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LOWELL CATHOLICS CONTENT.KmI festal# K*Mv«nd for Church Ki A CoafTMM** vim HIM CrtuUhn,lo«liA Mm, * *rwM IdA settle daenl the cose ot Mies # lUrgim Cruddea, MMT end euciiirii of the late pa* tor of ft FiEr*lt; Church. This matter ha* been nNi IN |mblle for m long tlms, und b* become one ot |Menl interest As will be jrrnembered, the tuft »u brought Id Arcbbbbop William*' name if afoot her to itttorer money* whtafa bed been eoutributed by the pariah during the lifetime of R*r. Peter Cruddeu, who died e year ego but spring. He left property estimated at between Shoo,000 end $500*000, HI* sifter «u otscu tri* end sole heir* The parish was in-dfgunt that hit sacoeesor, Rer, Peter Konao, was not permitted to occupy the parochial residence. The church also wm the property of the Crudden estate. Her. Peter Ronan, the pastor, bought of Mias Cruddcu the lot of lead on which the shat-ing rink used to stead on Gorham street far ftO* presumably for the purpoee of build' log a parochial reeideoc* and school upon. A suit was then brought, and now a settle* xuentbas been arrived at by Hite CruddtoseU* tog as* nominal prise to Re*. Hi the perochia) rerideuce, a Id on Ayrton street, the skating rink lot and fifteen feet ot the two-aod e-half«tox7 Xenunsot block adjoining the church on Gorham street It is understood that the fifteen feet is to be used for building a parochial echool The property which Father Ronan thus obtains for the benefit Of ths phriah is worth prob» abiy $4DrUliaUfUU niKID UPlAkl ItAUfAi
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Fitchburg Sentinel

Fitchburg, Massachusetts, US

Tue, Jul 20, 1886

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