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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
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PASSES AWAY, 
Rev. Fr. John J. Downey Dies Suddenly at 
Beverty Farms—Death a Severe Blow 
to his Parishioners in Manches- 
ter and Beverly Farms. 
The sudden and untimely death, 
Thursday afternoon about 3.15 o’clock, 
at Beverly Farms, of Rev. Fr. John J. 
Downey, the greatly beloved pastor 
of the Sacred Heart church in Man- 
chester and of St. Margaret’s church 
at Beverly Farms, has cast a gloom 
over the entire Community. Expres- 
sions of grief and sorrow are heard 
on every side, especially at Beverly 
Farms, where, during his short resi- 
dence, Fr. Downey has endeared him- 
self to the community as a good neigh- 
bor and citizen, as well as a loving 
and conscientious pastor. 
For some months past Fr. Downey 
had not been well. He had suffered 
considerably from a bad stomach 
trouble, but not until last Sunday, 
while on his way to celebrate mass at 
St. Margaret’s church did he have his 
first serious illness. Since then he 
was confined to his bed most of the 
time. 
Thursday afternoon a more critical 
turn came, and with his sister, Miss 
Mary Downey, his two assistants, Frs. 
Dennis J. Maguire and M. J. Sullivan 
and Rev. Fr. Ubaldus, O.S.F., of 
Boston at his bedside, he passed away 
rather suddenly shortly after 3 o'clock. 
Coming at this time, in the youth, 
as it were, of a most brilliant career, 
his death is to be greatly mourned. 
After a splendid record in Boston, 
where by his unremittant efforts he 
succeeded in decreasing the mortgage 
on the Working Boys’ Home by $100,- 
000, tired and almost broken in health 
he was put at the head of the new 
parish at Beverly Farms by the Arch- 
bishop, as a reward for his work, ina 
way. 
At once, upon taking in hand the 
work on the North Shore, he started 
to work for the upbuilding of his 
charge. Nothing but new church edi- 
fices would suffice, and he laid his 
plans for a new structure at Manches- 
ter, and another at Beverly Farms. 
His success is plainly demontrated 
by the fact that work has already been 
started on the church at Manchester, 
and the contract for building would 
have been placed yesterday, probably. 
And only a few weeks ago he gained 
title to a piece of land and property in 
Beverly Farms for the new parish 
home, and plans were well advanced 
for a new church at some future time. 
Cut short in his career, however, 
at the age of forty-one, he leaves 
a work unfinished. His hundreds of 
parishioners are in mourning, and sor- 
row and grief takes the place of love 
and admiration. 
There is no doubt but Fr. Downey 
was broken down in health, and that 
he ought to have taken a rest many 
months ago. He was so anxious, how- 
ever, to see his plans advanced before 
the summer season closed and many 
of his parishioners left the shore, that 
he worked zealously to carry out his 
work. 
He was born in Jamaica Plain, Feb. 
2, 1864, being graduated with the 
class of °85, Boston college. He re- 
ceived his clerical education at St. 
John’s Seminary, Brighton, which he 
entered the following fall, being or- 
dained in midsummer, 1889. 
When he was ordained, St. Cecilia’s 
parish was forming under the direction 
of the late Rev. Richard J. Barry. Fr. 
Downey was appointed to assist in the 
formation of the parish and the erec- 
tion of a ehurch. For eleven years 
Fr. Downey continued as Fr. Barry’s 
_assistant, and when the latter died Fr. 
Downey assumed temporary charge of 
the parish. Father McNulty suc- 
ceeded to the rectorate of the parish, 
Fr. Downey continuing as senior 
curate and as rector during the inter- 
regnum between Fr. McNulty’s death 
and the appointment of the vicar-gen- 
eral, William Byrne, as head of the 
parish. 
On May 18, 1903, he took charge 
of the Working Boys’ Home and the 
Industrial school at Newton. In one 
year of his superintendency he raised 
$100,000 and was able to reduce the 
debt to $130,000. 
Late in December, 1904, it was an- 
nounced that the parish of Beverly 
would be divided and that a new par- 
ish would be made from the missions 
at Beverly Farms, Manchester and 
Hamilton. During the winter months 
the parish has about 1000 parishioners, 
but during the summer this number 
rises to 4,800 or more. 
Political Calendar. 
Sept. 26. Republican caucuses. 
Oct.1. Earliest day for calling and 
holding Republican conventions ex- 
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Oct. 4. Earliest day for calling and 
holding Republican representative 
conventions. 
Oct. 6 Republican State conven- 
tion at Tremont Temple, Boston. 
Oct. 7. Democratic State conven- 
tion, Faneuil hall. 
Oct. 9. Certificates of nomination 
for offices to be filled by all the voters 
of the commonwealth must be filed. 
Oct.16. Nomination papers for 
the same must be filed. 
Oct. 19. Certificates of nomination 
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Oct. 20. Nomination papers for 
the same must be filed. 
Oct. 28. Closing day for registra- 
tion. 
(All of these papers must be filed 
with the secretary of the state before 
5 p.m. on the dates specified.) 
Nov. 7. State election. 
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