The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-04-20
EUREKA.
Especial correspondence

Especial correspondence
Easter was celebrated with unusually
brilliant ceremonies in our parish
church. The large concourse of +ha
! faithful who attended the yarious
masses and the many who performed
! their Easter duties was source of
! great pleasure to the pastor. Pew
! Father Donohue. Owing to the fai,<-
| full work of the Altar society. ably di-
rected by Mrs P. Donnelly, the church
was the scene of exceptionally beauti-
full decorations. Father Donohue was
equal to the occasion. In his usual
strenuous vein and with fatherly senti-
| ment he preached an eloquent sermon
on that time-honored subject. What
| profiteth it a man TO gain the whole
world and lose his own soul?" The mn
! steal program was elaborate and was
rendered in an attractive and devO-
! tional manner. Mr.. Joseph Phillins
| with Mr.. Frank Beesly. held down the
bass parts of Waterman's mass in C.
Mr.. Ed Bonner, with violin accompani-
ment, rendered great help to Mrs. T
D. Sullivan. who held the organ. Mrs
Pat Donnelly and Annie Bonner with
Mr.. Ed Bonner as altos and Mrs Dris-
coll, Clarity, James Weldon and Misses
NJ. Bonner and r. McPhee as sopranos.
and Mr.. Frank Clarity as tenor form
ed the other members of a very eff
fective choir.
Too much credit cannot be given to
the ladies of the Altar society for
their exquisite decoration of the al
tars Lilies, carnations. geraniums
massed in ferns formed a beautiful
picture.
Mrs. NJ. r. E. Sullivan spent Sunday
and Monday with her mother at Paw
son.
]. c. Sullivan was called to Los An
geles on account of the illness of his
wife, who has been living in that CITY
for several months. Mrs. Sullivan is
reported to be great deal better at
this time.
Diphtheria has caused no end of
trouble and excitement in Eureka with
in the past few days. 1t was on Sun
day morning that Dir. |. F. Gose. who
had been called TO attend little Ger
trude Shea, the youngest child of Mrs.
Patrick Shea. found the little girl to
be suffering from diptheria Every
thing possible was done to save the
child's life but in the struggle death
conquered, and before night the little
ones voice was forever hushed and its
eyes We're closed in sleep from which
cause of the highly contagious nature
of the disease there could be no funeral
services, and the burial which took
place on Monday afternoon, was pri-
Vate. The child was past years of
zee, and the mother and other mem
bers of the family feel their loss keenly.
Death in any form is sad enough.
but when the bereayed ones are quar-
antined in their home, almost alone in
their sorrow. unable to follow the body
to its last resting place or to hear the
sympathetic and cheering words of
friends, it is hard TO realize their great
sorrow. Within a few days Mrs Shea
was also called upon to mourn the loss
of her father, j. B. Cronin, and the
sympathy of the entire community
goes out to her in her bereavement
Eureka Reporter, April -.
One by one the old pioneers of Eu-
reka are answering the final summons
and passing to their reward. This week
marks the passing of John B. Cronin.
who has been identified with the camp
for over twenty years. His death oc-
Cured on Wednesday, night at the Holy
Cross hospital in Salt Lake. where he
was taken a couple of weeks ago. He
received a slight injury to his foot a
few months ago which was not thought
to be serious, and almost before any
one realized that he was i'll gangrene
had set in, and this is what caused
his death. The deceased was 60 years
of age last June. He was born in Ire
land, but came to America at the age
of years. He settled with his parents
in Washington, D. c., where he grew to
manhood. and in the year 1863 went to
California, and from there to Nevada
in 1865. In 1887, twenty years ago, he
moved his family to this city. and has
resided here ever since being engaged
in the boot and shoe business. He
leaves a widow and six children-Dan-
iel B. Cronin, NJ. F. Cronin, John Gro
min, Mrs. Patrick Shea, Miss Clara and
Miss Katie Cronin, all of whom reside
in Eureka.
John 3. Cronin was an upright. hon
est citizen and man whose friends
were only limited TO the number of his
by not only his relatives but
scores of others who will miss him from
the walks of life.
A sad feature in connection with Mr..
Cronin's death is the fact that the
families of two of his children, Daniel
B. Cronin and Mrs. Patrick Shea, were
luarantined for diphtheria.
A girl was born Wednesday to Mr..
and Mrs P. G. Fennel, and boys ar
lived on the same day at the homes of
Mr. and Mrs. William Britton and Mr.. |
md Mrs. Paul Keil.