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The Mlddletown Fair.

The Peninsular Agricultural and Pomo-
logical Association has issued it's sched-
uc of premiums, together with its rules
and regulations. The annual exhibition
will come off September Goth, 21st and
2"nd. Many Of the farmers of the coun-
ty have expressed desire to take space
for produce. The premiums for trials of
speed are As follows:
No. Premium $3.50. Free for all
horses owned on the Peninsula that have
no record better than $50
No. 2-Premium $3.50. Free for all
horses that have no record better than
2.3;.
No. :}-Premium s225. Free for all
$40.
No. Premium $50. Free for all
horses owned on the Peninsula that have
no record better than 3 minutes
No. a-PreInium $500. Free for all
horses that have no record better than
233.
No. G.-Premium 800. Two in three
to road wagon. Free for all horses own
ed on the Peninsula without record.
No. premium 2l15. Free for all
horses that have no record better than
$50.
No. s-Premium 5000. Free for all
horses that have no record better than
u
No. 9-Premium $3.50. Free for ali
horses that have no record better than
2.2N.
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The New Railroad to Philadelphia.

the statement that the BALTIMORE and
Ohio Railroad will, OH August LIST, cease
operating the Delaware Western Railroad
is denied at Camden station. The Della
ware Western, as now built, is % miles
long, extending from Wilmington to Lans-
dale, Pa. The Baltimore and Ohio own the
road and went to a great amount of trouble
TO induce the Delaware Legislature to amend
me chaftfr SO Fhaf II nH;lgtt re extended in
any DIRECTION and form part OF link III the
contemplated new line of the Baltimore and
Ohio between baltimore and Philadelphia.
The Delaware Western is CHARTER rraaa,
and II the officers cease operating il they
forfeit the charter and the property reverts
TO the original owners 1t would be use
less, it is claimed to cease operating and
forfeit the charter of the Delaware Western
nj this time, when the Baltimore and Ohio
people are locating their ntN line between
ialti!nore aHd i:hiiaaeipnia. Though the
new line may not be built on the line which
is being located, the delaware Western can
, be produced to connect with whatever line
is chosen. There are three parties of engin-
GERS nov engaged locating the line hetweet
BALTIMORE and Newark, Del. Ike il, on
Is Rs. 44;i; ta;GFatry, Though apy Other
| line that may slit Tue GotRlauy as well will
be Wseai. There will he no tNnneiipg pn
the proposed r.ah and no tVfsfle bridges,
Instead 0t trtstleS. wherever :. -tleain Is 10
ne oroascd ur9ades viii be used instead.
Should the line now locating be used, it will
cross the Susqnehanna two miles above tho
bridge of the Philadelphia Wilmington and
Baltimore road, and will be 100 feet above
water, allowing vessels to sail under with
ont the Necessity OF :. d.aW ia W., hrifse
! Snonia another line De located further up,
a bridge OF Tess eXteht and height will be
necessary. There will be- great deal of
| cutting on the pew route and considerable
grading.
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Temperance at Cecilton.

On Sunday last a largely attended tenn
perance meeting was held Al Cccilton.
under the direction Of the Rev. r. W.
Chase. Mrs. 6. IT, Mcleod Secretary
Of the Womcn's Christian Temperance
Union, was the principal speaker She
gave an account of the origin, aim. and
work OF the association. closing with All
original poem, The Blue and the Gray
i'll King Alcohol's Ranks" \ cordial
response being made. Mrs. Mel eod or
gained 4 union auxiliary to the Mary
land Women's Christian Temperance
Union. with the following. officers: presi-
dent. Mrs. 7 Foard Corresponding Soc
rotary, Mrs. Jas. CHM: Recording Sec
rotary, Miss augusta McGee: Treasurer.
Mrs. Laura Foard. Nice-Presidcnts from
the different churches: Methodist Epis-
copal, Miss \. Cruikshank: ST. Paul.
Mrs. l.. ". Emmerson: st. Stephen $.
Mrs. Walker: Methodist Protestant, Mrs.
Boggs: Episcopal, Mrs. X. McGee: Sas-
safras NJ. f.. Church, Mrs. Thomas Nau-
dyke. Mrs. Mcleod is appointed hy the
State Mon 10 organize throughout Mary
land auxiliary branches
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The A. M, e. Church Excursion.

The Rev. Mr.. Collett $ 4. VI. F.. Church
excursion to Annapolis on the steamer
chester. on Wednesday, was success
pleasurably as we'll as numerically, two
hundred and eighty person. hailg On
board. The steamer isit .he Landing at
S.43 \. u. ana reached the state capital
1T lao =. NJ. Returning, she reached
her wharf at 9.45 =. NJ. Nothing oc-
CURED to mar the general enjoyment.
except a Skirmish CT two on the return
trip upon the part of several ungnd},y
outsiders surcharsed with h....n,..ir,-. the
new mirror 81 n. n..u Of the stairs
OIL ~, steamer was the occasion of
much merriment to those who wit
messed the attempt of several dusky sis
tiers to walk through it. Sister Manga
ret Biddle misto".ls ~, avn reelection in
It e.. :. -i.ange lady. did her obeiSances
with all the grace for which she is dis
tinguiShed. and then blushed when she
discovered that she had momen,,,,,.W
changed color-from ,,..s...h IL green.
They we"Tr ,,.,.snted for the pleasures Of
the day to Mr.. Joseph l.. Wells.
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The Bridge Proposals.

Last Tuesday being the date adver-
i>ed for the opening nf the proposals
NJ the construction of Il draw bridge.
.vrr the Big Elk creek at the foot OF
iridGe street and the removal of the
id bridge 70 the Far Creek the
'ountv Commissioners met and opened
be proposals without, however. ha,iu.
awarded any contracts. For the con-
>cructi"n OF the new draw an estimate
md proposal were Submitted by each of
he three following firms: MessrS. Sy ke>
Bolt Works of Philadelphia: l.. W.
Finley, of the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
oi' Camden, Ohio: and G S. DuttoD, of
the Cleveland Bridge and Iron Company.
Proposals We're also offered By the first
two of the above firms for the removal
and reconstruction of the old bridge.
For the masonry work, proposals We're
submitted by Johnson 4 Cormick, &. o.
Maxwell, and Robert Pennock. For the
piling. by VIM. X. Holt. J. II. Brooks
and Jas. McCauley. For filling in road
way. by Henry Wood. Locllley & Con-
rad. and James Lambert For the stone
pier Of the draw bridge no proposals were
submitted Mr.. l.. W. Finley, however,
is now making an estimate Of its cost.
which he will submit at the next meet
ing of the Commissioners (Aug. 6th). at
which meeting the commissioners will
decide the question of construction and
make their awards We regard the con-
struction Of the draw bridge proposed as
involving important questions of local
property. Its construction will open up
properties and creek fronts heretofore
unavailable and useless. and by afford
ing additional sites for the construction
of "harves, will offer inducements to
capitalists not heretofore enjoyed by Elk
ton. These facilities will be further real
lied by the deepening OF the channel of
the creek now we'll advanced toward
completion. and with the water traus-
Pol 'aeioh lh'tH diloioeu VIC CoiiiiiielCt vi
the town, We have every reasonable
ground upon which to predicate an
increased local trade. We have lately
heard too much of the croaking of local
tom"-hUl'rs. 1t seems, indeed, to have
become the enjoyable pastime of a too
numerous class of persons who have
much unoccupied time on hand to cry
down the business character of Elkton.
and toward the development of which,
those who croak loutest have individ-
ually contributed the least. We be-
licve the proposed draw bridge to be an
important local public improvement, and
which the County Commissioners should
have no hesitation in constructing.
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The Masonic ExcuraSe,s.

The steamer G.&saur left the wharf n the
Landing, On Thursday morning at $50
o'cloch, about two hundred and fitty persons
bound for COLCHESTER, OH the third annual
eNc'srsiop of tue Masonic Fraternity The
day was a charming one. being delightfully."-
cecil, The run down was made in the usual
time, the beach being reached a little before
~ O'clock. The eNcursienistS among whom
We're 4 number of residents of Newark, then
scattered about the place and spent tho lime
enjoying the numerous attractions offered
by the managers, until half ls,Ni innr. The
hour for returning arrived when the party
hurried aboard aGa the steamers PROV was
turnd hoi,ewar.i After "a pleasant run in
the tGoi evening the Landing was reached
at q O'clock, and amidst the noise of the
Departing vehicles many We're heard shout
ing i've had Il splendid, time havep's
y0un''
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Arrivals and Departures.

q. \" 'ruikshGrv ~, au,t iamtIl have beer
a ATTAIN" ii,y daling the past week.
Nr ana MR.. Harry \. Miller are .,yNS7S,o& a
Cape May
Miss Maria Jones i. ,,-i.iI..: friends in Brook
lyn.
Ah.. Moilic Falls and Mr. :. r. Foard. AIessrs
Manly bremen, Frank u. Scott, r. 7. &. Crouch
Geo. u. Bennett, Clarence and g. j. StricklaD, :,
were at Cape May. on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Thos W. ThaekcrS i .t louis
arrived from EostNN ~, Meqne-day, ana ar,
visiting his :, u, So Icaf FAAten.
M. ;,Ae AIRS. jos. Mack, Of Philadelphia, AT
visiting Mr. Joseph Booth, near town.
Mrs. J. &. Gr"ome is at Atlantic City,
Mr.. and Mrs J. Hurst Berry are NtsIssns; NJ
Geo. Harbert.
Miss Emily ana May SeS.tc: ;.te visiting Mrs
VIM e. arteI,
Miss Ellen B+aaghton i. visiting friends il
Flstrn,
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ing. etc, rs come under olli' notice from
consideration, and hope that the house
wives OF the county will add to These OUT
# their OWE experience. We want 10
>rc. especially the female part of our
agricultural community, interested i'll the
farm ami whatever makes farm homes
attractive. for We know that when the
\ dozen attractive ladies. all tax in" Al
interest i'll the farm, will do more to en-
courage agriculture than any other array
nl,y
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::CeUNFY* NEWS'.:
pORT UE/'DSTT ITEMS.

THE WOOD LAWN CAUr MEETi>r.
Wood Lawn camp commences Tues
day, August 9th, and our people look
forward with pleasure when they viii
occupy their tents iii the grove. Some
parties from Wilmington will tent at
Wood Lawn this year. The Secretary
of the Association has few eligible lots
left which parties can have by AN earl
applications; and as the rule is the first
come the first served, those that applt
first will have the first choice
MIR. TONES LATEST PURCHASE.
Hon. Jacob Tome has purchased III
house and a few acres OF land aijoinil.
H"prwtIl Church Tor the use of the SCI
Ton 90 the grave yard. 1t is his inter
tinn to pat it in good order ut an earl
lay and make other improvements III.
Will beanrify the grounds near the churci
SPENDING DAY IN FISHING.
y So"dlv party OF nnr citizens went /
Metals Ferry to spend the day in fis',
ing and other festive sports. They lesr
III TIL" 6 so \. N. train and arrived bac.
1t z. NJ. havin. had g0un time
THE K. OF T. 5 EXCLUSION.
The knights OF p, tlIias have annth,
excursion to Tolclcster Tuesday, Aug
2nd. The Reed Band has been cu-aret.
for the occasion as well a. music fol tioS,
who like to trip it in the May dance 1t
is to be hoped our citizens in town ana
country will. by their presence. make
this Il success. to amply remuDeratr the
committee for their trouble.
FOR THE GEOLOGICAL GARDEN.
The Presbyterian Sunday School 90 t.
the Geological Garden. Philadelphia. on
Thursday. Aug. 18th. over the r.. w. &
Is. X. H., the tickets costing $3.50 t.
81. for the round trip. The rate is low
enough, SO that all who have not seen
the wonderful curiosities of the garden.
should embrace the opportunity.
A FERTILIZER COMPANY BUSY.
The Susquehanna Fertilizer Company
situated near Perryville. are very busy
shipping off their phosphates Their or
ders already for the fall trade amount to
very good business. 1t is their inten-
ton to send away 800 tons as soon rs
they can get cars for the purpose
SOON TO COMMENCE OPERATION
1t has been two months since the War
ing fire ana they expect to be in opera
ton next week to supply the demands tor
their fertilizers. Very few men could
have accomplished SO much in 81 short
time as the MesSrS. Warning, and they
deserve the success that has attended
their efforts i'll furnishing Il standard
article.
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hen the new ml,it' cheese is removed fro,u
re mould and placed in the drying ruu,r.
the upper par, ~ Inc building, and KEEP,
rrrr for thirty dryS before shipment
'hiIe driving, the cheese is turned ant
f..asv-,l with whey uil every day. Nearly
il the cheese made in the creimere> her.
sold in New York, where it finds-t read
lie at from "a 10 ctuta per pound. Most
1 il is sent abroad.
There seems TO he no doubt of the success
1 most OF the creamerieS already establish
Il, realizing for the farmers Il greater profit
ipon his milk than if disposed of in the old
vay of sending to market or making it into
after.
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Religious Intelligence.

Rev Robert Pegruln, OF Brooklyn, y
Y, will preach at the Household Of Faith,
the eth Of August. All are IN. lied.
Special services al the flLt0n f. VI
Church to-morrow. Love. feast ut 80 a NJ
preaching at 1880 o'clock and again al :
p. NJ, conducted by Rev. W. NJ. Parry.
Quarterly meeting will lie held on Eli
Neck circuit, at Harris, to-Elorrow. Love
feast at SO A. NJ, conducted by the pastor
Preaching at 10 A. NJ, by Rev. r. AunW,lel
Thomas, of the Philadelphia Conference -
Preaching at 3 p. NJ, by Rev. c. F. Shep
pard, pastor of North East charge An oc
casion of great spiritual interest is antici
pated. All are invited to attend.
Service at Bouldens NJ. +. Chapel, TO-
mors0w. >. go p. NJ. Sermon by Mr.
Charles +. SiInpers.
Rev. VIM Kershaw viii prsaGi ~ The
Ekton Presbyterian Church, tomorrow, a
1890 A. NJ
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Judge Thomas J. Sample.

Old residents of Elkton, and old peo-
pie of the county generally, have read
with great interest Il, lie "1.'g Judge
.ampie S "reminiscences of Elkton, where
he spent his boyhood, and from which
he moved in 1919. We are in receipt OF
a letter from his daughter. Mrs, T i.
Friedley, IL ..Li.,. sno states that her
father has been in feeble health this sum-
mer, being Frustrated by the heat as well
as bya slight stroke of paralysis. For
these reasons he has not been able to
continue his letters for publication as
general health. ii;;c:Neyer, is good, and he
Enjoys happy old age. We hope he
may be spared yet these many years to
live over again in memory the scenes and
incidents OF his early life,
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Accident to a Brakeman.

Charles Phillips. 4 brakeman on fast
freight train or the Philadelphia, Whining
tom and Baltimore Railroad, met with II
serious accident on Wednesday morning
and had Il miraculous escape from instant
death. In passing under stump's bridge,
lips vas struck on the head by the bridge
and knocked from the top Of the car In
falling he caught hold of the rod Of the
brake and finding his strength failing, he
with some effort threw his body outward
and fell between the rails % the parallel
track The train was stopped, and Phillips
was taken to his home in Baltimote
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4 FAN Colunln.

We propose next week g ops" q COL
Nnn devoted &c things which pertain to
The Agricultural Fair, and hope that our
farmers, their wives, and daughters will
contribute to it such things as seem to
be of interest to the agricultural Hcr:
"un'ty. ANY '.n r: Ey,,,Y.o" which they
....y deslre III regard to the coming fall
Fair will be obtained from the officers
and published for tho benefit of all our
readers, We will from time to time pSk.
ISL sTrtt;, reaaipts feF pse-ess,ns, can
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Honored and BleSt.

When a board OF eminent physicians and
chemist announced the discovery that by
/ com bining some well known valuable RENE
dies, the most wonderful medicine was pro-
duced which would cure such Il wild range
Of diseases that most ali other remedies
conid be dispensed with, many were ,Ilepti-
cal; but proof OF its merits by actual trial
has dispelrd all doubt, aud to-day The dis
coverer> Of that 1redt medjcine. Hop Bitters
are honored and blessed by all as beneilc-
TORS - democrat
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The New Comet.

SGhnberlr'a comet, which i Just begin
ming to make Itself visible to the naked eye,
will soon attract rs much popular Interest
az it has already awakened in ast,onGEiieai
circles. Professor Chandler, Jr., Of the Har-
ward Observatory, vas as usual FIRST III TIE
field with the elements Of the new waudrrcr
and his figures appear to have beeu even
more than usually correct. Comparing
them with the results obtained by Profess
sor Stone, of Cincinnati, and the comput-
ers nj Dun Echt Observatory, Scotland. it
will be seen how we'll the three sets of ele
n..Hts ag,.s. This agreement is the more
renarkabia when 81 IS rEiHeIa lered how
short a time the comet has ,.eeIi te,CStulic-
ally visible, and how easily the RESULTS are
affected under such circumstances by mi-
! mute errors of observation. As &c tho iden-
| tity of the comet, nothing has yet been def
uitelv settled Professor Stone thinks it is
! n return of the comet of 1891 Professor
Swift detects in the elements some resem
hlauce to those of the first comet of 1893
and tie SECOND comet of liI0. Professor
Chandler tG,pss TIE orbit tears no special
! likeness To that Of any Known coiAei, white
others call attention to the close similarity
between the elements Of Sch4 berle's comet
I and those of the third comet of 1892. But
, ali arg agreed that the ne" visitor is certain
to be prominent AID handsome. although il
may not ri val niaf ii.ree- iaiieq cGlfel VLlcE
appeared the year before the Norman Con
| quest Of England. OF Ha'ley's comet Ii
! 1856, which so terrified Pope CaliEtns H.
/ that he ordered the church bells to he runl
/ daily at noon, and extra Arc NrioS TO be
repeated by everybody
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No Hospital Needed

No palatial hospital nea4ieIs for Hop BIZ
tiers patients, nnr &,.ga &.laried inien,ed
buffers to tei2 What Hop BltterS will do or
cure, ~ .Aey tell their own story by their
lGI-asn and absolute cures ut home Neie
ltrk Independent.
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Bright's disease &c sf,e kidneys,
gravel, diabetes oAa~srn of the bladder,
lame back, sc;a5i;,., lehcorrhpa, and female
w"akre7~- ~Se cured by Prof. Guilmette' ;
I<iIG~y rad. Try it and be convinced
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~ Boils, pimples on the E.se, salt Rheum
old sores. and all cutaNS-...s eruptions dissp-
like magic whe4 "br, linsey's Blood
Srratcher' y Nse.i,
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sts@ Ii is simply marvellous how ,,nickly
constipation, huiiou> and sick h. sa.fac he are
cured by Sellers Liver Pills - cents
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s=e New life NA4o4, and strength given
to the asea a-G intlsn by Browns Iron
BittaxS
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RISING sun ITEHS.
HAIRY EST

HARVEST
is about over, and has been one of the
most successful that has blessed this Sec
ton for many years. The preparation
for getting i'll the wheat for the next
one now claims attention, and some farm
ers are already busy at work getting out
manure.
will be heavy crop. Already early
pears and apples are on the market. Po-
tatoes bid fair to be a big turnout
Huckleberries are plenty, and blackber-
ries failure,
is quite an uncertain investment al this
time. Mr.. Job Haines lost fine horse.
a few days ago; Mr.. Mccullough horse
broke his leg while in the pasture field.
and had to be killed: Mrs Sallie Hume
lost good COW, and several others in the
vicinity have met with losses.
AN OLD RESIDENT
turned up lately on the farm Of Samuel
Haincs, who resides a short distance east
of our borough. 1t was a land tortoise
marked "E. r, ISL and though as
lively as a cricket, still showed the marks
of its many years wanderings. Mr.. II.
cannot remember any one at that time
residing near here. except Elias Rey-
nolds. then School-boy at the old stone
school house. and who resided on the
Henry J. Briscoc farm, both places be
ing near the scene of this old inhabitant' 5
wanderings. JONES.
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~ Now : thetime for bargains in Shoes,
Hats brs.>s Goods, any and every thing
that's M the shop. EEfSL
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- Horace Waters ~ Co, Of New York,
tlov sell Pianos ami Organs on inStall,ncnts
IN a.. i.ar.. i TIE c0untTE.
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We are setting soma Dress Guods,
giving samr away, and some we can't give
away. REEsNs
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s.SEsrs HIVE in the Hollow for value
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Tie second annul! excursion of Creswell
Post to Atlantic City. on saturday, was
we'll patronizeh. there being nearly six hun
lr+d persons on board. Th" day was a de
;ightful one, and the ride in the elegant
'.lrS of the F., ". X Is. Railroad was all
hat could he desired. Runnn. to the foot
Il Washington street, The cNcursionistS
we're conveyed across the noble Delaware
n ferry boat to Camden, where they We're
LACED in what perhaps may be called cars
n that State on the
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~: W hat lot of goods FOR little :noney
can he had at EEESE'S
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THE TRAIN WAS BOARDED

Arriving at Camden, We were returned
to Washington street wharf, where the cars
of the F., W. & b. r. r. were again enter
ed, and everybody felt at home-which was
REACHED q couple Of hours later.
Con:raa"de- Il. + Wilson AID his COM
rades are entitled to the thanks of the en-
cursionists for the pleasure enjoyed and the
safety of the trip. We have no doubt they
learned something which will be useful tn
them in the conduct of future excursions,
should they feel justified in making them.
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~ Our Provision H1ase is always well
stocked and prices al the lowest points.
REESE.