THE fair held at Mechanic Building, Sept. 3d, in aid of the Carney
Hospital, netted $2,803.38. The largest amount realized by one table was
$347.45 taken by the Immaculate Conception table, under charge of Miss
A. L. Murphy.

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SALT LAKE CITY has a population of about 25,000 inhabitants, with a good
brick Catholic church and three resident priests. There is also a
convent and sister's hospital. The latter is a fine building and looks
as big and firm as the mountains themselves, the cost of which is
estimated at $70,000. It would be an ornament to the largest city in the
United States.

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CHINA AND JAPAN.--The important and successful communications between
the Vatican and Pekin have been followed by the opening of similar
relations with Japan. The Sovereign Pontiff has written a letter to the
Mikado, thanking him for the favor extended to Missionaries and the
Mikado replies in most cordial terms, assuring the Pope that he would
continue to afford protection to Catholics, and announcing the despatch
of a Japanese mission to the Vatican.

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THE will of the Rev. Michael. M. Green, of Newton, Mass., which is on
file at the Middlesex Probate Court, bequeaths his house and land on
Adams and Washington Streets, Newton, to the Home for Catholic Destitute
Children, at Boston; his household furniture to St. Mary's Infant Asylum
of Boston: his horse and carriage and garden implements to the Little
Sisters of the Poor and the Carney Hospital; his library to Rev. Robert
P. Stack in trust to the Catholic Seminary of the Archdiocese of
Boston, and to the Church of Our Lady Help of Christians at Newton; his
gold watch to the Young Ladies' Sodality of Our Lady Help of Christians
at Newton. Rev. Robert P. Stack, of Watertown, is the executor.

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A WELCOME HOME.--The people of St. Augustine's parish, South Boston,
gave to their beloved pastor, Father O'Callaghan, on his return from a
four months trip to Europe, a welcome that he can never forget. He
arrived in Boston on Saturday, Nov. 21, and on Sunday he celebrated High
Mass. In the afternoon the pastor was welcomed by the Sunday School and
presented with a check for $300. The presentation speech was made by
Master Philip Carroll, and feelingly responded to. An address was also
made by Rev. James Keegan. In the evening th