New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 20, 1923, Page 15

' Second Section St. Mary’s Parish Nearing 75th Anniversary- of Its Institution Catholics in All Parts of City to Take Part in Ob: gerving Occasion Next September. St. Mary's phrish, the largest Cath. olic parish in the city, will round out the three-quarter century mark of its existence in September of this year, | and an appropriate observance of the | event will take place with the other Catholic parishes in - the city, orig- ’ inally a part of the mother pnrlnh,] taking part, | The parish was instituted in Sep- tember, 1848, with the appointment of the late Rev. Luke Daly as pastor. It was at that time a mission station in a district comprising I"armington, | Plainville, Bristol ,the Mines, Forest- | | medlately commenced NEW BRITAIN HERALD APRIL. 20, 1925, would not pay the sisters teachers' salaries, ! The accommodations In the old church on Myrtle strect were not suf- ficlent for the number of Catholics worshipping there, and Dr. Carmody prevailed upon the church corpora- tion'to buy the Lee property on Main | street near North Main for a new parish site. | The deeds for this were | passed on May 12, 1882, The pastor, however, never lived to see this work | accomplished, for he died on April 23, 1888, Future Bishop Made Pastor, May, 1883, He was later destined to be made bishop of the diocese. He im- to fulfill the | work started by Dr, Carmody, and plans for a large edifice were drawn | to be built on the site of the present church on Main strees. i The cornerstonc was;laid on June 27, 1886, and the basement was fin- He was succeeded by Rev. 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His first official according to all records was also the Bct was to consecrate the new tdifice first service of its kind in this city, in ?‘:97“ .\YAntry;;‘:ha::(}; :Tso Mt‘;‘;:hpu:: the Glynn house on Main Bbtreet, m.l} Chase of a tract of land, begun by —3 yard pleces . . \\'II;ln Twilled (‘nlto;l Tape—10 ; i CHILDREN’S ENGLISH RIBBED - e ) i HOSE § harine Tablets 21c¢ Black, Cordovan, White and the popular Champagne shade, | ished on September 8, 1889, but be- | fore the entire structure was entirely | “Tollies” Tlastic Hair Curlers 7c. Grove's lu;m;w Bromo Quin- for several months after the Sunday| services were conducted there. The| second Christmas services were cele- brated in Humphrey hall, now knowa | us Hadley hall, near the triangle in| the center. Father Daly, although appointed | pastor of the parish in 1848, did not take up his permanent residence in this city until May 9, 1849. When he| arrived, he lived at the Cassidy homs | and conducted week day services in| thy Shelly ‘home on: Beaver strect. Later on, the number of attendants at these services became so large that a mass meeting of the parishionecrs: was called and plans for the erectinn| of a church were made. The mem- Lers of the parish pledged their sup- pert to the undertaking and on Marc 21, 1850, a plot of land at the corne of Myrtle and High streets was| bought of Peter Slain for $225. The ground was staked out in Aug-| ust of that year and work on the| construction of the edifice was begun. | By Christmas, the building had pro-| gressed so far that the services were held in the church. Upon its com- pletion, it was dedicated on August 11, 1853, the second brick church in the state of Connecticut, the other be- ing the old St. James' church in Bridgeport. In 1851, the finances of the parish had become so strong that the pas- tor purchased land on what was then known as Dublin Hill for cemetery purposes. This plot consisted of 30 acres and was bounded on the north by LaSalle tsreet With a main en-i winters appeated to his people and trance on Sexton street. In 1857, a pastoral residence at the corner of High and lafayette streets was bought, and on the grounds surround- ing the house the parishioners held church soclals, as s the custom today. Parishioners Dig Foundation, In September, 1862, an addition of 32 by 76 feet was added to the church, and later another addition measuring 42 by 30 feet was put on. It is 2 notable feat to recdll that the men of the parish did all the prelim- inary work of digging for the foun- cations and other work in the even- ings after their day's work was done. | In 1885, St. Patrick's soclety was| formed and also St. Mary’s Temper- | ance society, now known as the Y. M. T. A & B. society. TIn 1862, a two| story frame building near the church| was purchased and converted into a school. In a few years, the number| of pupils outgrew the space and ad-| ditions were made. ‘The school be- came known as the Old Town School, and still bears that name when spok- en of today. In 1866, Father Daly purchased a new hell for the church, and when the | old quarters were abandoned, the bell was remoVed to the cupola of St.| Mary’s school on Beaver street, where | it remains today. Tn 1877, the erec- tion of St. Thomas' convent on La-| fayette street was commenced. Before this was finished, the pastor died, and In his memory, so well was. he re- vered by all creeds, that business| ceased until after his funcral, flags| were flown at half mast and persons of all creeds attended the last service. He was buried in the parish cemetery on Sexton street. Coming of Father Carmody. Rev. Hugh Carmody, 1, D., was ap- pointed to New Britain as a successor to Pather Daly. He arrived in this city on July 16, 1878, and assumed charge of the parish on Sunday, July 21, His first act as head of the par fsh was to form the Y. M. T. A, & B, society, and many of the present day members can recall that first meeting Inthe basement of the Old Town School. Through his cfforts, the so- clety grew until it was found neces- sary to build a building on Beaver street as a club room. This was the beginning of the parent home of the scelety. The new convent was soon opened up and on August 15, 1878, eight sis- ters of mercy came hers to take over the task of.teaching in the schools. Up to this time, the teachers In the town school had been pald by the! city, but the advent of the sisters stirred up one of the most bitter po- litical fights ever experienced here, and the vote decided that the town Em—————— The Life of a Home, A healthy, happy, contented wife is the life and joy of the home and the greatest inspiration a man can have, yvet how many homes in America are blighted by the ill-health and suffer- ings of the wife and mother. It may be backache, headaches, the tortures of a displacement or some other ail- ment peculiar to her sex, which ,makes her irritable, despondent, and her whole life a burden. Every wom- an in this condition should rely upon Tydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- /pound made from roots and herbs to restore her to health and happiness, for statistics prove that it benefits 98 Father Tierney as pastor of St. Mary's parish, was consummated, and what is now known as the new St. Mary's cemetery became the property of the parish. Bishop Appoints Father Harty, Bishop Tierney appointed as his successor as pastor of the parish Rev. Willilam A. Harty, Father Harty's| first act was the erectlon of a par- ochial residence on the south side of the church. This was started short- ly after Father Harty's arrival here on Sunday, March 24, 1894 In the course of time, the parish house was erected and the affairs ef the parish were in good condition, when on a rainy right on January 22, 1902, a calamity struck the parish. Fire broke out in the church and the fiames became uncontrollable. When morning dawned, the entire structure was a mass of blackened ruins. Dur- ing the night, Father Harty, unmind- ful of himself, worked hard to save anything of value in the church. Services hereafter were heid on Sundays in Hanna's armory on KEast Main street and on week days in the hall of the Y. M. T. A. & B. society. Tt is said, however, that the pastor’s heart was broken by the blow to the parish, and *on March 5, of the same year, he passed away. Father Winters Made Pastor. On April 8 1802, Rev. John T. Winters arrived in New Britain to take up the work where Father Harty | had left off. - Faced with the great| task of rebuilding the church, Father set about the work with a strong and earnest courage. Work was started immediately, the chapel down stairs was compleaed and the edifice was dedicated by its former pastor, Rt. Itev. Michael Tierney, on Iebruary §, 1003, With the erection of the chapel, the quarters were deemed sufficient, and although work on the upstairs strue- | ture was not discontinued, more tirhe was given than would have been or- | dinarily. Attention was then turncd to the need of a new school, and a site on Beaver strect, where stands| St. Mary's parochial school today, was selected, The cornerstone was laid on October 18, 1903, and the l)uiltlh\gi was finished and dedicated on June| 24, 1904, | Work of finishing the church was | then started, and plans were finished | on Marech 28, 1904, At this time the Corbin Screw Co. made overtures for the purchase of the old property on Myrtle, High and Lafayette streets, | with the result that it was sold for/ $42,500. This necessitated the pur- chase of a new site for a convent, and the Collins estate adjoining the church property®on the north was purchased. Convent and Church Dedicated. In 1907 ground was broken, and | on February 2, 1904, both the conypnt | and the finished church were dedicw'- | ¢d by Bishop Tierney. The sv‘r\‘l«nsi began at 7 o’'clock in the morning and lasted the entire day. Three bishops were present and 100 priests, This marked the biggest day for the par- ishioners of St. Mary's that has ever been witnessed. | Today, the church stands as one of the most heautiful edifices in the city | and compares favorably with those in the state. The parish consists of a church, a spacious school, a convent, a parish house, two cemeteries and | a large spacious playground for chil- dren of all sects and creeds, The veople of the parish number between 4,000 and 5,000, and form an import- | ant part in the government and life of the city. WILLIS WISER, ORIGINAL YALE POLICEMAN, IS DEAD Had Served as Campus Cop Since llisI Appointment Back in | 1804, New Haven, April 20—Willis G.| Wiser, 64, one of the two original| policemen appointed by Yale college to patrol their campus, and well known to thousands of Yale gradu- ates throughout the country, died at his home here last night. 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