The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-10-27
SATURDAY, OCTOBER ~, 1888.
MINOR LOCALS.

than on our new Campbell press. Try US.
-Choate street will be paved at an
early day, not before It was needed, how
ever.
Tho now press runs so nicely that
every fellow who happens 10 drop in takes
turn.
Our oyster folks were never so busy
as at present Frys and stews are now
the thing.
The shooting of partridges in Mary
land extends from November LIST to
December Goth.
BY reading the advertisements in
The LEDGER the purchaser will be vir-
tually benefited.
We kindly ask the attention Of our
readers to the advertisement OF j. Il.
Williamson g. Son.
Colds in the head seems to be quito
plentiful. Good sort Of weather this past
week to lay in good cold.
The railroad company erected new
telephone line from the Station to
Wright's lumber Office this week.
The secret of doing brisk fall trade
is by advertising in THE LEDGER, Plenty
Of our patrons will testify to these facts
IT you are DESTROYS Of selling anything
that you do not need, advertise in The
LEDGER, and the sale of such article
is assured.
The Democratic meeting will be
held at Fair Hill, Md, to night instead
of last Saturday night, as was stated in
our last issue.
Just read Rankin Armstrong; new
ad, He has Just filed his store as full as
it is possible to get it, with choice fall
and winter novelties.
There are several first-class stores in
this town, but many people don't know
Il. Advertise in THE LEDGER and have
your trade increased.
There is no truth in the report that
smallpox had broken out among the
Italian laborers at Roscville, short dis
lance from this town.
We fear that many ofour farmers will
suffer with cold hands husking corn this
season. There is yet but little corn
husked around this town.
-NIessrs. John and Spencer Hitch OF
Milford, who have been visiting their sister
Mrs. Mary Collision in this town, returned
home Friday of last week.
Comets are getting to be very COM
mon things, now, and the time is not far
distant when every well regulated family
will not be without one.
-Thanksgiving day approaches, and
we hope all our friends will have grand
dinner as, just at present, it is hard to
tell where we will take dinner.
Next year is leap year, and no doubt
some of the old bachelors will have
chance to get married by being asked by
some of the young ladies here.
The Misses Maggie and Katie Buck
ley of Brooklyn, N. Y, who have been
spending a brief season with Hon. VIM
Dean, returned home last week.
There was nearly two and half
million silver dollars coined last month,
and as yet we have not received our share
There is evidently a mistake somewhere.
!. Joseph Dean, Jr., offers his ice house
and good will for rent for the season OF
1884 This is II rare chance for any one
wishing to engage in profitable and
) enterprising business.
MI. Ocheltrec of this town, will
engage in the carriage business at an
carly day. A carriage mandatory ought
to do well here, and we bespeak for MIR.
Ochletrec great success.
The festive fly, that at times pestered
one almost beyond endurance, is begin
ming to succumb to the nip of frost. We
have no tears to shed for the troublesome
pest or its untimely demise.
All industrious and careful farmers
at this season OF the year gather all theii
implements and place them under cover,
from the storms of the winter. Thii
saves over hundred per cent TO the care
full.
Tho NJ. L. Church Of this town will
hold a concert and supper in Exchange
Hall on Thanksgiving evening. A party
of talented musicians Of Baltimore, undei
the leadership of Prof. orem, will conduct
the concert.
Perhaps the clovorseed crop will b'
the largest ever known in this section
This year. 50 far the yield has been large
There is much yet to be hulled, as TN
weather has been unfit for some time t
do this work.
"A private telephone line is strongl,
talked of between this town and the Z.
w. s. b. station. The cost would b
exceedingly small as compared with tn
facilities it would offer tho business mel
and others. Let us have it.
Rev. T. II. Haynes and wife, VIII
have been absent about three weeks visit
ing Alexandria, Washington, Baltimor
and other points, returned home thi
week. Mr.. Haynes will fill his pulpit i
The NJ L. Church tomorrow
The brass hand still continues I
practice regularly, and to judge from tn
music made they are making rapid pre-
stess toward being perfect. Work har
boys. we are on your side, and sha
always have good word for you, on
and ALL