The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-04-05

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Mr.. Cloud Pierson has moved into
the Caskey block, and is now prepared to
take limited number of boarders. We
can assure those desiring 10 board that
they will not find more comfortable or
agreeable place than in this house.
The young man can boldly face the
ice cream saloon, as the young lady is
expected to pay all expenses. Leap year
causes all this fun for the young men.
Perhaps tho ladies will not be as fond Of
cream as usual during the summer.
Five prisoners were prevented from
escaping from New Castle Jail on We'd
nesday by the prompt action of Sheriff
Marten and his deputies The scheme as
planned was an ingenious one. The
Morning Ne,os of yesterday, gave u full
account.
i. S. Gilmour will remove to his
new store house next week. The store
which adjoins the residence OF DR.. Kol-
lock, is completed, and presents an unus-
ually attractive appearance. Mr.. Gill
mour will make his announcement in our
next issue.
Mr.. NJ. r. Barton, the feed and pro-
vision, man lost his pet cat on Sunday.
Death, the reaper of all, (nine lives at
once) laid his bony hand on poor Puss,
and presto Gone. The cat was eighteen
years old and weighed about fourteen
pounds.
j. Dobson, our energetic and enter
prising oyster dealer, has just completed
the furnishing of two rooms in the
second.story of his building to be used as
an icc-cream saloon. Next week he will
have on hand the best of ices and creams
Call on him.
e. $. Gilmour has started to move in
his attractive storerooms, next DR.. to Kol-
locks. It is undoubtedly the prettiest
sore in town. The front is most taste
fully arranged, and the appointments are
first class. Mr.. Gilmour's announcement
| VIII appear next week
April 18th will be Easter Sunday.
Most of the ladies wear new dress and
bonnet this day, as it is good luck. We
are unable to tell what good luck they
get unless it is several more new dresses
and half dozen new hats, bonnets, sun.
shades, and many others.
William Dunbar of Elkton, has lOca'
ted among us, and he can always bs
found at his smithy on the street leading
to the p. w. 81 b. r. r. station, JUS
below the Delaware House. He is a goot
workman and a capital horse-shoer. HI
is prepared to do all kind of repairing
The Citizens Cornet Band paradet
on Main street Saturday evening last
The boys play very well indeed and de
serve praise for it. No doubt the service
of the band will be needed at humble
of political meetings and excursion pal
ties. Plenty of music makes thing
; lively.
john L. Elliott, who is extehsivel
engaged in buying and selling horses
left here this week for the West, with til
+ purpose OF puIohaslng a number of e.
u cellent horses. He will return in shoI
n time, when he will offer them for sale
this town. His Judgment of Il horse
h excellent.
l. ID Tr,k,n1, Of I'llyinp will nHi
u at public sale, at his stables in that tow
on Tuesday, April sth, 1884, u superb
d lot of horses, mules and cattle. All IL
g horses will be sold under guarsnte
II Horsemen and farmers should not mi
attending this sale.
). -THE LEDGER office is the be
g stocked country job Office in the Stat
t, Catalogues, pamphlets, and all kinds
plain and fancy printing done at rates
-. please ALL An expert job printer h
= charge of this department Special es
!. mates furnished those desiring book
etc, printed. Write for particulars.
;. Newark ought to have mark
- house. 1t would be of great convenien
= to the people. By the time one has
=. travel from one end of town to the oil
" and back, it makes one quite veal
d. The town cannot afford fire engine,
e a market house be built. 1t is needle
Oh All the people want such aplace. w
will start the enterprise?
he Another section of the back bone
ey winter struck this locality on last Sat
in day night. Tho wind blew cold 9
he. fierce from the north, shaking doors &
is making shutters rattle. The wind
ms Sunday was high, and dust on the sire
mr. was swept along in clouds, cover
or. everything with dirt. Surely March Ii
,te up the reputation of the month very W
emit The firm to make the first spr
,ps announcement of their phosphates is
or. Scott & Bro, Elkton, Md. Wright
,to Son of this town are agents for the
on of these particular fertilizers for this
new ton. That the phosphate is of the '
.tIy highest test standard, there can be
question. We trust our farmers
recognize this fact, See adv.
aaa "A series of seronades to newlywct
Nj couples took place in Elkten one N
rho the early part of this week. Hymen
been exceedingly lively in that town
the two months past. A still small v
W. says there arc several couples that
'rie be wcdlocked at an early date.
fal'y McI.ane's veto does not panic the IN
'n'"i monial market in the least.
Michael Mclaughlin, employed