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Charles Dickens oa Christnias.

.-v Christmas time! That 4.. tA \ man must be a misan
 fF1s thrope indeed in whose "A G a breast something like q A 61e j0Yial feeling is not rous.
 4 ed, in whose mind some
 1s @1t& pleasant associations arc
 W not awakened, by the re- currpuee of Christmas. There are people who will tell you that Christmas is not to thcm what it used 10 be; that each succeeding Christmas has found some cherished hCpo or happy prospect of inc year before dimmcd CT passed away; that the present. only serves to remind them of reduced circumstances and straitened incomes, of the feasts tkoy once be- slowed on hollow friends, and Of the cold looks tbat meet them HOW ia adversity nal "reminiscences Look on the merry faces of your children, if you have any as thoy sit round tho fire One little seat may be empty One slight form that gIaddeEed the father's heart and reused the mothers s pride to look gpon may not be there Dwell lnot upon the past Think not that oue short year ago the far child now resolving into dust sat before you with tho bloom of health upon ita check and the gayety Of infancy in its joyons eye Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many-not on your past misfortunos, of which all mon have some Fill your glass again, with a merry face and con tented heart Our lifo on if, but yeur Christmas shall ba merry and your new year happy one.
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A CHRISTMAS BALL.

N-A.aEA tEih T II IHt4 ma iHt EFipa ~ wngrs as}is the rsgG eegGtfi fs. come es@oss. a,
 after dark, An tho mccling birda are singin tu the lively mcddcr lark; Where thn laos,uni, an the badger, an rattle snakes abound, An the mtustreus stars are winldn o'er wilderness profound; Where lonesome, tawny prniries melt into airy streams, While the Double mountains alumber with heavenly kind in dreams; Whero the antelope Is grazin an the lonely blowers call It was there that attended the Cowboys Christmas ball. The town wuz Aason City, ole Jones' county seat, Where they raise Polansus cattle m wavin, whiskered Wheati Where thu air is soft an bammy, an dry m full uv health An the prairiea is explodin with agricultural wealth; Where they print Tho Texas Western, that Alec MeCanu supplies With news an yarns an stories nv most amazin size; Where Frank Smith pulls the badger on know in tenderfect An Democracys triumphant an powerful hard to beat; Where lives that good old hunter, John Aiilsap, from Lamar, Who ,usod ter bo tho sheriff back cast in Pnris. sah''- Twas there, l say at ARson, with the liyely Widder Wall. That l went to that rccepshuu, the Cowboys Christmas ball, The boys had left tho ranches an cum to town in piles; The ladies' kinder scatterin, he'd gethored in for miles, An yet the place wuz crowded, ez l remember we'll 'Twuz got fur inc occashun at Inc Morning Star hutel The music wuz a fiddle an lively tambourine, An viel "eum imported, by tho stage from Abilene. The room WIZ logged out gorgeous with mis. tlttoe an shaWls, An candies tlictcred frcseoos aronnd Dho airy
 walls. The winmin folks locked lovely. The boys
 looked kinder treed Till the leader commenced yeliin Whoa
 fellorsl Let tsmI edel" An tie music Atartod, sishin a-wailin
 through the hall, F. kind ny introduction to the Cowboys
 Christmas ball. This leader WIZ q fellcr thet cum from swen- sun's ranch They called him Windy Billy, from Little Dead Mans Branch. lis rig Wuz kinder keeress-hig spurs nu high heeed hoots Hc he'd the reputation thct cswhen fenors shoots. His voice WIZ like bpglo upon tho noun tains height. His feet were animated mighty movin sight. Then he commenced tohollor: "Neow, fellers. stake yer pnl Lock horns tn all thcm heifers m russlo 'em like meul Salute yor luy1y crittersl Meow swing m let
 'em go Climb tho grapevine round email hands do. cedol Yo mavericks iine tho round up-iest skip her watcrfalll Huh, hit wuz eett.n actiye-tha Cowboys,
 Christmas bad.
 Larry Ghdtenden, Poet-Ranehman.
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Nearly Nineteen Hundred christmases.

.@j@2.N~ Yeta few years, and the lfe8s ea e%.5 world will have seen 1900 e5 4A5 p Ghristmases- 1900 anfi- S>zszzj5llas3-y versaries of the birth of
 him whoso personal infu-
 9 cneo generally admitted, even by those who donot believe in him as divinity, to have been for the good of mankind, for the betterment of the werld. In those 1000 years a most re- markable change has taken place among the sons of taeu. Their ideals have been changed rasiealIy-havo been raised from the lo'E level of selfshness to the high level O. generosity. of good will to all and of helptuluoss. Year by year the circle of Christian influence has wideu- cd, and today il is felt in some degree in every part of the world, save in some few remote regions, like tho densely darkened interior of China, or some as yet uHyisited corners iu Africa.
 Even among many of those peoples who have not as yet accepted the 'sh- gion founded on the first Christmas day Jesus is held iu high esteem. lie is can onized as saint by the Mohammedans. He is known to the Buddhists as a great and good man, and when Japan mad war upon China, although the mass Of the Japanese arc as yet non Christian, their soldiers were cautioned not to con- duet themselves with the cruelty of pa gan times, but to remember that tho eyes of Ghristendam were upon them and must not be scandalized by wanton slaughteri1igs of the helpless and the innocent. Ii is true that these warnings were forgotten at Port Arthur, but the blood that was ruthlessly shed there WIS ahiectiy opologized for by the mi- kado and iu the main the war was cop- dueted without the old time barbar- isns.
 It is also truo that there was war; that there are still occasional wars bee tween Christian nations. and that all wars are violations of the teachings of Christ, but the fact remains that the world is now practically at peace.
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-.Jn.ln1Ixs Chrlstmaa.

% Johnny Blank is under
 very high pressure il an effort to be good, if his -yT.sse a.5aI own statement is to be ac- -s <5.ss Z. .se..s-- e..- eoptcd He met friend .s - yesterday and made his
 f,s'a companion's eyes bulge
 -4t with bis story
 T hain't had no fun lately, Jim, 9 he said, glaucing around to see that mono of bis relatives was in sight "but I m in it this time. Pops promised me 4 new pain of skates if get 65 on my December report, which'll be made out next week, you see. If j. don't miss Sunday school and kin tell what the text is, Nam she soz she'll get mo all air gun. Whoopeei
 And here Johns exuberance was given vent in a series of whoops with gymnastlc accompaniment
 But tb@t's not half cf 'em. Jim, '' he continued. You know, when sis's beau comes I hang around and work him for candy and sich, but she has promised ne q dollar cf I keep off her territory oa beau nights. Then my uncle and my aunt, seeiu l m tryin to bo good, are goin to chip in, and as I'm goin to two Sunday schools I'm strictly Ill if, and don you fergit ii. 9
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ANIMALS CHRISTMAS
THE PART THEY PLAY IN EUROPEAN
 CELEBRATIONS.

Curious Customs but Little Known In This Country superstitions About Beasts and Eirds-B Blessing the FIoelss- -A Rooster Mass In saain.
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Among the most pleas ing features of the uni ycrsal good will that pre- YaiIs at Ghristmastide ill the old world Is the kindly disposition shown to ex-
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MRS. CHRISTMAS.
TRANSLATED rr JOSEPH sousI.
ICOpYrieht. I890. ]

Copyright, 1890.
 1t WAS ill the afternoon. High up in the mountains on the line of the Black Forest railway, i'll one of those small cabins which at regular intervals line the side of all European railroads, housing those poorly paid men whose duty it is to inspect from time to time the roadbed for a certain distance and warn passing trains of eventual danger, a door
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Landlady-Aro you ill, Mir. Middle ago2 You do not seem to be enjoying your Christmas turkey with Mr Young blood?
 MT. Middleage--No, not i'll. But l ID not so muscular as I WAS once.
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 TOW, had hung a sprig of mistletoa He could not help it-he kissed her. She looked 70 pretty, so innocent, under that sprig Of mistletoo.
 Yes, 1t was an uHgcntlomanly and unmanly thing to do Her frightened startled look painod him. uo stammered tut miserable excuse. Her great eyes filled with ears, and she gave little choking sob yhcu he apologized. Dear Ii e innocent, he thought, T would not havo hurt her for the world.
 And shc-aftor he was gone-sho dropped into great chair and sobbod. hike him2 I love him. And to think that he shoull kiss me at last and thon to say he diin't moGn anything by itl What does he think put the mistletoe there for2'
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We Iovo and bless the hands we press When the Christmas log is burning.
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After Ono chrIstmns E.vo na1I.

Up tho broad stops they ripped into her homo.
 The Eas burned low. Her : slender fingers hung to his q moment. She stood di- rectly under the gas jet, under which solnc ono, in
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How TAorn.ey ruIalled lis Fash e,,r..

She yFasa beautiful eirl and Ihornicy was the haa piost man along tho Ina. son river bec3usa she Nc paying hi5aieter Lmjlv two weeks visit. Thers was q s'reta,l cf elassy ioo below tiio hoa5a, and yben Thornley joSingly asked her what he should giva her for Christmas sba smiled sweotly and re. piled;
 C4ivo mo q faw Io.ro,
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ROCK FISHING.
Large Catches in the SuSquehanna River
Below Havre de Grace,


Rock fishing in the Susquehanna below
Havre de Grace has proved very profitable
for the past few days. Quantities of striped
bass are being taken in hauling seines drift
barrels Of rocktlsh were shipped from Havre
de Grace to the various markets, New York
coming in for the largest share. This ship
ment was the product Of gill and buck nets
principally. Up to this time there has been
caught this week at Carpenters Point fishery
in Cecil county, about four tons of rocknsh
about hall of them being taken on Monday
last. Late yesterday afternoon a short seine
was hauled at wild Duck near Carpenters
Point by W. Scott Jackson and a ton of fish
was the result They were brought to Havre
de Grace about midnight for, shipment
These fish run in weight from to 10 pounds
mostly. however. about 8 or pounds. The
average market price for rock fish of boiling
size is now about 10 cents per pound in the
best markets. At that rate a ton would net
about $3.50.
Every year about this time rockHsh fire.
quent the locality above mentioned and are
caught in quantities. They appear to have
a particular liking for the narrow channel
known as Beach channel. which follows
closely the southern shore of Carpenters
Point Neck. The water is deep and the in
side edge of the channel very closely APP
proaches the shore. Until seine hauling in
the summer was begun here, few years ago
no better sport was to be had with rod and
reel than in Beach channel. near wild Duck
Quantities of large rocklsh from ten to forty
pounds in weight could be caught there in
July, August and September.
1t has not been an uncommon sight in the
past to see a large 'school'' of rockfsh ap-
proach the shore at wild Duck, and, if I'M
disturbed. walow along the waters edge
many of them being as large as a good sized
hog. 1t was on an occasion like this that. Il
few seasons ago. a seine was quickly laid
out around the bunch and over five tons of
them captured. This memorable haul netted
the fishermen II, 100.
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CROP REPORTS.
Maryland State Weather Service Report
For the Week Ending Monday
July 18th.

Eastern and Delaware.-The weather in
this section has been sufficiently showery for
the needs of all growing crops. Wheat thras-
ing, but for the rainy weather. would have
been well advanced; a fair yield of grain is
reported. Corn is in excellent condition.
and truck has made rapid growth The
rains have had very beneficial effect on
grass. and pasturage is much improved.
Vines have promptly responded to the pre-
vailing moist conditions. and the shipping of
Watermelons will begin within a few DAYS;
already cantaloupes are being marketed
Peaches are ripening but the quantity OF
marketable fruit is still quite small.
Colora.-The past Week has been one of
showers, good for all growing crops, but hard
on the hay, some of which has been wet
several days in succession The amount OF
rain however, has been light. Corn has
never looked better. and will make heavy
fodder. Oats look like full crop. Toma-
toes and all garden stock are fourshing:
weeds also wherever they have room to
grow. GEO. BALDERsoy.
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WEST NOTTINGHAM ITEMS.

WEST NOTTINGHAM, July II, 1896.
Rev. $. A. Gayley, d. D., Of Wayne, Pa,
preached at West Nottingham Church on last
Sunday morning to a large congregation.
Mrs. L. NJ. Tosh and daughter Eta have
returned from Washington, ID. c., where they
have been attending the G. L. convention.
NJ. j. Hanna, who has been travelling sales
man in the West is now spending few
days here.
Mr.. John A. Reyburn, who has been visit
ing his daughter Mrs. Fox of Zion. has re-
turned home.
Mt. Pleasant Junior Epworth League held
IL picnic in Weldons Park on Thursday last
Mr. Edward Gather. one of our leading
farmers, also Il machinist. has gasoline en-
CINE which unloads hay. 1t is great curl
osity to see this engine work and is the only
one seen used for unloading hay in this part
of the county. Mr.. Gather owns a fine farm.
has il well stocked and with machinery for
all kinds of work.
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CECILTON ITEMS.
CECILToN July, IT, 1896.

cEClLloN JulS, II, loJo.
Mrs. John j Marley. OF Howard county is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs Robert Fer
guson.
Mrs. Ditman, of Baltimore, who has been
spending some time with her father, Mr..
James j. Hall, has returned home.
Mr. Ralph Jones' who has been the guest
of relatives here for the past week. has re-
turned home accompanied by his cousin,
Miss Annie Jones.
Grabbing parties are quite fashionable.
Fredericktown can be seen almost every day.
Miss Mabel Burrell, of Havre de Grace, is
visiting Miss Mamie Jones.
Mr.. Ralph Jones and Miss Annie Jones
spent few days at Mr.. II. c. Ellison's near
Summit Bridge.
Mrs. Sarah Trites has returned to Middle
town after a visit to her sister, Mrs. May
Budd.
DR.. Earnest Richards spent Sunday with
his aunt, Miss May Richards.
Burton Etherington, of Philadelphia, was
the guest of his cousin, Elmer Jones, part of
last week.
Rev. Thomas Duncan spent Saturday and
Sunday in Baltimore.
Miss Magil, of Philadelphia, is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. James Smith.
Rev. Elmer Jones will occupy the pulpit of
the NJ. L. Church in the absence of the pastor,
who is a delegate to the Epworth League
Convention.
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THROUGH THE COUNTY.
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day to join Il party going to Colchester Thurs
day, chaperoned by Mrs II. G. Hopkins.
Misses Carrie and Mary Abrahams are visit
ing relatives in Baltimore.
Mcssrs. Thomas Murray, John Walker,
John st. Clair. George Hines. Jacob and
James Wagner. Oscar and Creswel First
have gotten work in Germantown. Pa.
Some person or persons entered Mr.. Brick
leys store Monday night. An express pack
age was opened but nothing was stolen. 1t
is supposed they were frightened off.
Mr.. Tome is having pipes for hot and cold
water and bath room put in the house to be
occupied by Professor Lamb of the Institute
faculty.
The popular excursion under the manage
ments of Brickley and Mccullough, left town
on the Emma Giles Thursday morning. A
large crowd was on board.
The registers Messrs. Caldwell and Boyn-
tom Judges Messrs. T. J. vanneman. Tim.
Kelley, Jr.; Clerks Messrs. F. NJ. Rawlings
and George Buck were in Elkton Wednesday
for examination.
AIessrs. Rob and Walter McClenahan and
James Touchstone were down the bay crab
bling Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. W. W. Nickle has cut down the large
locust trees and is having long and neat
porch put in front of the double house
occupied by Mr.. Brickley and Mr. Pyle.
Mr.. Patrick Whalen died at the home Of his
son James Whalen Tuesday, aged 65 years.
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HARRINGTON NEWS.
PENNINGTON, MD, July 18th. 1896.

Most all of the farmers are done harvesting.
Hay is very poor in this section, but very
good wheat and oats. Some farmers are
threshing and having good yield.
Roads are very dry and dusty. A good
shower of rain is much needed.
Some sickness still prevails in this neigh
borhood. Mrs. Benz. McVey. who has been
quite i'll with bilious dysentery, we are very
glad to say is improving.
Mrs. Rachel Abrams. of Chester, Pa, is
visiting relatives in the neighborhood.
Mrs. Franklin Krauss and children, Of
Philadelphia, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry T. Krauss.
Some of our Farmingtonians are preparing
to tent at Leslie camp which begins July %.
Blackberries are plentiful, but all other
fruits are scarce.
Judging by the apple crop cider will be
very scarce this fall.
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RISINGSUN ITEMS.
RIsINGsUN, July 1S, 1896,

hiSlNeSuS. ouly 10, 1870.
All the harvesting is over in this neighbood
except oats. Farmers report a very small
crop of hay.
Rev. S. A. Gayley preached at West Noting
ham Presbyterian Church on Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. w. &. Rooms left on Thurs
day for a weeks trip to Ocean Grove. They
intend attending the Epworth League con-
vention there.
Miss Mary Conner was chosen delegate
from the Epworth League here to the con-
vention at Ocean Grove.
very pleasant little dance was held at the
home of Miss Mary and Messrs. jerome and
Clifford Brumfield on Saturday evening last
Some of those present were: Misses Gertrude
S. Dare, Mary l.. and Lula worthington.
Beatrice, Clara and Lillian Keilholtz, Edith
Addison. Carrie Cummings, Lillian Arich. OF
Elkton Messers. Barclay Reynolds, Cecil and
Evans Ewing, J. II. Jenness, H. +. Richards.
Halus Ewing, S. H. Barnes, II. b. Patton, |.
b. Moore.
The Home Mission Social was held at the
home of Miss Isabel X. Buckley on Friday
evening last. A good musical program had
been prepared. Among those who attended
We're: Misses Mollie and Grace Wilson. Ger
trude S. Dare, Mary and Lula Worthington,
Clara and Lillian Keiholtz, Lizzie Stephens.
Maggie Reynolds, Mary Conner, Mary Brum-
field, Edith Addison. Mr.. and Mrs. W. G..
Rooms; Messrs. II. b. Patton, Clifford Brum-
field, l. b. Moore. H. +. Richards, Cecil and
Evans Ewing Gus Buckley, $. H. Barnes Jos.
T. Richards, Lawrence Martin, II. VI. Duyck-
inck, Chas. Burlington and others.
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CHESAPEAKE CITY ITEMS.

CHESAPEAKE CRY, July II, 1896.
Misses Elsie Karsner and Mary Ellison are
the guests of Mrs. E. d. Graves, Marietta. Pa
number of young men in our vicinity
have been arrested for fast driving through
town.
Miss Bertha Lusby, of Philadelphia, is
visiting in town.
Mrs. Henry NJ. Mccullough, of Elkton, is
visiting in town.
Mrs. West and children, of Philadelphia,
are spending several weeks in town.
Mrs. Harry Whitlock and children. OF
Chester, Pa, are visiting relatives in town.
The Misses vanhorn, of Macanoah City,
Pa, are visiting Mrs. Thomas yandegrift.
Mr.. VIM. Smith, of NIiddletown, DEL, is
visiting friends in town.
Mr.. Bocea, of Germantown, formerly an
old resident Of this town, is visiting Mrs.
Thomas Hazel.
Rev. Frank Williams and family, of Balti-
more, are spending their vacation in town.
Divers are at work repairing the leakage in
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal lock in
this town.
Mrs. Murphy and son Jay, of Philadelphia,
are visiting Rev. and Mrs. s. NJ. Perry.
Miss Mary Taylor, of Philadelphia, is visit
ing Mrs. Harry Griffin in town.
A party of our young folks enjoyed an in
formal dance on Friday evening last in Mar
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Mrs. Rhode Noah. of this place, was taken
in the night with cramping pains and the
next day diarrhoea set in. She took half Il
bottle OF blackberry cordial but got no relief
She then sent to me to see if had anything
that would help her. l sent her a bottle of
Chamberlain's Collie Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and the first dose relieved her.
Another Of our neighbors had been sick for
about a week and had tried different remedies
for diarrhoea but kept getting worse. l sent
him this same remedy. Only four doses OF
it were required to cure him. He says he
owes his recovery to this wonderful remedy
Mrs. Mary Sibley, Sidney, Mich. For sale
by Il. b. Frazer. Druggist, Elkton.
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Don't think that your liver needs treating
if you are bilious. 1t don't. Its your stom-
ach. That is, your stomach is really what
causes the biliousness. 1t has put your liver
out of order.
See what's the matter with your stomach.
Sick stomach poisons liver and then there's
trouble. Shaker Digestive Cordial cures
stomach and then alls well. That's the case
in a nutshell.
Shaker Digestive Cordial is no secret.
Formulas on every bottle. But its the simple
honest way its made, the honest Shaker herbs
and other ingredients of which it's composed,
that make it so efficacious.
Any real case of indigestion and biiousness
can be cured with Il few bottles of Shaker
Digestive Cordial. Try it.
Sold by all druggists, price 10 cents to 100
bottle.
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Select Excursion to colchester Beach,
Chesapeake Bay.

On Thursday, July %, the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Com
pany will run special low-rate excursion to
one of Marylands most popular watering,
places, Colchester Beach. This place is held
in high favor by all who have been there or
who have heard its praises sounded. 1t has
all the attributes Of a first class resort, and
especially appeals to families. Every pos
siblc kind OF amusement is to hc found in
addition to the never dying fascination ofthe
sea. It's location, on the prettiest part of the
beautiful Chesapeake Bay, speaks for itself.
In order that people living on the Phila
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
may avail themselves of Il day at this charm
ing place, a special train will be run and
tickets will be sold ut an exceedingly low
rate.
The following schedule will hp in affprt.
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In the vicinity of Boquet, Westmoreland
Co., Pa, almost any one can tell you how to
cure lame back or stiil neck. They dampen
piece of flannel with Chamberlains Pain
Balm and bind it on the affected parts and in
one or two days the trouble has disappeared.
This same treatment will promptly cure
pain in the side or chest. Mr.. l.. NJ, Frye
prominent merchant of Boquet, speaks
very highly of Pain Balm. and his recon-
mendations have had much to do with max
ing it popular there. For sale by Il. b.
Frazer. Druggist. Elkton, Md.
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tins Hall, the music being furnished by
wandering minstrels,' who appeared in
town in the evening.
Mr.. Thomas KILLER. of Philadelphia, is Wis
iting his father near st. Augustine.
Mrs. Taylor, of Philadelphia. has been Wis
iting Mrs. DeCorsey at st. Augustine.
The corner stone of the Protestant (colored)
church of this town was placed in position on
Sunday last. The services continued through
out the day and evening.
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