The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11
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| New Richmond Wis-rhe Geath ul
Peter Gavin, occurred "Wednesday "t
last week after Il painful illness nt
some years standing. Mr.. GAVIN was
one of the best known farmers uf
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. II was
attended by large number of friends
and relatives from this and other cities
and the surrounding country. Among
those from outside points We're: Mrs
Wears of Menomonie, a sister of Mr.
Gavin's widow and Mr.. and Mrs. Gross
of ST. Paul. The music for the OBJ
sequics was rendered ny 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, Mmt.--ThOmas Kelly has
returned from Saratoga. n. y, where
he went as delegate to the nationa,
convention of the Ancient Order or
Hibernians. Ten sisters from St
james hospital last Monday drove
over to Anaconda from Butte in Il big
carrHall. and spent Il pleasant day
visiting with the sisters of ST. Anns
hospital. The occasion happened to- be
the holy day of the feast OF st. AIMS
patron saint of the local house.
Butte, M"nt-At,"rney Jerry j.
Lynch returned recently from Il trip
to Saratoga Springs. n. T.. w,lcrc, as
state president, of Montana. he was in
attendance upon the national cunvcn-
ton of the Ancient Order of Hibrrn-
R"urke, as president of the divisions
of the order in Silver Bow county.
We're delegates to the convention h>
virtue of their offices. National 10,
rector ID. j. Hennessy and nine other
delegates. representing various sec
ti"ns of Montana, were present at the
press dispatches were entirely correct
in reporting that ID. J. HrnnnsSy could
have had the office of national preSi-
dent IL h" had permitted his name I.
g" before the convention as 81 can,i-
date. He positively refused to be a
candidate for amy office. and the high
est honor in the gift Of the convention
went I" Mathew II. Cummings Of Bos-
| ton. II was stated that IL very graft
flying increase in the membership of
the order had been made in the past
four years. The membership in the
country Jan. I, last was 126. 900, an
increase of 10000 over the report Of
1902. The ladies' auxiliary to the Hi
bernians has had an increase of II 900
In It's membership in the past two
years, the present membership being
$4,000. Delegate Lynch stated the
delegates had most enjoyable time
the famous pleasure resort being an
| ideal place for y conventions. No less
than l.5O0 persons sat down at the big
banquet. and 1t was grand event.
New Richmond. Wis.-I'he death of
Miss Milan occurred recently at her
home in Erin. Annie Milan was born
In Erin abOnt thirty years ago. where
she lived with her mother TIL her
death. The funeral took place from
ST. Patrick's church in Erin, Rev Faith
err Duguay. of Stanton. officiating. She
leaves to mourn q widowed mother.
an only brother and five sisters. to-
gether with a host of friends Her sis
tiers are Mrs. John and 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 were present at the
funeral.
AnOka. Minn.--Miss Josephine Dris-
coll and Thomas r. Grant. Of Harmony,
Mimi, were married in this city by
Rev. o. Dolphin. on Tuesday last.