The Irish standard., 1906-08-11
and had fallen. his foot catching in the

and had fallen. his foot catching in the
trip"
Peter Gavin, occurred Wednesday "t
last week after Il painful illness nt
some years standing Mr.. GAVIN was
one of the best known farmers Of
Erin. and his death is mourned by
many friends. The funeral was held
the following Friday morning, with
services at St. Patrick's church. Erin.
Rev. p. a. Walsh officiating. l, was
attended by a large number of friends
and relatives from this and other cities
and the surrounding country. Among
those from outside points were: Mrs:
Wears of Menomonie, IL sister of MIR.
Gavin's widow and MIR. and Mrs. Gross
of st. Paul. The music for the OBJ
sequies was rendered oy the Misses
Mary and Agnes Meade and James c.
Meade. Peter Gavin, son of MIR. and
Mrs. John Gavin, was born in Erin
about 40 years ago. He was married
on Thanksgiving Day, 1899 to Miss
ELLA Cahill, who with four children
and Mr.. Gavin's father. survives
Anaconda, M0nt.--ThOmts Kelly has
returned from Saratoga. n. V, where
hr went as delegate to the nationa,
| a
Hibernians. Ten sisters from st.
james hospital last Monday drove
over to Anaconda from Butte in a big
carryall. and spent n pleasant day
visiting with the sisters of ST. AIMS
hospital. The occasion happened to he
the holy day of the feast of ST. AIMS
patron saint of the local house
Butte Mont.--Att"rney Jerry J..
Lynch returned recently from a trip
to Saratoga Springs. N. T.. wI,crc, as
state president of Montana. he was in
attendance upon the national cOnvcn-
ti"n of the Ancient Order Of Hibrrn-
ians. Mr.. Lynch and John X o.
Rourk", as president of the divisions
were delegates to the convention by
virtue of their offices National ID
rector ID. J. HenneSsy ana min. n,hc,
delegates. representing various seq
ti"ns of Montana, were present at the
convention. Mr.. Lynch stated that the
press dispatch were entirely correct
in reporting that ID. J. HrnneSSy could
have had the Office of national presi-
dent If he had permitted his name I.
go bef"re The convention as Il can,li-
date. He positively refused to be :,
candidate for amy office and the high
est honor in the gift of the convention
went +" Mathew +. Cummings Of BoS-
ton. II was stated that II very graft
| flying increase i'm the membership of
the order had been made i'm the past
four years. The membership in the
| country Jan. |. last was 126O0O an
increase OF 10000 over the report of
1902. The ladies' auxiliary to- the Hi
bernians has had an increase of II, 900
In its membership in the past two
| $4,000. Delegate Lynch stated the
delegates had 81 most enjoyable time.
the famous pleasure resort being an
ideal place for y convention. No less
than 1900 persons sat down at tn. big
banquet and 1t was grand event.
New Richmond. Wis.-T'lc death of
Miss Milan occurred recently at her
home in Erin. Annie Milan was born
In Erin about thirty years ago, where
she lived with her mother I'll her
death. The funeral took place from
st. Patrick's church in Erin. Rev Faith
err Duguay, of Stanton, officiating. She
leaves to mourn a widowed mother.
an only brother and five sisters. to-
gether with a host of friends. Her sis
ters are Mrs. John ana Michael Mean
chan. Of Pipestone, Mimi: Mrs An
thony Kelly. of Emerald: Mrs Anthony
Padden and Mrs. Michael Mcnamara,
Of Cylon. Her brother Domnick. lives
In Erin. All We're present at the
funeral.
AnOka. Minn.--MtsS Josephine DriS-
coll and Thomas r. Grant. of Harmony,
Minn.. were married in this city by
Rev. o. Dolphin. on Tuesday last.