The Irish standard., 1900-10-27

a little later in the campaign that Mr..
H. 3. Hetherington, now the Conser-
-yative candidate in Queens county,
was advertised to address one of Mr..
Kings meetings on Rum, Rome and
Rags" The published report Of a
meeting at which Mr.. Rannie attract
ed some attention on the North Shore,
and gentleman in that section Of the
province sent to the Globe the fol-
lowing historical sketch:
quite number of years ago there
removed from Gloucester county to
Dalhousie a quiet-living old couple by
the name of Obie-people of French
extraction and adherents of the Cath
Ole Church. Though in very poor cir
cumstances Mr.. Obey being common
day laborer, their lives were such rs
to gain. for them the respect of the
neighbors. There came to Dalhousie
with them a young boy who went by
the name of John Obey. He was an
adopted son of the old people with
whom he lived, and whei he crew
older he announced that his surname
was not Obey, but Rannie. When
able to make his way for himself he
left the friendly roof which had for
years been his home without notice
to the old folks who had been as par
cnts to him, and for some time worked
at River Charlo and elsewhere; but
his conduct was such that he never
could long retain a situation, and SUBJ
sequently he left the country, going,
it is said, to the States.
About three years ago this boy
now grown to be a young man-put
in an appearance at Eel River, Cross
ing, in Restigouche county, wearing
clothing of a clergical cut and glasses.
Shortly after his arrival he called
upon one of the trustees of the public
hall at that place and announced that
he had met the Rev. Mr.. Moody at
st. John and had been since studying
in the Moody Bible School, and re-
Quested the use of the hall for the
purpose of delivering some temperance
lectures. The hall was not given him,
despite the fact that his smooth and
ready talk almost induced the trustee
to believe in his sincerity. He then
asked for work in the lumber mill or
store of w. w. Currie & Co., at Eel
River Crossing, but was not employed.
While. at Eel River he did odd jobs
around and sometimes visited Camp
bellton. 1t was noticed that he re-
ceived letters addressed REV. John
Rainnie' while at Eel River Crossing.
He lived for Il time with some colored
people of the name of Hazard, and
after one of his trips to Calnpbellton
married one of the family, Nellie Haz,
ard. Shortly afterwards he was ar,
rested on Il charge of passing bad
money on Il woman in Campbellton,
brought before Il magistrate and sent
up for trial. Shortly after his release
from the Restigouche county Jail his
wife died. and once again he left the
county,
When this article reached the
Globe" Rannie had left the city,
and it was considered unnecessary to
publish it. Not long after his depart
ure Rannie turned up in Providence,
II. L., advertising himself as "a con-
verified Catholic priest' and giving lee
lures, ''The Exposure of Popery" be-
ing his subject. The providence Tel
egram," describing meeting, said it
Was a failure as a money-making
scheme, the lecturer having only fifty
cents left after he had paid expenses.
1t is in Providence. according to the
North Americans" article, that Mr..
Rannie's fiance lives.