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Middletown transcript., 1888-09-13
Personal Mention.

- Victor Cochran of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday in town.
= Miss Corinne Cochran is attending
school at Bethlehem, Pa.
-Niven Crockett is spending a few
days with his parents near town.
- Miss Carrie Johns of Sassafras, Nd,
spent few days in town last week.
Mrs. Sewell Green is visiting her
daughter, at Madison Barracks, N. Y.
Miss Alice Boulden OF Elkton, is
visiting Miss Alice Cochran on Broad
street.
Miss Alice Walker Of Camden, N. r.,
ia visiting Miss Carrie @. Johns of sassa-
fras, Md.
= Miss Ella B. Laws OF New York
City is visiting her sister Mrs. Macomb
Clayton.
- Miss Tamzon Firth of Spring Mills,
N. j., is visiting Miss Annie Freeman
of this place.
- Miss Carrie Jones of Washington,
North Carolina, is visiting relatives In
aud near Middletown.
= E. r. Cochran, Jr., who is In the
Senior Glass at Lafayette College, left
for that place on Wednesday.
- Mrs. r. G. Jones Of Odessa, wife Of
pastor of the M. E. Church Of that place,
is lying seriously i'll at her home.
- Miss Mabelle Parvis and Miss Helen
Nsudain left on Wednesday, for the
Moravian Seminary at Bethlehem, Pa.
Joshua Jerman Of Smyrna, agent
of the Kent Co., Mutual and Queen In
surance Companies, was In to wn on Mon
day.
= Mrs. M. e. Jones Of York, Pa, liz
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomss Lavender on South Broad
Street.
= Miss Jetta Rosin Of Wilmington,
who has been visiting in Middletown tor
the past six weeks, returned home last
Thursday.
= Mrs. A. NJ. Brown, who has been
spending few weeks in Middl etown,
left on W ednesday for her home in
Philadelphia.
Miss Fannie Pennewell OF Dover,
and Miss Laura Mitchell OF Philadelphia,
spent Friday and Saturday with Miss
Helen Naudain.
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- The Rev. HI. Mclean of Odessa, has
been called to the pastorate of fBrandwine
Manor Presbyterian Church, West
Brandywine township, Chester County,
Pa.
A tramp was lounging around Mr..
Thomas Massey's stable last Thursday
afternoon and when Mr.. Massey ordered
him off he refused to go. Mr.. Massey
knocked him down and Officer Craddock
put him in cell to think over his bad
behavior.
A new ruling of the Post-office de-
partment provides that postal cards that
are uncalled for will be returned to the
writer at the end of thirty days, and that
advertised letters will be held only two
weeks instead of four, before being sent
to the dead letter office.
= Lis. of unclaimed letters at the Post.
Office Middletown for the week ending
Septic Mary Rock, F. M. Barber, Chas.
Houlten, Jennie Hunt, Richard W.
Hicks, John T. Hammond, John w.
Miles, Samuel Steering. Persons calling
for the above letters will please say they
advertised.
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The Peninsula horticultural Socie-
ties Fruit and Flower Show.

The Peninsula horticultural Socie-
ties Fruit and Flower Show.
The First Annual Fair of the Peninsu ula
Horticultural Society to be held in Whining
ton on Sept. 1s, 10, 90, and 81, gives the
promise of being very elegant affair. AL
ready large quantities, of early fruits ETC.,
have been stored in the Society's cold stor-
age room at Hart h Bros, awaiting the
coming of the exhibition. The premiums
are very large for show of this kind. For
best display of peaches 800 is offered, best
display of Apples $l00, of Pears 500, of
Grapes $100. Then there are numerous
prizes of $50, $25; $40 and $5 offered for
specimens of any variety of the above fruits
besides large money prizes for Grab Apples,
Ounces, Plums, Watermelons, Cantelonpes,
etc. In fact the prizes are so large and lib
eral that they should call forth the finest
display of fruits ever witnessed in tnis part
ofthe country. There will also be splendid
collection Of California Fruits, etc., to be
exhibited by the California Fruit Growers
Union.
The display of flowers, and rare and Curl
GUS plants will undoubtedly be the finest
ever seen on the Peninsula. ALI the local
florists, both professional and amateur are
growing a profusion of beautiful flowers,
and numerous private conservatories in
Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore and
other places will send large numbers of
their finest and rarest specimens. The prizes
offered for displays of flowers and plants are
also exceedingly liberal, and many of our
lady readers, who have fine plants, should
try and secure some of these liberal offers.
Their is also premium of $40 for the best
display of canned fruits in glass. A mag
nifcent Orchestra under the leadership of
Prof. Mark Hassler of Philadelphia, has been
engaged for the week, and the musical fea-
ture promises to be one of the most attrac-
tive of the programme. The interior arrang-
ments of the hall, and the exhibits will pre-
sent several beautiful and novel features,
such as alcoves and screens of natural fow-
ers, magic fountains, the Temple of Ceres,
etc., while radiating from magnificent
temple of flowers in the centre of the hall
will be the step-like tables for the display of
fruits, etc. The exhibition will be held in
the Grand Opera House, which has been new
ly fitted up this summer at an expense of
some $4,000. There will be no charge for
space, and no entrance fee, and exhibitors
only will be furnished with a special ticket,
good dur ing the week for ST.. The general
admission will be fifty cents. Excursion
tickets will be issued at reduced rates dur
ing the exhibition. The management in
tend to leave no stone upturned that will |
insure the success Of the Fair, and it is sim
cerely hoped that those of our readers who
have any fine fruits or flowers, will send
them to this Fair and secure some of the |
liberal premiums. Arrangements have been |
made to sell excursion tickets from all points |
on the Peninsula at the rate of two cents per
mile, including admission. For further in |
formation address Chas. S. Horn Secretary,
Wilmington Del.
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A Suicide Near Denton

A very shocking suicide took place near
Denton and Ridgely on Monday night,
when Mrs. Annie Anstett, wife Of Zacha.
riah Anstatt, committed suicide in the
presence OF her young husband. She was
in some manner discontented and wished
to leave her husbands house. He refus-
ed to furnish her a conveyance in the
shape of team and was about leaving
her when she suddenly turned around
and pointed pistol at him, ordering him
at the same time to kneel at her feet
Her husband, badly frightened, began to
retreat and as he did so his young wife
in very dramatic manner knelt down
on the piazza, pointing the revolver at
her breast, deliberately fired into her
heart, dying in few minutes without
ever speaking. She was very beautiful
and attractive woman, only twenty-eight
years of age, living happily with her
husband. Her maiden name was Eliza
beth Mullen of Eastou, Pa. No cause is
assigned for her tragic death.
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"a well wisberu Means Business.


Owing to sickness in the family of the
editor, ] am told reply of mine to your
Odessa correspondent id the issue of Au-
gust 29th, has been mislaid, therefore not
published. AsI have but few minutes
now to make short reply, would say
am delighted that another champion for
the Railroad has arisen and one that does
not brook " Castle Building" he makes
banter that looks largely on his side,
but to prove to him and the public that
am in earnest. will accept the friendly
Guage of Battle even if he entirely dis
mounts me with my broken spear short
in my hand. I suppose he means, he and
his friends and their influence are to raise
as mach for the construction of the Rail
read es possible, and that I and my
friends and our. influence must raise ten
times as much. This looks like hopeless
understanding on my part, but rather
than loose his assistance I shall at once
go to work in earnest and ask of him to
do the same and let us each report in
Odessa items weekly how much we have
pledged towards building the Railroad,
I mean work for each of us
WELL wIsHER.
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GaIena Glean,nes.

The cannery Of Gooding q Taylor
In running on full time.
- Our farmers are now sending peaches
TO market and seem to be very busy.
= The ladies of the M. E. Church ex-
pect to hold festival in the tent on the
parsonage lot, September 10Th, 20th, and
21st.
= Mr.. W. A. Whitaker is or Getting
large store and dwelling house on the
site Of the one which was burned some
time ago. 1t will probably be completed
about December 1st.
= We are glad to know that our genial
friend Doc. w. G. Phelps, who has been
quite sick for sometime past, liz very
much improved in health. Long may he
live to enjoy his beautiful home which
he has recently made more attractive by
the painters brush.
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A Snake in the Organ.

On Sunday, Sept. End, the organ in the
Tilghman 'sNeck Sunday School, for a rea-
son at that time unknown, refused to give
forth music when the organist, Mrs. A. e..
Harley Jr., attempted to perform on it, and
the services were conducted for that day
without music. During the week Mr.. A. a..
Harley, Jr., made an examination of the
instrument and upon removing the key
board WAS considerably startled when he
found tremendous black snake snugly
soiled in the organ. he killed his snake
ship and upon measuring the reptile, found
him to be three feet. six inches in length.
The organ gave forth its usual melody last
Sunday .-Centreville Observer.
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Answer This oue.t,on

No. 2. Why do so many people we see
around US seem to prefer to suffer and be
made miserable by Indigestion, Constipation,
Dizziness, Loss Of Appetite, Coming Up Of
the Food, Yellow Skin, when for rs cents
we will sell them Shiloh's System Vitali-
ger, guaranteed to cure them. Sold by J.
Gaylord Bragdon, Middletown, Delaware.
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BUFFALO N. Y, Sep. l2.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention, to-day nomina-
ted Gov. David B. Hill, for reelection
by acclamation E. F. Jones for Lieuten-
ant Governor In the same way. Cleve-
lands administration and the st. Lo uis
platform was approved.
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Syrup OF Figs

Is Natures true laxative. 1t is the most easi-
ly taken, and the most effective remedy
known to Clense the System when Bilious or
Costive; 10 dispel Headaches, Colds, and Fe-
vers; to Cure Habitual Constipation, Indi-
gestion, Piles, etc. Manufactured only by
the California Fig Syrup Company, San Fran
cisco, Cal. For sale at DR.. W. r. Pearson's
Drug Store, Middletown. 22mar-ly
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At meeting OF the County Executive
Committee, held yesterday, in Whining
ton. George Lodge was declared the
nominee for Representative from
=t4fz4 foS15 sStIU bIIO OOHIosGou
case of Grubb y. s., Anderson for Levy
Court Commissi oner from the same hun
dred, was laid over till Monday after
noon.
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S1.O8 q Bushel for Wheat,

The prics Of Fultz wheat reached Sl.05
on Friday in Baltimore market. Long
berry was quoted at S1.05. This news
will be received with delight by all far
mers who have not sold. but the fellow
who sold for 80 cents will want to kick
himself. The cause of the advance was
the slack arrivals OF, and steady demand
for Southern wheat.
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THE PosTMAsTER, Winchester, Mass; says
am personally acquainted with Mr.. and
Mrs. Carleton, and was aston ished at the re-
markable effects of your Sulphur Bitters in
curing their son, and its large sale is un-
doubtedly due to the fact that it is an honest
medicine. Iknow of many others who have
been cured by its use, and do not think too
much can be said in its praise.
Yours truly, GEO. P. Brown, P. NJ.
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The heavy rains which have prevailed in
Worcester county almost continuously for
the past ten days came upon the farmers
Just as they were commencing their fodder
saving. In consequence large quantities
of fodder are lying in the fields ruined by
the long exposure to the wet
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Over $4,000 pounds of pork in the town
of Lewes alone has been carted out within
the past three or four weeks, as the result
of hog cholera. It is a ser ious loss to many
of the poor and laboring people.
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Mr., Handy Bowen died at his residence,
near Snow Hill, on Sunday last aged about
60 years. Mr.. Bowen was for number of
years engaged in the mercantile business in
Snow Hill, and was well known throughout
Worcester county he leaves wife, but
M childran
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IH. PIUuc5IB W6L6 bIUHBf AuBB0U1
healthy. Warmers Log Cab in Cough and
Consumptive Remedy is reproduction of
one of the best of the old time roots and
herbs remedies, which kept them well.
Everybody praises Tippecanoe" 90 stom-
ach tonic.
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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 chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
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and Corn Starch, Tapioca, Lemons,
Currants, Raisins, Prunes, Salad Dressing,
Olive Oils, Chow Chow and Mixed Pickles
at s. NJ. Reynolds & Co.
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nASON'E GLASS JARS

With glass tops and Porcelain lined Dish
Protector Cap in pints quarts and halfgal-
Ions. Also the new patent Lightning Jar
and Jar Rubbers all sizes at s. N. Reynolds
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DON'T FAIL

To call on us for your leather or gum boots
and shoes, as we can save you at least ten
per cent on your purchases at 3. Pennington
A Son
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WE ARE NOW Pr EPARED

One thousand yards of New Mating a
W. Fl. Moore & Co.'S.
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M1DDLETowN PRODUCE MARKET.
ONE HUNDRED.
mAcKEREsL j

One hundred New Hassocks and 0ttomans,
soc, 65c and 95c at w. q. Moore Co.'S.
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WE SELL FOR CASH

Pure Lard Oil, Parafne and other machine
oils at 8. NJ. Reynolds b Co.'S.
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FOR LOW PRICEs

By the car load or in small lots to suit pur.
chasers for sale by 8. NJ. Reynolds & Co.
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PEACH BASKET

To give you the best shoe for the money in
town at S. Pennington 3 Son
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by the Barrel and Half Barrel, Rock Salt for
Cattle and Fresh Creamery Butter at s. NJ.
Reynolds & Co.
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Log Cabins are fast going our
of style as fashionable resident
ces. Log Cabins will, however,
always have a place in Amsri-
can History, as they were the
most prominent featzre Of our
Icountry's early social life. The
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HAY AND sTRAw FORKS

7 feet, strapped handles, two and three tines,
extra long, at s. M. Reynolds & Co.'s
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But give our trade the advantage, of it. s
Pennington 4 Son.
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OAT GRITS AND FLAKES

WAFER KEGS,
Bucket and Barrel shape at s. NJ. Reynolds
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THE MARKETS.

MIDDLETOWN GRAIN MARKET.
coRREoTED WEEKLY BY JOHN W. JoLLs
No. 2, 95 Yellow, COL
Timothy Seed 39O Wnlte, goa
Glover Seed, per Ib..ssz oats, @96
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GOT0
ON e THOUSAND.

8. Pennington's & Son for your fall hats.
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And good Goods go to s. Penningt ton L Son
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". 1. MOORE & CO.
Diagonals, CorkscreVs,
CaSSimereS !!

We have just received a large stock
of Cassimeres and Cheviots for Trou-
sers and suitings in plain and Fancy.
patterns. Our patrons all know what
the reputation of our house has been
in the past, for these goods, but our
present stock excel them all in style,
quality and prices (real free trade
prices.)
Call early and make your selection,
that you may have great many
styles to select from and haye them
made before the rush comes.
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THE BANNER & BRIGHTON
Glass Jellies with tin top l and ! pints and
plain Jelly Tumblers at s. N. Reynolds b
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CLOTHING!

We invite you to call and see ou
large and attractive stock of Mems
Boys and Childrens' clothing. The
styles are verv pretty this fall and
prices low.
Call early before the stock is too
much broken. Early buyers always
get the cream of the styles.
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Use Bragdon's TeaDerry Tooth Powder
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Peach Trees for Sale
Also, All Other Fruit, Shade, and Or
namental Trees, Vines and Plants.

We make PEACH TREES SPECIALITY
and are among those who believe by plant
ing proper cultivation peach orchards may
be kept in thrift and profit 80 years or more.
We invite buyers to make personal 1nspec-
tion and can refer among the many VINO
have our trees to
Joseph Roberts, OF Middletown, Delaware,
d. W. Corbit Odessa; G. w. Cummins, Alex.
G. Cummins, Wilson L. Cavender, Smyrna;
DR.. ii. Ridgeiy, Dover, Del.
DAVID BAIRD & SON,
12jul-6m Manalapan, Now Jersey.
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The Election on saturday.

The nomination passed of with COM
parative quietness on Saturday, and
fairly good vote was polled in spite OF
the weather which was very showsry.
The result was as follows:
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burglars Captured.

On Sunday night the store Of McIn-
tosh Bros. ut Cnrlin wns entered by
burglars and quite IN amount OF goods
taken. Measures were ut once adopted
for the Diet 'ction of the thieves which
resulted in their capture at II .lleck last
night. Railroad Detective Burke came
up from Sacramento und he and Sheriff
.AtNoll went up to Wells yesterday. On
their WY mp Sheriff AtweII saw a man
with n well filled barley sack OH the
road this side OF Peko and Mt once sur
missed that he was one Of the parties.
On arriving ut Wells it was armed from
Deputy Sheriff Gleason that no sus-
pici"us characters Ind passed through
and Sheriff Atwell returned to Hulleck
md failing to find his men awaited the
arrival Of trnin No. !, thinking perhaps
they might hive boarded that trnin Mt
Peko when it stopped there to take
water.
When the train arrived q close watch
was kept aud two men were discovered
OH the platform OF a baggage chr.
When the train stopped the men, each
with II full sack. on learning hat they
we're discovered, took to the brush on
the north side Of tho road, aud by the
time The train hal passed they had
gained some distance. They were pur-
sued by the Sheriff and Ed. Kelly who
called upon them to stop. Ono OF thom
stopped bnt the other DOL to his heels.
Kelly took charge Of the one while the
Sheriff pursued the other at the top of
his speed, warning him that unless lie
did stop he (Atwellj would shoot. The
thief increased his speed when n shot
from Atweli's pistol warned him that
his pursuer mennt business md he gave
himself up. On taking them to the no.
tel and opening their bundles, the ne vs.
clothing, underclothing, hats, jcwelry,
etc. proved them to be tho parties
wanted and they were brought down on
this mornings train md lodged in jnil,
George Mcintosh WINS here md identi.
fed the goods, and the pnir were taken
down to Cabin. it being thought bosI
TINT the preliminary examination be
held whore the chino wns committed
They will perhaps DO returned to the
Elko Jail tonight or tomorrow morn
ing.
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From Wednesday,. D.ily.I
DALMAGUNn.

S. s. Sears left this morning for San
Francisco.
Charles I;uckols, OF Bruneau Valley,
Idaho. is in town to-day.
Yesterdays Tuscarora stage brought
down nine bars of bullion from the
Nevada Queen.
Ex-Coiumissioner j. J. Campbell
came down from Fort Halleck yesterday
and stopred over in town to-day.
F. Fisher. foreman for Murphy &
Hill, came down from Hallock this
morning aud left on the 1890 train for
San Francisco.
There is n city in tho United States,
containing over 100000 inhabitants,
that will not cast 1000 votes for Harri-
sou anJ Morton.
II the Carson Tribune is to be be-
lieved Harrison md Norton will carry
80 States. tho District Of Columbia and
several Territories.
County Clerk Dawley returned this
morning from u visit to his Ruby Valley
ranch, where Mrs. Dawley and Birdie
nre spending tho Summer.
The Secretary of the Interior has
issued mn order directing that from
September LIST next Indian Agents will
tie permitted to nominate their own
clerks and other subordinntes subject 10
the approval Of the Secretary.
G.. ". Irish has our thanks for speci-
mems Of the MesIuit Bean, n vegetable
which grows p~rofusely in Arizona aud
is said to DO very nutricious, also n
specimen OF some kind Of n vegetable
which is new to US and which Dir. Irish
fuils to name.
Miss Bertha Smith arrived last night
FROM n months visit in California
She is delighted with the Golden Stute,
and rather regretted to return to Neva-
da. Miss Smith will 60 mp to Tusca-
rom the Inst Of the present month and
will open tho Primary Department of
the Tuscarora schools on the first Mon
day III September.
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Not Socin bic.

Some yenfs since when the "Old Glib
lin Corner Saloon" flourished under the
management Of its veteran proprietor,
Tom Giblin. n company Of convivialists,
among whom was n hrnwny son OF Erin,
surrounded tho stove on = cold Winter
day. Suddenly Pat became aware TINT
he WINS dry md marching to tho bnr re-
marked:
"Comc, byes. all Of yes take a drink
with mo-"
After the company had arranged them
selves Mt the bar Pat looked around to
sec II all were in place. and discovering
a solitary individual still in his sent
back Of the stove ho approached him
mud politely sid:
"Comc pnrd, jine us in q sup"
"rhank you," snid tho stranger al
don't care TO drink"
"wolI, take q smoke"
EMO, I mover smoke"
"Iic COB, does yes cat hhy7"
MOI said tho stranger nerccly, "a
don't cat hry."
"Then, be Jasus. yc're company foI
nnthor man nor haste. ;"
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tFron Thursdays Daily.l.
sALMAoUNDl.

Girls are not allowed to serve beer in
saloons at Los Angeles.
Regular meeting Elko Lodge. No. Is,
X. OF p, at Castle Hall tonight.
The Knights of Pythias have q new
flag which is displayed over their Hall
to-day.
Judge II. Il. Dieelow came up this
morning aud held n short session OF tho
District Court to-day.
Mr.. Blaine Las returned to his home
in Maine. lie will open his campaign
for Secretary OF State soon.
l.. L. Morgan has a notice of auction
sale of sheep ut S~prucemort. Those
interested will please take notice.
Lon Wines aud james Myers. Of Ruby
Valley, came down on this mornings
train and will return this evening.
Attorney J. L. wiues. OF Eureka,
came up last night on Count business
aud returned to-day.
Johnnie Craig says it is reported that
Mike Monahnn was married last night,
hut he does not vouch for the truth rf
the report.
A very heavy shower visited this To-
cality ut 5 o'clock this afternoon. For
several minutes the rain. intermingled
with hull, came down in torrents.
Tho Democratic County Convention
Of Lander County will be held OH the
goth day Of September, and tho Re
publican Convention on the 3rd day OF
October.
II there is anything in the world that
Walter Chase takes kindly to it IN q
female book agent. Tho latch--tring
OF the Ocean Spray is always out to this
class of public Lenefactors.
Alta:-A man ill Nevada has taken
the total abstinence pledge for life. He
mas gone before nm awful notary public
and taken an oath not to take n
strong drink until Harrison is elected
President.
John Murphy brought in yesterdny
200 pounds Of apples grown upon biz
ranch near Fort Hnlleck. Tho apples
are the Red Astrichnn, and nre OF good
size mud line flavor. They weIo pur-
chased by the Gem. These apples fur
nish positive proof that this portion Of
Nevada will produce fruit.
The labor organizations hold the
balance of political power in Indiana,
hence the Importance OF the recent
action Of Federated Trades Unions at
Indianapolis. TO IN observer mt this
distance from the scene of action it
looks very much like Harrison will not
be able to carry his own State in No.
vepber, 1888.