The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-09-30

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measuring total of over 81 feet. He
is said to be quarter OF an inch taller
than the second tallest man in the
United States army.
Graceville, Minn.-Tuesday morning,
Sept. 10, James S. Lane, OF Duluth, and
Miss Lulu O'Hara, of Malta, were mar
ried at Holy Rosary churcl, by Rev.
FIR. O'Brien. The bride wore beauti-
full gray travelling dress and carried tea
roses. The church was appropriately
decorated with cut flowers. After the
ceremony the wedding party adjourned
to the Heating, where wedding break
fast was served The bride is daughter
Of Mr.. and Mr.. D. N. O'Hara and is we'll
and iavorably known, while the groom
is one OF Duluth's prominent business
men. They left on the morning train
fer short wedding trip, and then will
return to Duluth, their future home.
Glendive, Mont.-Sunday, Sept. TO-
Alexander S. Gillespie died here at the
age of 81 years. He was born in Par
kersburg, w. Va, Dec. ID, 1874. He
married Miss Sarah Rickett on Sept
10, 1867. They removed to Glendive in
1888, and resided here until 1887, when
they removed to California, and re-
turned to Glendive again in 1891. Mr..
Gillespie was a lifelong Democrat and
held several positions of trust in Daw-
son county He was honored and re-
spected by all who knew him, and his
sudden demise is deeply deplored by the
surviving wife and five daughters, as
we'll as by the entire community. His
illness dated from Sept. S. A post
mortem examination was held by DR..
Hedges, and resulted in finding an alb
scess on the small intestine with extern
sive adhesion and inflammation of the
bowels and perforation of the small
intestine. The cause of death resulted
from the perforaticn and absorption OF
the contents of the abscess. The
funeral services were conducted on the
following Wednesday morning by Rev.
Cyr Fauwelyn at ST. Juliana's Catholic
church, and, by request of the deceased,
were without music and flowers. The
interment took place at Glendive cen-
etery.
Maple Lake, Minn.-Mrs. Bridget
Stevens died at her home recently at the
age of 81 years, leaving husband and
four children to mourn her departure.
She was born in Ireland and came to
this country at the age OF 16, and for a
time lived in the state OF New York
where she was married in 1861 to Rich
ard Stevens. Afterwards they removed
to Wright county, Minnesota, and have
lived for many years near Maple Lake.
Her maiden name was Ward. She was
woman of high moral worth, and was
esteemed by all her neighbors. The
funeral services were held by FIR. Plant
of Buffalo, and the remains were laid to
rest in the local cemetery
Belle PLANE, Minn.-Mrs. John Sui
Ivan died at her residence in this Dor
ough on Sunday evening, Sept II, aged
6o years. Bright's disease was the cause
of her death. She was born i'll Roscom-
mon, Ireland, from which place she
emigrated to America in 1848, residing
the first year in New York state, when
she moved to Davenport, Iowa, where
she married Mr.. John Sullivan in 1852.
In 1855 she with her husband came to
Minnesota and after few months stay
iii ST. Paul came to Belle Plainc, where
she had since resided cut in the country
until few years ago when the aged
couple concluded to spend their re-
naming years in town. Deceased was
the mother of five daughters and one
son; the latter and one OF the daugh-
tiers preceded her. The four daughters
living are Mrs. Thomas Brown, OF St.
Thomas; Mrs. Daniel Lucy, OF Mime
apolis; Mrs. P. O'Lcary, OF Belle PLANE
township; and Miss Katie Sullivan, who
resided with her parents. The latter
ard her father will, OF course, feel the
most lonesome after the loss of their
nearest and dearest relative. Deceased
was most highly respected by large
circle of acquaintance, in fact her
friends seemed almost unlimited, proof
OF which could be seen by the immense
concourse of people from Scott, lie
Sueur, Carver and Sibley counties who
attended the funeral, which took place
from the Church of the Sacred Heart.
Kilkenny, Minn.-Tuesday morning,
Sept. 12, St. Canice's church was the
scene of beauty, grandeur, love and
marriage, where Mr. Matt Murphy and
Miss Mate Carroll pronounced the SOL
emn words, at the bidding of Rev. Nc
Away, that united them for better or
worse, for life, as husband and wife,
Miss Susia Carroll acted as bridesmaid
and w. P. Murphy as best man. After
the ceremony, the newly united couple
accompanied by host OF friends and
relatives proceeded to the home OF the
brides mother, where all enjoyed Mrs
Carroll's unboundcd hospitality, in a
sumptuous wedding feast In the even
ing nearly 800 young people tiptocd the
light fantastic to the beautiful strains of
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