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Sunday school already, now I will stoPS and let some one else take my place. When that kind of Christian faces the Sunday question, it will always be to ask, How little Sunday may give to the Lord and be uncondemned? I can work up to 12 o'clock Saturday night, beeau2e I can sleep late Sunday morning san begin my Monday work at sundo Sun day night, for Sunday closes at sanset. Even for such Christian, this poo suu> day is better than none at all. Isuppose, he must e'en get along with that kind of Sunday until he gets his neck out of the yoke of bondage. But Sunday is not ad- ded burden; Sunday is not duty and an obligation; Sunday is not day that God reserves for himself, as though he said: My children, you may have six days for yourselves; here is one day claim for myself. Sunday is great privilege, great boon, great blessing. Gods great gift; and every man, certain ly every Christian man, ought to be so instructed that his problem always should DC bIIlS Hobs HoW have? but, How much can I get? He should come with flying footsteps into Sunday; he should go with regretful one back into the week again. Oh! do we realize what is this day in which Christianity was born into the world this day which celebrates alike the death and the resurrection of our Lord? this day that emphasizes for us the forgive ness of sins? this day that filings open the door of the grave and shows us the glory beyond? Christmas! this is our Christ mas; Christianity was born this day. Decoration Day! this is the day on which
 we decorate the grave of Him who died for all mankind. Fourth of July this
 is our day to celebrate our great emanci-
 patton from law and sin and death
 Thanksgiving Day! there is no thanks giving day like Sunday, that brings with
 it all these gifts in it's open palm. Take Sunday as great, great privilege.-[Ly- man Abbott.
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LYONS PLAIN.

Mrs B. A. Salmon and daughter Fan nie spent New Years with Mir and Mrs Everett B. Sherwood at Hoyden's Hill.
 Mrs William Davis has entertained an aunt from Bedford, N. Y.
 Mrs John MaCullum has been shut in with influenza.
 MT and Mrs William Nichols of Brook lyn were guests of MT and Mrs Maurice White, the first two days of the new year.
 Miss M. Eloise Fanton re-opened school at Bald Hill, Wilton, Monday.
 Miss Eleanor H. Adams is for few days with Mrs Phebe A. Fanton.
 The reception given in the church par Tor by Mir and Mrs Hamilton, New Years Eve, was very pleasant and was enjoyed by the parishioners.
 Leroy s. Fanton returned to Irvington, N. I., Saturday.
 A special meeting of the school board, to have been held at Ebenezer Fitch's, Saturday, was only attended by Rev A. Hamilton, secretary of the board; the others were all sick.
 Miss M. A. Bradley of Deerfield spent Saturday and Sunday with her cousin, Miss Vesta T. Fanton.
 John Lobdell and family of Plattsyille were at Mrs Nichols Banks's, last week.
 Mrs Rachel Banks spent New Years with her daughter, Mrs Bradley White.
 Wednesday evening service in Emman- uel Git being Epiphany) at : o'clock; sermon by Rev Charles M. Selleck of Norwalk.
 Mrs M. L. Fanton has visited her brother, Thomas Bradley of Deerfeld.
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Blessed Sunday.

What should the Christian do with his Sunday? We'll, that will depend a good deal upon what kind of Christian he is. I think it was Napoleon who said, scratch a Russian and you will find Cossack. Scratch a Christian and ten to one you will find Jew. A great many Christ ians are only Jews vanished over. They are still under the law. The problem with them is not, How much can I do? but, How much must do? Religion is not to them great inspiration, great joy, a great exhilaration-it is an added burden Duty is theirmaster, not Christ. Duty says, You must read the Bible-I wonder how short q chapter will do; You must make prayer-I wonder how little one will serve; You must go to churcll-I wonder if cannot stay at home with my umbrella on rainy day !; Y You must do some work for Chfist-I have worked four or five years in the
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DEERFIELD.

Mrs Emma M. Carr has visited in Bridgeport.
 Mrs Thomas B. Bradley entertained company, New Years day.
 Mrs E. M. Carr and Miss Cora Burr have visited Mrs Henry Bradley of Greenfield Hill.
 MT and Mrs Hezekiah ElwOod and son have visited Mrs Fred Burritt.
 Mrs George w. Norton and daughter Bessie have returned from 6 visit in Southbury.
 Mrs Reuben Stowe has entertained company from East Hartford.
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STEPNEY.

Surveyors have driven stakes and Hollow stream, just north of the bridge at the foot of Purdy's hill near Stepney Depot.
 Abram Purdy and wife have been i'll. Mrs Purdy is gaining, but still has trouble with one ear. Mr Purdy is thought to be improving.
 Mrs Barnum Curtiss is much better
 Stepney Depot had series of runa- ways, Monday. MT Ryan of Bedding was hitching his horse in front of the depot when the animal became frighten- ed at the noon train, jumping over Mir Ryan and knocking him down. The horse was stopped near the tank house. No damage done.
 Charlie Seeley is drawing piles to Stepney Depot.
 Miss Belinda Burr of Cutters Farms has been very low with pneumonia.
 Perry Hurd, the Bridgeport merchant, spends part of day occasionally at his new farm, the Lanphear place.
 The teachers of the Lower Stepney Sunday school gave the scholars treat ill the form of two nicely trimmed New Years trees. The gifts pleased the little ones. The candy and oranges were pass ed to all present. Music and recitations closed the exercises for the evening. The school will close for the Winter.
 Miss Emily Alquist entertained her sister from Trumbull at New Years.
 Lester Burr, Royal and Arthur Curtis have returned to their schools.
 MissIrene Leavenworth visits in Brook lyn and New York.
 Burr Hawley, who had one of his legs so badly broken by the kick of horse, is getting along as comfortably as can be expected from such bad fracture. Sev- eral pieces of bone have been taken out of the limb.
 "hil pNo yohC oL oACu, is drawing piles from the woods of Will Der French to Stepney Depot.
 Miss Della Garrity is able to sit up.
 Monday morning, Charles Curtiss of Monroe, while getting out freight at Stepney Depot, nearly had his horse kill ed by freight No. l5. The continuous footing of 9he engine frightened the team belonging to Dr E. M. Beardsley that had just stopped at the mill of A. B. Cur tiss. The horses ran down into the swamp, clearing themselves and break ing wheel from the business wagon of William Mallett of Tashua that stood in the way of the frightened team. The horses received a few scratches, the damage to the wagon of MT Mallett being the worst feature of the accident. Dr Beardsley saw MT Mallett at once about it.
 There will be preaching at the Step ney Baptist church, Sunday at l m, by Rev w. H. Walker, Jr. Sunday school at the usual hour.
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MT Talmadge is looking for place to live, having sold his home to MT Wash burn.
 Mrs o. N. Blackman was in Bridge port, last week, to visit her brother-in- law and family, who have been quite sick.
 Col Noble of Bridgeport is having the Schutte place put in good order prepara- tory to selling or renting.
 The week of prayer will be observed with meetings, Tuesday and Thursday afternoon at 3, Wednesday and Friday evening at z 30.
 Mrs Henry Betts is in Newtown with the family of Charles Nichols, who are all prostrated with grip.
 Permit me space to correct, in behalf of the school and others, the report in your last issue concerning the festival of the Sunday school of the Congregational church held Christmas night, for said re- port conveys a very false impression. Your correspondent must have been ani- mated by feelings of personal spite tow ard those who had to lead the exercises. The general expression of the large au- dence was that the entertainment passed off very happily and that the singing was fully up to the average on similar occas- ions. There was nothing deserving to hp called infnrp1al in tho whole axarniSQ for the elaborate program was carried forward successfully, with the exception of two brief recitations, that had to be omitted because two of the little girls were sick and not present; but l do not think any in the audience could have dis covered the break. The great dissatis- faction referred to by your correspondent was confined to his family and one or two other individuals.
 . After the Boutilier family was burned out and the children had lost all their clothing and could not come to Sunday school, little Florence Wheeler suggest ed that the Sunday school children give up their presents and that the money be taken to get shoes and clothes for the Boutilier children. l saw in the suggest ion good practical lesson of benevolence and self denial for the children, so pre- sented the proposition to them and they cheerfully voted for it. l believe that, had not one or two older ones poisoned their minds, it would have been a most beneficial lesson for them and have not heard any child regret it. Then, al though the children did not know it. the amount to be divided in presents was on- ly $3 50. which could have been only a few cents for each child, but, when ex- pended for shoes, did enable three of the Boutilier children to come to Sunday school and, besides, most of the smaller children did get much better presents than if the $3 50 had been divided among the scholars. Yours for fairness,- A. J. Park.
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on it's Bibles. Their cost exceeded re- .ceipts from sales by about s2OO.
 From the foreroipo facts. it js mani.

From the foregoing facts, it Is mani- feaF ehaf the s1pport rendered to this so- ciet8 is qaife proportionate to the work deTolyea npoR it. Several appeals for gibies Eeeepfly Hade have been de- ferged Wifli tilf hope of larger receipts to meet tlle Ua Tiie societv -jls is 4sntieas- oriag, also, resp Hd to the demand of the churches for uten oI high degree of adaptation to it's difficult work, for which it greatly needs more aid. h the tsfor- ward movement of the churches which has begun and for which this society has labored, it would seem to be wise to give this organization suitable equipage for prosecuting the system of labor it has developed. The last annual reports of the four leading denominations in Con- necticut show SS29, ,s32 given to charita- ble objects, over and above parish ex- penses, nearly all of which was disburs- ed outside the State. The S4I21. less than one half of per cent, contributed to the Connecticut Bible society, for supplying all destitutions of the Bible and preach ing the Gospel in every home, seems a small and quite inadequate proportion.
 We ask all churches to put us on the lists of their charitable objects and church committees, who have funds to divide at the close of the year, to assist our endeaVors by liberal bequests; and individual donations will be especially helpful at this time to enable us to put into the field some experienced workers whose decision to help us awaits the re- plenishment of our treasury.-[ William
 H. Gilbert, Secretary Connecticut Bible society, B Wall street, New Haven.
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BRIDGEPORT.

AdOlphus Ball has sold his residence on Coleman street and boughta fine cot tage on Vine street.
 Alfred Hopkins, the well known plumb CT, is again at business, after spending two weeks at home with an attack of grip.
 The new Housatonic depot for freight business is nearly completed and will be greatly appreciated by every one who has business there, as it will be far more convenient than the old one.
 Not long ago, the board of trade inter- ested themselves in the bob-tailed horse cars and intended to remove them from the eyes of the public; but, thus far, nothing has been accomplished and it is doubtful if anything will be done. AS the company are in measure like the Consolidated railroad, their rolling stock is kept upon the road with just such ac- commodation as these corporations see fit to give the travelling public. They do not ask any one to ride or patronize them, but just so long as people see fit to ride and put up with the accommodations just so long will the corporations remain as they are and the public can grumble on.
 The rect sweeper which stood at Halls c: rriage shop on Housatonic ave- hue for many.weeks was finally drawn out to State street extension and, after standing on the streets until it had frightened nearly every horse in town, was drawn on to an open lot directly op- posite, where it seems to be located per manently. If it is a success, our street department should put it at work, in or der that it may have fair trial and, if it is success, it should be immediately bought and used on our streets, as many of the main streets are sadly in need of it.
 There was delightful Salmagundi party, Saturday evening, at Miss Mabel J. Sanford's, 142 Washington avenue.
 Married, Monday evening, by Rev B. E. Warner, Miss Florence E. Pixley to LIT G. H. Barker, the dentist.
 The Farmer has increased it's spread of canvass to seven columns. It is a paper not easily Tucker-ed out.
 The collection of garbage, which has given so much dissatisfaction, during the past year, under the Donovan contract is to be taken in charge by the city, Feb ruary l, under the direction of the board of charities. Donovan's contract called for $4S00, but the board of charities con tract to do the same work for $35a0 and they feel certain that they can beat the Donovan record.
 Street Commissioner Pierce is in the clutches of grip, but still attends to bus mess under difficulties.
 ". B. Hall, the best advertised man in the city since Barnum died, passed away, last Friday, 50 years old. heart failure following bronchitis. A native of Springfield, Mass, his parents remov- ed to Wallingford and William B. began
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clerking in New Haven. He came to Bridgeport in 1850 and for 20 years was partner of Senator David M. Read, or ganizing the firm of w. B. Hall & Co. in 1878. It was pleasure to do business with Mir Hall, so generous was he with newspapers and so prompt and courteous his payment of bills. Mir Hall was a prominent Mason. He lost his wife De- cember IA, 1890 and leaves son, Walter J. Hall of New York and daughter, Mrs H. F. Mills of Boston,
 During the past few weeks, hardly a day has passed on which there has not been corpse on the depot platform to be either shipped away or received for interment here. Over the Housatonic road alone during the past week, six dead bodies were taken from this city. -[Farmer.
 The heavy rain, Saturday, did not pre- vent a large number of people from bray ing it to visit Seaside park and watch the huge waves as they dashed against the sea wall or the new breakwater, sending the spray high in air. It was grand sight and everyone who ventured out was more than paid for their trouble and the wetting they received.
 Mrs B. D. Pierce, Jr and daughter are daily seen on our streets driving a beau- tiful pony and dogcart which surpasses anything in the city. i''
 Mrs M. E. Barnum has returned to Winsted, ,after spending the holidays with her son, George T. Barnum.
 Leo. c. Lyon of Lyon & Grumman is again able to attend to business after having severe attack of grip.
 A bad break in the water main at the corner of Courtland street and Fairfield avenue during the fire at Vanstone &5 Westlake's shop on Cannon street, last week.
 James k. Cooper, former partner of the late P. T. Barnum and James A. Bailey, died at his home in Philadelphia of inflammation of the stomach. He had a host of friends in the show business, who will mourn his loss.
 An immense elm tree on Main street, at the head of Union, was cut down, New Years day.
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THE LARGEST TEA STORE IN
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January 8, 1892.

BRIDGEPORT--Nor %, 10 % am 30. 15. 30 p m freight 10 10 a m; 15 g 30 m. Sunday. 35 m. Arrive 40. ' 50, g 40 a ID 12 20. 30, 4 50 45, s p n. Sum- day milk 7 05 m. TRUMBULL-North 12*. 10 3O* m ? 30, 29, 6 43, g 55* m; Sunday AZ m South. 2S, : 86.9 2S' m l2 05.3 05. 3 29, : 4S* p m. Sunday milk 50* ID.
 LONG HILL, North *7 1S1G 40 m.2 10 8. 49, 10 10* D m; sunday 54 m. Snnth $ 2i. ' 29, g 22*, II 59 m ? 30 %, 7 42] p m Sunday milk. 43 p m.
 sTEPNEY- North : 24. 10 %. 1e 50 m 8. 3 fl. 6 56, 10 25 m sun day, s m. South 6 IT. 24, g Is II 54 m ? 30, 5 IT. 37 m Sunday milk, 6 3S.
 BOTSFORD-North ' fl. 10 35. II 05 m; 40. 3 05. 5 50. ' 05. 10 45 m Sunday s 10a ID Sonth 0S.7 0S.9 10 II 45 m; 05. 19. o5, 2S m. Sunday milk 26 p n VIEWPOINT 7 AZ. 10 43. II 36 a m;4 10, 13. IS. 20. II p n Sunday IS m. South ' o0. O2. II 3e m; 35 10, 40, ' 20 Duhhnt hlih 10 HAWLEYVILLE- North : 5S. 10 52.1I 50 m; 4 30. g 07. 30. II 15 pm Sunday ? m. South 52. s 54. 1127 am; 15. 4 03. 30, ' 12 Sunday milk 5 57 m Leave for Bethel 55. II 35 m; O5. 35. 6 45 ID. From Bethel ' 30, 10 30 a Ill; l 25. 30. $ 03 m. BROOKFIELD JUNCTlON-Nolth sO6 II 01 m; 4 55. 5 31. 6 15. S9. II 45 m. Sunday s 36 a m. South 6 43 43,1I 16 m.3 543 59.5 33. ' C3 D m Sunday milk 5 43 p m- For Danbury 43. s 06. s 47, II IT m; 4, 5 33 25, ' 40 m. 6 56. 20. g O2 Il 32 a m; 4 15. 45. 6 3S, : a4 pm Leave 20. A. s 30, 10 A m 3 40. 15. 6. 6 50 pm.
 pANBURY AND NoRwALK DIVISION. from Danbury. $ 36, 6 42. ' or ' 3S,9 l3. II 52 m; 9. 5 14. $ 4S p m. For Danbury 50, ' 20, 10 fl II 19 m. For Hawlryville ' l5. 10 15 a m. l 10, 3 35, 5 49 D m From Hawleyville 10, II 50 m, 19, 4 50 ' 02 pm.
 North 13, 10 O6 m, 01 o 1t. Si' II H Y LII. S'uth to' . ~ II 59 A m, 3 %, 5 9, *6 56 D m.
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Pope Leo XIII.

In the strict sense of the word, Pope Leo XIII is not ill at present. He breathes easily, digests well, takes four light meals d day, consisting of strong bouillon made of beef, veal and chicken, with rice and vegetable and little Bordeaux as an accompaniment. At ire quent intervals throughout the day, the Pope takes pastile, made of gum, con- densed meat, extract of camomile and coca and minute admixture of prepa- ration of phosphorus.
 He gets up at , a m and attends to work. At 6, Mgr Angeli, his private secretary, enters his bedroom unan- nounced and remains with him till 8, when breakfast is served. This is fol- lowed by a benediction, by private aud fences and second dejeuner, preceded, when possible, by light siesta and a short ride in Sedan chair or a carriage in the gardens of the Vatican. At 3, Leo XIII returns to his apartments and cardinals and ambassadors begin. By 5 o'clock these are ended, but as a rule some high dignitary on more intimate terms with the Pope than the rest re- mains till or 8 o'clock for the chat and of ideas which are almost to Leo XIIIs physical health. Toward s p m, the Pope retires to bed, attended by the prelate and valet. who till lately was Francesca celebrity in his way. This Minocheri, who was 80 years old and had been attached to the person of Plus TX before his accession to the Pom died recently. But though Leo XIII is not ill, he is exhausted. His mind is still clear, but he speaks with ever growing difficulty.-[ Herald.
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Mrs Charles Gregory and son Ralph have visited her sister, Mrs William Hurlbutt of Cannon.
 Miss Ora Wilson has gone to Douglass, Mass.
 Henry Robinson and Theron Brown have visited Mrs Frederick Wakeman.
 Frank Nichols of Bridgeport visits his sister, Mrs Randle.
 Miss Edna Bradley is sick with grip.
 MT and Mrs Frank Gregory visit their parents, MT and Mrs Eben Fitch. MT Gregory has been sick with grip.
 MT and Mrs Hiram Meconkey are housekeeping in Mrs Taylor's house.
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STAMFORD.

Abijah McEwen and Mrs D. Palmer have suffered with pneumonia.
 Mrs Miller, aged mother of Mrs George Wheeler, broke wrist by fall.
 The M. E. and Congregational churches united for the week in prayer, holding services at the NJ. E. church, Tuesday and Thursday evenings and at the Con- gregational, Wednesday and Friday.
 Mrs Frederick Judson has moved to her fathers home at the ferry.
 Officers of Pequonnock council, o. U. A. M.: c. G., E. Chevalle; V. C., c. F. Roberts; K. S., J. c. Vanderbeck; F.. S., o. B. Curtis; l., Frank l.. Thompson :; E., $. A. Andrews; l. F., E. Baldwin !; O. F., Edward Thompson; T., J. E. Thomas; J. ex-C., J. E. Thomas; S.. exc, k. T. Carey.
 Miss Lena Dorman has returned to her Litchfield school.
 John E. Holmes has had the grip.
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WESTON.
Holmes has had the grip.

Miss Mary Perry has been for some time In Norwalk.
 Mrs Charles Gregory spent part of last week in Cannon, caring for her sister, who was i'll with grip.
 Miss Mary Hill of Bedding was with her sister, Mrs Walter Rowland, last week.
 Mrs Eliza Hodges has entertained friends from Bridgeport.
 George Cole and son of Cannon visited his grandfather, Eben Cole, Sunday.
 George A. Sturges had runaway while driving to Norwalk, Saturday. Beyond few bruises, MT Sturges was not hurt.
 A very e Ie sociable was held at the residenc Mrs Hawley Williams, last week w, &esday. Mrs N. B. Johnson and Mrs J. P. Fitch : New Years day in Easton.
 s Annie Lockwood has suffered
 avery sore finger. . Thomas of Ridgefield has been tsr sister, Mrs Vanderbilt Godfrey. Hattie Coley has visited in Can-
 pr F. Gorham suffered from a two- lays illness, last week.
 Clarence Beers has not yet recovered and has been quite poorly for several days.
 Among sufferers from grip have been MT and Mrs A. c. Bradley, Nelson Cross man, Mir and Mrs D. s. Hurlbutt, Mrs M. F. Favor, Mrs s. s. Carver, R. K. Fitch, James Phillips. s
 MT and Mrs Herbert Hull have visited his mother.
 Miss E. Della Bedient has closed school for the Winter term and the majority of the people are anxious that she continue another term.
 Samuel and Henry Fancher spent New Years at Pound Ridge. VI A number of friends gave Frank Fer ris surprise, last week; music and dancing until an early hour,
 George Belden has returned from Mex leo.
 Miss Jennie Nichols is in Easton.
 Miss Hattie Wyman spent few days, ast week, with Miss Lillie Adams. Mir and Mrs Dayton Bouton have yisit- sd their mother, Mrs Jack Bedient.