People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1893 — Census Statistics. [ARTICLE]

Census Statistics.

Triplets recently blessed the home of Mr. Bird'whistle, of Park avenue. Hebvoke thwnews to his son Tommy by saying: “Do yon know, Tommy, you have three little brothers?” “Is that, so? You bought three because you got ’em cheaper, didn’t you, papa?” replied Tommy, who has a head for-business.—Texas Siftings. —Rev. Edward P. Blodgett celebrated* on a recent Sunday, with appropriate- religious exercises the fiftieth anniversary of his installation as pastor oi : the little Congregational churoh im Greenwich. Mass. The church, which, was organized in 1744, is known for its? long pastorates, two ministers havingoccupied; its pulpit for ninety-four years, and three fear one hundred and one years. It is Mr. Blodgett’s onljppastorate, and he has been absent front) his pulpit because of illness but once*in, forty-three years. Only twice has he, missed being present at Amherst, college commencement in the whole, halff centwry. —Rev. Dr. Wild, the preacher of Toronto, Ont., bidding hi* congregation farewell on a recent S#»day evening, told them that ho left a $5,000 salary in Brooklyn thirteen) years ago to preach to them for half the sum; that they doubled it, and he made $5,000 a year more by lecturing, and he added, facetiously, that if in a year’s time they were looking for another pastor at SIO,OOO a year they might give him a call. I I —You can find a hundred people who I are courageous where you wRI find ou% I who -s patient,—Bom’s Horn.