The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-09-13

The store house occupied by N. Nj. |
Motherall will be greatly improved by |
having a new front put to the building.
When completed it will be one of the
handsomest store buildings in town. The |
work is to be done by e. A. Watson.
Two men, not far from town, settled |
dispute on Sunday night by one of them
stabbing the other in the left breast. DR.. |
Evans was summoned and rendered med |
ical aid. The man is dangerously cut,
and but little hopes are entertained OF his
recovery. No arrests.
Mr.. John e. Lewis, of tho Deer Park
Hotel, has made wonderful improvement
about his property of late. Tho latest is
a neat, new fence placed around the lot
adjacent the hotel. A few more indus
trious, enterprising men like Mr.. Lewis
is sadly needed in this town.
1t would be we'll for the Town Com
missioners to appoint several men to
assist the Bailiff in keeping order on Sat
urday nights, and for the hotels to close
/ az lV'oOs luCIb SnOulu Db OIueG III JOWut
and il ordinary measures are of no avail,
let rigid orders DO issued and carried
out.
Rev. Joseph S. Malone has purchas-
cd the lot of land running from the
Elkton road to the Depot road, contain
ing 20 acres, lying south of Main street.
He proposed at an early day to lay it out
In building lots, lay out streets and put
in proper order, and then the lots will be
offered for sale.
The most popular excursion yet
spoken of will be taken to Pixies Peak
Round trip fare $500, sandwiches $1.50
each, coffee sl.00 cup, solferenio, mix
ed, rs cents per glass. No high hats will
be allowed on the trip. Wagon train will
start from Gobbler Heights at an early
hour in the morning.
John Watkins, an employee of the
steam shovel, working near town, had
his thumb and forefnger terribly cut and
mashed on Tuesday last. DR.. Evans was
summoned and rendered medical aid.
Three stitches were put in the wound
and the patient made comfortable as pos
sible under the circumstances.
The public road leading from Elkton
to Cowantown is in need of improve
ment, especially the hill near the resi-
dence of Col. /. d. Davis. This section
just mentioned is under the supervision
of the commissioners, and will soon be
impossible. Evidently the law in regard
10 public roads in Cecil is a mammoth
white elephant.
The cold wave struck this town on
Thursday night and by Friday morning,
the weather was cool enough for all.
After several days of intense heat the
cool wave was gladly welcomed, and we
arc happy again, Some of the business
men made bold stands and the most of
them held their positions during the hot
wave. They are all on duty now.
Notwithstanding tho heated term,
the Wilmington Opera House is receiving
a fair patronage. Last night "A Hoop of
Gold" was presented for the first time,
and was successfully given. 1t will be
repeated tonight to much larger audi
ence. On Monday next Baker & Farron
will commence their season in the laugh.
able rendition of the "Emigrants."
"A trial was held before Squire
McKeowan on Sunday morning last A
man who had imbibed too freely of the
fiery drug, become unruly and bolster.
ious. He was arrested and put in the
lookup. In arresting him it took about
four men, and then he tore the shirts of
of them. He was fined $3.50 for each
shirt torn; extra Sunday work $3.50
total s13. He paid up and was dismissed
1t is best not to think of the heat. We
know how it is, and the less we talk about
it the better we feel. Keep quiet, walk
in the shade and do nothing-absolutel
nothing, and think about the racing that
) was done on the snow last winter. How
, one would nearly freeze, Sounds funny
to talk of freezing) watching the fast
horses going up and down the street. Nc
, doubt you have taken sleigh ride, and
heartily enjoyed it, and at other times
wished the winter was over. In less than
, two months the weather will be chilly
enough for all.
The Fourteenth Annual Exhibition
of the Oxford Agricultural Society will be
held on the Society's Grounds, in the
Borough of Oxford, Chester county, Pa
on Wednesday,, Thursday and Friday
September Gath, 25th, 26th, 1884. The
premium list embraces every article OF
household and mechanical manufacture
as well as all agricultural products and
implements running and trotting races
amusements and music each day. The
7 Managers will leave nothing undone t
make the Fall Fair of 1884 the larges
and best ever held in Oxford. Excursion
trains at reduced rates.
! Funny things do happen at times
: and we know OF one that is rather funny
and quite ridiculous. Not far from this
place, druggist sent to prominent
dealer in drugs in Wilmington for
f leeches, on Saturday night last, to send
) them on the 1889 train. 1t appears thai
a quantity of Holy broad had been order
ed at the same time, to be used on tn,
Sabbath. From some cause unknown
, these two packages got mixed and thu
q druggist got the Holy bread, and th,
leeches were left at the depot. During
the row on Saturday night the leeches