The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-21


ercises at st. Mary's Church, Carrollton, last
Tuesday ev venipg. Not only did the people OF
Carrollton turn ont in lsrge numbers but
seversl planters from both sides of the river,
above the city, ere present with their families,
the city proper also being we'll represented.
Rev. J. Moynihan, although suffering in health, |
did Justice in his discourse to his previously |
acquired oratoricsl honors. The subject OF his |
lecture "The Pope" possesses special interest
now and was ably treated. The musical part
of the entertainment by Rosa D'Erins, gave
universal pleasure, the fair artistic singing and
playing in her most artistic and hsppiest
| style.
st. Alphonsus Orphan Asylum, one OF the
most necessary and deserving Of our ohArit'
able Institutions, is to be the beneficiary
| of strawber Festival to be held in st.
Alphonsus hall, st. Andrew street, next
Wednesd ay aud Thursdsy. The lady managers,
who number in their ranks many OF the most
| influential and zealous ladies Of the Fourth
District, are working energetically for the
| success of the entertainment for the double
purpose of providing innocent amusement for
the public and of assisting the asylum which
| supports over one hundred orphans and 10, just
now, in great need of help. That these estima-
ble ladies will be heartily seconded in their
efforts by the people Of the Fourth District, no
one can doubt who has ever had occasion to
| notice the open handed Hberality with which
they always respond to the call of Charity.
Each day the entertainment will open at IL
O'Clock and the evenings will be enlivened by
concerts, minstrel performances etc.
A Strawberry Festival commencing this
Sunday ev enng and continuing during the
ensuing fortnight, will be held in the school
house on Greatmen street, between Montegus
and CIouet streets, Third District, for the ben
eft of st. Vincent de PauPs Church. Besides
the usual attractions Of entertainments OF
this nature, tie visitors will be treated to
amateur performances each evening. ''Mau-
rice, the Woodcutter" is billed for Easter Sun
; day evening, at o'clock cinderella" for
Monday evening, at the same hour, by the
pupils of st. Vincent de Pauls girls school
etc. The eress of the programme will beshortiS
determined upon and Published in the daily pa
, pers. Father Foltier, the Jealous paster, under
/ took herculeau task in the building OF st
3 Vincent's Church, and has had very hare
: work, for O number of years past, in sustaining
o the heavy load of debt incurred. Things nov
wear much brighter aspect for the parisl
and the success of this Festival, which is sc
IS sured by the liberality of our citizens and tn
influence and energy of the ladies who have
y in their charge, and whose names appear IN tn
: advertisement in another column, will make
q comparatively easy task to manage tn
o affairs of st. vinoent's in the future.
City Railroad circles were lately exercise
about the election of Directors for the Cresoer
oi City Railroad Company. Some stockholde'
70 70 claimed that the old directors were inoomp
IL tent to discharge their duties, or were negl
20 gent in furthering the Companys il
10 terests. Others asserted that cliqu
among the opposition was formed wit
is the design of surrendering valuab
Or franchises accorded the company, and Z
nA eHdes4eFine te-obtaiu- controlling intere
m for the purpose of'preventing any oompetiti<
al between it and another line running to Ca
va rollton-the President of which other line
ar was determined to elect President of the Gre
"a. cent City road. Matters were undergoir
lively and succeeding changes every day, unit
's' the date of election, last Monday, 18th ins
ot The result of the election, as announced t
mt next morning, showed vote of 31o9 for
In Baldwin, E. J. Hart, B. W. Taylor. B. Stro
TO- and Hu. Kennedy, against 2757 cast for W. V
'o Benthuysen, U. Marinoni, F. Roder, a. A
'ns ouez and Il. Labasse. The former gentlem'
me who constituted the old Board, according
no received 352 of q majority over the opposite
e1- The gentlemen constituting the last-nam
ticket claimed that many of their friends VI
ain not allowed to vote and great many prox
I'VE were debarred the same privilege. They c.
,ti- template carrying their case before the cou1
at On the other hand, the management deci'
es." their justification in so doing will be borne
or by the charter, which explicitly provides Il
nd no stock transferred within q period OF min
ncy days previous to an election shall have
nlv voice in said election. Thus matters stand
ing present.
wv The good people in the neighborhood OF
y" Joseph's Church are on the war path'
though there has been no blood split one
aid. hear, ct all hours of the day and night
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