. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . Very Rev. John ODonnell. the duties of the position, and Father Daley again took chargeuntil the appointment of Rev. John ODonnell of Nashua. The Catholic congregation was first gathered in this village byRev. John ODonnell, and began holding regular services in Gran-ite hall in 1863. The congregation soon outgrew that smallroom, and moved to the Pantheon hall on the Boscawen side of 104 HISTORY OF PENACOOK. the river. This church had no pastor settled in the village, butwas under the charge of the pastor of the Co
. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . Very Rev. John ODonnell. the duties of the position, and Father Daley again took chargeuntil the appointment of Rev. John ODonnell of Nashua. The Catholic congregation was first gathered in this village byRev. John ODonnell, and began holding regular services in Gran-ite hall in 1863. The congregation soon outgrew that smallroom, and moved to the Pantheon hall on the Boscawen side of 104 HISTORY OF PENACOOK. the river. This church had no pastor settled in the village, butwas under the charge of the pastor of the Concord church. In1865 Rev. J. E. Barry was appointed to the pastorate of theCatholic church at Concord, having the church here also underhis care. His labors here built up the congregation so rapidlythat in 1867 they purchased the church edifice built by the. Rev. George H. Feeney. Methodists on the lot lying between Summer and Merrimacstreets. A notable result of Father Barrys labor here was thetemperance society which he organized, and which included in itsmembership nearly every member of the congregation. Therehas, probably, been no single Christian movement in our villagethat resulted in greater good to the people than this temperancework by Father Barry. CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, HOTELS, ETC. I05 This congregation remained under the care of Father Barryuntil 1882, when Rev. M. P. Danner was appointed pastor, thisbeing the first resident pastor of the congregation, and a parson-age was bought on High street, the house now being owned byIra Phillips. During the pastorate of Father Wilde, this housewas exchanged for the Holmes place, at the east end of Summer
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