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Middletown transcript., 1873-07-19
The Murder Mystery in Pennsylva-
nia-Baltimoreans in the Case.

A special di.pa,ch to the Evening Teie-
gruph from Wrschc.,er, IA dated July II
says: On. of the most horrible murders
has jus, comc to light in Chester county,
Pa. .ne that almost equals the West
Turner affair in Dover. Delaware. in the
village Of Jrnnersvillc. situated in Penn
township, Chester county. one mile north
Of the line Of the Baltimore Central rail
road. and six miles northeast Of the
borough Of Oxford,
On the 3Oth Of June last strange man
arrived Il, the bo,el Of the village and
took ur quarters, saying that he bad come
from Baltimore and was an agent" but
giving no name. He was in app arcnce
young mau. probably not over thirty
with black whi.kcrs On the following
day q team. driven by Wm l. Uider.
agent" was invited by riicrzook 10
take a ride. and accepting the invitation
they wen, away together.
The team wss hired hy Itilcrznok at
Psrkcrshurg In the evening il was re.
turned and il was remarked hy some one
taking it in charge ihst there wa. blood
upon il which was explained hy plan.,
he story t''idrrz,ak Immediately left
the neigh hborhood. aud the stranger was
never after seen alive.
On Friday las, i, was noticed by a man
that large number Of buzzard. were
hovcrin. about tho woni short distance
oil Newport and Gan Pile. between the
villages uf Cochruusille and Pennington.
Vile The man at length went 10 the
place 10 see what they were after. aud
found uacnrihri the head ani body &c i
man AMI his arms and e.s. which wcrr
separated from the hndy H. gave nn.
iicn 10 the ueghbafhnoi. end the horribly
mu'lated hody was eventually recognized
as that of thr stranger wh, had been stop.
ping Al Jrunersyillc
\ jury was emfanuelcd rs the drpus
coroner. bn, the verdic; wns srncl, and
has not yet been handed ever to ,he s1rn-
ncr of The county The murdered man
was stabbed in three or fur places anl
his throat cut Both arms and both legs
were severed close II the body I'd Ter.
zaok cannot be found He i, or was m.
I'll lately on the Baltimore Police force
lie is young and has red whiskcrs Tht
nhinfi Of the murder was ungnes,onahly
plumber No clothes were found except
his shoes Il is reported that the man
was known TO have a considerable sun
# money on bis person Tho severed
limbs we're buried in a separate spot from
the body and moi far from the house Of on,
Rhodes. a hro,her.inlaw Of the supposed
| murderer.
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In Brooklyn. last week, A. b. Trow-
bridge brought an action agains. Mrs.
Barnum to recover bill for furniture sold
her husband two years before At the
trial i. was shown that r. W, Barnum.
husband Of the defendant, was. nominally.
insolvsn,, aud ,ha, all hi. property wac
held in the namc Of his wife. and that be
had bough, the furniture in his own name
and that his wife had nothing to do with
it. The jury, however, gave a verde, for
the plaintiff, which was manifes,ly just,
We do not think i. would hc possible for
man TO do a mesLsr or more contsmpti-
bic &C, than to get into debt. and then as
sigu his property to his wife or mother, in
order to cheat his creditors cf,heir money
The only proper place for such man i.
the peuitcntary, or the Delaware whip
pingpon.
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Now the growth of national wealth is
only about three aud one-eigh,h per cent.
per annum, Notwithstanding the assertion
Of those who have placed it much higher.
through comparing the old valuations with
the new (Which have been greatly incrcas.
ed). instead Of taking as the basis Of their
calculation. as they should have done, the
actual number Of horses. cattle. hogs,
sheep. etc, at the diiferen, periods. |, is
plain. therefore. that the great mistake
most men make is in attempting to use
borrowed capital at an immensely high
rent. ordinarily termed interest. which. BY
the use Of gold, as currency. is often fore
ed still higher. While the growth Of the
national wealth remains at the present rate.
the average man who attempts to pay sven
seven per cent. for oil the capital be can
get. should NOT expect to avoid bankrupt
cy ~ the result.
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Maryland Affairs.

The lands of q. A. Schumacher, known as
the Fooks Mills property, consisting OF one farm
and lot, in hicamrn county, was sold aa the
sih inst, ,hc lot for S.sp hy L.. Malone, and The
farm for 81 3sn purchased by J. \. iiearn. On
the same day the real estate belonging TO the es-
tate of Thos q. cailin- was sold To Levin b.
Newton, 100 acres 81 900 and las acres for ST.
COO.
The Republican party OF Ken, county on
Thursday wrek nominated the following ticket ]:
For clerk of the circaii court, Vim. d. AnrchinAl.
Register Of Wills. James Kendall. Sheriff, las.
Willis. House Of Delegates, James n. Ayres,
Norris Barnard. Commissioners T. A. Jacobs
r. n Harper, R. 9. Emory. Surveyor, II. II.
Gresham.
SUDDEN DEAra John McNsllr, who lived on
the farm OF Samuel Townsend, Esq, nrar King
sion, Somerset county, died very suddenly on
"Wednesday night VI last week. lie had bern
ont TO the r. 4. station In the afternoon, and
shortly nfser returning home be sas seized with
spasms and died before o'clock that night.
The Eas,on talbot county, Journal says has-
vest Is over and machining has commenced
From all parts Of the county we hear The mme
report-vass piles Of stnw but very little wheat
The yield 10 poor, very pooe, aad - cfeR ol
The comfy viii be refy snall.
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Interest on Capital.

We extract tho following remarkable
facts from a lecture by Mr. w p Groom.
editor Of tho Mr. York Mercantile .jour-
nat, ana think they cannot fail 10 be OF in
teres, as illustrating the rapid increase Of
capital when well invested
Many men careles,ly conclude tha. three
per cent. is just one half Of six per con,
But this is no, the case, as will be seen
from the following statement Of facts
II one dollar BE- invested and the inter
e,, added 10 the principal annually at the
rates named We shall hgye thu following
result as the accumulation Of one hundred
years:
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chief SabalIs with 5000 men, surprised a
republican force Of 1000 under Gen
Cabrincty; killed the general. captured
over one-half Of his command and all his
artillery. Five thousand peasants At
Alpena have joined the Carlis.s. driven
thereto BY the cxccsscs Of the Republicans.
International instructions hare occurred
in other places. In Acoy n mob assassi.
mated the mayor Of the city and dragged
his body through the streets. this, too
though he was thorough Republican
and had done much in behalf Of the Re.
public.
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on,Ianrlpn,.s GrsrKss,.L unrr,

PnrLsngLrHit's GgsrESSIAL HorrL :
The philadelphia correspondent Of the
Dnylesiown Ia,.itiqrnesr writes MS follows:
The Centennial Hotel project i. quietly
taking definite shape |, will be in all
respects the grnndcst hotel yet bni, in
America in area. height, architectural
adnrnmcn,s. and interior snmrtuausness
and magni6cence. II the plans are car.
ricd out in the way caniemp plated. the Con-
,inen,al will be eclirsed. the new hotels in
Chicago beaten. and the Grand Hotel of
Paris. have q nov rival. You know what
Philadelphia can do when she tries. -
Well. this time. II am rightly informed.
she il about TO make one Of her character
is,ic efforts. Possession Of the ground
cannot bc had this season. but next sea-
son h will be ready. and then the excav.-
sions viii be commenced in earnest.
Meantime tho parties an keep their plans
very quiet. The ste designated in my
correspondence d the time tho bill 0sas
pssame 10 the Legislature is the one chos-
%, and i will hare three fronts
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The Orange parade in New York last
Saturday passed off quietly and withou,
meeting with any hostile demonstrations
90 tho part Of their religious opponents,
greatly to tho disgust. no doubt Of the
psraders, for one Of tbs chisf pleasures Of
the participants in these affairs. has al
ways been the hostility and riots that were
provoked from the enemies of their order.
The Wholesale slaughter Of the Irish
Catholics Inst year by the military may
have caused tho former 10 forcgo their
part IN the programme and allow the 800
orangen,en under the escort of GOO po-
licemen to parade in peace This they
did. attracting scarcely any attention from
any quarter. and, doubtless. having. in
rnnseqnence. very tame affsir
We d.. ut see the necessity for these
pars.le,. nor why the people of America
shnuld feel themselves bound to allow for
.;sners 10 bring their old qnarres With
them to aur shores. aud create rio, and
dis, arbance among u.s. for their gratidea-
tim, and We think il would be far better
isr each State TO prohibit these dcmons.ra-
,;pns altogether. than to call ou, the po-
lice to protect the participants in them,
snd the military 10 shoot down all who
interfere With them.
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The Peach Crop.

The Delaware peach growers arc just
country for their Aucsuating estimates Of
the growing peach crop. sometimes over
stating asd sgsin undertaking it. II used
10 be shst the statements emanating from
their Dover meetings we're trusted As fair
" aecurats. but at the recent meeting ii.
leaked out that recent estimates we're made
to influence the market. The New York
fines points out the fact that last year
the peach growers underss,imatcd the
crop a half million baskets. and that they
are evidently At the same work this year.
when they Gu, down their spring estimate
" Z. a37 900 to lsss than one million bas-
keis now This il thinks toe grea,
change. aud ,ha, the public are evidently
nf the same mind The Boston Journal
says the spring estimate this year wa. lin
,.urionaliy exaggerated" so as to attract
purchasers. and it is quts probable tina,
the summer estimate is with equal de ign
made too small. the object now being to
advance prizes on the ba,i. of a short
crop Oar Delaware friends should adhere
10 their oh iims steady ways, AMI avoid
'',hs dark ways" Of tho bulls and the
bears - Philadelphia Ledger
We rcsrc. to see such articles as the
above floating around, for i. is we'll calcs.
lated to effect sar fruit growers injuriously
in the sale Of their crops |. is, besides,
untrue We do no, believe ba, the gen
,Iemrn Who gave tho estimate Of the peach
crop a, tho meeting OF the Fruit Growers
4hs.ociaiion. in Jenc. did so With any in
,rnticr, whatever, to deceive The pros
rcc, Cor large crop at lha, ,ue, was very
ha,,ering. and they could no, bc expected
to know tha, The frost aud the Insects were
going to destroy the fruit and cause il 10
fall of Tha, this was the case war dis
,inctly declared By prominent growers at
the las, meeting Of the Association.
tine thing which may have led some to
give. uuinteu,ionaliy, too large an esti.
mate vas the fear of uudercs,imatn5 =
Farmers are generally accused Of putting
too low an estimate on the size Of their
crops AMI We dp KNOW tNat tns CITY pa
prrs have frequently spoken sneeringly Of
the fears Of the growets that their frui,
was injured. aud called It periodical COM
plsiuing. 10. We have been often told,
too. that ths und-rest,uatng Il the crop
had worked njarian,ly :, preventing the
necessary preparation. for the handling Of
large amount OF fruit. This may htyc
caused q few inexperienced growers to
oreresfinate. in tho fear of untierestimu,-
isc, but Ne do no, believe that there uas
. single man a, tha. meeting who wilful.
ly gave in = larger estimate of his crop
than he expected to have, with an inten-
ton to 'cxaggerats the crop in order to
attract purchasers. And as to the asser
tion by the Boston Journal that 1.-The sum
mer estimate is with equal design made
too small, /, i. simply untrue. Il was.
and is, the opinion Of many experienced
growers that tho actual crop will fall shor.
VI that tlast) estimate
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Tng Rnp Cgpss IL Pkn.iA Among
the incidents pi the Shah. visit Ia Europe
ha, been the ner, >spn # Persia ~ the
ll.t pt countries ainplris thr international
treaty for he relief If the wounded in
war. framed hy ihr ,irrmva Conference in
lsbi. aud lnng since ratified ny every
European government This treaty. as
most ut our readers mnst he aware, ac.
knowlrdgrs the neutrality Of all military
hospitals aud auhnlances containing ,irk
or wounded patients. and guarantees pro.
lection 10 all persons engaged in attend
anec on them snch rrn,eriinn extending
even To private houses in which wounded
men are received OF the noble work
dome by the wearcrs OF the = Red Cross "
on the bat,le-ields and in the hospitals
since then it were superfuous to tell Bnt
the strange aud humilating part of the
story is iha, whilst Europe first. and now
Asia. has recognized the duty of hnmnn-
ty toward those who are hors de cop,Ja,
the United States alone Of all civilized
nations have steadily refused to ratify the
bcncfccnt treaty. The savage spirit
which during our civil war prompted the
brutal decree that medicines and surgical
instruments were :. coniraband of war "
IA decree which. VIC are glad to sny. icw
military surgeons spec,ed--still peryades
the dnninan, party. and America alone
makes war on tho sick and wounded
Shall ,hi. disgrace be permitted to abide
or. now TINT a second Presidential term
has been secured and double salary oh.
tanned, will our Executive. in his civil
capacity. lay aside his professional reck
le.sness Of human life and suffering. md
give few moments Of his leisure to con
sidcring whether i. Was mt time for him
with the consent ef the Senate. to TAX,
action in the matter. before all heaihcn
dom shall have "u,stripped onr "Chris.iar
civilization ~ Y. World
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me mach bos..ea Spanish Republic

Tho mach boastesi Spanish Republic is
sevy far from being . .uccess. The
Spanish people are showing themselves to
b. - more capable Of self government
shss sbsir Frensh nsighaors. The officers
I ~ sovssnsss are quarreling among
elsaealvss. ~ eabinse disrnptions, do
1unofIo 1seuhiee esd labor insurrcctious ara
nI1hlne ~ ss-sallrd repabiis 70 he ess-
O.. l6tks nsantine Doa Carlos has
tsl orals. Deplsieiss that b has
go y 80 ~ s'3e1 end his eosasry."
ooIs1T 1900. = ssssss. ~ hiaself and .
el5sa6shy. ~ 1sss pspslssiss. alisr-
y sreil, y ~ ~ Il sssard. ere
6iIing = - sl1s1n1. 80 .hs Csrlist
71f koRs = 1 essiess 30
s ! ~ jsss - tks rsslist
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Sad aud Fatal Accident.

4 terrible accident baffened 10 Mf. John :
Townsend, near Warwick, Nd. 20 lsssdat
Ms'. Nj Townsend was Engage. il. maNSn. b
the field ut john ]. l.p,ka uod Ia ana Mhilr
sitting upon hts maeilae driving ane at It,
lines aEoppe1. IL sloprrl his mules ani soi
down N front OF the machine iaiske NJ tat llte
when thr mults, siane by i swarm ii taiH a.
bees over whose Hesi gley had Stopped .uaapa
started 70 run, and Mr. Townsend aAs e.a.b, u
The knives and his let .es almost completely
severed. lie was, also. oihernise 4jsf-d Dis
thamheriainc. Of Niddcfo@n. aud Wright of
Warwick, we're summoned, aud ard at that h4-
man skill could 10 -; Inn, tut tie unfortunate
man died within lew hours. Mr. Townsend
was in his doih year. aud i spoken ol hy All
who knew him as aa industrious aui worthy ril.
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Ex.Psssrpssr Axpnsw Jouxsos vs

Ex-PRssrpsxr AsDnsw JOHNSON was
attacked by cholera during bis recent visit
to Gre4nvill.. Tennessee. After . ferce
struggle with the diseasc he rallied and
got better. but afterwards took relapse
and came ncsr dying III. physician N.
immediately sent for. and watched at his
bedside fer one whole night. never lsav-
ing him for . moment. and fnslly sue
ceediog 10 enabling him to pass the crisis.
Il IL aaid Of Mr.. johnson that while be
wss 1t home be did sll be could 10 sdminis-
Ter to ths wants Of the sick and IT, dying
he thinks Of rssarnias 10 Washlae,oa .s
liss.
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Atte empied Ontrages.

white man living near Lemrs has hecn mr.
rested and held in ~30up, hail, 10 answer The
charge Of an attempt at rape upon negtp girl,
near Hriigetille. No Judge Or jury ought 10
spare thai srountrel
A hoy, named Al Bryan. about a Years old
attempted 10 commit the same crime uppn tnu
little girls, at Milford last Monday He was ar
rested, and, in default u bail, sent to Dover
Jail. lie i said 10 be hard case and nai.
sanre 10 the town
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\ NEW ENTERpR

U'tiE .ai r'5ff '3Aes pf.5tzza in anaot1#if=.
] 80 ,he segpIt oi fiezsI ad snserr taat
IT, Ftft i i=Ha#a II tt5sEes,t - Min strrst
spnft l.rpipbH llufsl uH,ss hr p ii ~ lats
pair. a anst uafaet rtr Or
GRAN for account Of Wm. Len & Sons.
IT, NIL late On hs,a MI Iii sar
fEefE FEED. BUILDING LINE. cltL asp
FERTILIZERS.
nf.ft. taken or LAND LIVE. delivered At
ans 4eerssi5t5e point f5titeF Is aafer bf f5tii
Hunk ttl ut lie generous ratrnn9ge tlift ht
III. tHfrtut1tr received It HtEriuau. ir IIurrs
"A zHi fif t.leniH. ilIi#s n lftt.iae.s u ger-
4 thH, retrtte ilhtf4 stare IN rf. arN rutrt-
pfisr T. I EVANS
jul, n, ls-3-if odessa. Del.
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Man Hun over and Killed by a Fire
Enplne.

While running TO fire 10 Wilmington on
Sunday morning. man named John . iiarA
WAS run over and almost Instantly Killed hs the
Delaware Steam Fire Engine. The driver OF The
engine ecusUred toF careless driving and
arrested and held In s5ao bail 10 await tie ae-
,iog of the CsIonet jury
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The ssmi-snnusl encampment Of The
Gssnd Army of tho Republic. Of New
Yssk State. viii begia at Troy. on the
23d, snd close % The 9th instant.
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T. A. MoCLELLAND'E
A uotion Room

"A u q { ! O II III O @ III =
Buy yonr Furniture, Mattresses, &c Of T. A.
McClelland, i2i0 Chestnut Street. Handsome
New Furniture for parlors, Bed Rooms and D-
ming Rooms, a, Auction S.,les, every Monday
and Thursday, and sold al Private Sales ut Anc-
tion Psirss. AL goods warranted. Fuynisyge
carefully Packed and Shipped
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Mi,i,ii-town Races.

The race announced for Saturday last was no,
~ rNtiltns an affair rs ~rs Anticipated The
giiei Hsfeh expected VAS mol made on account
u lbe refusal ID tlr onnefs u th- hatsrs ~ al
i8@ them 10 irot= \ number Il volunteer races
h9Wetet. seryetl - eniseu The occasion, and
ttaaze fhe lsf1e ttped whi,h lad gathered to
Mitu.t. Tie sPast 81 tht Itt Ihr hf,l raee WAS
eei~eea L y toehraa. III. soffei mart and
hm 4 turHri1 suff.l hnfse. Tom Non hy
iie m4ra We 4id uoi learn thc time The
seeani ttee leiaeen Thomas Coer5ns mare
AGA \ \. EnFhrtni Jfs mare. WAS Won b,
'ltr utter. anI hr Third rtce between VIM
l.ptes horse aud Il. 4 roehran. Jrs, mare VA.
Mn-. lA Inc lALlrL. Le.t two IN three
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4 distressing eongh causes the friends OF tho
sufferer almost as tnaeh naa a. the sufferer him.
self, and should receive immediate attention. Dr..
Wistar's halsan Of Wild Cherry speedily carra
coughs colds, iniuenza sore throat &c. |, will
alwats relieve csnsnmpiion. and in many WE'LL
a,tesled cases it has affected perfect curs.
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Business locals.

\ Ilne and large assortment of Hamburg En-.
hraiefics, 10 he closed on, NJ a very low price,
and on which discount Of ~ per cent will be
given for cash, al
T. NJ HASSoSS,
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FIRE Ia a co,san Factory.

On Weinrsda, morning fire hrok. ont N
tlc picker room oi li4idwus t'nrmerv Lord 81
GOTTEN i4finft IN Biz E.k tr,ek. about four
miles from Newark, irstro, ing the tuihiins aud
~ contents, The proplc ot the n,lehborhooi
turned out IN force, aud through their eiinris.
The main building MAS saved The loss amount
I'd 10 som. - nuD ur 8, 300
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moved TO Odessa.

Mr. u T lippneoit formerly Of the National
llales. ~ AtiilrtuNa, has removed 10 Odessa TO
itke fnsscssiun u the hn,cl in that Town. having
ou04lli out the interest of Mr ", + Chance.
Mf ltrrineuit is mcll-Anuwr from his long
connection Will tic National. aud with tile rx-
lsficnee there ohlainrd lie. doubtless knows
how 70 keep - hotel. and 10 Keep il right. We
wish linn ahnniant success
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shooting Case.

A colorsd barber, named Jones, w,s shot and
considerably hurt tF nun whom he had tor-
mefly had in his employ, but had discharged
The latter went into Jones shop ON Saturday
nigh, and demandsd wages which he said Junss
esed him His demand being refused, lie went
out but presently returned with pistol and be-
gan ifin. on Jones. Tie bah struck Jones on
the eoiiar-bone, but, though painful, the wound
was not serious
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Lsdie. call at HANSDN'S and examine his
sioek Of Fancy Goods, comprising Embroideries
standard Trimmings and Rufiies, Ribbons, Ties.
l.aces, Fans se., all OF which are new and very
cheap.
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NOTICE.-rhe person who took
hl4ak uni mLiie WOODEN SliANl. from Pew
Va. IT, Episcopal Church NiliifIasn pc on.
last SUNDAY evening. Nill he Kind enough 10
leave Il Al the store 81 s u f., nplls. Es1 Ia
Aidt,letaMn, and ohlec Mas i h COCHRAN
July lH.-tf
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fine Japanese folding Fan for Ia ernfs a,
l.. N. liANSuN'S.
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Hot waterproof table knye. aud Forks. fen-
iirciy new, beautiful styles at very low prices,
at L. ~ iiASSoSS 5.
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Contract A svardesi.

The Building Committee Of the Wilmington
Conference Academy has awarded til eon,rac,
for erecting the necessary hnildiu.s fur this in.
.iiiuiinn. nj bower, 10 Ncssrs. Fisher / Bock.
man OF that Town, Tor Si5 6no This inelaa. ,
all work to lie done upon The building 10 prepare
il for orcurAney.
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Pic-ntc.

grand entertainment and picnic was held
on Thursday in the grove OF Ex-Gov. Ross,
near Scafotd Perhaps the party Of Mid
d ciown ladies who went down 10 the Governors s
TIN, ia. had AN opportunity TO represent Middle
town nj the picnic. II so they did il well.
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nish way Robbery.

\ deperaie fellow named Geo. Adams, Of Leip-
sic, WAS lodged 10 noseF jail Saturday ~srk
for mst ht ing, Knocking down and rohhing
Matthew Carter, on the night OF the 3D. Carter
In wait struck him with stick aud took sal :
5. from him