chairman Of the
board, sang one of his comic songs. There
were present Mrs. Grogan, Col. and Mrs.
Dennis, Mr.. r. P. O'Kelly, J,:P., and fam
lily, Misses Greene, Miss Anderson. Rev.
J. Usher, chaplain, Mr.. and Miss Jones',
Mrs. Hendy and family, Mrs. Gardiner,
Miss salter, Mr.. j. r. Dagg and family
and others. :