of the Parochial House with other men trying to prevent the house from catching on fire, and he got his clothes and the backs of his hands burnt. (48)

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Interior of church in 1926. Photo courtesy of Hilda Lewis and Hilda Rossiter

A lot of the statues, the alter, pews, and paintings were saved" The two big pictures that are at the front of the present church were saved from the fire, and Hilda Lewis recalled that the pictures, which had originally come from Rome, were sent to Quebec City to be repaired. The tops of the pictures were cut and rounded to fit the style of the new church. (49)

It took two years to rebuild the church. Initially, it was attemptEd to build over the existing brick walls that had been left, but that did not

* Hilda Lewis believes that the altar was sent to the church in Morel] and the seats that were saved were sent to the church in Little Pond.

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