The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-01-04

RICHMOND INDIANA:
JAN. 6. 1870.
The distillery a. Milton was burned
on Christmas night.
A revival is in progress at Woods
Chapel, near Arlington.
DR.. Bailey lectured at Lyceum Hall,
last Sunday evening.
The Masons Of Arlington had a public
installation on Christmas.l
There is some gratifying talk Of an
opera at Lyceum Hall, soon.
The Union Sunday School Of Milton
gave an entertainment on Christmas
eve.
The Union Sunday School at Wash
ngton held its fourth anniversary last
week.
The net proceeds Of the fair for the
benefit Of the Catholic school-house, ex.
decided $1,000. ese
DIR. Walden of the M. E. Publishing
House. Cincinnati, preached at Grace
church last Sunday.
HoG's saloon Appertinences have been
seized to pay his fines. They were not
worth enough, however. and his chances
for working out the balance, are good.
New Years Eve was the occasion of
= much festivities. The grand inaugural
ball ut new Lyceum Hall was decided
success. Balls were also held at Phil
lips and ST. Mary's Halls.
Rev. C. w. Miller preached sermon
in the forenoon Of New Years Day. The
discourse was one especially applicable
to the day, being review Of the past
ysar, and the prospects of thsifuture.
An alarm Of fire on Sunday night was
caused by the burning out of q chimney
on the corner of Main and Sixth streets.
The engines were taken out, but the fire
WAS extinguished before they arrived.
The Sunday School of the First Pres
e..,Ho.;av, hn1d a vnrv inf
holiday entertainment in Henry Hall, on
last Thursday evening. The prepera-
tion for the occasion was extensive, and
the attendance large.
The old year .'died happy" The last
day was one of the most pleasant of the
season-almost Indian summer. But
the new year began with snow storm,
which increased at night to such an ex-
tent as to render Sunday very disagree
able.
A thief entered a smoke house, near
Wellington this county. and took about
fifty pounds Of beef, but neglected to
call out his little dog when he shut the
door. The farmer says that if said dog
is not called for in few days, he means
20 cut his tail, let him go and trace him
home.
Pearl Street Methodist Sunday school
held festival on New Years eve. The
house was crowded and the exercises |
very interesting, especially that part of
the programme which comprehended |
the distribution Of presents to all the
members Of the school. A watch meet |
ing succeed these exercises.
WooD MEAsURING.-One Of our wood. |
haulers. writes q communication COM
planning Of the manner in which wood
IL measured by that officer to whom is
entrusted this duty. We have mislaid
his manuscripts; but we think we can
reproduce the gist of what he says. He
AYERS, in the commencement, that he
: findo NO fault with the law. but with tn
easy, slack-mode of its execution. He
suggests that, if the wood. m easurer has
become such an adept in his avocation,
that he can merely look at load of
wood and gssss at the number of feet it
contains, then should his charges for
measuring be in proportion to the labor
performed. To make this mode of
guessing legal, he thinks the city fathers
should SO amend the law, that, wherever
it says measure, substitute the word
guess. How exceedingly pleasant it
would be, he suggests, for the wood
measurer to keep his hands in his pock-
ata and view a load of wood in a cold