The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-11-30
FROM THE CAPITAL.

st. Michaers Catholic church, Par
nell and Colorado streets, held a ba-
zaar last week, from which it realized
more than $4,000. Several prizes were
offered to those turning in the most
money to the fair. Rev. Father O'Nei
won the fine suit of vestments offered.
He received 4,13O votes, and Rev.
Father Kenney, the former curate at
this church, received 2,O1O votes. Miss
Katie Calvin and Miss Cecilia King
were contestants for the diamond
ring. Miss Calvin won, receiving
4,7S7 votes. A large picture was Of
fered, for which Thomas Doherty,
president of the Foresters, and Dan
Kennedy, president of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, were working.
Kennedy was the lucky man, winning
by twenty-seven votes. Other prizes
were given to those selling the great
est number Of season tickets, and Mrs.
Dusore won the first prize, Peter Daily
the second, Charles Burke the third
and George Blanchard the fourth.
One hundred and forty-eight persons
took the examination for clerks and
carriers in the postal service held
Thursday and Friday in the Federal
building. This is the largest number
ever examined at one time in this
city, the number last year being 1875.
The papers were mailed at once to
the department., and it will be two or
three months before they will be look
ed over and graded. At the conclu-
sion Of the test on Friday Examiner
Maroney gave little talk in which he
told the aspirnnts that political pull
would be of no avail in securing po-
sition out Of the regular order.
Miss Agnes Capron and A. G. Scheu-
er were married Thursday afternoon
by Rev. 7. J. Gibbons of st. Mary's
Catholic church. The attendants were
Miss Helen Carson and James H.
Dunworth. A reception was held at
the home Of the BRIDES brother, w.
M. Carson, on Aurora avenue. Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Calhoun of Duluth and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Gates of Still
water and Miss Carr of Minneapolis
were out-of-town guests present. Mr..
and Mrs. Scheuer will be at home,
after December Is, at 239 Aurora ave-
nue..
The shying Of horse on the RAM
sey street hill Saturday resulted in
injury to the two occupants of the
carriage, Mrs. Patrick O'Brien, wife
Of Assistant Postmaster O'Brien, and
her daughter. Mrs. O'Brien had both
thumbs sprained, and Miss O'Brien
was bruised and shaken.
Miss Mary McCauley and Thomas
Lorden were married Wednesday
morning at St. Patrick's Catholic
church, Mississippi and Case streets.
FIR. Byrne performed the ceremony.
Miss Anna Heating was maid of hon
or and Thomas Seaman was best man.
A reception was held at the brides
home on Burr street in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorden have gone East.
They will reside on Hague avenue.
st. Peter Claver's church held
bazaar during the past week. Among
the ladies in charge of the various
tables were Mrs. N. Sessions, Mrs.
George Mitch, Mrs. Mcguire, Mrs. T.
L. McGhee, Miss Gibbons and many
others.
Miss Josephine Sullivan, of Ireland,
gave harp recital at st. Josephs
Academy, Monday afternoon. Miss
Sullivan is daughter Of the Irish his
torian. She is said to be fine harp.
list. She is guest of the Sisters of
st. Joseph's Academy and her audi
ence was limited to the faculty and
pupils. She will spend several weeks
at the convent
Congressman Stevens received word
from Washington last Tuesday stating
that committee consisting of Senator
Nelson, Archbishop Ireland and Thos
Cochran waited on Secretary of War
Root, at the latter's residence, Mon
day, and had very satisfactory in
terview on the subject Of the per-
manent military encampment at TT.
Smelling.
Division No. 4, A. o. H., met Tues
day night at knights of Columbus
Hall and listened to lecture deliver
ed by John NJ. Lynch, the subject
being pagan Ireland"
Mr.. and Mrs. James X. Stack, Of
Duluth, came to st. Paul Monday
with the remains Of their only child,
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