The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-14
NORTH HAVEN.

Nov. ls,-A large audience at the Con- gregational church Sunday morning. The text was taken from Acts. xvii. 2i: For all the Athenians and strangers whict were there spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing" The pastors theme was; New thoughts. belief or interpre- tation of our religion are not necessa- rily any improvement on the old. but are positively harmful to the itching ears Of the present generation. The subject was handled in a masterrul manner and the closing peroration was on high plane of eloquence. The musT was in harmony with ths dis course. It is a ling tim, sircc Dun decs inspiring strains have been heard in the church with the old time rhythm and swing. led by the full or | gan, as ia days of yore. Said lno: Tt was veritable roof-raisar."
 Mrs. Harrtet Pierpont and Mrs. Jo- selh pierpont are spending sore time in Boston and vicinity. Mrs 4. R. Mcrriek and Mss Laura Hemingway are staying at the Plerpont home dur | Ing the ahsent of the ladies. Mir. Charles Palmer cut his arm badly while kliIng {. calf in his barn last week. A x. v Haven surgeon was call ed. Mrs. Palmer has not yet recovered from the effects of her broken arm, makinb the situation more serious Mir. | and Mrs. Palmer have the syppathy | and kind attention of many friends. The teachers meeting last Friday evening was of much interest. The su- perintendent was Tn his place as lead CT, and. assisted by good number of the teachers. all well studied on the | lesson. The pastor was missed but was attending prayer meeting al Mr. Roberts,
 MT. Levi T.igeiow, over ninety years old. voted at tie last election. Over | seventy years a voter!
 The combined Kings Daughters will evening.
 MT. William M. Owen, who bought the Obed kassett place, seems to be successful as farmer as well as with his poultry. At the late exhibition of | the grange MT. Owen showed potatoes | of extra large size and those who tried the quality found them especially good in that respect. He also showed apples | as good as any on exhibition that night | and there were some that could not be | excelled in any town. Mr. Owen also | has contrived a novel way of using th,. water from the celebrated Springville | spring to water his vegetable garden in the meadow and with the best re- sults Those who understand the situ- ation predict success for MT. Owen. l Children's night at the grange this week. On account of the storm last week but few were present at the meet ing and it is feared that some will for l get. The arrangements are not com- pleted, but the gathering will doubtless be of interest and pleasure to the chil- dren and others.
 Lieutenant S. F. Linsley has gone tc New Berne, N. C., to visit the old battle scenes.
 The weather seemed unfavorable and Professor Lalande did not succeed ir forming class in French in Nortf
 Haven, but it is now thought that after a time class will be formed and in
 structed in the parlor of one of the ladies at the center, where it will be to the convenience of all interested.
 The combination of democrats an6 prohibitionists to sit down on the re. publican eagle who roosts in Montowese failed in their contract. The perch was too high for them. But that was 8 large combine-such adverse elements in it--but they were true to the old-time policy of the town, that is, if a young
 man shows signs of trying to be some
 body and get up in the world, "go fol
 him. sit down on him." which has evel
 been their motto.
 First time I ever saw General Good
 year rattled over the count of ballots,
 was the remark of an on-looker of tn,
 count of ballots for representative
 "He was off this time" Fact was, tn,
 general supposed the counter was call ing off peoples ballots, when in fac
 they were those of the republican candi
 date. He thought his man was beatel
 and called off the moderator when h,
 began to declare Robert O. Eaton elect
 ed. The laugh was on the general, fo
 sure, that time.