New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 22, 1915, Page 10

2 ESTABLISHED 1886 | clobe Clothing House » REASURE FIELDS | UNDAY ISINSPE AT IONDAY We know if you v;vould but come to see this beautiful property you would naturally speak well of it, in fact go out of your way to recom- nd it to your friends as a good investment. You should not form your opinion until you have seen the land with your own eyes. In or- ‘a m oy that we may get your opinion we have appointed Sunday, May 23rd as Inspection Day and invite you to visit Treasure Fields any- e during the day. The sale was continued this morning and will continue until every lot in the third section is sold. FREE AUTO TRIPS ALL DAY SUNDAY " Jordan & Selleck’s auto will pass through the different streets Sunday and any cne may get in and take a free ride. Wh the car on the street tell the man you wish to see Treasure Fields and he will take you to t)l,lg property and bring you home :;aiilo‘:vist‘lz: at any obligation on yeur. part. D LOCATION VERY CENTRAL i Treasure Fields is just beyond the end of South Main street, on the road to Berlin. 15 to 18 minutes walk and 6 mir from City Hall. It's very close-to many of New Britain’s factories. v st <l $2 Deposit, Then $1 a Week These are the terms without any ifs or ands, No paymelits when sick or out of work. No taxes. No extr: i ’nae your lot for garden or build upon it the minute you make the $2 deposit. oo of sy Kind. . Xom iy Free Auto To and From Treasure Fields Al Day Sunday anniversary of the dedica- Paul's New Boman Cath- ‘in Kensington ‘will be cel- “Swith special services tomor- ning at 10:30 o’clock at the he pastor, Rev. J. C. Bren- s prepared an appropriate ad- s for the occasion. . ial mpsic will be Tendered by al’s church choir which will be ed’ by Mrs. Louis Beecher, = or- The following excellént musical pro- -l -be .given: 2 ocessional—'Lead Kindly Light” “Kyrie” ..... by Tozer “Gloria™ by Tozer lude—*"Ave Maria’ by Millard #Credo” "....... by Tozer '‘Who is Knocking at the . ren of the Sunday Schoéol . by Child- .. by Tozer .. by Tozer sthe Month of Mother.” fonal—“Holy God We Praise i Thy Name.” First ¥rish Ploneers in 1840. cords in ‘the archives of the ington church state that it was in Vear -of 1840 that the first Irish iC rs located in this town. It was ot until after the civil war was over '1865 however, that a larger num- ©of Trish Catholics came to Kens- hgton to make their homes, drawn by 6 new tields of labor and industry #d’ up in the immediate vicinity. nch believers in the faith in they had been born and ht up, these Catholics were un- By the fact that there was ng ch, of #% sect.in the village and ough Yhere were upwards of 400 holics in Kensington they all un-. chingly ‘walked the entire distance " St. Mary's church in New Britain ¢ they attended the religious ser- / Through 'the winter's snows ‘trod the wind swept Berlin flats hd in the intense heat of the mid- mer sun they continued to walk New Britain uncomplainingly, until 1872 a mission was irganized and rvices were held. at the old Hart's i1, the Rev. Luke Daly of St. Mary's Paurch of New Britain officiating. “First Church Completed in 1878. This however, did not meet with the feaires of the ambitious parishion- and 1878, under the energetc il Rey. Dr. Carmody, then he St.‘Mary’s church in work’was commenced to house of ‘worship. The 2 b y " Paul’s New Church ' Passes First Milestone mary Exercises Will Be Held Tomorrow Morning . with Sermon By Rev. J. C. Brennan As Spe- . . cial Feature—History of Parish. N & SELLECK, Inc. P S S —) New Britain Office, 259 Main St. Room 41, Booth’s Block edifice was completed in 1878 under the administration of Rev. Paul Mc- Allenney, at present rector of St. Pet- er's church in Hartford. The build- ing was situated on Main street and was large enough to accomodate the parishioners. On May 4, 1913, when it was totally destroyed by fire. At the time of its erection the congrega- tion numbered between 900 and 1060 members. Father McAllenney was succeedced by Rev. Thomas Skelley. For nine years Father Skelley conduct- ed services at St. Paul's church nan, who remained as pastor until bis death SeptemBer 1, 1911. It was while Father Degnan was pastor that St. Paul's parish hall was erected. Father Brennan Appointed. On September 13, 1911, Rt. Rev. Bishop John J. Nilan of Hartford #p- pointed Rev. J. C. Brennan, the pres- ent pastor, to fill the vacancy. The beginning of the administration of Father Brennan, however, was not so fortunate as his predecessors, as on May 4, 1913, fire totally destroyed his church. Although almost ‘heart- broken. over the disaster, Father Brennan at once shouldered the tack of erecting a new churgh. After dne consideration the corporation deciced to select a new site. Property known as the Hotchkiss-Jones estate in tne | gistrict of Kensington on the cor:ur of Alling and Peck streets, was ce- cided upon. The land on Alling street is fifty feet wide and 198 feet deep and on Peck street 40 feet wide and 244 feet deep. The estate was bought by P. H. Condon 'of Bristol, who later deeded it over to St. ‘Pauls Catholic church corporation. As soon as the negotiations for the and- was in turn succeeded by the M. A. Sullivan, L.L.D, PAROCHIAD RESIDEN minated the corporation lost no time —photo by Murray, CE, ST. PAUL'S PARISH. ———— e at present pastor of the Immaculate Conception church, Hartford. Under Dr. Sullivan’s administration in 1896, the Sacred Heart church of East "Ber- lin was erected. Dr. Sullivan was also the organizer of the St. Paul's Y. M. T. A. and B, society of Ken. 'sington, which recently celebrated its ‘fifteenth.. anniversary. After six years as pastor of the church he was succeeded by the Rev. James J. Deg- and the contract for the building of the new church was awarded to the H. Wales Lines company,of Merid:«n. Louis A, Walsh of Waterbury was se- lected as architect. Cornerstone Laid Nov. 2, 1913, Before a year after the conflagra. tion which destroved the old church had elapsed the new one was com- pleted and ready for occupancy. The proposed site of the church were ver- |* | miah J.° Curtin, - - ceremony of laying the cornerstone took place on Sunday, November 2, 1913. ' This was an auspicious occa- sian for the members of the church and one that will long be remem- be!‘e}‘] by them. . The sermon for the occasion was préached by the former rector, Rev. M. A. Sullivan, L.L. D,, and Rt. Rev. John J. Nilan officiated. Upward of 3,000 people were present/| at the ceremony, including distin- guighed citizens from Berlin and New Britain. ¢ The services were preceded by a parade of the A. O. H. of New Britain, the T. A. and B, society of New Britain, the Knights of Colum- | bus: of New Rritain, the Holy Name society of New Britain and the Y. REV. 4. C. BRENNAN. M. T. A. and B. society and the Italian Tripoli “soclety and the Holy Name society, all of Kensington. Dedication May 25, 1914, ‘The zeal and efforts of Rev. Father Brennan and his congregation were crowned on Sunday May 25, 1914, when the new St. Paul's church was dedicated by Bishop Nilan with im- pressive services. Rev. John Neale, LL, D, of Meriden, preached the dedicatory sermon. A solemn high mass immediately followed the ded- ication at which priests from import- ant parishes about the state of Con- necticut assisted the celebrant, Rev. John F. Ryan of Hartford. Rev. Patrick Daly of St. Joseph’s church, New Britain, was deacon and Rev. James Keating of New Haven was sub_deacon. Rev, John J. Murray of Hartford, chancellor of the dio- cese, was master of the ceremonies. The attendants of the bishop were Rev. John T. Winter, pastor of St. Mary’s church, New Britain, and Rev. M. A. Sullivan of Hartford. The clergymen present on the altar were Rev. W. H. Rogers, Hartford; Rev. Dr. John Neale, Meriden; Rev. Jere- ‘Waterbury; Rev. D. P. Hurley, Bast Hartford; Rev. Sig- mund Weroniecki, New Britain, and }front of the building. Rev. J. C, Brennan. Ll it Yieas A wide selection of designs $22 and $25 Our Shirt showing includes a range from 50c to $3.50. . WE WANT TO IMPRESS YOU WITH THE VATUE OF Children’s Vestee Washable Suits at $1.00 Stetson Hats, Emery Shirts, Inter- woven Stockings, Rockinchair Union Suits The church was fillea to its capacity and a large number of friends were present from New Britain, Hartford, Bristol and Meriden. The music for the occasion was furnished by St. Paul's church choir assisted by the organist, Mrs. Louis Beecher. Church Well Appointed. The new church is conveniently situated, on the carner of Peck and Alling streets in Kensington, on the summit of a beautiful knoll of green- sward. The structure is attractive and of modern design. It is of brick censtruction ‘with brownstone and Kentucky limestone trimmings. The roof is of red Spanish tile as are the attractive porticoes over the three heavy double doors of oak at the The architec- ture is English Gothic in design and there is a hint of Spanish mission in the tower. The interior woodwork of the church is of ash with the exception of the pews, which are made of oak. The auditorium of the church is well lighted and ventilated by an abun- architecture, two side altars and a rain altar. ‘The church contains thir- teen lateral windows made of im- ported antique glass of brownish green tint. The window at the rear of the main altar is very artistic. It :s a figured window of “Haster Morn.” "he céiling of the church is nearly paneled in ash. The church is 100 feet deep, 51 feet wide at the front and 53 feet in the rear. -Over the main auditorium it is 46 feet. Debt Today Is Only $13,000. The indebtedness of the church when Rev. J. C. Brennan became pastor was $40,000. Today the prop- erty is valuel at $50,000 and the in- cdebtedness is $13,000. Theé rectory was commenced on July 1, 1914, the contract being cwarded to the Union Construction contains a study or living room, a ception foom, a dining room, coat room, hall and vestibule, The second floor consists of t and bedroom and bath on oney { the other. A linen' closet and are in the rear of the hall adjoin the housekeper’s apartment, whie over the kitchen, ’ On the third floor ds found the end one guest chamber. The roof. of ‘the rectory is wf mont red slate trimmed and all gutters and leaders are of copper. hood over the front of the door identical with the one over the chu making the two entrances uniform) Pa Native of Greenwich, Rev., J.0F, | r?nq. the pasto ugeh, u‘oorn in. G Bt. Paul's W wich, Conn., in the yeap 1870, company of New Rochelle, N.'Y., for | Braduated from the public school A £7,650. It is built of red brick and is trimmed with Kentucky limestone to keep in uniform design with the church. The dimensions of the house 'S ROMAN dance of imported antique windows, The seating capacity of the church is 450. - Over the center aisle are suspended iwo showers of seven large electric lights and over each of the side aisles are hung showers of three lights. The choir 10ft is taken care of by omple light given by two groups of chandeliers on either side. There are three altars keeping in line with the CATHOLIC CHURCH. are thirty-two feet, six inches front and thirty-four feet deep on the east side with an L extension on the west ¢ side of twelve feet. There is a spacious lobby and porch thirteen feet square on the east side. The structure is three stories high and contains eleven rooms. The first floor ig of oak finish, while the second floor is oak trimmed and Norti Carolina rift pine. The first floor ) that town, where he showed brill as a scholar, carrying off the schol: honors of nisg class. He then tel Manhattan college ' in 'New Yg where he graduated after six with the degree of A. B. in the 1891 Father Brenman enrplled in Mary's seminary in Baltimor®) remaining there for one year. following year, 1891, he entered American college in Rome and five years was graduated with the gree of 8, T. L, L. On returnin America in 1897, Father Brennan appointed assistant rector of Francis' church in New Halen. 1899 he was appointed as assisti St. Joseph’s church in Bristol, maining in Bristol for two ¥ Father Brennan was again transf, to St. Mary’s church in JLake Conn. For nine years, until 191§ was rector at St. Mary's church, he was appointed pastor of St. P caurch, Kensington, by Bishey He has now sérved In this cap for three years and, eight mol Being of a very congenjal n Father Bremnam is not only po with his parishiohers but with pd of different denominations, Congregation Numbers 500. The Sisters of Mercy of S chureh, New Britain, supervise | of 130 children, The sisters sisted by twenty young ladies o congregation. Services are held al church by the pastor every 8 and at the Sacred Heart chure, East Berlin. His congregatio: Kenkington at present consis about 500 persons, of which 't about ninety English speaking, enty-five Italian and twenty-five speaking families, At the mission ‘in East B Father Brennan has but thirteen ilies. At one time he had ovey in his congregation in that when the Peck, Stowe & Wile tory and the American Hridge pany, which employed the & number of his flock, mov ] town the people followed fi gregation hag been reduced BN persons $o nearly 100, Sacred Heart church of is out of debt, % Varsity ! , Fifty Five WAt $18, $20, ] the hall and two spare chambers | b