The Irish standard., 1897-02-13
STATE CAPITAL NOTES


I STATE CAPITAL NOTES
Mrs. Dan Mckenzie of Saltwater was
visiting friends in the city during the
week.
/ A party OF ST. Paul young men, includ-
ing Phillip Reilly, Jr., Frank O'Leary
and Fred Faulkner, have gone to South
America on business venture.
The many friends Of John Leyden
were pleased on Wednesday to again see
him on the street. He ventured out on
that day for the first time since his re-
cent severe illness,
County president L. J..Tierney. is still
confined to the house although improv-
ing. His injuries proved more serious
than at first anticipated. His physician
has strong hopes of his being able to
go out during the coming week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kelly arrived
in st. Paul Tuesday from Olivia, Mimi,
on their wedding tour. They spent
Tuesday and Wednesday visiting rela-
tives in the city and left Wednesday eve
ming for Chicago, and the east.
The Hihernian Band is getting along
nicely under the instructions Of Prof.
Hill of Fort Smelling Mr.. Hill has TAX
en- deep interest in the band and pro-
poses to make it second to none in the
city. The band will play at the open
meeting to be given next Wednesday
evening by Division No. 9 at their hall.
Division No. /, Ladies Auxiliary, A. O.
H. held it's regular meeting Friday eve
ming at Central Hall. This division has
adopted the plan of making one meeting
in the month social meeting and the
literary committee is furnishing some
very interesting numbers. A good in
crease in the attendance Of the members
is the result.
MIR. and Mrs. J. F. Mcguire, Of Kent
street, gave dinner Sunday, in honor Of
Martin I. J. Griffin, Jr., of Philadelphia,
who is now attending St. Paul's Semina-
ry. Among the guests were Rev. Father
Walsh of St. Joseph's parish, A. W. Gut
ridge and M. J. Clark.
Ella Corrigan, who sued the city for
$4,000 for personal injuries, sustained
by falling on a defective sidewalk, re-
ceiyed cerdiet for $3.50. A pretty cost
ly price of sidewalk.
William McQuaid, well-known in st.
Paul was last week badly injured in
coal mine at,Versailles, Mo. McQuaid Is
operating the Miriam mine, and after put
ting in charge and firing, he re-entered
to see the result Of the blast. He had
just reached the interior when he was
suddenly buried beneath falling coal. He
was extricated and found seriously in
iured, sustaining compound fracture Of
leg, as we'll as being badly bruised.
James Silke, relative, of st. Paul, and
Dr..J. F.. Sawyer, Of this city, were called
to Versailles.
F. J. Kinnucan, chairman of the A. 0.
H. committe, on ,4th of March entertain
ment, reports that the committee is MAX
ing rapid progress and everything points
to large and successful meeting. Some
of the most prominent speakers of the
northwest are expected to be present. The
musical program will be under the sup
ervision of John F. Gehan. Comments
are unnecessary. Everybody knows
what to expect when John Gehan has
charge of musical program. The in
strumental music will be furnished by
the A. O. H. band. The full program will
be published later.
Stage realism has never gone further
than in Sutton Vane's big melodrama
humanity" which will be in this city
for the first time at the Grand following
the engagement of "Shaft No., o.. Real
ism is not merely a stage sensation, but
is holding the mirror up to nature ,as
Shakespeare puts it, and IN no other
class of dramas is this rule more often
violated than in the average sensational
play. The realism Of Humanity is the
reproduction of faithful pictures Of eve
ryday life-the sporting English squire
with his hunters and his hounds, amid
the paraphernalia Of the chase; the ru-
ined abbey of romance; the broadsword
combat by mounted champions of steel.
! the terrible bomb explosion; the narrow
escape from imminent deadly peril, the
still waters of true love; the reward of
treachery and murder; and the sweet
concluding chime of wedding bells. All
these mounted in the best possible man
7 nes by manager VIM. A. Brady and in
terpreted by tremendous cast OF. nearly
Atty people. Mr.. Joseph Grismer and
phoebe Davis are at the head Of the Or
fganization. which is one Of the strongest
ever put mt iby the veteran & n,anagsr.