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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-05-20

ONE more remedy has been announc-
ed for the cure of consumption. But
victims of the disease go on dying. a
remedy that is a remedy would be a
boon to humanity, but there seems TO
be no hope for one.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-05-20

A SPECIAL from New Orleans says
that the streets have not been widened
for the parade of the Georgia colonies.
Who was it started that report, any,
hnZ
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-17
Street Extension Was One of FatherDugsan's Schemes
 .-Pians for Public Park.

Another matter that Father Dug gan gave some attention was the pro- posed extension of Liberty sreer to Bank street. He succeeded i'll gett'ug up the largest petition in favor or this matter ever presented to tne city government and kept after it until the city secured the right of way, but for some reason or other the work is still in statu quo. Tie also fought for the elimination of the grade cross ing at the New England road on Bank street where so many had lost their lives.
 Tn those days that part of Water bury west of the Naugatuck river and commonly known as Brooklyn was but sparsaly settled, and none of the handsome brick buildings that can be seen there now on all sides were thought of. People went into that district at q great risk to life and limb over the grade crossing at Bank street, and the children were huddled together in an old frame build ing where the Bank street school now stands There were no horse cars in Waterbury, no sewers, very few side walks, no paved streets, and nobody except man with the heart of n lion would have had the courage to under take the building of such structure as St Patrick's church in. that part of the town. In this connection it might not be amiss to state that when the Bank street school was under way it was Father Duggan that conceived the idea of the tower and clock which form such conspicuous feature of that structure. Tn, fact almost all the great public improvements that have been made in that part of the town within the past twenty years are due primarily at least, to his agitation. and every one of them proved to be exact
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-17

ly what the people needed. He didn't contine himself to his own parish alto gether, but gave the benefit of his Won~ derful knowledge to the whole commu- nity. He grappled with the sewage disposal and water questions, and was probably one of the best posted men Of his cloth on municipal governments that eyer lived in Waterbury.
 During the early struggles of Father Duggan for public improvement many used to imagine that Earl Smith of the Waterbury Buckle Co.,, J. Richard Smith of the Waterbury Button Go, John Henderson and Daniel D. Greg ory were members of St Patrick's church committee. These men and others of their class were warm friends of Father Duggan and did much to as- sist him in all his undertakings.
 Father Duggan had in mind q gi- gantic scheme for the evolution of Town Plot and had he lived few years longer he would have startled the public by the announcement of his plans, which included the sale of building lots to working people at a very small sum and the presentation to the city of a handsome park. He had purchased through the agency of V. H. I Idl Sc IldClS OI eiduO III LAS1b section and was negotiating for more when he was called away. He be- lieved that Town Plot and the whole district lying south of Bank street were destined to become ideal resi- dence sections, and often pictured to his congregation what that hill would look like when cut up into streets and building lots and peopled by fhrif- ty working citizens. He lost no oppor- tunity to turn the attention of his peo- pie in that direction and many times even from the altar indulged in ten minutes talk to prove that the trend of population the world over was west ward, and used to quote Bishop Berk- ley's verses to bear out his conten- tions, beginning with the line, west ward the course of empire takes it's way,.' and give 3 other reasons to show the wisdom of poor men getting hold of land while it was cheap and before they had taken upon thenl- selves responsibilities that might pre-. vent them from obtaining homes of their own.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-17

water. After blessing the spot he turned to his companions and express ed the hope that God would pour down his blessing on the work he had under taken and give his parishioners and himself health and grace to continue in the good work which had been as- signed to them. Father Duggan and MT Crimmins have since been called to their reward, but MT Larkin is still in the flesh and expects to be able to attend the dedication ceremony.
 Father Duggan lived for about three months at the residence of Daniel Flaherty on South Leonard street when he removed to a more convenient place. a new building belonging to James Crimmins, across the street from the church. property, where he remain ed until he died and appeared happy in his modest home so long as the church walls kept growing higher and higher although most of his parishioners would have preferred to see him erect suitable rectorv for himself and his assistant and let work stand oh the new church for time, but he would not listen to such proposition. At times he spoke as If he felt that his people were wanting in zeal, and ire quently took occasion to remind them of the magnitude of the work on hand and the necessity of concerted action so as to meet obligations that were maturing every day. Even now after lapse of twenty years and over Father Duggan's old parishion- CTS often picture to themselves his giant strides this way and that on the altar and think they hear his eloquent pleadings for united efforts on the part of all which were sure to lead to suc- cess without anyone feeling the bur den. He was very restless while ser vice was being held in the chapel, but after he got settled down in Brook lyn the world seemed brighter to him, Elthope'h. somehow his parishioners sometimes suspected that he was growing weary of his arduous labors and was thinking of asking to be re- lieved. But while they might have had reason to think that way once in a while on account of things Father Duggan used to say he soon disa- bused them of the notion that he was faltering by announcing some new plans to raise funds and calling the young people of the parish in to help him out. He gave several fairs, one or two in Irving hall, one in City hall, one in the basement of the church and the rest in the Lyceum building. formerly part of the old Bank street school which he bought for little or nothing and converted 1t into very valuable building for the parish. The property on Bank street. now us- e1 as convent was purchased sa$egh
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-17

labored and was idolized by all the people.
 The first marriage in the new build ing was that of Edward J. Finn and Miss Rose McGivney, the ceremony being performed January ?, 1883 by Father Duggan.
 The need of q new parish was felt i'll Waterbury long before the bishop decided to make the division, but the fact that large numbers of people were accommodated at mass celebrated in the convent at 9 o'clock every Sun- day gave all an opportunity of attend ing divine service without any serious inconvenience, but after the manage ment of this institution found it neces- sary to use the place entirely for them selves and the pupils it soon became apparent that provision must be made to meet the demands of the growth of the Catholic population of the town.
 For a long time after the formation of the parish, Father Duggan held meetings for the young men Sunday afternoons at which he touched upon almost every phase of human frailties and pointed out the way to overcome them. While he did not ask his hear CTS to become total abstainers, he in- variably laid great stress upon the evil of intemperance and cited many examples that had come under his own observation to show the danger of the social glass. why" he said the first time he addressed the young man in that earnest way peculiarly his own, mo man ever started out to drink with the idea of becoming a drunkard and an outcast." Tn those days Father Duggan was a giant both physically and Intellectually and no doubt this was the reason his superior selected him for the herculean task of forming new parish in Waterbury.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-17

Father Duegan Public Spirited and Enterprising,-.His Early
 Plans Carried Out.

The work of experimenting the construction of the church and look ing after the spiritual needs of large parish did not include all Father Duagan's labors. When he started the church there was no way of get ting into Brooklyn from that portion of his parish east of the Naugatuck river except by way of Meadow street and rickety foot bridge in Simons- vile which few cared to travel over. To overcome this difficulty he set out to get layout of q street westerly from South. Main street, directly north of the Waterbury Buckle Co.'S plant, to connect with Burnham street. This included a bridge across the Mad river and another over the Nauga- tuck river. When Father Duggan first talked of this matter some people laughed, but this did not phase him in the least. He went to work with will using both his tongue and his pen and soon made it apparent to the city fathers that public necessity and convenience required the layout of q street between the points mentioned, and people who thought his project q dream were rather surprised to see
 
 that was not all. When he got across the river he encountered another diff hculty. There was no street from Riverside street to South Leonard street and his east side parish toners had to climb over fences at the New England railroad crossing or reach the church by way of South Riverside and along Porter streets, or take the other way and up Bank street. To get 8 street here was even a bigger effort than the other one. It involved the discontinuanee of. an old roadway: now included in. Holmes, Booth & Hayden's property and the tunneling under the railroad. Be- sides this the grade at the railroad was very unsatisfactory and it was thought that there would be some question about getting the city to lay out street there even though the railroad people might be forced to yield. The railroad officials put up stubborn fight against allowing people to reach South Leonard street by going over the tracks and finally fenced it up with strong boards and barbed wire and threatened to arrest anybody found trespassing there. Here occurred n peculiar condition of affairs. For about five or six months the railroad people kept putting up the fence but others continued taking it down. especially on Saturday night, so that the place was always open on Sunday. The work was done in n business way .so- that it-Mas- hard to detect the s.culprits," There were four watchers and two operators. One of the latter cut the wire with a large pliers and the other sawed wood. By placing a turnip on the point of the saw not q sound could be heard and the work was often in full blast while people passing within, a short distance were iii biissful ignorance that anything. wRs on.fT@ After the street was opened 1t took considerable time before teams could use 1t and it was quite feat for pedestrians to get through The city built a large plank walk at the south side of the street which served a good purpose i for many years. 1
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-17
An Indefatigabls. Worker. the Pastor of St Patrick's Rarely
 Had a Vacation.
Had a Vacation.

Father Duggan was q slave to his work. From the day ne came to Wat erbury he rarely ever took q vacation, except few flying trips to Montreal. He inspected almost every stone that went into the church and rectory and was directing the movements of the workmen when he met with the acci- dent that culnfinated in his deaths Hn was passionate1y fchd of Fchildfelf; and never tired endeayoi $ to impart to them knowledge of their duty to God and man. Not content with what he could do for them in the Sunday school he used to gather them together week evenings during the summer and sit for hours explaining to them the commandments of the cnurch and oth- CT things which all CHthoiics ought to know. Once in awhile heawould turn aside from the lesson i'll the catechism and give the children a talk upon the duty of employees to their employers, and never dropped the subject without telling his hearers that while man had right to get as high wages an possible for himself. he had no bust. ness to interfere with others. He be- Ieved every man Wasa master of his own labor and that nDsdnet wnscjusti- fled in preventing him from disposing of 1t at price to shit himself.
 He believed in legitimate amuse- ments for youngsters, and for many years hls annual Sunday school pie nic at High Rock grove attracted big crowds It was n.ways q field day for the children, but it had q different meaning for Father DugGnn. who was ccrrtGntly inl droa;L stila+a sonar one ,x.f.L drowned. Finally he gave llpsthis and tried other sources Of amusement. on one occasion giving an outing in the lots at the lower end of Charles street. where nearly half the people of the parish collected and made merry. one of the principal attractions being a merry-go-round that refused to move an inch. tasl
 Father Duggan had different fathers conduct missions X in, sIg his church and organized the Holy Name society. the Sodality of Children of Mary and the St Thomas cadets. The cadets were his favorites and probably one of the proudest days of, his life was when committee rep- resenting the club waited upon him and requested him to call at the lyceum where they desired to make him :. ~~es- ent of group picture of the. society. He had large library and i'll this way put valuable literature within reach of everybody in the parish. He took a deep interest in educational matters and through his influence many young people whose early education had been neglected were induced to attend the evening schools and in this way acquir- ed a good general knowledge of read ing, writing and arithmetic. He ser we'd one term on the board of education, and his constituents labored hard to have him continue on the board. but he was too much taken up with his church work and had no time to devote to school matters.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-17
First Sod Turned in Cellar of the New Church by Father Dug
 gan in April. 1880.

While attending to the spiritual needs of his parishioners, with the aid of his assistant, Rev Father Birracree, Father Duggan lost no time in com mencing operations on the new church. One fine afternoon in the latter part of April, shortly after his arrival here, accompanied by Peter Larkin and James Crimmins, Father Duggan visit ed the church site and turned the first sod in the cellar. MT Larkin carried a lantern and MT Crimmins furnished the spade while the pastor came pro- vide& with agnne filled with holy
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-17
USherS and Attendants.- Public
 Reception to be Held by Car. dinal Gibbons


 The following gentlemen have been appointed to- assist at the church to- morrow:
 Tickets, John Carroll Edward Ken ney, Bernard Molloy, and Michael Sul- livan.
 Patrick Courtney and Charles Nu- gent will be stationed inside the main doors and they will direct the holders of tickets to the respective aisles in which their seats are located.
 Ushers for aisle on Gospel side of the altar, Timothy Luddy, Edward Dunphy, Michael Cowley, John Der win and William Derw1n.
 Ushers for center aisle, pr Dwyer, Dr Kilmartin, Dr Russell, Joseph Ken nedy, Henry Eaters and W. J. Spain
 Ushers for aisle on epistle side of altar, William Shannahan. John Mitchell, Edward Madden, James TleI- ly and Joseph Kelly.
 Representatives of the press will have the use of one of the side chap els in the front of the church where they will have a full view of the ser vices.
 In the afternoon from 3:3O until 5 o'clock public reception will be giv- en in honor of his eminence, Cardinal Gibbons in the Lyceum. The reception committee will consist of Town Clerk. Frank P. Brett, Dr Dwyer, Dr Kill martin, Dr Russell, Timothy Luddy and William Shannahan.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-17
Father Dussan's Coming to This CityWas Twenty-three Years
 Ago Next Month.

In February, 1880, Father Duggan came to Waterbury by order of Bishop McNrahop and purchased church site on Bank street, Brooklyn, from John c. Booth and N. J. Welton for $5,200. In April of that year Rev Lawrence Walsh, then pastor of the Immaculate Conception parish announced the for nation of St Patrick's parish with the Rev John H. Duggan as pastor. Father Walsh also read the division lines of the new parish which included what is still under the jurisdiction of St Pat rick's and also the district covered by St Francis Xavier's parish with the exception of a small strip lying be- tween Liberty and Martin streets, and added that the new pastor would meet his parishioners in St Patrick's chapel, corner of East Main street and Phoe nix avenue, where the Platt block now stands. The building originally be- lcnged to the Methodist church. but was purchased by the Immaculate Conception parish after the Methodist society had secured more desirable quarters. Services were conducted in the chapel until the basement of the new church was ready for occupancy in December, 1882.
 The corner stone of St Patrick's church was laid in 1881, the Rt Rev Bishop McMahon officiating and the Rt Rev Bishop O'Farrell of the Tren- ton diocese, preaching the sermon. About 10000 people were present, special trains coming in from New Britain. Hartford, Torrington and Col chester. whaEe Father DuggaR had
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-17
Early Life of the Founder and First Pastor of St Patrick's
 Church.

Rev John Henry Duggan, first rec tor of St Patrick's parish, was born in the parish of Monsea, County Tip perary, Ireland, in 1S4o. He was a son of Hugh and Nancy (Walsh) Dug gan, prosperous farmers. At an early age he evinced a disposition to study for the priesthood and his pious par ents used every means at their dis posal to fit him for the sacred calling. He received a. thorough classical and collegiate education at Nenagh, a town of about 5000 or 5000 inhabi- tants not far from where he was born. At the age of seventeen, accompanied by his brother, Hugh Duggan, now of Detroit, Michigan. he emigrated to the United States, and after a brief stay in New York joined an older brother in Montreal, Canada. Here he took course in law, was admitted to the bar and practiced the profession with great success for seven or eight years.
 Tn addition to building up large and remunerative practice he devoted considerable time to other matters and for a time his influence was felt in Canadian politics, especially in the city of Montreal, where his memory is still held in grateful remembrance and his efforts on behalf of the people referred to from time to time, notably his con- nection with the work of having set aside large tract of land for park which to-day is one of the many charming spots of that beautiful city. The citizens of Montreal never forgot him and even after he became a priest they cherished the hope of having him labor amongst them, their last attempt in this direction being made some time in 1888 when the Rev Father Dowd. pastor of the largest parish in that place, died. and the parishioners with the consent of the bishop sent an earn est appeal to Father Dueean to accent the vacant rectorship, but at that time
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-17

he was welded to his work in Water bury and declined the honor.
 In 1870 Father DugSan abandoned the practice of law and, as subject of the diocese of Hartford, entered the Grand Seminary of St Sul- Tice, Montreal, where he WAS ordained to the priesthood on December 21, 1874, by Archbishop Fa- bre. His first appointment was as assistant priest under Bishop McFar- land at the pro-cathedral of St Jo- sephs cathedral parish in Hartford. Later he was stationed at St Patrick's parish, Thomp- sonville; St Mary's church, New Britain and St Franciss par ish, Torrington, the last of which was his first pastorate Soon after he was appointed pastor of St Andrews par ish at Colchester.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-17
Program of Day-..Bishop Tierney to Officiate at Dedication---
 Musical Program.

The program of exercises is as fol lows:
 Dedication of church at 10 o'clock by the Right Rev Bishop Tierney of Hartford, assisted by a number of priests.
 Pontiflcal mass at Il o'clock, the off, icers of which will be as follows: Gel ebrant, his eminence, Cardinal Gib- bons, archbishop of Baltimore; assist ant priest, the Rev Christopher Me Evoy, O. s. A., of Philadelphia, for merly of this city; deacon of honor, Father Tinian of Providence diocese, whose home was formerly in this city; deacon, Father Michael, o. S. F. of Winsted; sub deacon, Rev James Smith of Winsted; master of ceremon- les, the Rev Patrick J. McGivney of New Canaan; assistant mas ter of ceremonies. the Rev John !. Mo- Givney of the Diocesan band of mis- sionaries. g
 The preacher of the day will be the Rev D. J. Stafford. DID,. rector of St Patrick's church, Washington, D. c.
 The music will be feature of the services. The Boys Sanctuary choir, consisting of about one hundred boys who have been carefully prepared and trained for this occasion will assist the regular choir of the church. The Con- cordia Singing society, Hans Saro, di- rector, will also assist in the musi- cal program. There will be a string orchestra of twenty pieces, a harp and a piano accompaniment All will be under the supervision of Mrs George A. Gibson, the regular organist of the church, who will pre- side at the organ and direct the soloists and choruses.
 The musical program is as follows: Prelude ................. Processional, "Marche Pontificale'.
 .................. .......... Gounod Kyrie :. Sieg, Hammeral arrangement Gloria ......... ............... Sleg Gregorian graduate .................. Credo ...4.. Caglier1o Offertory, Ave Verum" ..... Mozart Sanctus .......... S1eg Bened1ctus SleR Agnus Dei ....... Ca&l1er1o Recessional, Onward, Christian
 Soldiers .-....,. Sir Arthur Sullivan
 At the pontifical mass in the morn ing and at the vespers in the evening at 7:30, besides Cardinal Gibbons and the Right Rev Bishop Tierney there will be present Bishops Harkins of Providence and Bevans of Springfield and about 100 priests.
 The evening services will be com menced about 7:30 and the doors will be thrown open about 6:30.
 The officers of the high mass will also oficiate at vespers. The musi- cal program for the solemn pontiilcal vespers will be as follows:
 Professional, "Marche Religieuse' Domino Adjuvandum ............... Laudate Pueri Dominum ............ Laudate 0mnes Gentes ............. Magnificent ............. Alma Redemptoris .................. O Saiutaris ..................
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-17
Dedication of St PatrickS Church Will Take To-
 Morrow Morning.
HISTORY OF THE PARISH SINCE ITS FORMATION.
Life Death of the First Pao the Lamented Rev John H. Dusgan-WOrk Carried to Completion by the Present
 Pastor Rev Joseph A. GIeeson.

The dedication of the costly and beautiful edifice of St Patrick's in the Brooklyn district will take place to- morrow. The event has long been looked forward to by Father Gleeson, and his assistants, as we'll as the parishioners, many of whom have watched the edifice since the day the corner stone was laid. The occasion will be one of rejoicing, not only for the people of the parish, but for all the Catholics of the city.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-17

Tantum Ergo ................... Te Deum .................. Recessional, ''Marche Pontificalc'.
 The speaker of the evening will be the Rev M. F. Fallon, DID,, of Buff falo, N. Y.