Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, 2 September 1909, Page 33

Intercolonial

Sister Margaret Mary; of the B,rigidirie Convent, Coonamble, passed to her eternal reward on August 10, in the 29th year of her age. , ■ . Rev. Brother "Miller, who has been for' over twenty years a member of the Christian Brothers; died* recently at St. Augustine's Orphanage, Geelong. The foundation-stone of a convent for the Sisters of St. Joseph was" laid" at Molong on Sunday, August 1, by the Rev. Father Gilmartin, CM., of St. Stanislaus' College, who represented the Right Rev. Dr. Dunne at the-cere-mony. In the evening of his. life, Mr. William Connelly, of Pyree, aged 92 years,, went 92 miles to attend thejfuneral of his son, and stood at the grave till the last sad rites were over. The veterans-Irishman retains his , faculties to an extraordinary degree. He speaks Irish fluently, and retains a marvellous memory. _ , The golden jubilee of Mount Carmel Church, Waterloo, Sydney, was celebrated a few Sundays ago. The foundation stone of the church was laid 50 years ago by Archbishop Polding. The Yen. Archpriest Sheehy, who was present at the jubilee ceremonies, was also present 50 years ago at the laying of the foundation stone. The Rev. Brother McCarthy (Superior of St: Patrick's College, Ballarat) has been on a visit to the Archbishop of Hobart (says the Freeman's Journal). The object of his visit was to complete arrangements for the extension of St. Virgilius' College, Hobart, by the addition of another wing, and the laying out of the" grounds in „ preparation for the opening of the college by the Christian Brothers. Ex- Judge Foster, of. New South Wales, who died on August 16, was an Irishman, and claimed to be the head of an Irish family distinguished in the law, which included the Right Hon. John Foster, last Speaker of the Irish House of Commons. The late Judge Foster had been drawing a pension of £1800 a year during the past fifteen -years. And he had served only six years on- the bench, for which he was paid £2600 a year. The new convent of the Sisters of Mercy at Morpeth, "a fine two-storey brick building, costing £1500, was opened and blessed on Sunday, Augwst 15, by Dr. Dwyer {Bishop of Maitland). Among those present were Dr. Dunne (Bishop of Bathurst) and Dr. Gallagher (Bishop of Goulburn). ~ At the conclusion of the' ceremony a subscription list was opened, and £466 was subscribed, of which the Very Rev. Father Corcoran, the parish priest, gave £100. The death occurred at his residence, Brisbane Field, near Morpeth, on August 13, of Mr. Timothy McCarchy, an old and highly-respected resident and a Crimean veteran. Deceased was a native of Mitchelstown, County Limerick, Ireland, and was 86 yeai-s of age. In 1845 he enlisted in the British army, and joined the regiment of the 3rd Buffs at Kilworth, and saw active service in the Crimean war, when he fought in the battles of Sebastopol_and Inkerman, and received a medal and clasp, together with two good-conduct badges with pay. The Rev. S. McDonnell, of Kempsey, has left on a trip to Ireland for the benefit of his health, having recently passed through a severe .^illness. On the eve of his departure Father McDonnell* was the centre of a splendid demonstration of affection on the part of his people. 'The parishioners presented him with an address and a purse of over 100 sovereigns, arid testimonials were also presented by the Children of Mary- and the- school children. A projected banquet by, the townspeople was abandoned in consideration of Father McDonnell's health. A Sydney newspaper, in referring to .the late Mr. Samuel Hordern, as ' easily the wealthiest man in Australia,' states that, according to. .an intimate friend, his fortune amounted to between £3,000,000 and £4,000,000. The business of Horderns' in Sydney " has "expanded enormously since 1877, when Mr. Anthony Hordern, father of Mr. Samuel Hor v dern, died,, leaving hia two -sons to succeed him in the* control of- a greak*enter prise.' .He .-left anestate valued at somewhere between £40,000 and £50,000, which was divided among his two -sons and- two daughters.