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towards the erection of a presbytery in Charlottetown. When Father FitzGerald

- arrived he lodged at Wis. bbPhee's, and. it is said, offered his first mass in Charlottetown in the house of Era. Clarke, Mrs. NhPhee's mother. Soon after

he was appointed mission priest of Charlottetown Father FitzGerald rented Rosebank, an estate belonging to the Stewart family, situate on the southern

bank of the Hillsborough River, and connenced farming operations on a large

scale. This appears rather an odd arrangement, but the explanation probably

lies in the fact that the priest had a very troublesome. scapegrace. nephew whom he was desirous of settling in life, and whom he had hapes of establishing at Rosebank as a farmer. an unlocked-for disaster. however. put an end to this project. The Register of the 27th of October 1823, has the following paragraph:- '0n the morning of Sunday the 2hth, instant, about an hour before daybreak, the mansion housa of Rosebank on the Hillsborough River, Opposite to Charlottetown, the residence of the Rev. hr. FitzGerald, was discovered by the inmates to be

on fire. but such was the ascendancy the flames had attained that all hapes of saving tie house were abandoned, and in the course of an hour it was entirely consumed. Every assistance was afforded by the few people residing in the neighbor- hood who immediately repaired to the spot. but great part of the furniture. books, etc., belonging to the Rev. Gentleman fell a prey to the devouring element. The origin of this calamitous event is involved in mystery.'. The same paper contains a Card of Thanks in which "The Rev. Er. FitzGerald returns his best thanks to Messrs. MUdge and Minchin and families for their active exertions in saving part

of his prOperty from the late fire“.

From Rosebank Father FitzGerald removed to a house. the property of Mr. Thresher. on the corner of Grafton and Rochford Streets where he was living when the building

of the parochial house of "Charlotte Parish" was conmenced.