The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-17
SATURDAY, MAY ", 1884.
MINOR LOCALS.

-feSllVdl lllS evening
New moon Tuesday next.
Picnic season draweth near
County Court in session At Whining
ton
This town will soon have a bicycle
club.
Plenty of rain, large crop of grass
is expected.
Many of the young folks adorn them
selves with lilac blossom.
The school voters will meet to-day at
3 o'clock. in school house 30.
The hot lunch served at the 'Ebbitt'
is the best in Wilmington. Try ii.
The Ebbitt bar is supplied with the
choicest of wines, liquors and cigars.
The small boy attendeth well to Sun
day school, as picnic season approacheth.
Mrs. Kimble has had her dwelling
house on Chapel street freshly painted
Gentlemen losing their hats can have
duplicates furnished at Williamson Il
Sons.
The woman who travels the world on
u dollar-The one whose picture is on
the coin.
Services will be held in st. Thomas
Episcopal Church tomorrow Sunday
morning.
james Hossinger has been granted
letters testamentary on the will of Andrew
j. Iassinger,
"A colored man was killed near New
port on Monday evening by being run
over by an engine.
Don't forget that this is the place to
get picnic posters printed. Terms rea-
sonable and prompt work
The young man that owneth fine
buggy and stylish horse has but little
trouble to find pleasant company.
The steam digger, near Mr.. Edward
r. Wilson's, will begin operations soon.
In about weeks time, SO reported.
Miss Laura Pierce of Philadelphia, is
visiting DR.. Tillum and family, managers
OF the Cooperative store, at this place.
-Byard Widdoes is making an active
canvass for Coroner on the Democratic
ticket. lie will undoubtedly be nGmi.
mated.
-One young lady asked another if she
GGNNI,,t - eli, YnpliaI
81 have a beau which is just about the
same"
The Right Reverend Bishop Lee, Of
the Diocese OF Delaware, will preach
in Newark on Ascension day, Thursday,
May 22nd.
We are opposed to persons chewing
plug tobacco in Church. They are liable
10 put the tin advertisement in the colec
ton basket.
Joseph b. Lutton's fine mare Gipsey
dropped n fine male colt on Thursday
morning of this week. The colt is one o
Blaclsmore's get.
One of our dry goods clerks says
that the ordinary striped bed-ticking ii
a terrible crime. 1t is mattress-hidc
Give him a week OIL.
The postoflice of Wilmington, know
as "Damphool," is changed to Blizzard
They evidently expect some chilly wealth
CT during the year.
1t is said that one Of the Fashionable
cloalls now for ladies has dog sleeves
Awful handy thing to carry poodle do;
in. we should think.
Save your money for the delightful
excursion to Atlantic City early in June
The first of the season. Cheap rate
and a delightful trip.
We would advise all TO attend til,
strawberry festival in Exchange Hall to
night. The object is good and tunefu
one, Admission free.
Some of our base ball players seer
to have been vaccinated. We are forcet
into saying this from the fact that the
can't catch anything.
The ladies of the NJ. Z, Church wi
hold strawberry festival IN Exchang
Hall ON Thursday and Friday evening"
May 20lh, and Both.
-"Toilet Secrets for lIomely Women,
is the title of late book. We ventur
the suggestion that there won't be man
Of them called for in this town.
m, E,,;,,o,,l D,reonnr,, Lo, l,o,
greatly improved by having the fir trS
cut down in the front yard, and ii
unsighlly fence replaced by neat ne
one
Did you observe the change that I'll
enterprising firm of L. A. McWhorter
Co. made in their ad., on first page TIL
week. A large PERCENTAGE saved by 81
ing them call.
Several members of Oriental Lodg
No. 10, |. o. o. F., this town, attendt
the installation of ofiicors-clect Of n
tional Lodge, No. 80, of st. Georges, {
Tuesday evening.
We were Informed on Wcdnesdi
that the first snake was killed over
month ago, by a man named Brown Ii
ing in Maryland. We know Marylandel
often see snakes.
The shooting case that was report,
to have happened near Elkton, Md, a
was published in several papers in Il
State, last week, ought to have put
"Easton" instead of Eliton.
Mr.. George A. Willis of Ashlar
Del, was in town on Saturday last, ell
pioneering. Mr.. Willis is a Democra
candidate for Coroner, and is well a
favorably known in this town.