The Press., 1886-06-24


 JAMES McLAUeHLIN & soN, PUBLISHERS. s1 50 per year. s125 when paid stricrly in advance SECRETARY RUSSELL tod at Mansfield of Q Massachusetts, farmer, who, complaining of his treadmil life of labor, said that after ap- portioning his time in half hours to necessary duties, he had but one half hour left for fam fly worship and in which to improve his mind and feed the hogs.
 TH1s is the season for thorough enjoyment of pleasure driving over our rural highways. The foliage is wearing it's richest, intensest green, the fields just gay with buttercups and daisies, the roadsides blooming with flowers in all colors, but prominent above all are the laurels-solid masses of white or pink tinged blossoms.
 PARSONS, the Chicago anarchist, has given himself up and taken his place with his fel- lows on trial. It is believed that he was in- duced to take this course by the counsel for the defense, to give the case the appearance of persecuted innocence and confidence of ac- auittal AS dramatic episode it is thus far hardly success.
 JUNE 17th, 1776, the town of Palmer ln meeting assembled instructed its representa- tiYes at the general court at Boston to favor calling upon congress to declare the lnde- pendence of the American colonies from Brit ish rule, thus anticipating the continental congress in its declaration. Last Thursday was celebrated the 10th anniversary of that act by exercises held at St. Paul's church. An original hymn by Rev. G. V. Maxham was sung, an oration delivered by w. C. Greene, and addresses made also by Dr. Stowe, Lawyer Taft, and others, the most significant feature of the affair being the ab- sence of any of the old family names of the town from the program, all active in the af- fair being residents of not above 20 years. The call for the meeting, whose action IS now glori6ed, reads:
 seTo advise and Instruct the Representatlve we of this town whether Should the Honorable Congress for the Salty of the Colonies De- clair them Independent of Great Britain they the said Inhabitants will Ingage with the!r Lives and fortunes to Suporte them In thelr measures"
 THE following allotments of judges and court terms have been made for Holland County, by the judges, who have also 1e- elected all the present states attorneys and clerks:
 HOLLAND COUNTY.
 SHORT CALENDAR. Loomis, J.-August 31, 1886; September 3, 1886, and assignment of cases for trial.
 SEPTEMBER TERM. Loomis, J-First Tuesday in September, 1886.
 SHORT CALENDAR. Phelps, J.-January 4, 1887; January 7, 1887, and assignment of cases for trial. JANUARY SESSION. Phelps, J.-SecondT Tuesday inJanuary, 1887.
 SHORT CALENDAR. Loomis, J.-May Is, 1887; May 20, 1887, and assignment of cases for trial.
 MAY SESSION. / stoddard, J.-Fourth Tuesday in May, 1887
 -- CRIMINAL TERM.
 Stoddard, J.-First Tuesday in June, 1887
 wRDHAM COUNTY. SHORT CALENDAR. Carpenter J.-September 7, 1886, at Brook lyn.
 1O3 4OOO,bO OAOOEA lyn, and assignment of cases for trial.
 FIRST SEPTEMBER SESSION. Andrews, J.-Second Tuesday in Septem Der, 1886, at Brooklyn
 sHsRT CALENDAR. Andrews, J. September IA, 1886, al Brooklyn.
 Andrews, J. September 23, 1886, at Brooklyn, and assignment of cases for
 SECOND SEPTEMBER SESSION. Andrews, J.-Fourth Tuesday in Septem- Der, 1886, at Windham.
 SHORT CALENDAR. Stoddard, J.-November 26, 1886, at Wind ham.
 Stoddard, J.-December 3, 1886, at Wind ham, and assignment of cases for trial.
 DECEMBER SESSION. Torrance, J.-First Tuesday in December, 1886, at Windham..
 SHORT CALENDAR. Sanford, J.-April 25, 1887, at Windham. Sanford, J.-April 29, 1887, at Windham, and assignment of cases for trial. Beardsley, J.--First Tuesday in May, 1887, at Brooklyn.
 SHORT CALENDAR. Sanford, J.-May 31, 1887, at Windham. Sanford, J.-June 3, 1887, at Windham, and assignment of cases for trial.
 JUNE SESSION. Beardsley, J.-First Tuesday in June, 1887, at Windham.
 CRIMINAL. TERM. Carpenter, J.-First Tuesday in Septem- Der, 1886, at Brooklyn.
 A new book issued by Saxon & Co.,, New York, is translation by M. French Shel- don of Gustave Flaubert's ''Salammbo. ' The graphic pen pictures of CarthagiIian life drawn by the author of this story give