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Middletown transcript., 1886-09-23
Atlas -Miaed Paint.
A sportsman,s Manual.

y
AS the autumnal cunning season draws
nigh, a demand arises for information con-
cerning the best ranges Of game, and the
waterways most prolific Of fowl. For the
purpose Of supplying such demand, the
Passenger Department OF the Philadel-
phis, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad
Company has Published work entitled
"a Paradise for Gunners and Anglers"
The little volume is an exhaustive treat
ise on the game birds, water fowl, and
fishes of the Maryland, Delaware and Eir-
ginia Peninsula, their haunts, habits and
characteristics. An excellent map of the
territory, showing the location Of streams
and the means Of access, and handsome
illustrations of the rarer specimens Of
birds and fish serve both to embellish and
contribute to the interest Of the book.
Information as to the game laws, the time
when certain game most abound, the pro-
curement of guides, boats, &C.. and in
fact everything which would make the
way of the sportsman clear, is furnished
in ample detail:
The book distributed gratuitously and
may be procured by addressing James
r. Wood, General Passenger Agent,
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
Railroad, Philadelphia, Pa. H
"
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County Court.

y Court convened Tuesday morning with
all the judges except Judge Houston in
attendance. DIR. Burton Of Georgetown,
was present and sat with the court. The
Rsvs. Jacob Todd, d. D., Wis., Mnr-
ray, N. M. Browne and Adam Stengls
were interested spectators.
John h. Rodney, Esq, counsel for the
indicted policy men asked for longer time
to prepare their defense. Deputy -Attor-
ney Biggs made no objection to the re-
quest if the court was willing. The court
granted postponement until Friday.
Edward Burns, through counsel, want
ed to enter plea of simple assault on the
indictment OF. assault with intent to kali
upon the person of Charles Reynolds.
The plea was refused, and he then plead
ed guilty as indicted.
L. G. vandegrift, ESQ.,, opposed the rule
asked for by Walter Hayes, Esq. in re-
gard to q lien filed by Mccartney, Ken
ney q Co., against L. P. Buck q Co. He
argued that the law on mechanics liens
is defective and for that reason he haq
filed two liens, one at 80 days and the
other at l20 days. m 5Hl
Mr.. Hayes said there is policy Of law
that no person should be vexed twice in
The same cause of action. He claimed
that the two liens in question are identi-
cal and that, for that reason, he asked that
the counsel for the prosecution elect one
lien on which to stand.
Edward Burns was next sentenced.
He was sentenced to pay fine of $1,000
and costs, be imprisoned for two
years and be pilloried for one hour
next Saturday, between the hours Of 10
a. M, and Q p. m.
Philip Pinion pleaded not guilty on q.
charge of burglary.
Richard and James Golden, John Nc
Grady, James Ryan and John T. West
were indicted for their conn nection with
the recent prize-fght on the Wilmington
& Northern railroad pier. Mr.. Vande-
grit, their counsel, asked that their trial
be postponed until tomorrow morning.
He said that his services were engaged
less than an hour ago, and he would like to
have time to question some of the wit
nesses, aud to examine into the law Of
prize-fghting. .----.'--.---
The chief justice said the defendants
had had ample time to prepare for trial
and Mr.. Yandegrift'srequest was denied.
The hearing was set for three o'clock this
afternoon.
.,Eitchis' Golden and James McGrady,
indicted for assault and battery, were re-
quired to furnish $500 additional bail
each.
The trial OF the prize-fghters consumed
the, balance ofTuesday and all Wednes-
day morning. The court charged jury
in the case in the afternoon.
The jury in the prize-fght, returned a
verdict of not guilty amid applause,
After some petty cases Mr.. Bird rose
and addressed the court asking for the
discharge OF Lewis s. Davis, the slayer
OF officer Patterson, on the plea of former
jeopardy. The court adjourned before he
had completed his argument.
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"a winked Worker.

Once upon time an ambitious maA, who
aspired to be governor of "Little Rhody, y
sat down to count all possible votes. The
prospect Of his election was dubious, but
there came to his memory the political pro-
verb current in the old Bay State. They say
there, nAs Hnll goes, 50 goes Massachusetts,. i.
The candidate then remembered this tiny dot
in the ocean too often neglected, and trusty
emissary was sent over with $500 to be ju-
diciously expended. Masking his purposes
uader various pretexts, the gentleman sur
veysd the ground and discovered that shs
one topic of general interest was The lsaky
roof of the Center Church. To, the. pious is
landers-that was before summer travel had
intruded-their church was the one precious
possession, but they were too poor to proper
ly repair the sanctuary, and meeting was
called to raise funds for, simply patching the
roof. The aforesaid emissary attended this
meeting. Devoutly be listened to prayer and
speech, and then, rising as if under the infip-
ence of uncomfortable emotion, he spoke
with broken voice after this manner:
my friends, am a stranger among you,
and ] have confession to; make. Icame to
this meeting moved alone by curiosity, but,
as 1 sat among you, hearing your expressions
of earnest faith, have been controlled by
sentiments unknown before. I had never
realized how much ones creed could influence
ones life until now, and begin to see dimly
how wrongly have estimated the consola-
tions ofreligion.
"My friends'-this with telling gulp,-
"I have still another confession to make /
did not come to the island for fishing or to re-
gain my lost health. came to do athing 50
base that am covered with shame when |
think OF it. As have listened to you here I
have realized my wickedness, and I desire
now to make whatever reparation may.
was exceedingly snxions that in the comisg
election Mr.. should succeed. | knew
that ready money was scarce upon your is
land, and l came herewith shame confess
ito buy your votes. Pardon me for this
vile thought, and pray for me that l may be
forgivenr' Another gulp, and then: Here,
my friends, give to you for repairing this
sanctuary. the money ! had intended TO use for
. vile purpose, and when shall tell my friend,
N. -phat have done. I am sure that he
will approve. Like yourselves, he is an ear
nest Baptist, and be can trust his election to
that all-Nise Prosidenee that movesin q mys-
tsrioqs way. Will some brother take charge
of this money2'' M
A !" brother came forward and received 3
heavy bag with musically clinking contents,
while the little congregation looked as awe
struck as Belshazzer's guests when the Won
irous words of doom were written on the
palace walls.
The emisssry sat with bowed head, and
andketchief pressed close -presumabfy-
weeping eptics,si When service was over
hard, honest hands gave the stranger frar
ternal grip, and real tears dimmed many
pious eyes. The emissary went back to
Providence; the Center church was repaired
.and-every mothers SON on the island voted
for that smissary's candidate
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An Evil ProphesY.

tIn the church at Oberemmal, near Pre-
Won, in Germany, is the following inscription
centuries old, in stone When Mark shall
bring us Easter, and Anthony shall sing
praises at Pentecost, and John shall swing the
icenser at the feast of Corpus Domini, then
shall the whole Garth resound with weepings
and wailings' d. 1886, Easter falls on st.
Marks day, April as; Pentecost on st. An
thony of Padua, June IL; st. John Baptist
on Corpus Christi, June "a" sllG
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For the Transcript.
Richard Bronze.


The works of Jonson, !" Rare Ben JON
SON." may not be greatly read in these
DAYS, but everyone knows that they exist,
and the encyclopedias and histories give
fuif accounts Of them, and even the
most uneducated person has often heard
OF him in the song: 7--.--
Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And will pledge with mine;
Or leave a kiss but in the cup,
And I'll not look for wine.
But of Bronze, his servant and valet, on
whom it is said by some, "Rare Ben's"
mantle Of song fell, even as the mantle Of
the prophesy Of Elijah, the prophet, fell
on his servant Elisha. OF Bronze, little
seems to be known. 1t is said he wrote
fifteen plays, all of which were performed,
but the titles are all that remain OF them
now. He also assisted other dramatists in
the production OF plays, and was an
earnest and faithful collaborator. The
are of Elizabeth was 80 rich in the greater
poets that the minor ones are like to be
forgotten, but one or two stanzas of
Brone's " Merry Beggars" should be re-
membered, If but az a fair description
of our modern tramp:
= Each city, each town, and each village
.Afords us either in aims or piIlage
And ii the weather be cold and raw,
Then in barn we tumble I'm straw,
If warm and fair, by yeacock and naycock,
The fields will afford us hedge or hay
cock,
A haycock, haycock, . haycocl, a haycock,
The fields viii afford rs hedge or hay
cock.
Then in another metre:
Come away, why do we stayf
We have no debt or rent to pay,
NO bargains nor accounts to make,
No land, nor lease, to let or take.
And where we pass and make resort,
It is our kingdom and our court.
Brome's play Of the Merry Beggars"
may be forgotten, but the beggar him
self will remain even to the end Of the
otLabor and all reform
societies to the contrary.
The date OF Brome's birth is unknown,
but he died in 1882. Peace to his ashes.
- MINNIE G. BALLARD.
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AM For CleYeland NOW.

Lycurgus Dalton, postmaster of the
House of Representatives, thus dis
courses on President Cleveland:
ssThere is but one opinion about
CleyeIand's administration" he said.
SIT is honest and clean. I do not be-
lieye there win be the least opposition
to him at the convention in 1888.
There certainly will not be If things
keep on as they now.a are. There is no
opposition to him today. Even those
who do not agree with him on the civil
service and the silver questions are
ready to .accep hint on the whole,
without Question Members who at
first opposed him have all come around
since they have gone homesac IVenture
to say there is not q Democrat who
could carry district in the United
States upon avowed opposition to the
administration. Even Senator Voor-
hees, as strong as he is, could not be
elected to the House from Indiana as
an observation-disclosures. I thought,
and most of the men who were watch
ing things thought, when the opposi-
tion broke out in the House when he
wrote his silver letter, that the party
would surely be divided and would 60
to pieces. When Reagan and Bland
and Mills and all the rest of the silver
men came out boldly and fought Mr..
Cleveland, everybody thought the
party would be disrupted. All that
amounted to nothing. All opposition
has died out entirely, and these very
members are ready to accept Mr..
Cleveland. They will leave silver as
an open question and support him and
his administration. There is but one
voice in the party nows''' essqs, -
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Use Atlas Massd Paint.
New Steamboat Line.

j The propeller J. F. Holt OF the Smyrna
and Lebanon Steamboat Line was taken
to The Pusey and Jones Company's yard
Friday for repairs. The machinery is to
be overhauled and her hull repaired
When the boat is completed she will run
between Lebanon, Del, and Philadel-
phia, making two trips week. The fare
for the trip has been fixed at S1.25 for the
round trip. The tickets are good any
time after purchase.
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Indiyidualitiee.

: Mr.. George W. DuWees, OF Dover,
was in town on Thursday.
= = Mrs. A. 8. Wright is expecting to re-
turn home from Maine tomorrow.
~ Mrs. AN. Keigwin spent Monday
and tuesday Of this week in Middletown.
Willie Lockwood, viii finish his
studies at Bryant q Stratton's Bnsiness
College, at Baltimore.
= Miss Annie Cooper, and Miss Halle
Walcott, of Philadelphia, are visiting
MRS. alex Metten, near town. aTF
II. 7. Grifith, Of Sassafras, Md, will
study pharmacy with DR.. ]. Gibson Car
roll during the coming winter. f.i
= NSiss Elsie Gooding and Miss Lizzie
Highland, both Of Galena.. Nd. were in
town on 4 ,uesday visiting friends.
Albert Keigwin leaves home on
Friday Tor New Windsor. Nd. he viii
continue his stud. les 1t the college there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Payne G. Green, who
have been visiting fritsnds in Odessa have
returned to their home in Philadelphia.
= Mrs. Mary varnum, OF Trenton, N.
j., who has been the guest of Mr.. A.
Hushebeck for the past week, returned
home to-day. ''l.s ='-i'5. ...i +
- - Mr.. James Burnhan formerly Of this
place but for the last two years telegraph
operator at Harrington, spent Saturday
last with relatives here. y + 4 ~ =,
~ Miss Nellie Kennedy Lewis left
Middletown on Monday morning to enter
upon her third year at Windsor Female
College, Carroll, Co. Nd.
- Miss Kate Irwin and Mr.. Chidlaw,
both of Philadelphia, and Miss Mollie
White, Of Wilmington, are the guests
pk Miss Clara B. Wilson, on Green
Street.
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Earns Sold by . Trustee.

James q. Hoffscksr, Jr., trustee, sold
at public auction on Thursday afternoon
three farms in st.. Georges hundred, pc
longing to the eatateo OF William Bennett
deceased. The farm on the Duck Creek
road containing 142 acres was purchased
by James w. Downs, for sS,64l,1 and
the two adjoining farms containing ssH-
and liz acres were cold to Rachael Nelson
for 81, 1885, ,65 and 8, ,ss respectively.
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Fine Wraps For Fan.

Nantes for autumn wear show no marked
changes in general design from those worn
in the spring. There is much latitude in the
matter Of fronts; they may be long or short
pointed, round or square, according to the
fancy Of the wearer. Generally the backs
are longer and narrower than those of the
spring mantles. Jackets viii be worn with
tailor-made costumes. These jackets are fas-
tened in q variety Of ways; sometimes with
q double row of buttons curving from right
to left; again with single revers, and three
large buttons from the bust to the waist line,
or they have waistcoats or revers Of velvet.
Norfolk jackets will remain in favor, and
long cloaks Of cheviot in light colors wili be
worn. HH ~
!, Paris cloaks for autumn wear are of course
wool, stripedswith colored cables, chains or
lines. Reseda and ecru, purple and pigeon
gray, dark red and blue are some of the COM
binations. These cloaks are lined with silk
the color of the ground, and are trimmed
with ribbons to correspond.-N. 7. Com.
Advertiser. #EE,f$3#EE5|j
tzffEf -e------
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To Keep q Transplanted Tree Alive.
Some one suggests that trees after trans
planting may be kept alive by burying
row Of fewer pots, filled with water,
around the body and over the roots OF the
trees. ! The moisture which will perco-
late through the bottom and sides of the
pots will be 30 gradual that two gallon
ones will hold enough SO as not to require
reflling for some time, and the roots
viii be kept moist till such tune as they
begin to sprout afresh.
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Accident to q Middletown Boy In
I'D -t298s California. u -

The following item from the Stockton,
(Cal.,) Mail, dated September Sth, wih
be of1nterest 10 msny Of our readers:
al. s. Peacock, partner on a hay press
with Henry Eldridge, at work five miles
from this city on the sacramento lower
road; met with an accident at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon which will disable
him tromework Tor severM p3eatb The
pre@ Mmrun BY horse power ard was
fdIniaksd With : piecs Of naeOhdhisIa in
tendsd 70 release the pressure on the bale
at the will Of the operator. Tt did no.
work well and Peacock started to examine
it.. As he was approaching the machinery
the lynch band, Ga rod Of iron) flew
aroundlsnd struck him in the right leg,
midway between the knee and the ankle,
breaking the bone short off and crushing.
the broken ends. Peacock was brought
10 this city and lodged at the Eagle hotel,
where the broken bones were set by DR..
Cross"
Mr.. Peacock is well known here, and is
the son of Mrs. Lydia Peacock. His
friends here will be sorry to learn Of his
unhappy fortune and hope his hurt is not
80 bad an the Mail makes it out. fgir
-- e Il Va
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River and Harbor work.

River ana HarDOr WORK.
The river and harbor work has, as is
we'll known, suffered the most, for the
reason that no allowance has been made
therefor, for two years-the last appro-I
priation having been granted in 1884.
It is the purpose of the Engineer Bd-I
reau therefore, to push the work as ra-
pidly as can be done consistently with
safety, and within the past month the
plans have been prepared. In Whining
ton harbor it is proposed to extend the
jetty by crib work and to continue the
enlargement of the artificial channel to.
increase the facilities of the place.
The object in view in lengthening the
jetty is to bring the waters of the Della
ware and Christians to unite with
out collision. The principal pur-l
pose of further work at New Castle ice
harbor is to add to the faeifitieso of that
port of refuge. The money available
will, therefore, be used in dredging.
49,.
the harbor to depth of eighteen
feet at low water, rebuilding
and repairing the piers and in
protecting those piers exposed 'toia
strong current. Work on st. Jones RI
yer, Delaware, will also be carried on
with dredges until a depth of six feet
over the bar at the mouth is obtained.
1t is also intended to remove the shoals
and cut off the sharp bends between
Dover and the mouth, SO as to give a
depth at low water nowhere less than
six feet. At the Delaware Breakwater
work will be continued on the projecti
for closing the gap between the break
water and the ice breaker. --'-'S--
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PRor. BAIRD SAYS there is nothing


PROF. BAIRD says there is nothing
to prevent a fish from living in-
definitely, as it has no period of ma
turity, but grows with each year. He
is authority, likewise, for saying that
carp have attained an age of two hum
dred years. He also says that within
fifty years pike was living in Russia
whose age according to tradition dated
back to the fifteenth century. The
Russian minister says that in the Royal
Aquarium in st. Petersburgh there
are fish to-day that have been known
by the records to have been there 140
years. Some of them are, he says
over five times as large as when they
were captured while others have not
grown an inch in length.
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r,nnntr ID Committee.

The County Democratic Committee had
an adjourned meeting in the Levy Court
room, at the Court House, Thurs
day. After considerable discussion
it was decided TO throw out the Third
ward returns Of Saturday on account
Of fraud. The vote as returned for asses
sor In the Second district, Of which the
Third ward is part, was: Wftsii, l,66O;
McCloskey, 1,492. The throwing out OF
the Third ward makes the total vote
stand witsil, 4ss IS Mceloskey, 1.ss7.
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The Advantages of a Profession.

off I was to live my life over again, " said
an American defaulter as be cooked his feet
in the Office of a Montreal hotel yHPd be a
lawyerinstead Of acashisr.n
"For Whyf" v as asked.
"well, embezzled 81, 900 and am an out
law and an outcast. Ny brother-in-law who
is a lawyer, managed an estate so that it
put him $4s, 900 ahead, and they have just
elected him Mayor of the town and got him
to join the church. advise young men to
think of these things. s."-Wall Street News.
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To Whom it May Concern.
ha foIlowinp explains itself Z =

.5js Havre de Grace, Sep. 20, Sc.
DR.J. GIBSON CARRoLL.-Dear Sir
Enclosed please find check for bill OF
Sep, 10th, 1886. Send me 2 dozen more
Kennedy's Chill Breaker. II has given
uniUersal sattsf ia ction and will have a
good demand for it to our mutual ben eft
Yours Truly. wA. g. KING.
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GALLKeHAR.-At Allentown, Pa, Sept, ,ls
1885, VIM. Fl. Galleghar, son OF Andrew and
Ann Galleghar, of glasgow, aged "a years.
mos.
BoYER.-On Saturday morning, Sept. 1lth,
1886, Mrs. S. ADELAIDE Boyer, widow of the
lates. Wilmer Boyer, aged II years.
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atlas Paint.
a case OF Goodbye sweetheart.

n ONsS UA OoOu-D % Q n1I' .
Parting lovers aresentimental, buta Massa-
chusetts girl, on bidding goodbye to her q
ance, capped the climax by directing his At
tention to the Great Dipper in The starry fr-
mament. You see the second star in the
handle of the Dipper, don't you ~ Yes =
+" And you see that faint little star close TO .hs
second star p" ! " Yes, my dear Well,
darling, that's me. .n-Harper's Weekly. s
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There is change in the P. W. d. B.
timetable which did not reach us in time
to be changed this week. It's on the D.
M. & v. branch only and is as follows:
Leave Harrington for Lewss II ,02 q. m,
$40 and s.45 p. M; returning leave
Lewes. 6.45, S.45 a. M, and 2.45 p. M.
For Franklin and way stations Ho2 a.
M. returning train leaves 6.55 q. m. For
Rehoboth 11.O2 a. M; returning leaves
Rehoboth 2.3O p. m. z '.' = 20
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One WAY They Haven't Suffered.

One Way They Haven't Suffered.
eyes" said the lady lecturer; . ''women
have been wronged for ages they have suf.
fered in thousands of ways"
sThers's on. way they never suffered in"
said a henpecked man rising.
What is that Pr demanded the lecturer.
They have neyer suffered in silence.,.gS-
Boston Courier -s----.
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s7 r. you intend painting yoar house, get
''Atlas Mired Paint, /" manufactured By
the old scell-Enos0n and reliable firm,
Geo.. d. Wetke,ill d Co. n, is the
cheapest, because It Is the best. Fully
guaranteed. Sold by g. e. HukiH.
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The case Of the Government against
r. A. Steward has been
dropped from the U. 8. Court trial list, as
the bondsmsn have so requested, and
they having assumed his obligation to the
Government.-Milford Chronicle.
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TITS ESTIMATED that there are one hundred
thousand sufferers from hay fever in the
United States q number about four times
greater than the regular standing army.
This number could be reduced to mere
regiment If all woyld resort to Ely's Cream
Balm. EEa EIa rex. SIL't
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New Adyertisements.

4 The following new advertisements appear
- tbis issue of the TRANSCRIPT:
-voIina Cordial. enHHtE t
Agents wanted. ..l.l Il
: Payne G.. Green-Carpets. 3.,i.s
Harry Davis-stoves. ETC.. ga
Peach trees-Saml Pennington. ag1si
Jacob Reeds sons-Fine Clothing.
TO Advertisers-Geo. P. RoweH q Co.
-E, r. Cochran g. Co. Middletown Nur
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Carpets ! Carpets !
isa9i q Carpets e
Fall Season, 1885.

Fall Season, 1885.
A large stock OF entirely new designs in all
season of 1856. 4sfts II tl3s
VELVET CARPETS, 81 80 per yard and up
wards; q few patterns fremi last season for
81 20. BODY BRUSSELS 90 and upwards /;
q few patterns from last season at soc. Ia
PESTRY BRUSSELS, 60cs aIid>upward q
few patterns from last season at b5c. IN
wards. Rugs Mats, Oil Cloths and window
Shades In great variety.
I Samples seht TO all parts OF the country.
-. PAINE q. GREEE.sstff
u al l9f.' = t7Hts1. 323 N Second ST.,
sepe3m sas lsIssa Phiiadelphia.
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- In season Plush lap Robes. Larg-
est Assortment lowest prices. Parker's
next door to Davis Tin Store.
Advertise in THE TRAEscRIPT.-
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MARRIAGE.

-AIALLILIEu.-In Millington. Nd.
on the 2lst inst, by Rev. r. H.. Adams, Chas.
Ii. Johnson to Miss Jennie. Mallilieu, both
of that place,
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In Autumn.

Autumn has come like Spring returned to
us, r.,ffs.3 --s~5-if
Soon from her girlishness like one returned
A friend that was a lover nor forgets
The first warm love, but full of sober
thoughts
OF fading years; whose soft mouth quivers
yet <, H'si
with the old smile but yet so changed and
still. Robert Browning.
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All-cheering plenty, with her flowing horn,
Led yellow Autumn, wreath'd with nodding
corn. Robert Burns.