The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-01-26

The Guild concert in the College
Oratory, Jan, 20, promises rare treat to
lovers of excellent music.
We will give the names Of those
who assisted the suffering workmen at
Roseville, next week.
Show your appreciation, friends,
for splendid music by attending the
Guild concert in Oratory, Jan. 20.
Please note the new timetable in this
issue. Next week the Newark and Del
aware City time schedule will appear.
job work done more cheaply than
ever before at this Office. Bring along
your sale bills, pamphlets, circulars, etc.
Cold weather makes things lively,
and several have called and squared with
the LEDGER, and been blessed by our
"devil."
"A large sleigh load of young folks
from this town, visited New London on
Wednesday night. A right royal time
was had.
Mr.. John b. Richie, Professor of
Music at the Newark Academy, played
for fashionable hops at Easton and Dover
this week.
Does any one know who it was that
fell while snowballing in front of tho
Deer Park one day last week? Al. knows
something about
The comet can easily be seen now. 1t
is rather an insignificant thing, and we
advise our friends not 10 strain their eyes
in looking for it.
Tho farm of the late Benjamin +.
Slayter, situated on Bohemia Manor, con-
tanning 63S acres, was offered for sale
Monday and was withdrawn after bid
Of $22, $50 had been offered.
Persons desiring 10 purchase farm
ing utensils, cattle, etc, should attend
the public sale of VIM. IIindman, in
Franklin township, Chester county, Pa,
Thursday, Feb. It'll. See bills,
Evan w. Lewis will postpone his
public sale from the 14th to the 2lst of
February, on account of other sales
The LEDGER can always be found for
sale at the tobacco store of c. c. Choate.
lie also keeps all the weekly and Sunday
city papers. Plenty OF good tobacco and
segars, too. Call and see him,
C. A. Dobson has on hand Franlilyn
City OYSTERS which he is selling at so cts.
quart. Also, Cristeld oysters at 40
cents quart. And Others as low as 25
cents. Call and get some oil these splend-
id oysters.
Those fond of genuine fun should
not fail to witness "Our Boarding
House, as presented by Robson and
Crane, at the Wilmington Opera House
Monday night. Two hours of up
roarous laughter.
Prof. Wesley Webb lett here early
this week for trip down the Peninsula
He went in the interests of the State
Grange, collecting important matter for
Ibis association, which will soon he pub.
lishcd in pamphlet form.
The Citizens Cornet Band of this
town forwarded their instruments this
week TO Prof. Leonard of Philadelphia,
who will repair and send them back the
first of next week. Then we may expect
some good music. loot! foot! foot!
We have sit and waited patiently L
hear that the peach crop will be failure
There is evidently something wrong will
the peach growers or else we would have
heard some sort of wall from these un
fortunate Cor Fortunately gentlemen.
-We received the intelligence thi
week that Mrs. James Wilgis, who live
near lakewood one mile from Rocl
Springs, Md, gave birth to triplets-ont
girl and two boys-on January 10th, 1884
well.
The Nine. Fry Concert Compan!
will give an entertainment in the Elk.
change Hall, for the benefit of the NJ
Il. Choir of this town, on Friday night
February 1. Come aid see the won
derful performance of the ladies on via
Inns, comets, flutes, etc. Admission
SO cents; children under ~ years, 2
cents DO not miss it. See large bills
No sleighing this week. TIL
horses will now have a breathing spell
We had some fast ones here last week
Mr.. w. Atmore Woodrow's brow
horse Rocket surprised everybody b
his fast performance. In him the boy
may expect formidable opponent.
George Powell in the basement c
Exchange Building keeps CONSTANT
on hand the best oysters that can b
purchased. Also apples, oranges, lem
ons, cigars etc. We know the cigai
are good because we have tested then
Call and make George prove what h
says.
Why not have a debating society
this town? A room could easily be 81
cured and the attendance would undoubt
eddy be good. There are several goo
takers in town, and perhaps many MOI
would he found il chance was give
Them. Let society be formed. ltwi
benefit our young men greatly.