The new Moon, m Decry.voor 17th 29 DECEMBER hath 31 days. 1876. Calmly we look behind us, op joys and sorrows past ; ANON assembles Aspects, Holidays, Events, Farmer's Calendar. day to day. Cows need great care now, or they will fall off' in the round turnip first, and make it go through this month if you can; then the swede will do for coming storm. a month or two. Mangolds are 9 Sa. John Milton born, O.S., 1608. better after the first of March. 10 A 20 Sun. in Adv. Low tides The card is a good thing for cows 11 Mo. ( 12th. Kalakaua, king of now, and a warm bed at night. { the Sandwich Islands, Set the woodpile to rights. It takes a heap of wood to go through the cold months, and it 14 Th. 6 26. { Wageningston died, 1799, 67 won't come up of itself. When 15 Fr. (ruus low. High tides. all the chores are done, there is 16 Sa. 6 § (. Pleasant. still time to read and to go to the Farmers' Club. That is a 17 A 30 Sunday in Advent. thing not to be lost sight of. 18 Mo. (in Apogee. There are many hours after the being BEGINS. must keep in mind all the time Pilgrims randed, 1620.21st. 6 h (. that the man is more than his 23 Sa. Very low tides. farm, or his house, or his stock. 24 A 4th Sunday in Advent. He owes a duty to his home and 25 Mo. Christmas Day. Afhen Battle of to his own soul , as well as to Trenton, 1776. his purse, and it will not do to 26 Tu. St. Stephen. 6 pc lose sight of this. He has but 27 W. St. John Evang. 31st.O in Per. one life to live here, and let him 28 Th. Holy Innöcents. 31st. (in Per. make sure that he lives it right. 29 Fr. {28th 197 hero o prile maigba melaknown So take account of stock and foot philanthropist, died, aged 77 years. up the bills for the year. We 30 Sa. ru.hi. 31st. Very high ti. must know how we stand, from 31 A 1st Sun. after Christmas. time to time, as we go along. Last quarter tre yta one day befo-, 7 Wilde 60 Clerk. .... COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES. (Corrected Sept. 1875.) First Circuit, Nathan Clifford, of Portland, Me.. Asso. Justice. (Maine, N. H., Mass., R. I.) D. W. Middleton, Washington, D. C. in Feb. and Aug. Connecticut, at N. Haven, 4th Tues. Maine, at Portland, 1st Tues, in Feb. in Apr., and at Hartford, 3d Tues. in Sept. and Dec.; at Bath, 1st Tues, in Sept.; at Maine, at Portland, 230 Apr. and 238 Bangor, 4th Tues. in June. Sept. Massachusetts, at Boston, 3d Tues. Massachusetts, at Boston, May 15 in Mar., 4th Tues, in June, 2d' Tues. in and Oct. 15. Sept., and 1st Tues, in Dec. New Hampshire, at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, at Portsmouth, May 8, and at Exeter, Oct. 8. 3d Tues, in March and Sept.; at Exeter, Rhode Island, at Providence, June 3d Tues. in June and Dec. 15, and Nov. 15. Rhode Island, at Newport, 2d Tu. Vermont, at Windsor, 3d Tu. May, at in May, and 3d Tues. in Oct.; at ProviRutland 1st Tu. Oct., and at Burlington, dence, 1st Tues. in Feb. and Aug. 4th Tues, in Feb. Vermont, at Windsor, 3d Tu. May; at Rutland, ist Tu. Oct.; at Burlington, r If the days hapšen on Sunday, the 4th Tues. Feb. Court comes in the nionday following. U. S. District Courts have jurisdiction U. S. District Courts. in bankruptcy cases, and are always open Connecticut, at Hartford, 4th Tues, for such business. REGISTERS OF BANKRUPTCY IN NEW ENGLAND. (Corrected Sept. 1875.) MAINE. MASSACHUSETTS. 1st District, J. D. Fessenden, Portland. 1st District, H. M. Knowlton, New Bed. 2d District, John W. May, Auburn. ford. 3d District, vacancy. Duties apportioned | 2d District, Samuel B. Noyes, Canton. as follows: Lincoln and Kennebec Co's, 3d District, F. W. Palfrey, Boston. Register May; Somerset and Knox | 4th District, 8. IThorndike, Boston. Co's, Register Hamlin. 5th District, Benj. (. Perkins, Salem. 4th District, Charles Hamlin, Bangor. 6th Dist., Edgar J. Sherman, Lawrence, 5th District, vacancy. Assigned to Reg- 7th Dist., Andrew F. Jewett, Lowell, ister Hamlin. 8th Dist., Peter C. Bacon, Worcester. 9th Dist., Wendell T. Davis, Greenfield. NEW HAMPSHIRE. 10th Dist., Gideon Wells, Springfield. 1st District, Thomas E. Sawyer, Dover. RHODE ISLAND, J. M. Clarke, Providence. CONNECTICUT. 3d District, R. Coit, Jr., New London. L. L. Lawrence, Burlington. 4th Dis., L. N. Middlebrook, Bridgeport. HOLIDAYS IN NEW ENGLAND. (Corrected Sept. 1875.) The following days, in respect to the payment of notes, are legal holidays. On most of them, courts, banks, &c., are closed. If the day falls on Sunday, the day following is usually kept as a Foliday. Maine. - Jan. 1, Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. New Hampshire. - Feb. 22, July 4, Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. Rhode Island. - Feb. 22, May 30 (or 29th if 30th is Sunday), July 4, Christmas, Connecticut. -- Jan. 1, Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. 3d Dist. { . . COURTS IN THE STATE OF MAINE. (Corrected Sept. 1875.) Supreme Judicial Court. Knox Co., at Rockland, 20 Tu. Mar. LAW TERMS. and Dec., and 3d Tu. Sept. Portland, 3d Tues. July for counties Lincoln Co., at Wiscasset, 4th Tu. of Franklin, Oxford, Androscoggin, York, Ap., and 4th Tu. Oct. and Cumberland. Oxford Co., at Paris, 20 Tues. Mar., Augusta, 4th Tu. May for Somerset, 3d Tues. Sept., and 1st Tues. Dec. Lincoln, Sagadaloc, and Kennebec Co's. Penobscot Co., at Bangor, Civil Ac Bangor, 3d Tues. June for counties tions, 1st Tu. Jan., Apr., and Oct.; Crimiof Aroostook, Washington, Piscataquis, nal Act'ns, 1st Tu. Feb., and 2d Tu. Aug. Hancock, Waldo, and Penobscot. Piscataquis Co., at Dover, last Tu. A mceting of all the justices shall be Feb., and 2d Tu. Sept. held annually at Augusta during the law Sagadahoc Co., at Bath, 1st Tues. term; and all undecided questions of law Ap., and 3d Tu. Aug. and Dec. (Dec. and equity previously submitted shall term for Civil Actions only.) then be decided. Somerset Co., at Skowbegan, 3d Tu. CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ACTIONS. Mar., Sept., and Dec. Androscoggin Co., at Auburn, 3d Waldo Co., at Belfast, 1st Tu. Jan., Tues. Jan., April, and Sept. and 3d Tu. in Apr. and Oct. Aroostook Co., at Houlton, last Tu. Washingtoni Co., at Machias, Ist Feb., and 3d Tu. Sept. Tues. of Jan., and 1st Tues, of Oct.; and Cumberland Co., Civil only, at Port at Calais, 4th Tu. April. land, 2d Tu. Jan., Apr., and Oct. York Co., at Saco, 1st Tu. Jan.; at Franklin Co., at Farmington, 1st Tu. Alfred, 3d Tu. May, and 3d Tu. Sept. Mar., and 4th Tu. Sept. Super. Court, Cumberland Co. Hancock Co., at Ellsworth, 2d Tu. For Civil Actions only, 1st Tuesday of Ap. and Oct. Feb., Mar., Apr., Oct., Nov., and Dcc.; Kennebec Co., at Augusta, 1st Tu. and for Civil and Criminal Cases, 1st Tues. Mar., 1st Tu. Aug., and 3d Tu. Oct. of Jan., May, and Sep'. COURTS IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. (Corrected Sept. 1875.) Superior Court of Judicature. Sep.; at Lancaster, 1st Tu.Jan., Mar., May, Two terms are held each year, on the 1st July, and Nov.; at Gorham, 1st Tu. Oct. Tu. June and Dec., both at Concord. Grafton Co., at Lisbon, 3d Tues, of Circuit Court. Ap. and Oct.; at Plymouth, 1st Tu. of Belknap Co., at Laconia, 4th Tues. May and Nov.; at Canaan, 1st Tu. of June of Mar., and the 4th Tues. of Sept. and Dec.; at Haverhill, 3d Tu. Mar, and Carroll Co., at Ossipee, 3d Tu. Ap. ton, 3a Tu. Jan. at Wentworth, 3d Tu. Sept.; at Bristol, 3d Tu. July.; at Littleand Oct. Cheshire Co., at Keene, 1st Tues. of Aug.; at Orford, 3d Tu. Feb.; and at April and 3d Tues. of Oct. Lebanon, 1st Tues. March, and Sept. Coös Co., at Colebrook, 1st Tu.of Feb. Hillsborough Co., at Manchester, and 3d Tu. Aug., for Nor. Ju. Dist., and 4th Tu. Jan., March, May, July, Sep. and at Lancaster, 4th Tu. of Apr. and 1st Tu. Nov.; at Nashua, 4th Tu. Feb., Ap. June, of Nov. for South. Jud. Dist. Aug., Oct. and Dec. ; at Hillsboro Bridge, Fri.aft. 4th Tu.Jan.; at Francestown, Fri. Grafton Co., at Haverhill, 4th Tues. of Mar. and 4th Tues. Sept. for the West. aft. 4th Tu. Ap., July, and Oct.; at AmJud. Dist., and at Plymouth, 1st Tues. of herst, Fri. aft. 4th Tu. Feb., June, Sept. May and Nov. for the Eastern Jud. Dist., and Dec.; at Peterboro', Frid. aft. 4th Tu. Hillsborough Co., at Amherst, 1st May and Aug.; and at Mason Village, Fri. after 4th Tues, of March and Nov. Tues. of May, at Manchester, 1st Tues. of Jan., and at Nashua, 1st Tues, of Sept. month; at Franklin, 2d Tu. Feb., May, Merrimack Co., at Concord, 4th Tu. Merrimack Co., at Concord, 1st Tu. of Oct., and 1st Tues, of April. Aug. and Nov.; at Warner, 2d Tu. Jan., Rockingham Co., at Portsmouth, th Mar. and 20 Tu.'Jure, Sep., and Dec. Apr., July, and Oct.; and at Pittsfield, 2d 3d Tues. Oct., and Exeter, 3d Tues. Jan. and 2d Tu, of April. Rockingham Co., at Exeter, Wed. Strafford Co., at Dover, 2d Tues, of aft. 1st Tu. Ap., Wed. after 3d Tu. Feb., Feb., and 1st Tues, of Sept. Mar., and Aug, and Wed. af. 2d Tu. each Sullivan Co., at Newport, 4th Tues, other month ; at Portsinouth, 3d Tu. Mar., of Jan. and 1st Tues, of Sept. and 2d Tu. Jan., May, July, Sept., and Nov.; at Derry, 3d Tu. Feb. and 2d Tu. Probate Courts. June and Oct.; and at Raymond, 1st Tu. Belknap Co., at Laconia, 3d Tues. April, 3d Tu. Aug., and 28 Tu. Dec. of every month. Strafford Co., at Dover, 1st Tu. Jan., Carroll Co., at Conway, 1st Tu. Jan., Mar., May, Aug., and Oct.; 'at Rochester, May, and Sept.; at West Ossipee, ist Tu. Ist Tu. of July and Dec.; at Farmington, Feb., June, and Oct.; at Ossipec Corner, 1st Tu. of Apr. and Sept.; and at Somers1st Tu. Mar., Jul., aná Nov.; and at Wolfe- worth, 1st Tues. of Feb., June, and Nov. boro’Junction, 1st Tu. Ap., Aug. and Dec. Sullivan Co., at Newport, last Wed. Cheshire Co., at Keene, 1st and 3d of Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct. and Dec.; Fri, every month. and at Claremont, last Wed. of Jan., Mar., Coos Co., at Colebrook, 1st Tu.Feb.and May, July, Sept. and Nov. COURTS IN THE STATE OF VERMONT. (Corrected Sept. 1875.) County Conrts. Bennington (o., at Manchester, 1st in Dec. Tues, in June and Dec. Tucs. in April, and 3d in Sept. March and Sept. in Apr. and Sept. Grand Isle Co., at North Hero, 3d Grand Isle Co., at North Hero, last Tues.in Jan. Tu. but one in Feb. and last Tu. in Aug. Lamoille Co., at Hyde Park, 3d Tu. Lamoille Co., at Hyde Park, 4th Tu. May, and Dec. Orange Co., at Chelsea, 6th Tu. aft. Orange Co., at Chelsea, 1st Tu, in 4th Tu. in Jan. June, and 3d in Dec. Orleans Co., at Irasburg, 1st Thurs. Orleans Co., at Irasburg, 1st Wed. next aft. 3d Tues. in Aug. after 1st Tues, in Sept. and 1st Tu. in Feb. Rutland Co., at Rutland, 1st Th. aft. Rutland Co., at Rutland, 20 Tues. in 4th Tu. Jan. Mar. and Sept. Tu. Mar. and Sept. Windsor Co, at Woodstock, 1st Th. Windsor Co., at Woodstock, 4th Tu. aft. 4th Tu. next aft. 4th Tu. in Jan, in May, and ist in Dec. in Aug. COURTS IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. (Corrected Sept. 1875.) Supreme Court of Errors. March and Sept., 2d Tues. in May and First Judicial District (Hartford, Oct., and 3d Tues. in Dec.; for criminal Tolland and Middlesex Counties), at Hart- business only, at New Haven, 1st Tues, in ford, 4th Tues. Feb. and 2d Tues. Sept. Jan., April, July, and Oct. Second Judicial District (New New London Co , At New London, London and Windham Counties), at Nor- 30 Tues. in Jan. and 2d Tues. in Sept. ; wich, 2d Tues. March and 4th Tues. Oct. at Norwich, last Tucs. in March and 3d Fairfield Co., at Bridgeport, last Tu. Tues. in Nov. Jan. and 2a Tu. Oct. Tolland Co., at Tolland, 1st Tues, in Litchfield Co., at Litchfield, 20 Tu. Feb., Sept., and Dec., and 2d Tu. April. June. Windham Co., at Brooklyn, 1st Tu. New Haven Co., at New Haven, 1st in Jan. and Nov., 3d Tues, in Apr., and Tues. April and 2d Tues. Nov. 4th Tues, in Aug. Superior Court. Courts of Common Pleas. Fairfield Co., for civil business only, Fairfield Co., at Danbury, 1st Mon. at Bridgeport, 1st Tues. in Mar. and 24 Jan., Feb., May, and Oct.; at Bridgeport, Tu. in Dec.; at Danbury, 4th Tu.in Aug. Ist Mon. Mar., June, Sept., Nov., and and 3d Tu. Oct.; for criminal business, Dec., and Ist Tu, April; and at Stamand such civil business as may be trans- ford, an adjourned tem for the trial of ferred there by order of court, at Bridge-court cases only, on 2d Mon. May and port, 3d Tues. in Feb., 4th Tu. in Aug., Dec., and at such other times as the judge and 3d Tu. in Oct.; and at Danbury, 1st may order. Tues, in June. Hartford Co., at Hartford, 1st Mon. Hartford Co.,,for ciril business only, in cach month except July and Aug. at Hartford, 2d Cues. in March, 4th Tues. New Haven ('o., at New Haven, 1st in Sept., and 3d Tu. in Dec.; for criminal Mon. in each month except July and Aug. business only, 4th Tu, in Aug. and 1st Tu. New London Co., at Norwich, 1st A District Court, water, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Middlesex Co., at Middletown, 1st Kent, New Hartford, New Milford, NorTues. Feb, and Dec.; at Haddam, 2d Tu. folk, North Canaan, Roxbury, Salisbury, in April, and Oct., and for criminal busi- Sharon, and Winchester, is held at Winness only, 3d Tues. in July. chester, 1st Mon. Jan., May, Oct ; at New Haven Co., .for ciril business Canaan, 1st Mon. Mar., Aug., and Nov.; only, at Waterbury, 1st Tu. in February at New Milford, 1st Tu. Apr., and 1st Monand June; at New Haven, 1st Tues. in Sept. and Dec. COURTS IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. (Corrected Sept. 1875.) Supreme Court. Court of Common Pl:as. Bristol, lsi Mon. in Mar, and 2d Mon. Bristol, 1st Mon. in May, and last in Sept. Mon. in Oct. E. Greenwich, 2d Mon, in March, E. Greenwich, 20 Mon. in Apr. and and 4th Mon. in Aug. Oct. S. Kingstown, 3d Mon. in Feb., and S. Kingstown, 2d Mon, in May, and 3d Mon, Aug. 1st Mon. in Nov. Newport, 3d Mon, in Mar., and 3d Newport, 3d Monday in May and Mon. in Sept. November. Providence, 4th Mon. Mar., and 1st Providence, 1st Mon. in Mar., June, Mon. in Oct. Sept., and Dec. SUPREME JUD. AND SUPERIOR COURTS IN MASSACHUSETTS. (Corrected Sept. 1875.) Superior Court. Barnstable Co., at Barnstable, Tues. Barnstable and Dukes Connties, at Barnstable, 1st Tuesday of May. next after 1st Mon. of April, and 24 Tues. of Oct. Berkshire Co., at Pittsfield, 2d Tu. May. Berkshire Co., at Pittsfield, (civil) Bristol Co., at New Bedford, 20 T1. 4th Mon. of Feb., Junc, and Oct.; (crim.) Nov.; also at Taunton, 3d Tues. April. 2d Mon. of Jan. and July. Essex Co., at Salem, 3d Tu. April and Bristol Co., at Taunton, 2d Mon. of 1st Tues. Nov. March and Sept., and at New Bedford, 20 Franklin Co., at Greenfield, 2d Tu. Mon. of June and Dec. April. Dukes Co., at Edgartown, last Tues. Hampden Co., at Springfield, 4th of May and Sept. Tues. of April. Hain pshire Co., at Northampton, 3d Essex Co., (civil) at Salem, 1st Mon. Tues. of Apr. of June and Dec., at Lawrence, Ist Mon. Middlesex Co., at Lowell, 30 Tues. of March, and at Newburyport, 1st Mon. April; also at Cambridge, 3d Tu. Oct. of Sept. ; (crim.) at Lawrence, 1st Mon. Nantucket Co., at Nantucket, 1st of Oct., at Newburyport, 20 Mon. of May, Tues. July. and at Salem, 4th Mon. of Jan. Norfolk Co., at Dedham, 3d Tu. Feb. Franklin Co., at Greenfield, 3d Mon. Plymouth Co., at Plymouth, 2d Tu. of March, and 2d Mon, of Aug. and Nov. May. Hampden Co., at Springfield, (civil) Suffolk Co., at Boston, 2d Tu. Sept. 20 Mon. of March and June, and 4th Mon. and 1st Tues. April. of Oct.; (crim.) 3d Mon. of May, and 1st Worcester Co., at Worcester, 2d Tu. Mon. of Dec. April. LAW TERUS. A law term for the Commonwealth shall (civil) 31 Mon. of Feb., 1st Mon. of June, Hampshire Co., at. Northampton, be held at Boston on the 1st Wednesday of and 31 Mon. of Oct.; (crim.) 2d Mon. of January of each year, which term may be June, and 31 Mon. of Dec. adjourned, from time to time, to places and times most conducive to the despatch of Mon. of March, and 1st Mon. of Sept. ; Middlesex Co., (civil) at Lowell, 2d business and the interests of the public; and there shall be entered and determined at Cambridge, 1st Mon. of June, and 2 therein questions of law_arising in the Mon. of Dec.; (crim.) at Cambridge, 2a counties of Barnstable, Dukes County, Mon, of Feb., and 4th Mon, of June; and Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, and Sut at Lowell, 3.1 Mon. of Oct. folk; and also all questions of law arising Nantucket Co., at Nantucket, 1st in other counties where special provisions Mon. of June and Oct. are not made therefor. Norfolk Co., at Dedham, (civil) 4th And law terms of said court shall also Mon. in Apr., Sept., and Dec.; (crim.) annually be held as follows: 1st Mon. in pr., Sept., and Dec. Berkshire Co., at Pittsfield, 20 Tues. Plymouth Co., at Plymouth, 20 Mon. of September. Bristol Co., at Taunton, 4th Tu. Oct. of Feb. and June, and 41h Mon. of Oct. Essex Co., at Salem, 1st Tues. Nov. Suffolk Co., at Boston, (civil) 1st Hampden Co., at Springfield, 3d Mo. Tues. of Jan., Ap', July, and Oct.; (crim.) after 1st Tucs, of Sept. 1st Mon, of every month. Hampshire and Franklin Cos., at Worcester Co., (civil) at Worcester, Northampton, Mon. next after 2d Tues. 1st Mon. of March, Mon. next after 4th of Sept. Mon. of Aug., and 20 Mon, of Dec.; and Plymouth Co., at Plymouth, 3d Tu. at Fitchbury, 20 Mon. of June and Nov.; Oct. (crim.) at Worcester, 3d Mon. of Jan., 21 Worcester Co., at Worcester, 4th Mon. of May, and 31 Mon, of Oct.; and Tues. after 1st Tucs. Sept. lat Fitchburg, 2d Mon. of Aug. COURTS OF INSOLVENCY IN MASSACHUSETTS. The U. 8. District Courts have jurisdiction over insolvency cases, and are open at all times for that purpose. |