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Monday morning was pleasant, and the nine left Springfield at 9.10 o'clock for Northampton. Here they were joined by more Harvard men, who swelled the number of supporters to fifteen. From Northampton, all drove to Amherst in carriages. After reaching their destination the throng of supporters amused themselves with viewing the sights of the town until lunch was served at twelve o'clock. Then the clouds began to come up, and at the time game was called, at two o'clock, the weather was very threatening. Amherst went first to the bat, and scored three runs in the first...
...BURBANK.HARVARD POLO CLUB. A scheme is under consideration for bringing to Watertown a drove of ponies from the ranch of Mr. Benj. Brewster of Cheyenne. They will all be warranted sound and thoroughly broken to the saddle. They will cost about $120.00 per head. Gentlemen (whether members of the club or not) in want of a pony, are requested to sign the paper in the rooms, or to send their name to Mr. Marshall P. Williams (Country Club, Brookline), who will answer any inquiries regarding the consignment...
...thirteenth of this month the General Court was invited to dine at college, at which time it was called Hollis Hall in gratitude to the late and present worthy gentleman of that name - since that time the Small-Pox has been in Boston in 20 familys which has drove a third almost of this people out of Boston, and the General Court adjourned to the College, the Council to the Library, and the House, to the Hall where they have met for the despatch of Public Business till last Wednesday; for on Tuesday night about 12 o'clock...
...began to draw in their lines. Then Sedgwick's fresh division of 6000 northern men made a charge. But at that moment Hill came up with his soldiers from Harper's Ferry, charged Sedgwick in the flank, and in twenty minutes routed the whole division. Then Burnside's troops drove up the southern wing of the Confederates. But Hill's division drove Burnside back, completely shattered...
...Hamilton's prize dissertation on "Boniface, the Apostle to the Germans." Mr. Hamilton began with a brief review of the general condition of Europe in the eighth century. Society was imbued with the rankest spirit of barbarism. There was no security from the lawless bands of robbers. Pillage drove all who had any feelings of duty to the monasteries and cloisters. The glory of Rome as a nation was gone and the bishop of Rome saw an opportunity to raise a powerful church out of the ruins of the Caesars. The ravages of the Huns and the Vandels had made...