The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-07-18
LETTER FROM RINGoES.
RINooEs. N. +. july 16. 1851.


one this season. On many of the trees
the fruit has been left to decay.
The peach crop of this season promises
not to be as heavy in this vicinity as that
Of last, but larger and better fruit may be
expected. The curl leaf has not affected
TO great extent many of the orchards
about here.
Most of the farmers hereabouts have
got their wheat together and are now
either busy in gathering the remainder of
their hay crop, or are waiting for the oats
to ripen. The harvest has been fine one
this season.
The Sabbath School pic mic is the chief
object Of interest to the small boy at pre-
sent. The children of the Baptist Sab
bath School need not fear longer, for they
viii spend happy day in the grove Of A.
y. Blackwell's, on Wednesday of this
week. An enjoyable time will no doubt
be experienced.
We were pleased to be present at the
sixth anniversary exercises Of the Acade-
my of Science and Art, held in the grove
on the farm of Dr. c. W. Larson, Princi-
pal of the school. The place used for
holding these annual exercises, is a cool
and shady spot on the side of hill in the
edge of the grove-a very convenient and
comfortable place. A fair sized platform
boarded at the back and covered with a
roof, is built at the foot of this declivity
and directly in front is found sufficient
number Of seats--each seat from the first
to the last higher than the preceding
one, SO as to enable the occupers of the
same to hear more distinctly aud at the
same time, not to have their view of the
platform and the persons on the same,
obstructed by the people seated directly
in front Of them. A little after o'clock,
the faculty and students became seated
upon the platform. Prayer was offered
by the Principal and was followed by
singing. The declamations and essays of
the students followed in order, and each
of them was found interesting to the
audience. The subjects treated of in the
essays, were instructive as well as inter-
esting, and special mention should be
made of the last essay by Miss Jennie
Dilts, having for its title, "The Morning,
which was particularly pleasing for its
beauty Of expression. The singing was
conducted by Prof. Barlow, assisted by
his wife and Miss Sarah Prall, Musical
Instructor in the Academy, and was of that
nature which could not fail from being
pleasing and agreeable to the ears of its
listeners. The Academy will reopen
about September list and all information
regarding it, may be obtained from the
Principal, DR.. c. w. Larson.
The Kent Mission Band of the Presby-
terian Church, were favored with a fine
afternoon and evening last Thursday, in
which to hold their fair and festival. The
morning was spent in preparing and ar
ranging for this affair, and the manner in
which the members of this band worked,
show that they were deeply interested
with the work in which they had en-
gagged, namely That of Missionary work.
Through the kindness Of DIR. Dits, the
large and commodious yard surrounding
his residence, was used by the band for
the holding of this affair. Everything
being in preparation, late in the after
noon the people of our village and sur
rounding community, began to gather
and when darkness came on, goodly
number of people were in attendance.
As one entered the yard, his eye was at
tracted at first sight, to the beautiful
articles of fancy work prepared by the
band and its friends, which were crowded
on table, behind which were seen the
active forms of the lady clerks, busily en-
gagged in satisfying some young man with
a neat pin cushion covered with pretty
satin, or endeavoring to sell beardless
gent some necessary shaving article,
while others were engaged in banding out
those articles which specially charmed the
eye of the fairer sex and receiving for the
same the solid cash. Further on were no
ticed the ice cream and lemonade vendors,
cooling the thirsty palates of both young
and old with those delicious articles.
That all were having pleasant time,
needed nothing more than single glance
of the eye. AS the dim twilight merged
into darkness and the moon began to
shine bright from the arched sky, the
ground was further beautified by num-
Der of Chinese lanterns hanging from the
many trees. Soon the band gathered to-
gether and the exercises, consisting ofsing
ing, readings, recitations, &C., were gone
through with and were followed by few
from Rev. Mr.. Kent. This en-
tertainment was very enjoyable. After
all had obtained a sufIiciency Of the good
things FOR sale and the hour for sleep was
at hand, the attendance gradually grew
smaller and all were soon at home enjoy
ing quiet, peaceful slumbers, dreaming
perhaps of the pleasant hours Of the past
evening. The receipts of this affair were
tDout pfo' n oiiBht oAPohso VIII ih"hc
the amount cleared about 1856. We be-
lieve part of this money has been sent
to help sustain Mission School in
Mexico. POP.
" Wonder Books"
Not books Of magic, but solid, choice,
classic literature, at prices SO low as to
seem really amazing to the old-time book
buyer. And they are printed, not in
diamond-flne type, on " straw pa
per, but the type and paper are SO good
that even the fastidious bibliopole would
never think of disdaining such present
able production. Among the recent
issues of the Elzevir Library, to which we
refer and which is receiving, as it we'll
deserves, the strongest commentator of
the press and the people, are Sunshine
and Other Stories for young folks,
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