this calamity, the priest at once began to repair the damage.  He called upon the people to procure new timbers, went with them into the woods and handled the axe and saw with his parishioners.  March 11, 1841, the priest asks the Bishop's permission to collect funds for rebuilding the church, giving the date of its destruction; April 2, 1842 he complains about a case of calumny regarding a child's burial during his absence, and mentions the difficulty that, had arisen concerning the deed of the church property.  The church site had been donated by the former owner, but the people did not trust the Bishop enough and did not want the title to be vested in the Episcopal Corporation.
     This ugly difficulty occurred in various other places, and was not settled here till May 24, 1848. - The Archives of Kingston and Toronto show that priests received a Government grant for many years.  In the earliest years it was $200.  As the number of priests increased the grant remained at the same old flgure in the lump sum, and the amount given the individual priest decreased gradually.  In 1836 it had already decreased to £16 at $4.OO a £ semiannually.  When the grant ceased altogether the writer does not know.

ST. AGATHA FRAME CHURCH.

     Father Schiaeider is said to have celebrated his Christmas Masses on various occasions, one at Stratford, the next at Irishtown, and the third at Goderich.  He even had St. Agatha as the starting point and Goderich as the end. according to credible testimony, over 50 miles apart.  These trips were possible when the sleighing was good.  The priest then could lie down and rest in the big sleigh and thus suffer little inconvenience on the way.
     In his early years Father Schneider often complains in his letters to the Bishop of his poor health.  As the years passed he gained in health and strength and became hardened bv his outdoor life for all emergencies.
     This great missionary was of average height, strongly built, broad-shouldered and had a fair complexion and blonde hair.  He was full of zeal and activiy, agreeable in his ways, jovial and full of humor.  His delight was to be among the people and to help them in spiritual matters as well as in temporal affairs.  Having to spend nights wherever he happened to be, he was at home everywhere and welcomed by all.  Sometimes, not finding the cooking up to his standard, he turned the home into a school of domestic science, and taught the good housewife how to cook, bake, and even to wash.  In those days the feuds between the Orangemen and the Irish Catholics were very severe and