The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-01-23
FROM THE CAPITAL.

as "Bill' Twombly to good half OF
the people of the northwest, died We'd
nesday night at St. Joseph's hospital
OF apoplexy, after a very brief illness
He was taken to the hospital from his
home, ooS Wabasha street, Tuesday
evening, having been ill since Sunday.
He did not arouse from the state of
coma into which he sank Sunday and
died about 10 o'clock Wednesday
evening, the immediate cause of death
being clot on the BRAIN For more
than twenty years "Bill' Twombly was
conspicuous among the saloon men OF
st. Paul. His sturdy figure was al
ways clad in garments that were cal
culated to invite comment. He had
standing order with an Eastern
tailor to send him the best and new
est things in the market, and he wore
what the tailor turned out. He had
few imitators in the local field, and
was happy in his novel attire. He
was Sc years of age.
Bridget Hartigan will be permitted
to keep the money given her by her
sister, Ann Fender, just prior to the
latters' death at St. Joseph's hospital
last October. A jury in Judge Bunn's
! court decided Wednesday that she
was rightfully in possession of the
money. Suit to recover the money
was brought against Bridget Hartigan
by John Tally, nephew of Mrs. Pen
der. Tally, who is policeman, is adj
ministrator OF the estate. When Mrs.
Fender went to the hospital she had
$500 which she gave to her sister, the
| defendant, and when Mrs. Pender died
| the sister paid the funeral expenses
and kept the remainder OF the money.
contending that it had been given to
her. The nephew sued on the ground
! that it was a part OF the estate, but
the jury returned verdict in favor
| of the defendant.
At St. Peter Claver's church last
Sunday afternoon Archbishop Ireland
administered the sacrament OF con-
frmation to a class of twenty-five
members, all OF whom are Afro-Amcr-
leans. Beside Father Printon, rector
of St. Peter Claver's, Father Harri-
son, rector of St. Joseph's, and Father
Gleason, rector of St. Johns, assisted
in the service. After administering
the sacrament, Archbishop Ireland
addressed the class upon the meaning
of confirmation and their duties as SOL
diers of Christ. He counseled the
members to be firm and steadfast in
their religion and the performance Of
their religious obligations. He took
occasion in the course of his address
to highly compliment the music, which
was furnished by the regular choir OF
St. Peter Claver's, consisting of col
lored singers. Those who constituted
the confirmation class we're: Joseph
Logger, Addison Davis, Henrietta F.
Mcfarland, Peter M. Gould, Joseph S.
Harris, Mrs. Ida Mary Cole, Harriet
Elizabeth LOOMS, Jeanette Virginia
LOOMS, Richard S. Cousby, Ella E.
Gardner, William P. Tucker, Arthur
NJ. Tucker, Charles T. Vaughn,
Louise Theresa Gordon, Clifton Paul
Gordon, Alice c: Jackson, Matilda R.
Jackson, Ira M. Harris, Charles ].
Miller, Maude V. Weber, Ruth T.
McGhee. Archbishop Ireland also
preached at the regular late mass at
St. Peter Claver's church Sunday
morning, his, sermon being directed
particularly to the colored members OF
the church. He spoke particularly OF
the Catholic church as the friend of the
colored people, and said that in Chris
tianity they would find the solution OF
the difficulties which confront their
race The church, he said, is Catholic
and the teachings of Christ are for all
nations. He spoke with satisfaction
of the increase in the Afro-American
membership of the Catholic church in
this city, and said that the number Of
communicates of that race would III
reasonably short time be sufficient
to form congregation of very good
size. He urged his hearers to attend
the mission meetings soon to be held
under the auspices of the St. PAU
Missionary band, and complimentet
Father Printon on his zeal and sue,
cess in his work among the colorec
people of St. Paul.
Mrs. ]. H. McDermott, of Cromwell
avenue, is entertaining her mother
Mrs. Catherine Mulholland, OF Water
town. S. D. ......
Mrs. Murphy and Miss Olive Muir
ply, of Nina avenue, are in New Yorl
for a fortnight's visit
Mrs. Brady, the guest of Mrs. Franz
Mas, of Lincoln avenue, has returned
to Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mcnamara are
visiting in Chicago.
Miss Agnes McCa1lum has returned
to Spring Park, S. D.
William Butler Yeats, the wei
known lecturer, dramatist and poet
spoke under the auspices of thu
Knights of Columbus at. the St. Pau
Seminary last Thursday evening. "Th'
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