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The Author of Happy Land"

The writer of favorite hymns is one of
the great powers that influence the world.
Such person can approach nearer to the
hearts of people than any one else. So
much is true of even the ordinary hymn
writer, but when one can be said to have
written hymn that has become favor
lite in many lands and in different tongues,
the author has achieved a unique DISTINCT
ion. How many of the myriads who in
childhood have sung, 'sThere is happy
land. far, far away" know anything of
its writer? His name is Andrew Young
and he is now 81 years of age, still men,
tally and physically vigorous and retain
ing in all Its early freshness his SYM
pathy with children. The hymn was
composed in 1888. The tune to which it
is married is an old Indian air, which
blended with the music of the woods in
the primeval forest long before Sunday
schools were thought of. The hymn was
composed for the melody. Its bright and
strongly marked phases struck Mr.
Ioung's musical ear the first time he
eyer heard it played. He asked
for it again and again. 1t haunted him.
Being accustomed to answer the clamor
of his thoughts and feelings in rhyme,
words. naturally followed and so the
hymn was produced. MIR Young happen
ed to have his hymn performed in the
presence of his intimate friend, Mr. Gall,
a member of the publishing firm of Gall
& Inglis. 1t then got into print. 1t has
been translated into 10 languages, and
yet the author never has received and.
indeed, never has been offered penny of
remuneration. Recently. Prof David
Mason, referring to the unique influence
of this lyric, stated a most touching incl
dent in the life of William Makepeace
Thackeray- Walking one day in a slum
district of London, he suddenly came up
on a band of gutter children sitting on
the pavement. They We're singing.
Drawing nearer, he heard the words,
'sThere is happy land. far, far away.-
As he looked at the ragged choristers
and their squalid surroundings and saw
that their pale faces were lit up with a
thought which brought both forgetful-
ness and hope. the tender-hearted cynic
burst into tears.
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WESTON.

Some two weeks ago, George Scofield,
who lives back of DIR f. Gorham's, came
in after caring for the doctors horses
and found man in the room, who said
he was after suit of clothes. Mr. SEQ
field told him to leave, but he would not
until a young man, the doctor and his
dog assisted in putting him out. The
same man has been travelling through
the western part of the town and over
the same road. He appears like crazy
person. No one ever saw him before and
where he came from is mystery; he
does not talk much. He has sandy hair
and very sandy or red whiskers and looks
like tramp, wears a blue checked ging-
ham shirt and is between % and 38 years
of age.
Mr. Phillips has bought black horse;
N. Crossman has sold COW and calf in
Norwalk.
Mrs Mary Ann Scribner's granddaugh
ter and great granddaughter Of Sag Har
Dor visit her.
Mr. and Mrs ID. S. Hurlbutt and sol
have been at Cannon with their father.
Mr. and Mrs james Moore have yisitee
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WHITE HILLS.

Miss Lucy Smith is to spend the Sum-
mer with Mrs Charles Brooks.
Mr. Mckinney gave timely and elo-
quent address, Sunday, to an apprecia-
tive audience. Sunday school re-organ-
lied with
George w Drew, superintendent.
, Mrs John Tomlinson, assistant
John Tonlinson, secretary and treasurer.
Walter IIubbell, librarian.
Mr. and Mrs Miles and son were guests
of her father, Capt Beardsley, Sunday.
C. S. Beardsley has not rented the
Smith place that he recently bought.
Mrs Eliza Hubbell, who has been con-
fined to the house all Winter, anticipates
a trip to Stratford and New Haven.
Mr. and Mrs George Clark of Derby
were guests at Charles Burr's, Sunday
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LONG HILL.
DEATH OF MILES BEARpsLE

DEATH OF MILES BEARDSLEY.
Miles Beardsley died at his life long
residence in Long Hill ,at2 o'clock Thurs
day morning. He was smitten with pa
ralysis Immediately after supper, last
Monday evening, fell to the floor and re-
manned unconscious to the end. Thus
has passed away one of Trumbulfs old
est, most influential and wealthiest citi-
liens. He was born January Is, 1910,
spent short time as clerk with Daniel
o. Wheeler in Bridgeport, then returned
to Long Hill and began business when
only 16 years of age as Il country mer-
chant, in partnership first with his faith
er, Stephen Beardsley, Esq. and after
ward with his oldest brother, Samuel.
He continued IN trade for 81 years and
also kept tavern for long period pre-
vious to the construction of the Housa-
tonic road, when the Newtown turnpike
was the great thOroughfare for the pas
sage of heavy teams and market wagons
from Brookfleld, New Milford, etc. He
was postmaster at Long Hill 32 years, a
director in the City National bank from
its organization till his death, and was n
most careful, prudent manager and ex-
cellent financier. Mr. Beardsley was a
Democrat because he thoroughly believ-
ed in the principles of Democratic popu-
lar government, and has been a subscrib-
err to the Farmer for about GO years, and
was always firm and valued friend OF
its former as well as present publishers
He was a member of the Legislature in
1913, but never'desired and never would
accept town office. Mr. Beardsley leaves
one son, f. NJ. Beardsley of Long Hill
and two daughters, Mrs James c. John
son of Monroe and Mrs Marcus O. Wheel
er of Long Hill. The funeral will b,
held at his late dwellidg house on Satur
day, May %, at , o'clock. Rev N. I
Merwin is expected to officiate.-[ Farm
or
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blessed is the man who by singing the
songs of earth learns to sing the songs of
Heaven"
There is one feature of your life, dear
nearer, which you often forget. 1t is
that you are living in a world of music.
Put your ear close to the sod and listen
for earth's music. If you are not deaf
to it, there will come in these Spring
days the whispers of the flowers and
grasses under ground singing the praises
of the sunshine. You may hear from the
tops of the trees in the balmy morning
the melody of the breeze as it kisses the
buds on the topmost bOugh- And the
early flowers have also their evangel of
song for the listening ear. But louder
still and audible even TO the dull ear of
man is the morning music of the birds as,
on the May day, sing the praises of their
maker. What grand hallelujah chorus
it is, as they praise their God. The rob-
in is the soprano, as, swinging in the top,
he leads the vocal company. The blue
bird. with his more modest note, takes
the part of the alto in the song. The
sparrows with their little trills sing the
tenor parts in the broken time of the mu-
sic. While, perchance, the hoarse call
of the crow comes in as the basso pro-
fundo. And the whole chorus is a wor-
thy prelude to the higher music which
shall come from angelic lips in the eter-
nal SpringtiIne.
But beloved. as you have listened, have
you learned anything: Have the earth
songs been to you the faint echo of the
Heaven song: Have they taught you to
look out upon life more brightly and
more cheerfully: Have they banished
your sadness and filled your soul with
peace? Our text has "a benedicite for you,
if you obey its teachings. For he is
blessed who, while on earth, learns to
sing music not of earth. The poorest of
us are not SO poor but what we can have
some wealth in the life beyond. And we
shall begin to enter into that life, as We
learn to sing its songs. Go then and lis
ten to the earth while il teaches you by
music. For its lesson, if learned, will fiji
you for Heaven.
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Monroe went to Canada, Monday, for
cattle, expecting to return the last of the
week. Mr. Candee sold fat cattle to Is.
b. Meeker of Fairfield and new mich
cows to Mortimer Hubbell of White Hills,
last week.
At the Baptist church, Sunday: Cove
nant meeting at 10 30; Sunday school at
IL 30; preaching at p m, Memorial day
sermon, all soldiers of the late war and
friends especially invited; preaching SER
vice at 30pm. Meeting at Hattertown
school house, Wednesday at z 80 p m
at Judd school house on Thursday at
Z 30 p m. Meeting of Woman's Baptist
foreign missionary society, this Friday,
p m, at the parsonage.
Mrs S. b. Nance visits her daughter
in Springfield, Mass.
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PLATTSVILLE.

The family who have occupied the
house of Lorenzo Gregory have moved to
Bridgeport.
r. FL. Skidmore has returned to Bridge
port with his family, excepting his son
Arthur, who boards with George Weller
and superintends the factory of the
Crown Hair Pin Co.
Mrs A. M. Godfrey returned to Brook
Ign with her son for short visit.
Miss Mary Brady of Bridgeport is
spending the Summer with Mrs L. N.
Reynolds. ~rr
Mr. and Mrs Hector Mckenzie and son
were guests of L. N. Reynolds, Sunday.
The water company has ditched from
the north end of the tunnel down to the
brook in an adjoining field, to carry of
the water which collects.
Louis, son of Madison Morehouse, dieG
at his fathers home, Saturday. His flu
neral was attended on Wednesday.
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Mrs Charles Lyon is again able to walk

Mrs Charles Lyon is again able to walk
around the house.
Mrs Price, who has been with Mrs Bas-
sett through the Winter, is at Miss Frank
Silliman's, Easton.
Elmer Treadwell of Bethel spent sun
day with his father, M. ID. Treadwell,
Mrs Albert Platt of South Norwalk
| visits her mother, Mrs S. N Banks.
Mrs Henry Nichols entertained, Sun
day, her brother, w. Sproul of Danbury
and friend.
Mrs L. r. Hoyt has been in Bridgeport
with her sister, Mrs F. Silliman of Fair
field avenue.
Mr. and Mrs Maurice White and son
Goodwin have visited in Huntington and
Birmingham.
Mrs Josiah Williams was taken with a
chill. Ia was feared that she would have
pneumonia, but she is comfortable.
Miss Jessie Kellogg cares for her
grandmother, Mrs Walter Meeker of
Westport.
Mrs James Smith entertains her sister
and husband of Elizabeth, N. j., MIR and
Mrs ID. B. Provost.
Albin Sherwood spent Sunday in
Bridgeport.
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FAIRFIELD.

Justice Brothwell has committed the
son of Joseph Wright to the children's
home at Stratford. The boy is about
five years old.
Mr. Sanford of Mill Plain has new
horse and carriage.
1t has become necessary to rebuild
and enlarge the works of the Fairfield
chemical company and the buildings will
be thoroughly overhauled. Workmen
are already tearing down the old build
ing.
Oliver Jennings arrived home from
Europe, last week. He is already talk
ing of putting the road from the Town
house to the beach, at his new wharf, in
first class condition. Some time ago, Mr.
Jennings offered to purchase a stone
crusher if the town would maintain it.
Had this been done, the roads of the
town would be in better condition than
they are at present.
Fairfield's Town house was crowded,
Friday evening, when Court Fairfield,
No. 2159, 40. f. of A., held its first an
nual soiree. A number were present
from Bridgeport and elsewhere and an
enjoyable time was had by all. Music
and prompter were from Bridgeport.
Coroner Doten has been Investigating
the Morehouse crossing, by which Hen
| ~ Wilson lost his life. Inasmuch as the
crossing was ordered changed by the
railroad commissioners, a year and a hail
ago, from grade to an undergrade cross
I ing, there seems little doubt that the
company was responsible for the death
and that Mr. Wilson's relatives have
cause for action against the company
Painters are at work at w M Buckley
One of Fairfield's chief points Of inter
est, in Summer, Is the soda drawn %
Postmaster Wakeley. The reputation O
this soda has gone forth in the land ane
it has received many commentator,
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SOUTHPORT.

Oliver Buckley and family have return
ed from New York, where they have
spent the Winter at the Murray Hill no
tel.
The first annual assembly, concert and
dance under the auspices of the Sasqua-
naugs will be held at Washington hall,
Thursday evening, May 30. The march
will begin at s 80 o'clock and dancing at
9. The finest orchestra that Bridgeport
can furnish will make music for the dane
ers, who will be received by some of the
ladies. These gentlemen have the ar
engagements in charge: A. o. Jennings,
H. II. Perry, Francis NJ. Pike, Nehemiah
Jennings, o. L. Sherwood and George
Horn. Tickets, which admit one gen.
tleman and two ladies, are 81 each and
can be procured only from the commit
tee or at the post office. The young la
dies are to decorate the hall profusely.
1t is hoped that all will go and enjoy
themselves. Remember the date, May
30. Programs will be furnished each
guest.
Miss Lena Buckley is at Mrs Gurdon
Perry's.
Mrs Pomeroy has visited her daughter,
Mrs B. FL. Wells of New York city.
1t is reported that a wealthy New
Yorker is to build in Southport. If SOFT
will be announced in the BEE.
James f. Watkins has been with Capt
E. NJ. Buckley.
Mrs Whiting is to remain at Trinity.
The congregation would greatly miss her
sweet singing were she to leave.
Rev MIR Dorman of Brooklyn, N. Y,
preached in Trinity, Sunday.
The Advertiser has not yet appeared
for last week.
Mr. and Mrs Lewis B. Curtis were in
Long Hill, Sunday.
Some of our citizens are complaining
of the condition in which the road was
| left after the drain was put on; small
ponds appear in several places.
The gentlemen of the village are en-
deavoring to have, before many weeks,
one of the largest entertainments ever
| given in this part of the county, outside
| of Bridgeport. just what it will be is
not yet decided, but that it will be sue
cess there is no doubt. Probably within
a week the committees will be appointed
and hard at work. 1t is to be for the
Improvement of the village. Watch the
BEE for full accounts of all proceedings
Don't forget to attend the assembly
next Thursday evening.
The specifications having been correct
ed. bids for macadamizing the road vii
be received till noon on the 18th Of May
a number OF bids are expected.
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Heart Blossoms.

Let the opening Spring find us with
hearts opening to God.
The miracles of the sunshine find us
often doubters still.
Gods love shines out in the Spring
blossoms.
Know Nature and from her learn to
know thyself.
The brightest lightning comes from
the blacklist clouds and the purest faith
from the severest trials.-[Sabbath read.
ing.
<Cheerfulness is an excellent wearing
quality. 1t has been called the fan
weather of the heart.-lSmiles.
All our actions take their hues from
the complexion of the heart, as land
scapes their variety from light.
They who are most weary of life and
yet are most unwilling to die are sucf
who have lived to no purpose; who hays
rather breathed than lived. Il Clarendon
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EASTON.
err.

| William Ferris is out with a new Cham
pion spring lumber wagon, bought of E.
N. Sipperley of Sipperley's mill.
S. n. Osborn and wife, returning from
Rock House, Sunday afternoon, were
thrown to the ground by broken wheel.
Samuel Bennett returned to the Sol
diers' home at Noroton, Tuesday.
Arthur Oakley has been in town.
S. n. Osborn has men at work repair
ing the turnpike.
| William II. Ward has bought fine
horse, weight 1900 pounds, of Edwards
& Son, Bridgeport.
Edwin Hawkins recently lost horse
and young colt.
The annual meeting for the election of
Sunday school officers was held at the
Congregational church, Sunday:
Superintendent, Charles Nichols.
Assistant, s. Turney.
Librarian, Miss Goodsell.
Assistant, Miss Turney.
Secretary and treasurer, Miss Nichols.
s. II. Wells has had trouble in his hen
yard. He set trap and, instead of
coon, it proved one of Samuel Benefits
dogs.
Mr. and Mrs Van Vert have been in
Danbury.
Rev d. j. Ogden attended the month
ly meeting of the Congregational Climb,
Monday and, Tuesday, the meeting of
the Fairfield west consolation at Nor
walk to install Rev Mr. Noble; Dea Dan
iel Parrack delegate.
Mrs John Adams has returned from
Bridgeport for the Summer.
M. E. Banks and family of Stratfield
are to spend a few weeks, this season, at
Maplewood farm.
Children's day is to be observed at the
Congregational church.
James Turney, who has been with his
sister, Mrs Edwards, to recuperate, is
now with his sister, Mrs Melvyn Silliman
of Norwalk.
, William Sherman has returned nearly
all his boarding horses and is filling up
his barn with fine young colts, which he
is to break.
George Banks is putting an addition
on Miss Frank Williams's house and re-
pairing her other buildings.
The thesis of e. l.. Smith at the Yale
divinity school was "Martin Luther's
doctrine of justification by faith"
Mrs Selah Field of Brewster, N. Y,
visits j. E. Field.
4. B. Fulford has gone to Bridgeport
to learn the carpenter trade.
Miss Jennie Wells is in Bridgeport.
An entertainment will be given by the
scholars of Easton Academy, Tuesday
evening, 9th, in Academy hall, to Sc
cure flag for the Academy. An enter
tanning and varied program, including
recitations, songs and farce, entitled
ssChange Partners has been prepared.
The Easton orchestra will assist in the
entertainment. Ice cream and cake will
be served after the exercises. Admission
15c; children Zoe. If stormy Tuesday
evening, the entertainment will be on
Wednesday evening.
The flag raising and rally at the Acad-
envy will take place, Friday afternoon,
May 30. Public exercises, consisting Of
addresses, songs and recitations will be
held at o'clock, at the close of which
the flag will be raised. The Easton or
chestra will be in attendance.
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sTEPNEY.

The M. e. ladies' aid society will meet
with Mrs Arthur Banks of Cutters Farm,
Tuesday afternoon and evening, 9th.
Miss Margie Donahue of New York
has visited her sister at Mrs M. E. Beers's,
Royal B. Curtiss has recently had q
neat boat dock made.
G. w. Clark of Monroe will soon occu-
Ply the Hanford Johnson place. Mr. Clarl
is looking for suitable locationto build
Miss Bradley is home i'll and has no
opened school, this week.
Mrs Henrietta Burr is with Mrs f. w
Hawley of Cutters Farm.
w. j. Candee and Fred W. Wheeler d
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GREENFIELD HILL.

Jefferson Ludford of Bridgeport has
done painting for Matt and Henry Will
son.
Mrs John Burr has returned from
Brooklyn and is with her son, Fl b. Burr.
Mrs a. German is to entertain her son
from Paris, where he is president of an
American bank; also his family.
II. Bradley is sending fat calves to
Bridgeport.
A. r. L. Nichols is much interested in
the Christian knowledge society, of
which he is president and faithful
worker
Mrs NJ .Milbank has entertained friends
from New York.
The funeral of Mrs Morris w. More
house was attended, Saturday, at her
late residence, by large assemblage of
Borrowing relatives and friends. Many
were unable to find room in the house.
Her pastor alluded with much feeling to
the many relations in life which she sus-
tanned to this community. Baptized in
1868 and admitted to the communion in
1875, she had been child of this church
the larger part of her life. The floral
decorations were beautiful, consisting of
n wreath of choice roses, an anchor,
"Gates ajar," a bunch of callas, and a
beautiful harp, a very fitting type of the
work of love which she had so often per-
formed in the Sunday school of this
place. 1t was presented by her many
friends in the Sunday school as slight
testimonial of the esteem and affection in
which she was held. A quartet rendered
three selections, "Meet me there, - "Gath-
ering home" ''We shall sleep, but not
forever" A long line of conveyances
followed the remains to Oak Lawn, where
she was lad at rest.
Rev DR. Plumley occupied the pulpit in
Greenwich, last Sunday, his place here
being supplied by Rev Mr. Choate of that
town. Mr. Choate favored this congre
cation with two exceedingly good dis
courses.
A sociable in the interest of the Y. p
| S. G. E. will be held at the house of Mos
es B. Banks, next Tuesday evening, May
27.
| Mrs Margaret Baker, who has beer
threatened with an attack of pneumonia
is slowly recovering.
The Christian knowledge society il
steadily enlarging its borders by the ad
dition of new members, both active ane
associate. Enthusiastic meetings arr
held weekly and topics of interest to the
community are discussed at each session
Remember ChiIdren's day, June s.
Isaac B. Nichols has been in Boston tc
attend the funeral of his brother-in-law
III. Gibberson; his son Dwight return
ed with him. Mrs I. b. Nichols, who has
been very sick, is able to be out again.
Mr. and Mrs Brush of Danbury visited
Miss Hattie Banks, last week.
William Goodsell, Jr, and family are
to move from his old home, but he will
continue to work the farm.
Harry Hull has disposed of his bay
horse and has a fine dapple gray.
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EAST VILLAGE.

William Twist is gardening, this sea-
son, as usual.
L. B. Osborne has rented the Lake
farm.
w. w. Bliss is sexton of the church,
George Crofutt having resigned.
William Cargill and wife of Brooklyn
have been with his brother, FIN .Cargill.
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up soon, is similar to that at New Ca
naan, with which the committee appoint
ed to visit creameries throughout the
State were much pleased. 1t is not like
ly that butter making will commence be-
fore Fall.
William Ferrett of Bridgeport has
nearly finished work at Mrs Phipps's.
G. b. Sherwood and family have re.
turned from their Winter home, DeLand
Florida, to their country residence.
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God is not dead, nor doth He sleep:
The wrong shall fail,
The right prevail,

God Is not dead, nor doth lie sleeps
The wrong shall fail,
The right prevail,
With peace on earth, good viii to men
[Longfellow.
Yes, right must win, since God is just;
Our hardest lesson is to trust
But His great plan stiii moves along.
To-day is but the chrysalis,
That holds tomorrow; feeling this,
Be patient and be strong.-lwalter
Taylor Field.
Sincerity is like travelling on a plain,
beaten road, which commonly brings a
man sooner to his journeys end than by
ways, in which men often lose them
selves.-[Tillotson.
Live not for selfish aims. Live to shed
Joy on others. Thus best shall your own
happiness be secured; for no joy is ever
given freely forth that does not have
quick echo in the giyer's own heart.-
Beecher.
In that great day, how insignificant
shall appear the offices of honor, the
wealth and comforts of earthly life, COM
pared with the crown which shall be Civ
en- to those who have conquered souls
for Christi Bishop Simpson.
| Few men suspect how much mere talk
fritters away spiritual energy-that
which should be spent in action spends
itself in words. Hence he, who restraints
that love of talk, lays up a fund of spir-
itual strength.-CF. w. Robertson.
When God means to make man useful
in the world, He generally sends him first
through gre. He puts him into the forge
and on to the anvil. And often He chas-
tens most those whom He loves best.
l-[Beecher.
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their daughters in Bridgeport and Mil

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their daughters in Bridgeport and Mil
ford.
Oscar Budd has a fine colt, Black
Prince and thinks that it will trot with
the best of them when three years old.
Glad to hear that Maud Williams is
improving.
Clarence Beers has "A severe attack OF
mumps.
Mrs Charles Meeker of New Haven has
visited her brother, Theodore Hamilton.
William F. Coley has chills and fever.
Mr. Foster and Nathan Perry of George
town called on Mrs Philander Fairchild,
Sunday; their brother mason, Mr. Fair
child, does not improve in mind. Miss
Lena is improving.