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Show j HELENA, MONT. Wednesday night at the Auditorium, Dr. Maurice Otho Fitzmaurice, the distinguished dis-tinguished orator, author and traveler, lectured on "The Irish and American People; Their Music and Song." The lecture was under the auspices of the Helena arie of Eagles. After impressive funeral services, conducted at the cathedral of the Sacred Sa-cred Hearts by the Rev. Father Day, the body of John Scannell, the veteran wagonmaker who died in Hele'na last Friday night, was laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery. There were many beautiful floral offerings from friends. The pall-bearers were Thomas Martin, Richard Lockey, Martin A. Wltmer. M. H. Keefe, Emmett Fisk and Peter Bullock. Bul-lock. A committee of pioneers, named by Colonel A. J. Fisk, vice president of the Montana Pioneers' society, were in attendance at the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Burke were Helena Hel-ena visitors during fair week. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Carroll of Butte were guests at the Broadwater last John Scannell, 74 years old. who had resided in Montana since 1S80, died in this city Saturday. He was born in Ireland and came to this country in 1840, when he was 7 years old, first making his home with his parents in Troy, N. Y., where he learned the trade of carriage builder. Later he settled in Wisconsin and at the outbreak of the civil war was commissioned a captain cap-tain of volunteers in the Union army by Governor Soloman of that state. He did not. however, see active service, serv-ice, as his regiment was never sent out of the state. While Mr. Scannell did not come to Montana to make his permanent per-manent home until 1880, he had spent some time here in the early days and was present at a meeting held in this city when the then village was named Helena. He was well known In this city and has many friends among the old-timers. Mr. Scannell Is survived by his wife and one daughter, Mrs. J, B. Walker of New York City. |