Rev. J. B. Gaffney

GAFFNEY

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 2/8/2009 at 11:22:52

Jackson Sentinel, February 13, 1879.

Rev. J. B. Gaffney.

The Rt. Rev. Bishop Hennessey has made the following changes in the appointment and location of priests: The Rev. F. McGauran, from Farley to Otter Creek; The Rev. J. B. Gaffney, from Otter Creek to Centre Grove, Clinton County.

We learn that the Rev. J. B. Gaffney is well liked by all his parishioners, and that he is making many warm and fast friends in and about Charlotte. Father Gaffney was one of Maquoketa’s warmest supporters for the county seat, and during the time built the Catholic church in that city. Had the congregation been larger there is no doubt but Father Gaffney would have been located here. Our citizens owe much to Father Gaffney for his labors in aiding to make Maquoketa county seat. The Rev. F. McGauran, the new priest at Otter Creek, is highly spoken of by all, both in the church and out, as an exemplary Christian gentlemen.