Which preposition to use with counties

of Occurrences 857%

In all my walks, however, I have never come upon a regular bee-ranch in the Central Valley like those so common and so skilfully managed in the southern counties of the State.

in Occurrences 257%

Fifteen hives of Italian bees were introduced into Los Angeles County in 1855, and in 1876 they had increased to 500.

for Occurrences 43%

The legislature consists of two houses, of which the members are elected annually, three from each county for one branch, and one member for the other.

on Occurrences 32%

The law by which the common schools are regulated was enacted in 1850, and it embraces all the modifications and improvements suggested by experience in the provisions of the several school Acts passed subsequently to 1841, when the important principle of granting money to each county on condition that an equal amount were raised within it by local assessment, was first introduced into the statute-book.

to Occurrences 29%

As if to combat this doubt, I found the following statement by one who has written much concerning the struggles of the colonists for freedom: "As soon as St. Leger's approach up Oneida Lake was known to General Herkimer, he summoned the militia of Tryon County to the succor of the garrison at Fort Schuyler.

with Occurrences 19%

Johnson drove through these counties with the Thrales in 1774 (ante, ii. 285).

at Occurrences 15%

The reverend gentleman was judge of probate of Ramsey county at the time, but his popularity suddenly diminished and when his term of office expired he found it to his advantage to locate in a more congenial atmosphere.

from Occurrences 14%

Then he renewed his labors at the courthouse of the older county from which Brummell was formed in 1750, and through many fragmentary, evil-odored and unindexed volumes indefatigably pursued the family's fortune back to the immigration of its American progenitor in 1619,and, by the happiest fatality, upon the same Bona Nova which enabled the first American Musgrave to grace the Colony of Virginia with his presence.

as Occurrences 14%

County of } [Footnote: This brace of lines, giving the state and county as introductory to a process, certificate, affidavit or other paper, is called a "venue," and should be inserted wherever the word (Venue) is expressed in forms given hereafter.

into Occurrences 13%

I farther learnt from this intelligent magistrate, that the territory of the Happy Valley, or Okalbia, is divided into forty-two counties, and each county into ten districts.

of Occurrences 11%

I did not then see the great artistic excellence of the book, and I did not care for a description of obscure people in the Midland Counties of England,which, by the way, suggests a reason why "Adam Bede" cannot be appreciated by Americans as it is by the English people themselves, who every day see the characters described, and hear their dialect, and know their sorrows, and sympathize with their privations and labors.

near Occurrences 7%

I was born in Copiah County near Hazlehurst, about fifteen miles from Hazlehurst.

by Occurrences 7%

Starting from Reading on the 1st of June, they went by Oxford to Gloucester, then along the Welsh border to Shrewsbury, through the midland counties by Lichfield and Nottingham to York, and then back to London, having spent on their journey two months and a few days; and in autumn they made a progress through the south-western provinces.

than Occurrences 6%

A tighter fisted sinner did not exist in the county than this pious soul, who certainly not only wore, but wore out the "form of godliness," while he was devoted, heart and hand, to the daily increase of worldly gear.

after Occurrences 5%

In the summer of the year, Mr. Falkland visited his estate in our county after an absence of several months.

under Occurrences 5%

When the news was received by Gov. Grover that the Indians had left the stronghold and that the settlers were again exposed, he ordered out two companies of volunteers, one from Douglas county under Capt. Rodgers and the other from Jackson county under Capt. Hizer.

within Occurrences 4%

The duties and imposts that were laid on the vessels and merchandise of foreign nations were all uniform throughout the United States, and in the intercourse between the States themselves no duties of any kind were imposed other than between different ports and counties within the same State.

along Occurrences 4%

Ye'll not be frightened, Miss Maud, but take what I've to tell ye jist as if ye didn't bel'ave a wo-r-r-d of it; but, divil bur-r-n me, if there arn't Injins enough on the rocks, forenent the mill, to scalp a whole province, and a county along wid it, if ye'll give 'em time and knives enough.

against Occurrences 4%

We talked of a violent contest which was then carrying on, with a view to the next general election for Ayrshire; where one of the candidates, in order to undermine the old and established interest, had artfully held himself out as a champion for the independency of the county against aristocratick influence, and had persuaded several gentlemen into a resolution to oppose every candidate who was supported by peers.

between Occurrences 3%

They tried to send me to several places where land could be bought cheaply, in the counties between the Cedar and the Iowa Rivers, and as far west as Webster County; but when I told them that I had bought land they at once lost interest in me.

during Occurrences 3%

Richard M. Hancock wrote of studying in a private school in Newbern, North Carolina; John S. Leary went to one in Fayetteville eight years; and W.A. Pettiford of this State enjoyed similar advantages in Granville County during the fifties.

about Occurrences 3%

The founding of this institution was due manly to the efforts of Augustus Wattles who was instrumental in getting a number of emigrating freedmen to leave Cincinnati and settle in this county about 1835.

before Occurrences 3%

You soft-fisted, gin-drinking, counter-skipping Cockney rascals, that fancy you're to carry the county before you, because you get your fines paid by London-tradesmen!

in Occurrences 2%

Map Showing the Per Cent of Negroes in Total Population, by States: 1910 Diagram Showing the Negro Population of Northern and Western Cities in 1900 and 1910 Maps Showing Counties in Southern States in which Negroes Formed 50 Per Cent of the Total Population CHAPTER

beyond Occurrences 2%

And it is no sign of wisdom to say that there is a county beyond, but that the county boundaries end all, and only village and county politics may be studied.

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