The Delaware ledger., 1883-08-04

growing too fast TO be behindliAid in this
great luxury. Our citizens ars Of the
right sort to get up an enterprise of this
kind. Lot there be a meeting called at
an early day and company formed.
The Young Peoples Aid Society of
the Presbyterian Church will hold fete
on the College campus, on Thursday and
Friday evenings, August 10th and nth
In the past these entertainments have
been of the most pleasant nature, and we
bespeak for the one to be given much
good cheer and success.
The Philadelphia Press says; "lf you
go away in boat pier tumbles to Dieces
under your feet and drops you in the
water; if by rail, the wind blows a fright
car in front of your engine; If you stay At
home the yellow fever aud tho chdlera
iun a race to secure victim or the town
is swallowed up in an earthquake shock.
This is not q life insurance advertise,
ment."
Mr.. Levi Graybill of Florida, pur-
chased some land from Mr. Chas. Walton
last Spring upon which to, erect new
dwelling. The foundation is already laid,
and the rest of the structure will be
pushed rapidly forward, Mr.. G. arrived
from Florida on last Tuesday week, aud
upon seeing plans Of the building express
ed himself as being highly pleased with
the appointment. He and his wife are
delighted with the situation OF things.
Mr.. Jack Wilson, with his steam
thresher, threshed 1929 bushels of wheat
for Mr.. Benjamin Campbell, on his farm,
about three miles from Newark, the past
week. lie threshed 306 bushels in half a
day, ten bushels in ten minutes, and ono
bushel in "A seconds. This is fast work,
but Mr.. Wilson is just the right man to
do fast and excellent work. Mr. Camp
bell Is n thorough go-ahead farmer, as the
abeye yield of wheat plainly shows.
Mr.. Bayard Widdoes and several
other gentlemen from this town spent
a pleasant day on the Xantho, down
Elk river, one day this week. They
are high in their praises Of the owner
of the yacht, Captain. Billie Fowler.
They say that he is jolly good fellow,
md is ever devising something new to
make those that go on his good yacht
Xantho enjoy themselves.
Du.f A1a~anda. taca.1 ., i,,,t a, =. a.,
was inn aled ON q hook at the side of q
pump at his fathers residence, in this
town, q few days ago. lie was reaching
up for cup in which to get drink of
water, when his feet suddenly slipped,
and In falling the hook imbedded itself in
his arm. lie was quickly released from
his painful position and carried into the
house. His wounds were dressed, and at
last accounts the little fellow was getting
along nicely.
New boards are being put over the
water drain near the depot. This has
been much-needed, aud we nre glad that
the natter has been looked after. jus:
north of This drain is the deep gutter
covered with plank. We would call atten
tion to tho dangerous condition of thest
boards. Some of them have worn yer,
thin, which may at any moment let th'
pedestrian through, resulting in th'
breaking of limbs aud otherwise injurin,
them. Please have il fixed at once.
The accommodation train from vii
! mington, due here ct $40 in A. NJ, ha
for the past wtek been running a ney
passenger car built at Altoona, Pa, 70
the T.. W. & b. II. II. Co. This car is
model of beauty. 1t is handsomely fin
ished in hard wond, East Lake style, fun
, nished with gas, with brass ornament'
u neat and tasty. The ceiling of the car
worked out in dark olive green, beaut
Z, 4 fully relieved by old gold designs. 1t
u also strongly built ahd rides with muc
f. ease aud comfort to the passengers.
IL We were shown by Mr.. John Torber
'y of Texas, on Tuesday night, quite
curiosity in the shape Of lasso, used b
l., Mexieaus, made entiray Of horse hair.
". was four-ply and twisted very tight.
10 was as hard as piece of iro,. He ais
I'd showed us II short whip, Snnwn as
~ ,,Quirt," which was made in Montera.
to Mexico. This whip was Daae over
solid peice of heavy metal, and woven
as tight with hair, that in feeling it, o.
of was led to believe 1t to be made of bead
rt II is very heavy and quite pretty. A mi
ID could strike powerful blow with su eli
v, weapon. lie also informed us that
mt great many brides are made~in tn
country of horse hair of different coll
which are very attractive. Mr., Torbt
'n has n large drove of mules for sale nC
va, Elkton.
- Last Saturday night the Penns
yania railroad train on which the Pre-
~ dent was passenger had just lelt
Guupowder bridge, some sixteen mi
north of Baltimore. on its way sou
'th when there came crashing through
iiy plato glass window of the private car
ha President Roberts of the railroad co
me pany, in which President Arthur "
'eS seated, n stone as nearly as large as
egg, which struck the flagman. Char
,Ir. Sparks, on the left cheek. The Preside
elk. at the time, was about midway the c
i'm some ten feet behind where Mr.. Spa
,ch was sitting, tho Presidents messeng
.ss, "Aleck," being between then' FERN
INV this will be claimed as the fulGlmen
the prediction Of Zadkiel, the Lont
nm astroiogist, for July, which reads: :"
,.a President OF the United States will be
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