The Irish standard., 1898-07-02
FROM THE CAPITAL.

County President e. j. Cannon is in
Trenton, N. j., attending the national
| convention Of the A. o. H.
The 9S Anniversary club will give an
excursion to Shakopee on Sunday, July
10. on the steamer Flora Clark
Rev. Eugene Sheehy, of Limerick,
Ireland, will give a descriptive lecture
on ireland at Market hall Friday even
ing. July Is. $50 stereopticon views OF
beautiful and historical ireland will ba
produced during the lecture. The pro-
ceeds of Father Sheehy's lectures is fol
the building of a new church In Bruret
county Limerick, ireland.
The committee appointed Ivy the coun
ty board to make arrangements for tn,
annual A. o. H. picnic, have their worl
well under way. The picnic will be held
at Forest Lake on the st. Paul and Du
luth road Saturday, July %. Ticket
may be had from members of the A. G
H. Fare for the round trip is go cents
The county board A. 0. H. will hold
regular meeting next Wednesday at the
hall of Div. No. 8, on Rice street.
Phillip J. MCGUIRE aged AZ years, died
on Saturday last. The funeral waa
held from the residence, 23S Thirteenth
street. Services were held at the Ca
thedral. The funeral was under the
auspices Of Div. No. 2, A. o. H. Mr..
Mcclure leaves a large circle of friends
to mourn his loss. He was for a num-
Der of years prominent in real estate
circles, and was a member of the Ram
sey County Bar association, and of late
years, IL connection with his brother,
he managed business college.
pretty wedding occurred Tuesday
afternoon, when Miss Annie ONeill and
Rcnville Chinook We're united In the
bonds of matrimony by Rev. w. Nc
Nulty at the home of the brides brother,
.. H. O'Neill, of North Victoria street,
The bride looked charming in gown
of Partisan lawn over white silk. The
bride entered on the arm of her brother,
preceded by her two young nephews,
Edward and Eugene O'Neill, as pages OF
honor. The bridal party entered to the
strains of Lohengrin's wedding march,
played by Miss May Dougherty, of Man.
kato. The parlors were cool and frag.
rant from their decorations of palms,
roses and sweet peas. Mr.. and Mrs,
Chinook and daughter of Red Wing;
Miss Dougherty and Mr. Buckley, OF
Mankato, were the guests from out OF
the city.
Charles L. Willis, father of judge John
w. Willis, of the district court, died al
the residence, 543 Oakland avenue, on
Wednesday, June 20. Mr.. Willis had
been Ill for several months and his death
was not unexpected. To the last he re.
tanned his splendid mental faculties
which age nor wasting disease could moi
shatter. Mr.. Willis was lawyer, but
had not been actively engaged in mis-
profession for number of years. He
rarely mingled in public affairs, but
found rest and contentment in the quiet
retirement Of home life. He came to St
Paul in 1850 and invested considerable
money in real estate in st. Paul, Superior
and Ashland, Wis. Mr.. Newson in his
pen pictures referring to Mr. Willis
says: Il remember him as having been
connected with the Empire block on
Upper Third street, and for 80 years
have almost daily met him, the same
calm, placid, thoughtful, quiet. genial,
old-school gentleman. He was former
ly connected with the press before COM
ing to St. Paul and prior to entering the
legal profession, and since his residence
here he has won the highest regards of
all by those unqualified characteristics
which mark the true gentleman"
Miss Kathleen Hurley, only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hurley, of 147
Valley street, and Thomas Sands, OF
Minneapolis, were married Thursday
morning at $3.50 at st. Mary's Cathczc
Church. Mrs. and Mrs. Sands took a
short bridal trip VIA the great lakes
They will make their home in St. Paul,