. Fitchburg, Massachusetts, past and present . t Sodality ; Society of the Holy Name,for boys ; and Children of Mary, for young girls. The superintendents of the Sunday school are MichaelLee and Mary OBrien ; organist of the church, Miss LizzieMcCann. FRENCH CATHOLIC CHURCH. This church was organized in 1886, with Rev. C. Beau-doin as pastor. In December of the same year 52,000 feet ofland and a dwelling-house on Walnut street was purchasedand a chapel with basement erected, the house being remod-elled and used as a parsonage and temporary school. It isexpected that a church will be built with
. Fitchburg, Massachusetts, past and present . t Sodality ; Society of the Holy Name,for boys ; and Children of Mary, for young girls. The superintendents of the Sunday school are MichaelLee and Mary OBrien ; organist of the church, Miss LizzieMcCann. FRENCH CATHOLIC CHURCH. This church was organized in 1886, with Rev. C. Beau-doin as pastor. In December of the same year 52,000 feet ofland and a dwelling-house on Walnut street was purchasedand a chapel with basement erected, the house being remod-elled and used as a parsonage and temporary school. It isexpected that a church will be built within the next two orthree years, when the chapel will be used as a schoolbuilding. HOMES OF FITCHBURG. The changes in Fitchburg are nowhere more noticeablethan in the style of building. In the early days of the townthe settlers located round on the hills for better protectionfrom the Indians, or for other good and sufficient reasons,and little thought was given to the architecture of theirdwellings, which were for the most part rude log houses,. V05E ESTATE, PROSPECT ST., RESIDENCE OF JOHN PARKHILL.
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