The Irish standard., 1913-09-20


a prominent physician in England
II The future abbot was educated al
Downside College, Bath, and at the age
of Is entered the Benedictine Order
When 80 years old he was elected su.
perior of the Monastery and College
Of st. Gregory, Downside.
4 In the six years he held this position
he modernized the school and erected
a large church. His health broke down
! under the strain, and he was obliged
to retire from active work. This led
to his taking up historical research
work, which resulted in a large num-
Der of authoritative works on English
history. Prominent among these are
his Henry VIII. and the English Mon
asteries," Edward vi. and the Book
Of Common Prayer" 1.-THE Eve of the
Reformation" and Henry VII. and the
Church"
His works are not controversial, but
are based on historical manuscripts
found in the archives of England.
| Representative Esch of Wisconsin
last Wednesday introduced bill in
the House giving the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission the right to compel
railroads not only to install automatic
block signal systems but also to in
stall train control devices.
The bill defines train control de-
vice, as a device which will bring a
train to a stop automatically after it
has passed a danger signal. After six
months notification by the commits
sion any order compelling the install
lation of such devices will become eff
fective.
\ So much has been written of late
concerning the birthplace of the late
General Philip H. Sheridan, that the
following extract, taken from his per-
sonal memoirs, which are on file al
]
and bear the date of August 2, 1888
(three days before his death) and his
signature, is interesting and should be
| regarded as authentic.
my parents, John and Mary Sheri-
dan, came to America in 1880, having
been induced by the representations of
my fathers uncle, Thomas Gainor
then living in Albany. N. Y, to try
their fortunes in the New World. They
were born and reared in the Count
Cavan, Ireland, where from early
manhood my father had titled a lease.
hold on the estate Of Cherrymount
and the sale of this leasehold provided
him with means to seek new home
across the sea. My parents were
blood relations-cousins in the second
degree-my mother. whose maiden
name was Minor, having descended
4 from a collateral branch of my faith
er's family. Before leaving Ireland
they had two children and on the 9Th
of March, 1881, the year after their
4 arrival in this country, l was born in
Albany, New York, the third child in
a family which eventually increased
to six-four boys and two girls
! The inscription on his monument al
the Arlington National cemetery also
gives his birthplace as Albany, New
4 York.
! So. from the foregoing, it is shown
that sheridan's birthplace was AL
bany, New York, and not in County
Cavan, Ireland. or in Somerset, Ohio
as some writer's claim.
Sister Angelica, for years superior
Of the Holy Cross Sisters in Washing
ton. and one of the leading Catholic
educators of the United States, on
account of failing health, has resigned
and returned to the mother house OF
her order in Indiana.
| Sister Angelica founded the Acad-
envy Of the Holy Cross on Massachu-
sets avenue, Washington, about 80
years ago. When larger quarters were
needed she purchased Dunbarten. a
splendid estate in Woodley park, and
erected one of the largest and finest
school buildings in this country. She
equipped it with every appointment
/
kindergarten. She 10 believer in out
door sports, and constructed the best
athletic field for girls in the United
States.
Sister Battle, who was trained under
Sister Angelica, has been appointed
superior. It il this institution where
so many children Of the Diplomatic
Corps attend.