The Irish standard., 1899-12-23
FROM THE CAPITAL.

Capt. James w. Kennedy died at the
city hospital on Thursday of last week
from pulmonary complications, and was
buried from the Cathedral last Monday
morning at o:3o. He was probably one
OF the best known characters in St.
Paul and for several reasons. Now that
he has passed away it is we'll that a
short sketch OF his eventful lie should
be given to the public: captain" Ken
nedy, as he was generally called, was
born in Tipperary county, ireland, and
was at the time OF his death about s.
years Of age. He came to the United
States when mere boy and attended
the public schools at Syracuse, N. Y,
and at the age OF II volunteered to ell
list in the United States army in the
War of the Rebellion, where lie served
four years, or to the close OF the war;
was i'll dozens Of engagements and after
being mustered out and honorably dis
charged engaged in the raid OH Canada
by the Fenians, and every one that knew
Captain Kennedy during his 80 years
residence here will vouch for the fact
that he certainly was a pronounced
Fenian. After chasing the Queens
own Gas he often gleefully spoke oD,
at Malone, Canada, he and General
O'Neill and others later on organized
party Of Irishmen at St. Louis to
make second raid on Manitoba, start
an Irish republic or Fenian recruiting
place there, and which could be done
there then with plenty of men and
money. After failing in this second
raid on her majesty the Queens SOL
diers, Kennedy came back to St Paul
where he settled down to business, be-
ing a barber by trade, and having the
finest barber shop in ST. Paul at once
time. He made money fast and dealt
largely in real estate and was reported
well off financially at once time Capt.
Kennedy was somewhat of practical
joker, and paid visit to ireland, Eng
land and France a few years ago, and
had Scotland Yard detectives on his
track all the time, he said, when he re-
turned home. He was in company with
his old personal friends, Michael Davitt
and Parnell while i'll Dublin at that
time. Later on, when President Cleve-
land "called down. England on the
Venezuela affair, Kennedy offered the
Presiden 10000 Irishmen to assist him
in whipping England if necessary. And
even if that was considered unnecessary,
and only a Joke, don't forget it. if no
one else would go to the front Capt.
Kennedy would. Deceased leaves a
brother, Thomas, and nephew, John w.
Kennedy, who resides at the corner Of
Lafond and Mackubbin streets, and a
niece, Mrs. Emmett Morrisey 2o4 Au-
rora avenue, and several more nepfews
and nieces in St. Paul and Dubuque,
Iowa. The pail bearers. were B. Ryan,
]. B. Pewters, William Brown, NJ. J..
Lang, Denis Murphy and Dan Ryan.
Christmas week will be celebrated at
the Grand by week OF high class FASH
ionable vaudeville. The engagement
will open tomorrow night and will in
clude matinees daily during the week.
Local .theater-goers have always been
partial to, and have never iailed to ap-
preciate, first-class. clean vaudeville
performance, and on this occasion there
is promised a splendid aggregation OF
speciality stars.
Mrs. C. F. Stanley entertained at
cards on Tuesday OF last week at her
home on Carroll street. Favors were
won by Mrs. Jordan, Mrs WEIGH, Mrs.
Fielding and Mrs. Shcpley
Mrs. ]. H. Roach and Miss Roach
have gone south for the winter
Neil Currie, of Curric, Mimi, visited
friends in St. Paul last week.
The ladies of Division No. S, A. o.
H. Ladies Auxiliary, are making prcpa-
rations for a card party to be given the
first week in January.
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