The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-11-01

mounted division of the ST. Casimir so
ciety and other organizations.
News from Williamsburg, Pa, says tina
Mr.. John Schwab and wife spent a few
days at the old home among their many
/ friends. Mr.. Schwab will look after tn'
repairs OF the Catholic church, and ha:
an idea of building parsonage for the
priest.
Miss Mary Klinkhamer of Cincinnati
! sold piece of property in that city last
| week for 81 $50 and turned over the en-
tire sum to st. Aloysius orphanage as
the nucleus of a fund for a new chapel
! Friends of the institution will be ap-
] pealed to for contributions to complete
| the amount required.
A new church and hospital is projected
! by the Catholics of Gas City, Ind. For
this purpose a fund of s1,S00 has already
F.! been raised, and, according to present
intentions, the work of construction Will
be commenced in the early spring.
The new church at Crowley, La. will
be dedicated before the close of the pres
ent month,
Fire. believed to be incendiary, recent
ly destroyed the church at Chaska, Mimi.
The edifice has only been completed a
short time. The loss will be S50,O0O. COW
cred by insurance amounting to $2S,0OO.
Mrs. Mary A. Mitchell. sister and the
last near relative of Archbishop Farley.
died of apoplleXy last Friday at her home ,1
in Williamsburg, N. Y. Mrs. Mitchell
was 81 years of age. Her funeral was
notable one. It was attended by the
school children of St. Gabriers church,
New York, Mgr. Farley's former parish
In the spring the rector of St. AIMS
church. Philadelphia, asked for designs
for a pulpit. After comparing those sub
mitted, he selected one of the Eddington
Art Furniture company, whose work Is
done by the boys of St. Francis de Sales
industrial school When Colonel +. de
V. Morrell learned whom it was for he
sent letter to the pastor donating the
pulpit to the church
The gas we'll drilled in the parish prop
erty of Annunciation church, Cleveland;
O., will supply sufficient gas to heat and
illuminate the church and school 1t has
a pressure of seventy pounds. The build
ings are being piped as rapidly as prac-
ticable Thus one Cleveland parish has
solved the coal problem.
On Sunday last St. Johns church at
Plaquemine, La, celebrated its golden
jubilee and at the same time the silver
jubilee of its pastor.
A mass meeting of the young men of
st. MichaeTs church, Milwaukee, was
held the other day for the purpose of
further Strengthening the organization OF
ST. Aloysius' Young Mems society, which
has recently undertaken the task of rails
ing funds for the erection of a casino.
The building which they expect will cost |
between 5000 and 5000, will be in the
nature of a gymnasium, reading room
and lecture room.
Rev. Father O'Brien of st. Anthony's |
church, Washington, D. c., has intro !
1uced congregational singing at both late
the attendance having greatly
since it was begun recently.
Archbishop Chapelle returned from
Porto Rico last week. but refused to
Porto Rico, and as to religious condi-
ions he said it would be indelicate for
lim to talk on the subject.
A large statue will crown the highest
ooint in Cincinnati in a few weeks. The I
members of the Immaculate Conception
parish, on Mount Adams, are raising I
und to import bronze statue OF the
Blessed Virgin twelve feet high from
france and place it on the top of their
hurch, which is situated on the brow of
Mount Adams. It overlooks the Ohio
liver and can be seen from any part of
he city. When placed in position it will
,e. surrounded by a circle. of electric
lights, which will be Illuminated every
hight, making the statue a landmark
hat will be unique and imposing.
The last dollar of debt on st. Xavier's
hurch, Alexandria, La, amounting to
ome $4,000, has been paid. The pastor
las now proposed to the municipal au-
horities of the town to build large and
cry tall tower on the church, in the top
# which will be placed clock facing on
IL four sides, and a bell to strike the
'assing hours.
The trustees of the Catholic university
will meet at Washington on Wednesday,, 4
IoV r. and the archbishops of the Unit
d States will hold their annual meeting
n Thursday, Nov. 1S.
Rev. w. G. Prendergast, pastor of st.
led the other day from the result of
olson sent to the home in place of min
raj water. A servant was also poisoned, |
ut will likely recover
From the report of the Catholic Indian
chool bureau of the United States, there
re at present in this country 10000 In
ians. of which number 100000 profess the
atholic faith.
Each Monday night during October the
.osary has been recited in the Irish Ian
uage in st. Vincent Ferrer's church,
lew York City.
The Ohio state insurance board of the
ncient Order of Hibernians has decided
lat only two policies would be issued,
amely $3.50 and $500, and that the ladies
ould have the privilege of being ad
lifted.
By the will of the late Cecilia Tully of
oston, Woodstock college. which Is con-
lcted by the Society of Jesus at Wood
ock Ma, receives $50, ,000.