Part 5

“Guess it does! We can’t do much, but even our little is worth givin’, ’specially when a cove saves it himself: guess our Sunday-school teacher was right; let’s see, what was that verse she said?--‘It is more blesseder to--to give away a part, than to receive all inter yourself,’--I believe that was about it, and _so_ much better than wastin’ it on a senseless lark!”

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RECEIPTS

FOR DECEMBER, 1880.

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MAINE, $253.87.

Bangor. Central Ch. Sab. Sch. $25.00 Brewer. John Holyoke 7.30 Brownville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 10.82 Farmington Falls. Cong. Ch. 4.03 Fryeburg. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 7.30 Gorham. Cong. Ch. to const. F. P. IRISH, L. M. 27.40 Hampden. Cong. Ch. 6.20 Litchfield Corner. Cong. Ch. 10.00 New Sharon. Cong. Ch. 3.80 North Vassalborough. Joseph White 10.00 Noridgewock. Cong. Ch., $30; Rev. B. T., $1.50 _for A. M._ 31.50 Portland. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., $54.02; Mrs. David Patten, $5 59.02 Rockland. Miss S. S. 0.50 Scarborough. “A Friend in Cong. Ch.” 30.00 Saco. D. Jordan, $2; Miss C. J. B. and Miss G. L. B., $1. 3.00 Searsport. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 12.00 South Berwick. Ladies of Cong. Ch., Bbl. of C., _for Wilmington, N. C._ South Berwick. Friends, Bbl. of C. _for Selma. Ala._ Topsham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.00 Union. F. V. N. and Mrs. H. R. B., 50c. each 1.00 West Falmouth. Ladies of Second Ch., Bbl. of C. _for Selma, Ala._

NEW HAMPSHIRE, $522.53.

Acworth. Dea. D. C. A. 0.50 Bristol. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 3.75 Concord. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., $51.20; Mrs. M. S. S., $1; “A Friend,” $1 53.20 Concord. W. H. Pitman, _for Chinese M._ 2.00 Colebrook. “Christmas Presents;” E., $1; C., $1; and L., 50c 2.50 Exeter. “Friends in the North,” $60; Second Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., $20; _for Student Aid, Talladega C._, by Rev. G. E. Hill 80.00 Exeter. “Friend” 30.00 Francestown. Leonard Spaulding, $5; A. F., $1 6.00 Greenland. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 16.25 Hanover. Mrs. E. M. Y. 1.00 Harrisville. D. Farwell 5.00 Hillsborough Bridge. Mrs. N. T. and Mrs. J. G., $1 ea. 2.00 Hopkinton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.40 Keene. First Cong. Sab. Sch. 42.58 Keene. Ladies’ Benev. Soc. of First Ch., $2.50, and Bbl. of C. _for McIntosh, Ga._ 2.50 Lancaster. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $15; Mrs. E. M. K., 50c 15.50 Lyme. S. W. Balch 10.00 Manchester. Franklin St. Church, $69.57; First Cong. Ch., $60.43 130.00 Nashua. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 19.40 Orfordville. Mrs. A. E. 0.50 Pelham. Mrs. Putnam 5.00 Plymouth. W. H. R. 0.50 Salem. Individuals, by Rev. G. A. Perkins 2.00 Stratham. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $20.09; Mrs. Martha Thompson, $5 25.09 Sullivan. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2.50 Swanzey. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.00 Tilton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 30.00 West Lebanon. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 11.68 Wolfborough. First Cong. Ch. 10.68

VERMONT, $1,161.49.

Brattleborough. Cong. Ch., $2; H. H., $1 3.00 Brookfield. W. M. G. 0.50 Castleton. Mrs. L. J. S. 1.00 East Poultney. A. D. Wilcox 5.00 Hartford. Cong. Ch., $145.83, and Sab. Sch., $6.75 152.58 Hubbardton. Mrs. James Flagg 2.00 Montpelier. Bethany Cong. Ch., $20.05; Bethany Ch. Sab. Sch., $6.66 26.71 Newport. “A Friend” 5.00 Norwich. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $13; “S. J. B.,” $2 15.00 Peacham. Cong. Ch. and Soc 38.66 Pittsfield. H. O. G. 0.50 Pittsford. Mrs. N. P. Humphrey 10.00 Randolph. Mrs. I. N. 2.00 Rutland. Cong. Ch. 192.54 Saint Johnsbury. South Cong. Ch. 25.00 South Londonderry. Miss N. C. 1.00 Stowe. Cong. Ch. 40.00 Swanton. HERVEY STONE, to const. himself, HENRY M. STONE and HARRIET M. STONE, L. M.’s 100.00 West Charleston. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 22.50 West Fairlee. Cong. Sab. Sch. 9.00 Wells River. C. W. Eastman, $5; H. D., 50c 5.50 Woodstock. Wm. S. Lewis and Wife 4.00 ————————— $661.49 LEGACY--Waitsfield. Miss Mehetable Rider, by H. N. Bushnell 500.00 ————————— $1,161.49

MASSACHUSETTS, $7,380.74.

Amesbury and Salisbury. Union Evan. Ch. and Soc. 11.00 Amhest. Miss M. H. Scott, _for Tougaloo U._, and to const. MISS K. K. KOONS, L. M. 30.00 Amherst. First Cong. Ch. 25.00 Andover. South Cong. Ch. and Soc., $100; Rev. W. L. R., 50c 100.50 Andover. Miss Susie W. Smith, _for Student Aid, Straight U._ 50.00 Ashby. Rev. G. S. S. 0.50 Ashfield. Mrs. Alvan Perry, Bbl. of C.; Ladies, $1.57 _for freight_ 1.57 Ashburnham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 26.36 Athol. Cong. Ch., _for Charleston, S. C._ 10.00 Ballard Vale. J. L. 1.00 Barre. C. B. R. 1.00 Belchertown. Mrs. D. B. B. 0.50 Blandford. Cong. Ch. 7.00 Boston. Mount Vernon Cong. Ch. and Soc., $426.23; Walnut Ave. Cong. Ch., $103.14; Union Cong. Ch. and Soc., $96.46; “A Friend,” $10; J. H. D., $1; Mrs. S., $1, G. E. K., 50c; Mrs. S. A., 50c 638.83 Boston Highlands. Miss D. 0.50 Boylston Centre. Ladies, Bbl. of C. Bradford. Ladies Bbl. of C. Brimfield. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. 8.82 Brookline. J. P. P. 0.50 Cambridgeport. Pilgrim Ch. and Soc., $8.48; G. F. Kendall, $5 13.48 Charlestown. Winthrop Cong. Ch. 69.41 Charlton. Cong. Sab. Sch. 14.36 Chelsea. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., $79.90; “A Friend,” $2; “A Friend,” $2 83.90 Chicopee. Cong. Ch. 27.31 Conway. Miss M. A. W. 0.50 Cotuit. Union Ch. and Soc. 10.00 Cummington. “A few Friends” 8.00 Douglass. A. M. H. 0.50 Easthampton. Payson Cong. Ch., $429.10; Payson Cong. Sab. Sch., $50; First Cong. Sab. Sch., $25 504.10 Enfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 61.83 Fall River. Mrs. R. B. 1.00 Fitchburgh. Cal. Cong. Ch., 161.40; Mrs. H. H., $1 162.40 Framingham. Mrs. Mann, of Plymouth Ch., $4, _for Freight_; S. H., 51c 4.51 Freetown. “A Friend,” $10; Cong. Ch. and Soc., $3.68 13.68 Grantville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 13.78 Groton. Elizabeth Farnsworth 10.00 Harwich. Cong. Ch. 12.40 Harwichport. Leonard Robbins 10.60 Haverhill. North Cong. Ch. and Soc., $185; Mrs. Mary B. Jones, $10; Mrs. J. B. Hall, $2; J. U., $1 198.00 Haydenville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 7.25 Hinsdale. “Friend” 51.00 Holbrook. Mrs. C. S. Holbrook, Bbl. of C., _for Savannah, Ga._, and $5 _for freight_ 5.00 Holden. C. T. W. 1.00 Holliston. Ladies Benev. Soc. of Cong. Ch., Two Bbl’s C. and $1.10 _for freight, for Savannah, Ga._ 1.10 Ipswich. Sab. Sch. of Cong. Ch., _for Talladega C._ 25.00 Ipswich. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 4.50 Jamaica Plain. “Friend” 5.00 Lakeville. Betsey Kinsley 2.00 Lexington. Hancock Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.66 Lowell. Geo. F. Willey, $5.20; Mrs. A. S. Cutler, $5; Mrs. S. R. P., 50c 10.70 Ludlow. Cong. Ch. 34.55 Lynn. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 21.67 Malden. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 37.08 Marlborough. T. B. P. 1.00 Maplewood. Ladies, 2 Bbl’s. of C., _for Savannah, Ga._ Maplewood. Mrs. J. C. F 0.50 Mattapoisett. A. C. 1.00 Matfield. Mrs. S. D. Shaw, $2.50, _for Refugees_ and 50c., _for Mag._ 3.00 Medfield. Mrs. G. F. 0.50 Medford. S. J. B. 0.50 Milford. Individuals 2.50 Millbury. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc., $51.11; M. D. Garfield, $5 56.11 Millbury. First. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for furnishing a room, Atlanta U._ 25.00 Monson. Cong. Ch. 35.65 New Bedford. Miss E. B. Dickinson, $50; “A Friend,” $20 70.00 Newburyport. Whitefield Cong. Ch., $6.67; Mrs. J. B., $1; Mrs. L. H., $1 8.67 Newburyport. J. C. Cleveland, Bbl. of C. _for Tougaloo U._ Newburyport. L. B. Pert, Bbl. of C. _for Refugees_ Newton. Mrs. C. F. R. 0.50 Newton Centre. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., $18.03; J. W., 50c; Mrs. M. B. Furber, $2 20.53 Newton Highlands. Mrs. G. G. Phipps, Bbl. of C. _for Atlanta, Ga._ Northborough. Mrs. A. E. D. F. 0.50 North Brookfield. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., $50; Union Cong. Ch., $7.50; R. H. B., 50c. 58.00 Northford. Cong. Ch. 24.51 Norfolk. Miss L. W. 0.50 Norwood. Mrs. H. N. Fuller, _for Indian M._ 2.00 Orleans. Cong. Sab. Sch. 10.00 Peabody. Cong. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 75.00 Phillipston. A. & T. Ward 5.00 Prescott. Mrs. A. H. B. 0.50 Raynham. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 17.08 Reading. Bethesda Ch. Sab. Sch. 6.84 Rockport. John Parsons 3.00 Royalston. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 2.75 Salem. Crombie St. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Talladega C._ 40.00 Salem. Tabernacle Ch. and Soc. ad’l 10.00 Sheffield. Hon. James Bradford 10.00 Shelburne Falls. Rev. W. D. M. F. 0.51 Somerville. Matthew P. Elliott, Box of Hats, val. $50, _for Tougaloo U._, and $2 _for Freight_ 2.00 South Amherst. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.00 South Attleborough. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., $6.71; Mrs. H. L. Draper, Bbl. of C., and $1, _for Freight_ 7.71 South Boston. Phillips Cong. Ch. M. C. Coll 29.46 South Braintree. A. P. W. 1.00 South Deerfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $12.25; “A Friend,” 60c 12.85 South Hadley Falls. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 30.00 Springfield. North Cong. Ch., $40.27; Mrs. A. C. Hunt, $1.25; H. F., Jr., 50c. 42.02 Spencer. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., $90.05; Primary Dept. Cong. Sab. Sch., $8.35 98.40 Sterling. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $23; Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., $2 25.00 Stockbridge. Cong. Ch. 69.91 Sunderland. Cong. Ch. and Soc. (ad’l), to const. MRS. ELLEN J. SANDERSON and MISS MARY A. WARNER, L. M.’s 5.00 Thorndike. Mrs. E. G. Learned 2.00 Townsend. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 14.00 Upton. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 30.00 Upton. Ladies’ Sewing Circle, 2 Bbl’s of C. Wakefield. Cong Ch. and Soc. 49.46 Watertown. Corban Soc. 5.00 West Acton. Rev. J. W. B. 0.50 Webster. Cong. Ch. 10.00 Wellesley. L. B. H. 0.50 Wellfleet. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. 39.00 West Barnstable. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 5.00 West Boylston. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 51.00 West Boylston. “Willing Workers,” Bbl. of C., _for Atlanta U._, and $2 _for freight_ 2.00 Westborough. T. N. G. 0.50 West Cummington. Rev. J. B. B. 0.50 Westfield. Mrs. C. W. F. 1.00 West Medford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 11.44 Westminster. “Christmas” 5.00 West Springfield. Park St. Cong. Ch., $55.26; First Cong. Ch., $30, to const. REV. C. H. ABBOTT, L. M. 85.26 Whitinsville. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $1,294.36; “Additional,” $21 1,315.36 Woburn. North Cong. Ch. and Soc. 20.00 Worcester. Central Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., _for Student Aid, Straight U._ 50.00 Worcester. Plymouth Cong. Ch., $18.47; Mrs. N. P., 50c.; Mrs. K. G., 50c. 19.47 ——. 200.00 ————————— $5,080.74 LEGACIES--Enfield. Trustees Estate of J. B. Woods, by R. M. Woods 100.00 Great Barrington. Mrs. C. H. Rosseter, by Justin Dewey, Ex. 2,000.00 Hatfield. Israel Morten, by Mrs. Lucy L. Morton, Execx., to const. MRS. CARRIE M. MOORE, MRS. LUCY M. AVERY and MISS HARRIET M. LYMAN, L. M’s 100.00 South Deerfield. Edwards Clark, by O. S. Arms, Ex. 100.00 ————————— $7,380.74

RHODE ISLAND, $280.54.

Bristol. M. D. W. R. & C. D. W., _for Mag._ 1.00 Central Falls. E. R. 0.48 Little Compton. “Member of Cong. Ch.” 10.00 Newport. D. B. F. 0.50 Pawtucket. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $15; A. B., $1; M. H. G., 50c. 16.50 Providence. Pilgrim Cong. Ch. and Soc., $126.56; “A father of four,” $100; Josiah Chapin, $25; Mrs. J. M. B., 50c. 252.06

CONNECTICUT, $4,560.66.