The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-22
NEW WORLD ITEMS


Handsome Gift For sHospitaI.-Rt.
Rev. Bishop Hickey has announced
the receipt of gift of $4,000 from
an unnamed donor, for ST. Joseph
Hospital in Providence, r. /.
Catholic, Publisher Des.-Mr James
Nolan, who published The Catholic
Record, of Toledo, o., for thirteen
years, has died at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Terrence Shelflin, near
Belfast, N. Y. Two years ago he was
compelled by i'll health to retire from
The Record.
School Is Burned.-Fire damaged
st. Stanislaus' school, Buffalo, N. Y,
to the extent of $4,000. The school
was a four-story structure and had
accommodation for about 1900 pupils.
Electric wires were being strung into
the auditorium on the fourth floor of
the school for a Christmas entertain
ment. The superstition is that the
dead wires crossed live ones and set
the building on fire.
A Record Pastor.-Last week Rev.
Michael F. Crane celebrated his golden
sacerdotal jubilee in st. Mary Church,
Avoca, Pa, where he has been pastor
forty-five years. He was given a
purse of $1,000, which he turned oyer
to fund for the erection of home
for the teaching Nuns of his parish.
Young Cleric Buried.-Bryan Nor
an, young student for the priesthood
who died Wednesday of last week at
st. Anthony's hospital, Denver, was
buried in Mount Olivet, from the An
nunciation Church. Mr.. Moran was
from the County Mayo, Ireland, and
had finished his philosophical studies
at Maynooth College, Ireland. He was
studying for one of the American do
ceses. Mr. Moran had been in st. An
thongs for some weeks, having come
directly there from Ireland.
Generous Gift For orphans.-The
most generous gift for the Catholic
orphan asylum at Buffalo, N. Y, last
week, came from the Rev. James J.
Roche, Rector of the Church of the
Sacred Heart, Niagara Falls, N. Y,
who sent check for $500, Gin honor
of the Holy Innocents and as token
of gratitude for the motherly care
given to children committed to the
nhor or;c
Boys Cause Church Fire.-The ar
rest of two boys, eight and nine years
old, clears up the cause of the destruc-
ton by fire of st. Michael Church at
Butler, Pa. The boys are charged
with attempted robbery, and one has
admitted that they were in the church
looking at Christmas crib near the
altar when they upset candle, which
fell in the midst of some straw in the
crib. He says that they ran into the
street shouting fire, but, before the
fire department arrived, the blaze was
beyond control, and the church was
destroyed. The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
Death of Father coITins.-Rev.
Charles w. Collins, former Chancellor
in Boston after brief illness. For
the past few years he was chaplain
of st. Clements House, where he ex-
pired. Father Collins was born in
Ellsworth, Me-, in 1870, and was grad
uated from Holy Cross College in
1891. He was secretary to Cardinal
O'Connelrs legation during that pre-,
late's visit to japan as representative
Of Plus x in 1906, and received the
decoration of the Order of the Rising
Sun.
Out-Patient Clinic.-Starting Janu
airy 4, the trustees of the Saint Eliz
abeth Hospital of Boston have arrang
ed to open an Out-Patient Clinic fol
children land babies at the hospital il
Brighton. The objects of the clinic
are twofold, to treat sick babies ant
to keep we'll babies well. The trus
tees appreciate the fact that the care
of young children and babies is one
of the most important works of hos
pital. Most of their ills are due t.
improper feeding in the early periot
OF life; and, if their mothers can b.
taught to feed them properly, they
will develop into healthy boys anc
girls, and thus relieve the family O
much needless expense and sacrifice
Polish Children Received.-Thret
hundred and fifty Polish refugee chill
dren arrived in Chicago on Christina:
Day from Siberia, under the care o
the National Polish Committee O
America. They will be cared for a
st. Hedwigs Industrial School a
Niles, Ill. The little war orphan!
were assembled by representatives o
the National Polish Committee anc
concentrated at Vladivostok. From
there they sailed to America undel
the supervision of DIR. J. Jacobkie
wicz. There is a manual trainin,
school for boys as we'll as St. He'd
wigs Industrial School for Girls a
Niles. The Rev. f. R. Rusch, super
intendent, will care for the new al
rivals. 1t is hoped that in two year
conditions in Poland will permit o
all the children being sent to thei
homes.