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THE AMEKICAN BEE JOUKNAL. 



[Sept., 



dence of Mr. Reuben Leffel, about three miles from 

 Springfield. There were present at the wedding only 

 the relatives of the bride and groom, and Mr. Harri- 

 son of this city. The bridal pair were finely dressed. 

 The groom arrayed in a broadcloth dress suit, with 

 white vest, and the bride in pink tarleton with 

 flowers tastefully arrayed. 



The marriage service was performed by Rev. J. 

 Steck, of the English Lutheran Church, and was im- 

 pressive and appropriate. 



After the ceremony was performed the bridal cake 

 was served. 



The twain who are now one, will pass the day in 

 the city with their brother-in-law, Mr. M. Irey, and 

 it is contemplated that a tour to Kentucky, where the 

 bride's relatives live, will be taken shortly. The con- 

 gratulations of a host of friends and relatives are 

 extended to the petite couple. — The Springfield (Ohio) 

 Advertiser. 



In the advertisement of Mr. M. C. Hester, of 

 Charlestown, Indiana, in last month's Journal, the 

 following error occurred in the Post-office address : 

 " Chorlstown ;" whereas, it should have been Cliarles- 

 town, Clark county, Indiana. Any persons having 

 written to Mr. Hester, and failed to receive a reply, 

 will now know the cause of it. 



COEKESPONDENCE. 



Bees came through the past winter weaker 

 than usual ; not much dysentery, so far as I have 

 heard, about one-third (^) as many swarms this 

 summer as common, none of which have gath- 

 ered sufficient stores for winter ; cause, drouth. 

 Very little surplus ; less than I have ever known. 



E. S. F. 



Washington Co., Ohio, 8th mo. 12, 1872. 



Bees are doing very poorly in this section of 

 the country. There has been no increase of 

 swarms, excepting a few near the timber, and 

 less surplus honey up to this date, than for 

 years past. The exceedingly dry season may 

 have been the cause. White clover has been 

 very plenty, but the bees have gathered no honey 

 from it. This is the report at the Beekeepers' 

 Association, which met at Lexington last week. 

 Accept my best wishes for the prosperity of the 

 Journal. Samuel C. Ware. 



Towanda, McLean Co., III., July 24, 1872. 



The season in this county for bees has been 

 a poor one, up to this date. The weather has 

 been so dry that white clover dried up about as 

 soon as it blossomed, and at this date, one-iialf 

 of the bees have no more than one-half enough 

 to winter on. They may better their condition 

 before the buckwheat season is over. 



L. Burdick. 



Oalcsburg, Kalamazoo Co., Mich., Aug. 5, 1872. 



I am always glad to receive the American Bee 

 Journal, and peruse its contents. In regard to 

 bees in this section, I think one-half died during 

 the past winter. In 1871, I lost thirteen colonies 

 from twenty. In the past winter I lost five 

 from seven. In May last, I purchased eight 

 colonies, and now have twenty-two strong work- 



ing colonies, and have two colonies that did not 

 swarm. I have doubled a number of them. I 

 have taken fifty-seven pounds of white honey 

 from two of my young colonies, and this is as 

 good quality as I ever saw. My bees are all 

 black. I have started twice with Italians, and 

 have lost them in wintering. 



Thos. Pierce. 

 Cansevoort, JSf. T., Aug. 1, 1872. 



We have had too dry weather, altogether, for 

 either crops or bees. My bees, however, have 

 made some box honey, and there is considerable 

 in the second story, which I shall extract, as well 

 as in the lower story, before buckwheat blossoms. 

 I expect a good harvest from buckwheat, as my 

 swarms are strong, and in good condition for 

 w r ork. I received a Peabody extractor from Mr. 

 Alley, a few days ago, which I put to a use yes- 

 terday, that I had not thought of when I ordered 

 the machine. We had a very heavy rain and 

 wind yesterday, after which I noticed the cover 

 of one of my two-story hives on the ground. 

 Of course, the contents of the hive had received 

 a thorough drenching. It was most dark, but I 

 succeeded in emptying the water and unsealed 

 , honey from all the combs in the upper story, 

 which gave the combs a chance to dry. I shall 

 serve the lower story in the same way this morn- 

 ing. There are some other accidents in the his- 

 tory of that swarm, which I would like to speak 

 about, if I had time. 



E. Kt.UPTON. 



Cedar Creek, Ocean Co., N. J., Aug. 1(3, 1872. 



[For the American Bee Journal.] 



Michigan Beekeepers' Association. 



The fifth annual meeting of this society will 

 be held at Kalamazoo, September 17th to 20th, 

 same time and place as State Fair. 



The sessions will be held in the Court House. 

 There will be two each day, — morning session at 

 8 A. M.j evening session at 7.30 P. M.; thus not 

 interfering with attendance at the fair. 



Tuesday Evening. 



Address by President Kood. Subject, "The 

 Progress and ISeeds of Apiculture." 



Wednesday Morning. 



Queens and Queen Raising. Paper by J. M. 

 Marvin, St. Charles, 111. 



Paper by Rev. Wm. F. Clark, Toronto, 

 Canada. 



Wednesday Evening. 



Mortality among Bees during the winter of 

 1871. Papers by J. H. Thomas, Brookline, 

 Canada ; Dr. G. Bohrer, Alexandria, Ind. ; and 

 Rev. J. G. Portmau, Benton Harbor, Michigan. 



Thursday Morning. 



Some Experiments. Paper by D. L. Adair, 

 Hamesville, Ky. 



Benefits and Methods of Artificial Swarming. 

 Paper by Mrs. E. S. Tupper, Des Moines, Iowa. 



