Contributed by our Regular Correspondents Local Brevities The weather is well, we came to the conclusion long since that the general public knew just as much about the weather as newspaper men, and so we omit to tell our readers anything further about it. We intend next week, if possible, to get rid of a considerable quantity of old matter now standing in the paper. We'll do it unless unusual amount of job work is crowded on us. The editor of the Press left us last Monday afternoon for Madison, to assist in the organization of the Legislature. We expect his return to-day (Saturday), to remain at home until the adjournment of the Circuit Court, which commences its sessions next Tuesday. Dr. STODDARD, of our neighboring village of Oxford, made a short and pleasant call at the Press office on Tuesday last; as did also Hon. G. M. MARSHALL, of Big Spring, and Mr. N. E. ALLEN, of Fox Lake. Mr. N. E. ALLEN, while at this office two or three days since, left with us some valuable words, as, we think, for the farmers in the vicinity of Friendship, which we will soon lay before them in proper shape. As a result of the recent religious revival in this place, some twelve persons united with the Congregational Society last Sunday. Friendship, we believe, has never been much given to quarreling and rowdyism; but during a residence of four years in the place we have never known it quite so quiet and orderly as it is at present. A general good feeling seems to prevail in our little community-mainly, we think, because people on all sides have got tired of feeling sour without any just cause. There is no Son of Temperance, Good Templar, or Temple of Honor Lodge in Friendship. Teetotaler as we are and have been, from childhood to old age, we sincerely home, "for the good of the Cause," that these Orders, one and all, will be kept from among us. They are too splurgy and spasmodic to be of any lasting benefit; and besides they tempt more people to commit the crime of perjury before God and man than ever redeem from the vice of drunkenness. "Deal gently with the erring; Ye may not know the power With which the dark temptation came In some unguarded hour." To which we add, in plain prose, let those who believe in, and can practice virtuous and temperate living, help, by their warning voice, pure example, and quiet and unostentatious labors, to lift their erring brothers from the ditch and place them on the ground of a solid manhood. "The dews came down unseen at evening tide, And silently their bounties shed to teach Mankind unostentatious charity." That is what one of Scotia's Christian poets wrote some sixty years ago, and we were forcibly reminded of it a few days since when chance made us acquainted with one of those silent acts of charity which are never heralded to the public. Reader, have you a poor neighbor-a widow, perchance, or an old man, feeble and unable to work?-don't wait for the subscription paper to come around, but give quietly of your means, and learn that it is more blessed to give than to receive. To the young men of Friendship who have taken a step up the ladder of Progress, and have left old king Alcohol with his retinue of vanity, vice, and low pursuits at the bottom, we say, here's our (picture of hand). Please remember, if you ever return to the point from which you have started, it will be because you took the first backward step. Next Sunday (to-morrow) is Elder HARRINGTON'S day for preaching in the village church. We deem it not out of place to say that the Elder is a gentleman of pleasing address, a fluent and forcible speaker, and possessing ability above the average minister of his denomination. Those who listen to him cannot fail to be edified and instructed. Sheriff MERRIMAN was scooting up and down our streets last Wednesday, but who or what he was after this deponent knoweth not. If we meet any one who don't know what the weather has been latterly, we shall tell him that the first four or five days of January, following the example of December, were very mild for this season of the year, that last Saturday and Sunday nights were severely cold; that on part of Tuesday it was warm and sunshiny again, so that a fire was not needed in the shops and offices; that it snowed to the depth of two or three inches on Wednesday evening; and that Thursday at nine o'clock A. M. the sun shone bright and warm, making threats to melt the snow fast than it came. Evidently the weather gage needs regulating. SCHOOL REPORT The following is a report of the district school No. two in the town of Lincoln, for the first month of the winter term: Number of names enrolled 42. Average attendance 37. Scholars not absent during the month: Ellen PHELPS, Mary HUTCHINSON, Katie HUBBS, Editha HUTCHINSON, Rosa GREEN, Elva ANDROS, Walter HUTCHINSON, Claude EDWARDS, Frank HALL, Clara HALL. In deportment, on the scale of 100, the following numbers are marked above 95: 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 14, 16, 35, 37, 26, 27, 25, 28, 38, 24, 21, 20, 22, 12, 13, 8, 9, 18, 39, 31. No. of visitors during the month, 5. Scholars kind and industrious. L. RICHMOND, Teacher A LIST OF PETIT JURORS Drawn December 20th, 1877, for the January Term of the Circuit Court for 1878, for the County of Adams and State of Wisconsin. John H. PHELPS Lincoln Andrew SWEET Strongs Prairie A. J. FILKINS Monroe Llewellyn ROBERTS Preston W. E. GIBBENS Easton John CLELAND Lincoln Geo. OAKES Dell Prairie Isaac OLESON Strongs Prairie Wm. KETCHAM Springville Frank E. YORK Rome Alfred OUSTERHOUT Springville W. BURGDORFF New Chester O. B. CRANE Lincoln Henry REYNOLDS Springville S. D. FLINT Adams B. S. WILBUR New Haven I. D. CHILDS Monroe W. A. EDDY Easton James CHALMERS Adams O. G. RANCK Rome Robert FRYETT Monroe Wm. L. COLBY Easton J. DAWES Monroe Warren FERRIS Adams S. D. FOAT Jackson Henry JACOBS Lincoln O. A. SIMONS Strongs Prairie F. M. JENCKS White Creek IB HENNINNGSON Big Flats Marshall MONROE Rome J. W. HAMMOND Monroe J. W. LEACH Richfield E. G. WAITE Jackson Martin LEWIS Adams J. PERKINS Richfield William FRENCH New Haven David SCOFIELD, Clerk Circuit Court
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