. King's handbook of Springfield, Massachusetts : a series of monographs, historical and descriptive. l anotheron Parker Street, between SixteenAcres and Ludlow Mills. The Catholic Cemeteries. — There are two Catholic cemeteries. Theold one at the junction of Liberty and Armory Streets, containing five orsix acres, was opened in 1847; and, being the only one for what is nowSpringfield and Chicopee, the lots were all taken up long ago, and it is nowused only by those who own the lots. In 1871 Bishop OReilly, the presentbishop of the diocese, purchased a suitable tract of 83 acres between theBos
. King's handbook of Springfield, Massachusetts : a series of monographs, historical and descriptive. l anotheron Parker Street, between SixteenAcres and Ludlow Mills. The Catholic Cemeteries. — There are two Catholic cemeteries. Theold one at the junction of Liberty and Armory Streets, containing five orsix acres, was opened in 1847; and, being the only one for what is nowSpringfield and Chicopee, the lots were all taken up long ago, and it is nowused only by those who own the lots. In 1871 Bishop OReilly, the presentbishop of the diocese, purchased a suitable tract of 83 acres between theBoston and Wilbraham roads, 3^ miles from the City Hall, which belongsto St. Michaels Church, the cathedral church, but is ample and convenientenough to accommodate all the churches, both here at the centre and atIndian Orchard, and is being rapidly taken up. It is well located, and caneasily be enlarged. The only two of their clergy who have died here werenot buried in either cemetery, but under white marble tables at the mainentrance to the cathedral. One was Father M. I. Gallisrher, the revered. 232 KING S HANDBOOK OF SPRINGFIELD. and beloved old priest, who was in service here from November, 1856, tillJune, 1879. Tne other was Father Thomas O. Sullivan, whose service wasfrom February, 1864, to September, 1870. He was an old man when hecame here, and had been for many years in missionary service, particularlyamong the Indians of Maine. Beautiful twilight at set of goal with race well run,Beautiful rest with work well done. Beautiful graves where grasses creep. Where brown leaves fall, where drifts lie deep Over worn-out hands, — oh, beautiful sleep ! SAMUEL GILES BUCKINGHAM KINGS HANDBOOK OF SPRINGFIELD. Partis antj Squares. PARKS. SQUARES, FOUNTAINS. STATUES, MONUMENTS, HILLS. AND PONDS. SPRINGFIELD possesses no large park for the use of its people, prob-ably from the fact, that, by the nature of its position, it is a park-likecity. Its first settlement along
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