1885.] DECEMBER, TWELFTH ΜΟΝΤΗ. ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS. Days. d. m. Days. d. m. Days. d. m. 's Declination. Days. d. m. Days. d. m. h. 335 1 Tu. 6 544 12 New Moon, 6th day, 8h. 16m., morning, E. Length Day's Rises. Sets. of Days. Decre. m.h. 7. h. 9 185 58 2725 336 2 W. 6 55 4 12 917 5 59 26 26 74 84 sec. 2 40 8 30 337 3 Th. 6 57 4 12 915 6 1 26 27 8월 94 sec. 3 43 9 18 338 4 Fr. 6 58411 9136 325 28 92 10 sec. 4 45 10 7 } 339 5 Sa. 6 59 4 11 9 12 6 4 25 29 104 11 thi. 5 45 10 56 9 11 6 340 6 S-70411 341 7 Μ. 7 14 11 342 8 Tu. 7 14 11 9106624 1114 - kn. 9 10 6 624 204 0 kn. Fold 343 9.7 2411 9 96 723 3 1 344 10 Th. 7 3411 9 86 8234 14 5 25 11 112 thi. sets 11 45 533 034 6 23 1 22 14 legs 810 256 16 210 34 feet 10 3425 347 13 S-76412 9 66 10 21 7 34 4 feet 11059 348 14 Μ. 7 6 412 9 6610 21 84 42 feet 1159 5 52 349 15 Tu. 7 7 4 12 9 5 6 11 20 9 54 54 h'd morn 637 350 16 W. 7 7 4 12 9 56 11 20 10 6 6 h'd 059 7 24 351 17 Th. 7 8412 9 46 12 19 11 7 7 n'k 22 813 352 18 Fr. 7 9413 9 84 n'k 3795 353 19 Sa. 7 10 4 13 9 3613181384 94 arm 4 15 10 2 354 20 S-7 10 4 13 9 3 Inc. 18 14 9 104 arm 523 11 1 355 21 M. 7 11 4 14 9 30 017 104 11 br. 6 29 morn Cum 356 22 Tu. 7 11 4 14 9 30 1357 23 W. 7 12 4 15 930 358 24 Th. 7 12 4 16 9 40 359 359 25 Fr. 7 12 4 16 9 40 360 26 Sa. 7 13 417 9 40 362 28 Μ. 7 13 4 19 9 60 11618 02 1 h'rt 115 19 1월 1월 bel. 115 20 21 22 bel. 21421 34 34 rei. 0 17 16 114 114 br. rises 03 01617 0 h'rt 6 47 15 363 29 Tu. 7 14 4 20 9 60 31323 54 54 rei. 033 6 29 364 30 W. 7 14 4 20 9 60 313 24 64 7 sec. 137 7 17 Cold when 1. Debok tides come in the legs fou DECEMBER hath 31 days. [1885. hafle The Chan fm Weather, &c. 2 W. Battle of Austerlitz, 1805. 3 Th.. Snow about 4 Fr. lion and banished $3d. Arabi Pasha condemned for rebel- this 6 D 2d Sun. in Adv. St. Nicholas. 7 Mo. Cruns low. High tides. 6, gr. elong. E. 8 Tu. 9 W. 10 Th. stationary. time. in Apogee. 69৫. 14th. Henri Martin, Fr. historian, died, 11 Fr. 141883. 12 Sa.in. Fine again John G. Whittier 16 W. Length of night 14h. 56m. long. some H. W. LONGFELLOW. Farmer's Calendar. IT is one of the nice things be some hope that, if we stick to a sharp eye as we go into the winter. A warm toolhouse is handy just now, and there is always something to mend. A few hours' work will save many a bill at the blacksmith's. The ploughs, the carts, the shovels and hoes, the rakes and other tools ought to be looked over and ER'S DAY- put to rights. But the days are 19 Sa. 6 C. Shortest days; about nine 20 D 4th S. in Adv. 21st. Cru.hi. 21 Mo. St. Thomas. ent. S. 22 Tu. Cin Per., 6 WINTER BEGINS. FOREFATH- ২৫. 23 W. Very high tides. 24 Th. Thackeray died, 1863. 25 Fr. Christmas Day. Pilgrims landed, 1620. days. 26 Sa. St. Stephen. 240,8h. short now, and we must make There is no lack of mental food COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES. (Corrected Sept., 1884. U. S. Congress may make changes.) Court comes in 2d Monday in October. The Supreme Court of the United States consists of one Chief and eight Associate Justices. There are nine judicial circuits, and to each of these is assigned one of the justices. There are also nine Circuit Judges, each of whom is to reside in his circuit. The circuits and justices are as follows: First Circuit, Horace Gray. of Boston, Mass., Associate Justice. (Maine, N.H., Mass. R.I.) Morrison R. Waite, of Ohio, Chief Justice. (Md., Va., W. Va., N.C., S.C.) William B. Woods, of Montgomery, Ala, As. J. (Geo., Fla., Ala., Miss., La., Tex.) Second 66 Samuel Blatchford, of New York, As. J. (Vt,, Conn., N.Y.) Joseph P. Bradley, of Newark, N.J., As. J. (Penn. N.J., Del.) John M. Harlan, of Kentucky, As. J. (Ind., Ill., Wis.) Samuel F. Miller, of Keokuk, Iowa, As. J. (Min., Iowa, Mo., Kan., Ark., Neb., Col.) Stephen J. Field, of San Francisco, Cal., As. J. (Cal., Oregon, Nev.) James H. McKenney, Washington, D.C. U. S. Circuit Courts in 1st and 2d | May and 1st Tu. Dec.; at New Haven, Eastern Circuits. 4th Tu. in Feb. and Aug. Maine, at Portland, 1st Tu. in Feb. and Dec.; at Bath, 1st Tu. in Sept.; at Bangor, 1st Tu. in June. Connecticut, at N. Haven, 4th Tu. in Apr., and at Hartford, 3d Tu. in Sept. Maine, at Portland, Apr. 23, and Sept. 23. Massachusetts, at Boston, May 15 and Oct. 15. New Hampshire, at Portsmouth, May 8, and at Concord, Oct. 8. Rhode Island, at Providence, June 15 and Nov. 15. Vermont, at Windsor, 3d Tu. May, at Rutland, 1st Tu. Oct., and at Burlington, 4th Tu. in Feb. If the days happen on Sunday the Court comes in the Monday following. U. S. District Courts. Massachusetts, at Boston, 3d Tu. in Mar., 4th Tu. in June, 2d Tu. in Sept., and ist Tu. in Dec. New Hampshire, at Portsmouth, 3d Tu. in Mar. and Sept.; at Concord, 3d Tu. in June and Dec. Rhode Island, at Newport 2d Tu. in May and 3d Tu. in Oct.; at Providence, 1st Tu. in Feb. and Aug. Vermont, at Windsor, 3d Tu. May; at Rutland, 1st Tu. Oct.: at Burlington, 4th Tu. Feb. U.S. District Courts have jurisdiction in bankruptcy cases previous to Sept. 1. 1878, and are always open for such Connecticut, at Hartford, 4th Tu. in business. MEETINGS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN MAΙΝΕ. Androscoggin, at Auburn, 1st Tu. Apr. and Oct. Aroostook, at Houlton, 1st Tu. Jan. and July. Cumberland, at Portland, terms of record, 1st Tu. Jan. and June; and regular sessions, 1st Tu. every mo. Franklin, at Farmington, last Tu. Apr. and Dec. Hancock, at Ellsworth, 4th Tu. Jan. and 2d Tu. Apr. and Oct. Kennebec, at Augusta, 3d Tu. Apr., Aug., and Dec. Knox, at Rockland, 1st Tu. Apr. and Dec., and 3d Tu. Aug. Lincoln, at Wiscasset, 2d Tu. May, 1st Mon. Sept., and last Mon. Dec. Oxford, at Paris, 2d Tu. May, 1st Tu. Sept., and last Tu. Dec. Penobscot, at Bangor, 1st Tu. Jan., Apr., July, and Oct. Piscataquis, at Dover, 1st Tu. Apr., Aug., and Dec. Sagadahoc, at Bath, 1st. Tu. Mar., July, and Nov. Somerset, at Skowhegan, 1st Tu. Mar. and Aug., and 2d Tu. Dec. Waldo, at Belfast, 2d Tu. Apr., 3d Tu. Aug. and Dec. Washington, at Machias, 1st Tu. Jan. and Oct.; and at Calais, 4th Tu. Apr. York, at Alfred, 2d Tu. April and October. COURTS IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. Supreme Court. Bristol Co., at Bristol, 1st Mon. in Mar. and 2d Mon. in Sept. Kent Co., at E. Greenwich, 2d Mon. in Mar. and 4th Mon. in Aug. Newport Co., at Newport, 3d Mon. in Mar. and 3d Mon. in Sept. Providence Co., at Providence, 4th Mon. in Mar. and 1st Mon. in Oct. Washington Co., at S. Kingstown, 3d Mon. in Feb. and 3d Mon. in Aug. Court of Common Pleas. Bristol Co., at Bristol, 1st Mon. in May and last Mon. in Oct. Kent Co., at E. Greenwich, 2d Mon. in Apr. and Oct. Newport Co., at Newport, 3d Mon. in May and Nov. Providence Co., at Providence, 1st Mon. in Mar., June, Sept., and Dec. Washington Co., at S. Kingstown, 2d Mon. in May, and 1st Mon. in Nov. COURTS IN THE STATE OF MAINE. (Corrected September, 1884. Legislature meets in January, 1885, and may make changes.) Knox Co., at Rockland, 2d Tu. Mar. and Dec. and 3d Tu. Sept. Lincoln Co., at Wiscasset, 4th Tu. Apr. and 4th Tú. Oct. Oxford Co., at Paris, 2d Tu. Mar., 3d Tu. Sept. Penobscot Co., at Bangor, Civ. Business, 1st Tu. Jan., Apr., and Oct.; Crim. Business, 1st Tu. Feb. and 2d Tu. Aug. Piscataquis Co., at Dover, last Tu. Feb. and 2d Tu. Sept. Sagadahoc Co., at Bath, 1st Tu. Apr. and 3d Tu. in Aug. and Dec. Somerset Co., at Skowhegan, 3d Tu. Mar., Sept., and Dec. Waldo Co., at Belfast, 1st Tu. Jan. Alfred, 3d Tu. May and 3d Tu. Sept. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. COURTS IN THE STATE [If the term of a probate court falls on a legal holiday, or day of state elections, said court shall be held on the next secular day after.] Belknap Co., at Laconia, 3d Tu. of every month. Carroll Co., at Conway, 1st Tu. Jan., May, and Sept.; at W. Ossipee 1st Tu. Feb., June, and Oct; at Ossipee Corner, 1st Tu. Mar., July, and Nov.; at Wolfeboro' Junc., ist Tu. Apr., Aug., and Dec. Cheshire Co., at Keene, 1st and 3d Fri. Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., May, June, Sept., Oct., Nov., and Dec.; 1st Fri. July, and 3d Fri. Aug. Coös Co., at Colebrook, last Tu. Jan. and Aug.; at Lancaster, 1st Tu. Jan., Mar., May, July, and Nov.; at Gorham, 1st Tu. Apr. and Oct. Grafton Co., at Lisbon, 3d Tu. Apr. and Oct.; Plymouth, 2d Tu. May and Nov.; Canaan, 1st Tu. June and Dec.; Haverhill, 3d Tu. Mar. and Sept.; Woodville, 1st Tu. July; Bristol, 3d Tu. July; Littleton, 3d Tu. Jan.; Wentworth, 3d Tu. Aug.; Orford, 3d Tu. Feb.; and Lebanon, 1st Tu. Mar. and Sept. Hillsborough Co., at Manchester, 3d Tu. Feb., Apr., June, Aug., Oct., and Dec., and 4th Tu. Jan., Mar., May, July, Sept., and Nov.; Nashua, 4th Tu. Feb., Apr., June, Aug., Oct., and Dec.; Francestown, Fri. aft. 4th Tu. Aug.; Amherst, Fri. aft. 4th Tu. June and Dec.; Peterborough, Fri. aft. 4th Tu. Feb., May, and Nov.; Greenville, Fri. aft. 4th Tu. Apr. and Oct.; Hillsboro' Bridge, Fri. aft. 4th Tu. Jan.and July; and Milford. Fri. aft. 4th Tu. Mar. and Sept. Merrimack Co.. at Concord, 2d and 4th Tu., every month. Rockingham Co., at Exeter, Wed. aft. 3d Tu. Feb., Mar., and Aug., Wed. aft. 1st Tu. Apr., and Wed. aft. 2d Tu. each other month; Portsmouth, 3d Tu. Mar., and 2d Tu. Jan., May, July, Sept., and Nov.; Derry, 3d Tu. Feb. and 2d Tu. June and Oct.; and at Raymond, 1st Tu. Apr., 3d Tu. Aug., and 2d Tu. Dec. Strafford Co., at Dover, 1st Tu.every month; Farmington, 3d Tu. Apr., Aug., and Dec.; Rochester, 3d Tu. Jan., Mar., June, and Oct.; and at Somersworth, 3d Tu. Feb., May, July, Sept., and Nov. Sullivan Co., at Newport, last Wed. Feb., Apr., June, Aug., Oct., and Dec.; and at Claremont, last Wed. Jan., Mar., May, July, Sept., and Nov. |