. Memoirs: half a century of recollections of an unusually active life; considerable space devoted to the progress of the city of Meriden and its people; enterprises organized in many places, covering varied lines of business . es and Sundayschool at the Congregational church, which was a sol-emn looking affair, standing some forty feet from thestreet behind a high iron fence. The minister did notmake much impression on my young mind as I fail to re-call his name. I sat in the gallery with other mischievousboys and indulged in boyish pranks. The late James sang in the choir and looked
. Memoirs: half a century of recollections of an unusually active life; considerable space devoted to the progress of the city of Meriden and its people; enterprises organized in many places, covering varied lines of business . es and Sundayschool at the Congregational church, which was a sol-emn looking affair, standing some forty feet from thestreet behind a high iron fence. The minister did notmake much impression on my young mind as I fail to re-call his name. I sat in the gallery with other mischievousboys and indulged in boyish pranks. The late James sang in the choir and looked down upon us withunapproving glances, and sometimes using a warning fin-ger. Mr. Beadle and the late AVelcome E. Benham weresanctimonious leaders not only on Sunday, but in every-thing pertaining to daily life. Mr. Beadle held it was a 40 MEMOIRS mortal sin to publish and sell Sunday newspapers andendeavored to evoke the old blue laws to prevent theirsales. Mr. Benhani believed in the teaching of the Bibleliterally, for it is said he plucked out his eye because ithad unwisely offended him. He sold books for a livingin his early days. When a lad I saw him in drove a one-horse wagon which had a large square. WELCOME E. BENHAM i t fitted to the rear in which he carried his stock 1 . Mr. Benhani was the prime mover in securing ent Y. M. C. A. building. He solicited subscrip- 1 gave liberally himself to make the fund a suc- He president of the association for a number of He had his peculiarities, but nevertheless was a MEMOIRS 41 substantial citizen. Which reminds me of another onewho was Joseph A. Coe, known the country over asBible-leaf Coe. For years he bought Bibles, had thebacks cut off and distributed the leaves to only did he do it locally but upon trains, going as faras New Orleans. So far as known he paid for the books
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