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Middletown transcript., 1886-09-16
Obituary.

Curtis B. Ellison, an old and very highly
esteemed citizen of Pencader hundred, diet
At his home near Kirkwood on last Fridaj
morning. His health had been failing fors
number OF years and he had been confined
to his room about two months. Mr.. Ellison
was ruling elder in st. Georges Presbyter-
ian Church and widely-known and honored
business man. he had served term in the
State Legislature and his name was several
times mentioned in connection with the nomi.
nation for govern or of Delaware, an Office he
was in every way fitted to adorn. Mr.. Eli
son was also director in the Citizens. Bank
of Middletown for many years. He was
agent in this section for the Farmers Mutual
Insurance Company of Wilmington, and was
q director in the company at the time of his
death.
In early life Mr.. Ellison taught school, but
the major portion Of his life was spent in
farming and kindred pursuits, in connection
with his insurance business. About forty
years ago he bought farm of 700 acres near
Mt. Pleasant and subsequently, sold 300 acres
of it to bis father, Jonathan Ellison, which is
now owned by Jonathan EIlison's heirs. =
After living on his Mt. Pleasant proper tys
about 10 years he disposed ofthe remaining
400 acres, which, after several changes, is now
owned By VIM. H. Houston, and purchased
his Kirkwood farm upon which he resided
until his death.
Mr.. Ellison was q man ofsterling integrity
and of good business capacity, He was the
father of l3 children, 9 of whom survive
him. Thomas B., Eugene L., and James v.
Ellison Mrs. Mary F. Holten, ofMiddletown,
Mrs. Lydia Paxson, and the Misses Laursna,
Anna, Julia and Lidie P. Ellison. The four
daughters who died before him were Clara,
Sarah Elizabeth, and twin sister who died
in infancy, and Letitia.
The funeral took place on Sunday, the at
tendance being very large. Services were
at his late residence by the Rev.
Mr.. Walker, of the St. Georges Church and
The Rev. Mr.. Anderson of the Glasgow
Hhnrch
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The Harvest Moon.

The September moon reached the full
Monday. This is what is called the har-
vest moon, and is in conjunction with
several planets. The sky unrolls an in.
teresting page on September nights for
those who love to gaze upon the twink
ling records. The specially favorable
conditions for the study Of Jupiter and
Saturn must be borne In mind, as we'll as
the employment Of watching these
planets as they rise above the eastern
hills transcendent in beauty, pursue their
stately course to zenith, and slowly des-
cend TO the west. being visible through
out the night. The harvest moon is
another prominent object of beauty, ris-
ing at night almost as soon as the sun has
ret end seeming to prolong the shorten
ingautumnal day with her flood Of silyery
light ~ Z 81 e
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Preferred the Thirty DAYS.

81 am getting tired of continuing this case
for want of an important witness" said the
Judge, impatienhy. "IfMrs. Barkins isn't
in court this afternoon when the case is cali
ed it will go to trlal without her. Mr.. Bar
kins, shall expect you to produce your wife
at two o'clock in this COURT
''Mer' gasped Mr.. Barkins. "Judse you
don't know my wife. Produce her And
he groaned. Cpd like to see any living man
produce her if she didn't want to be pro-
duced." ~ r. NJ Be"t.y
AZ shall send you to jail for thirty
days for contempt of court if you don't bring
her here and I'll settle with her afterward,"
said the Judge, sternly.
"Make ont the mittimus, Judge" said
Mr.. Barkins, shaking his head sadly. "You
don't know her. Thirty days aim tnuthiu."
Chicago Tribune.
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low their nomination. This was agreed

low their nomination. This was agreed
to and the convention re-assembled.
Here to make, assurance doubly sure, the
Gray delegates presented a resolution, and
it was adopted practically without oppo-
sion, providing that all the legislative
nominees of the convention should pledge
themselves to support Mr. Gray next VIM
ter. Then The hundreds were given per-
mission to name their respective candi-
dates with The following result: &
State senators-John e. Collins, Duck
Creek, and DIR. Beniah L. Lewis, Mispil-..
lion.
representative Franklin Temple,
Kenton Peter E. Lowber, Little Creek !;
Philemon Scotten, West Dover John II.
Jones, East Dover; William r. AIiaband,
North Murderkill; J. Wesley Taylor,
South Murderkill and John Harrington,
Milford.
Peter E. Lowber, John II. Jones, Will
liam r. Allaband and John Harrington
are the four Lore men who are bound to
vote for Gray. The other five and sena-l
tor Cooper Of Kenton, who is holding
over, are original Gray men. Hence, if
the Democrats carry. New Castle and
Kent counties, Senator Gray will receive
seventeen votes, ten from Kent and seven
from New Castle, or a majority OF three
over all.
The convention completed its work by
the following men for levy
court and for sheriff and coroner:
Levy Court Commissioners-David M.
Cloud, Little Creek; William virdin, Jr.,
West Dover; Thomas A. Reese, Kenton
and Hezekiah Massey, Milford. Il
sheriff-Joseph Mcdaniel, Of Dover.
Coroner Thomas H. Wright, of
A7-ai > T. Il
Smyrna.
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atlas Paint.
A Native American District.


The tenth district of Kentucky, lying in
tne eastern part Of the State and represented
10 congress BY the Hon. VIM. p. Taulbee,
y remarkable for the homogeneous charac-
er OF its population. 1t consists of twenty
counties with an aggregate population, at the
last census, Of about l52, 900. In all of the
twenty counties there are only s44 men,
women, and children of foreign birth. Most
OF these live in the towns Of Winchester and
MT. Sterling. In sixteen counties, with a
population of 1855, there are only sl
foreign-born people. In ten counties, with q
population 1926, there are only Is for
sign born. In five counties, out 80, 3o5 pso-
pie, there are only whose nativity is not
American. Bell, Breathitt, .Letcher, Magofin,
Perry and Wolfe counties have each only one
forsign-born resident; Leslie and Harlan
counties have none.
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Use "Atlas. G. r.. H.acil.
Temperance Rally.


The Temperance Reform party meeting in
R. Lewis Armstrong; woods, in Christiaua
hundred, Thursday afternoon, last week, was
well attended, despite the threatening
weather. 1t was called to order at O'Clock,
p. M by Alfred GaWthrop, chairman Of
the county committee, and organized as
follows: E....
President, James a. Hoftecksr; Vice.
Presidents, Aaron K. Woodward, Henry
White, Abner Hollingsworth, T. B. Smith,
James Armor, Edward Woodward, Calvin
W. 6rossan, Thomas D. Lyman, William
Finn, Joseph Foreman, Abraham T. Armor !,
George W. Todd. Joseph Petitedsmange,
Henry s. Kent, William Brackin, John Finn,
Samuel Cranston, John r. Tatem, John p.
Griffith, DR.. 3. P. Greenleaf, William Mayne,
Henry dupont John R. Lyman, Joseph R.,
Richardson, George W. Brinton, Albert
sheldin, William Richardson, Abraham Ford
and William Robinson.
Richard M. Cooper, the temperance candi-
date for Congress, spoke first and was fol-
lowed by the Rev. T.E.. Terry, pastor Of the
New Castle N. Z. Church, both advocating
registry law and other constitutional. reforms.
Mr.. Hensil Of Philadelphia, William l..
White Of Wilmington, and O. J. Gibbons,
superintendent of the Franklin Reformatory
for inebriates, Philadelphia, also made forci-
Die addresses, which were attentively listened
to.
The next rally will be held at Cold Water
fark, one mile southwest of Christiana, on
tne Eikton road, on Tuesday, September 2lst.
a meeting will be held in Lynam's woods,
near Newport, on October l4th, and one is
oeing arranged for Yorklyn at an early
date. !.
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A Pleasant Gathering at Odessa,

II
On Thursday evening last, the 9th inst,
the residence Of Mr.. William 8. Van
| Dyke, Odessa, DEL, was the centre yof
social gathering that viii long be retnenl-
bered. In the morning 100 cards Of IN
vitation were issued containing: "The
compliments of Mr.. and Mrs. Payne G..
Green for Misses McOolly and Van
Dyke, Thursday evening, the 9th of Sep
tember, Odessa, Delaware" The party
was given by Mr.. and Mrs. Green, In
honor OF Miss Nellie McColly, of Phila-
delphia, and Miss Mary Van Dyke, Of
Odessa. Notwithstanding the inclenn-
ency of the weather, about fifty guests as
sembled on the occasion.
The veranda and lawn were illuminated
by Japanese lanterns and richly decor
ated with flowers, as was also the recep-
ton and dining rooms. At12 o'clock re-
freshments and supper were served. The
long table was bountifully supplied and
ornemented with exquisite taste, not the
least among its attractions being an inn
mense pound-cake beautifully decorated,
while in the centre stood lofty pyramid
of fruits and flowers. Among the guests
were:
Mrs. Richard Ford, of Baltimore, dress
ed in violet nuns yelling with white Span
ish lace. Mrs. Birdsall, of Philadel-
phia, in black satin and white Irish lace,
Mrs. Haneley, of Philadelphia, in
black satin and Irish lace. Miss
Gertrude G. Porter, of Deerfield,
Mass, in light blue nuns yelling. Miss
Julia Cleaver, of Port Penn, in black SUI
rah and lace and pink rose buds. Miss
Lily Kanely, of Earlvilie, Nd, in black
satin and lace with fall flowers. Miss Bes-
sic Kanely, of Earlville Md, in white null |
and embroidery with flowers. Miss Emily
Janvier, of fMcDonough, in cream basket |
cloth and flowers. Miss Anna George. Of !
West Chester, In garnet.
Tbs following Odessa ladies were among |
hose present: Miss Name Feniinore, in
light blue nuns yelling and cream lace.
Miss Bessie Williams, in cream mul
trimmed with rosary lace. Miss Fannie
Williams, in black satin and flowers.
Miss Sallie Corbit, in white null hand
'omely trimmed in embroidery. Miss
Anna Gibson, in light blue nuns yelling
md lace. Miss Mary Appleton, in garnet
and velvet. Misses Emma and
)llie Kanely, in black and brown silk.
Hiss Mailey, in black satin with pink
oses. Miss Mary Peacock in ecru cloth i
nd roses. Miss Nellie McColly in cream
yun's yelling and ottoman silk. Miss
Iary Van Dyke, in peach cloth and lace
nd cream roses. Mrs. Green, in hand
ome gold and black silk, red roses.
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Call for n Meeting OF the Citizens OF
Middletown.
We, the undersigned, respectfully call
for a meeting Of the citizens of Middle
town, at the Town Hall, on the Goth day
Of September, A. D. 1886, at o'clock
p. M, for the purpose of looking into the
necessity Of water works for the town and
setting on foot arrangements to procure
the same.
NJ. B. BURRIs, 8. PENNINGTON,
THos. MASSEY, JR., G. E. HUKILL,
JOHN H. PARvIs, S.M.REYNoLDs& d Co
G. w. w. .NAUDAIN, HENRY CLAYTON,
W. 81. MOORE, J.GIBsoN CARROLL.
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The New silver Certificates.

WASHINGTON, Sept, 1.-THE first INSTALL
ment Of the new issue of ten-dollar silver
certificates was received at the Treasury De-
partmert to-day, and quite number Of them
were put into circulation. It ID underatood
that they win be freely used tomorrow In
making the semi-monthly payments to en-
ployes in the departments generally. The
new issue bears portrait of the late Vice
President Hendricks, taken from q photo
graph furnished by Mrs. Hendricks. The
likeness is generally pronounced good, but it
is understood that Mrs. Hendricks was very
much disappointed with the engraver's proof,
which she says does not do her deceased hus-
band Justice
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Tnflivtdualitias

- Mr.. Archer G. Sites will 90 back to
College on Saturday.
= Miss Katie Price, Of Chesapeake City,
Is visiting friends in town.
: Miss Katie Eiiason, Of MT. Pleasant;
is visiting friends in Wilmington.
= Miss Sue Anderson, of PhiladeI-
phia, is visiting friends near town.
= Mr.. J. J. Spear, of Masseys, Nd, has
accepted a clerkship with 8. M. Reynolds
& Co.
= Mr.. John Corbit, of Odessa, returned
to Haverford College, Haverford, Pa, on
Tuesday.
= Miss Lille Naudain will continue
her studies at the Female College, Bridge
ton, N. J.
Mr.. Robert Nowland, OF Philadel-
phia, spent last week in town visiting rel
atives and friends.
Miss Katie Sellers who has been
spending some weeks here, returned to
her home In Philadelphia on Monday.
Miss Adie Eliason, who has been Wis
iting friends in this vicinity, returned to
her home in Wilmington on Saturday.
- Miss Eliza Corbit, Of st. Georges. and
Miss Jennie Lea, of Wilmington, are the
guests of Miss Marion Cochran near
town.
Stewart Pool and e. r. Cochran, Jr.,
left on Tuesday morning for Lafayette
College, Easton, Pa. Stewart will pursue
the scientific course.
= Mr.. Joseph Willis, of Holmesburg,
Pa, and Mr.. Alfred Willis, OF Philadel-
phia, spent a few days with Mr.. j. Q.
Ridgway and family.
i Mr.. George E. Stengle, of Whining
ton, formerly compositer in the TRAM
SCRIPT Office, was in town on Sunday.
He is now with Ferris Bros, Wilming-
ton.
- Mr.. J. Clark Stewart, who has been |
with 8. M. Reynolds & Co. for the past |
two years, has accepted position with
G.. W. w. Naudain. He will enter upon /
his new duties about the Oath inst.
= Miss May Biggs and Halle Clayton
started on Tuesday morning for Borden
town, N. J. Miss May will attend the
Female College and Halle
will be student at the Bordentown Mill
AIRY Academy.
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Use Bragdon's Teaberry Tooth Powder.

-"pm about tired of votin' for that
Lew Court" said an honest granger last
saturday. He's been on the ticket for
the Last forty year. believe in giving
some other man show!"
sList OF unclaimed letters in the post
once at Middletown, Del, for the week
ending Sept. 9th, 1886: Miss Mary Gallon
ston, Mrs. Lizzie Cool, Raymond Lewis,
Geo. w. Revell, Alex. Thomas, James
Young, John F. sauer,
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GRAY HUNDREDS.
Gray's majority in the county, outside

of city. ................. 925
THE FULL COUNTY TICKET.
The Democratic county ticket, as Sc
lected ON Saturday, is as follows:
State Senators-Calvin W. Crossan,
Colen Ferguson. -
Representative James w. Ware, Will
mington; DR.. Swithin Chandler, Mill
Creek; Douglass M. Mccoy, New Castle !;
William a. Smalley, White Clay Greek !;
George d. Medill, Pencader; James Null
ligan, Red Lion; Elwood R. Norney, St.
Georges. 49,. 49, ~ - -
Levy Court Commissioners
Jordan, Mill Creek; William L. wier,
White Clay Creek; Samuel J. Mccall,
Red Lion; Sereck F. Shalleross, st.
Georges; Joseph Roberts, Appoquini.
mink George c. Rothweil Blaekbisd.
Of the Legislative candidates, Messrs,
Crossan, Ferguson, Ware, Chandler, Nc
Coy. Smalley and Milligan will vote for
Honorable George Gray for United States
Senator. Messrs. Medill and Norney and
State Senator MoWhorter, who holds
over, were to vote for Hon. Charles B.
Lore. 1.-.l- ~ ..-t -f-sz...,.,..
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q why Edith ~

EYES," said the parson at the tea table,
"young Jordan was out driving with
Miss Popinjay the other evening and his
horse ran away. They were both thrown
out and the dogcart smashedto to pieces. It
was providential escape for both of them;
but can't understand how the young
man came TO loose control of his horse"
!" He must have been driving with one
hand, /" fippantly suggested the minister's
eldest soma wild rake of boy. "Or
perhaps he had the reins around his
neck, " said Edith, shy young beauty of
sixteen, with charming modest mien.
Then everybody exclaimed in chorus,
/" Why, Edith V'-Town Topics.
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Atlas Mired Paint.
ReEribution.

-~.~@A~s
The liar was telling some OF his friends
in the smoking-car how he was govern
ment contractor during the war, and on
one occasion he worked in 5000 pair OF
shoes with pasted soles. I" Was that jist be-
fore second Bull Run :" queried farmer
looking man on q seat near by. al be-
lieve it was." The farmer pulled on an
old Shoe and exhibited bunion as big as
his fist. got pair Of your Shoes" he
said, as he stood up, "and they made this
bunion and famed me up SO that 1 was
captured and spent six months In Ander-
sonville. Stranger, prepare to git the
darndest licking on this earth" The liar
had to admit that he was only sixteen
years old when the war closed, and to
furnish the bunicn man with cigar
Wall Street News. sssf So
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The Maiden OF the Palette.. .

"oh, where are you .going my dear little
maid?''
ITO the school of fine arts, ii you please
she said,
ITO learn how to paint on china and glass.
On velvet and satin, silk, linen and brass;
On wood, tin and canvas, on mating and
zinc,
Slate, marble and tiles, ana leather, think,
1 have already painted screen and three
plaques,
A whole set of dishes and two little racks,
A stand for umbrellas-
A lovely one, too,
With ground of sienna
And bands of light blue;
And eat-tails dozen, SO straight and erect,
Growing up all around with artistic effect.
There are other things. too, which I can't
stop to tell,
But think for six lessons I've done very
we'll" st. Nicholas.
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GRAY HUNDREDS.
LORE HUNDREDS.
OHI'J - - ~ VIZ '0H1sHOAf o
THE KENT COUNTY CONVENTIONS.

THE KENT COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
The Kent county convention to
nominate legislative candidates and
make county ticket met at Dover
on Tuesday. The hundreds stood four
for Gray and four for Lore with
Duck creek hundred under contest,
But the Gray delegates had the cre-
dentials and organized and secured
control of the convention. The fight had
been very bitter and both sides had threat
ened to apply the unit rule and nominate
ticket for their respective candidates
without regard to the ancient rule which
permits delegates Of each hundred to name
their own representatives. AS the Gray
men had control of the convention.it was
but meet that sfefs and efforts Of compro-
mise should come from the Lore people.
The outcome ofsthe matter was that John
II. Jones, o.. East Dover made a journey
to Wilmington on Monday and on Tues
day morning returned 10 Dover with the
following letter:
September l4th, 1886.
r. r. KENNY, Esq.
My Dear ir:-In order to stay the un-
happy strife now so bitterly waged in the
Democratic party, 1 hereby authorize
you to say that 1 have withdrawn
from the contest for the United States
Senatorship. Yours Very Resp,
G. B. LORE.
Wilmington, Del.
The convention was organized by the
election of Wilbur II. Burnite, of South
Murderkill hundred, as chairman and
WIN. +. Spruance as Secretary, both Gray
men. The Gray delegates were aggres-
sive and demanded pledge from the
Salisbury candidates that they would
vote for Gray, or the unite rule should be
applied. Both factions held caucuses and
the hot heads on each side urged fight to
the bitter end, but cooler council pre-
vailed. The Saulsbury-Lore men finally
sent an envoy to the Gray men in the per-
son Of Ezekiel Cooper who pledged the
four Saulsbury-Lore candidates to vote
for Gray in case the Gray men would al
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An EARLY Winter. .

A correspondent OF a Lancaster city
paper writes: The migratory birds are
leaving fora warmer latitude fully one
month earlier than ever known before.
Black birds formed themselves into fiocks
over two weeks ago, and departed for a
warmer latitude. Robins, under the
correspondents own observation, that
fed their young in their nests on the 3rd
of August, on the 4th drew them out Of
their nests, dead, and left. wrens fed
their young on the 3rd of August and
sang their songs, and on the 4th of August
made ready TO emigrate, and after the 5th
not bird was to be seen. 1t appears
there is an instinct given to migratory
birds, that when cold weather approaches
they know the proper period to leave
their breeding places for warmer clim-
ate l.
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Neu ADVERTISEMENTS.

The following new advertisements appear
in this issue of the TRANSCRIPT:
- Teachers Examination.
Patents-C. A. Snow & Co.
-Ely's Cream Balm-Change.
= Sale of Real Estate near Mt. Pleasant.
-J. C. Ridgway-Metal Roofing and Spout
ing.
Wilmington & Northern Railroad Time
7able-Change.
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EVERYBODY Sees Him in the Car.

nsCryUouy Socs nkm AH tnO O1E' p
Clerk Reigle, of the County Commissioners
ONCE, was at the Grsuger's picnic this week.
" Did you see the educated pig 2" qusried
reporter to-day.
NO." said the afable clark I" but I
saw the uneducated pig. he sat in car
coming from the picnic and occupied whole
seat while several women stood. Harris
burg Telegram
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IF you intend painting your house, get
''Atlas Mired Paint" manufactured By
the old tOell-knoscn and reliable firm,
Geo. d. WetheriU & Co. II is the
cheapest, because 1t Is the best. Fully
guaranteed. Sold By G.. e. HstkiH.
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Struck Twice i'm the Same PIa ce.

Struck Twice In the Same Pla ce.
ELKToN, MD. Sept. 13.-During sheav y
thunder and rain storm in this neighbor-
hood, yesterday afternoon, lightning
struck tree within few yards of the
residence of Mr.. Joseph Booth, and ran
along clothes-line and down post 10
the ground. Lightning struck the same
tree during storm about month ago,
and journeyed to the earth in the same
way. This contradicts the old saying
that "lightning never strikestwice in the
same place. Sun.
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IT Is ESTIMATED that there are one hundred
thousand sufferers from hay fever in the
United States a number about four times
greater thar the regular standing army.
This number could be reduced to mere
regiment if all would resort to Ely's Cream
Balm, M
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THE melancholy days have come
Which make young men look blue,
Saloons display the double sign,
Ice cream and oysters, too.
Boston Courier
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KENT COUNTY.

In Kent county an election was held on
Saturday for delegates to Democratic
county convention, which will nominate
candidates for the Legislature, sheriff and
coroner. The issue was Lore and Gray,
the result was as follows:
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-" Buck Thorn" and "Iowa'' Barb
Wires and "Ribbon" Fencing Wire,
twisted but without barbs. Lowest
prices. G. E. Hukill.
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To D,spe, wr,nkles.

Ifny fair readers care for an excellent
wash for the skin, which will prevent
wrinkles, let them wash their faces every
night in scalding hot water with a little
bi-carbonate OF soda dissolved therein,
and after carefully drying, rub on little
sweet oil, or cold cream.-Town Topics.
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Atlas Paint. Cheapest. Best. g.
e. H,tkiH.
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No opposition to either of the above.
There were 10 scattering. votes for levy
court and 2 scattering votes for inspector,
in the west district.
In Appoquinimink Colen Ferguson
was nominated for senator and Joseph
Roberts for levy court.
In Blackbiru hundred George C. Roth
wen was nominatsd for thu levy court,
James L. David for road nohannissioner,
Joseph Van Peit for assessor and Richard
Ferguson for inspector.
MAJoRITIEs OFyTHE. HUNDREDS.
From EUery Evening's returns of Sat-
urday's nomination election the majori-
ties Of each Of the chief parties in the con-
test, in the several country hundreds Of
this county, Ia given /:
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Advertise in THE TRANSCRIPT.