Middletown transcript., 1872-01-06
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ThM aAsul1 NJ not prepare for ~ Next 10
spiritual pssparnt,sn stands financial. A man
prepared spIslsualiy and financially pssd hare
notlher tho haf u death before his eyss, cor The
psospsctive misoy Of those nearest and dearest 70
hlo heart. The oorest financial preparation b u
tave yosf liz lesured; then when cMt ~ BY
ooaih your SaWoly will mot bs LETT destitute, and
dependent upon the cold charity Of the word.
1,iches tahs Sight, but policy upon your IN y
certain, and Il is ~ important for the wealthy -
the poor TO hold life insurance policy. The as
nusi paymeat upon . thousand dollars ID small,
and fof greater sums in the same porrcstion.
Many persons wasie, and spend fccllshiy every
@ ssn ,s"ss""a % % dollars. " There " A.. many Liz ia.
snrance Companies, but amsng the best Stands
the Phrnix Mutual, Of Hartford, Conucc.icat.
OF this company the A~~iesn Exchange and
Rtrier, says:
"The Phwnix Mutual Life Insurance Company
is especially noteworthy In respect 10 the bust
ness of 1870. In the revulsien Of last year this
Company not only maintained the position u had
previously gained. but Il developed q strength
aud capacity 10 accumulate. BY which II takes
higher rank In the future. The phrnix Is richer
and better for the rsults Of 1870. 40 We write,
Ito income Ia nj the rate OF three millions per
annum. Last year, aler returning mo.c than
million 10 policy holders for claims, dividends,
and surrendered policies, |, ndded more than a
million 10 is assets and In the da,aiis Of the lat
ter We notice mn addition during the year OF
over half million 20 the mortgHge Investments
Conditions being equal the greater the business
progress Of life Office the greater It's prosperity
There Is nothing succeeds like success for In a
successful business there Is wealth whtrh cannot
be figured mp Ia the accounts y
Mepsrs. Home K Forbes, Sll Mrrkct st Will
mingt0n, Del. are general Agcnts Of this COM
pAny for the Peninsula. They issued policies
las, month amounting 10 sos, 900 much Of which
was upon the lives Of gentlemen In this neigh
burhood. Mr. Forbes Is still operating here, and
can generally be found about the town.
Any letters addressed To their Wilmington Office,
will receive prompt attention, and the arcais
will chterfuliy explain the whole system Of n.
surance, and furnish statistics as 10 the financial
| condition Of the company they represent.
LAND SALrs.--Messrs. Geo. W. Ingram l. Co.
have sold for Mr. Vim. T. Stoops. his home farm,
near Armstrong; Corner, continuing 25o acres,
TO Samuel Pennington, Esq. for $40, 900
| Mr.. George Dcrrickson, Jr. has purchased OF
Mr.. Lewis Roberts, his home farm, In Cecil coun-
~, near Murphc,' Mills containing go acres,
| for S2s, 600.
| George B Rodney, ms Trustee, sold nj public
snle last week, the S,aa,s property. in Thorough
fare Neck, containing go acres for Sli BOO
purchased by the heirs.
The New Castle Prcfbytcry held meeting in
Wilmington last week. when Rev. Robert r
Kennedy, from Lexington, Ky. was admitted 'e
the Prcsbytcry. and accepted call to the Red
| Clay Greek church. Rev. u. |. Porter. Of Charles
ton, s. Z. was admitted aud accepted n call tc
the church n, Newark Rev. c. u. Shaw's res
| ignation us pastor Of Central Church, Whining
ton, was accepted lie goes TO Springfield III
| n cir will lea meeting, al 2 o'clock this NJ
tcrnoon, nj the Town Hall, Of the citizens o
School districts No co, 80, and 95, for the pnr'
pose Of consolidating. the same into one district
Measures will he taken to secure n suitable site
and for the erection Of n comfnodious schoolho,ls
thereon. The meeting willb addressed by ih'
Rev. br. Patton, of this town, upon tue suhcc
OF education.
The junction aud Break water Railroad Is /,
trouble, aud is likely TO have stormy time a
the annual meeting. Its treasury is empty, and
Il Ia uaahle 10 paw the Si2, 000 interest on III
State bonds. or Sll, ,00D which 1t ows the Bald
win locomotive works, in Philadelphia. ac
ii,ion in bankruptcy has been filed against il b,
Baird h Co. the locomotive firm.
IxroRrASr AnRrsr.--A negro named Andrew
c. Clark was arrested yesterday and had hear
ing before Mayor Valentine on the charge oil com
miliiug a rape on Mrs. lie, nolds. in this city
an,i also in four other cases, three Of which wcr
Castle jnil.--G Gassns q yesterday.
II is stated that some six or seven hnndrcd per
sons doing business in Wilmington have ncgcc
ted 10 take out license. The Shcrins Dept
was busily engaged Inst week in serving notice
upon the dclinqnrnis, and the officer will max
something handsome out Of the matter.
DR.. Arnold Naudain, Collector OF the Por! {
Wilmington Under Presidents Harrison aud Ty
ler and for short time L niied States Senate
from this State, died al the residence Of DR.. wm
n. Hamilton, Odessa, Del. Mt I o clock on Thur,
day morning, in the s2d year Of his age.
Al the elections held this week for directors
the New Castle County National Bank OF Odcss.
! aud for directors ri the Farmers Mutual Ere I,
surance Company of 81. Georges and Appoquii
imnk Hundreds, The old Boards were re-e'ec,c,
: The cold snap two weeks ago has injured Il
peach buds. We have had reports from sever
places, and all agree iha, they have been injurs
10 a more or less ex,eni-gcncrally the yello
varieties.
Money sold this week at the Odessa Buildn
nni Loan Association at 10 per cent, aud NJ Il
|. Middlctown Association at 2o4 per ecat.
:. W. II. Lamhson, announces in an other 90
umn that he will again be candidate for Sher
9 OF New Castle county.
4 Vim. Brown, of Eikion, who contracted Il
n smallpox in Philadelphia, died last week.
There was slight fall Of snow on Tucsd,
morning last.
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