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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16

THE work of keeping the channel of
the Missouri for 1,649 miles above Sioux
City, H., clear for navigation, is no light
undertaking. Two Government snag
boats, the steamer Gen. Mcpherson and
the stesl scow Mandan,. Dire Engaged all
through the open season in pulling snags
out of the river bed and clearing away
the driftwood. The steamer is curiosity
in her way, being stern wheeler equipped
with compound engines placed on
each side of the boat, like ordinary high
pressure steamboat cylinders, and having
a Scotch marine boiler, air pumps, and a
full condensing apparatus. The exhaust
from five auxiliary engines and even the
waste of the capstan cylinder cocks
are condensed and re-fed to the boiler.
She has complete "snagging OUTFIT"
including pressure pump for washing
earth from the roots of snags and stumps.
The steel scow Is fitted with steel sheers,
steam capstans, steam saw, and other
implements for raising snags. Last
season these boats removed 851 snags,
including rocks, projecting trees, stumps,
and channel boulders. Two wrecked
steamers were also taken out of the
channel. A great deal of miscellaneous
work was also done, such as rescuing
stock at high water, trimming trees on
the banks, and sluicing out mouths of
streams. AS to the need of this work,
it is diminishing fast, for it is said that
during the past ten years the river traffic,
owing to the building of railroads, has
steadily decreased, until it is now almost
entirely wiped out.
WRITER'S in the law periodicals are
advocating all sorts of strange doctrines
at present. One correspondent thinks
that circumstsntial evidence should have
scarcely any weisht. His Asgument 10
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Northrop's tenant house and will work for Charles Hatch,
 Mrs Charles Wildman of Great Plains has visited her cousin, Miss M. J. Cros- by.
 Mrs A. Burr has received the sad in- telligence of the death of her step-daugh- ter's husband, Horatio Eggleston of Sey- mour. He was a man universally liked and respected by all. In his earlier years he was actively engaged in build ing several railroads. He was valued member of several different organiza- tions and he will be missed by large circle of friends. In the home circle he leaves wife and one daughter, Miss Ada, to mourn his loss.
 Mrs Jane Eddy of Stratford has visited friends in this place but has now return ed home.
 Mrs A. Camp was the guest of Mrs A Burr a part of last week.
 Mrs Will O'Dell has entertained hel mother and sister.
 A young man in the employ of George Cummings was quite badly injured by jumping from the Wilson Point freight while in motion. His face was badly cut and otherwise bruised. A warning for others.
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BRIDGEWATER.
ST MARKS ANNUAL MEETING.

At the parish meeting of St Marks, Easter Monday, the following officers were elected: Senior warden, J. c. Ran- dall; junior warden, Eli Sturdevant vestrymen, Amos Northrop, Abijah Pat terson and R. J. Keeler; delegate to con- vention, R. J. Keeler; alternate, W. w. Welton; collector, W. W. Welton. The parish closes the year free from indebt- edness. The bishop is to be with them on Mayo.
 The ladies of St Marks have been working for the hospital at White Earth reservation, Minnesota.
 Austin Smith from New Milford is to occupy the Fred Peck place.
 Darwin Keeler and James Orr are build ing barns.
 MT and Mrs Eli Sturdevant were in Danbury, last week. Rev Mir Doane preached in the Congre- gational church on Sunday. In the absence of the church organist, Miss Genevieve Sanford, the Sunda,' school organist, Miss Bessie Smith, cred itably filled her place. Miss Bessie is to be congratulated. H. w. Treat and his mother are among the number suffering from severe colds.
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John Ward has been quite sick.
STEVENSON.
HE CAUGHT A COON.

MT Hill came along to Mir B's house, had not changed their color, this cold winter, as he and the dog caught one the night before and he thought it q lucky catch, too" As is his custom be- fore going to bed, he goes out to the barn to see if the cattle and horses are all right, and to tie up the dog. He had not gone far before the dog gave fearful jump and pulled the rope from his hand and had MT Coon by the throat. He had on two overcoats for his good luck, but the buttons flew and the niger hollored like loon, in the tussle. He got the dog from his throat and the next grab he got him by the arm. He helped get the dog off and asked what he was there for. He said he was after a chicken. He had a family of six children and he thought a chicken would be good; he was poor. He had mercy on him and told him to take a chicken if he would not come here again. The sscoon' ans Wered, .Lord no, would not have come here if I had hhcWh yoa ld0 GudG Il WILL never come again as long as you have that dog" He begged the man not to do any thing about it. MT Hill thinks he npped him in the bud, as he would have taken half dozen at least. He prizes the dog more than ever now. His value has risen $50 from the former price.
 Stillman Doolittle of Wallingford wis., ited his cousin, last Saturday, Mrs Will liam Jordan.
 Miss Alice Crofut has gone to Bridge port to work.
 George Sherwood has moved to Bir- mingham.
 Miss Jennie Cassidy keeps house for her grandparents and boards the Goulett Brothers.
 Fred Sherman has hired out to Mer- chant Burr Hawley of Stepney.
 Munson Clark sold his oxen to MT Beardsley of White Hills.
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AS TO THE TRAVELLING.

The first of April has come and gone with it's usual changes of residences by the migratory portion of the population, notwithstanding the muddy condition of the roads. The travelling at this pres ent time is snowdrifts, mud and occasion ally dry section of road, indication of what we are to have in time. The sea- son is very backward and but little spring work done by the farmers.
 Rev Mir Bissell of Iitchfield preached an excellent sermon on the doctrine of Christs resurrection. There was a pret- ty display of flowers. After the ser vices, the Sunday school had their usual Easter services, consisting of singing, responsive reading, and very interest ing address by the rector, Rev Hiram Stone. The usual offering of the Sun day school for missions was collected.
 Perry Rowland, carriage painter for Flynn X Doyle, has moved into Mir Hymns house, vacated by T. l.. Jen- nings, who makes his home at his daugh- ter's on Mt Tom at the present time.
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Fairfield County News.
STEPNEY.
DEATH OF HUDSON CURTIss.

DEATH OF HUDSON CURTISS.
 Judson Curtiss of New York, who died recently, was a we'll known Mason. He was 52 years old. He was born in Step- heny and had been resident of New York for 35 years. He was a member of tke firm of c. H. Tenny & Co.,, wholesale hat dealers on Broadway, New York. He was very prominent in New York Masonic circles. He was past master of Euclid lodge, No 656, F. and A. M., and member of Clinton commandery, Mo- II, Knights Templar. He leaves a widow. Mir Curtiss was son of Col Jud- son Curtiss, who kept the store at Step hney for a good many years, and was one of the leaders in town affairs. The mcther, Sylvia, was daughter of Gen Edwards, large landholder and man of influence. There were two brothers of Mir Curtiss, Frank, who for many years was on the place in New York City, now residing in the West, and Levi now dead, who was formerly general agent of the Domestic Sewing Machine Co. They were family of talent and ability, and capable of great development. It has been remarked had MT Curtiss stud cid law he would have been foremost in the profession, being naturally of a forci- ble and logical mind, and in argument sharp and keen. He spent his vacations every year in this village, which was en- oyed by many of his friends of early life, and who will miss his kindly acts. For many years the mail has brought regu- lar every week many of the most popu- lar papers and magazines of the day, to his old friends, being 2 constant reminder of his regard for them,
 Nathan B Hinman of Litchfield visited
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BLOOMFIELD.

Mrs William Jillson has returned from her visit to the city.
 William Church has purchased new horse.
 Noble and Henry Foster, after visit ing their brother and sisters at the old homestead here, returned to their homes in New Haven and Staten Island.
 Quantities of maple sap are being boil ed into molasses and sugar by parties on Long Meadow Hill.
 Mrs Charles Briggs has been quite poorly from the effects of very severe cold.
 William Camp was in Roxbury one day last week.
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WEST MORRIS.

N. F. Dunbar from Litehfield has talk en the William l.. Burgess farm for the ensuing year.
 Grove Parsons of Lime Rock has mov- ed in the Frederic B. Wheeler place. Miles Emmons has commenced work at carpentry for George Nobles in Wash ington. ."...
 
 The fourth district school commenced, this week Miss Mary Collins is the teacher and this her fourth term in this place.
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TRUMBULL.

Mertie Nichols, aged nine years, son of Mir and Mrs Austin Nichols, died Tuesday afternoon week after an illness of only two days. He was bright boy who had endeared himself to all who knew him. He will be greatly missed in the Sunday school and Junior c. E., of which he was member and among his playmates and friends. The grief strick- en family have the sympathy of all. Funeral services were held from the house Friday at p. m.
 Miss Hillhouse of New Haven has been the guest of Miss Jennie Wheeler for few days.
 John Ward has been quite sick.
 A. $. Plumb gave an excellent lecture on the outlines of Grecian history in the lecture room, Tuesday evening week. By the use of carefully drawn maps he made plain many points of great inter- est.
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LANEsvILLE.

Mrs Murphy has been caring for her sister, Mrs Henry Walling, who has been quite sick. Dr Griswold was m attendance.
 Miss Susan Giddings, who has taught the Hill and Plain school successfully for several sessions, will teach the Lanes vile school the present season.
 Charlie Butcher has moved into Isaac
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The text, beloved, is taken from the Beatitudes of Sophosicles, "Blessed is he who brings help to those in need for he shall be filled with joy" The farmers who doubles the yield of his farm every year thinks he is accomplishing some thing. The merchant whose trade in- creases by his wise advertising in THE BEE so that he has to build an addition to his store every six months thinks his life is of some value to the world. But who of us thinks himself richer because every year he is able to be more helpful to those about him. But, beloved
 THE SECRET SPRING OF JOY in human life is doing good. And the helpful man is,o ought to be, ,the happy man. In the constitution of the world there always has been and probably al- ways will be two classes of people; those who need help and those who can give help. But curious thing about it is that the same person may to-day be in one class and tomorrow in another. For instance to-day Farmer Jones hears that poor Widow Green is in very destitute cir cumstances. She is scraping the bottom small potatoes. But some one has said that God hears when the poor found the bottom of the meal barrel So good Farmer Jones with his large heart takes meal from his bin aud potatoes from the cellar to supply the needs of his poor neighbor and her children. The bendfc- tion of the widow and the blessings of the widows God is upon him and accord ing to the beatitude he is filled with joy. But perhaps tomorrow Farmer Jones will be in trouble. His little golden-haired Elsie will be
 TOSSING IN THE FEVER
 while father and mother stand by with pain tugging at their heart strings and dispair shutting down like the pail of night upon their lives. They are dreading the coffin, the hushed voices of the mourn CTS. the little mound out in Gods acre, But Widow Green hears of their need She remembers past kindness, and she with her nursing skill and her good home remedies drives death away from the lit tie Elsie. Then she has her hour of joy because she has brought help to some one.
 Beloved there are two very good req sons why we ought to live up.to the beautitude. One is that others need our help. This is world of need. I may need your word of help to-day and you may need smile of encouragement to- morrow.
 MY FRIEND BILLY,
 who is a drinking man, n,and who has just started to live sober life told me yester- day that he found one of his inspirations to better life from other peoples kindly words. And so it is the world over. Some one is always needing our help and we are true philanthropists when we give all the help to others we can.
 The second reason why we ought to give help is because we shall ourselves need help sometimes. Be you rich as Crmsus, or as poor as Lazarus, your con dition of life may change. Hence you ought to make other men your debtors by helping them out of trouble. So then my brethren let the words of the text sink into your hearts as the spring showers sink into the sod.
 Help your brother in his needs,
 Fill your life with Chlristly deeds;
 Bring glad sunshine, banish care,
 Scatter blessing everywhere.
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BETHEL.
WOLF PITS

William Brown has new pair of horses, bought of William Beers of Dan- bury.
 ". H. Platt has new horse bought of John Sanford of Bedding.
 MT Ferry, who rented the Eddy farm, has taken possession.
 Mrs Eddy has visited at w. H. Platt's. Andrew Taylor lost some of his chick ems on Saturday night.
 MT Low has moved from the Eddy farm in Danbury.
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BEDDING.
AT CHRIST CHURCH

The Easter morn : o'clock service at Christ church brought together 3 good congregation. The service was soul in- spring and the singing of the anthems and carols was finely rendered by the choir, under the direction of T. T. Greg ory, the organist. The altar was hand somely decorated with cut flowers, gift from the organist, ant the chancel with pot ted plants, contributions from J.. Close, Mrs c. Kelley, Mrs Stephen Sanford and Mrs A. Swan. Illuminated Scriptural texts were designed and paint ed by Julius Miller.
 Mir and Mrs J. c. Sanford spent Good Friday at her home in Long Ridge. George Sanford and Miss Olivia, with friend, Miss E. Mitchell from South Britain, returned from the Easter vaca- tion on Wednesday of last week.
 Mir Webster, the teacher in the Acad- emy, will remain in Bedding during the Easter vacation. A man so thoroughly competent to instruct young men and women, it is to be hoped will be induced to teach for number of terms.
 The masquerade at Mrs Sophia Banks was largely attended. A delegation from Tashua were in high glee, serenading their friends on the way. At late hour all left with many thanks to Mrs Banks for her kind attentions.
 Ernest Sanford and friend from South Britain, are at his home spending the Easter vacation.
 Mrs A. J. Jennings, having been with her sister, Miss NJ. A. Dennison, the past winter. will soon return to her home in Norwalk.
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DO THEY BITE ON SUNDAY !?

The passage of the law against fishing on Sunday by our Legislature recalls a squib saw in the papers I saw years ago. A minister on his way to church, Sunday morning, met little boy with rod and line on his way home. The min- ister said to the little boy very solemnly, ''Little boy, don't you know that it is wicked to catch fish on Sundayg' The little boy, who had not had any luck, re- piled indignantly, "Who's catching any fish on Sunday y'-T A. s. B.
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AND SUITS

snowbanks and joys beside our icy griefs.
 The heart which rests in God has an eternal springtime.
 Trust is God for material things is bet ter than in oyster suppers. Let the church remember this.
 We need a resurrection to nobler self as well as the earth needs a resurrection from the sepulchre of snow to fruit bear ing.
 The grave ought not always to suggest drge of sorrow. It ought also to cause us to sing a pean of victory through Jesus Christ.
 Physc is usually but substitute for temperance.
 Successful treachery is worse than honest defeat.
 The failure of one man is the oppor- tunity of another.
 A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.
 No man is pure in his heart who is not pure in his politics.
 ''Say not thou that the former days were better than these,'' but thank God that there is any good in these, bad as they are.-[ Matthew Henry.
 We have reason to be encouraged as long as we have the spirit of God remain ing among us to work upon us, for so long we have God with us to work for us.-[ Idem.
 Recently young man in Denver, Col, who had doubts about the divinity of Christ, told his pastor that if Mr Glad stone affirmed his belief in that doctrine he would accept it. Accordingly note was sent to MT Gladstone; and though it reached him in the midst of the election excitement, he found time to send the following in his own handwriting on postal card "All I write, think, and al! hope, is based upon the divinity of our Lord, the one central hope of our poor, wayward race. W. E. Gladstone.
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WOODBURY.
WORD FROM REV MIR WILLIAMS.

A letter from Rev Robert G. Williams, who, in the fiftes, was pastor of the | First church for four years, later a cap- tain in the war of the Rebellion, and now principal of pleasant boarding school at Amherst, Mass, informs us that he among which was long continued and greatly prostrating, ill health. He says l that from Overwork "I broke down, and was confined to the house for year. | My friends became anxious, called a counsel and all but one said I could not i recover. My mind was almost paralyZ- ed. 1 could not think, 1 could not apply it to any subject, l was aware of it, but could not help it any more than l could have raised paralyzed arm. Mrs Will Hams opened family school. The first year l went out only as wheeled in a chair. Then I went block or so with two canes, and thus I was for six years. | Now am much better and can walk quite little ways without any cane. In our school l teach Latin, Greek, German and some English branches" Mir Will | Hams seems to have had his share of | sickness. But he iS a man of unlimited courage, and has been able to endure much more than most men and survive. His many friends here will be glad to learn ofhis bettered condition. Arthur D. Warner has received his | commission as judge of the Litchfield county court of common pleas, issued by Gov Morris.
 Miss Mary A. Banks, whose critical | illness was mentioned in our last, depart ed this life at a quarter past midnight of the night of Monday, tLe 3d, at the age of 54 years and six months. She was member of the First Congregational church, having been admitted a member May ?, 1858. She was carried to Ridge field and buried by the side of her father.
 George F. Morris has returned from business trip to New York. Alexander Gordon still continues on the sick list, as does A. N. Judson.
 Rev A. s. Hagarty has gone to attend conference.
 l c. H. Allen is about to remove his tin business to Saxton's block.
 Miss Julia E. Peck has been visiting the family of F. R. Smith.
 Henry Hitchcock and Carlos Curtiss l tho yp;th thai nfc nd have returned to Yale.
 | Dawson < Goodrich run an express to Waterbury three times a week.
 Mir and Mrs A. Gordon, Jr., visited Danbury, last week.
 1 Mrs Phineas A. Judson, a former resi- dent of Woodbury, died in New Haven, Friday, March Fl, and was buried in Woodbury, April ,.
 | Mrs Joseph Norton of the 'VillA died of heart disease, April 4, at the age of 59 years, leaving husband, one daughter, Mrs Frank H. Barnes, and sister, Mrs Parker of Little Valley, N. Y., and many other friends to mourn her loss. The in- torment was in the North cemetery, Rev J. c. Shepherd officiating. 1 Mrs F. F. Hitchcock has so far recov- cred the use of her limbs, that she walk ed to church Sunday.
 There was very pleasant mystic gath ering at Miss Lottie Hitchcock's, last week, numbering .45. A ghostly usher with ''dim red lantern" admitted the vis- itors to the inner mysteries. Music and dancing followed.
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his sistar, Ara 0rrin Platt, who has been confined to her home through the winter.
 MT and Mrs Q. Purdy returned home to Brooklyn on Monday.
 Orrin Platt, who has been feeble with rheumatism,is growing worse.
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Litchfeld County News.
BANTAM.
EASTER AT ST rAUL's.

The bright sunshine of Easter Sunday brought out full congregation at St Pauls church when special SC vices were had in recognition of this great re- ligious anniversary.
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JOHN PULLMAN, Embalmer, Undertaken,
 Telephone Call 12l, 28S Main street, Bridgeport, Conn
The Travellers Guide.

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SHEPAUG E. E.

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GEMS OF THOUGHT.

Thou art my portion, Q Lord Psal- mist.
 There is no one so troubled who might not have greater trouble.
 God plants flowers oll the edge Of the