The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-27
DEATH OF FATHER GUEGUEN.
Long and Useful Life Brought to a
Peaceful Close.

TERRE HAUTE, Dec. 19.-Special.-
Father John Gueguen, the venerable
priest of st. Mary's Of the Woods, the
oldest in the diocese of Vincennes. died
Sunday morning in his eighty-ninth
year and i'm the fifty-third year of his
priesthood. The celebration of his golden
jubilee Aug. II, 1890, was a notable event,
no less than hundred clergymen at
tending from all parts of the West.
Father Gueguen was born in France
in 1904 Having finished most of his
theological studies there he came to
America and arrived at Vincennes in
1889. He was ordained by Bishop de la
Hailandiere at Vincennes as sub-deacon
April >. 1910, and also deacon on the
same day. On April 16 Of the same year
he was ordained a priest. His first
mission was at Joliet, Ill. The do
cese included the country from Chi
cago to Vincennes, taking In western In
diana and eastern Illinois. He made his
trips by stage coach except when he Wis
tied the men who worked on the old
canal. On visits of this kind he rode on
horseback. Once. in 1874. he made the
trip from Chicago to Vincennes on horse
back
Father Guegeun came to this country
with Vicar-General August Bessonies
and a party of other young Frenchmen,
sailing from Havre on Aug. 2. 1885, to
enter the missionary field in the diocese
of Vincennes.
Father Gueguen first held services in
| Terre Haute at the home of a Mrs.
Williams. who lived in a log house on
| the site where Krietenstein's drug store
| now stands at the corner Of Fourth and
Ghosts He saw St. Marys of the
Woods in 1874. just four years after it
| was founded and the sisters who were
| connected with the institution then are
] all dead.
In 1874 he was sent to st. Mary's.
Daviess county, Ind. where he re-
| manned four years In 1S4S he removed
| to Indianapolis, where he built in 1850
! St. Johns catholic church. 1t was
| brick building where Bishop Chatard's
| residence now stands, facing Georgia-sE .
| He remained at Indianapolis until 18, g.
| when he was called to Highland to T. Ike
charge Of the seminary. He held -fhe
presidency of the seminary for four teen
| years, and in consequence a numb n OF
| the priests OF the diocese are we a &C.
| quainted with him and hold him i Il high
| esteem. In 1867 he was sent to Wy ashfng-
| ton, Daviess county. Ten yeaJ s after
! he had charge as president of the first
| seminary at Indianapolis. O ne year
/ later he was placed at the Vincennes
| cathedral, thence to EvansvD lie and in
! 1880 took up his home at St Mary's OF
! the Woods, where he passed his remain
| ing days on earth. He as a sound
! theOlOgian and always took a great deal
of interest in foreign mis- sionary work
I even IN MS ola age
/ The funeral will Ia Ike place this
morning at 10 o'clock, nd the remains
| will be inferred in the beautiful GENE
| terry at st. Mary's.
MUNCIE, Dee. 2O.-f spectal.-Mrs. Jane
| Cooley, aged ninety Gears died at hel
! nome southwest OF Muncie last night
| Her husband, Villa m Cooley who died
! many years ago, was a very eXten.
/ sively known mar throughout eastern
| Indiana. The old lady resided at home
with her son unit recently and did hel
own Homework until taken sick a few
| months ago ID 2 funeral will be con
! Quoted at the family residence tomor
row morning tJy the Rev f. H. Hay:
| of the presbye srian church. She has re
sided in Dels ware county since it was
a wilderness. 1t is said that Mrs. Coo
ley greatly enjoyed shouldering a rifle
| accompany ng her husband on a hunt
| ing eXpedlt ion when there was big gam'
IN this s. .ction of Indiana. She could
also hanC 1e an ak splitting fence rails
! LAPOF TIE. Dec. 19.-Special.-Th'
Rev. J. 3. Crawley, pastor of st. Peters
! cathoSc. church. this city, died today
| after q three days illness from pneu
monia Deceased was born in Castle
reagh Ireland, sixty-five years ago. HI
came to this country in 1860 and was or
dairy ed a priest by Archbishop Purcell
at cincinnati in 1864. He was stationed
at LosanspOrt two years, Anderson
Ell fifteen years and had been here min
y ars. Bishop Rademacher Of the Fl
| Wayne diocese and Father Crawle!
we're classmates. The funeral will occu
Friday. Interment at Notre Dame.
GREENFIELD, Dec 25.-Special.-
Mrs. Hattie Wilkins, a most estimabl
and popular lady of this city, the wifi
{ I Of William A. wilkins of Wilkins 4
Beckner. druggists, died tonight o
I | paralysis Of the stomach. Mrs. Wilkin
! was the daughter Of Dr. j. J. Getting
ham, a physician Of Indianapolis TIL
1 deceased leaves a devoted husband an
| a young babe a week old
MARTNISVILLE, Dec. Especial
John Hammans, aged eighty-four years
, | died at his home here last night of
! | complication of diseases. Mr.. Hannah
has been a resident Of Morgan count,
! for siXty-three years. having resided Of
! his farm just east Of the city almos
Z sixty years. He is well and favorabl,
Z known throughout this section of In
J | diana.
NAPOLEON. Dec. 9.-special.-Die,
! at his home near Napoleon, Ind, Dec
I / u, the Rev. William S. Stuart, age,
eighty-seven years. He had been a res
ident Of this county for sixty years an
| a minister ever since he was seventeen
years old Nine years ago he had
! paralytic stroke. from which he neve
{ | recovered.
BEDFORD. Dec. 9.-Special.-Lloy
! ! E. Fish, aged thirty-three, died at Fay
, | etteYille Of brain fever last night II
had been a resident of Lawrence coun
| ty all his life and he was highly respect
ed here. His aged father preceded hir
q | little over one year ago.
BEDFORD, Dec 4.-Special.-Uncl
5 | Steven Younger, aged ninetyfour, die
; at > p. m. yesterday. He had been
resident Of Lawrence county for man,
/ years, and he was among the early set
! | tiers in this vicinity.
MITNcIE. Dec. 1e-Special -Susar
- the widow Of Allen Benodum, died o
n her seventy-seVenth birthday anniveI
sary last night. She is one of the frs
: | residents of Delaware county.
I RENSSELAER,, Dec. 24.-Special.-
D Isaac d. Barley, aged eighty-three, on
? | of the oldest settlers of this county
2 died suddenly at his residence in thi
! city this morning.
COLUMBUS, Dec. -Special.-Walte
Prather. who came TO this county owe
I sixty years ago, died Sunday near Jones
VILE aged eighty-six years.
2 NEW ALBANY. Dec. 2O-Special-Nrr
Lucinda Harris. agend seventeenth
years, died at the home of her daughte
Y this morning.
e / MADISON. Dec 19-SpeciaI--Jaco
4 | Holwager, aged fifty-two. dropped dea
Z today.
IMPORTING NEGROES
And There May BE Trouble mt TN
Linton Coal Mines.