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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-08-24

Y1LLA1NoUs CoNDUcT-HEAvY Loss
We regret to hear that the large coilec-
tion of rare and costly animals attached to
Robinson's great menagerie has been re-
Gently deprived Of three Or four of its most
notable members. A telegram was re-
ceived here yesterday stating that his two
tapirs and the beautiful zebra had been
poisoned. On Thursday evening the ami
mails were hearty, active, and sprightly,
and yesterday morning they were found
dead. 1t was quite evident that the ami
mails bad been poisoned by some malicious
person, and that the deadly agent used
was that most subtle of all poisons known
as strychnine.
The tapirs are said to have beenthe only
two Of their species On this continent.
They were procured only after great per-
severance, and cost Mr.. Robinson the
heavy sum of 8l5, 900. The zebra was very
valuable also, but its loss can be more
easily repaired. The loss Of the tapirs is
regarded as almost irreparable.
We understand that it is the intention of
Mr.. Robinson to offer reward of $4,000
for the apprehension and conviction of the
villain or villains by whom this great out
rage has been perpetrated.
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9itlln1ond 1ispatfh.
THE CIRCULATION OF THE "DIS.
PATCH" " IS LARGER THAN THE COM
BINED CIRCULATION OF ALL. THE
OTHER DAILY NEWSPAPERS OF THIS
OITY.

MANCHESTER sCDscRIBRRs who may fall to re-.
ceive the Dispatch W thin the next few days arc
requested to give notice at Dr.. McRABs drug
store, when they will be regularly served. We
arc compelled to change our carriers on that
route, and 1t may eaase some irregul arlty for a
short time. AK
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A LARGE WATERAELoE-OLD HANOVER
AHEAp.-In the window Of the Dispatch
counting-room may be seen this morning
one of the largest watermelons ever brought
to this market. II Is q monster, measuring
thirty-four inches in circumference, twenty
in length, and weighs forty-six pounds.
This huge specimen Of q melon was raised
by Mr.. Adolphus Tinsley, of Hanover, and
was sent TO US by Mr.. Samuel Ellis, the
courteous clerk of the First Market.
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LAYoR's CoURT-REcoRDER REGN1ULT
Observation-Disclosures Brown, colored,
first appeared yesterday morning to an
swer for having in his possession three
COWS which had been stolen from Pat.
Rohl and Thomas Lillis. 1t appearing
that Brown had found the cows in his corn
field, and locked them up to await the
coming of their owners, he was discharged.
Becky Chandler, white, up (the thou
sandth time) to answer for being drunk and
disorderly, was sent to Jail.
Louisa Cole, white, charged with as
saulting and beating Henrietta Brown,
colored, was discharged.
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RECuPERATING.-The Rev. E. n. Peter
son, the popular pastor of the Clay-street
Episcopal Methodist church, has been CON-
PEELED to seek respite from his onerous
duties. He left day or two since for the
Virginia Springs, and expects to be absent
for two weeks.
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RFAyoRITE REsoRT.-Lsrge numbers OF
ladies and gentlemen have availcd them
selves of the beautiful moonlight evenings
with which we have been recently favored
to visit the tunnel Of the Come ction rail-
road through CANDLES Bill, The passage
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WHIsKEY DIsTILLERIEs.-It Is estimated
that the Government has lost about
100000 in taxes on whiskey by the sus-
pension of the distilleries Of this vicinity
on the ground of alleged violations Of the
revenue laws. They have been suspended
for several months. It Is alleged thst the
distil!ers Of other cities have something
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ARREsTED.-James Jackson, alias Bur-
nett, colored, was arrested yesterday by
officers Rogers and Fordham and lodged in
the First station-house. The accused is
charged with having feloniously entered
the dwelling of Mr.. j. G. Smith, on Thurs
day night, and stealing therefrom the sum
Of $3.50. The money is owned by the
firm of Smith, Potter s. Co. Jackson,
alias Burnett, will have hearing this
morning.
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BEFORE JUSTICE PETHERBRIDGE.-Wil-
liam N. Tyler was arraigned yesterday on
. charge of stealing mules from DR.. Lof-
land. After full and patient hearing,
he was sent on for trial and committed to
the county Jail. Messrs. G. W. Thomas
and S. M. Page have been retained for the
accused, and seem confident of his ac-
Quittal.
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RELIGIOUS SERVICE SUsPESDEp.-We
understand that there will be no religious
service at the Rev. N. J. Aichelbacher's
synagogue until further notice.
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THE Broadway il ,the title Of, q new
monthly published simultaneously IN Lon
don and New York. The first number,
for sale by Turner, contains very attrac-
tive table of contents, including . spicy
review. ~ !; 7,y4--g,. .s..zt-.tl ~
Madame Demorssts Fashion Magazine,
Petgson's for September, and the Boys
and GTaS Weekly, are also at hand fsom
Turner, who has everything In the line Of
periodicals and newspapers. s9 IS
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SALES OF REAL EsTATE.-Messrs. Isbell
& Davis, real estate auctioneers, sold on
Thursday the 22d instant, at Ashland, in
Hanover county, two small dwelling
houses and lots one at 1855, and the other
at $3.50.
Messrs. Harrison, Goddin s. Apperson
yesterday sold lot No. 6 in square No. IL
of Harris's plan, near Hollywood Gene
terry, 6Oxl35 feet, for $3.50 per front foot.
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IN atTbsGTu lll3 Main street.

r OFFER FOR SALE A DE>IRA-
/ BILE FARM In ths county Of Hanover two and
half mi .es from ashland, containing 26ss
ACRRS-lI5 acres tiilable land, and remainder IN
wood-Iocated near Perrin Mill, on the Ashcake
oul buildings There is upon this farm forty five
acres OF CORN, inclnding many GthsI Rrosauo's'
WILLIAM b. SLAUGHTER;
FOR reference. apply to JOHN s. JAMES, asn-
land Va au 1I-sl"
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EOR SALE PRIVATELY. an excel
E lent BUILDING LOT on Plum street, Sidney,
IS by 10 feet between Elmwood and Dover streets.
Apply to me at correr Twenty y-fOurth ana mar
II not sold privately 1t will be sold at auction
on MONDAY AFTERNOON, August 20. a. o
O'clock
su l9-td* FREDERICK DkdHnhAhDi'
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TIE HOPPE CoUS1ERrEIT1Ne CAsE.-At
half past O'Clock yesterday morning VIII
liam Hoppe appeared before Commissioners
Chahoon to be further examined on tne
charge of couuterfeitiDg an inspectors
brand and violating the internal revenue
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-08-24

Done EsTIc MARKETs.-At no previous Pc
riod in the history of Richmond have we
seen the markets better supplied, nor the
attendance Of buyers more numerous.
The Shockoe Hill or Second market is
stretching it's boundaries on several morn
ings of the week from Clay to Broad,
down Broad to Seventh, and thence down
Seventh to Clay again. The carts from
the rural districts, and the hucksters from
every section, contend strenuously for the
most eligible locations, and not unfre-
quently the clerk Of the institution,
whose decisions are as irreversible as the
laws Of the hedes and Persians, is called
in as umpire to settle the disputes. There
are many interesting features about a
market. place, but that Of most absorbing
interest to our city readers is the prices,
list Of which we append:
Fresh Meats.-Beef, Is, l8, and 20c., ac-
cording to quality veal. Is to 20c.; lamb
and young mutton, l21a to l5c.; pork,
l21a to &c.,; lard, l62s.
VegetableS.-Cabbage, S to lOc. per head;
snaps, 3Oc. per peck butter beans, l0c.
per quart black-eye peas, l5c. per quart ;
tomatoes, &c. per quart; beets, 8 to l0c.
per bunch; Irish potatoes, &c. per quart ;
sweet potatoes, 10 to l2c. per quart.
Poultry.-Geese, live, 81 each; ducks,
75c. per pair; chickens, 20, rs, 35, and 40c.
each; guiueas, soc. each cocks and hens,
sl25 to sl.50 per pair; squads, 30c. per
pair.
Butter, etc.-Butter, rs to 3Oc. per pound
eggs, 20 to Csc. per dozen; sweet milk,
4Oc. per gallon; butter milk, sc. per quart
smear case, l0c. per pint.
Fuit.-Supplies abundant to an extra
ordinary degree. Peaches, Sl.50 to 81
per bushel; eating apples, 40c. per peck
cooking apples, zoe. per peck grapes, 10c.
per bunch damsons, zoe. per peck; yel-
low plums, Csc. per peck watermelons,
from 5 to 40c., according to quality; can
telopes and muskmelons, from ! to l0c.
each.
Fish.-A few sturgeon are now being
taken in the seines of the lower James
River fishermen. They sell readily at 8 to
l0c. per pound. A few Norfolk fish are
brought to Richmond, but the intense heat
of the past few days has quite efectually
checked operations, and reliable quota.
tions are not to be had.
Our city readers may 60 to the markets
this morning with the assurance that they
will have heavy supplies. Prices are rea
sonable, and the most limited purse viii
now command good repast for large
family. At this season, the Saturday mar
ket never fails to be most abundant one
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LADIES' LIST.

r IST OF LETTERS REMAINING
LIN THE MANCHESTER, VA, POST OFFICE
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0IGNS SIGNS ALL KINDS OF
- SION MORKtassefully and promptly executed
by the unders,gned. orders from my friends and
the public generally resgsetluiIy sniSitea. ..
aSnnes - 'uo'' "0'' w. L. MONTAGUE,
"a t5Eas - flats L. l.. Montague d Son.
. su a-im Tenth strest between Main and Cary.
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Butler. pennl, Holloway. @ W.
Sloane, Capt. J.
Smith, Alp W.

". W. Sloane, Capt. 7.
Smith, Alp W.
n. &. Smith, VIM
4. J. tmi b, Irving
, J. A. Southsll, r. J.
q. n. Spindle, j n.
w. Stocking. VIM.
b. w. Stephenson, U.
Suuoa, X. q.
NJ. Taylor, w (c,a)
IS, ]. a. Tal lor, Jos II.
Henry Taylor, Henry
/. p. Taylor, And n
uther Terry, VIM NJ.
!, 3 (c'd) Temple, r. G..
8. T. Temple, John
N, Terrell, Jas.
}, w. F. TEMPLE. Jack
!, Thos. Thomas, w. {c'dl
!. =. II. Thompson, J.L.
n, J. ThomaS 4 Carr
a. a. Tighe, K. n L.
a, Rev. .-TIgnor. P NJ.
+. G. Timbelake, L. W.
n. Tlns'ey, J. q.
w. M. Tlusley. a. T.
.gh, T. Tonkin, w. F.
J. E. Tolsr, w. g.
p. C. TcInpkius 10.
, n. B. Tomkins, Chris.
'. J. q. Troth. J NJ.
Jas. Turpin. VIM.
IS, 2. II. Tu,n.r, J T.
r. A. Turner. John
J II. Tucker. Jas. A.
I. A. Turner, II l.
/. A. B. Turner. g. T.
VIM. Tyler John T.
Oliver Tutwiler, J. M C.
. Geo. Vaughn q Bros.
NIB, VA. EaInumB & Co.
;um, J, Warren, w. E.
Wagner, r w.
A. B. (q) waldrop, T. F.
i. DR.. j. Waddell, Il. ].
Marcus Walford, ]. H.
line, J. Wade. John G.
otli, 6. Washington, G.
q. Wa lksr, Alex.
b. Walsh, a.
j.. A. West, Reuben
/, VIM. Wells Bros.
(, T. C.. Wh.tlock, b.
SAM a. White, A. 8.
or (c'd) White, Faulkner
his: led 40.
b Co. Winston. P. B.
J p {2) Wingfe..d l.. A.
Jos. Wilson, Julius
J.,hn Winston, g W.
Joseph Wiloer, George
ID, Vim. WInVo, E &.
T Y. wilkinson, &.
1T, Ro C. W ooldridge, T.J.
l. (c'd) Wall, J f.
John Woodward, DR..
=, Kew. J. Jos. A..
Woodson. Jacob
, John Wor. ham&Strse,
Cap. Z Elena, 4. T.
Jno. w.
lodge, No. 4; Friendship
F.; Auditor City Of kich-
6AGB.
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Ben Allen was first called 70 tlis seaHu'
and searching cross-e1amination com
menced by b. G. Bond, Esq, counsei LOT 10.
the accused, and continued until la.e
bour last evening. The frst statement
made by the witness Was adhered 70, %
will be further examined to-day. Hoppe
was bailed in the sum Of q 900 for his sp.
pesrapce, I
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DICHMoND BANKING

H. AND INSURANCE COMPANY
(srXrB DEPOSITORY
Is now doing dEEERAL BANKING BU6lN Ess.
Office. northss east corner Of Main and Twelth
streets. Richmond, Va. g@E
in the Savings Department. =. - .tF
s.s MONEY RECEIVED ON DEPOSIT
and interest paid thereon. Depositors are assured
Of the security offered by this company, and are
respectfully invited 70 deposit their funds with u.s.
INSURANCE ON LIVES
ON the most reasonable terms. and also issue Poll
cies of Insurance against fire on all desirable
classes of risks In city or country.
We invite your patronage.
,'..44 JOHN b. DAVIS, President. .
EpwARD sIEroN, Cashier.
JoHaF C. PoTrs. Secretary. tyb
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the nagers, who said the cows and the
calves were in their corn-patch. But
when l wint out, I soon saw that all me
ducks and chickens were gone, and the
gate was wide open too. Niver bit do
behave any ither than the gate was left
open purpose to let the cows go, and then
git the damages" Here Mrs. Doherty
paused, and the Justice seized the oppor-
tunity to close the case and announce his
decision.
Fanny Jones, who claimed $40 damages,
was awarded 81. Eliza Harris claimed S.,
but got nothing. "Thauk ye, Squire" !"
CALCULATED Mrs. Doherty, accompanying the
remark with a most benignant and self
satisfied smile.
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ALEXANDER SHARP, P. NJ.
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Of the train through the tunnel Is Wit
messed from the western end by hundreds,
and it is represented to be sight OF con.
siderable interest. ,es sH =.
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| Cardons, r. M.
| Carredo 3. B.
| Camp. U. b.
| carter, A. 7.
| Carlton.
| Christian, 8. J.
/! Charles. P.
| Christian, J B.
| Christian. J.
| Cheathem, Abb.
| Claxson, Rev.
| Clarkson. w. a.
I Clarke, II.
| Cole, w. A.
| Gorwell. VIM.
| Colyer, Thos.
| Corbin, silas
| Cco,s, :. s.
! Cox s.
oleman, NJ. L.
| Crnna ly. J. X.
Cook, Julius
Cox, Henry
| Cosby, Andrew
Crowley, w. r.
Crninp. X. H.
| Crump, ]. ].
| era WORD, J. Y.
Craig, J. d.
Crump.
| Crnnp, Josiah
Croker < Co..
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Cr.w, Albert
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| Davis. S
Davis, Sam'l
DAVIS, P. s.
Davidson. J.W
Davis, Col. il.
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| Darom, A.
Deeator, Il. B.
| Depriest. Z. 4.
Dixon, VIM.
Dogget, J &C.
Dousherty, ].
Dogn, John
Dougherty, q.
| Does, Bernhard
Drewry, DR.. II.
| Dudley. Eobt.
| Dunn, P. B.
Duncan, Rev.
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N. g. Of Jefferson Lodge. No. 4; Friendship
Lodge, No IL, l. .. o. F.; Auditor City OF Rich-
mond I'd TelsRram
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-01-03

work in the State .laere is mnch to encour-
age the friends of our cause. We have
especial ground of encouragement IN the
recent awakenings among the people in
several places, the efforts being made to
promote the temperance cause in their
midst, and the uprising of the citizens
generally to suppress the liquor traffic,
with a determination such as has scarcely
been witnessed since our prohibitory law
was made. In such cases, those engaged
in the traffic usually express a readiness
to comply at once with the suggestion that
it is time for them to stop the traffic.
Among the places especially worthy of
congratulation, on account of these recent
awakenings are Bellows Falls, Grafton,
Nottingham, and some other places in
Windham County, and Manchester, North
Bennington and Bennington in Benning-
ton County. In the last named place,
the citizens turn out in crowds to their
meetings, and have decreed that rum
power shall rule there no longer. In
view of all the facts we have reason TO
" thank God and take courage" and to
apply ourselves to the good work with
increasing zeal, encouragement and hope.
w. w. ATwATER,
Agent State Temperance Society.
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LYMAN BROMLEY s Wife, Raland cOunty

LYMAN BROMLEY s Wife, Roland connty
.. lcoart, Septem-
FRANKLIN HuLETT. BE- Term 1850,
) Petition for partition. setting firth that Ly-
man bromley and Laura Bromley, his wife, of
DANNY in said county, are the Own1rs as tenants
in common with one Franklin iuletL OF the
State Of Oregon, of certain arm OF ANA
situate In Dandy aforesaid, eoatainlng TWO
hundred acres of land with the appurtenanees,
or thereahouts, AID bounded as pllows; North
by land of Silas Hulett east by linds OF oresles
b. Hulett, Erastus Miller and Leonard Paris;
south by lands of Edward Herrik and Vile and
Orange j. Train and west by lands of Philetus
N. Hulett and Holden Kelley, beng owned and
occupied in his lifetime by JareJ l., Hulelt who
had life estate in said farih, Aud praying said
Court TO appoint COMMISSIONS. 10 make par
titiOn of said premises aCCordin, TO the Statutes
in such case made and provided
BECAUSE, the said Franklin Hulett resides
without this State, to wit IN the State Of
Oregon and has not had persont notice OF the
pendency of this suit, ii Is ordered that the
said Franklin Hulett be notified to appear at the
next Term of this Court, TO be holden at Rut
landin said county, on the second Tuesday OF
March, A. ID. 1867, then and there to answer
thereto, by publishing the substance Of the
plaintiffs petition together with this order,
three weeks successfully in the Rutland HERALD
printed At Rutland, the last publication to be at
least twenty days before said Term which shall
be deemed sufficient notice. And day thereof
Is given, &c.
F. W, HOPKINS, County Clerk,
+. POTTER, Attorney. 1-w3w
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Yankee schooI-Marms In Georgia

A letter in the New York Times from
Georgia thus speaks of the Yankee lady
teachers there, and of their status and
labors
"a very pleasant diversion in travel
ing through the South is to visit the
Yankee school.marms, who abound
plentifully. If you see tall one with
a fresh ruddy complexion, solid, square
built form, and one or two curls hang
ing down from her light brown hair,
with moderate-siZed waterfall, you
may bet your existence she is from the
State Of Maine. Little, natty girls, with
looped up skirts, and fashionable outfit
generally, are from Massachusetts,. With
rare exceptions they are all from New
England, and they are the bitterest.
most uncompromising radicals magma
BILE. The people of the South cannot
appreciate the fact that really refined
and intelligent young ladies can be
educated to belief that in leaving COM
Portable homes, dear friends and pleasant
surroundings to teach the young Afri-
can idea how to shoot, they are doing a
Christian duty, and are prompted by the
same spirit which sends hundreds Of
Christians abroad as missionaries to
heathens. The white natives, too, have
an idea that these teachers are really in
structing their scholars how to shoot
in earnest, or in palmer words, that they
are abolition emissaries, sent here to
incite instruction and arouse the freed
men to deeds of bloodshed and wholesale
massacre. For these and other obvious
reasons, the Yankee school marms' are
shut out from society of any description
except that which they furnish for them
selves. They say that they take pleas
ure in the. performance Of their duties,
and find consolation for the lack of
other pleasures in observing the progress
of their scholars but the way their
eyes CLEAN, and the cordial reception
with which they greet a Yankee sym.
pathizer proves concbusively that they
are still amenable TO the natural desire
OF their sex for social intercourse. The
scholars, they say, learn as fast as
white children and the blacklist pure
Congo is as apt as the brightest mulatto.
The Efforts Of these women to elevate the
freedmen cannot be too highly appre-
ciated, and am afraid that they do not
receive their due need of praise.
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STATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT

- of Rutland, So. The Probate Court for the
District of Rutland:
To all persons interested in the estate of
Hiram Greeley, late of Mt. Tabor, in said
district, deceased GRFFTrNG.
By the authority of the State of Vermont, Won
are hereby notified to appear before the said
Probate Court, at the Probate Office in Rutland,
in said district, on the first Tuesday of February.
A. d. 1887, TO show cause, ifany you have, WHY
the account of John F, Thompson, admins
traitor or the estate of said deceased should
not be allowed, and also why the residue OF said
estate shoul not be distributed to the parties
entitled thereto.
Dated at Rutland, in said district this 2stb
day of December, A D 1856.
l-w3w* HENRY H SMITH, Register.
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Who would not be beautiful? Who wol
add to their beauty? What gives that l
purity and dtStiHgue appearance we observ
the stage, and the city belle? 1t is ne lo
secret. They use Hagan's Magnolia Balm
continued usoremoves tan, freckles, pimpl
roughness, from the face and hands, and
the complexion smooth, transparent, bio
and ravishing. Unlike many cosmetics, /
tains no material injurious to the skin.
Druggist will order it for you, if not on hG
so cts. per bottle
W. E. HAGAN, Troy, N. Y, Chen
DEMAs, BARNES & CO., Wholesale A
New York.
Saratoga Spring Water, sold by all DRUG
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WEST RUTLAND. - Editor Rutland
Herald christmas eve was celebrated
by the Sabbath School of the Congrega-
tional church, at West Rutland, with be-
coming zeal, especially by the little folks.
The chief attraction for them was the
"Christmas Tree standing as it did in
the centre of the hall, loaded with tokens
Of kindness from parents and friends.
There glowed the happy face,
Made such by kind returns,
1t was a study for the painter and the
poet to view those smiling faces gazing up
with such earnestness and anxiety at the
pyramid of toys reaching from floor to
ceiling.
Our excellent Superintendent, Mr.. r.
Wilkins, will ever be remembered by
grateful hearts for his unceasing efforts
for the Sunday school, and kind wishes
will attend him in his " Western home"
bearing with him as he will the token
of our kindest regards, presented on this
occasion, and may it be an incentive to
future usefulness in that land of far reach
ing prairie and forests so great"
The occasion was enliyened by music
from Mr.. Hascall's class, rendered with
much beauty and precision, characteris-
tic of their distinguished leader; among
which as deserving of great praise is the
rendering of the beautiful song and solil-
oquy, The Chain of Pearls"
Forbid that we should forget in any
sense the splendid supper provided by the
ladies, over which " Aunt Charity pre-
sided with so much grace and dignity,
embracing a feast of fat things from
unique cookies Ia babies feet to the most
splendid cake.
Let reason feast her weary eyes
On trees with fruit and flower,
But give to us who did admire
The resCusitating power.
Another feature of the festival was the
Temperance Stand of our champion of
temperance, DR.. Sheldon, who invited all
the girls and boys to come forward and
sign the " family temperance pledge"
and was able at the beginning of the
meeting to announce the names oftwenty-
seven names of boys enrolled for total alb
stinence What a glorious beginning in
the eventful course of life, and how aus
picious of great good in the future if they
but adhere to this pledge of childhood.
Although the evening was rainy, yet
large number assembled, and all seemed
well paid for the efforts made in behalf of
those little household lights. lem.