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Middletown transcript., 1886-09-30
"FoR GOD AND HOME AND NATIVE
LAND"
. M. Q. n. u.

W. ~ u. u.
The Seventh Annual Convention of ths
Delaware Woman's Christian Temper
| ance Union will be held at Wilmington
on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
October 6th, 7th and 9Th, 1886.
The business session will be held in
The First Presbyterian Church, corner oi
tenth and Market Streets. The Conven.
ton will open on Wednesday, October
9th, at 2, p. M.
On wednesday evening there will be q
formal welcome to delegates and friends
by the Pastors of the city, and the Annual
Address Of the President, Mrs. Martin
dale.
On Thursday evening, Mrs. Emily Nc
Laughlin, Of Boston, will address Mass
Meeting.
The session on Friday evening will be
under the auspices of the Young
Wolnen's Christian Temperance Union
OF the State, and especially devoted to the
interests of their work. It is hoped that
Mrs. Frances J. Barnes, Of York, Ma
tional Superintendent of the 7. w. g. T.
o. Dept will be present.
Each local organiza ton Of the W. G. T.
U. and 7. W. G. T. u. is entitled to send
five delegates. Let there be full repre-
sentation.
Where there are no Local Umioas, It is
earnestly requested that the Pastor of each
Church will appoint one Delegate.
Entertainment will be provided for all
members OF the Convention. All desir-
ing homes will please send their names
at the earlies moment, to Miss Semple,
No. 902 Market Street, Wilmington, Del.
For orders for reduced Railroad fare
apply to Mrs. Mary L. Cox, Middletown
Del. t
MRS. A. HI. MARTINDALE, President.
MARGERET s. HILLEs, Recording Sec'y.
Wilmington, DEL, Sept. 9Th, 1886. -
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a pelicious ConseFFyyee. 81 Ppeacnes.

an sure you will be pleased with ths
tolloWing delicious conserve: Peel and Cd
into slices about six or eight perfectly ript
and luscious peaches. Place them with tht
following ingredients in rather shallow
earthenwa dish About one pound of caster
sugar, three cloves left whole, few pieces
of cinnamon, a little candied peel cut into small
Jumps and two glasses of port. Set it in 6
moderate oven for one hour. Then, wher
quite cold, place layer on the bottom o
glass dishes and fill each one with cold
boiled custard, Serve with sponge cake. = I
is simply superb - ? - -
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Use ':Atlas. G. E. Haktl.
EIkton Murder case.

Paul Reed has been convicted in the
Cecil county court, of murder in.the hrst
degree for the killing Of William Green
aliasa Bflly the toker.,af lIfUl4
= George Mannon, his accomplice in the
crime is now on trial, and on the stand
telling the story of the killing.
[" Billy the Joker, who made his
home in an old barge near Chesapeake
City and sold whisky on the Wy, was
found on March 18th in q dying condition
from wounds on the head. Several
weeks afterward George Mannon; a
farmers son. and Paul Reed, negro
were arrested and both made partial con-
fessions, duplicating each other. 1t ap-
peared that they had gone to the barge TO
rob the old recluse who was believed 10
have money there concealed and, after
buying some whiskey from him. hao
knocked him down with stone-mason's
hammer, infiicting the wounds thai
caused his death. Reed seems to have
elected trial by court instead eff BY jpEy
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Matrimonial.
cARpEsTER-coHwELL,


At noon on Tuesday the 2sth inst, took
place the wedding Of Miss Mary Cowgirl Con-
well, only daughter Of the late Myers G. Con.
we'll to Horace Thompson Carpenter, now Of
Chicago. After an organ overture, Is
choristers marched into the church from the
adjoining chapel, the singing being heard in
the distance before they entered, and passed
up the main aisle % the chaneel, taking seats
to the left Of Che Right Rev. Bishop Lee,
who performed the ceremony. Following
the Rev. T. Gardner Littsn who Drought
up the rear Of the choristers, came the six
ushers, Levi O. Bird, Richard Carpenter.
Alex. Corbit, of Odessa, Eli <. Price, Jr., Of
Philadelphis, J. Wheeler of Bryn Mawr, and
W. Lea Ferris. The bride, in q handsome
faille Francais gown, with an embroidered
crepe front and q long train and veil came in
on the arm Of her uncle, William R. Coch.
ran Of Middlstown.3 The groom and his
best man, Judge Walter Cummins, swaited
her at the altar. After the ceremony the
bridal party and the relatives of the bride
and groom partook Of q wedding breakfast at
l40l Broome street, where the many. elegant
presents could bs seen. Mr.. and Mrs. Car
penter will make their home in Chicsgo.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
E. 7. Warner, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Corbit
and Miss Corbit Mrs. William Green, Mr..
Cuthbert Green, Mrs. Robert A. Cochran.
Mrs. Edward Reynolds, Mr.. William n.
Cochran and family, and Dr.. and Mrs. Hamil-
ton, Mrs. James Price Winchester, (nee Nc
Oomb} Miss McComb, Mrs. General j. ii.
Wilson, Miss Wilson, Mrs. Theodore Rogers.
Miss Rogers, Mrs. General George Inu.
Deputy Attorney General John Biggs, Mrs.
Howard Haman of Baltimore, Mrs. Jude 3
Bradford, Mrs. Charles M. Curtis, Mrs. Caleb
Ohurchman, Miss Louise johnson, Mis-
Johnston, Miss ,Bootes, Miss Richardson
Miss Vaughan and Joseph A. Richardson.G-.
Every Evening. .5ia .lI'gss
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A New Steamboat for the Tolcheste
COmnanY.

A New Steamboat for the COLCHESTER
Company.
The Tolchester Steamboat Company
has contracted with William e. Woodall
& Co. to build for them large side
wheel steamboat Of the composite type
with five watertight compartments and
fitted out in first-class style in every par
ticular. The new boat will be three
decker and licensed to carry from 1,500
to 1000 persons. The machinery and
boiler contract has been awarded to
Messrs Charles Reeder & Sons, which will
be of the most improved kind. The conn
pany appreciates Baltimore mechanics'
work and distributes its money among
them. The steamer is to be ready for
service In the early part of next spring,
SO that the public can look fora fine and
comfortable steamer next year for excur-.
sionists.-Baltimore Paper.
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Sussex County Democratic Conven-
tiOn

Sussex County Democratic Conven
ti0n.
Tho Democratic primaries in SUSSEX
county to elect delegates to the count,
convention was bitterly. contested b.
both factions Of the party and at the clos
ing Of the polls and up to the time Of tht
assembling of the convention ON Tuesday
both sides claimed the victory.
On the assembling Of the convention al
Georgetown on Tuesday the Gray men
secured control of the organization and
made Martin Ellis, of Little Greek, chair.
man. The following ticket was made
which is said to leave the anti-administra.
tionists only two representations;T
Senators.-Little Creek, Thomas Ba-
con Broadkiin, John b. Dorrnan.
Representatives.-Lewes and Reho-
both, Lemuel Waples; Broad Creek,
George W. MCGEE Indian River, Will
liam Perry Baltimore, W. r, McCabe ;
North West Fork, W. G. Rust; Cedar
Creek. II. R. Wilson, and Dagsboro, r.
w. Daisey. -
Levy Court-Dagsboro, 81. B. Mitchell;
Cedar Creek. G. G. Albeit; Nanticoke,
Charles Tatmani; Seaford, Charles w. Le-
Gates North West Fork, Joseph r. Rec
ords Indian River, Thomas A. Joseph.
The action Of the Sussex convention Is
said to be additional evidence that Sena-
tor Gray will be his own successor. He
will have votes from New Castle, 6 from
Kent, and Z from Sussex, giving him 10
votes out Of 80; it would! not be surpris-
ing If he gets % votes. The Nests is
authority for saying that there are votes
which Mr.. Gray positively cannot get.
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ceus of FAN Poetry.

Gems OF Fall Poetry.
"once more the liberal year laughs out.
DER richer stores than gems or gold,
Once more with harvest song and shout,
Is natures blocdless triumph told.
our common mother rests and sings.
Like Ruth, among her garnered sheaves
Her lap Is full Of goodly things,
Her brow is brightwith autumn leaves
Whittier.
Later the fiush Of the sunrise sweeps,
shortening the reign OF the slow-comine
day;
Earlier shade Of the twilight creeps
over the swallows sl<imming away;
Crickets their notes have begun,
summer Is done.
dreamy languor fingers
Like lost perfume in the air
An odor shed
From flowers dead,
An echo of rare songs that were.
gentle light diffuses
Through the strange. mysterious haze
The smokes that rise
In azure dyes
From funeral pyres Of other days.
We walk i'm pleasant places
That fond summer loved the most;
Again we meet
In converse sweet,
For summer haunts them Hike ghost.
Anon.
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imrs,e m the Ar.

Do you want to be made happyf Then
call on Geo. G. Rowe, at Dunning's Book
and Stationery Store and examine the
celebrated Chicago Cottage Organ, first
class instrument at very low figure a
written guarantee giveto each purchaser
We have the agency for the Weber Piano.
/ shall keep in stock other musical in
sxuments. Sheet Music and Music Books
will be furnished at publishers prices.
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FRoM OUR ooRREsPoNDENTs.

The Earthquake and how to Look
at 1t.
Mr.. EDIToR.-"And there shall be fam.
ines and pestilence and earthquakes in di
vers- places. Matt 2l;5 hen these
things begin to come to pass lift up your
heads for your redemption draweth
nigh. Lake, 2l:78:
It natural for worIdlings and supeh
fetal professors Of religion to be terrified
and affrightsd at this Unusual visitation.
but TO the Christian who is watching for
his Lord, it ID but one Of the heralds OF
of his second adysnt. Should they not
look forward with eager Joy to his speedy
coming when they see the signs he speaks
of 80 exactly fulfilled7 Z, : = liz 9
Has the Christian any right to be ter
rified? Is it not "a zSiishonor to his gra-
cious Master who has promised to- protect
and deliver all who trust in him. God
makes trust the ground Of delfverance.
The wicked Israelites were delivered
every time they trusted, simply because
they trusted, and shall we, who have had
~ AiuOus uOOpCs OAPoAiOuCo Vi lis AO'O
and goodness, do less?
We can afford to be calm and trium-
phant in the midst of danger, for we have
his own word to rest on. There shall
mo evil happen to lthee,'' and we know
,thatleSery event however dark it may
seem will result in good, only good to
those who love him. Shall we not glor-
ify and honor him by quiet trust and joy
ful confdencef sitsi ts
There are 80 distinct commands in the
Bible to fear not. Shall we obey ? We
have no right to be afraid. Fear is one
of the things our Saviour came to deliver
us from. He has given his word, 'Noth-
ing shall by any means harm you." Oh
that our faithless hearts might realize the
truth of those words. si,. IA.
Though every one will deplore the suf-
fering consequent on these moneptous
"Signs of the times" yet we know "these
things must needs be-" They are, but
preliminary to the ushering in OF the
glory. Therefore we can say
with David. "God is our refuge and
strength. A very present help in trou-
BILE therefore will we not fear, though the
earth be removed and the mountains
carried into the midst Of the sea- ~
Baltimore, Sept. 1885.
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tEhy People Oughs to go 20 Church.
Mr.. ED1ToR.-You published recently
some reasons why people do not 60 to
church. Will you kindly permit me
to give some reasons why they ought to
go. Some non-church goers excuse them
selves on the ground that there is no
command to that effect int Bible, and
some good christians are unable to refute
this assertion. f.ss..5s
Let me quote few texts in reference to
this duty Lev. 80, Eye shall keep my
sabbath and reverence my Sanctuary.s
This is repeated several times among
other commands to the children of Is
rael! Dept. 1876, aThe place which the
Lord your God shall choose to put to His
name there, even unto his habitation,
shall ye seek, and hitheri thou shalt
come. !" The Tabernacle was erected by
the special command and direction Of
God, and afterward the Temple, that the
people might assemble themselves and
publicly worship Him. They were re-
quired to present themselves on the
Sabbath day, none were excused. 1t
never occurred to any Jew to absent him
self from ths.servioe because the wealth.
or was cold or hot, or inclement, or his
apparel shabby. Our Lord set us the ex-
ample of public worship, and we have no
more right to refuse to follow Him in
this particular than in any other. st.
Paul commands as not to forsake the as
sembling of ourselves together. 1t is
true that all who go to church are not
good Christians, but they stand a far bet
ter chance of becoming such than those
who do not go, for there they hear Gods
word read, and preached, and this is the
means he has provided for the eonver-
sion of souls. Surely all true Christians
who are able make it q practice to attend
public worship regularly, and the more
they advance in holiness and rightness
of living, the more are the services of the
sanctuary enjoyed.
, Church going may seem but duty,
simple act OF obedience to the young |
Christian, but with the growth of the |
spiritual life the duty becomes pleasure.
a precious privilege. The only right and |
sure way to begin our journey heaven
ward is by simple obedience to all OF
Gods commands. 1t will not do to trihe
with God. ,aeacceptss only whoIeheart-
ed service.
M.DEL.s.
Baltimore, Sept. 1886. ....
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sionists. baltimore Paper.
Handy rhInea to. KNOW.

- = T-Fl
Here are some figures and rules very handy
to know and have at hand in the mind or on
paper.
A rod is ls} feet high or 81 yards.Cll Z
A mile is 800 rods.
mile 1850 yards. % -
A mile is $3.50 feet. f
IA square foot is LA square inches. -
A square yard contains . square feet. 4
A square rod is s72s square feet.
An crscontains g, $50 square feet.
An acre contains 4s4o square yards.
Aa acre contains 100 square rods.
"a section or square mile contains $40
Asquar Ter section lso acres. -
Aa acre,jsss rods vide BY 20 rods long. =
An acre Is 10 rods wide by is rods long. I
An acre is abont 2Osa feet square. -. 49, =
Ia solid foot contains ls2a solid inches. sg,,,
"a pint [of water) weighs pound.
"A solid foot OF water weighs B22 pounds.
.Agallon (of watef) holds 23l solid inches!
"A gallon Of nix Weighs 9 pounds and 10
"A pint tof water J holds s2sE solid inches
(2s.8.5 i,s.sso.,. 5 H.,5s553. -ig.l..i g !
A barrel t2l3 gallons bolds II solid feet
(4,2ll). s41a4 5ssg s. q q
"a solid foot con tains nearly n solid Pints
(7.4s) - sss.ssis. .i5is'iS & SE - 2
A bnshei struck) contains 2lbo solid
inches. sslg vgl7f e5 q = 49, = e
A busbeI (heaping ocontains IT struck
bushels. .--------.-- --'---s
A struck bushel contains about Il solid
feet - tf- ~
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The water Meeting.

After one Gff0re which was failure,
about go Of the citizens Of Middletown got
together on Monday evening last, al
Town Hall, to discuss the subject of q
water supply for Middletown.
Mr.. Nathaniel Williams was first nolni-
/ mated for chairman, but he pleaded ur-
gent business and was excused, and Mr..
w. p. Biggs was elected to the chair. Mr..
Martin B. Burris was then made secre-
tary.
Alex L. Moreau, at the call of the chair,
then stated the object Of the meeting.
He said that the meeting had been called
merely TO discuss means OF furnishing
water supply for Middletown. He said
that al. were sgreed that we want water,
but there was no settled opinion as to
how we should obtain IL, and the meeting
had boen called to discuss the ques-
ton. He said we need water works for
household purposes, for sprinkling the
streets, and above all for protection
against fire.
VIM. 8. Heger, of the Edison Light
Co., made statement to the effect that If
the people of Middletown were unwill-
ing to assume the expense Of the putting
in Of water works his company would
like to put them In and run them. This
he said they could do In connection with
their electric light plant at much less
cost than II an entire new plant were put
In for the water supply. BE said II the
town decided TO assume the expense
and put in water system on its own ac-
count his company would like to be CON-
sidered In the light Of bidders to do the
work. But he urged the connection Of
the water works with the light
supply on the score Of economy. ~
After some desultory discussion bear
ing on the question. Mr.. A. q. Coz offer
ed the following resolution
Resolved. That the question aShall
Middletown have water supplyf'h be
put to the property holders, both male
and female OF Middletowny to be voted
upon. ,Ha b-fif a l3
Mr.. Nathaniel Williams moved that
the words /" property holders" bestricken
out OF the resolution and the word "tax-
ables" substituted.
The resolution as amended was adopted
by a using vote Of % to 4.
"A motion was offered by A.G. Cox
that committee Of five be appointed by
the chair to name day and call an cleo
tion for the purpose Of voting on the said
proposition. This motion was also second
ed and carried.
The chair appointed Messrs. A. G.
Cox, Nathaniel Williams, Thomas Cav
ender, Henry Clayton, and George w.
Wilson on said committee.
It was also ordered that the. chair ap-
point another committee Of five to pre-
pare papers discussing and setting forth
the advantages 10 be derived from such
improvements, as well as disadvantages.
These papers are to be read at tasubsequent
meeting to be held at the call Of the chair
man. etal4E .i Sfs4eis W LI55
Mr.. Wash Rothwell moved that female
taxables be allowed TO vote by proxy.
This motion was seconded, but on sub
sequent motion was laid on the tabl
by vote Of IL tot. e
The meeting then adjourned subject to
the call Of the chair.
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TO Whom It May Concern !
The following explains itself =: z
Havre de Grace, Sep. q

HaVr6 De Graces sep zBi 30.
DIR. j. GIBSON CARRoLL.-Dear Sir
Enclosed please find check for bill Of
Sep, 10th, 1886. Send me dozen more
Kehnedy's Chill Breaker. N has givess
ssni1ef'sat satisfdctson and will have 4
good demand for it to our mutual benefit
Yours Truly. WIN. @. KING.
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We hare very good " 1g inch stock
". P. Boards at SEQ per 1000 feet o,
SIS 6 Spot Cash." "either in til,
rough" or rabbeted 81 inch deep. G.,
~ HnkiU IA eF..5fUt,A SIT
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PeninsnIa Pickines.


The Dean Wooden Company, at New
ark, will soon increase all the wages II
their mills. IaAW III fl
i = The new B. & o. Express ONCE y
open for business In Wilmington, at NO
4l6 Market street. Cheaper express rate
are natural consequences.
The oyster planters Of Chincoteagu'
Island are said TO have taken recently
from Folly creek, on the seaside, mort
than ten thousand bushels OF oysters for
planting purposes. ET
Immense shipments ofsTeet potatoes
continue to be made from Accomack 70
Baltimore. In addition to what the sail
boats carry, the steamers are frequently
compelled TO leavs hundreds Of barrels at
the wharves.
- The machine shop and basket factory
of J. A. Huey, at seaford. were burned
on Wednesday morning Of last week az
about $50 o'clock. Mr.. Huey's loss Will
reach $1,000 with no insurance. Coul-
bourn & Bros, coal and lumber sheds were
damaged to the extent of $500 or s400
y .f -, -
- The wicomlco court opened at Sails
bury yesterday. The grand jnry is busy
on the Evsrsman murder lease. The
states attorney claims to be in possession OF
very damaging evidence against the sus-
pected murderer, Robinson, which will be
divulged at the proper times Il isreported
that Robinson told some parties Saturday
that If search was made In certain field
near the murdered mans store some
bloody clothes would be found buried,
but search failed to reveal anything.
= Collector Pickels adyertises that he
will receive until noon of October 18th
sealed proposals for the sale of property
suitable'a as a site for the public building
authorized to be erected In Wilmington.
The dimensions Of the lot, If corner lot
must approximate not less than 140x170.
feet and if not q corner lot mot less than
21Ox140 feet. The width of the alleys ~
ing adjacent can be deducted from these
The buildings on theprop-
erty selected are to be retained and re-
moved by the owner. eH
An Easton, Nd, dispatch to the
SAs, dated Monday, says:
For some time past q feeling Of dissatisfac-
lion has existed ON the part Of Isorne Of
The cadets and others at the Maryland
Military and Naval Academy at Oxford
against the associate superintendent
Professor j. M. G. Johnston. It cuimina- |
led on last Saturday night, when num-
Der Of masked cadets entered the .profes-
,or's room, and while portion Of them
held him PROSTATE on the floor, others with |
Ihears, dexterously removed from his
ace luxuriant growth Of red whiskers.
Z is rumored that the professor lef for |
,arts unknown early Sunday morning. |
me result Of the impromptu tonsorial
'peration has made demand for the
and even single stands are at a
to be kept as mementoes OF the
ccasion. Colonel Burgess, the principal,
icing absent, it Is not known what fe-
ults will follow.
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1T Is ESTIMATED that there are one hundred
thousand sufferers from hay fever in the
United States number about four tunes
greater thaa the regular standing army.
This number could be reduced to a mere
regiment If all would resort to Eiy's cream
Balm sszfs5d
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The History OF Beer.

On the strength of an old distieh,
Turkey, carps, hops, picierel and beeEy
Game into England allin one year,
Tacitus states that the ancient Germans drew
liquor from barley or some other grain, and
fermented it SO as TO resemble wine; but thu
clear and golden liquid. foaming bright and
sparkling over the tankard, formed one of the
founts of felicity Of the heroes of the halls ol
Odin.
No vegetable bitter or chemists art has yet
been discovered to take the place of the cool,
wholesome bitter ofthe hop.
The French used to be exceedingly super
cilious regarding beer, but have become con-
verted, and all the more SO at table, because
they pretend that its coldness is an amiable
excuse for middle-dinner DRAM as q
delicate corrective, and slyly admit that the
aromatic bitter restores the sated appetite.
At every cafe may now be seen delicate cut
and engraved glass carafes filed with the
foaming andre liquid brought from Stras-
burg -
In the Promptorium Parrulorum Of ! 40
there is record Of Hoppe seede Tor beyre."
As early as the Heptarchy in the laws of
Ind, King Of Wessex, ale is mentioned, and
it is expressly named ID the reign Of Edward
the confessor
When hops were frst spoken of By Pliny,
the delicate young shoots were eaten as
vegetable, and when their first cultivation
was introduced from Flanders as an ingredi-
eat in beer, in sl525, Parliament was petit
toned against "a wicked weed that would
spoil the taste Of the drink and endanger the
people. Naturally the people liked the
piquant bitter, and therefore were willing to
be endangered to wash down the daily fare
OF the poorer classes, consisting always :of
bacon, beans, salt beef and cabbagesf
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/" The harvest is past and the san,sae,
IS ended, /" the Painting season is here
and rapidly passing. ATLAS
PAINT is the most baadsoms, most
dErable and the best, as sOellas Tie cheap
est. Fully Guaranteed. References : The
many buildings in MiddIetown and
sieinity painted Nth ATLAS .PAIN7
several years since, and yet fresh a.
nesOly painted. Call and see the aAtld,
Portfolio Of Artistic Desigas''- Painted
Buildings. G.. 3. HukiN. (s.)4I'
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Tnsifvidual,t,es.

MFR. Edward Harper, and wife, o
New York City, have been visiting Mr
Harry Davis on Broad street. 1911
= Mr.. Richard 4. Lockwood toi
Philadelphia, is visiting relatives here.
Miss Alice Hardcastle, of Ceciitoni
has been visiting friends In town.
- Mr.. H. N. Willis IL at Beach Haven,
Nj
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Nev a Advertisements.

The following new advertisements appear
IN this issue OF the TRANSCRIPT:
f.vsters.--Wm. Hates.
- Great Irish Struggle:
= steamer Clio Time Caro-.
NeW Home Sewing Machine;
Eichman-Merchant Tailor.
Gsor1e Echenhofer-W western Ewes.
S Pnbiic Sale of Desirable dwelling
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When Baby was sick. we gave her CASTORIA :
When she was Child. she cried for CAsTORIA
When she became Miss, she elung TO cAsT0RIA
When she had Children, she gave them CASTA