covers, 7 small ditto, 1 small box, 4 ditto in
one.--A large box of toys.--A collar.--A large tea chest,
containing 160 articles of ladies' dress, etc.--A dress, 3
bodies, 3 berthas, a waistband, a pair of cuffs, a feather, an
ornament for the hair, some artificial flowers, some whalebone,
and some pieces of ribbon.--A cloth mantle, a velvet jacket, and
a muslin ditto.
OCTOBER. 3 pairs of crotchet ladies' slippers, and 1 pair of
child's ditto.--A pair of gilt bracelets, a collar, a pair of
cuffs, and a pair of worked sleeves.--2 paper mats, a bead
ditto, a plaister case, 3 needlebooks, 5 small cushions, 4
pincushions, 2 penwipers, a book-mark, 2 little baskets, a
little bag, a doll, a pair of candlestick ornaments, and 6
napkin rings. The parcel also contained 5s. from
"Hephzibah."--An urn-stand, a bag, and a mat.--A collar.--6
pence purses.--3 dolls' bonnets.--"A Canadian lady's purse."--9
pairs of boots, 3 pairs of shoes, and a single boot, all new.
NOVEMBER. A box containing 5 bonnets, 2 muslin jackets, 1 silk
ditto, 1 silk body, 3 muslin dresses, 1 silk ditto, 1 barege
skirt, 18 pairs of fine stockings, 17 pairs of coarse ditto, 3
pairs of boots, 3 stockings, 10 chemises, 3 pairs of drawers, 5
nightdresses, some pieces of ribbon, and a few artificial
flowers.--6 pairs of night socks.--A riding habit, a box, a silk
body, some velvet trimming, some satin ditto, 2 waistbands, some
fringe, some satin ribbon, a feather, a scarf, a veil, and a
pair of woollen sleeves.--3 silver coins.--A silver tablespoon,
some satin trimming, and a frill.--4 dresses, a skirt, a jacket,
3 children's skirts, and 2 frocks.--A small gold pencil-case, a
gold breastpin, and a pair of small gold earrings.--A collar.--3
antimacassars, and a baby's cap.--2 silver coins, and a pair of
silver shirt studs.--7 boys' shirts.--A jacket and a feather.--A
jacket, a pair of drawers, 2 chemises, 2 nightcaps, 5 skirts,
and 1 body.--4 pairs of new boots, and 2 pairs of new shoes.--A
crumb scraper.
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Mr. Mueller, as a faithful steward, renders an annual account of all the
sums intrusted to him. Appended (p. 476) is the "Auditor's Report" for
1859-60, showing the total amount in hand for the year, including the
building fund, to have been L72,188, 16s. 53/4d.--almost _three hundred
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