The Irish standard., 1898-12-24
OVER fAEs'3hoRTHwEsT.

says: REV. Father McDonough, who
acted as general manager, did splendidly
and it is largely due to his watchfulness
and good Judgment that the fair went
off so smoothly. and without single
incident to mar the enjoyment or to en-
gender spark of Ill feeling. The net
receipts were $1,O50, which puts the So
ciety out of debt for their parsonage and
leaves neat balance in the treasury.
We believe the Indebtedness on the par
| sonage was about $780,"
Green Isle, Minn.-Dennis Connors,
Jr, bright and hustling young farmer
! of Green Isle township, passed through
| an experience few miles south of town
last Monday night, which he will never
forget. On that day he, with 20 others,
! was engaged in hauling wood for Mich
ael Coleman, a neighbor, to fill a contract
| for the New Auburn mill. The members
burn late in the afternoon, and after
lunching and feeding their horses, the
day was far advanced. The individual
| members started for home about sun
! down. several of them taking the north
side of the lake, Connors among the
number. In the growing dusk of even
ing, Connors team, which had out
distanced its companions, took a blind
track OR trail, and fell into Fadden's
lake. One of the horses, very spirited
| animal, was drowned. When daylight
appeared he went for assistance to the
home of John Tessmer. On arrival there
his clothes We're frozen stiff. and one of
his feet was found to be badly frozen.
He was kindly cared for, and soon taken
to the home Of his brother -in-law, E. T.
Connolly, where DR.. dorsey took the
case in charge, and gives it as his opin-
ion that there will be no serious re-
| suits
Graceville, NIinn.--Last Sunday week,
Rev. w. a. She"aa, of st. Paul, delivered
an able discourse at Holy Rosary church,
| in which he carried his listeners lack to
the days of st. Paul, tracing the church
history along ,he Tell-beatcn paths
which mark its epochs. He opened the
doors of the University Of Carthage be-
fore the days Of st. Augustine, exposing
/ the greatness and also the weakness
surrounding this famous institution of
learning in that day, and drew COM
parison of churchlnhn then and now. 1t
was mastery effort.
lie Sueur, MTnn-Death claimed Mrs.
Bridget Shea tast Sunday week, at the
age of nearly 70 years. For some weeks
past she had been iii. and a short time
ago her condition was supposed to be
serious, but slneo rallied. and when the
end came was not supposed to be in any
immediate danger; Her death was
caused by pneumonia. She leaves two
sons, John and James, and daughter
who is a sistsnI Of 4 Charity. to mourn
/ her. The furfsaal was held from St.
Anne's, Catholic church. and was at
tended by many Of the early residents
of lie Sueur and Vicinity. Mrs. Shea
was resident Of the city nearly 4s
years, during all Of which time she was
a faithful and devout member of the
church in which she found consolation
and comfort in the ending moments of
her life.
| st. Charles, Minn.-A sociable given
by the Total Abstinence society of Lew
iston, was held Saturday evening, Dec.
10, at the hospitable home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Murphy, of Fremont. The
evening was spent in music, games and
other social amusements, until a late
hour, when the guests returned home. A
large sum was netted for the society.
Besides the many members of the Lewis
ton society, a great many of the st.
Charles society were in attendance.
! Among them were: Fred Small, presi-
dent; Miss Sadie O'Meara, secretary;
! Misses Blanch Small, Agnes Cain, Kate
i Cain, and Messrs. John Cain, Ted Frisch,
William and Philip O'Meara.
Lanesboro, MINI. - Mrs. Thomas
O'Connor, of Stewartville, died at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
! Thomas Scanlon, near Lanesboro, on
Monday, Dec. 12, at O'clock p. M, of
consumption, aged IS years, months
and 25 days. She was married five years
ago to Thomas O'Connor, of Stewart
Vile. and made her home on their farm
near that place until about nine months
ago, when she returned to her fathers
home on account of illness. Deceased
was an estimable woman, and leaves a
large circle of sorrowing relatives and
friends to mourn her sad death. The fu-
neral was held on the following Wednes-
day in the Catholic church at 10 o'clock
a. NJ, Rev. James Coyne officiating, and
the remains were inferred in the Lanes
boro Catholic emetery.
Waverly, Minn.-The bazaar for the
benefit Of St. Mary's Catholic church will
open Wednesday, Dec. %. and continue
until Saturday evening, Dec. 81. A num-
Der of very good articles have been con-
tributed, and the work of disposing OF
them is well begun. The following
things will be contested for: A lady's
bicycle, Miss Nellie Murphy and Miss
Margaret Doerhey; a Gutter, VIM. Eagan
jeff O'Donnell and nj. Cardinal; a doll
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