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Middletown transcript., 1886-03-05
wilmington Conference.

The eighteenth annual session of the
Wilmington Conference began in Elkton
on Thursday. There is to be an unusual
number of transfers of preachers this year
and more than the usual interest is mani
tested in the proceedings.
Bishop Malialieu presided and the con-
ference opened at nine O'Clock c. m. with
the administration of the Lords Supper,
after which the roll was called and the
organization effected. The historical
society held its anniversary in the after
noon, when Rev. B. F. Price preached a
semi-centennial sermon. At7.30 o'clock
in the evening the Freedmen's Aid Socfe-
ty held its anniversary, with the Rev w.
s. Robinson in the chair. The Rev. w.
M. Frysinger, D. D., president of the
Centenary Biblical Institute of Baltimore,
and the Rev. J. M. Lindale delivered
addresses.
Bishop Willard F. Mallalieu. who pre-
sides at the conference, was born at SUIT
ton, Mass, in 1928. He Joined the church
at the age of IL years. His preliminary
education was obtained at Greenwich, r.
l., whence he went to the Wesleyan Uni
versity at Middletown, Connecticut, grad
uating in 1857. He was a member of the
New England Conference for years,
which he entered in 1858, the Old Bron-
field Street Church, Boston, being among
the important churches under his charge.
He was presiding elder of the Boston dis
trict when the Office of bishop was con-
ferred upon him by the General M. E.
Conference, at Association Hall, Philadel-
phia, on May Is, 1884. Three other bis
hops were elected at the same time-the
Revs. John M. Walden, D. D., OF Gin
cinnati,' w. x. Ninde, D. D., Of Detroit,
and G. H. Fowler of New York.
Bishop Mallalieu Is described as tall
man, with dark hair, sunny eyes and re-
fined and genial manners. He is noted
for versatility of speech, deep piety and
for being a thorough Methodist.
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Middletown, March 4
Electric LIGHT.

A meeting of the new Board was held
last evening and all the members were in
favor of electricity for lighting our streets
in place of the present system. All the
arguments are in favor of the new light
and nothing can be brought in favor of
the present arrangement, which is often
sive to the nostrils and injurious to the
eyes and poor arrangement altogether
when compared with the new system.
Representatives of the Electric Lighting
Company will meet the Board at an early
day, and there is little doubt but that
arrangements will soon be consummated
by which our town will be lighted by
electricity.
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Roll of Honor, MiddIetown Public
GnhnQIa


Roll Of Honor, MiddIetown Public
Schools.
The following pupils have reached an
average of 95 per cent. in attendance, de-
pertinent and recitations for the month
en- ding Feb. 26:
DEPARTMENT No. l.
Helen Naudain, Annie Ellison, Agnes
Ludlum, Laura Willis, Ella Stephens,
Mamie Rothwell, Sadie Harbert, James
II. Budd, Alexis Wilson, Horatio Pharo,
Edwin Walter, William Lockwood,
Albert Clark, Einlin Massey, John c..
Green, Nivin Crockett, Harry Clayton,
Frank Pool, Charles Fl. Jolls, Clarence
Clayton.
DEPARTMENT No 2.
BERTHE johnson, Maggie Echenho fer,
Hattie Wilson, Jennie Green, Fannie
Green, Ethel Parvis, Minnie Vasey, Katie
Bradley, Roy Roberts, John Kelley. Mer-
ritt Willis, Robbie Comegys, Corbit
Hayes, Howard Craddock.
DEPARTMENT No. 3.
Ola Whitlock, Visa Wilson, Thomas
Budd, Jr., Thomas Kibler, Howard Will
son, Katie Green, Samuel Kelley, Harry
johnson, Willie Eliason, Victor Bradley,
Lille Clayton. Sarah Fox, Eddie Sim
mons, Gilpin Massey.
DEPARTMENT No. 4.
Katie Jones, Freddie Echenhofer, Harry
Green, Willie Green, Dan Pleasanton,
Jay Davis, Robbie Johnson, John Biles,
Willie Makens, Albert Cavender, Sallie
Jolls, Isaac Green, George Peters.
DEPARTMENT No. 5.
Bessie Dodd, Katie Hayes, Jennie
Jones, Maud Smith, Mary Wildes,
Thonlas v. Buckle, Walter Davis, Fred
Crouch, Norman Crouch, Martin Rich
ards, Merritt Richards, Edgar johnson.
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Town Election.

The election for town officers oil Mon-
day passed off without incident worthy
of note except that there were two tickets
in the field and the vote cast was an ex-
ceptionaily large vote compared to that
usually cast at these elections. The sue
cessful ticket follows: Town Commis-
sIoners for two years, George Echenhofer,
Thomas Massey Jr,; for one year, WIN.
K. Lockwood, DIR. John Fl. Parvis,
Jacob M. Foster Assessor, Thomas Cav
ender; Treasurer, Alfred g. Cox Alder
man, John Vasey.
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Sales to Take Place

Following are the public sales which
will take place during the coming
month -
Tuesday, March 10th, 1861. F. Ella.
son-Sale OF Household Goods, Middle
town.
Monday, March 18th, 1886. of
stock and farming utensils nv Hannah
Stats, near Warwick, Md.
Wednesday March 18th, 1Ss6-Sale of
stock and farming implements. in ST
Vance's Neck, st. Georges Hundred, sold
by Jas. T. Shallcross.
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The Other Conferences.

The Baltimore Conference of the M. e.
Church will commence its 102d session
Thursday morning, March 4th, in the
D. G. Bishop W. X. Ninde will preside.
Two other bishops will be present during
the session-Bishop Thos. Bowman,
whose Episcopal residence is in st. Louis,
Mo-, and Bishop E. g. Andrews, whose
home is in Washington.
The Baltimore Conference embraces the
District of Columbia, nearly all the West
ern Shore of Maryland, few counties in
Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and the
county of Frederick, in the State of
Virginia. There arc 1874 preachers on the
roll.
DR.. FELTON, will leave Mt. Vernon
Church, Baltimore, and go to st. Louis,
and Rev. Andrew Longacre, of Philadel-
phia, will come to Mt. Vernon. DIR.
Huntley, of Metropolitan, Washington, is
expected to come to Madison Avenue.
Baltimore. Rev. J. B. VanMeter, of
Wesley Chapel, has received call to a
church in New Jersey. An important
question will come before this conference
is the assessment upon salaries of preach
ers who get the best pay to aid in paying
the salaries of the peachers on poor cir
small.
NJ. P. CHURCH.
The Maryland Annual Conference of
the Methodist Protestant Church meets
April 7 ia Broadway M. P. Church, Balti-
more. This conference embraces all of
the State of Maryland, the District of
Columbia, part Of Delaware, and few
circuits in Virginia along the northern
borders of the Potomac. There are lis
names of ministers on the roll, and the
conference has a corresponding number
of lay delegates. Two preachers died
during the past year-Rev. Alfred Baker,
OF Frederick county, and Rev. G. d. Mid
dleton, OF Alexandria, Va. Rev. J. T.
Murray is president of the conference. A
president is elected every year. This is
the third year of Mr.. Murray's presidency,
but it has been the custom of the confer
ence not to elect for longer term, though
by the law of the church a president can
be elected five consecutive years. There
is no rule now existing as to pastoral
terms. Each con ference can make limit
if it sees fit to do so.
NJ. E. CHURCH SOUTH.
The annual session of the Baltimore
Conference of the M. e. Church South
will meet at Staunton, Va, March 10, and
will be presided overjbY,B Bishop McTyeire.
This conference END Eees nearly all of
the State of Maryland, the District of
Columbia, part of Virginia and West
Virginia and a little of Pennsylvania.
The conference has 1877 members upon its
roll besides there is a lay delegation Of
four memb bers from each OF the eight dis
tricts.
A. NJ. E. CHURCH,
The Baltimore conference of the African
NJ. L. Church will meet at Annapolis on
the 2Sth of April, and will be presided
over by Bishop Wayman, of Baltimore.
The conference has 10 stations and num-
ber of missions, and has 20 ministers on
ministers on the roll. There are three
districts, and the presiding elders are Rev.
James II. Johnson, Rev. w. H. Brown
and Rev. Jas A. Handy.
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Roll Of Honor, Jamison Corner.

The following pupils have reached an
average of 80 per cent. or above, in recita-
tion, department and attendance for the
month ending February 28: Elmer Bend
Ter, Elsie Cleaver, Florence Lofiand,
Julia Lofand. Omitted for the month
ending Jan. 3lst, Elmer Bender Julia
Lof1and.
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Roll of Honor. Summit Rr,dos

The following names are on the Roll
OF Honor, for the last month :-Lillie
Jones for the last two months. George
Boys, John Davis, Ella Degen, Purnal
Davis, John Miller, John Sartain.
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THE NEW MIKADo.

A merchant alone In desoIate store
Sang Willow, titwillow, titwiIlow ~
1 said to him, why are you pacing the floor,
Singing Willow, titwillow, titwillow?'"
" Alas ~ he replied, as he smothercd his cries
'' 1 thought it was nonsense to advertise,
And now I've no custom at all but the flies,
Oh, willow, titwilIow, titwillow! !"
-Springfield Republican.
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'Tis winter now-but spring will blossom
soon,
And flowers will lean to the embracing air
And the young buds will.vie with them to
share
Each zephyr's soft caress; and when the
moon
Bends her new silver bow, as if to fling
Her arrowy lustre through some vapor's
wing, T
The streamlets will return the glance of
night
From their pure, gliding mirrors, set by
spring
Deep in rich frames of clustering chrysolite,
Instead of winters crumbled sparks of
white. Park BegJdnin.
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New Postmaster for De,m.r

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The Post
master General to-day appointed Martin
NJ. Ellis postmaster at Dclmar, Sussex
county, Del.
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! Na.u Advertisements.

The following new advertisements appear
IN this issus Of the TRANsoRTPT:
Wanted.
-Terrapin Supper
e. w, Stevens-Groceries.
pnbIic sale-Hannah Stats.
: Citizens' National Bank Statement.
People,s National Bank Statement
P. Mcdowell q Son-Mules and
Horses.
Public sale of Household Goods-J. f.
Elfason.
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BUCKLEN's ARNICA SALvE.-The
best salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises,
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores,
letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and pos
itively cures Piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale by DR.. J. Glib
son Carroll.
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Obituary.
MRS. LYDIA A. puNNINa.

Mrs. Lydia A. Dunning, wife of post
master Dunning died at her home here
this morning about nine o'clock. She
was born on Bohemia Manor, a daughter
OF the late Major John Jones, of this place
and was 40 years and months of age.
Mrs. Dunning was graduate of Nor
ristown Seminary, and lady Of very fine
mind and much natural literary talent.
In character she was of most excellent
disposition, kind and affectionate. Max
ing profession of her faith in Christ at the
age of thirteen years she was ever a con-
sistent Christian, faithful alike to her God
and her church. Though an invalid for
many years she bore the pains and suffer-
ings of disease without a murinur and
met the prospect or death with remark
able tortitude, and only looked upon 1t as
release from present things which were
SO grievous to the enjoyment of treas
ures above for the faithful. Besides her
husband she leaves son and daughter to
grieve her departure.
VILLA NJ FLINTHAM.
William Flintham, one of the most sue.
cessful farmers hereabouts, died at his
residence in Middle Neck on Saturday
morning, which was the anniversary of
his birthday and he was "a years
old. Mr.. Flintham had always lived on
the same farm and first saw the light
amid the scenes upon which he finally
alnQpd hic in uo
ergetic, frugal man and very successful
in the pursuits to which he devoted his
life. His work was done intelligently
and with a perfect understanding of all
the conditions governing the production
of the best results in farming, and in con-
sequence his profits in peach and grain
culture were almost uniformly high. In
private character Mr.. Flintham was
man of the strictest integrity, a most ex-
cellent citizen, and withal friendly and
courteous in his intercourse with his fell
lows, which won for him many friends.
OF Mr.. Flintham's ancestors it is relat-
ed that his great great grandfather landed
at New Castle from England with seven
teen sons. Two Of these sons remained
in Delaware and one of these two, Mr..
Flintham's great grandfather, Benjamin |
Flintham, settled on the farm in Middle |
Neck upon which Mr.. Flintham spent |
his life. The fifth generation of Flinthams1
now occupy the homestead in Middle |
Neck. The fifteen remaining sons of the |
original Flintham went south as far as |
North Carolina, and in the succeeding |
years and owing to difficult communica- |
ton, the cquaintanceship of the two
branches of the family was allowed to |
lapse until they have become utter stran-
gers to each other. Mr.. Rlintham's mo-
ther was Miss Sterling, decendent of
Lord Sterling.
In 1858 Mr.. Flintham married Miss
Carrie King, of Alexandria Va, and his
wife, three daughters and one son survive
him. He always made it a rule to
invest a good share OF his profits in real
estate, and was the possessor of four tlne
farms three in Middle Neck, and one
in Kent County, Md, which many
consider one of the finest, if not the finest
in Maryland.
His funeral took place from his resid-
ence on Wednesday afternoon, the inter-
ment being made at st. Anne's ceme-
tery,
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About People You Know.

Mrs. r. T. Cochran, is not sick, but
on the contrary is enjoying her usual
good health.
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CaTARnH is disease of the mucous men,
brane, almost invariably originating in the
nasal passages and maintaining its strong
hold in the head. Elys Cream Balm will
cure catarrh in its worst stages, and gives
immediate relief from cold in head. 1t con-
tains no injurious drugs. Price fifty cents.
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THE MARKETS.

MIDDLETOWN GRAIN MARKET.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY JOHN w. JoLLs.
WHEAT-No. !, 95ICORN-
No. Q, 80 Yellow, 4l900
Timothy Seed 270I White, !, 416DOO
Glover Seed, p b @13I Oats, 35@o0
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He never smoke n word

IHN IINF
But with look of deepest melancholy.
He sat, like patience, on an ottoman,
Watching for his wife to put her bonnet on
Lynn Item.
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Men must work, and women must weep,
And there's little to earn, and many to keep.
C. Kingsley.
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M1ppL LETowN PRopUcE MARKEr.
Business Gossil1.

THE greatest attraction in town is Hard
castles five and ten cent counter, you will
be surprised at the article you can buy for
Scents,
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PUBLIC SALE! !

The undersigned, intending to discontinue
farming, will sell at public sale ather resi-
dence, on the road leading from Warwick
IN RohnInja Mills on
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AT THE THEATRE.
The curtains up, the plays begun,
strain my neck to see the fun.
And why? In front sit two fair girls,
With large, round bonnets DER their curls
The curtain falls, the play is done,
have seen nothing of the fun,
And why? In front sat two fair girls,
With large round bonnets DER their curls.
Life.
Some look to man for strength and mid
When faith Is weak, and heart afraid,
Yet find that in theirsday of need
They lean upon broken reed
A treacherous stafr. But blest Is he
Who leans, Almighty God, on thee.
The house built firmly on o rock
Fears not the raging tempest's shock;
SO they whose faith, and hope and love,
Are fixed on Christ and things above,
Remain unInoved-and blest is he
Whose help is found, o Goo, lin thee.
Il. Squire.
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Monday, March 15,
8 Head Of Horses and Colts

8 Head Of Horses and Colts !:
- No. 1.-Flora, brown mare nine
sz years. old, good worker and driver.
VIZ No. 2.-Fannie, bay mare coming
Ags&fve years old. good driver.
good worker and No. 1 family horse.
No. 4-Belle, sorrel mare coming five years
old, good worker and first-class driver.
old, very promising, by Scathelock.
No. 6.-Orphan Boy, sorrel colt coming
three years old, fine size, Hambletonian
stock.
No. T. Charlie, sorrel colt coming two
years, fine style and action.
No. 8.-Dolly, sorrel mare twelve years old,
good brood and work mare in foal.
No. 9.-Mack, bay horse seven years old,
good worker and O firstclass family horse
IL Head Of Cattle:
6 Good Milch Cows, some
pro profit others sIsars Will WILL be by day Of
Heifers, one and two years old, ---L@-4
Fat Cow, sold for cash, 5 Chester White
Shoats, very fine. &8TFarming Implements
good order, 2 No. 10 oliver Chilled Plows,
Moore Pillow, Wiley Plow, Corn Plows,
3Wood Frame Cultivators, Iron Cultivator
with Corn Cover attached, Twin Harrow,
"A" Harrow, new, Roller, / Grain F n,
Grain Drill, Osborn Binder, in good order,
Oh ampion Reaper and Mower Combined,
Wheat Rake in good order, York Wagon
OF Plow Harness, Collars, Brides, One-half
Bushel Measure, l Bushel Basket, Shovels
Forks, and many other articles too mum err
GUS to mention.
TERMS OF SALE All sums of $40 and under.
cash !; all sums over $40 a credit of ten
months will be given, by purchaser giving
DankaDle mole with approved endorser, with
til conditions are complied with. Sale to COM
mence ut 10 O'Clock a. m.
5. nj. ENos, Auctr. HANNAH STAATS.
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We NAV si,,,trna
AT THE THEATRE.

W may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which We run at,
And lose by oyerrunning. -shakspere.
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ITO ADvERTIsERs.-Low Rates for ad-
i vertfsing in 9SI Good newspapers sent
free. Address GEO. p. ROWELL & Co, 10
Spruce St., n y. 26feb4w-r
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HTANTED.-Partner' in wholesale Prod.
w Com. Business with S., 900 to s. 600; trade
established; location the best Address ID, S.
R., 2I2 Union street, Phila.
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EeEcIAL NOTICE.

ON the label Of each paper will be
sound the date Of expiration OF the sub
scriptIon. III this date is wrong please
notify MS at once. Iryou are In arrears
,,,...e remit at once.
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Total,
STATE OF DELAWARE, 1
N1,,,,4xr Of Naxu nocf1n Do

/, Jno. S. Crouch, Cashier OF the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
JNO. S. CROUCH, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
5th day of March, 1886.
W.N. WILSON, N. P.
HENRY CLAYTON, )D,uo.
Correct-Attest: JOHN A. REYNOLDS, Drec' IRE
B. T. BIGGs, uoiS'
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She stretch,ds m. vain tpreach theprize-
What female heart can geid despiseg
/. 1T Gray.
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rr,dav Astsrsnioon. March S, 1855.

STpscuIPrroN r R4TEss-Two Dollars Year;
One dollar for six Months payable in ad-
Anvppr1sIKG RAT1s.-Eight cents line for
rst inserto Eour Sa Gems g ne aa nor @acn
- - as ttTeive lines Standing advertisements
et et ,sS ss,esisI rates Business Gossip notices,
Ten centsa line each Insertion. Obituaries
11u ~, ua11tveI.tisements inserted among reading
matter. o. No free advertising.
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No. COJq.

DEPORT OF THE CONDITION of the
u PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK, at Mid
dletown. in the State of Delaware, at the
close of business, December, 24th, 1886:
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