The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-23
MINOR LOCALS.


Don't growl at the weather L''o 10
too shoit.
"A refreshing shower passed over this
section Thursday afternoon.
Hot, hotter, hottest, hoitcnist, hot
tentotest, hottenlentonton-
-1'rtmps are still numerous in this
section. Many OF them are women.
Enjoyable trip to Cape May on We'd
nesday, September 3rd, from Newark
"Wednesday, september 3rd, is the
date. Cape May is the enjoyable resort.
Mrs. Sarah Dale OF this town is now
spending week in visiting friends at
Cape May.
Mr.. aud Mrs. S. NJ. Donnell returned
home this week from the Catskill
Mountains.
Tho two Misses Barr of Wilmington
have been spending week with friends
in this town.
Mr.. Charles Frick of Hartford county
spent several days here this week with
his brothers.
Pay up your subscription at once,
and help us make big change in the APP
pearancc of the paper.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Minot Curtis are at
present enjoying the mountain breeze at
Hotel Kaaterskill.
Work on the new school building is
rapidly being pushed forward. The foun-
dation is nearly completed.
-Soavangers are still busy at work on
tho streets, and the town is growing more
and more beautiful each day.
"A man was arrested ON Friday morn
ing for drunkenness. He was anxious to
fight and the BailiT took him in.
Miss Mamie Whistler returned home
about week ago from visit among
friends and relatives in Maryland.
Mrs. NJ. f. Choate is always able to
supply tho demand for her ice cream.
Give her call and taste tho article.
-Wo would call attention in this issue
to the adv of Jas Harding, merchant
taller, $40 French street, Wilmington,
Del.
Some Of the front yards along Main
street arc indeed beautiful. The flowers
being all in full bloom makes a sight not
often seen.
Farmers are busy looking for barrels
to put cider in. The apple crop is an
abundant one, and there will soon be
plenty Of cider.
Every body likes the cream made by
Mrs. s. A. Roach She keeps all of the
most desirable ilavors at her large saloon
on Main street.
Miss Lizzie Jack of near town, and
Miss Clara Ridgoway of Philadelphia,
were visiting Mrs. J. T. Maxwell of this
town, this week.
1t is reported that Miss Maggie Will
son will hold her school in school house
situated on lot No. 80, after the new
building is completed.
The Christiana Sunday school excur.
sion on Tuesday to Cape May carried a
large crowd of passengers. About %
went from this town.
Everybody should come forward and
pay their subscription. Only Sl.5O--not
8 cents a week. And yet many are hold
ing back this small amount from us.
Our subscribers should remember
that their subscription has run out fol
1884. We arc anxiously waiting to give
receipts 10 those who desire to assist us
Persons who have returned from the
seashore and the GOODNESS of the noun
tains should have remained away severa
weeks longer, if they wished to keep COO
You can get ice delivered at you
door every morning James Powell, fol
the small sum of 80 cents week. 1t cal
also be obtained at~Wade's butcher shop
Mr.. Selmar Meyer, the energeti,
young salesman for G. Herzberg, 90t
Arch street, Philadelphia, sold two worry
fine pianos of the Kranich s. Bach MAKE
here this week.
Mrs. John S. NJ. Neill of Helena,
Montana, is OH a visit to her father, Geo
G.. Evans, Esq, of this town. She came
with President Purnell and party on thei
return.
Tho weather was SO intensely warn
in this town on Wednesday that man!
laborers on the new railroad were com
PEELED to quit work. The thermomete
ranged up in the nineties
The most active set of men we know
of are the tennis players on the College
campus. BrF work and play are tw,
things that stand far apart but in reality
one is as tiresome as tho other.
The Rev. Daniel Green of Newport
Del, will preach in the NJ. E. Church il
this town tomorrow, Mr.. Green preach
ed here some time ago, and won the mos
attentive admiration of his hearers,
THE LEDGER has tho best appointe'
Job Office in the State for quickncss Q
work. Every detail given to all kinds q
work. Write for information. Contract
made on largo jobs at very roasonabl
terms.
"A very pleasant evening picnic too
place at CowaDtown, on Wednesday nigh
The attendance was large, and ever
body seemed to have an excellent time
notwithsta nding the extremely hC
weather.
Elsewhere will be found an adv {
4, 4 all p,ln .,
steers and heifers Tor sale. Also, 100 hea
of Maryland stock ewes This will b
good opportunity to purchase som
excellent stock.
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