The Irish standard., 1908-07-18
ST. PAUL..

with a cancer for some time and has
been confined to her bed for the past
three months. She was born in Gal
way. Ireland, and has lived in ST. Pau,
for the past thirty years. Mrs. shaug-
messy is survived by her husband.
Thomas NJ. shaugnessy. and Dy three
daughters, Julia and Nellie shaugnes-
sy and Mrs. Henry Champeloirer. The
funeral was held from the above resi-
dence Tuesday morning at o'clock.
Services were held in the Cathedral at
o'clock.
Louis Betz. city comptroller. was
appointed by Gov. Johnson on the cap
itol grounds commission. vice Judge
j. w. Lusk. resigned. Mr.. 8etz was
appointed in his place because of his
work with the Commercial club of
this city in obtaining $15O.00o from the
last legislature. The other members
of the commission are Frank C'Meara
of st. Paul and w. D. Washburn. Jr.. of
Minneapolis
Miss Lillian Murphy Of Front street
has been entertaining the Misses Black
of North Dakota during the week.
The remains of Jerry Sullivan. who
was stricken by the heat Of Saturday
and died in grass plot near his home
at Plum and Commercial streets. were
taken to Lake City. Mimi. Sunday
night. The interment took place in thai
city Monday morning.
Theophilus c. Driscoll. former st.
Paul printer. died in Rochester, Tues
day morning. The remains were brought
to st. Paul. The funeral took place
from his former residence, 122 Sixth
street, Thursday morning at $3.50 oclotk
Services were held at ST. Mary church
at o'clock. He is survived by a widow
and two sons.
The st. Paul letter carriers passed
out mail from q to 10 O'Clock Sunday
morning instead Of 10 to II o'cloc!.
as is usual. This was arranged so as
to give them an opportunity to reach
their excursion boat which left the foot
of Jackson street at 10:30 O'Clock. The
trip was made on the Mississippi and
ST. Croix rivers. The proceeds will
go toward entertaining the national
convention Of letter carriers which will
be held in ST Paul soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. /. Mcmahon, Como
boulevard. are visiting in Duluth.
Ed. Shea, aged 81 years. died at ST.
Joseph's hospital on Mpnday The
funeral was held Thursday at $3.50 a
M, from the residence Of his mother.
Mrs. William Casey. 334 FROM street.
Services were held at st. Vincent's
church at 9 O'clock.
Harold Smith. II years OF age. and
living with his parents at $40 Holly
avenue, was seriously burned about the
face and eyes by an explosion of pow
der last Thursday. He was treated by
DR.. D. Pool and afterwards he was
taken to st. Joseph's hospital. 1t
is said that his eyesight is endanger-
ed.
Miss Bernadine Powers Of Genesee
street left Sunday for n visit to Mil
waukee and Madison. Wis.
James Laird, aged So years. died at
the family residence, 41s Ravoux
street, Sunday. The funeral was held
from the above residence Wednesday
morning at $3.50. Services were held
at st. Joseph's church at O'clock
The remains were Inferred in Calvary
cemetery.
The body Of Vincent Price. the IL
year-old boy, who was drowned June
80, falling off an excursion steamer near
South st. Paul, was recovered Monday
at Hastings The body was discover
ed among some longs by workmen
employed at the Hastings boom. II
was brought to shore and the st. Paul
autohrities wer notified.
Miss Jennie Dillon. young woman
% years of age was burned to death
by the explosion OF a gasoline stove
kept in her room on the third foo"
of the building at 54 West Tenth
street. The young woman was enter
tanning friends in the afternoon end
was preparing to cook a meal upon
a. small two-burner gasoline stove ar
ranged in the closet of her room. A
drop OF the explosive liquid dropped
on the lighted burner. Tho young wo-
man became so excited at this that she
dropped the can of oil on the stove.
The flames increased and the unfor-
tunate woman's clothes quickly became
ignited. The flames were soon extin-
guished and the victim was hurried to
st. Joseph's hospital where she died
early Sunday. Miss Dillon was BORN
at Preston, Mimi, where her parents
reside. She came to this city abou: a
year ago and has been employed in