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Show HELENA NOTES. Father O'Brien spent several days in Helena last week. He left Friday to take charge in Fort Benton, to which . place he has been lately appointed. Edward Cokey has returned from Gonzaga College, Spokane, to spend vacation va-cation with his parents. He will enter the Novitiate in San Jose. Cal., after his vacation, to prepare for ordination I in the Jesuit Order. T Rev. Francis O'Farrell celebrated Holy Mass at Basin last Saturday, and in Boulder Snndav. Father Blaere ofButte visited Helena Hel-ena a few days last week, to see Rev. Father Vandenvelde, lately from Belgium. Bel-gium. Bishop Brondel is still visiting the many parishes under his jurisdiction. Administering confirmation. He left here for Fort Benton Friday, and was in Great Falls Sunday last. The last Sunday of this month he expects to be in I'hiiipsburg, thence to Hamilton and French-town before leaving. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Hogan spent several days Inst week, including the L- !-. in MisuiiillM I Mrs. Charb-s Browrj died last Tuesday Tues-day morning at St. John's Hospital of consumption, where she has been lin-' lin-' gering for some time past. Deceased ! leaves five children, the youngest just three months old, and a devoted husband hus-band to mourn her loss. Mr. Brown was converted to the Catholic faith just four weeks ago by the faithful perseverance per-severance of his wife in her holy re- I ligion. Mav God comfort and guide those little motherless children and give the father and widower grace to bear this severe affliction. Mrs. M. Fiynn. from Cascade, was a pleasant visitor at the West, the guest of Mrs. Young. She rturned to her home on Monday, but expects to return in the near future to reside here. i The new Priests ord lined for Helena Diocese are expected to arrive soon. Father Thompson, from St. Mary's Seminary, Cincinnati: Fathers Stack and MeGlynn from Allegheny. New York: Father Sullivan, from Rome, and two Fathers from Thurlx?s, Jre-I Jre-I land. 3 f Suaday school closed last Sunday, 1 1 and will not open until school begins I in Septembtr. A large attendance has been present the entire year. The League of the Sacred Heart had their usual monthly devotions last Friday. Fri-day. About 350 members received Holy-Communion Holy-Communion in honor of the Sacred Heart, and the following petitions were asked and thanks returned for favors received through this beautiful devotion: devo-tion: PETITIONS. For the souls in purgatory the conversion con-version of sinners success in an un-dertaing un-dertaing the return of a child means to pay a debt the youth of this city a happy death the poor a spirit of prayer seventy special intentions three, spiritual favors an increase of devotion to the Blessed Virgin conversion conver-sion of ten non-Catholics two religious vocations srood health perseverance for sixteen persons fifty dead associates asso-ciates for the safe journey of Father Dav an increase of members in our Catholic societies four temporal favors the.sick peace and union in a family patience the conversion of five persons per-sons Forty persons return thanks to the Sacred Heart for favors received through the prayer and intercession of the League. The general intention for the month of July is "Disinterestedness." "Disinterested-ness." The annual Sunday school picnic will take place Wednesday, July 11. A well prepared programme of an athletic order or-der will be given at Central Park. The children all start from the Cathedral in procession down Broadway to Main street, headed bv the St. Aloysius Cadets, Ca-dets, where they will take special cars to the picnic grounds. Moses Furlong, with his Hying express, will take charge ol the dainty viands. Joseph G. Hilger, brother, and Mrs. Hilrer, wife of the unfortunate man who lost his life in Lake Bennett. Alaska, arrived here a few days ago i from Bennett, and are at their home on Sixth avenue. Joseph Hilger left immediately im-mediately when the news reached the family of Will's drowning, to assist Mrs. Hilger in recovering his body, but so ff.r aH efforts and attempts have been unsuccessful. Mr. Hilger furnished furnish-ed a true account of the sad accident, stating that his brother could easily have saved himself, were it not for trying try-ing to save Mr. Shock, the man who lost his life with him. His only thought at the time was his friend and companion, compan-ion, and whilst nobly battling the cold, icy waves of Lake Bennett he died like a hero. |
