The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-11-15
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that the missionaries reappeared.
Freedom of worship was granted in
1874, and missionary work was perma-
nently resumed in 1895. At present
there are about sixty Catholics in Ice
land ministered to by few priests OF
the Company Of Mary. In ReykJavlck
they have a church and a school, and
also a hospital in charge of the Sis
tiers of st. Joseph.
Priest Attacked BY Negro.-While
returning from sick call Father Jo-
seph Duertock of ST. Mary's Church,
Cincinnati, came upon a crowd 'of
men beating Levi Adams, negro.
When the priest attempted to rescue
Adams from some of the white as
sailants, Mrs. Adams, his wife, rushed
upon Father Duerstock, struck him in
the face, breaking his glasses and bad
ly cutting his right eye. Mrs. Adams
said in court that she mistook the
priest for one of her husbands as
sailants. She was fined $25 and given
ten days in jail
Three octogenarians. = For more
than fifty years Mrs. George B.
Adams, Mrs Robert E. Walsh and
Mrs. Peter Collins had been neighbors
in Joliet, ILL., AS young girls they
were prominent in Joliet musical and
social circles. they grew up together,
married and made their homes in the
neighborhood. Wednesday, October
%, Mrs. Walsh, 50 years old. died at
her home. Scarcely forty hours later,
Mrs. Adams, 81 years old. succumbed
to illness at her home. Sunday, Mrs.
Collins. 81 years old, died at her home,
after long illness. Mrs. Walsh and
Mrs. Collins were the first members
of st. Patrick's Church choir and their
death mark the passing of the origi-
nal choir of the oldest Catholic Church
in Joliet.
Priest Battles Robbers.-Rev. w. B.
Cronin, pastor of All Saints Catholic
Church in Portland Ore, was taken
to hospital suffering from severe
injuries November 3, following a fight
which he had with two armed bur
glars at his home. Father Cronin had
received a call by telephone from a
sick parishioner and had summoned a
taxicab to take him to the place. AS
he emerged from his house at 8 A. NJ.
he was accosted by one robber with
a command to throw up his hands.
The priest refused, he said, and both
men attacked him. The battle lasted
nearly half an hour, he said, and car
ried the contestants into and all about
the house. Finally Father Cronin was
subdued and the robbers departed
with his watch and money. The
priest proceeded to the home of his
sick parishioner and there collapsed.
Death Due to Broken Heart. TILE
died of a broken heart" it was said
in Little Rumania," as Father John
Pop, friend and counsellor of the col.
ony in Aurora, ILL.,, was buried. Two
glib Rumanian visitors from Chicago
are declared to have deceived the ED
erly priest and his flock few months
before he died. They proposed as a
high cost of living remedy to establish
store, to be owned by Rumanians
which would sell necessities at cost
! The idea won favor with Father Pop
he indorsed it at mass meeting, ano
his people subscribed $1,000. The
sum was put in bank and the pro
motors got it and disappeared The
| store never was started. The same
promoters are said to have gone tC
Whiting, Ind, and employed the same
scheme.