Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-11-23
The Boston Almanac for lS49
BY 8. n. DICKINSON.

BY 8. n. DICKINSON.
WILL be published about the lst ofDec.m.
w Der. twill be printed upon new type,
aud sontain moro pages than any previous
number Beautifully bound IN cloth, and gilt
Ii will contain new accurate MAP si the
yiciaity Of Boston, embracing distance oi u
or 20 miles round the city. Long Pond, and
tho whols llne OF the Aqusduct are delineaied
upon It. The outside towns on the Map, are
Hull, Cohs.set, bingham. Weymouth, BRAIN
tree, Canton. Dsdham, Medierd, Shorburnc,
Framingham, Sudbury, Concord, Acton, Car
| Isle, Billsrlcs, Wilmington, Danvers, Bever.
/ " aud Marblehend. All the Islands IN the
harbor arc set down. This Watering Places
Phillips Beach, Nahsnt Bay aud Beach, Ma
hnnt, Chelsea Beach etc.
An improved set Of Calendar Pages, cslcu
lated by Prof Pierce, Of Cambridge. The
calendar pages are accompanied Ly short
description Of the Appearance of the tloavsss
on the 18th Of each month. Opposite to each
"a lender page there ~ blank line and date
for every tey il the month. These Memo
randa Pages are OF grea, convenience To an
individual or for the uso OF a family, IN n,ak.
ing memorandum from day 10 day.
The Business Directory OF the city Of Bos.
ton, corrected and enlarged. This Directory
exhibit. all trades. business an6 prof'ssons
under their appropriate heads that is. under
tho head .1poiheeartes, " III be found the names
Of all persoas eagaged ~ that huslnen; under
tn. head Bakers, tho names and places Of oil
engaged in that business, ard 30 ou TO the end
Of the alphabet Ihls document IL one of
great usefulness to tho citizen, and VI still
greater Importance TO psrsos' IN the country,
~ hero they have laid before them the koy 10
tho whole business population Of the mstrop
oils. II occupies about 80 eIcsely printed pa
ges Of the Almanac.
An interesting historical account Of the
Public Schools OF Boston THIS article has
been prepared with great care and much re-
search, by Isaac r. shepard, Esq. Prneipal Of
The Ous school II embraces the subject from
,la, period OF time when Public School. were
fr., thought of by our forefataers, and ttaccs
1t up, IN It's growth, from that time TO the
present 1t l. deeply interesting, and occu-
pies SO pages oi The Almanac An Engraved
tle- OF ench sf tho Psblic Schools which
have been erected within the past year or lwo.
Some accounts Of a wistor passed IN Flor.
ia, by an invalid, IN hopes OF being restored
To health. Ills experience gwen, which may
be Of great convenience TO those intending to
visit tha, region for a similar purpose. Ac-
company thus Brliclo, the writer has pre-
pared a set Of Wealhe Tables, showing the
temperature IN jacksonville, Fla. aud Boston,
Tor Uue year. U TIC curious w suCh matters,
II - thought these tables will be very inic-
r,alng.
A Table ofths s72 Streets, Place, and Al.
le, IN the city 81 Boston, gIviHg the begin.
ming and terminus OF ench street, aud the To-
ea,Ion of the place. and alleys. With this o..
BILE the stranger can find any street IN the city
A list of 227 Expresses TINT leave Boston
daily. semi weekly and weekly.
A list of the Railroads dIverging from Nos
ton, and n list Of the Brsneh Roads running
from the Boston Roads.
These are The principal features OF The hos
ton Almanac for lSi9. but Il embraces
great variety n other matters. useful aud en- ,
teriainins IT, the reader. \
Tn. Almanac contains Two Hundred snd
Twenty closely printed page,. The qn"niii, \
II matter ~ greater uan that found IN nm ord.
nary 5,o 1880 pages. The oAhvo y"lums
would sell for two OF three dollars. For the
the price is oaly twenty-five cents.
per single copy. by Wholesale, avery hbs"l
discountt 10 made. 4
Orders sent to Me-r' u. n. MUSsEY &
co. ~ Cotnhill, snd IN Mr.. THOMAS
GROOM ~ Stat. street, Publishers, will meet
" az, rmnedtsse attention. Nov ~