The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-09-27
MINOR LOCALS.

Read Booths ice cream ad.
Mine days before the Cecil Fair be-
gins.
Twenty pieces Of music at the Farm
els ball.
Some talk of forming dancing
school here.
Oxford for once has had good wealth
er for its fair.
Bicycle riders are practising for the
race at The fair.
Cunning accidents are beginning to
pan out quite well.
-Gents driving glove for the fair is
sold at Armstrong; list, floor.
Another invoice of ladies Jerseys
this week, Armstrong; LIST floor.
The largest boot and shoe depart
ment is at Armstrong; 2nd floor.
Grabbing parties are still fashionable
in Elkton Especially on Sunday.
Fall styles are coming out, and local
candidates are getting thicker, daily.
Mr.. @. E. r. Lewis will please accept
thanks for basket Of splend id grapes.
The list of entries for the Cecil Fair
embrace large number of speedy horses.
Owing to the depressed condition OF
trade, the Curtis Bros paper mill has
closed.
We call attention in this issue to the
change of G. P. Maroney's ad. Give him
q call.
Hon. Chas. B. Lore was renominated
for Congress by reclamation at. Dover on
Tuesday.
Most any kind of shoe can be
found at Armstrong; shoe department,
2nd floor.
Peter M. Bremen was unanimously
nominated as Presidential elector at
Dover on Tuesday,
Ladies clothing of all kinds, chill
dren's gipgham dresses 75cts at Arm
strongs list, floor.
The Democratic voters of Pencader
hundred will meet at Glasgow on Thurs
day evening, October end, at 7 O'Clock.
Most of our townspeople have re-
turned from the seashore and mountains.
No doubt they wish they were there now.
H. Simpson of oil Market street,
pV;l,,;nntop ,,aIyao nm onununoau,ant in
this issue to those in need of good cloth
ing.
Quite number from this town went
to Philadelphia on Tuesday night, to
witness the torchlight procession in honor
to Blaine.
There is sign in bridge not many
miles north of this town which reads as
follows: "Cheap boots at New London
drug store"
"A Blaine and Logan meeting was
held at Cherry Hill on Saturday night
VIM. T. Warburton and others addressed
the meeting.
Don't miss the grand hop to be held
at the new exhibition building at the
Elkton Fair grounds, on Wednesday
night, Oct. list.
The two elections held here on Sat
urday last, were very peaceful. There is
no clashing together when this terrified
and unterrified meet.
The grand hos to be held on the Fair
ground, in the new building, will be
something immense. 1t will be on We'd
nesday, October 1st.
The Citizens Cornet Band serenaded
Mr.. Theo. F. Armstrong, candidate Tor
Representative, Hon. VIM. Dean, James
A. Wilson and others.
Squire Jas. Vallandigham returned
home the latter part of last week, after
an extended visit of two months through
Virginia and the west.
Laying OF the track along the graded
portion of the B. and o. will soon conf
mence. Cross-ties have been distributed
along the graded portion.
"A vicious bovine belonging TO Mich
ael Hartnett, of the Fourth district, Cecil
County, gored Chas. Peterman quite
severely, one day last week.
Pumpkin pies will soon be in order.
There will be lots of them at the Fair,
but are allowed to spoil before one is
allowed to enjoy their richness.
q. W. Coyle of INTERCHANGEABLE,
Del, appears in a card in this issue. 1t
would be well tor those in need of what
he advertises to give him call.
AN enthusiastic Democrat meeting
was held at Turkey town on Saturday
evening last. The speakers were Messrs.
Jno. s. Writ and Jno. S. Rossell of
Elkton.
1t looks, at present, that EllSton Jail
was not large enough, There is not
enough cells, at one time, to accommo-
date the prisoners, some of them have to
sleep in the corridors.
This town has been very quiet for
the past several weeks. A drunken man
is seldom seen. One drunken fellow
arrived here on Monday morning, and he
came from Maryland.
Did any one here see tho rain that
fell during the earlier part Of the week ?
Wilmington had quite refreshing show
er. The dust was laid at McClellands-
willie ut the same time.
We are exceedingly anxious to ehron-
icle runaway match from this town.
Tho coachmen(9) here are not rich, hence
the cause of no such fun. Come, some
body start-anything for change.
-Snueral drnnknn men were seen on