The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-23
NEW WORLD ITEMS

books in the attic Of an old building
in Woodbury., n. j., few days ago,
Mr.. Frank H. Stewart found deeds
made out for George Washington and
an indemnity bond signed by Charles
Carroll, of Carrollton, made out to
Washington.
Hosts to italian Msson.-Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Letter are hosts to the
Italian Mission during its stay in this
country at their magnificent Washing
ton house in Dupont Circle. Mrs,
Letter is a Catholic.
Catholic Victims. = The Hastings
mine disaster has gone into history,
the worst ever known to the many
mines of southern Colorado. Over half
of the 120 men who lost their lives
were Catholics, most of whom left
widows and orphans behind. There
were "a Austrians, Italians, Is Next
cans and Americans of the Catholic
faith among the victims.
Chalice StoIen.-Tne arraignment of
a prisoner in the Harlem Court, n. Y,
a few days ago, brought to light the
story of how a beautiful and very val
liable gold chalice was stolen from Ri.
Rev. Mgr. Lavelle of ST. Patrick's Ca
thedral, New York. The chalice was
personal gift from the late Mr.. An
thony Brady, the noted banker and
business promoter.
Catholics on Staff.-Col. Daniel E.
Mccarthy, U. S. A., of Fort Sheridan,
ILL.,, is a member of General Pershing's
staff (now in Franco, as quartermas-
ter. Major Dennie Z. Nolan, U. S. A,
and Major Hugh A. Drum, U. S. A.,
are also members of the eXpeditionary
force.
Lightning Wrecked Church.-Dam-
age amounting to $4,000 resulted from
lightning striking Catholic church in
Spring Valley, ILL.,, last week. Besides
the church a parochial school and
residence were burned.
Famous Altar Painting.-The altar
painting of st. Peters Cathedral, Gin
cinnati, is est. Peter Delivered by an
Angel" by Murillo. During the Peninsu-
lar War it was taken from the Span
iards and presented by Cardinal Fesch,
uncle of Napoleon l, to Bishop Fen
wick, first Bishop of Cincinnati
Noted Poets Widow Dead.-Mrs.
Richard Dalton Williams, widow of
the celebrated Irish poet and patriot,
Richard Dalton, one of the writer's for
the Nation in its palmy days, died
recently at her home, New Orleans.
She was born on May %, 1882. in New
Orleans, and she married Richard Dali
ton Williams on September s, 1856.
Her husband died on July 5, 1862
To Aid Recreation.-The supreme
board of directors of the Knights of
Columbus announced on June IA, the
appropriation of $1,OOO,O0O by the or
der to establish and maintain recrea-
ton centers at all the principal army
concentration camps.
SCSHiN Wives
An ambulance unit of four cars, fully
equipped and costing $4,000, has
been given to Fordham University,
n. Y, by Arthur and Joseph McAlee-
nan of the Fordham Alumni Associa-
ton, and 119 students of the univer-
Sity have volunteered to go to the
front with it. The students, consti-
tuting an ambulance corps, will sail as
an American Red Cross unit.
Centenarian Soldier Dies. - The
death took place recently at the Con-
federate Soldiers Home, Higginsville,
Mo-, of Luke O'Rourke, at the age of
107 years. He was born in Ireland
and came to America shortly before
the Civil War and settled in Tennes-
see. AT the opening of hostilities he
Joined the Tenth Tennessee infantry
and took part in many engagements.
AT the close of the conflict he moved
to Missouri.
Priests Injured in CycIone.-During
a cyclone at Mineral Point, Mo-, last
week, Rev. J. P. O'Connor, assistant at
st. James Church, Mineral Point, and
Rev. Michael ]. O'Leary, pastor of st.
Columbkille's Church, Byrnesville,
Mo-, were among the injured. Both
priests are now at st. Johns Hospital,
st. Louis. Father O'Connor was seri-
ously wounded, and his chances for
recovery are slight.
Church Rejoices.-Decoration Day
of 1917 will remain memorable one to
the Catholics of Salamanca, N Y, on
account of the first official visit of Rt.
Rev. Denis ]. Dougherty, late of the
Philippines, now Bishop of the do
cese of Buffalo, being made to the
town where he confirmed class of
over 500. Another cause for the occa-
sion being remembered was that of
the burning of a long standing mort
gage of $4,000 on st. Patrick's Church
property, of which Rev. Robert E. |
Walch is pastor.
Willing Observation-Disclosures and
conductors of Jamaica Plain, Boston,
who usually mark time' in the street |