, 1874-11-05
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! CTeAWFORDSVILLE, IND.
Laying the Conversions OF n Cnti1o-
lie Dlaurctk-Othor Local Hantfcrss
Cbrre.1oaatstct of The Chicago Tribune.

Lnvinr the Cornerstone OF n Cntho-
lle Dl,urcls-Dtllor Local Matters.
Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune.
onAwronpsv1tLE, Ind, Nov. !, 1874.
This vas probably tho livelieat Sabbath that
Crawforlsviilo o7or knew. 1t was the occasion
Of tho laying of tho cofncr-esone OF tho now
Catholic church, tho foundation Of which haa
Just boon finished, on tho corner Of Washington
and piko streots. The Charlottesville Silver
Horn Band was out Ut 10 o'clock to
meet tna exoursionlsts as they arrived
from indianapolis, Groepoaatle, aud Coving-
ton. Thoro wero four bnnds in tho pro-
ocssion. AT 1o:90 High Mass was celebrated.
after which thoro was aumptuous dinner, pro-
rldod by tho ladies Of St. Dernard's Church, at
Mcclolland Hall. Vcspers and Bouediction at 2
o'clock. Tho procession again formed md
sodality Of tho b. Y, n, waa led By tho Eamot
Guards, Of Indianapolis. Thon followed tom
pcrance division; st. Joseph Society. OF Coying~
ton; E,nera'd Beneacial societies; A. ..
L. L 6 6@s'9fs'a IT, odss. q hi aaa a's'1ssiss iaaas:
apoliB; clergy, consisting Of scven pricsts,
III robes md oaaaockH. Emlloma andbannors Of
each order wero borne iu the procession, and tho
wero thtokly lined With people, expecting tho
procession, for two hours. Tho lItborntau Bnnd.
from Grcencastlo, vigorously randered Irish atrs,
which were caught up md ropcatcd BY tho Gov
MR[0Q 10u0K AHl0ELCh la1lu3 AUG EGuupltEA[eu
by tho Charlottesville aud Indianapolis Banls
- they como into view. It was noarly
o'clock when tho 1t. Rev. N. Do St.
Palais, ID, Bishop OF tho vpceunes Diocese,
proceeded, with impressive ceremonies, to lay
tho cornor.stono. From stand erected upon
tho sto OF the now ohuloh the Very Koy. Dedo
0Counos rreael.cd 10 an audience 40 immenso
that It was Impossible for many to hear moro
than tho indistinct sound Of his voice. The
ceremonies ended, the vaat aHsomblag6 wero DIS
missed by tho ROY. e. r. Walters, resident priest
hero. Tho church is 70 be q handsome ed,tiee
is iu tho business pars Of town; aud is to bo
finished In two years by Mccormack i Swaauoy,
who also contracted tu build our Court. House,
whose walls arc atrondy rising from out the
ground quito rapidly. Tloy hayo two yoars also
TO finish tho Courthouse i'll.
Our city haa lately heen lighted by coal.
oil 9as. We have most auperb school-
building In ILis place, in beautiful To-
caI,ty. Tao town IL elaborataly shaded BY
naples, whose thrifty gronth ia convert
ing her walks, in summertime. into de-
Aght{ul bowers. Crawfords''lo haa four print
ing-otlicca. Issuing tho orawfortisvi!le Star,
Reform paper !; tue Crawfordsy.llc Weekly Re-
vic,o, Democratic organ aud The Charlottesville
Saturday Ese'sing Journal, lcpub!iesH ,pa'
Tho Geyser, . college monthly. u printed
at the journal office, aud edited by sonior stu-
donts Of Wabash College. Tho Reoieso prints
tho 1eachefs' Record,--a sn,a!l scnas- monthly
paper Of very recent birth, also edited in this
las au indianapolis writor terms it) ''AtheuB Of
Indiana" Charlottesville is ploud Of Wallace, O
goniuB. author, and warrior, and Jnmes Maurice
Tnonpson 4er poet, and Of lGr other gaod and
great citizens. PuGN1x.