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artjotODsitinrolt;be,m-The Corner Stone of St. Charles Church Was Laid Sunday at 3 O’clock.Impressive Ceremony Was Witnessed by Large Concourse of People.High Dignitaries Of The ChurchPreside Over The Meeting,m-Andre-sreot*rly nil m d lay(Sunday was an ideal day for Corner Stone laying of- St. Charles Church. A finer day no one couldwish, the sky was clear and the day was just warm enough to makeit agreeable and pleasant, and thepeople took advantage of the pleasant day and turned out- in gr-at num* bers; the crowd at 3 o’ttloCtc, the time of laying the ^toue, was *3,000 strong. The first arrivals came on the Peoria excursion which passed ht about 7 o’clock. Carriages and buggies from all dlvect-ions soon after began lo arrive and did not cease ut * j til 3 o’clock in the afternoon, by jiwhich time every feed stable and u-ivailableplacein town was filled with teams; many being unable to find | hitching places fctbppfed in the street siSurrounding the Church site and:' |there was scarcely any room left. At 10 o’clock a. ra. the special train, of five coaches from Lafayette crowded to the platforms, arrived, bringing Father Dinnen. the presiding otfi-ccr, and several othe! priests, a iso the Lafayette CiLbeni* band. The segular train at noon came in on time and it was also crowded. Thene !g0T n.^e^ejx?i.ses ot any. description iibtil 3 o’clock to entertain the people except the excellent music furn-} shetl by the band and if was great’y enjoyed. At the noon hour thcic' 4ws a great rush for dinner ' and the vast*crowd was served without any, difficulty. Two long tables had been | arranged on which I he Catholic ladies had gfrrcad 250 plates and a great abundance of the best the land affords 1 and for two or three hours every plateQwas in use the waiters keptbusy. There was also a refreshmentstand on the ground and it did a land office business, Beautiful sou-venicr badges bad been provided and met with a ready sale. It was indeed si plcarant t Itr.e. tl e lrr,t cf t der prevailed, no accidents occured and everybody seemed to be in the best of humor and having a good time.9**sle’el*dn)fn.ei.■rtsak
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Otterbein Sun
Otterbein, Indiana, US
Thu, Oct 10, 1901
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