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Richard Frotcher's Almanac and Garden Manual 



12th Month. 



DECEMBER. 



31 Bays. 



Calculated for the Latitude of Southex:r\ States. 



MOON'S PHASES. 



New Moon Id. 



First Quarter 8d. 



Full Moon 16d. 



Last Quarter . . / 24d. 



New Moon 31d. 



9h. 35m. Evening. 



In. 17m. Afternoon. 



lOh. 15m. Forenoon, 



lb. 35m. Afternoon. 



7b. 35m. Morning. 



DAY 



OF 



Month & Week 



Sun 



Sun 



Moon 



rises 



sets. 



r. & s. 



h. m. 



h. m. 



h. m. 



CHROJVOLOGY 



— OF — 



IMPORTANT EVENTS. 



1 



Wed. 



7 05 



4 55 



sets. 



2 



Tburs. 



7 06 



4 54 



5 26 



3 



Frid. 



7 06 



4 54 



6 36 



4 



Sat, 



7 07 



4 53 



7 44 



Princess A. Comnena, Historian, born, 10S3. 

 Hernan Cortes, died, 1547. 

 Robert Bloomfield, Poet, born, 1776. 

 Pope Jobn, XXII, died, 1334. 



49) 2d Sunday in Advent. 



Luke 21. 



Day's length, 9h. 46 m 



5 



Sun. 



7 07 



4 53 



8 56 



6 



Mon. 



7 07 



4 53 



10 4 



7 



Tues. 



7 08 



4 52 



11 16 



8 



Wed. 



7 08 



4 52 



morn. 



9 



Tburs. 



7 08 



4 52 



12 10 



10 



Frid. 



7 09 



4 51 



1 10 



11 



Sat. 



7 09 



4 51 



2 16 



Cariyle, born, 1795. 



St. Nicholas, Arcbbisbop, of Myra, 342. 



Cicero, Roman Orator, assassinated, 43 B. C. 



Immaculate Conception of tbe Blessed Virgin. 



Milton, born, 1608. 



Louis Napoleon, elected President, 1848. 



Louis, Prince of Conde, died, 1686. 



50) 3d Sunday in Advent, 



Matth. 11. 



Day's length, 9h. 42ro 



12 



Sun. 



7 9 



4 51 



3 18 



13 



Mon. 



7 9 



4 51 



4 19 



14 



Tues. 



7 10 



4 50 



5 22 



15 



Wed. 



7 10 



4 50 



6 25 



16 



Tburs. 



7 10 



4 50 



rises. 



17 



Frid. 



7 10 



4 50 



5 47 



18 



Sat. , 



7 11 



4 49 



6 48 



St. Columba, Abbot in Ireland, 584. 



Battle of Fredericksburg, 1862. 



Wasbington, died, 1799. 



David Don, Botanist, died, 1841. 



Great Fire in New York, 1835. 



Lrdw. Beetboven, emin. Compos., born. 1770. 



St. Winebald, Abbot and Confessor, 760. 



51) 4th Sunday in Advent. 



John 1. 



Day's length, 9h. 38m. 



19 



Sum. 



7 11 



4 49 



7 50 



20 



Mon. 



7 11 



4 49 



8 56 



21 



Tues. 



7 12 



4 48 



9 59 



22 



Wed. 



7 11 



4 49 



10 58 



23 



Tburs. 



7 11 



4 49 



11 59 



24 



Frid. 



7 11 



4 49 



morn. 



25 



Sat. 



7 10 



4 50 



12 42 



Capt. W. Ed. Parry, Arct. Nav., born, 1790, 



Secession ordinance passed in S. Carolina, '60. 



St. Thomas, Apostle. 



Emp. Vetellius, bebeaded at Rome, 69 A. D. 



Newton, born, 1642. 



Treaty of Gbent, 1814. 



Nativity of our Lord. . Christmas Day. 



52) Sunday after Christmas. 



Luke 1. Day's length, 9h. 40m. 



26 



Sun. 



7 10 



4 50 



1 52 



27 



Mon. 



7 10 



4 50 



2 57 



28 



Tues. 



7 10 



4 50 



4 4 | 



29 



Wed. 



7 9 



4 51 



5 10 



30* 



Tburs. 



7 9 



4 51 



' 6 12 ; 



31 



Frid. 



7 9 



4 51 



sets. 



Battle of Trenton, 1776. 



St. John, Apostle and Evangelist. 



Macauiey, died, 1859. 



Union repulse at Vicksbnrg, Miss., 1862. 



Titus. Roman Emperor, born, 41, A. D. 



Battle of Murfreesboro, 1862. 



Jewish Festivals and Fasts.-5641-December 3. Rosh-Choclesh Thebeath. 



