The Irish standard., 1914-03-28

church Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock. Father P. ]. Herman officiat-
ed. The interment was made in the
Catholic cemetery south of the city.
Hastings, Minn.-St. Patrick's Day
was duly observed on last Monday, by
the members Of the parish of the
Guardian Angels, according to the
usual custom. In the morning SER
vices were held at the church at 9
O'Clock, with special sermon eulogiz.
Ing the life Of st. Patrick, by the pas
tor, Rev. P. r. Cunningham. The chill.
dren's choir furnished the music at
the mass.
Luverne, Minn.-The annual sale
and dinner and supper of the ladies of
st. GATHERINGS church, which was held
at the opera house last Saturday, was,
as usual, exceptionally we'll patron
lied and proved to be most crafty.
ing success from every viewpoint.
Greene Isle, Minn.-In keeping with
the usual custom, st. Patrick's day
was celebrated in Greene Isle on an
elaborate scale. March II is always the
big holiday Of the year in local cir.
Giles, and religion and patriotism al
ways blend gracefully in doing honor
to Ireland's patron saint.
Assumption, Minn.-James ]. Con.
molly, former resident of Assump.
ton, who died in the hospital at
Rochester, of which place he has
been an inmate for 20 months, was
brought back to his old home for bur-
ial Tuesday, March II. The remains
were accompanied by his wife, daugh-
ter, and a number of other friends. Mr..
Connolly was Sc years of age and his
death recalls the fact that he is the
last of his family, none of whom lived
to be 30 years. Mr.. Connolly was
married in January, 1881, to Miss Mag
gle l.anugnon. Two children were the
issue of their union. The boy died in
childhood and the girl still survives
her father. Mrs. Connolly died in
December, 1899, and in January, 1901,
he married Miss Maggie Mullen, who
survives him. Mr.. Connolly was a
member of an old and respected pic.
neer family who are still favorably
remembered for the active part they
took in the development of all that
pertained to the advancement of the
community in general.
Two Harbors, Minn.-Miss Marie
Hayes of this city died recently at St.
Marys hospital in Duluth after sew
eral days of acute suffering from spi-
nal-meningitis, resulting from nerv.
GUS breakdown from which the young
deceased had been suffering for sew.
eral weeks. Last Tuesday her parents
started with her to sanitarium near
Duluth In the hope that complete
rest would restore her to health. On
the train between here and Duluth.
however. she became worse and it
was necessary to take her to the hos
pital there. The deceased, who was
the oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. J. Hayes Of this city, had a very
pleasing personality. She was grad
uate from the local high school in the
class of 1911 and during the summer
she worked for the last two years in
the ore dock office of the Duluth &
Iron Range Railroad company.
Faribault, Minn.-The memory of
st. Patrick, the patron saint of Ire.
land, was appropriately honored in
this city Tuesday last by our citizens
of Irish birth and blood. and the pub
lie generally. There seems to be
kindly feeling among all American
citizens toward the memory of this il.
lustrious churchman and as the peo-
pie of the United States have no pa.
tron saint of their own, many of them
appear to have chosen st. Patrick. At
half past nine O'clock the members of
Division No. l, Ancient Order of Hi
bernians, met at K. c. hall and march
ed in body to the Church of the I'm
maculate Conception where Rev. Fa.
Their Slevin celebrated high mass. At
the gospel Rev. Father Doyle of Lake
Benton delivered an eloquent pane.
gyric on the life and work of st. Pat
rick and their widespread influence on
modern thought and the Christian re-
ligion in all lands. After church the
ladies of the Immaculate Conception
parish served an excellent dinner at
X. c. hall to several hundred patrons.
All who partook of the meal compli-
mented the ladies on their cooking
and good service. At the Faribault
opera house in the afternoon and in
the evening the Celtic Dramatic club.
under the auspices of the church of
the Immaculate Conception presented
comedy drama, "a True Friend" to
large audiences.
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