The Irish standard., 1899-08-26
FROM 1.-THE CAPITAL.

The $4,000 appropriated by the last
legislature for the aid OF country
schools has been distributed by State
Superintendent Lewis. After awarding
400 rural and 50 graded schools $50 and
$500 each respectively, the fund is ex-
hausted. Two hundred rural and Is
graded schools are still unproyidcd for,
but Gov. Lind says he will ask the next
legislature to make deficiency appro-
priation to cover the shortage
This morning at St. Paul's seminary
the clergy of the archdiocese closed
their annual retreat. One hundred and
sixty-fve pastors, the largest number
present in many years, observed last
week the ancient custom OF spending
an allotted time in meditation and de-
votion. Father Daniel Mullanc of New
Orleans, Redemptionist father, con-
Quoted the services throughout the
week.
Mrs. katherine Mcguire wife of
Phillip H. Mcguire, died Monday at
the family residence, 283 Harrison ave-
nue.. Mrs. Mcguire was one Of St.
Paul's pioneer citizens, having resided
here since 1855. She leaves, besides her
husband, two sons, James and Harry,
married daughter and three unmar-
ried daughters. Miss Lillian and Alice
Mcguire are teachers in the public
schools. Funeral services were held at
the cathedral Wednesday morning at 9
o'clock.
Mrs. John Callahan, of Greenwood
avenue, West Side, is in West Superior.
Miss Mary and Grace Smith, of the
Clinton, have returned from Chicago.
Miss Hattie Ryan, of Famline, has
returned from Fergus Falls.
Rev. Father Campbell, of St. Paul's
seminary, who has been filling the pull
pit of the Catholic church at White
Bear, returns next week to St. Paul.
Miss Mamie Gallagher, of East Con-
gress street, and Miss Magma Pheeney,
of Clinton avenue, are in Winona,
MINI.
Mrs. A. M. McGeary and daughter,
who have been visiting James and John
McGeary, of this city, returned Mon
day to Canon City, Col.
The marriage of Miss Annazita
O'Halloran to Thomas Dihley, of Rose
mount, was solemnized Tuesday morn
ing at the Cathedral. Miss Ethel Cos
tello and Michael Corcoran we're the at
PENDANTS. A wedding breakfast was
served at the home of the brides par
ents on Goodhue avenue, to the rela-
tives and friends of both families. Mr..
and Mrs. Dif1ey have gone to the Pa
cific coast for wedding trip and will
be at home after Oct. I at Rosemount.
Mrs. J. R. Treanor, who has been
visiting her parents at 24o Goodhue ave-
nue., returned last week to Mason City.
She was accompanied BY her sister,
Miss Agnes O'Halloran.
Misses Josie and Emma McElroy
have returned from Chicago
Miss Alice MCGUIRE, of Eondo street,
has returned from Ashland, Wis.
The Postoffice band gave moon
light excursion Friday night on the
steamer Pauline.
Thomas Quinn, of Faribault, was ad-
mitted to practice law Monday by ac-
ton of the supreme court.
The Grand Opera House will open
its regular season on the evening of
the 27th. Mathews and Bulger, those
lnlmitable comedians, will inaugurate
the fall season with a brand new YER
sion of their vaudeville opcrctta "By the
Sad Sea Waves" This comedy crea-
ton needs no introduction % local the
ater-goers; it served to introduce them
here last season and made genuine
hit. Since last season these two re-
sourceful fun makers have been busy
gathering material and securing novel
ties in the way of musical, iarcical and
vaudeville entertainment. They have
surrounded themselves with brilliant
cast of comedy stars, including Mile.
Lescyo, imported especially for
Mathews and Bulger company from the
Folies Bergere, Paris; Jane Lenox,
Bessie Challenger, Nina Hickman,
Julia Ralph, Lizzie Sanger, Agnes
Wayburn, Mabel Meredith, Eva Leslie,
Marie Wood, Marie Bellafontaine, Lot
tie Ettenger, Ned Wayburn, w. ].
Deming, w. H. Mozart, Tony Hart,
Thos. A. Herman, Harry Sinclair,
George Colder and Fred Gregory.
Miss Mae Pewters is spending her
vacation with relatives and friends in
her native city Of Dubuque, Iowa, and is
enjoying her visit exceedingly.
The A. O. H. of Ramsey county will
turn out in body to honor the dele
gates to the German Catholic conven-
ton, which meets in St. Paul on Sept.
~ Members OF the order in Mime
Iapolis may also participate in the
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