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Middletown transcript., 1877-08-18
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PARIS By srOoNLIGHT.
70 ! FRIEND, ~ v 5. 3.

Why hast thou gone so far away
That I cannot hear from thee,
And see thy beautiful form and face,
And hear thy voice in Melody
Migrate once more, and HE thee here
Do not keep us dull and sad
You know not how we sigh and mourn
Oh do return and make US glad.
Had you been with us yestsrnight,
NJ, and R., and ],
Pm sure you would have laughed outright
Almost it would have made you cry.
We started to see the fireworks
Out on the Centennial grounds
But when we reached Market street
The thought came to us with bound,
Ifwhen we want to come home,
Win we get standing room in cars :
Or have TO wait as others do
Till the early morning stars.
No, was the word wen down Broad street
Go tripping in our glee,
To the great Colosseum, and
Paris by moonlight see.
We went, and we were well repaid,
II was superbly grand
For there were paintings rich and rare,
Brought from foreign lands.
There lay Paris at our feet
What spacious buildings grand,
OfmonumSnts and works of art
That was devised by man,
And brought unto this distant shore
To show us at a glance,
What the mind Of man can do,
If he have but chance
A mock thunder storm was made
To pass by in the scene,
The thunders rolled the lightnings flashed
How vivid was their CLEAN.
50 natural did this part appear,
The sound Of falling rain
And Whistling winds as on roof,
Or against a window pane.
Thestorn then ceased, themoon shown bright
Again twas Paris by moonlight;
In distance seen were twinkling stars
Over the great Champs de Mars.
The mimic bird in cage was seen,
As though twere warbling forth song,
Yet not real bird It be-
You'd wish to hear it all night long.
We assembled to the pinnacle
0fthe Colosseum's dizzy height;
How grand the view afforded rs
To see Philadelphia thus by night.
Turn where 'ere you would field
OF twinkling brightness shown around
To North, to South, to East, to West
Yes far beyond the exhibit ground.
Twas such a night, the street lNhps shown
In Frightening lustre from the flames,
And mansion thus to mansion seemed
To vie with lights from window panes.
Oh do return, and you and
VIII take an evenings stroll thereto
70 study the grand impressive sight
And thus learn something to us new.
CzAoHsoWH, Phil, Nov. 10, 1876.
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The FARMERS GRIEDsroNE.-
There is no tool as essential on the
farm as a good grindstone tits there
fore necessary that every farmer should
have one and know how to take proper
care gift. a grindstone should always
be kept under cover, as exposure to the
sums rays hardens the grit and Injuries
the frame. Thestone should not stand
in water when not in use, as this causes
soft places. The water should be al
lowed to drip from some vessel placed
above the stone, and the drip should
be stopped when the stone is not in
use. All greasy OF rusty tools should
be cleaned before being sharpened, as
grease or rust choke up the grit. The
stone should be kept perfectly round.
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REGISTERS ORDER.
REGIsTERls oFFIoE.

REGISTERS OFFICE,
New Castle County, June 18th, 1871.
Upon the application of Edward W Lock-
wood, Administrator C. 7 4 !, of Edward A.
Miller, late Of ST Georges Hundred in said
county, deceased, il is ordered and directed
by the Register that the Administrator afore-
said, give notice of granting of Letters OF
Administration c. T. A !, upon The Estate Of
the deceased, with The date Of grinting there
of, by causing advertisements to be posted
within forty days from the date Of such Let
ters, in six Of the most public places Of the
county of New Castle, requiring all persons
having demands against the Estate, to pre-
sent the same or abide by an Act Of Assembly
in such case made and provided. And also
cause the same to be inserted within the same
period in the MmDLEToBE TRASscRIPT a news
paper published in Middletown, and to be
continued therein two months.
Given under the hand and Seal Of
f--, Office of the Register aforesaid, at
LIS. New Castle, in New Castle county,
e--9 aforesaid, the day and year above
written.
S. @. BIGGS, Register
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When the German government
sowed that Cologne farm ten inches
deep in tan-bark, saturated it with
kerosene and fred it, the officials ma
turally supposed the intense heat, the
seething sea of fame, would crisp the
Colorado beetle, and they we're amazed
beyond all expression to see the Col
orado beetle crawl out of the fire on
the second day, climb upon the fence,
wipe the beaded perspiration from its
brow, and remark to the nearest off
cial, "Purty hot for comfort, stranger,
but it is the boss weather for corn"
Try an earthquake on him, Kaiz
we've tried everything else.
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Frost CAKE--One cup Of sugar,
two even tablespOonfuIs of butter, sew
en- tablespOOnfuls Of milk, yeIks Of four
eggs, one and two-thirds cups of -four /;
one teaspoonful Of soda, two Of cream
Of tartar bake in layers and put frost
ing between.
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The Mixed trains will be run subject 10 de-
lays incident 10 freight business. Trains will
stop only at stations where time IS given.
Mixed Train north wiz stop at New Castle
only 10 leave Passengers from Stations south.
Smyrna Branch zrains-Ad dditional 10 those
above leave Smyrna for Clayton 10 IS m
and 90 pm Leave Ciaytonior Smyrna I Is
m, 40, and 10 m, to make connec-
ton with trains North and South1 from
Clayton.
CONNECTIONS
At Townsend, with Queen Anne's and Kent
Rail Road. At Clayton, with Maryland and
Delaware Rail Road AT Harrington, with
Junction and Breakwater Rail Road. At Sea-
ford, with Dorchester and Delaware Rail Road
At Delmar, with Eastern Shore Rail Road and
Wicomieu and Pocomoke Rail Road.
dec. 2-tf q. z. KENNEY, Supq.
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NOTARY PUBLIC.
John A. Reynolds.
ROARDOF EDTTCATTON

E. W. Lockwood, President; VIM. Green,
Glesk A. G. Cox, Treasurer Henry Davis,
Nathaniel Wilson, Capt Samuel Pennington,
Maj D. L. Dunning, John W Jolls, Geo. ".
Wilson.
PRIxcIpAL OF PUBLIC ScHooLs.-A. S. Wright,
A. NJ
ASSISTANT TEACHERS. Mrs. A. S. Wright,
Miss R Annie Maxwell and Miss Annie NJ.
Roberts.
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YELLows IN THE PEACH.-f you
dig around peach with the yellows,
you will be first struck with a inush-
roomy smell. Picking out the roots,
and examining them with a lens, you
will see millions of thread-like fibers,
which are the ''myceliap of fungi.
These eat the young fibers, and leave
only the main roots, through which all
the nutriment Of the plant has to be
gathered and as an old root is unable
to do much more than draw in water,
the tree becomes in a measure starved,
and the leaves become yellow, just as
they would be if growing in poor soil,
which, though the plant might have
plenty of roots, furnishes nothing for
roots to eat. To leave plenty Of roots
and no food is equivalent to having
plenty Of food and no roots. The ef-
feet on the plant isjust the same. Rem
edies which look to the destruction Of
this root parasite are employed. Hot
water has done it, so has a weak solu-
ton Of salt others have found solu-
ton Of potash succeed. The exact ma
ture Of this fungus, 50 far as we know
has not been Investigated to entire sat
Fungi are very polymor-
phous. This one may enter into the
Of the plant, and exist in
that case as an apparently distinctspe-
cies, extending through the tissue, and
destroying it as it goes. This seems
likely from some experiments by Mr..
Thomas Taylor, Of the Department Of
agriculture. At any rate it is gener-
lily believed that bud, or even a
Enife used in pruning q diseased tree,
will communicate the disease to
healthy one.
Middletown transcript., 1877-08-18

Hay ofgoOd grass and clover is just
as digestible and rich in nutritious mat
ter as the grass or clover itself, sup
posing it is gained in good weather and
under themost favorable circumstances.
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Address-oprssA. DsL. ~ ~
REGISTERS ORDER.
REGIsrRp,s nFRIcLr

REO4DA I'm . OFElCEt
New Castle County, May gath, 1877.
Upon the application Of John @. Corbit and
William G. Spruance, Executors of Daniel
Corbit, late of ST. Georges Hundred, in said
county, deceased, it IS ordered and directed
by the Register that the Executors aforesaid,
give notice Of granting of Letters Testament
ary upon the Estate Of the deceased, with the
date Of granting thereof, by causing adver-
tisements to be posted within forty days from
the date of such Letters, in six Of The most
public places of the county of New Castle, re-
quiring all persons having demands against
the Estate, to present the same or abide BY an
Act of Assembly in such case made and pro-
vided. And also cause the same to be in
serted within the same period in the MIDDLE
TOWN TRAsscRPT, newspaper published in
Middletown, and to be continued therein two
months.
Given under the hand and Seal of
C~>, Office Of the Register aforesaid, at
LIS. New Castle, in New Castle county,
S-@1 aforesaid, the day and year above
written.
s q RIGGS Re0;star
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Grass clover is richer food in its
youngest state; the later it is moved
or pastured, especially in its ripening
state, the poorer it is in nitrogen and
the more indigesible.
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RnILnING AND LOAN.

MIDDLErowN B. l. L. Association. Samuel
Pennington, Pres; a. G. Cox, Secretary. Meets
on the 6rst Thursday of every month at 8
o'clock, pm.
MUTUAL LOAN ASSOCIATION OF MIDDLEToWE.
JAS. H. Scowdrick, Pres; A. @. Cox, Sec
retary. Meets on the third Tuesday of every
month at O'Clock, pm.
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REGISTERS ORDER.
REGISTERS OFFICE.

REGISTERS OFFICE,
New Castle County, May 25ih, 1877.
Upon the application Of Sereek F. Shallcross
and Jacob K. Long, Administrators of George
Barnholt, late of -------, deceased, it is
ordered and directed by The Register that the
Administrators Aforesaid, give notice of grant
ing Letters Of Administration upon the Estate
of the deceased, with the date Of granting
thereof, By causing advertisements to be post
ed within forty days from the date Of such
Letters. in six Of the most public places of the
county of New Castle, requiring all persons
having demands against the estate to present
the same or abide by an Act Of Assembly in
such case made and provided. And also cause
the same to be inserted within the same period
in the MIDDIET0wE TRAEsoRIPT. newspaper
published in Middletown, and to be continued
therein two months.
Given under the hand aud Seal of
f-A-o Office of the Register aforesaid, at
LIS. New Castle, in New Castle county
49, aforesaid, the day and year above
written.
9 n RTCcc po,.;st..
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s5tIiddletolun lirettorp.
CORPORATTON OFFfCERs.

JUSTICE OF THE PEAcE.-James Z. Naudain.
TowK COMMISSIONERS r. H. Foster, Presi-
dent; S. s. Holten, Secretary; J. R. Hall,
Joseph Geary, vacancy.
ASSESSOR g. E. Anderson.
TRRAsURER.-L. G. Vandegrift.
LAMpLIeHTER.--F Schreitz.
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MASONIn-

ADoNIRAM CHAPTER No. 8, R. A. N. Meets
In Masonic Hall on the second and fourth FRI
days Of every month al O'Clock, p m.
UNION LoDGE No. 8, A. T. A. NJ. Meets 90
the first and third Tuesdays Of every month
at o'clock, p. m. Masonic Hall.
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NOTICE.

ALI persons having claims against the
Estate Of the deceased, must present the same
duly atiested 10 The Administrator on or before
the 18th day Of jane, 1878, or abide the Act
of Assembly in such case made and provided.
EDWARD W. LOCKWOOD,
Administrator, G. T. A.
Address-AIIDDLETowN, DEL. june26
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Passenger trains going North leave Al "a
m and l6 m; going South at 1912 am,
and 1888 pm. Freight trains with passenger
car attached, going North, leave at9.05 p m I;
going South, at 6.25 m.
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NnrInR

All persons having claims aeinst the Estate
of the deceased must present the same duly
attested to Tie Executor on or before An-
gust Stb, 1873, or abide The Act Of Assembly
in such case made aDd provided
JACOB B. GAZIER, Executor.
Address-Kirkwo ood, Del.
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Never vas a sinoere word utterly
lost, never a magnanimity fell to the
ground; there is some heart always to
greet and accept it unexpectedly.
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S. G. BIGGS, Register.
NnrIcR

All persons having claims against the Es-
tate of the deceased, must present the same
duly atiested to the Executors, on or before
the 24th day of May, 1878, or abide the Act
of Assembly in such case made and provided
Address JOHN G. CORIT,
Odessa, Del
WILLIAM @. SPRUANCE,
Wilmington, Del.
Evncntors
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OFFICERS OF CITIZENS NATL
BANK.

DIREcroRs. Henry Clayton, B. Gibbs, B
T. Biggs, John A. Reynolds, James Gulbert-
son, E.~C Fenimore, NJ &. Walker, ]. B..
Cazier, Joseph Biggs.
PRESIDENT Henry Clayton,
CAsHIER.-J R. Hall.
TELLER.-John S. Crouch.
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s. c. BIGGs, Register.
NnT1nR

NOIlGEl
All persons having claims against the Es-
tate of the deceased, must present the same
duly attesfed to the Administrator, on or be-
fore the 25th day Of May, 1878, or abide the
Act of Assembly in such case made and pro-
vided SERECK F. SuALLCROSS,
JACOB K. LONG,
Administrators
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IMPROVING Our SEED WHEAT.
To show what excellent effects are to
be derived from little pains taking Iii
selecting the finest and earliest heads
for future seeding, DR.. Lee, Of the
Nashville american, gives the follow
ing results:
A California farmer has been exper-
imenting in planting wheat in hills and
cultivating it as we do cotton and corn.
In his last experiment he put only one
seed in a hill and had the seeds twenty
six inches apart, so that a pound Of
wheat planted an acre. On one-balf
an acre he harvested forty bushels, and
on the other half thirty bushels, ma
king seventy bushels from one pound
Of seed. AT sixty pounds to the bushel
the return gives 4,2O0 pounds Of this
cereal from one, or a harvest Of 4,2OO
fold. Nothing is more indefinite than
the tillering of this grain AID the NUM-
Der Of seeds that may be developed in
each head. We have seen fifty stems
sent up from one germ in Tennessee,
and have counted one hundred and
sixty seeds grown in one ear Of wheat
in Western New York. In the town
of Wheatland we had over forty yarie-
ties Of wheat under experiment n1S46.
There is a farmer in England who
raises about 100 acres Of pedigree
wheat" year. Assuming that one
seed may produce fifty culms and ears,
and each ear contains one hundred and
sixty seeds, the harvest would be the
incredible yield Of eight thousand fold.
We know very little about the posi-
biIities Of vital evolution, especially in
regard to the. cereal grasses. Pedigree
plants are more important than pedi-
gree horses, cattle and sheep.
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STAGE LINES.

Stage for Odessa, with o. S. Mail, leaves
shortly after arrival of the lO.42 am and 7.3s
p m mail trains.
Stages for Warwick, Sassafras and Cecilton
leave shortly after arrival of the 1912 a m
train
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Coop SAMARIrAE LoDGE, No 9. Meets every
Thursday evening at II o'ck Lodge Room
in Cochran Hall, No. O. Cochran Square.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

DAMON LODGE, No. IL Meets every Friday
evening at o'clock. Lodge room in the
Town Hall.
Middletown transcript., 1877-08-18

Climate, temperature, different soils
and state of culture, Influence the rich
ness Of fodder considerably.
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REGISTERS ORDER,
REGISTERS OFFICE,

REGISTERS OFFICE,
New Castle County, June 9th. 1877.
Upon the application ofWm O. Spruance,
Executor of Susan Thomas, late Of Appoquin-
mink Hundred, in said county, deceased, it
is ordered and directed by the Register that
the Executor aforesaid, give notice of grant
ing Letters Testamentary upon the Estate of
the deceased, with the date of granting there
of by causing Advertisements to be posted
within forty days from the date Of such Let
tiers, in six of the most public places of the
county of New Castle, requiring all persons
having demands against the estate 10 present
the same or abide by an Act of Assembly in
such case made aud provided. And also cause
the same 10 be inserted Within the same pc
Rod the MIDDLETowE TRAEToRIPT, a news
paper published in Middletown, and to be
continued therein two months.
Given under my hand and Seal of
Office of the Register aforesaid, at
JTs New Castle, in New Castle County
/ - ! aforesaid, the day and year above
written. s. @. BIGGS,
Register.
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AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

PExIEs. AeRIcunTURAL AND PoMo1oGIcAG As
ISOLATION S.-Wm. R. Cochran, President and
Chairman of Board of Managers; J. B, Nau-
dain, Secretary. Annual Meeting fourth Sat
urday in January. Next annual fair win be
held on October Sd, 4th and 9TH, 1877.
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Gimt TabIfs.
PHILADELPHIA, H7LMEEGT0N AND
BALTIMORE R.4LLR0AD.
a
bel. Division. Tine Table.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
NoRTHRARp.
soUrHwARD.

ON and sfter Monday, NAY 14tb, 1877, fsundays
v excepted Trains viii leave as follows:
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POST OFFICE

OFFICE HoURs.-0pens at 80 m and
closes at 9 p m every day except Sunday
Mails for the North close at lis m, and
300 pm.
Mail for the South closes at 10 10 n
Mails for Odessa close at 1923 m and 80
p m.
Mails for Warwick, sassairas and eecilton
close at 1923 am.
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DIRECTORS OF TOWN HALL co.
JIM. Cox, Pres; Samuel Pennington, Sec;
J. r. Hall, Treas; r. A. Cochran, Jas Gull
bertson, Jas. b. Scowdrick, VIM H. Barr
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6lisaElIaneous.
DrugS, Medicines. GhemicaIS. &c &c.

unaduerad Drugs Medicines
meca
p the quantities for cash. lean sell them BY the dozen hall
manufacturers
Physicians Prescriptions made Speciality
Liquors tf
here.
HI ROR A t.
will bear testimony
agent Battery
provided the coil
compelled
public
n. p. BAKER.
n fly
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Hsta bIlshed 1905

GILMORE & co., Attorneys at Law,
Successors to Chapman. HOsuer q Co,
62e F Street, Washington, D. G.
American and Foreign Patents.
Patents procured in all countries. No FEES IN
ADVANCE. No charge unless the patent is
granted. No fees for making preliminary ex.
aminations. No additional fees for obtaining
and conducting a rehearing. Special attention
given 70 In reference Cases before the Patent
ONCE, Extensions before Congress, Infringement
Suits in different States, and al litigation ap-
pertaining to Inventions or Patents. SEND STAMP
ron PAMPHLET OF SIXTY PAGES
United States Courts and Departments.
Claims prosecuted in the Supreme Court Of the
United States, Court Of Claims, Court Of Com
missioners Of Alabama Claims, Southern Claims
Commission, and all classes Of war claims be-
fore the Executive Departments
Arrears Of Pay and Bounty
OFFIcEKs, soLDIERs and sAu.oRs OF the late
war, or their heirs are IN many cases entitled to
money from the Government u which they have
state amount Of pay ana bounty received En-
close stamp, and full reply, after examination,
will be given you free
Pensions.
An OFFICERS, SOLDIERS and SAILORS wounded
ruptured OF injured in the late war, however
slightly, can obtain pension. many now receiv-
tnf pensions are entitled TO an Increase Send
ftaUp and Information will be furnished free.
Unitsa States General Land Office.
Contested Land Cases, Private Land Claims,
Mining, Prescription and Homestead Cases, pros
ecuted before the General Land Office and De-
partment of the Interior.
Old Bounty Land Warrants.
The last Report Of the Commissioner OF the
General Land Office shows ,s97, 800 acres fBoun-
ty Land Warrants outstanding These were is
sued nnder act Of 1858 and prior acts. We pay
cash for them. Send by registered letter. Where
assignments are imperfect we give instructions
to perfect them.
Each department of our business is conducted
in a separate bureau, under the charge Of expe-
rienced lawyers and clerks.
By reason Of error or fraud many attorneys
are suspended from practice before the Pension
and other Offices each year. Claimants, whose
attorneys have been thus suspended, will be
gratuitously furnished with fun information and
proper papers on application 10 us.
AS we charge no fee unless successful, stamps
for return postage should be sent us.
Liberal arrangements made with attorneys in
all classes Of business,
Address GILMORE & CO.,
P. o. Box A. Washington, D. C.
WASHINGTON, d. c., November "a, 1876
I take pleasure in expressing my entire conf
dence in the responsibility and fidelity of the
GEO. H. B. WHITE.
(cashisr Of the National Metropolitan Bank.l
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"Blatchley'si Celebrated Cucumber Wood
Pumps, and "Grafton'i Cucumber Wood
Pumps. These are the two best Cucumber
Wood Pumps in the market
desire particularly to call special atten-
ton to the Globe Mixed Paint" Nothing
'ion the globe, or, under the sum-" can
excel It for beauty of finish, durability and
eheapness. guarantee it equal to any paint
that is made, and cheaper. Send for color.
card and prices, before buying elsewhere.
Feb Sly.
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DIAMOND sTATE BRAss BAND
DELAWARE RAILROAD

Meets for practice every Monday evening q
8 o'clock
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COufdgt anu dsI5u
@Where is motherH"
'1n heaven, says the good man.
"But where is the widow with six
children whom you wrote you had mar
riedY
"Why, | married her to another
man, my dearslp
It is said to have been amusing to
see those seven girls Settings to rights.
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WASHINGTON, u. O., Nouember "a, 1876.
take pleasure in expressing my entire conf
dence in the responsibility and fidelity of the
Law, Patent and Collection House Of GILMORE
{ Co., of this city.
GEO. H. B. WHITE
tcashis,. Of the National Metropolitan Bank.)
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-07-07
Teachers Convention at Jackson,
Wednesday, August lSt., 1877.

The want of an organization Of
the teachers in our State, is painful
~ felt by a large number of our
best educators. There is an earn
est and outSpoken desire in favor
Of Convention. In accordance
with this desire Il meeting of teach
ers is called to convene in the city
Of Jackson, on the lst. day Of Au.
gust, 1871.
Teachers from every county in
the State are invited to attend, and
are requested to communicate at
once with the undersigned commit
tee, informing them of their intcn
ton to be present.
The cooperation of county Su-
pc%rintcndents is most earnestly in.
vited. Teachers from about fifteen
counties have responded. 1t is ve-
ry desirable that every county and
city in the State should be repre-
scented in the Convention.
All the public newspapers in the
State are respectfully requested, it
favorable to this movement, to pub
lish this circular.
Arrangements will be made with
tho railroads in the State for 4 re.
duction of fare.
All teachers who dosiro to attend
are requested to inform Prof. W. l.,
Sutton, Sardls, MISS.
CHAs. II. OTKIN,
WV. Il. SUTTON,
JAS. S. RAINwATER,
CHAs. l.. PATTON.
d. Il. SMITH,
JAMES MALONE,
Executive Com.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-07-07

The commencement sermon Of
The Aberdeen Female College, was
preached by Rev. Joseph Bardwcll
Of Meridian, at the Methodist
Church on Sunday morning, an
effort worthy of the brilliant rcpu-
lutiGn Of the minister invited 10 of,
f]ciale, and was listened to with
great interest and attention by I'm
immense cong, cgation.-EXamin
The closing exercises of the Cal
houu Institute terminated on Thurs.
day night, The principal feature
was the address OF Hon. Beverly
Mathews who fully sustained his
reputation as 4 scholar and orator.
1t Is unfortunate, however, the oc-
casion was not a public one rs ma.
ny OF our most intelligent citizens
were deprived of the pleasure of
hearing 1t.