The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-02-09

personal property at public auction, on
Friday, Feb. %. Please read. in another
solumn, what he will offer. Also see large
posters.
We call the attention of buyers to
the adv. of Evan W. Lewis in another
column. He offers his entire stock of
personal property, consisting of horses
mules, cattle, farming implements, ETC.
Sale to take place on Thursday, Feb.
2lsi. Read what he will offer Oh that
day. Also, see large posters
The barometrical little quadruped saw
his Understanding shadow Saturday, and
quietly crept back for short six weeks
nap. To the contrary notwithstanding,
there will be some fine weather this
month. To judge the month from the
first three days, we may expect much
sunshine, and the farmers will be busy
tilling the soil early in May.
On Tuesday night of last week a
largo company assembled at the residence
of William Smith, who lives in the
Swamp, and for many hours joy was un-
confined. Every body was in the best of
spirits, and Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Joined in
with the young folks, and were untiring
in their efforts to make all present enjoy
themselves, Refreshments were served,
An entertainment by the young folks
will be given in Salem NJ. f. Church,
Thursday evening, Feb. IA, for the pur-
pose of raising money to purchase an
organ. The program embraces select
reading, songs, etc. This will undoubt-
eddy be II treat, and we would ask that
the entertainment be given a generous
patronage from this town and vicinity.
Even Railroad Superintendonts can
not at all times distinguish which is the
right train for them to board to reach
their homes. This was illustrated not
more than two weeks since, when a we'll
known Superintendent calmly took his
seat in smoking car of Maryland
Division train TO so down in Delaware
about forty miles. Az no one suspects
who it is, we will mention no names.
S. Raymond Choate, of this town, is
now in Philadelphia, in company with a
detective going the rounds of the various
dives and thieves resorts in hope that he
might recognise the murderers of Henry
Bell, who was murdered on Christmas
evening. Mr.. Choate was an eye wit
ness to the attack, by two men, on Mr..
Bell. A full account of the affair was
published in Thursdays Record.
"A very enjoyable party was held at
the residence of Mr.. John Denver, in Cat
Swamp, on Tuesday night. About twenty
couple were present. Dancing was
INDUCED in to tile sweet strains of Prof.
Larry Wilson's excellent violin. Refresh
ments were in abundance. The gallant
beau and pretty maids kept up the merry
tripping of the light fantastic till the wee
small hours, when all sought their va
rious homes greatly clated over the even
ing's fun.
They tell us that we are doing job
work and advertising 200 cheap. We
know we are, but we cannot help. 1t is en-
entirely our fault. We are too modest to
ask real profitable price. So, friends, you
can just bring along your work, and you
can get it done more cheaply than at any
other shop Of the same dimensions in the
State. We have an obituary editor who
will handle all matters pertaining to his
department with neatness and dispatch.
Give us call.
The road-bed and tracks OF the Della
ware Railroad were never in better shape.
The branches that feed it, are also in fast
running order. For all this Mr.. John
Mahoney, General Supervisor, must be
accorded the highest praise. He has been
connected with this road for long num-
Der of years, and although not civil
engineer, he has given the matter such
close study and attention, that there is no
part of the work that he is not able to
perform. On the branch roads he has
thoroughly practical railroad men az
assistants.
-"Queen Esther" in all its beauty,
will be presented in Odd Fellows Hall,
Elkton, Nd, on Wednesday aud Thurs
day evenings next. Miss Fannie Jones
will impersonate the Queen, and Mr.. j.
Davis assumes the title roll of King.
Miss A. j. Smith will sustain tho charac-
ter of Zerah, while Mr.. N. X. Warner
will display his abilities as Hayman, the
unfortunate. We failedto learn who will
take the remaining characters, but of
those mentioned we can but speak in the
highest terms.
The ground hog has had his day, and
it was pretty one--not for the hog, but
for humanity. He could not help seeing
his shadow if he ventured out What
kind of weather will we have, yoI ask.
We must not lose sight of the tims-hon-
ored prediction, which says 'you can be
just lookin' out for equally disagreed BILE
weather" For once, we hope the sold
saw will not stick, but that we may have
from this time on, breathing spell of
modest, we'll behaved weather. Such
weather that the poor can live without so
much misery and painful pinching. To
the rich it can make but little difference.
We think it would be better, however, if
the ground hog decide the weather for us
early in the season, or at the first of win
ter. Then one could make such prepare
ton as would stand most in need in times
of distress; for instance, among the very
Door. But what's the use moralizing over
this subject. We must accept the puny
little hog theory, and while doing so, pre-
pare ourselves for the prediction it fore
casts.