The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-01
POPULAR PRIESTS.
Sad Departure of Fa-
theirs Tuite and
Trottier.
HUNDREDS BID FAREWELL
North Brookfield Has Lost
Two Good Cit
liens.
HUNDREDS BID FAREWELL.

North Brookfeld, Aug. 31.-While
tears were flowing from HUNDREDS of
eyes and hearts and hands wee bid
ding fond farewells, Rev. Japes P.
Tuite and Rev. Phileas Trottsr left
North Brookfield this Afternoon, and
the fruit of their many year, of de-
voted labor here was IAade plain to
them in a scene that beggarf descrip-
ton.
AS the two priests, whom his after
moons occurrence shows to gave been
almost idolized by the goodpeople OF
North Brookfeld were Approaching the
denot. men women and children
choked with emotion untiltheir pent-
up grief found relief in teas.
1t was truly touching ight, and 1t
is no discredit to Father quite to say
that he broke down and pbbed like
father leaving his childrq, as he in
deed he was.
1t would have required a stole to
refrain from shedding tears at the
sight he was called to ook upon. A
more touching tribute 4 love and af-
lection was never giva to any man
than to those two cle1ymen, and II
either succeeds in gazing a. 1.-THE of the
affection manifested hfe, ne VIII nave
happy passionate.
How popular FIR. TUE was with the
mass of the people of st. joseph
parish was never knofn before, and 1t
was a complete reveltion to him, and
for a time utterly Unframed him. And
well it might, for heFwas leaving the
place where he has gfen the pest years
Of his life, but not I vain, as he was
shown with telling effect.
For IA years FIR tuite has labored
zealously for the htholic people of
North Brookfield, yhtching the flower
of its youth develP and mature into
respected and self Iespecting men and
women, whose livB gIided on like riv
ers that water TIL woodlands, dark
ened by shadows earth, but reflect
ing an image of hdven." Theirs is the
affection that hops and endures and is
patient. theirs thdconfidence that was
slow in growth. ht which, when it
came to a full gbwn plant, might
sometimes be bet, but never be brok-
en-.
All this, and rSre, FIR. Tuite and Tr.
Trottier saw as hey gazed sorrowfully
ait the sea of te4-stained faces raised
is them for a lasblessing. Such tes-
tinonial of love Ad devotion has never
before been witn.sed by North Brook
field people, andbut of town people
who came to criFise went away con-
WINGED that the catholic priests who
left this town thiafternoon must have
been natures nolemen to deserve the
solemn far erwell ley received.
Hundreds of pede turned out to pay
homage, and as thescort of honor that
attended the cleremen to the depot
was passing the E& A. H. BatcheHer
Factory, the powei was shut off and
business suspended The St. Joseph c.
q. A. S., which hi been the pride of
F'r. Tuite for manSTears, Div. IS, A. ..
H of which he WI spiritual director,
and the alumnae al pupils of the pa
rochial school escoRd FIR. Tuite to the
depot. About $3.50 clock the societies
marched to FIR. Tuis residence on Mt.
Pleasant street, mac being furnish
ed them by Hoon9 band, and there
the young ladies cstituting the Sa-
cred Heart school hmnae, and the
school children john in the line. A
carriage had been pt for Frs. Tuite'
and Trottier, and irFlence the line
Started for the depohundreds of citi-
zens turning out to ave a farewell.
Edward j. Donnek president of
division is, A. o. II and Michael J.
Conroy, vice-presiderbf the st. Joseph
G.NT A. S., led thefocession, close
III followed by deletion of the "Old
Guard" men who hal stood with The
Catholic church sincdorth Brookfield
has been a town. andho have worked
like Troians to makFr Tuite's ca
feer as pastor of Stvoseph's church
the shining success iias been. Next
came the members oft. Joseph c. T.
Al. Society. nearly 20 stpg, all of whom
are we'll aware that Flute has been
the best friend their eiety has ever
had.
The new starry banrtpurchased for
the annual field day aSthe green flag
OF Erin, were carried, lie by side, by
John M. Noonan ancshomas Hum
phrey.
Frs Tuite and Trotti@ode next, and
as they rode by, FIR. TN smiled, even
Through his tears, as hassed through
the lines of people wh4 one thought
was for his welfare. be line also
comprised the members Sacred HeA<.
school alumnae who de next. fol-
lowed by the rank ande of the Hid
bernians. The childrer the paro-
chial school, always Fruites favor
ties. and who often pied in their
play to kiss the hand Extended to
bless Them came netand, while
some OF the little tots wtalmost too
young to realize the lothey were
Y sustaining, the grief of til elders inn
pressed them so that thaittle faces
wore woful expressions 1 many Of
their countenances were sbegone.
The line reached the lot at 4.l0
o'clock, and striving in h to sup
press his emotion, FIR. Tusaccompa-
MED by FIR. Trottier wall solemnly
between the ranks of bari heads to
the station door. He wo,fain have
started at once, but his ! for the
boys was uppermost, an0 walked
through the ranks shakinAnds and
bidding each member of y society
farewell. AS FIR. Tuite wal up and
down the line, giving the h the last
hearty grasp, tears wer@reaming
M down his face as with a fondoodbye;
F Cod bless YOU" he shook bis. AT
the spectacle, the big. start total
abstinence boys who have bVso dear
M to FIR. Tuite, sobbed like chin. Men,
M too, whose grey hairs comnIed re-
NJ spect, bade their beloved ptl. fare
N we'll with voices husky with zion, as
the tears welled up. NV. the
priests made their way toll train,
where, by the courtesy OF tlfficials.
the people were allowed to III and
grasp the hand of each prick they
went through the car in solerhoces-
r. sion
The situation was a tryinAe for
Fr. Tuite as he stood In the rbf the
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