ll require the assistance of
American merchants. I enclose, herewith, a check for $100, which please
forward, and oblige,

Yours truly,

A. SHUMAN.

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DR. JOHN G. MORRIS, son of our esteemed old citizen and patriot, Dr.
Patrick Morris, has removed from South Boston to 1474 Washington Street,
Boston. Dr. Morris won high honors in the Medical School of Harvard, and
is sure to take a prominent place as a practising physician.

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CONCERT AND REUNION OF THE HOLY NAME SOCIETY.--On the evening of Nov.
23, in Union Park Hall, Boston, a vocal and instrumental concert took
place under the direction of Mr. Calixta Lavallee, assisted by Miss
Helen O'Reilly, soprano, and Mr. Charles E. McLaughlin, violinist.
Dancing and refreshments followed. The society was present in full
strength, and the entertainment was a notable success.

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THE parishioners of St. Francis de Sales' Church, Vernon Street, Boston
Highlands, welcomed home their pastor, Rev. John Delahunty, who has just
returned from Europe. A check for nearly $2,000 was presented to him.

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_The Notre Dame Scholastic_ says of _The Ave Maria_, which we endorse
with all our heart:--Our esteemed contemporary, _The Ave Maria_, now
appears in a new and attractive dress of type, which, while adding to
the appearance of this popular magazine, must greatly increase its value
to subscribers by reason of its legibility of character. The beauty and
clearness of the type and printed page reflect credit alike on the
type-founders and the printers. In this connection it may be proper to
state that the enterprising editor of Our Lady's journal announces an
enlargement of four pages for the volume beginning with January, 1886.
This improvement, together with the fact that some of the best and most
popular writers in the English language will continue to contribute to
its pages, makes _The Ave Maria_ the cheapest and most valuable
publication of its kind in the world.

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REV. FATHER SESTINI, who for twenty years has edited the _Messenger of
the Sacred Heart_, and directed the Apostleship of Prayer in America,
now retires from office on account of advanced age. He is succeeded by
the Rev. R. S. Dewey, S. J., to whom, at Woodstock College, Md., all