Parson Green, in the habit sometimes of drawing upon a barrel of sermons bequeathed him by his father, who was also a minister, upon one occasion got hold of a sermon, by mis-, take, which the old gentleman had, once preached to the State Prison convicts. It opened well, and tho congregation were becoming deeply interested, when all at once the parson surprised them with the information that, ' had it not been for the clemency of the governor, everyone of them would have been hung a long time ago! '—American paper, _ A. man was killed by a circular saw, and in his obituary itwas stated that he was 'a good citizen, an upright man, and an ardent patriot, but of limited information with regard to circular saws,'
The meanest man in the world lives in. Chicago. It is said he stole his wife'B false teeth and then got a divorce on account of her physical defects.
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Thames Advertiser, Volume XI, Issue 3182, 30 November 1878, Page 3
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156Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Thames Advertiser, Volume XI, Issue 3182, 30 November 1878, Page 3
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