Ottawa, May 26. -- Fire which broke out around 9 o'clock Saturday morning destroyed the presbytery of St. John's Roman Catholic Church, five miles from Osgoode Village and 22 miles from Ottawa and rendered Father Frank Tierney, parish priest, homeless. Although residents of Osgoode Village and neighbors fought the flames for hours, the fire destroyed the presbytory and outbuildings and the total loss was $5,000, covered by insurance.
