Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-09-23
Fall Trots Will Eclipse Anything
of fhe Kind Ever Given
In Kentucky.
Barry CouHcil Listens TO Stirring
and Patriotic Address by
Mr.. Farrell.
SIMPLE SIMON'S BUDGET OF GOSSIP

LEXINGTON, Sept. 2l.-The fall trots
this year will eclipse anything of the
kind ever given here, and large crowd
of visitors is expected. Weber's famous
band will furnish the music. All the
stakes and purses have filled we'll.
John McGurk and Andrew Spears
have purchased from Headly Hand his
confectionery and restaurant. Mr.. Nc
Gurk is we'll known here and numbers
his friends by the score, all of whom wish
him to succeed in his new undertaking.
Mr.. Spears is young man who entered
the business about two years ago. The
Kentucky Irish American wishes them
success.
William Burke, who has been sick with
typhoid fever, has recovered, and Peter
Clark, who has had severe attack OF the
same fever, is convalescent. Both are
members of Barry Council.
Richard Garland has returned from
Baltimore.
James M. Byron, the well-known
printer, is sick at his home on Walnut
street.
Miss Celia Kane has returned from a
short visit to Paris.
A letter just received from John F.
Dineen, who is i'll the Philippines, says he
is we'll but has fallen off considerably.
Mr.. Dineen's time in the army expires
the first of October, and he writes that he
will make a tour of Europe before re-
turning to the United States. He expects
to reach Lexington about next August.
In last weeks issue the types made me
say Louis Vedder had accepted position
in Cincinnati 1t should have been Knox
vile, Tenn.
John Ruby spent Thursday in Cincin-
natl, where his wife is visiting friends.
Frank Freedman and James Dougherty,
two well-known printers, have joined the
Forty-sixth regiment. They will leave
in few days for Fort Leavenworth,
Kas.. where the regiment is being mobil-
lied.
Ben Griffin and William Hamill, both
of Louisville. but formerly Lexington
ians, spent Sunday in this city visiting
friends, and to have photographs taken
for the Y. NJ. !. picture which is being
made by Van Hose. This picture will
be something grand, as it will contain
every member of Barry Council, which
numbers about It's. 1t will be five feet
wide and seven feet long.
George E. Coll, of Galveston, Texas,
who was elected Grand President of ths
Y. NJ. l., Kentucky jurisdiction, at the
Grand Council meeting in ST. Louis last
year, has resigned that Office, and hi:
successor is John J. Luby. of his city
who was First Grand Vice President
Owing to the great distance between
Mr.. Coils residence and the center o.
the Kentucky jurisdiction it was {
matter of great Inconvenience to reacf
him when questions arose that demanded
immediate settlement, and for this reaeor
Mr.. Coll resigned that Mr.. Luby nigh
succeed him.
John Luby was one of the organizer
of the Y. M. 1. in Lexington, and ha
held nearly every Office in the loca
council. He was delegate to the St
Louis convention last summer, and wa
one of the foremost members of tina
body. He brings to the Office of Crane
President a thorough knowledge of Y
NJ I. affairs, and equipped as he is TO
the high position his administrator
should be grand success.
The smoker" given by Barry Council
Y. M. l., at its rooms in the Opera Hous
block was an affair thoroughly enjoye'
by the 100 members who were present
After the regular meeting had bee
closed the committee having the smoke
in hand took charge of the hall, and 70
two hours and a half the members en-
joyed refreshments and a great flow G
oratory.
The principal speaker Of the evenin
was Mr.. f. p. Farrell, who delivered
splendid address, and was frequently in
terrupted by applause. The other speaker
were Messrs. John Mcguire, James Bar
nahan, Thomas Murray, w. J. Norton
John Fitzgerald, Mike Dowd, DIR. Fole
and John Luby.
The members of this council are pre-
pairing to give social sessions at frequen
intervals during the winter, ard man
pleasant evenings are ahead for the mem
bers of the society in this city.
SIMPLE SIMON.