Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1885 — A CURIOUS INCIDENT. [ARTICLE]

A CURIOUS INCIDENT.

A Dove Visits a Preacher in Church and Finally Alights on His Head. [New Haven (Conn.) special.] A curious incident occurred while services were being held in the Congregational Church in East Hnven, a village five miles from this 1 city, yesterday. As the pastor. Rev. Mr. Clark, gave out his text a dove, which had made its way into the church uupevceived, flew down from its perch in tho gallery and alighted On the large Bible from which the minister was reading. The bird remained near the pulpit during the rest of tho service, and at its close fluttered to the p istor’s head. It was afterward discovered that the bird belonged to a small boy, and* for some reason or other followed its owner to the church. The preacher’s text was, “I saw the spirit descending from above like a dove and it rested upon Him."

Inside of Garfield’s tomb fresh flowers are always to be seen, and it is said that a florist has a regular contract with the Garfield family to daily supply them with these tributes. (EhekE is a peanut boom progressing on Long Island. The soil has been found peculiarly well adapted for their culture, and there is promise for a large crop. Ex-Vicf, President Wheeler has returned to his home at Malone, N. Y., fully restored in health. Ex-Governor Porter, of Indiana, is said to be writing a history of his State.