22 98-108 1840-1900 TO PATRONS AND CORRESPONDENTS. With the confidence of an old friend, the Old Farmer's Almanack again greets its patrons, hoping that it will prove a welcome and trusty household companion for the year 1890. Thanks are due to kind correspondents. The Almanack is computed in Standard Time, sixteen minutes behind Boston local time. See note below. We close in the words of the founder of this Almanack: In the present edition, as in that of 1889, the quantities have been given in standard time as now in use. This "Eastern Time" is the time of the 75th meridian west from Greenwich. The calculations are for the longitude and latitude of Boston, and for general purposes are sufficiently correct for most parts of New England. If, however, greater accuracy is desired, this can be obtained for places using standard time by applying a correction to the almanack times from the table below. This table contains corrections for the principal cities of the New England states; and any other place in New England can use the correction of the place in the table which is nearest in longitude to itself. For places still using the old local time, sixteen minutes should invariably be added to the almanack times. ECLIPSES FOR THE YEAR 1890. THERE will be three Eclipses this year, two of the SUN, and one of the Moon, I. A LUNAR APPULSE, June 3, the Moon being visible in New England. Time of nearest approach, 1h. 45.1m. A.M. Angle of position of point of nearest II. AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, June 17, invisible in New England, but visible in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. III. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, Nov. 26, invisible in New England, but visible generally in Asia, India, and the Pacific Ocean. IV. A CENTRAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, Dec. 11 and 12, invisible in New England, but visible in Australia, Madagascar, and the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Venus will be Morning Star till Feb 18, Evening Star till Dec. 3, then Morning Star the rest of the year. Mars will be Morning Star till May 27, then Evening Star the rest of the year. Jupiter will be Evening Star till Jan. 9, Morning Star till July 30, then Evening Star the rest of the year. Saturn will be Morning Star till Feb. 18, Evening Star till August 30, then Morning Star the MERCURY.-The most favorable times for seeing Mercury in 1890 will be about Jan. 13, May 6, Sept. 3, and Dec. 28, in the West, after sunset; and Feb. 23, June 24, and Oct. 15, in the East, before sunrise. Venus will be at its greatest brilliancy Oct. 29, and Mars nearest the Earth June 5. COLLEGES, PROFESSIONAL, AND NORMAL SCHOOLS IN NEW ENGLAND. (Corrected Sept., 1889.) Colleges. BATES, LEWISTON, ME. 3 tms. Beg. 6w. fm Tu. bef. Thank., 1st Tu. Apr., 4th Tu. Aug. Com. Th. aft. last We. June. BOWDOIN, BRUNSWICK, ME. Com. 4th Th. June. Vac. 11w. fm Com.; 2w. at Christmas; 1w. in Spring. COLBY UNIVER., WATERVILLE, ME. Com. 1st Wed. July; vac. 9w. fm Com., 1 w.fm last We. Nov., 6w. fm 1st We. Feb. MAINE WESLEYAN SEM. AND FEM. COLL., KENT'S HILL, ME. 3 tms, 13w. each. Beg. 4th Tu. Aug., 2d Tu. Dec., 3d Tu. Mar. DARTMOUTH, HANOVER, N.H. Com. last Th. June; vac. 10w. after. N. H. CONF. SEMINARY AND FEMALE COLLEGE, TILTON, N.H. 3 terms, 13w. each. Fall term begins Aug. 28, '89. NORWICH UNIV., NORTHFIELD, VT. Yr.beg.Th.Sept.19,'89; closes Th.June 26. MIDDLEBURY, MIDDLEBURY, VT. Tms beg. Jan. 9, Apr. 10, Sept. 11, '90. UNIVERSITY OF VT., AND STATE AGRICULT. COLLEGE, AT BURLINGTON. Com. last Wed. June; vac. fm Com. 11w.fm Wed. bef.Christmas, 2w., and 2w. fm close of Spring term. AND VERMONT METH. SEMINARY FEMALE COLL., MONTPELIER, VT. Tms beg. Dec. 9, '89; Mar. 24, Aug. 25, '90. AMHERST, AMHERST, MASS. 3 tms. Beg. Jan. 2, Apr. 10, and 2d Th. Sept. BOSTON COLLEGE, BOSTON, MASS. 2 terms. Beg. 1st Mo. Sept. and Feb. BOSTON UNIVER., BOSTON, MASS.COLL. OF LIBERAL ARTS. 3 terms. 1st beg. Sept. 19, '89; 2d beg. Jan. 6, '90; 3d beg. Mar. 19, '90. - COLLEGE OF MUSIC. 2 tms, 20w. each. 1st beg. Sept. 12, '89; 2d beg. Feb.6,'90.-SCHOOL OF ALL SCIENCES. Post grad. dept. Tms same as in Coll. of Lib. Arts. COLL. OF THE HOLY CROSS, WORCESTER, MASS. Year beg. 1st Wed. Sept., ends last Th. June. HARVARD, CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Year beg. Th. after last Wed. Sept., ends at Com. last Wed. June; rec. 23 Dec. to Jan. 2, inc., and fm Wed. bef. Fast to Tu. after, inclusive. SMITH COLL., NORTHAMPTON, MASS. (For women.) 3 tms, Jan. 3, Apr. 10, and Sept. 19. Com. June 18. TUFTS COLL., COLLEGE HILL, MASS. A single term of 39w. Beg. Sept. 19, '90. Com. 3d Wed. June; vac. 13w. WELLESLEY COLLEGE, WELLESLEY, MASS. (For women.) 3 tms, Sept. 12, '89, Jan. 9, '90, April 8, '90. Com. June 24. WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. Com. last Wed. before July 4; vac. 10w. aft. Com., 3w. fm 3d Tu. Dec., 2w. fm end of 2d term. BROWN, PROVIDENCE, R.I. Acad. yr. beg. 3d Wed. Sept. Com. 3d Wed. June. TRINITY, HARTFORD, CONN. 1st beg. Sept. 18, '89; 2d, Jan. 2, '90; 1st, Sept. 16, '90. Com. last Th. in June. 2 tms. WESLEYAN UNIV., MIDDLETOWN, CT. Com. last Wed. June, 1890; vac. 11w. fm Com., 2w. at Chris., 1w. in Spring. YALE, NEW HAVEN, CONN. Com. last Wed. June; vac. of 12w. fm Com. 1st tm 13w., vac. 24w.; 2d tm till Com. with recess at Easter. SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS (YALE UNIV.). Beg. Oct. 1 and ends June 1. Theological Schools. THEO. SEM., BANGOR, ME. (Or. Cong.) Anniver. 1st Wed. June; vac. 14w. fm anniv. Exam. for entrance 2d Th. Sept. COBB DIVIN. SCHOOL of BATES COLL., LEWISTON, ME. Year same as College. VT. EPISCO. INST., BURLINGTON, VT. Acad. yr. 40w. fm Sept. 2. THEO. SEM. (Orth. Cong.), ANDOVER, MASS. Yr. b. Sep. 5, '89; an. June 12, '90. BOSTON UNIVER. SCHOOL OF THEOL. (Method.) Year beg. 18th Sept. '89. NEW CHURCH THEOL. SC., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (Swedenborg.) Yr. beg. Sept. 26, '89; ends June 18, '90. EPIS. THEOL. SEM. AT CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Yr. beg. last Wed. in Sept. ; ends 3d. Wed. in June. NEWTON THEO. INST., NEWTON CENTRE, MASS. (Bapt.) Ann. 3d Th. May. Vac. fm ann. to 1st Tu. Sept., fm Chris. to New Year's. DIVINITY SCH. OF HARVARD UNIV. Year same as that of Harvard College. TUFTS COLL. DIV. SCHOOL, COLLEGE HILL, MASS. (Universalist.) School year same as that of the College. BERKELEY DIV. SCH. (Epis.) MIDDLETOWN, CT. Beg. Sept. 25; ends in June. DIV. SCH. OF YALE UNIV., NEW HAVEN, CT. (Ortho. Cong.) Year beg. 3d Th. Sept.; closes 3d Wed. May. HARTFORD THEOL. SEM., CONN. (Ortho. Cong.) Acad. yr. fm 3d Th. Sept. to 2d Th. May. Medical Schools. MED. SCH. OF ME., BOWDOIN COLL., BRUNSWICK, ME. Beg. Feb. 6, lasts 20w. PORTLAND (ME.) SCH. FOR MED. INS. 2 terms, beg. July and Oct. '90. MED. DEPT. DART. COLL., HANOVER, N.H. Lecture tm begins middle July, cont. 20w. Recitation tm beg. 4th Jan., cont. till June 20. UNIV. OF VT., MED. DEP., BURLINGTON, VT. Beg. last Th. Feb., cont. 20w. MED. SCH. OF HARVARD UNIVER., BOSTON. Yr. beg. Th. after last Wed. in Sept., ends last Wed. in June. BOSTON UNIV. SCH. OF MED.(Homo.). Open to both sexes. Beg. Oct. 10, '90. MED. DEPART. OF YALE UNIV., NEW HAVEN, CONN. 1st Th. Oct., till Com., with vac. same as Yale College. DENTAL SCH. HARV. UNI., BOSTON. Begins and ends with College year. BOSTON DENTAL COLLEGE, BOSTON. Year beg. 1st Mon. in Sept.; ends 3d Wed. in June. Law Schools. LAW SCH. OF HARVARD UNIV., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Year same as College. BOSTON UNIV. SCH. OF LAW. Beg. 1st Wed. Oct., ends 1st Wed. June. YALE LAW SCH., N. HAVEN, CT. Beg. Sept. 26, '89; Jan. 9, Apr. 10, '90. Scientific and Agric. Schools. MAINE STATE COLL. OF AGRIC. AND THE MECHANIC ARTS, ORONO, ME. Tms beg. Feb. 4, Aug. 5. Com. June 25. CHANDLER SCIENTIFIC DEPT. OF DARTMOUTH COLL. AND N. H. COLL. OF AGRIC. AND THE MECH. ARTS, HANOVER, N. H. Terms same as those of Dartmouth College. THAYER SCH. of CIVIL ENGIN., HANOVER, N. H. Yr. fm Aug. 1 to May 1. UNIVER. OF VT., BURLINGTON, has also a scientific and agricultural course. MASS. AGRIC. COLLEGE, AMHERST, MASS. 3 terms. Terms beg. Sept. 4, '89, Jan. 8,'90, Apr. 9, '90. MASS. COLL. PHARMACY, BOSTON, MASS. Year beg. 1st Mon. Oct. 1889. BOSTON UNIVER. COLL. OF AGRICUL. Tms beg. Sept. 4,'89, Jan. 8,'90, Apr.9, '90. LAWRENCE SCIEN. SCHOOL (HARV. UNIV.), CAMBRIDGE, MASS. The year is the same as that of Harvard Coll. THE BUSSEY INSTITUTION, JAMAICA PLAIN, MASS. (A school of Agricultu.e and Horticulture, in Harv. Univ.) Yea same as that of Harvard College. VETERINARY SCHOOL OF HARVARD UNIVER. Year same as that of College. MASS. INST. OF TECHNOL., BOSTON. Ac. yr. last Mon.in Sept. to 1st Tu. after May 27. WORCESTER POLYTECH. INSTITUTE, WORC., MASS. Tms fm 2d Tu. Sept. to 3d Tu. Dec., and fm first Wed. Jan. to 1st Wed. in Ápr., and from 3d Th. in Apr. to last Th. in June. SHEFFIELD SCIENT. SCHOOL (YALE UNIV.), NEW HAVEN, CT. Terms same as those of Yale College. MEETINGS OF FRIENDS The Yearly Meeting of Friends is held at Newport, R.I.: Meeting on Ministry and Oversight,on5th day,6th month, 12th, at 9A. M. For business, on 6th day, 13th, at 9 A. M. Public meetings for worship on first day. The Yearly Meeting is composed of the Quarterly Meetings of R. Island, Salem, Sandwich, Falmouth, Smithfield, Vassalboro', Dover, Fairfield, and Parsonsfield, held as follows: Rhode Island: 1st fifth day, 2d mo., at Providence; 1st fifth day, 5th mo., at East Greenwich; 1st fifth day, 8th mo., at Newport, and 1st fifth day, 11th mo., at Fall River. Salem: 3d fifth day, 1st mo., at Salem; 4th fifth day, 5th mo., at Amesbury; 3d fifth day, 8th mo., at Lynn; 3d fifth day, 10th mo., at Weare. Sandwich: 1st fifth day, 4th and 12th mos., at New Bedford; 2d fifth day, 7th mo., at Falmouth; and 1st fifth day, 10th mo., at Sandwich, Mass. Falmouth: 7th day before 1st sixth day in 2d and 9th mos., at Windham; 6th mo., at Falmouth; and 11th mo., at Durham. STORRS' AGRIC. SCHOOL, MANSFIELD, CONN. 3 terms. Beg. Sept. 23, '89, Jan. 6, '90, Apr. 7, '90. Com. June 20, '90. Normal Schools. STATE NORMAL SCH., CASTINE, ME. Terms b. Mar. 11, Aug. 26, Dec. 9. GORHAM NORMAL SCHOOL, GORHAM, ME. 2tms, 20w.ea. Beg.inFeb.and Sept. STATE NORMAL SCH., FARMINGTON, ME. Tms b. Mar. 18, Aug. 26, Dec. 9, '90. STATE NORMAL SCH., PLYMOUTH, N. H. 2 tms. Beg. Sept. 3, '89, Feb. 4, '90. STATE NORMAL SCH., CASTLETON, VT. 2 tms. Beg. 3d Tu. Feb., 3d Tu. Aug. STATE NORMAL SCH., JOHNSON, VT. Tms 20w. Beg. 1st Tu. Sept., 2d Tu. Feb. STATE NORMAL SCH., RANDOLPH, VT. Tms beg. 1st Tu. Feb., 4th Tu. Aug. NORMAL SCHOOLS OF MASSACHUSETTS. The year is divided into 2 terms of 20 weeks each, including a recess of 1 week near the middle of the term. Vac. 2 or 3w. in winter, 9 or 10w. in summer. Exam. for admission at the beg. of each term, which is at Salem, Feb. 11, and Sept. 2; at Westfield, Feb. 4 and Sept. 2; at Bridgewater, Feb. 5, and Sept. 3; at Framingham, Feb. 5, and Sept. 3; at Worcester, Feb. 6, and Sept. 11, '90. MASS. NORMAL ART SCHOOL. 2 tms. Beg. 3d Mon. Sept., '89, and Feb. 17, '90. R. I. STATE NORMAL SCH., PROV., R. I. 2 tms. Spr. tm beg. Feb. 4, closes June 27: Fall tm beg. 1st Tu. Sept. STATE NORMAL SCH., NEW BRITAIN, CONN. Two tms. IN NEW ENGLAND (1890). Smithfield: 2d fifth day, 2d mo., at Worcester; 2d fifth day, 5th mo., at Northbridge; 2d fifth day, 8th mo., at Bolton; 2d fifth day, 11th mo., at Smithfield. Vassal boro': 2d seventh day in the 2d mo., at Vassalboro'; on the last seventh day in the 5th mo., at China; and on the 2d seventh day in 9th and 11th months, at East Vassalboro'. Dover: 7th day after 1st fifth day, 1st mo., at No. Berwick; on seventh day following 3d fifth day in the 4th mo., at Dover; 8th mo. at No. Berwick and 10th mo. at Rochester. Fairfield: 7th day before 2d sixth day in 2d mo. at Winthrop, and 9th mo. at Manchester; 7th day before last sixth day, 5th mo., and 7th day before 2d sixth day, 11th mo., at Fairfield. Parsonsfield: At East Parsonsfield, Maine, on seventh day following the 1st sixth day in 9th mo., and on seventh day following the 2d fifth day in 1st mo.; at North Sandwich, N. H., on seventh day following the 1st sixth day in 11th mo., and on seventh day following the 3d fifth day in 5th mo. HOLIDAYS IN NEW ENGLAND. The following days, in respect to the payment of notes, are legal holidays. On most of them courts, banks, etc., are closed. If the day falls on Sunday, the day following is usually kept as a holiday. Thanksgiving and Fast are appointed by state or national authority. Maine. Jan. 1, Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. New Hampshire. Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, Christmas, Fast, Thanksgiving, and Election Day. Vermont. Jan. 1, May 30, July 4, Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. Massachusetts. Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, 1st Mon. Sept., Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. Rhode Island. Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. Connecticut. Jan. 1, Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, 1st Mon. Sept., Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. O Full Moon, 6th day, 0h. 37m., morning, W. Rises. Sets. W.7 144 23 2 Th. 7 144 24 Length of Days. ast. Sun 51210 72 84 n'k D Place. Sets. Souths. h. m. h. m. 6 11 11 8 94 arm 3 56 9 23 3 3 Fr. 7 144 25 9 110 711 12 910 13 |
