The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-09-20

The Otis Chapel temperance Society
viii hold their next meeting on Saturday.
Sept. ~. All are invited to attend these
monthly exercises. The meetings are
generally of a literary character.
st. Thomas Episcopal Church was
without pastor last Sabbath. The Rev.
ii. Allen Griffith is on visit to his faith
err in Virginia. The services was read by
e. @. Eckles of Delaware College, who
intends to enter the MINISTRY.
You will find at James Kelley's
Wholesale and retail liquor house, cor.
10 and 6hipley streets, Will, Del, a very
fine brand of whiskey, expressly for
mince pies. Also some excellent Califor-
mia brandy, for the preserving of peaches.
The linen duster and seer-sucker
coats are soon to be numbered with the
hot days of summer, and nicely laid away
provided this weather continues. 1t may
be hot enough, however, for some before
Christmas. Changes are very sudden
nowadays.
"A collection was taken up in the NJ.
e. Church here as well as elsewhere, on
Sunday morning last, to aid in lifting the
debt that now rests on the Conference
Academy at Dover. Each person giving
one dollar, was presented with correct
likeness of the late Bishop Simpson.
We seriously thought of putting up
our stove Monday, (nice job) but CON
eluded to freeze the flies out, if possible
(the little pests). The weather takes
another change, and we are in summer
again. The idea of putting up the stove
made us feel weary, and that life had lost
part of its charms.
Miss Ella Collins of Casho's Mills,
was surprised on last Saturday evening
by number of friends from this town
suddenly walking in, and wishing her
pleasant birthday. Quito a pleasant
evening was enjoyed. The surprise was
got up by the lady's sister and brother,
Miss Ella and Robert Collins.
Our hack drivers tell us that they
experience some trouble in people who
ride with them and say, "I'll pay you TO-
morrow" which as the custodians say,
never comes around. While the drivers
want to be as accommodating as possible,
they would kindley ask that passengers
pay as soon as they alight from the hack.
On Saturday afternoon last the DEM
ocratic primary meeting was held here.
There was no disturbance, and every
thing passed along smoothly. There was
only one ticket. For Representative,
Theo. F. Armstrong; Assessor, Sam'l W.
Morrison; Road Commissioner, Arnold
Naudain, Jr.; Inspector, VIM. II. Smith.
The men nominated to fill these import
ant offices are gentlemen of sterling char
acters and above reproach. We cannot
see that the ticket could have been bet
tered.
Miss Harriet Dean, daughter of Hon.
VIM. Dean of this town, arrived home
the early part of this week from England
on the steamer Lord Cough. Miss Dean
makes the trip annually for the benefit of
her health. On the same steamer was
Mr.. Henry Graham, wife and daughter,
returning home from Ireland, where they
went from Wilmington some two years
ago. Mr.. Graham said he was glad to
get back, as no place pleases him so well
as Wilmington. He is musician and
hereafter will give his attention to that
profession.
On Tuesday very genteel lool1in
man stopped at the Washington House.
He informed the proprietor that he had
lost horse and carriage, and was search
ing for them. He told a very straight
story, and succeeded in borrowing So
from the proprietor, after which paying
for horse feed, he disappeared. The team
belonged to Nm. G. Martin of Whining
ton, and the supposed gentleman was
rascal. No doubt this is one one OF the
"spotters" Of good horses, and we advise
people to securely fasten their horses in
the stable. A vigilant committee is need
ed to rid the country of this band of
horse thieves.
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