The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-01-28
CURRENT PARAGRAP HIS,
Incidents and Accidents.

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Incidents and Accidents.
"A New Haven (Conn.) man found
the other day that his dove-cote was &C.
cupied by hundreds of sparrows, which
seemed to fraternize perfectly with the
regular occupants of the COTE - !
"A German went to Hartford, Conn.,,
with load of produce one morning re-
Gently. and noticing that the streets
were unusually quiet inquired the cause.
He was informed that it was Sunday-a
fact that hadn't occurred to him.
While demolishing an old house In
Webster, n. H., recently, plate was
discovered which had evidently been
used by some Continental rascal in coun-
terfeiting Continental money. 1t must
have been hidden there q century.
Two boys who were sliding down op-
posite banks of the river at West Wa
terville, Me-, the other day, lying fiat on
their sleds, came in collision, and their
heads struck together so violently that
they were unconscious all night and there
were fears that neither would recover.
e. B. Murray, of Whitehall, N. Y,
lost his wife last July, and soon after
newborn babe followed its mother, leav-
ing Mr.. Murray with nine children, the
Oldest aged nineteen years. During the
first week in January seven of the chill
dren died of diphtheria-a total of nine
deaths in one family during period of
six months.
Mrs. Garfield, of Bridgewater, Mass,
gave birth to girl baby few weeks
since weighing one pound and half.
When two months old, with all it's cloth.
ing on, it only weighed two pounds and
a quarter. 1t is perfectly formed in
every respect, but its mouth is SO small
that it cannot take nourishment in the
usual way, and had to have an apparat US
made expressly for it.
Miss Maria A. Martin, of Appleton,
Me-, was bitten in the hand twelve years
ago by fierce dog. Since then she has
suffered in various ways. Two and a
half years ago she lost her sight, recov-
ering the sight of one eye about year
ago. In July last she had an attack of
paralysis of the organs of speech, since
which time she has been unable to utter
a single articulate sound.
"A few days ago dog belonging to
Mr.. Sleeper, of Exeter, N. H., went out
with one of his sons and returned. In
the evening the boy needed his mittens,
and, finding he had lost one, told where
he had lost it, showing the other mitten
Suddenly the dog whined to go out, and
was let out. In about twenty minutes
he returned with the lost mitten in his
mouth, having gone mile to the woods
for it.
"A Justice of the Peace living in an.
other county was recently called Upon
by couple from Barton, VT, who de-
sired to be married, but, two weeks after
performing the ceremony, he remem
bered that the marriage was illegal, as
being made out of the county where the
couple belonged, so he married then
again. Some time after he recollectec
that he had not been qualified for office
in their county and, taking the oath, hi
again performed the ceremony.
Religious and Educational.
Nebraska has 1916 school houses
valued at 81 5000 an increase of 8O(
school-houses and $500, 900 in value il
| two years. The number of pupils is 70,
991, and of teachers, 1900.
The New York Compulsory Educa
superintendent and teachers, and in al
most every city and town the complaint
| OF already inadequate school accommo
! dations is made.
An English clergyman who refused
to administer the communion to a pa
rishlOner who entertained Universaliar
sentiments will be tried before one OF
the ecclesiastical courts for wrong dol NJ
in withholding the sacrament from thu
member.
= The fifty missionary associations il
the United States annually expend thu
large sum of $4,000, 900. OF this amount
the Methodist Church contributes $780,
600; the Presbyterian 100000; and the
Episcopal and Congregational Churches
about $500, 900 each.
There probably is no town in Con.
necticut where Congregationalism is
more dominant than in Milford. The
First Church has membership of 612
which is the largest in the State, and the
Plymouth Church has membership Of
$50. The entire population of the towr
is about 5000:
"A Baptist in Lancaster, Pa, writes
to a Boston editor: eff you know of any
minister in or around Boston who il
tired of an easy life, and who wants tc
work hard, and who is spelling for 8
fight with encouragement, discord anG
difficulty, as well as with the world anG
the devil, pass him along this way"
The minutes of the late meeting Of
the Central South Congregational Con
ference, held at Selma, Ala, gives sum
mary of eighteen churches, six of which
in s.
in Alabama and three IN Mississippi, sup
piled by twenty-three ministers and 81,
licentiates, having an aggregate member
ship of 1908.
1t is said that of the III Presbyterian
Churches erected on Manhattan IslanG
since the first settlement, only forty-si1
are now used as places of public worship
In many instances the congregations have
disbanded. There are now on the islanc
10, al Presbyterian communicates, show
ing Presbyterian population of from
sc, 900 to 10000.
The question is frequently RAISED
whether the increase of church member
ship outruns, in the United States, tn.
ratio of the increase of the general pop
ulation. As an example, in one of oul
cities, the National Baptiat shows tina
the ratio of Baptist church members il
Philadelphia to the whole population
was, in 1900, to 299; in 1880, to 70; il
1850, to IS; in 1874, to A.
Personal and Literary.
The sister of Gov. Tilden is going tt
do the honors for him at Albany, none
of the manageable bellies having passee
muster.
1T is stated that Brigham Young il
about to call mass meeting of all hi
children, so that they may be introduced
to each other.
"A bad, wicked newspaper man an
nounces the nuptials of Mr.. Bean ant
Miss Bacon under the head Of "a disl
of pork and beans"
Daniel Webster has accepted posi-
ton on the New York police, and it j!
therefore inferred that his dictionary ha!
not proved success.