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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-18
MISSISSIPPI AND TENNRSSEE R. R.

MISSISSIPPI AND TENN hoohE r. K,
Arrives. Leaves.
~---~- - N---
An. Pm. AN. pm,
n. @. Mail daily ~....... 1.SO 500
Freight and accOmmoda-
tiOn daily ex. Sunday)- $50 $50
depot at foot of Main strest,
Ticket office, 2ST Main street. corner Of
ModisOn. Al. BURKE, Gen. Sup't.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-18
TEMPLARs OF N

NArOMA TEMPLE oY II. AND 7.
40, l-meets every Friday even
,ug a. < o1clock at Tem parapce
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
Baggage Checked Through
NOTICE.

District Court OF the Emitted states,
for the iirst Judicial dstfl6t of In banS
Dakota Territory. In the matter VI ruptcy
George ". Pratt, bankrupt.
warran, in bankruptcy has been Issued by
said court agsins the estate OF eTTt,rge FRAT
og lie catniy OF city and territory of Daketa, III
.saia district. ad1udgnd a bankrupt upon peii /.
tion ot lis creditors, aud The payment of any
debts and tho delivery Of any property belong.
transfer OF any property by h Ia are forbidden b.
law A ,aeeiisg OF the creditors OF said bank
rup. TO prove their debts, and chodse one OF more
lio,, In said district on ihc 18th day OF February
A. y. 1s;1, at eleven O'Clock, q. N. Al TIE court
house on Broadway, at which time and place y .
O. Moody, regsster In bankruptcy for Dakota
Teyyitory, Will be present.
J. H. RrRpicx, U. s. Marshal,
Aessen2rr. I
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
G & N w
/ I N e s !.

rnr l.trsese s.s=,r7it-s = frRs RAILWAY
EnihracNa under one management The Great
1runK Halfway LiLcs OF The wUst arti h
-A.nAi. and with It's numerous branches and CON
uectiuns forms Tie shofTeET hnu QITrFEr rUrT,r
betwcc, Chicago and all points In illsnois, Wis
ceh2in. Northern Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
Omaha and caliis Line

l. the shortest and best route between Chicago
and all potais In SorrieruIliinois, Iowa. pak9ta,
sebr aka. Wyoming, Coioredo, Utah, Nevada,
california Ures;ttf,i GfiHas ISi'an md Australia
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
Illinois Central Railr'd
-Anaries, nnd hes. Route 70 chicago.
sIOU.XCITY to CHICAGO
without Change OF Cars:
Conmencing Dec. e,h, 1874,
Dsiiy Express FsssengeE trs4
sionz citY, sunday. excepted, on the arrival o
train
FROM 1ANKToN

Lcav, sloux CTS at iio p NJ. nld arrive 81 CHI
slseping Gar. run through from Sioux City to
Frcepori.
Passengers iesviyg Chicago, bonnd wsst at s.as
D. IN VIA the hcilin6ls Central railroad, Will arrive
III Sionn City the next day at 10 u. m.
An accommodation lrain will leave sioux lily
daily except saturdays, at 5.S0 p. M, connecting
with through passenger trains al Fort Dodge
Passengers leaving chicago at .sop. M, arrive
Mt S.tas GA : at Z 10 a. tn. :,
1ra!ns going east connect al Chicago With all
trains for Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, Niagara
Falls. fitlshrrg. Pbiladelphia, baltimore. Wash
lngton, New York. Boston and all psr's OF the
East.
! rhlstrain connects, CT Wsteroo,wfth tratn- tr''
| the Cedar Falls and Minnesota Branch leaving
waIerioo AZ II ~ m. and arriving q. Mona Al
6.2aa. m, connecting with Milwaukee i ST. Paul
ra.iroaa ,fains, and arriving AT 81 Paul at b.55 p
/ IN , end Minneapolis AT $40 p. m.
Connections are mnde st Frccport with trains
on the Illiaois Central railroad main Line, aving
frccpori ut g.aT p. m, arriving at aaiesbnfg al
1 445 p m; Peoria p m, Darlington at M; hock
island at q 30 m Quincy at8 30 m, ST Louis
at l.. 10 a III, and Cairo nj +l5 m conneeting a
Cairo with trains for Memphis, Nashville, Vicks-
\ burg Mobile. New Orleans. and
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
Freeport and Dubuque Line
Chlcago and Milwaukee Line

Ia the only route between Chicago ana ElglI
Rockford ..ffccnori, aud AZ points ID Yreepor'
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
Dakota Southern Railroad
TIME TABLE,
IL tahs sfeet Wedas.day. December i lsT5
rRAtEs aoyrNs
EAST.
rAsaEaarR s..s
FAasfNesa g..l
.TLas slanon.. trelsgrapa s,.,,an.
'cONNEcrIpNs.

NhaNtNgsNt 'N1ANS 4
l. Al Sioux City with Illinois cen.-al. sioux
CITY aad Pacific and Sioux City and 81. Paul Rail
roads
3 Passenger ttain going east connc6is at Day!.
function With branch +rains arriving al Port.
leiidtlle al lala y, rr., ARD }heu cpnpeclng with
Howard stages for Virgins, kacn, fsirvlew,
B,}qit3 CAnton, HarrisbeFg. Flendrean IL NV ood.
Rock Rapids, SloWS Fslis aed all pointss OF, The
Big sioux Riytr. and from leaving Portiandvfiic
Vt ! II ?. M, euniiecis af Ga5is function With
train golng eesi,
S, Al Elk poln, with s,ages for z tca. S.b..
apd Richla d. H. T
y Al Vermillon with stages for Lodi, Rive
side, TnrRer, Bloominsd-lc and rinlay.
&. At Aeckiing With stages Tor si-Jsn,cr.
g. Al GaySiilr with stasts for 81. Helena.
{. Al laDkion with stages for alt points in
southern and western Dakota snd Norta. Nch4ss.
ka. and during he season OF navigation With
Missouri River Transportation Companies line
cf steamers Tor Randall. Brulc, Pierre, suiy.
Rlco, Bismaick, Stevenson, Berihold. Rnford,
arrti anti Bsaions connecting at Pierre with
wagons for she Black Hills.
This is the only Direct Route to tho
Black Hills. n
L. Y. prRRfcRsoS, Cent Smptrintsndt.
A6,at.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
PreposnIs Wanted.


uFTIrF of Y, s. INDIAN AGENCY,
- YAEEros AGrNcy, -. r.
January lgth. 1877.
ari.r, stspppoS IL = ,,ttt, ~, ,,f ,bIs Al
sr,t.,no,,t a,,ssi.sa ,.ti, IN ,.nceiy.d al shia
siI n : : S, =, ~ :. ~, y Z,
-, , - r. ,ta - =, - y y 1s =; - :, I
y J, ~ . - !, ~ y, -, ~ - 80 Z, tpr,,,,s.. - - iIt'.I. ~
= 4 + t,i, ~ - 80 s. ~, - = a,
y ", estl. = t..m ~ ~ .st' !, ',i ..s a.'i a'
oi ny ~. ~ = }.., ~ ~ ~ si,'Nti' -
ait III, N + ~ 's'4t tls
rs - 4tr rr,
, ~, 49, y
.,,h a.,,-,,,ls ,,y,i,,,- i,,,ji. sj1xss exs 80
gs - 80 ~ 1855 = = ' =
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2 "a, Ill., .h,,.s f;;,,ai
~, I'D siels sheiTe,i cs,rt, u, stinftes
boz pSsia,. stsr = candle. atis.' - s. I'i'
1,,o ~ - ~ IS. sti,,grs
sct fifr,sr ehifcis of h east steel socket con.
I, t,,i,,., ~, st;,,s,. 7, ~. sae-il ss r.
!, ,a.i,it.sj !. ,i.s ~ ) = - -
:, : n = - ~. ,;,ci.,
- - :. ~ -, 80 ,e.s,-..,.;
,,s, !, ~, ~ e,,, ,,,s - * ~. .e,S,
,Y11 rs, = - s..o,l 49, ~ n .Maany.s1
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- ~ Aeas w., ynIat Ii'Ts '''' ~ !.
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,,afs ~ saeha .s t,',,n lron .@a M tfsh ~
n,,t ~ ~ :, ..r ! ~, ~ - i
Sa,s !, {, Z, I, tnna,. ,ran
- n - !, d -, Ssz,r,,7a ~ 80,
"a. ~ 20 .s . ~ ~ ~ ~, -
u. - ,-,,e,tI,, - - :
.,t,., :, ~ - - ~ = - ,,,,.,i1 -
| :. 80, - 49,, - -, -, s,s7 - - l'''
- - ssa1 ,ts..s,.I .a.3
ei,@p,s asanr,a5 s,ast.@s
Lsa 's ~, a' =, ,,,r. 49,
IA, NJ o. sn,t ,ir
| io9 ~. ,,,hi,c inoa
~ ~ ',rinsoy. s,sh sxtn
| !. aoz i Caest monk ~ w.,ctrhr. small
s. teDs ,ssorted nall ia ,a5l 9ni j tl,a "a sd
/ ,prg I'd ,yrons-bt najIs
/ Ia rsfs Itn.red oil
,na hnsh n,ts
| qs snrs n, i,i,sa
J dnl nx how eeys
49, nysiashss
/ 81, in hreakinq p,ou4 .g,t;,n b.efe,, Noll.e
!! pdoz carprnt.r,s neucils
/ !, IN sand raner snrtei froh, S,9a
4 ssn.,is 4 ~ ) and st. inch rivsf.
4 soro Saa / IN 1So1o 81. ii. Ma - Vi screws
lac.onsaortod setnw. from, l. III 10 ~
Il * N,s .olaer
q ~ dog rnade-. be,t
10 bnsf Odessa seed wleat
/ inbu.h .eed corn
&, busa seed DO, ,atocs 5rarie rost
> auy 4 in stran binecs
i sulky corn plow
box charcoal IX l0xli tin
sboy.s Ic ioxiiti
= st - y, ~. -. -. Il -, y 'ee 49, -
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
CONNECTIONS.

= 'yeV We Y = 4 w y =
H. Att p Transfer with Union Paci1c Rail
,o1t or tinalR.
q Az Council, Blna. with Kanra. CITY, st. Joe
and Council Bluffs Railroad for 81. Louis and All
5oftEs rOut
g. Al Missouri valley with Chicago a North.
scrter, hallway FOR chicago and All points east.
4 Atsiou1 CITY with the Sionx City and 81.
tanl. illfnois Ceatral and Dakota southern Rail
nasisstion. ai, with stages FOR all points In the
Northwest,
g. At Bialr with Omaha And Northwestern X
r. for Omaha and southern Nebraska.
O. Al Fremont, Neb. with the Union Pacific K.
II f6r All points west, and The Pacific ceast.
Z. AT Wisncr, with stages Cor Norfolk, and ri
point. In Northern Nebraska.
~ lie rure your tickets read VIA sc. + Il.
T. G. EI.L5, tien'i Ticket Ag't,
/. ao1H1Tf. Sfper ..teRdeHt
=. i; BURTON Passenger A.ent. Sioux City. La,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
Chicago, St. Paul ( Minneapolis Line

] = the shortest liue he'9feen eh'cagp and at
points In Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota,
andlor Madison, 81 Paul, aipneapoisx Duluth,
and all points in INC 1reat NMn nhMesi.o oIs
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
Green Bay and Marquette Line

l. the only line betneen htcago and Japesyilie
Watrriown. Foua du Lnc,t oshko-h. Appleton
Green Bay, Escanaba Negaunns. Marquette
lioush,on, Hancock aud the Lake .snprrios 1 ouit
try Its
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
Ia Crosse, Winona and St. Peter Line

Wisoua, Rochester, pwstonna, Maskatn. ST, Ps
ter. New I'm, aud nli points IN Southern sad
Cent al MInfc u,a, It's
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01

II the old Lake Shore Routo. and is5tl!e only one
passing beis cen -IA4eaGa- and .EYanaton. Lake
Forest. Highland Park, WauEegnn, Racine, ke-
uosha and milwaukee,.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
All parts Of the south

Connections are also made At Froepori with
Western Union trains, leaving Frecport At 80 p
M and arriyiu. at Racine At 6.oo p IN and MI.
xsnkeeai 12o
Councations are also made At Dahuqae to St
Louis Cairo, and all points south.
Baggage Checked Through
TO all important peints.
For through tickets and Information apply a,
the Illinois Central depot.
Trains rut by Dnbnunc time, which ie twenty
minutes fast er thrn SiouI City.
Jos. r. TreKEn, Chicago,
W p JoHssor, GENT sup'.
I General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
II A. IL atLroH. Ae't Sioux CITY. Ian20d8Wiy
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06
nITNEIsAL WOOL.

Considerable interest is manifested ir
the new product known as mineral
wool, +" an article that has all The appear
ance Of wool, although il does not come
from the sleeps back This WOOL is
the product Of the blast-furnaco Fur.
nacemen have always noticed the occur
renee Of Gbrous silica il cavities in the
walls Of the hearths Of blast furnaces.
and also in the tuyeres; aud an instanc
Of the 50 called volatility Of slack at !. 4
temperatures was recorded as .an;s ! !
taken place in Potter's XII thra,,1S a {
which a large stream aa .uomoa :
pass. This matter i know, ID andan = :
t.oGs ra, nan,ss, e Su'n as dross gloss, +"
mineral WOO. +" Stag wool" "silicate
cotton, Pad "vitreous fibre" In the
sandwich Islands the " wnol is made from
material formed 10 one Of the craters,
and by the action of air-currents from
the same. This furnace slack or waste
is now put through a process Of manu-
facture, and it bids fair to become most
important item in the worlds commerce.
The product is made, as stated above,
Of various grades. Some Of it is coarse
aud dark colored, but it can Be made as
purely white and clean a. real wool. Its
great features are its incombustibility-
as It will not burn-and the fact that
moisture and dampness have no percep-
tible effect upon it. Vermin avoid it.
It will no doubt find many uses for
which It is well adapted. and the great
waste Of the blast-furnace will have
market at from two to FIVE cents per
pound,aa
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06
CHURCHES.

FoREsT PREsBYTER1AN-Rev John Patton,
d. D Pastor. Divine service every Sunday
At 10 80 4. m and I. 7.30pm. Sunday School
1T 8 am. Lecture on Wednesdays at 30 p
n. Sunday School in the Chapel at Arm
strong's every Sunday At go p N.
Sr. ANNEs Protestant EPIscoPAL.-Rev
Wm.C Butler, Rector On Sundays-Mornina
Prayer. 10. 80 a. M: Evening PRAYER, TOO
). ni Sunday School, 9 a. m. Evening Prayer
Oh Fridays at o'clock.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL, Rev. 4. G. Matlackr
D. D., Pastor. Service every Sunday at io g
4. n. and 7.30 m. Sunday School q! 93C
A. m. and 2.30 ?. m. Prayer Meeting Or
Thursdays at 7.30 P. m.
CoLoRED METHODIST N. Norris
Pastor. Service every other Sunday at 10. 3t
p. M, and P. m. Sunday School every
Sunday at P. m.
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06
FOR SALE,

A HANDSOME BRICK RESIDENCE locat-
y ed on the corner Of Main and Scott SITS,
Middletown, Delaware, ouly one snRare from
the Delaware R R. depot containing sixteen
rooms, besides bathroom, with tank. and Gel
lar The house is fitted up with all The mod
ern improvements and conveniences for house
keeping.
There is also large brick stable carriage
and ice-house on the premses-all under the
same roof-in the attic of which is another
large tank
This is one of the finest properties in the
town and is very desirable as residence. An
office attached to the house together With its
convenient location, makes it p .rticularly
suitable for q broker, lawyer, physician or
other professional man.
Il will he offered fer sale until January lst,
1877, when. il not sold, it will be for rent.
Possession given at once
For further information apply TO JOHN A.
REYNOLDS, or on the premises to
dec 2-tf j. B FEHIN0RE.
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06
Fifteen Months fol, 81.

ScRTBSER for December, now ready, ana
which contains the opening chapters Of
'Nichoas Mnturn,' will be read WITH eager
curiosity and interest. Perhaps no more
readable number Of this magazine has Yet
been issued The three numbers Of ScRrBSRR
for August, September, and October, contain
ing the opening chapters Of THAT Lass O.
Lowrie's, = will be given 70 every new sub-
scriber twho requests it, ana whose subscrip-
ton bePins With the present volume, L. e., with
the November number
Subscription price. 81 a year-35 cents 4
number. Special terms On bound volumes
Subscribe With the nearest bookseller, or send
a check D. P. o. money order to
ScRlBNER Co., 743 Broadway, N. Y.
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06
ST. ANTF's SCHOOL
A BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL
MLDDLETO KN. DEL

a 8GAKIIIE AND DAE Z sJHUOL
for Girls and Young Ladies. Rev. WILLIAM
G. Butler, Rector.
This School is offered to the parents Of this
peninsula as Home, under their own eye
and within lheir reach. whore their daughters
may receive faithful training in all things that
conduce to physical, mental and spiritual
growth as members Of the family, of society
and, above all, Of the Church of God.
The Department Of Music, instrumental and
FOCAL, will be i'll charge Of Graduate and an
experienced aud successful Teacher in that
speciality.
BOYS, under ten years Of age, received.
Address the Rector for circulars. The Fall
term begins September 10th, 1876. jul29y |
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06
POST OFFICE.

OFFICE EoURs Opens al . 80 n and
closes at S , ii every day except Sunday
Mails for the North close at 8.l5 a ID, ard
$40 ii.
Mail for the Sonth closes at 10 10 a =
Mails for Odessa close at 1923 m ana 8. 80
pm.
Mails for Warwick, Sassalras and Cecilton
close at TO- 90 n.
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06
Mliddlrtorrlr lirettorp.
CORPORATION OFFICERS

Town COMMISSIONERS #. Z. Hurn, Presi-
dent; Tuos. Massey, Jr., Secretary; jas. Il.
Scowdrick, G. w. Wilson, Wm. ". Wilson.
Assessor C. H. Anderson.
TREASURER. .-Isanc Jones
JusTlcE or rHE PEAcE.-DeW c. Walker.
PoLIcEMAS.-L. 3 Wood~ard
L.AMpLlGHTER f. Schrenz-
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06
BUILDING AND LOAN

MIDDLETowN B. & L. AssocIATIoN.-Sam
Pennington, Pres; a. G. Cox, Secretary. Meets
On the first Thursday Of every month At s
o'cloc5, pm.
MUTUAL LOAN ASSOCIATION OF MIDDLErowN
JAS. H. Scowdrick, Pres; A, 9. Cox, Sec
retary. Meets on the third Tuesday Of every
month at clock, p. m.
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06
E. REYNOLDS.

Nos. Cures. Cents.
l. FEvERs. Congestion, Inf3mmatiens, 25
Q WORMS, Worm Fever, Worm Collie 25
g. CRYING-C CoLiG, or Teething OF Infants, 25
T. DIARRHGA, of Children or Adults, Is
s. DYsENrERY Gripping, Bilious Cholic, Is
g. CHoLERA-MorCUs. Vomiting, 25
7. CoUGHs Colds Bronchitis, 25
s. NEURALGIA, roothache Faceaehe, Is
8. HEADACHES Sick Headache, Vertigo, 25
10 DYsPEPsIa, Bilious Stomach 25
IL. SUPPRESSED, or Painful Periods, Is
II. WHITES 100 Pro;lse Periods, 25
l3 CRoUP, Cough, Difficult Breathing, Is
a. SALT RHEuM, Erysipeias, EIup ions, rs
Is. RHEUMATsw Rheunatic Faias, %
I6. FEVER AND AGUE Chill Fever, AgueS, so
II PLIES blind or bleeding so
IS 0pHTHAIMY, auG Sore or Weak Eyes, so
10 CATARRE, acute or chronic, Influenza, so
20. WHo0PEG- CoU. H, violent coughs, so
81. Asrhak on PRESSED breathing, so
20 EAn DlscsARc gs, impailed hearing. so
% SCRcFU.A enlnfs sed elanGs SweIlinns 80
% GEEEeAI III ,abiipY Physical Weakness so
25. Dgor~Y anG scla,? Sccetioue SO
26 EEA-SICE. .5Ess, siclsuSss iIom riding, so
I'll KIDSEy ptsGAsE, Grayel, 50
28 NERVOUS DEElLnY, Seminal Weakness
or involuntary discharges, 90
20. Sore MourE. Canker, 50
30 URlNARY WEAKNESS. weting the BED, &c
81 PAINFUL PER!o8s, with Spasns. SO
80. DISEASE or HEART, Dalqitltions etc. 90
So EPILEPSY, Srlsnls s.. YitGs Dance. ] 90
"a. Dipthpria liberated sore throat 80
35 Chronic CONCESSIONS and Eruptiors, so
FAMILY CsSES.
Case (Moroccol with above 35 large walls and
Manual Of directions. $40 90
Case (bIorocco)o 20 large vials and Book, 90
lzs~ These remedies are sent by the case or
single hox to any part of the country, free Of
charge, on receipt of price. Address
HUMPHREYS
HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE co.
Office aud Depot No. 562 BROADWAY, N. 7.
rs For sale BY ell druggists.
CLARENCE ANDERSON, Agent,
mh25- Middietown, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06
" NICHOLAS MINTURN, I"
BY Dr.. HOLLAND, the Editor.

BY pr. HOLLAND, the Editor
whose Story Of 'Sevenoaks" gave thrI highest
satisfac on to the readers Of the Monthly.
The srene Of this --latest novel i laid On the
banks u the Hudson The hero is a young
man Vi has been always 'ttied to a woman \
apron si.ings," but who, ~ the death Of his
mother, y lelt alone in the world, to drift
On the r'rrent of liia,-with fortune but
without i purpose
Anoih serial, His Inheritance, /" BY Miss
TRAFroy will begin On the completion Of
That .4Ss O. Lowrie's, By Mrs HoncseN
BURNETT. Mrs Bnrnetts story, begun ii
August, has pathos and dramatic power
which We been a surprise to the public.
Thel- Is 10 he 4 s-ries Of original and ex-
quisilel illustrated papers Of Popular
Science by Mrs HERRIcK each paper com
plete ID itself There are to be from various
pens pHpers on
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06
MASONIC

ADoSIRAM CHAPTER No. 5, R. A. N. Meets
il Masonic Hall on the second and fourth Fri
DAYS OF every month at q clock, p n.
UNION LODGE No. 5, 4. +. A. NJ. Meets on
the first and third Tuesdays Of every month
at o'clock, p. m. Masonic Hall.
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06
DELAWARE RAILROAD

Passenger trains going North leave at 7.07
s 1873 4 m and 50 M going South at l0.42
N, and "a and $50 , N. Freight trains
with passenger car attached, going North,
leave at 3 8.o5 NJ; going South, at 2.40 9 m
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

PENINs. AGRICULTURAL AND Psychological As
soclAT1oN. .-Wm. r. Cochran, President and
Chairman Of Board Of Managers; ]. B. Nau-
dain, Secretary. Annual Meeting fourth Sat
urday ID January Next annual fair will be
held on October 4th, 9TH and 9Th, 1916.
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06
STAGE LINES

Stage for Odessa, with U. s. Mall leaves
shortly after arrival Of the 1913 am and 8.52
p y, mail trains.
Stages ior Warwick, Sassafras and Cecilton
leave shortly after arrival Of the IO.43 m
train.
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06
OFFICERS OF CITIZENS NATL
BANK.

DIREoroRs Rs.-Hcnry Clayton, B. Gibbs, b.
I. Bigrs. John A. REYNOLDS, James Culbert-
son. E. g. Fenimore, NJ E. Walker, J. B..
Cazier Joseph Biggs.
President Henry Clayton,
CAsHfER.-J. R. Hall.
TELLER.-John S. Crouch
Middletown transcript., 1877-01-06

The Mixed trains Will he run subject to de-
lays incident 10 freight business. Trains will
stop only at stations where time is given.
Mixed Train north will stop at New Castle
only 10 leave Passengers from Stations south.
NtW Castle Trains-Leave New Castle for
Wilmington and Philadelphia at 35, II 40
a. m 20 pm. Leave Wilmington 20 m,
and 80 p. II, for New Castle
Smyrna Branch Trains-Additiond to those
above leave Smyrna for Clayton 10 As a M
3 so and As pm. Leave Clayton for Smyrna
725 m, 2 40. 4 Is and 8 10 p N to make
connection with trains North and South)
from Claytcn.
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
Wicomicu and Pocomoke Rail Road
dec eff H. T. KENNEY, Sup't.
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