The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-01
MINOR LOCALS.

Tomorrow Is the nrst sunday III
Lent.
The cold wave struck here on Thurs
lay evening.
job work done quickly and at modest
prices at this office.
Brass bands are in active practice for
the coming campaign.
Miss Mendenhall of Philadelphia, is
visiting Miss Carrie Wright,
AS the moon has changed, the MOON
wise prophets predict good weather.
Miss Annie Hossingsr of this town,
donated 500 to the flood sufferers of the
West.
Mrs. Curtiss, mother of Mrs Jno. N.
Spencer, is visiting friends in Washing
ton, d. G.
The store-rooms to be occupied by
E. S. Gilmour are being rapidly pushed
to completion.
One or more Eliton gentlemen were
in town on Thursday prospecting for a
blacksmith shop.
Mr.. John Elliott of this town arriv-
ed home with fine lot of horses from
southern Ohio and Kentucky
Negotiations for Lent for the Roman
Catholic Church, reached us too late for
insertion this week.
Read the large advertisement of Pyle
& Iichtenstein. They offer great induce
ments in silks and ribbons.
C. c. Choate is general agent of this
town for Vienna Pressed Yeast. 1t is kept
10y all the merchants. Try it.
The ground hog has peacefully slept
four weeks, Notwithstanding the suffer-
ing of 5O,oOO,OOO of people.
Mrs. Joynes, living in the Caskey
block, will sell all her personal propert y
at public sale, on March 9th,
Joseph Chamberlain of Havre de
Grace, Nd, was guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen II. Choate on Monday.
The early train south in the morning
carries great many passengers now,
We believe il will be continued
Miss Nora Wilson, Miss Carrie
Wright and Miss Mcndenhall spent sever.
al days in Wilmington this week.
TO laugh hearty, loud and long,
attend Humpty Dumpty IN the Exchange
Hail, Thursday night, 9th, inst.
Wanted. stump orators Tor the
Presidential boom. No dudes need apply
Address Boomerang Secretary.
The Deer Park reading room ant
bar-room received fresh paint and pape
this week, which add materially.
The bell in the new Catholic Churcl
gives forth pretty sounds, and especial.
to hungry folks about dinner time.
DIR. c. Henry of this town will offe
all his personal property at public SALE OIL
March Goth. See adv. in this issue.
Mr.. A. p. Shocklcy of Elkton wal
in town on Tuesday. He informed IL
that lie was very busy "calling" sales.
The Catholic bell rings four times
uay, Az v u ClOCh Ill Alle lubInlilb, Il
o'clock, and at 6 and in the evening.
-Humpty Dumpty at Exchange Hal
next Thursday night II you want t
take good laugh go. 1t is first-class.
Several sharp peals of thunder wok
the inhabitants of this town and vicinit
up quite early on last Saturday morning
The blue bird uttered weak or
one day this week, and then collapsed
1t is still suffering from cold, and tn
wet weather.
Please come forward and settle you
subscriptions. Only $3.50 year-nc
quite cents n week, for the LEDGER
No chromos given away.
This ought to be a good year 70
brass bands. There is a President I
elect, and no doubt, good deal of tool
ing will be needed by both parties.
At the public sale Of Franklin Per
mock, Mill Creek hundred, on Friday las
the horses brought from $t31 to $40!
The COWS sold well. The attendance wa
very large.
There will be partial eclipse of tn
sun on the 9Th of this month. Tho'
wishing to see it will have to either Wis
northern Europe or the North Polar Set
Excuse us.
-Phil.J. Walsh g. Cos agent was
town this week distributing circular
which were filled with bargains to be Ina
at their Wilmington store. They al
offering inducements.
We would kindly call the attentio
of all desiring to insure their building
and contents, to read the card of Mr..
+. Williamson, Gen'l Agent, in this issu
lie will furnish full particulars.
Willis Cheyney of Wilmingto
Frank Collins of Deakyneyville, and Jol
p. Dunning Of Middletown, are the thr
candidates attaining the highest averai
for the vacant cadetship at West Point.
Those wishing to buy thoroughbr
cattle and grades, and also farm impl
monts of all kinds should attend the sa
Oft. Snowdsn Thomas, North East, No
ON Wednesday, March 9th, 1884. See a
The bell in the Catholic Church rim
atGA. NJ, noon and G p. NJ, in hon
of the mystery of the Incarnation, and
Up. NJ. in commemoration of the dei
as well as one half hour before every 81
vice.
"A report is current that new pal
is about to be started here. The part
are said to be from Wilmington. '
would have liked very much to see
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