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Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17
Societies

- o. the Opera House
,dsv night at 30. John
sSery Mon' Drna't. James Carroll. Secy'
Aou W. meets every Tuesday W Sye
r;nc st7 30. John A. BROOKS Caec, w.
7 Tost.worth, Secretary n. ID. o
Nj; A. spence, X. SB. Soci-
Father Matthew n; "; snnaay in each
ETY. meets on the third 'uA
month.
Actin, GRAND Branch No. ., - y. aonth. d; A,.
nests on TIE first Sunday In e"'n
Crusade Commandery-S. M ,hs hs"d third
Oiusaue commander; meets the a0
TnnaSa T.nlens aveninc Of each month"; AZ ''''
o'clock. NJ.
u.x;oo rodre No. as. A. F. and md a. noon,i nil
mexico Lou r., Tuesday in eacn mo. mon !,
meets on the also on the first frl1a' S NJ v
aZ aaah F, Nh M,' ant st7p.M. Jas. Carroll =
~. 49, cr.n,er No. 27. Royal Aren ase
Mexico ohap second Friday IN eA'
month. !. NJ. Edwards "
H,h,on Lodge No. Isl. A, ~ r.; tbs Sn1 ar r
M peqnlar communications ~ " J.A
Monday in each month"; "
> Riley, w. Nj. auo No. Q
n n F-Mexican Lodge se, Soi ST the
a:,s avory " ednesday eVenisR r Scha
hall in P. NJ. Norris buiio'hs'
Zach, N. O.. O, ,oaets
-. p,,sn,rment No. 81. T"e', :" "a
Mamre Ind nad fourth Fridays III
month. LouisPhiilips' V ma
.na,.,, comfy Medical soe;esss onts at Il !
ASarai,t Sa1nt Eriiay in each mona nprasider
on Ins sss ~. Mcfarlane,
p,. 3; Tbeo, NJ, a. a. Eseton, Secretary
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17
THE OFFICE SEEKER.
AIR-"Old ROSin the BO,c."

AIR-"Old ROSin the Bosc.''
Eve run all the old parties over,
Ard now to new one must go;
/ think there are offices somewhere,
If'd any kind of a show.
Oh. give me some sort of show
oh, hol
Pm rather weak sister" i
know;
But I'd run my legs off for an
Office
I'll only knew which way to go.
From now till the eve of election,
III promise all men everything;
And it's awful to think my rejection
The votes, when they're counted,
may bring.
Then give me some sort of a
show-oh, ho!
Into any new party I'll go:
For the starvenest show of an
office
I'll be anything that know.
Just keep your eyes open and star
| ing,
| Allu WlitH ANY Hc" parry NSu 0"'
That is wanting man for al Office
just kindly refer them to me.
For I'm always ready to go-oh
ho!
Where an office its shadow ma.
| show;
I'd swim through the broad Mis-
stssippi
For the littlest office | know.
SO when the election is over,
And up the Salt creek | repair,
NV banishmcnt wouldn seem lone
some
If office could follow me there.
So follow me up when | go-ol
ho,
And write on my tombstone, yo'
know
"If you're hunting man Tor al
office.
just wake up the fossil below.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17
DEAD LETTERS.

There are many reasons why oea"
letters do not reach their desunaUloh'
Thousands are directed on cohJec-
+,ro and remain for months in the
wrong post office. Other thousaho'
have the name of the party address
ed so imperfectly written that INC
owner of the letter himself coulo not
tell that it belonged to him. otnerS
have the name of the State so lmper-
fectly written that the letters are
q mite as likely to go in the wrong un-
rection as the right. 1t is better gen
orally to avoid abbreviations al"
u,,tc the name of State IN fu'l'
! thas preventing the possibility ot go
ino in the wrong direction. There
are seven States-Maine, Massachu-
sets. Maryland, Michigan, MINES
ota. Missouri and Mississippi-oe-
ginning with NJ. The abreViauohs
of these names imperfectly written
i will frequently send letter TWO or
Il tbroe thousand miles in the wrong dl-
is rection. If you wish letter TO
roach it's destination, or, failing 10
find the person to whom it is sent' to
y bo returned, it can be secured al
most beyond the possibility OF fail
ure by observing the following diree
OF ,ions: Direct the letter ieglely
at writing the name of the person I.
whom il is sent, his town, county,
nossible. and State upon the enve'
use ope. The letter will then prooaoi
L reach him without fail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17
OUR PARIS LETTER.

The ENGLISH NAVAL EXHIBIT. AN
EXCEEDINGLY Poor DISPLAY OF THE
STRONGEST NAVAL POWER. WHAT
THE FRENCH CHAMBER OF Com
MERGE HAS Done. INTERESTING
SIGaTs AND PLEASANT RAMBLEs.
DIAMONDS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17

The radical papers hereabouts arc
monufacturing capital for their east
orn contemporaries by bowling against
the people of Lafayette county for
not convicting the Concordia bank
robbers. They give the evidence Tor
tho prosecution, and say little or
nothing about tho evidence for the
aofa,se We have little, very nust~-
sympathy for criminals of any sort
We are always inclined to lean to-
mard the state as between it and per-
CONS even arraigned for crime, no
oatter - what their political ami iece-
I, dents NAV have been, but we protest
Y that Il il q shame and scandai lor
i "awsnapers, sn for the pitiful purpose oil
) Gaining political advantage, to sian
= der a iaw-abiding community =.
y stiematizing it as being opposed =
e the h punishment of crime. Ii oni.
20 the prosecution is to be heard whei
narson is accused we had as wei
hnrn M our bills of rights and con
If st;tntions. and set up reign OF koDe
lie sn;erres and Marats. Let the gait
or safer. but in the name of decency
: :, Mcssrs. Radicals, do not brand VI
!. fayette county people as symnaIhizel
= with outlaws merely because ney =
lie not hang people without Judge
Jury. 1t is net the manner IN wnls y,
law is administered in this coun,
re- that drives away Immigration, =
BILE the way in which it is misrepresen''
by malignant partisan press -A =
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17
t,nurch Directory

Ssrv;c.s in the NJ. K. ChuTch, SOUTH
oyerr sunday at lO. 20 A. NJ. and 90 r. M
bv Rev p IL. Handkerchief, fas'oI
PRAYER meeting wednesday evening N
7S0. Sunday school at A. M. o. N'
Msrmaduks, Superntendent.
Services at Baptist Church every , ouL-
dar morning and evening. Prayer HeeS-
inc everv w ed nesday evening, Rev, d ~
Manic. Pastor. Sunday school al A. NJ
lanes Carroll, Superintendent
sorv;co. At the Christian Church every
Lords day at 1890 A. M. ar% p,ror meet.
by Elder John A. Brooks. sunday
inc "wednesday evening AZ q. Sum,t
.ebool at Q 80 A. NJ. B. L.. Locho' ~"p
sa,vices a. Old School Baptist UmptI and n"
srorv 2d saturday in each mon.l, e.a,ter an
Sunday @ following. Elder br"H''''''
Pastor. ,,,,o,,
c..n;oo. ,t st, Paups Episcopal ChurcM !,
saonnJ snd fourth Sundays at ! a>tnr
nao On 9n M Rev. T. A. onarP ;aabp"nd
Sunday School at p, NJ N A"
Supt. C,,,ro
so,vicos at Methodist EPisoopail me Re,
every Sunday morning ana p~or eSor' meetin
u 4 Seeley, Pastor. fraySet ySa,h Scho,
svory Thursday evening. sauna p, Snneril
ss eteds d,nInck A. NJ. j. Wrlgnt, oTn frhnT
tsnSeUt Teachers meeting e''''
day evening. :,
Services at the Catholic ChnLoH danb mont no
frat and third Sundays IN CIV"
Rev. C. +. ULeary, Pastor. ------=--
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17

AT their recent nominating con-
vention, the democracy OF worm
oo,rtv resolved that the salary OF no
county officer in the state should ex-
coed $1,000 per annum. They also
instructed their candidate for the
LEGISLATURE, E. S. Carver, OF the
worth county Times, to use al
means at his command to cause al
| investigation to be made OF the sta'
, treasury and its management.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17
THAT FETCHED HIM.

When Michigander was brought
into court on charge of assault ana
battery preferred by his wife, his
honor asked:
..Nhat was the provocation!"
"She called me 4 worthless, lazy
!oafer, sbut that wasn't 1t.
"Wel!"
..soia orr hull family wern't fit for
fish bait; but / didn't get mao ~
that"
s.What was it then?"
s.She shook her fist under my nose
and said l was too lazy to die, but L
l,nowed she was excited and let taa'
mass. She's got fearful temper
= judge" -, o,,s,
: c;ent cause or provocation," said tn
s. Court. c,
81 guess 1 had, Mr.. Judge. sh
~ came close up to me and spit III M
6 face and stuck up her nose ana sa' sl
os was meaner than pizen; but dian
n hit her for that.
do "What then?''
= sI know'd her temper, ana l
n, there and whist;ed "Carry Me Bacl
and was hearing and bearing with III
nd and she turned round and gin
60. coon dog the nastiest kick--h,sa Isl
are him right out onto his head' ,
on, fetched me, Judge. II there
ows neep forty lions and a camel IN
10 ro.d. I'd walloped her if mac
AVS, die trying.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17
.PARIOR
BARBER SHoPe

! ipP0F. T. W. poLLA3D
- res.rnished his Parlor Bar1er sna er
has just ,;'h fs the approved Rochest,el s,,a
shop WIZ, WIZ chairs. Hair cut ia s. sayise Srs
s rasr sh shases but aoors the rest souS wS'o
| men employee Silly.
Riugo House
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17

The season for pralrle fires Is
near at hand, and our farmers should
see that their stacks, cribs, etc, are
nrctected against the destructive
danes. Every fall and spring there
has been more or less properly oe,
Egtroyed by prairie fires that inlgn' u
have been saved had precautionar,
measures been taken.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17

A Young lady who prided hersei'
IN her geography, seeing candle
aslant. remarked that it reminded nel
If the Leaning Tower of Pisa. \ es'
responded wag, with TINS a,as, n;,
anee. that is a tower in Italy, whil
this is a tower in grease.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17

oouphA. Colds, AhhuSI",1 A Uaotinns
- H;CIicuIt Breathing, ana All m,Las
nf the throat, Bronchial IuOes'
u md Lungs, leading to con-
sumption.
pr;cos 10 aents and ST. per bottis'
soIDBY ALL DRUGGISTS
cS. CR1rrENroN, Prop'r. sixth ave.
New York.
~oo, REsuITs-Area always pit as
""" 20 content plate, as every dyspep-
mt 10 ,r no uses Parker's Gln eSr'
sun - ,rill attest. To obtain 1ron
Ihin l3alc lrcemedv the most gIatifyings re re
thls ,inf wben distressed with headaun' hi'ofn
lie, Inyr "spirits, nervousness, w M"h -, q q
low nalpitation of the heart, ny w.
ness, Pnrp Pors costiveness, pain IN IN
attsomoch. heartburn, cramps snr; eoTi, 81
to,n"sant experience that snrprih3e snpn,he
a piea Ioss than it comforts. nai. Anolnti
no noerI ieSI able feature of this remedy +,
T reillal allnwerful specific action on NJ, "
tsLin st and mucous surfaces 0, ,ufoil;nU ,no
sh snd lungs by which 1t unid,'inSl nh cGl
anu the worst cases of couSh' @ Coz
cures So , throat. 1t cures i'll Wo
adartnlly short time, removes ,'nntacts ort 81 i
ess from the lungs and profess
a nes 9aa,,,e from consumption. buE
l ieepi ie,,ie from your druggist; a.
% 6oIo,ivn. 6oI.lo or a sample bottle at
Llemo Lev and test its merits. 44weo'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17
poAD COMMISSIONERS.
STATE LUNATIC ASYLUM.

RESIDENT OFFICES.
|, y r. smith. Nj. D., supcrinten-
h K Hindc. NJ. D., first assistant
!, a. Howard, NJ. D., second as
sistant phy SIC an.
l. n Atkinson, steward.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17
INDIANS ON THE WAR-PATH.

The Cheyenne Indians have been
doing bloody work in Kansas. The
recent raid in Decatur county, that
state, is one of the most atrocious on
record. Seventeen men are known to
have been killed on Sappa creek, and
fifteen on Bear creek. The story of
the Lanig family is painful in the
extreme, and calls for vengeance.
The husband and three sons were
murdered in cold blood; the mother
and two daughters, aged eleven and
twelve, and two young ladies who
were visiting there, one OF whom was
to have been married this week, were
openly and repeatedly outraged by
fifteen of the Indians, and their
clothing stripped from them, and the
house burned. The details OF this
brutal performance are too horrible
% put into print. The mother and
! TWO little girls ran naked eight miles
20 a neighboring ranch. All are In
, critical condition and the girls have
! been given up to die. Gen. Pope is
I severely censured for refusing to pay
| INV attention to the calls Of citizens
| or protection. Col. Lewis subse-
,uently engaged about 800 Of the
hostile Indians-a fierce and hot bat
lie ensued. in which the colonel lost
his life. The Indians, however, re.
| treated with but little loss. These
outrages on white settlers are of too
crave a character to be allowed TO be
repeated.-Fulton Telegraph.
REFERRING to the recent elections,
and the lessons taught by the popu-
lar verdict, the ST Louis Republican
uses the following language:
ssLt will not require many words to
: point out the lessons OF the elections
l held on Tuesday with reference to
= the congressional canvasses. We
: have no rerson to doubt the sincerity
: of the mass of voters who have allied
a themselves with the Greenback party,
k so-called; but the returns show that,
It without gaining any material foot
S hold for themselves, the result oi
. their government, where it has made
If any impression at all upon natlona
: politics, has been to play into The
=; hands of the Republicans, the very
i party which is responsible for all the
it evils of which the Greenbackers COM
i plain. If this is what was meant, the
l. effort has been measurably success
d full in some quarters; but we have
n reason to believe that many thou
If sands of people, actuated by honor
d able motives, have had no such de
IS sign, and that they will now see ther
le mistake. In the states yet to hol'
n elections we expect to see those Dem
al hasLe n y, SS9j cl<eTs re
10 turning to the rs q6rc ASSTSsuisz.s'rss~s ~
ar Democracy in great numbers esp
ne cially in the congressional eon1es's'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17

Hon. ERAsTUs WELLS has oeea
nom;nated for congress in the second
district. Missouri never hau = ,h.n
practical statesman IN congress W
MIR. Wells,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17

Cool rain-water. and soda Mll rs'
move machine grease from washaoi'
fabrics.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17

nEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
uu D. Kerr, A. NJ, supcrintch-
dent. T, o,u,rd
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17
BETHANY COLLEGE,
TOPEKA. KANSAS.

TOPEKA, KANSAS.
For Girls and Young Ladies exclusively.
Under care Of Protestant Episcopal
Chureh. For Boarding and Day Pupils.
school year nine months-.hree session.
Year begins September 18th. from eight
to ten teachers III the family: All branch
es taught, with Music, Drawing, French
&c, &c.
Music and Drawing, the only Extras,
For Boarding Pupils from $500 to SZZ'
Der school year, according to grade;
BISHOP VAIL,
0IA+ President.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17

CHICAGO AND ALTON Il. r.
Jcerson and Fulton Exp. arrive:
..1l:l5 a. m.
leaves :. . .2:25 p. IN.
Accommodation A (mixed train) run
ming only between Mexico and
Louisiana leaves. ...... .2:35 p. M.
Arrives at 1928 p. III.
No. Denver Express mail east
laayns Mt 2:30 a. m.
M 81 arrives 2.25 IN.
Frn;,,bt cast Mt 800 q. m.
Nos 81 and 81 daily except Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17
OFFICERS.
q,,,rc OF HOLDING COURTS.

TINES OF HOLDING COURTS.
CIRCUIT COURT.
P.ouIor Terms-Fourth Monday III
January, first Monday in June, ana
second Monday i'll October.
PROBATE COURT.
REGULAR Terms-Scconi Monday III
March. MAY, July, September, NO.
yember and january.
COUNTY COURT.
REGULAR Tcrms-First Monday II
Nav, August, November ana feo'
ruarY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17
CITY DIRECTORY

P"corier. Samuel w. Buckley.
Ticrk. samuel w. Buckley.
Treasurer, ). NJ. Locke; .
uorsbai and Collector, w. Potts
assessor. James f. Gillian. e
Street Commis sioner. a. .. o'ac!
City Weigher, Il: llisGy: c.or
Civ W Engineer, Thos. W. Carter
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17

Democracy in great NUMBERS espe'
cially in the congressional contests.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17
COUNCIL
po,pDoE EDUCATION.

Regular meetings Mohda! his
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17
TIME TABLE

St. Louis, Z. G. 3 Nortnern Railroad Time
Table.
Middletown transcript., 1878-05-11
State n ews.

Butter is down to IL and Is cents at Smyrna.
Laurel has been shipping strawberries.
The j. &. B. railroad is being put in COM
plete order.
The fruit crop is very promising in Sussex
county.
Pennsylvanians are prospecting around
Smyrna for farms.
Price Griffith, near Kenton, has a peach
orchard So years old.
There is much activity among fruit packing
men down the State.
The steamer Pierreponi is being repaired and
re-furnished for the summer travel.
Strawberries are ripening around Smyrna
and the people are getting ready for
A large number ef Canadians are to visit
Delaware this summer with view to purchas-
ing farms.
A schooner of 200 tons burthen was launched
at Milford last week. John W. Hall Is the
owner.
Peter P. Collins has succeeded Charles E.
Foxwell, deceased. as proprietor Of the Smyrna
Hotel.
Tramps are lingering by the way side, rest
ing beneath the shade trees, and waiting for
bread pudding at the garden gate.
CLOTHING SroLEN.-On Wednesday night
last the front door Of Thomas McCoy's tailor
ing shop was pried open, and clothing belong
ing TO different customers amounting to nearly
500 in value stolen. Nothing in an unfnish-
ed state was taken. 1t seemed to be the work
Of professional thieves.-Smyrna Times
Gov. Cochran has pardoned Nathan Downs
of as much of the sentence as imposed the pen
atty Of the piIlory The application for the
counmutation was signed by large number Of
prominent citizens Of Kent county and was
recommended by the Court and the Attorney
| General.
SHERIFF's SALEs.-Sheriff Grubb, on last
Friday, sold at the hotel Of VIM. B. Hollis, at
Townsend, tract of land in Appoquinimink
hundred, containing ITO acres, the property Of
Thomas G. HammilI, now in the tenure Of
Thomas Frazier, to VIM. Polk, for 50, 2,28O.
Also, at the same time and place, he sold an
other tract situated in Blackbird hundred,
containing l74 acres, also the property Of
Thomas @. Hammill, and in the tenure Of
James Alfree, to McClary, Jr., for SO, 900.
LAND SALEs.-From Smyrna Times Messrs.
Tschudy & Cats have sold the Reese farm
near Smyrna, recently purchased by them at
sheriff sale, to Mr.. Armington of Wyoming,
Del, for $4, 800 cash. This is an advance Of
5000. Peter Q. Robinson's farm, 90 acres, has
been sold to Jacob Hartman of Pennsylvania,
for Sl7OO; Chief Justice Comegy's farm, 2lO
acres, adjoining the residence Of Charles. H
Register, for So, 500; and the farm of John
Severson, near "Sportsman's Retreat" &C
acres, to Levi Workman, for $3.50.
Middletown transcript., 1878-05-11
ODESSA ITEMS.

On Monday, the 9Th instant, the yacht
Grover" under command of Capt. Richard
Lindsey de Mailly, Wickleim vandyke, First
Mate, and Signor Franciso de Ia Pennington as
Coxswain, left her wharf They are bound on
trouting excursion, and will be gone several
days. Good luck to them and safe return.
c. Watkins, Esq, is about completing his
long line of wharf, in anticipation of the ar
rival of his steamer, about the 10th of June
next.
Victor Lord is greatly improving the side
walk in front Of Fergusons Drug Store and
Miss V. Lords Milliner and Variety Store.
Jesse Hyatt is having his Confectionery
Store greatly improved, and making an addi-
ton in the rear of his dwelling.
The shelling of our causeway, when com
pleted, will be great improvement to it.
Repairs are also going on at the N. E.
Church. It will receive a thorough overhaul
ing, painting, &c.
Joseph H. EnOs has greatly improved the
front fence of his dwelling
Now AND THEN,
Middletown transcript., 1878-05-11
New Advertisements.

Crosby & Hill, the great Wilmington Dry
Goods men, tell the people what they have, in
a column of TIE TRANSCRIPT. When you 60 to
Wilmington for dry goods, call at their store.
Mrs. Ellen Bradley has opened new Milli-
merry Emporium on East Main Street, Middle
town, and gives notice Of the fact through our
columns. She has procured the assistance OF
city artist in bonnets.
Cox & Bro, in this issue, ask the people OF
the Peninsula to patronize home industry.
They have splendid lot of carriages in their
Salesroom, and those in want of carriage
should call and inspect them.
A. H. Russell asks the attention of farmers,
horsmen and others to his superior line OF
spring goods, such as lap busters, fly nets, etc.
Harry is selling these goods at very low prices.
Read Walton, Whann & Co.'S. big "adver''
on fourth page.
Johnstons Patent Kalsomime, for sale by
Addison l. Co.
Money to loan by G. W Ingram.
Wool wanted, by G W. W. Naudain.
Wool wanted, by W. Il H. Hope.
VIM. NJ. Moore Co., No. Town Hall,
give notice this week that they are opening
large stock of new Spring Goods at low prices
A. T. Bradley informs the public that he is
dealing in groceries, seeds, grain, coal, lime,
phosphate and farming implements, opposite
National Hotel, Middletown, Del.
Geo Echenhoffer advertises for wool.
Middletown transcript., 1878-05-11

AN ASTONISHING FAcT--A large proportion
of the American people are to-day dying from
the effects of Dyspepsia or disordered liver.
The result of these diseases upon the masses
Of intelligent and valuable people is most
alarming making life actually IA burden in
stead of pleasant existence of enjoyment
and usefulness as it ought to be. There is no
good reason for this, if you will only throw
aside prejudice and skepticism, take the ad-
vice of Druggists and your friends, and try
one bottle Of Green's August Flower. Your
speedy relief is certain. Millions of bot
ties of this medicine have been given away
to try its virtues, with satisfactory results in
every case. You can buy sample bottle for
2 cents to try. Three doses will relieve the
worst case Positively sold by all Druggists
on the Western Continent.
Middletown transcript., 1878-05-11
MARYLAND mATTERs.

SALE OF A FARM.-F. Carroll Goldsborough,
Esq, has bought the Haskins farm, in Bailey
Neck, near Easton, of Charles P. Craig, Esq,
Executor of Barclay Haskins, 372 acres, fol
$I8,675, cash.
A Pocomoke city man made sad mistake
last week. He formed the acquaintance Of a
stranger in town and invited him to take a
drink The stranger was temperance lecturer,
and gave the Pocomoke city man a temper
ance lecture free of charge.
MAY PARTY.-We have been informed that
DR.. ]. n Baird, of Sudlersville is making the
most extensive preparations to hold grand
Coronation May party in Black woods, near
the above village, during the third week in
this month, and will send up quite large bal
loon bearing the name, Queen Of May. -
CentreUiHe Observer
Middletown transcript., 1878-05-11
OUR HOME INDUSTRIES.

VIM H. BARR & co MANUFACTURERS OF AGRICUL-
TURAL IMPLEMENTS.
II 1913, Albert Pennington. Of the above
firm, commenced business in Middletown as a
manufacturer of farm machinery, &C. In 1853
he invenved the Pennington reaper, well known
and extensively used on the Peninsula, which
he manufactured for some years. The Penning-
ton has always been considered by the PENN
sula farmers as a strong and durable reaper,
not liable to get out of order, and well adapted
to large farms. The inventor has improved
upon the original from year to year, and is
now turning out reaper that will compare
favorably with those Of any other manufac-
turer.
About sixteen years ago Mr.. Pennington
discontinued business in Middletown and re-
moved to Pennsylvania, but like all Delawa-
reans who remove from her confines, was not
long content away from the Diamond State,
and about eight years ago returned and re-
sumed business in the same shops he had form
erly occupied.
The firm of VIM. H. Barr l. Co. with which
Mr.. Pennington is connected, are at present
manufacturing the reaper named above and
the Hamilton Phosphate drill, considered by
farmers one of the best in use. This firm is
also turning out very superior farm roller,
with a device for excluding the dirt from the
journals. A foundry is run in connection
with the machine shops, and all kinds Of plow,
as well as various other sorts of castings are
turned out. They also do a very large repair
ing business on farm and other machinery.
Thei7 shops are now running on full time and
Mr. Pennington informs US that his trade is
constantly improving, and that the prospects
for business in his line are better than they
have been before for some years. Their shops
have been improved to some extent within the
past few months, and we hope the owner will
follow the good example of Cox & Bro. and
still further improve with paint or whitewash.
A judicious application of lime to these shops
barr & Co.'s) would not cost very much, and
would be great improvement to that section
of our town in which they are situated.