The Irish standard., 1888-02-25

cester had two priests, Revs. NJ. w.
Gibson and M. McEvoy, attached to
St. John s, and the whole Catholic pop
ulation of the city was estimated at not
more than 1900, nearly half Of which
were French Canadians. Springfield
had put one clergyman, Rev. George
T. Reirdon but no church, and Father
Reirdon made his headquarters at
Saxonville. Chicopee, Northampton
and Pltts6eld were all served from st.
Matthew's at Northampton, to which
wre attached Reys. John D. Brady and
Bernard O'Cavanagh.
The twenty nine clergymen who have
been 80 far named were all that could
be found in Massachusetts in lS46, and
of these twenty mine. eight were located
in places that are NO longer comprised
within the limits Of the Boston arch
diocese Outside Of Massachusetts,
there were bat two priests in New
Hampshire, Rev. Patrick Canavan,
who had charge OF st. Aloysius' parish,
Dover, from 1884 to 1919, and under
whose care the Old church was consid-
erablY enlarged. Father Canavan died
in this city III 1870. Claremont, N. H.,
and Castleton, VT, were attended by q
franciscan friar, Rev. John 3. DAILY,
o. S. f., who was pastor Of Middlebury,
VT, but who frequently journeyed into
New Hampshire. In one Of his reports
Father DAILY gave it as his opinion that
there were about 400 Catholics at Rut-
land, Brandon, Waliingford, Pittsford
and Shrewsbury, VT, and about the
same number scattered between Wood
stock, Plymouth, Windsor and Rock.
ingham, while Bennington he thought
held $50.
Name had one Catholic clergyman at
Portland, Rev. James Mcguire, who
had charge of st. Dominlck's and
whom Bishop Fitzpatrick authorized to
enlarge that edifice by an addition Of
forty feet. Rev. p. Caraher was loca-
ted at Augusta, where he was endeav-
oring to build a church, and from
which place he visited Whitedeld and
Newcastle. Rev. Thomas O'Sullivan,
who afterwards became attached to the
Springfield Mass cathedral, where he
died, had charge Of Bangor: and Old
town, and his report showed that there
were 135 Catholics at the former place.
Benedicta and Houltou were attended
by the Rev. William Moran, and here
we come across the second surviving
priest Of Father Fitton's list, though
Father Moran is no longer in the active
ministry, having retired few years ago
from the pastorate of st. Williams
Church, Ware, Mass, in which town,
however, he continues to reside. Calais
and Pleasant point We're served by Rev.
John Boyce, who afterwards became
pastor of ST. Johns, Worcester, and who
attained no little literary fame by his
historical novels.
The. priests located in Connecticut
and Rhode Island at this time vera also
few in number, though no complete list
of them is available just now. In 1874
there were only three Catholic clergy
men in all Connecticut, and the same
number in Rhode Island. New Hayen
was served by the veteran; Father
James Smyth, who died few years ago
as pastor of Windsor Locks. Father
Duffy had, in lS45, succeeded in build
ing little church in Stonington. 5Reys.
w. Wiley and j. Cory were attending
several Rhode Island churches, under
the episcopal direction Of Right Rev.
William Tyler, who when he took
charge of his see in 1874, found only six
priests in it, two in Providence, one at
Pawtucket, one at Hartford, one at
New Haven and one at Bridgeport. OF
the earlier clergy of the Hartford do
cese very few remain, the senioI. per
haps, being the Rsy. James Gibson, at
present pastor of the Church If Our
Lady of Mount Carmel, Crompton, +. -.
of which he took charge III 1851.
Another veteran New England clergy
man, though he is no longer attached
to this section of the country, is the
Rev. Charles McCalliop,GWho was pas
tor Of East Bostou from 1917 to ISL.
aud who is now. on the retired list OF
the Cincinnati archdiocese, wherein he
was honorably placed little while ago,
on account of his years, by: Arch blsho P
Elder. This veteran priest has a
brother in the person Of Rev. N. Nc
Gallon, pastor of st. Mary's. Warren,
r. t., and still hale and hearty. or
Father Fitton's ls46 list, however, only
two survive, to wit, Archbi shop VIII
liams and Rey. William Motanof Ware.
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freight depot in ST. Paul.
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