TO PATRONS AND CORRESPONDENTS. We have again the pleasure of presenting to our friends their old acquaintaince, who will, we trust, long be a familiar and welcome visitor at their homes and by their firesides. "Tis a hundred years this year since our fathers founded the Nation. Long live the Republic! And that she may live long, let her sons cherish public and private virtue. Put good men in office, and keep them there during good behavior. The Courts are arranged alphabetically, by counties. A glance will show the advantage of the change. The Calendar below will be found convenient. The list of the meetings of County Commissioners in Maine, discontinued for some years, is inserted on page 5, where, also, may be found the list of Meetings of Friends. The Tide Table is on page 45. The P. O. Regulations are on pages 46 and 47. Our friends will accept our thanks for their suggestions, and we trust will make more, and point out any errors they may find. Our endeavor is always to improve the Almanack. 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Card Promas CALENDAR. MAY. Su. Mo. Tu. We. Th. Fri. Sat. Su. Mo. Tu. We. Th. Fri. Sat. • 4. 6.78910 JULY.. S. No. Tu We Th Fri. Sat. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31.. AUGUST. Su. Mo. Tu. We. Th. Fri. Sat. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 is." 1876. A #C AUG 27 1953 3 ECLIPSES FOR 1276. There will be four Eclipses this year, two of the SUN and two of the Moon. 1. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, March 9 and 10, visible in the United States. At Boston, it begins 0h. 37m. A. M., March 10, and ends at 2h. 37m. II. AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, March 25, visible in the United States; visible in New England as a Partial Eclipse only, as follows: ENDS. A New Haven, Conn.. Boston, Mass. Burlington, Vt. Bangor, Me. III. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, Sept. 3, invisible in the United States. IV. A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, Sept. 17, invisible in the United States; visible in the South Pacific and Antarctic Oceans. The most favorable time for seeing the planet Mercury, which is seldom visible to the naked eye, is when it is near the elongations. But all elongations are not equally favorable, the most favorable being those in which the planet is at the greatest distance from the sun, and for places in the Northern Hemisphere when the planet is at the same time considerably north of it. In 1876 there are no very favorable times for the Northern Hemisphere, the best being about March 5-15, in the morning, before sunrise, and May 15-25, in the evening, soon after sunset. MORNING AND EVENING STARS. VENUS will be Evening Star till July 14, then Morning Star the rest of the year, MARS will be Evening Star till August 12, then Morning Star the rest of the year. JUPITER will be Morning Star till May 17, Evening Star till December 4, then Morning Star the rest of the year. SATURN will be Evening Star till February 17, Morning Star till August 27, then Evening Star the rest of the year. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE PLANETS. The Earth. H Uranus. The Sun. Q Venus. 2 Jupiter. Saturn. Opposition, or 180 degrees, *Sextile, 60 degrees. Quartile, 90 degrees. A Trine, 120 degrees. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE ASPECTS. 6 Conjunction, or in the same degree. Dragon's Head, or Ascending Node. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC. 2, 8 Taurus, neck. 3. Gemini, arms. 4. Cancer, breast. 8. In Scorpio, secrets, 12. Pisces, fect. COLLEGES, PROFESSIONAL, AND NORMAL SCHOOLS IN NEW ENG. (Corrected Aug. and Sept. 1875.) COLBY UNIVER., WATERVILLE, ME.— Com., 4th Wed. July. Vac., fm Com.,5 w.; from 3d w. Dec. 8 w.; from 1st Wed. May, 1 w. MAINE WESLEYAN SEM. AND FEMALE COLL., KENT'S HILL, ME.-Three terms 13 w. each. Com., 2d Mon. Aug.; last Mon. Nov.; 2d Mon. March. DARTMOUTH, AT HANOVER, N. H. Com., last Thurs. in June; vac. 9 w. from Com., and 4 w. in the winter. Year ends last Thurs. in June. N. H. CONF. SEMINARY AND FEMALE COLLEGE, TILTON, N. H.- -Fall tm beg. Aug. 23, '76; Winter tm beg. Dec. 6, 76; Spring tm beg. March 21, '76. VT. MIDDLEBURY, MIDDLEBURY, Com., July 15. Fall tm beg. Sept. 3. NORWICH UNIVERSITY, NORthfield, VT. The School year, 1875-6, began Sept. 1, '75, and closes June 19, '76. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, AND STATE AGRICULT. COLLEGE, AT BURLINGTON. Com., last Wed. Jun. Vac., from Com. 10 w.; from Wed. before Christmas 2 w., and 1 w. from close of spring term. AND VERMONT METH. SEMINARY FEMALE COLLEGE, MONTPELIER, VT.(No returns received.) AMHERST, AMHERST, MASS.-3 tms. Begin Jan. 6, Apr. 13, and Sept. 7. BOSTON COLLEGE, BOSTON, MASS.Two sessions, beginning on 1st Mon. of Sept., and 1st Mon. of Feb. BOSTON UNIVERSITY, BOSTON, MASS. COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS.-3 tms, 1st beg. Sept. 21, '76; 2d beg. Jan. 4, '77; 3d beg. Mar. 30, 77. COLLEGE OF MUSIC. 2 tms, 20 w. each; 1st begins Sept. 12, '76; 2d beg. Feb. 6, 77. SCHOOL OF ORATORY.2 tms: 1st begins Oct. 12, '76; 24 begins Jan. 2, closes May 17, "77. COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS, WOR CESTER, MASS.-Year begins 1st Wed. Sept., ends last Thurs. June, HARVARD, CAMBRIDGE, MASS.-Acad. year begins Thurs. after last Wed. Sept., ends at Com., last Wed. June; recess fm 24 Dec. to Jan. 6, inclusive. TUFTS COLL., COLLEGE HILL (MEDFORD), MASS. First tm beg. Sept. 9, 75, ends Feb. 2, 76; vaca, 2 w.; 2d tm beg. Feb. 17. Com. June 21; vac. 11 w. WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS, Com., last Wed. Jun. Vac., 10 w. af. Com.; 3 w. fm Tues. bef. Chr., 2w. fm 24 Tues. April. yr. BROWN, PROVIDENCE, R. I.- Acad beg. 3d Wed. Sept. Com, 3d Wed, June. TRINITY, HARTFORD, CONN.-2 tms; 1st beg, mid. Sept.; 2d beg. early in Jan. Com. Thur. bef. July 4. WESLEYAN UNIV., MIDDLETOWN, CT, Com., 4th Th. June. Va., 11 w. fm Com., 2 w. fm Dec, 22; and 1 w. fm April 5, YALE, NEW HAVEN, CONN.-Com. Th. aft. last Wed. June. Vac., 11 w. fm Com. 1st tm. 14 w., vac. 2 w; 2d tm. 13 w., vac. 2 w.; 3d tm. 10 w. THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS. THEO. SEM., BANGOR, ME. Or. Cong.) - Anniversary Thurs. af. 1st Wed. June; vac. 15 w. from anni. VT. EPIS. INSTITUTE, BURLINGTON, VT. -Acad. yr. 43 w. fm 1st Wed. in Sept. THEO. SEM. (Ortho. Cong.), ANDOVER, MASS. Anni. Thurs. bef. July 4; vaca. 9 w. after anni., and 3 w. in spring. BOSTON UNIVER. SCHOOL OF THEOL. (Metho.). -Year beg. Sept. 22, 1875. NEW CHURCH THEO. SCH., WALTHAM, MASS. (Swedenborg).-Pres., Rev. Thos. Worcester, Boston. EPISCOPAL THEO. SCHOOL AT CAMBRIDGE, MASS.-Year begins 3d Wed. in Sept., ends 3d Wed. in June. NEWTON THEO. INST., NEWTON CENTRE, MASS. (Bapt.)- Ann., 2d Wed. Jun. Vac. fm ann. to 2d Tu. Sept., and 1 w., including last Wed. Jan. DIVINITY SCHOOL OF HARVARD UNIV. Year is same as that of Harvard Coll. TUFTS COLLEGE DIV. SCHOOL, COLLEGE HILL (Medford), MASS. (Univ.)— School year same as that of the College. Berkeley Div. SCHOOL (Epis.), MIDDLETOWN, CONN. -Year beg. 15th Sep.; ends about the 1st June. DIV. SCH. of YALE COLL., NEW HAVEN, CONN. (Ortho. Cong.)-Year beg. 3d Thurs. Sept.; closes 3d Thurs. May. THEO. INST. OF CONN., HARTFORD. (Ortho. Cong.)-Acad. yr fm 3d Th. Sept. to 4th Th. May. MEDICAL SCHOOLS. MED. SCH. of Me., BowDOIN COLL., BRUNSWICK, ME.-Beg. Feb 17, lasts 16 w. MED. DEP. DART. COLL., HANOVER, N. H.-Lecture tm beg. 1st Wed. Aug.; cont. 14 w. Recitation tm beg. 1st Wed. Dec.; cont. 30 w. VT. MED. SCH., BURLINGTON, VT.— Medical lect. beg. 2d Th. Mar., con. 16w. MED SCH. OF HARV. COLL., BOSTON.The year beg. Th. af. last Wed. in Sept.; ends last Wed. in June. BOSTON UNIV. SCH. OF MED. (Homœopath.)- Open to both sexes. 2 tms. 1st beg. Mar. 16, cont. 15 w.; 2d beg. Oct. 7, cont. 21 w. MED. INST. of Yale College, New HAVEN, CONN.-Course beg. Oct. 21, 1875, closes Feb. 17, 1876; spring tm beg. Mar. 2, 1876, cont. 16 w. DENTAL SCH., HARV. COLL., BOSTON, -Year beg. Th. after last Wed. in Sept., ends last Wed. June. BOSTON DENTAL COLLEGE, BOSTON. Session beg. about Nov. 1, lasts 4 mo. N. E. FEMALE MEDICAL COLLEGE.United with Boston Univ. Sch. of Med. LAW SCHOOLS. LAW SCHOOL, AT CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Year is same as that of Harvard Coll. BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW. -Beg. 1st Wed. Oct., ends 1st Wed. June, LAW SCHOOL, NEW HAVEN, CONN. Yr. beg. 11 w. aft. Com. Yale Coll. SCIENTIFIC AND AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS. MAINE STATE COLL. OF AGRIC. AND THE MECHANIC ARTS, ORONO, ME.Three terms: 1st beg. Feb. 1; 2d, May 2; 3d, Aug. 24; Com., Aug. 2. CHANDLER SCIEN. DEPT., N. H. COLL. OF AGRIC. AND THE MECH. ARTS, AND THAYER SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, HANOVER, N. H.-Terms same as Dart. Coll., except that Agric. Coll. closes about Apr. 15, and Thayer school has only 2 w. vacation in winter. UNIVER. OF VT., BURLINGTON, has also a scientific and agricultural course. MASS. AGRICUL. COLLEGE, AMHERST, MASS. Three terms; begin March 23, Aug. 24, and Dec. 14. LAWRENCE SCIEN. SCHOOL (HARV. COLL.), CAMBRIDGE, MASS.—The year is the same as that of Harvard College. THE BUSSEY INSTITUTION, JAMAICA PLAIN, MASS. (a school of agriculture and horti. in Harv. Un). Year same as that of Harvard College. MASS. INS. OF TECHNOLOGY, BOSTON. Ac. yr. last Mo. Sep. to Sat. bf. 1st Mo. Je. WORCESTER FREE INSTIT., WORCESTER, MASS.-Two terms: 1st, fm 2d Tu. Sept. to last Fri. Jan.; 2d, from 3d Tu. Feb. to 1st Frid. August. SHEFFIELD SCIEN. SCHOOL (YALE COL.) NEW HAVEN, CT. - Terms same as those of Yale College. NORMAL SCHOOLS. EASTERN NORMAL SCHOOL, CASTINE, ME.-Two tms, 20 w. each; beg. Aug. 17, 75, and Feb. 8, 76. WESTERN NORMAL SCHOOL, FARMINGTON, ME.-Two terms; beg. Feb. 22 and Aug. 29. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, CASTLETON, VT.-(No returns received.) vs.Fall tm. 20 w., beg. 1st Tu. Sept.; STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, JOHNSON, spring tm, 20 w., beg. 3d Tu. Feb. STATE NORM. SCHOOL, RANDOLPH CENTRE, VT. - Two terms of 20 w. each. Fall term beg. 4th Tues. in Aug.; spring term beg. 2d Tues. in Feb. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, NEW BRITAIN, CONN.-Spring and summer tm beg. Feb. 14, closes June 30; sch. year beg. Sep. NORMAL SCHOOLS OF MASS.-In each of these the course of study occupies 2 years, or 4 tms, each tm including 19 ws. study and 1 w. rec. Exam. for admis., at beg. of each term, will take place :· At Salem, Tues. Feb. 8, and Tues. Aug. 29; at Westfield, Feb. 17, and Sept. 1; at Bridgewater, Wed. Feb. 23, and Tu. Sept. 5: at Framingham, Thurs. Feb. 24. and Thurs. Sept. 7; and at Worcester, Tues. Mar. 1, and Tues. Sept. 13. MEETINGS OF FRIENDS IN NEW ENGLAND. The Yearly Meeting of Friends is held at Newport, beginning with meeting of ministers and elders, the 2d sixth day in the 6th mo., at 9 A. M. For business on 7th day, at 9 A. M. Public meetings for worship on 1st day at Newport and Portsmouth, at 10 A. M. and 4 P. M. The Yearly Meeting is composed of the Quarterly Meetings of Rhode Island, Salem, Sandwich, Falmouth, Smithfield, Vassalboro', Dover, and Fairfield, 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: 7th day before 3d fifth day; 1st mo. at Salem, 8th mo. at Lynn, 10th mno. at Weare; and on 7th day before 4th fifth day, 5th mo.,at Amesbury. Sandwich: 1st fifth day, 4th and 12th mos., at New Bedford; 1st fifth day, 7th mo., at Falmouth, and 1st fifth day, MEETINGS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN MAINE. (Corrected Androscoggin, at Auburn, 1st Tues. April and Oct. Aroostook, at Houlton, 3d Tues. Jan. and 1st Tues. June and July. Cumberland, at Portland, 1st Tues. Jan. and June. Franklin, at Farmington, last Tues. April and Dec. Hancock, at Ellsworth, 4th Tu. Jan. and 2d Tues. April and Oct. Kennebec, at Augusta, 3d Tues. Ap., Aug., and Dec. Knox, at Rockland, 1st Tue. Ap. and Dec., and 3d Tues. Aug. Lincoln, at Wiscasset, 2d Tucs. May, 1st Mon. Sept., and last Mon. Dec. Oxford, at Paris, 2d Tues. May and 1st Tues. Sept. Penobscot, at Bangor, 1st Tues. Ap. and Aug., and 2d Tues. Dec. Piscataquis, at Dover, 1st Tues. Ap., Aug., and Dec. Sagadahoc, at Bath, 1st Tu. March, July, and Nov. Somerset, at Skowhegan, 1st Tues. March and Aug., and 2d Tues. Dec. Waldo, at Belfast, 3d Tues. April, Aug., and Dec. Washington, at Machias, 1st Wed. aft. 1st Tues. Jan. and Oct.; at Calais, 1st Wed. aft. 4th Tu. April. York, at Alfred, 2d Tu. Ap. and Oct. Day of > First Quarter, 4th day, 10h. 40m., morning, E, the Day of Day of the Week. Sets. 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