Codex Lethbridge
Transcription: 30
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June 4th [written in the back/right margin] As we are approaching the vacation holydays [sic], and as we are obliged to enlarge our schoolrooms during the absence of the children… we held two meetings lately, to deliberate and find out, if the people would be consenting that the money, subscribed for the priest’s residence or church, should be employed for enlarging the convent schools. Most of the Catholics objected to this and said that the money collected for the church must be employed for the church…
As it was impossible to come to any understanding and as no one could suggest the means of obtaining the money necessary to enlarge the schools, the Father resolved that he should take a loan of five hundred dollars. – that the trustees of the school should ask for three hundred dollars from the church money for one year… and that this amount should be paid up by farther subscriptions next Fall as to the loan of $500°° the Father would pay it up by early instalments [sic], as he paid off the late Church debt. Jun. 12 [written in the back/right margin]
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Father VanTighem gave the Contract to day to Mr Oliver, for placing a stone foundation under the Convent building and at the same time to lay the foundation for the new schoolrooms. – this addition is to be 40+26 feet. – part of which shall be two stories high. – to be used as a chapel for the sisters. These stone foundations cost $95°°
We have a very favorable year: abundant rains have frequently fallen.
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Jun 29th [written in the front/left margin followed by a vertical blue line underneath] Two lay Brothers Oblates of Mary Immaculate have arrived at Lethbridge from the North, for the purpose of erecting the new schoolrooms and interier [sic] chapel at the Convent. They are our famous Brother Bowes who, for thirty nine years, is devoting himself to the Missions. God alone knows the immence [sic] services he has rendered in these, as yet not long ago, savage regions. The other is Brother Brochard, a German, who is possessed with extraordinary talent for carvings and sculpture. His works will for many years be admired.
July 3!! [written in the front/left margin] To day work has began on the Court and Custom house, just behind our church. Mr. Oliver from Lethbridge has secured the Contract. The building is to be of brick and stone.
We learn that Father Lacombe is to be in MacLeod for to morrow, with the Sisters Grey Nuns from Nicolet, for the Blood Reserve Hospital.
Father Legal the missionary from the Blood Reserve was here last Sunday, and told us that the buildings: Hospital, dwelling house and chapel for the sisters, are almost completed.
10th [written in the front/left margin] This evening, about five o’clock a cloud bursted [sic] above our town and never before have we witnessed such a downpour of rain. – all the low places became lakes in a few minutes, and the coulées [sic] were changed in torrents. A woman was ascending the hill in one of these coulees, with her bady [sic] in a cariage [sic]; the roaring torrent came down upon her – her carriage was carried away and after having held her child in her arms for some time she fainted.
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June 4th [written in the back/right margin] As we are approaching the vacation holydays [sic], and as we are obliged to enlarge our schoolrooms during the absence of the children… we held two meetings lately, to deliberate and find out, if the people would be consenting that the money, subscribed for the priest’s residence or church, should be employed for enlarging the convent schools. Most of the Catholics objected to this and said that the money collected for the church must be employed for the church…
As it was impossible to come to any understanding and as no one could suggest the means of obtaining the money necessary to enlarge the schools, the Father resolved that he should take a loan of five hundred dollars. – that the trustees of the school should ask for three hundred dollars from the church money for one year… and that this amount should be paid up by farther subscriptions next Fall as to the loan of $500°° the Father would pay it up by early instalments [sic], as he paid off the late Church debt. Jun. 12 [written in the back/right margin]
[section marked with a blue vertical line in the back/right margin]
Father VanTighem gave the Contract to day to Mr Oliver, for placing a stone foundation under the Convent building and at the same time to lay the foundation for the new schoolrooms. – this addition is to be 40+26 feet. – part of which shall be two stories high. – to be used as a chapel for the sisters. These stone foundations cost $95°°
We have a very favorable year: abundant rains have frequently fallen.
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Jun 29th [written in the front/left margin followed by a vertical blue line underneath] Two lay Brothers Oblates of Mary Immaculate have arrived at Lethbridge from the North, for the purpose of erecting the new schoolrooms and interier [sic] chapel at the Convent. They are our famous Brother Bowes who, for thirty nine years, is devoting himself to the Missions. God alone knows the immence [sic] services he has rendered in these, as yet not long ago, savage regions. The other is Brother Brochard, a German, who is possessed with extraordinary talent for carvings and sculpture. His works will for many years be admired.
July 3!! [written in the front/left margin] To day work has began on the Court and Custom house, just behind our church. Mr. Oliver from Lethbridge has secured the Contract. The building is to be of brick and stone.
We learn that Father Lacombe is to be in MacLeod for to morrow, with the Sisters Grey Nuns from Nicolet, for the Blood Reserve Hospital.
Father Legal the missionary from the Blood Reserve was here last Sunday, and told us that the buildings: Hospital, dwelling house and chapel for the sisters, are almost completed.
10th [written in the front/left margin] This evening, about five o’clock a cloud bursted [sic] above our town and never before have we witnessed such a downpour of rain. – all the low places became lakes in a few minutes, and the coulées [sic] were changed in torrents. A woman was ascending the hill in one of these coulees, with her bady [sic] in a cariage [sic]; the roaring torrent came down upon her – her carriage was carried away and after having held her child in her arms for some time she fainted.
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