Lyndon

JjYNDON, Deo. 20. Xhoro is a Literary society formed in Lyndoni to hold meeting on Satnrday evenings ofeaoh week, at the Beeman sohool house. Thoy met on Saturday evening lastf'or the purpose of eleoting oflieer-, and adojiting the conatitution'and by-laws. The officers olected were; President, The. Young Jr.- Viee President, S. Tibbets. Seeretary, Orvil Gorton. Ëxeoutivecommittee, Hüorton, Frank Elsworth, E. TouBg. Trensurcr, Claiènoé Howe. Pumpkin Cullee h:is st.utcd n Lyceum in whíoÜ ro vu n lively debüto Wednesliy cv, i, ing upon tbt questkm, JCe.'.ote'd: "That U wni thuduty of the white poopïo to colonize America astheyáid." Mr. A.Greeuing.Jr., detlf ered a veryljvely and mterestiug jwecb, Mr. John Hugertyspoke well hisspefob b.'ing short, but good. Mr. Edward Young spoke wcll, bis speech wus nec( ssarily short on account ot the time btiing limited to ton minutea to each speaker, Mr.MoOleát ipoke well on the affirmativo of the question. Miss Cürrie Purohivae retid n essay. Several dccliiniat.ions weredalivered,a]lof which wcre commendable P'ppcially r.hat delivured in the Qerman Unguage. The eeoond hunting tnatch came off USt Saturday with twenty-two men on a sido, Francia Beeman, captain on one side, and John Hovvlott on the other. They assembled at the nifllin Wal.orlooin the evening to connt tho une Jtr. Br-pman's game being called for, ho came forward with his fiam0 aS wel' fiHed, hut on being opened it. was found to oontain halt' of a Buft'ilo robe ; in the robe was fovind a box ; in that box was t. umi a red-headed bird whicli counted iivo f. r bim. Mr. Howlett had better success, bringing in sixty counts ; ?i!r. H. Gorton brought in anotber of those ri'd-liead birdí ; J. Oroinandug aRussian mink out of its hole and brought it in with some other small gara e counting him sevent.y ; Win. Sherman bning the best huntsman brought in one hundred and íifty ; Edward Young, Jr., next biought in oiie hundred and thirty-five. The game bei Dg all counted and sold to H. Siegfried, the tally list stood for Mr. Howlett 1015, for Mr. Beeraan 960. Mr. Beeman being the loser, announced that the oyaters would beready for thdn on the evening of the 8th day of Jan., at the residenoe of Anson Croman in the township of Wdterloö, They all adjourned in good spirits to meet at the oyster supper. A cordial invitaron to all who wish to come and partake with them.