The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-10-04
oCTOnER 4. 1881.
MINOR LOCALS
Cecil County Fair begins Tuesday.


james Wilson'S celebrated trotting
horse Delaware Boy captured first money
at Oxford races last week.
Tho Active base ball club were de-
feated at Oxford on Friday, by tine Ok
ford boys by a score of 1G TO 0.
Hon. Jacob Tome, Cecil county's
millionaire, was joined in wedlock to Miss
Nesbitt, ut Port Deposit, ON Wednesday.
Mr.. 2. Holly Cooch, of Boston, Mass,
arrived in this town on Thursday of last
week, and will remain about two weeks,
visiting friends
The funeral Of II. NJ. Cantwell at
Elk;on, On Saturday last, was largely at
tended. The remains wee brought to
Elkton in a special car.
Work was suspended on the now
school building on Monday. Tho struct-
ure looked solemn, gloomy and grand
under the beams of an ohulgent moon.
MIR. Edward Wilson, west of town,
is having two artesian wells bored Mr..
Wilson says they are much cheaper than
ordinary wells.
Ellie c. Rambo, daughter of John
Rambo, of this town, died of consumption
on Wednesday. Sho was an invalid for
the greater part Of her life.
Dover Fair was fairly well attended
during her four-days' meeting. Tho
trotting was fine. Jack Phillips, of
Philadelphia, carried of several first
moneys.
Mr.. w. II. Shivler, OF Loakville,
Rockingham county, North Carolina, was
on a visit to his father, j. G. Shivler,
Esq, agent at the p, w. 81 u. station,
this week.
"A number OF the students of the
Academy and College left this town on
Saturday morning last, on the early train
for Philadelphia, where they visited the
Electrical Exhibition.
Why is 1t that there are so many
pistol shots on New London avenue,
nightly Ii there no law to prohibit thisP
II there is, it should DO enforced at once.
and quite forcibly.
The colt race at Dover on Wednesday
was rather a sad affair for tho country
colts. Now York and Philadelphia colts
won first and second moneys in romarlca-
bly, fast time for youngsters.
Powell & O'RourlSe have opened an
oyster saloon at the house occupied by A.
]. Lilly. They ask that generous pat
ronage be given them. Give them call
and you'll be well fed and treated.
But few of the lightning rods at
present upon our buildings is of any use,
for the simple fact that the rods are not
led into moist ground, and therefore offer
great resistance to tho passage of the
discharge of tho electric fluid,
Mrs. s. A. Roach wishes to say that
Ice cream can be procured no where else
but at her saloon on Main street. She
makes good article and gives the pur-
chaser their moneys worth Give her q
few calls before the season closes. For
frst-class oysters, you will find them at
Mrs. Roach's.
&C. G. Choase is booming right along.
He opened out a full line of segars and
tobaccos, at his new stand this week,
formerly occupied By Mrs, !. Il. Choate
as an ice cream saloon. Ilo still manages
the old store, where the sale of papers,
etc, will be carried on. Call ON him At
his new place.
john brewster, aged about 70 years
died at Chester, Pa, early this week
The remains wero inferred at that place
on Thursday. Mr.. Brewster purchased
the old Thistler mill, on the Big Elk
creek, about 1872, He was very active
man up 10 within, five years back, wher
he was stricken with paralysis The de-
ceased leaves ten children, three girl
and seven boys, who are located in differ
emit parts of tho country.
john Davis aged about IS, of thi
town, has been making, for some time
past, worry pretty rustic baskets for Tho
holding of flowers, for which he has al
ways found purchasers. He has nov
made sample of rustic chairs, which hi
anticipates exhibiting with other work
at the Cecil County Fair, at Flkton, mex
week.
The Grand Lodge OF the Independent
Order of Good Templars of this State
will meet here on Wednesday, octobe
18th. Besides two delegates from eacl
order there will be quite a number o
others present. There will be temper
ance address delivered on the evening Q
that day, which will BIO free for all t
attend.
No doubt the most of us think thi
quite dry spell of weather, but it look
rather significant, when on looking owe
long drouths, we fnd in the summer G
1862 ''no rain fell from the first of DAY t
the first of September, making 1873 day
without rain. Many of the inhabitani
sent to England for hay and grain"
would be happy time now 10 send
England for provinder. p. Stain fe
since the above wont into type.
Six mon made narrow escape froi
death while working at pier No. o, Of I'll
new b. s. o. r. r., Susquohannaa rive
on Wednesday. They were in caissc
working, when suddenly it began settlir
on ono side. The workmen below ha
barely time to make tho main shaft f'
security. Some of them had to crawl OF
of the mud to the shaft, where they we
safe in one of tho chambers. Had IL
caisson settled two feet more, they prob
bly, would have all smothered. The stat