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Note: Solano County in 1863 paid out $85,657.04 for services Information for this article came from The Solano County Herald (1863). In 1863, at least two newspapers were being published in Solano County, both located in Suisun City. The Solano County Herald, which debuted back in 1855, billed itself as "the county's official paper." Ownership had changed over the years. From Vacaville came news about the public examinations of students attending the Pacific Methodist College where W.T. Lucky was the president. The students were judged on grammar rules, Greek and Latin roots, geography, geometry, trigonometry, etc. A school catalogue stated that a student could also study music on the piano, guitar, harp or violin. That night a society connected with the institution had a program with speeches, debates and essays for an audience of some 250 people. Shortly after the examinations, 21-year-old Maggie A. Smyth, a native of Missouri and wife of Prof. Smyth of the college died. http://www.thereporter.com/Current/Conti/Archive/conti120196.html
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