Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-03

the site of the present church' GO,
house, cemetery and the Convere v.
Louis. Opposition was expressed NY 49, 80,
for his choice, which was In WIZ. ,,
section, but It was characteristic Vi Wy
Venerable Father who liked que. a".
solitude. The construction was star'eu
May 1, 1870 and the first mass '"c'e"
was celebrated on the 18th or pece'nuo,
the same year, with Bishop Deuoesoi "'"'
preaching the sermon.
When he first started In his H'sSio"a'
work In the village 1t was case VI ",s
travelling back and forth from Du! 'ine WI
In the winter and in the rains Oh 'he 1u,
mer He later boarded at house on tai a
road avenue and on December 7, lvIo'
his parish home was ready for occupancy.
He saw early the need of n parochia,
school and in 1869 st. Louis Convent schooi
building was erected and placed III cnaIse
Of the Sisters of Providence. lie quit 'ne
church, the parish house ana coh'eh'
schools in less than three years
He made two trips to Rome anu
Jerusalem, the first in 1884, when ne
accompanied the bishop, VINO went 10
attend a congress held there. In 1898
he made his second trip. alone. Wnen
the Rev. Monsignor J. M. Cloarec OF ST.
Joseph Church went to Rome u lew
years ago Father Audet was given the
office Of assistant coadjutor OIL the dio-
cese He had also been honored Win
the appointment as counselor on the
bishops staff.
The loss to the village In his death
is keenly felt by people OF all faiths.
He had helped and given great assist
ance in the upbuilding OF the village.
His wise counsel was many times
sought. His parishioners, with whom
he has worked so conscientiously these
many years, will miss his advice, which
was given freely. Probably one or the
greatest proofs OF their love Tor the
late reverend father was when he Of
fered at auction the sale of pews In
Concert hall to his parishioners. The
first Sunday no sold SO pews, which
brought in $1,770. much to the aston
ishment of Bishop DeGoesbriand. who
thought such thing Impossible.
Father Audet had also consulted the
late Frank Leclaire about such sale
and Mr.. Leclaire had tried to discour-
age it, saying the people did not have
the money. A Sunday later, the bal
ance of the pews was offered and sold
This selling of pews at auction became
necessary owing to many wishing spe-
cial locations. In the new church the
pews were sold in the same manner at
first. The congregation being mostly
Canadians, he worked hard for their
welfare and spent their money. given
in support of their church, wisely. and
o-day he leaves one of the best equip
ped parishes in the diocese with a
beautiful, large church, we'll kept
cemetery. and brick rectory replacing
the old wooden one. The convent build
ings are also of brick and in -four
ishing condition. In private life. he
! was a man of prayer and reflection and
given much to study.
Mike" Vartuli's home at Sc Hckok
street. was Quilted by fire Monday, an
alarm being rung in about 1880 o'clock.
The fire originated in bed room, prob
ably from an overheated stove-pipe. When
the alarm was rung in by Ernest Mongeon
| the building was q mass of flames which
/ lit up the whole neighborhood. 1t was
darkened very soon, though. after the ar
! rival Of the hose companies Two streams
were played on the burning building. The
steamer was brought to the scene in good
time and the f1remen made short work
Of the blaze. The interior of the building,
two-story wooden frame building. is
considerably damaged. Vartuli Is insured
to the amount of $500 on the house and
$1,000 on the furniture. He works nights
| in the boiler rooms of the Wooden mills
and was not at home at the time the fire
started. He has a wife and seven chill
dren and all found shelter two doors south
Of the burning building. at the home OF
his brother-in-law. Mike Paolo.