The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-02-14

which they propose to put UP $250,O0
building, to be known as the Hibernian
Institute.
The directors of the Knights of CO.
Iumbus, who met in New Haven, Conn,
the other day, report an increase OF
membership during the year of more
than 100 per cent. Payments made of
death claims were 1921, 200.
The late Miss Ann Bohan of Bridge
port, Conn, left her entire estate, es-
timated at from $4,000 to $4,000, to
the new hospital to be erected in that
city, in charge of the Sisters of st. Vim
cent de Paul.
Rev. John p. Puetz, rector of ST.
Joseph's church, Tiffin, Ohio, died re-
Gently at Las Vegas, N. M, where he
had gone for the benefit of his health.
Father Puetz was ordained in Cleve-
land in 1865.
Very Rev. A. B. Oechtering, rector
of st. Joseph's church, Mishawaka
Ind. died the other day at st. Joseph's
hosnital, after an operation for can
Ger. Father Oechtering was one of
the best known priests in Indiana, and
! in his early days was a noted lecturer.
/ He was 65 years of age and was born
whom he inherited quite an estate.
By the will of Lawrence Watson, the
: 90year-old hermit of Maple Park, near
/ Aurora. H., the archbishop of Chi
cago receives eight acres of land in the
/ town of Cortland and large lot with
buildings in Chicago. Mr.. Watson had
lived in a little shanty and denied him
I self all but the merest necessities, as a
Self-inflicted nenance
The new cathedral of Westminster,
began nearly eight years ago, is near
ing completion. A gilt cross ten feet
high has just been placed on the cam
panile. Before it was erected Cardinal
/ Vaughan blessed it, and deposited in a
cavity in the center a fragment of the
true cross, which has been in England
for several hundred years. The struc-
ture, although a full view of it is OBJ
structed by surrounding buildings. is
very imposing, and when the interior
decorations are finished it will rank not
far below the most beautiful cathedrals
in the world.
Archbishop Ryan presided at the an
nual meeting of the American Catholic
Historical society, held recently at the
rooms of the society, 715 Spruce street
philadelphia The president, Rev.
Henry 7. Drumgoole of the seminary,
among other things in his report. an
nounced that a large library of re-
iig1ous works had been bequeathed to
the society by the late Rev. Hugh
Lane of st. Theresa's church.
For the first time in the history of
the Delaware legislature a priest holds
the office of chaplain. Rev. Thomas F.
Maldron, rector of the Church of the
Holy Cross, Dover, was recently -
pointed chaplain of the senate. Father
Waldron is deservedly popular among
people of all creeds and classes and his
appointment is warmly commended.
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Hon. John Wanamaker purchased
1or ir John Chambers Memorial church.
Iwenty-eighth and Norris streets
philadelphia, the silvery-toned he'll
that was heard from the tower of that
church Christmas eve. This bell was
cast at the McShane bell foundry. Bal
tlfnore, famous for bells of ali kinds |
and some of the worlds most celebrat- |
ed chimes. It's net weight is 2,1ee |
pounds. ''OOO
AT the Convent of the Visitation. in
Frederick, Nd, on Jan. 4. the black |
ven was received by Sister Mary
Claude Ford and Sister Mary Agnes
y Nelll, the later of Philadelphia. Miss
Ford was formerly Miss Rose Myrtle
Ford of st. Mary's county. Marviand
Miss Anna Flood of Youngstown. O.. |
was received into the community at the
same time by taking the white veil.
Miss Ford will be known as Sister
Mary Jane Francis.
On tho
the late Rev. Edward Hannin. for forty
years pastor of ST. Patrick's church
ioiedo, O., it is stated that the public
schools were ordered closed for the
lrst time on the occasion of al flinera1s
n Ioledo. Mayor Jones issued a proc
amation requesting the stores to close
turing the time of the obseouies: the
county commissioners suspending their
SESSIONS to express their sympathy.
very court in the city was adjourned
or the same object.
Four Ursuline Sisters from Thildonk | :
n Brabant, have left Genoa for India, :
Ehey have been invited by the arch :
bishop of Calcutta to take part in the :
ducation of the natives in his diocese :
me OF the four in an English girl. a .
who has been educated at the
convent, Thildonk
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The Rev. Daniel Mccormick. rector :
# st. Veroniea's church, CHRISTOPHER (
treet, died at the rectory on FRIDAY I
ven1ng, Jan. %, from heart failure !
lis death came so suddenly that his !
sslstant, Father Hayes, barely had
lme to administer the last sacraments
+ the church. He expired before the
rrival of a doctor, who was hastily
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In accordance with the wish of Arch 4
ishop Elder, the office of coadiutor for 1
he archdiocese of Cincinnati has been
reated by the Propaganda, and the Of .
cial letter announcing this has been
eceivNA by the archbishop.
The most costly chair in existence
elongs to the Pope. 1t is of silver is
'orth $4,000, and was a present from
'ealthy admirer.-Sunday Companion.
For the first time in $50 years, Fri
ay, Jan. 16, was moving day for the
esuit novitiate at Frederick, Md. The
l6 priests, scholastics and lay brothers
the community. in charge of Rev.
ohm O'Rourke, the rector left on a
pecial train for their new home st.
ndrew SON the Hudson, near Poueh-
eepsie. It required ten freight cars
, carry the library and the furniture.
he affairs will be shipped later.
The Frederick noviate was the head
uarters of the Maryland-Ne York
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