The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-10-25
WILL ADORN H0BOKHB
Rev. Father CoTrigan' s New
ParoChial School.
LAYING THE CORNER s10zE.
Addresses By Bishop Wigger,
Governor Albeit the rev.
Father Tighe and
Many others.

This afternoon at three O'Clock tAe
cornerstone Of the new psfoehiaI school
building Of the Church Of Our Lady q
Grace OF Hoboken viii be laid with
impressive ceremonies BY Bishop WiGGex.
Governor Abbets, Mayor Haynes 81 New<
ARK, Mayor Cleveland Of 5his city. Mayor
Stanton OF Hoboken and Prosecutor
Charles f. Winfsid viii make addresses.
There will be q parade Of societies. prtqx
to tie ceremonies. The societies ~
viii participate in Il ars the Anclenf
Order Of Hibernians Of Hudson oonntys
who Will assemble at Rockies Hal II
this city and march 70 Hcboken preceded
by s drum aud fife corps. all 81 tho
Catholic Benevolent Leriens and Tenn
perance Societies, and the Children ef
The Rev. Father Tighe. 81 the churri,
OF Our Lady OF Grace, one Of the most
eioqnenE preachers In the diocese, VIII
make The principal Grafton. Eather R6t~
rick gorEigan, the pastor Or the church,
mad q big task before him when he ceIl-
ceived the idea Of erecting ascilopi hru8e.
For years the children Of the parish were
taught by sisters ia small Dfzck s4ruc-
ture on 4 portion OF the church property
On Willow avenue, between Fourth ana
Fifth streets. The church owns all The
property, and prettleF site could uot ~
obtaiued any where else 10 Ene city Ui-
rectly opposite the property is 2 bennt Id
public park, which has been apprQpriAte-
~ named Church Square Park The
natural beauty OF the park has been en-
henced By the erection Of Efle monument
dedicated to the volunteer dremen-
II EARLY DAEss
Years ego the parlsaionsrs OK the
80 T1Ff~r
then known as ST. Mary's, worshipued ia
a small brick esiitee ii Fifth street and
Willow ayenue. The sehnoI house I'D
joiner the church. Before Ea5ber CARR
gau became pastor Father Daggan rec
commended the erection Of the bandsone
new structure which now stand On the
corner Of Fourth street, and which c1Sz
Sl75.000 Tho erection Of This building
Was 4 serious undertaking, and Wheu
Father Cerrigan became pastor the debH
was very heavy but by his uniting xeal
be reduced the debt 50 rapidly Ehet be
erected q handsome pastoral resi1ence
directly adjoining the chnfeh- 1bea
there were two handsome buildings tfze
new church ard pasfprafe. aud tHo mn
Gent structures. the schoolhguse and
thu old church
some months ago Father CorriKan de-
tsrnained on the erection Of = sciooi-
house which would eclipse any IN the
Slate If nat IN tbs country He Lad
$4,000 OF his oHn. which ne freely EAxe
toward the enterprise, aud he Ffsifed 10
person his wealthy parishcuer1 and In62f
Of them responded npbiy- fiuaily-
when be could see mis- way clearly, WORK
men were soon bzsy pullfag down -
old schoolhonse and zhuEch, 400
work was commenced on the new school.
WHAT IT WILL BE.
The schooihouse win be an imposing
structure. Il VII have froutaze Of
seyentE-one feet on Willow avenue, Will
be 1853 fest long and four stories III
best HayerstraW and Croton brick, with
Beileville trimmings and terra Gotta and
fortified by PbCBnix columns OF wrought
iron Ii will be entirely Ere proof and
provided with adequate means of exit.
The architect is T. r. Houghion Of
Brooklyn. The mason work will be doue
by James Rooney, another Brooklynlte.
Henry Erxmeyer of Hoboken win do
the carpenter work. and Lawrence Faean
has the contract for the iron work. On
the first floor will be large hall with
seating capacity Of / $50 This nall viii
be used for church aud school entertain-
ments. On the second aud third 6oors
the class rooms viii be located. Ihe
fourth floor will be htted up
for society rooms. Ia which the
different church organizations can meet
The teaching viii be done BY Jesuit
Fathers, assisted by number Of Sisters
and the studies will embrace more thaa
are at present taught In the pubfic
schools A great deal OF attention viii
also be paid TO religious education
When the schoolhouse Is conspiefed 81
VIII cost little short OF $100 0G0 and Father
Corrlgan can boast of having tha most
valuable parish property in the diocese.
The contract calls for the comnlefion Of
the building by September |. 1859