The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-06-20
MINOR LOCALS.

Sec advertisement Of cabbage and
tomato plants elsewhere.
L<rhe ice-cream saloons in this town
are doing an excellent trade.
Verify this has been week of life
and activity in this town.
Mr.. w. X. Wright, of the appeal,
Elkton, paid us pleasant visit this week.
The rain on Tuesday night was a
blessing and refreshed nature and laid
the dust.
The railroad crossing of the b. &. o.
in this town, has been placed in good
condition.
4 The NJ. T.. Sabbath School is now
holdinga strawberry festival in the rear
of the church under the trees. tio this
evening.
The commencement exercises are
over for another year, and the town has
settled back again to its wonted steady
business and building.
Mrs. S. A. Roach keeps the best ice
creams of finest quality, at her parlors on
Main street Also cakes and Gonfection-
cry always on hand.
d The Penn. II. X. Co., have recently
! erected Semaphore signalsa the Newark
station superior in very many respects to
the old signal which has been in use for
the past four or five years.
The heavy wind and flashes Of
lightning on Tuesday evening caused
those gathered on the campus, to witness
the anniversary exercises of the Athen-
ean Literary Society, to flee to safe
quarters.
The |. o. of Good Templars, No IL
having secured Exchange Hall for Sat
urday night, now announce that their
festival will be held on Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings
next. A good time is anticipated.
-Mr. Jas, A. Wilson, proprietor of the
Washington House, in this town, may
well be proud of his trotting horse, Del
aware Boy, Only last week he captured
first and second moneys at the Oxford
(Pa.) Spring fair, and the week before he
captured first money at West Chester Pa.
lie will be II formidable opponent at fall
fairs
On last Sabbath, Children's Day, was
observed with appropriate services in
Head of Chrstiana Church. Select por-
tions of Scripture were read and Hymns
sung by the children, and an address
made to them by the pastor. Who also
preached sermon on the Training of
Children" was particularly addressed to
parents. The church was handsomely
decorated, the congregation was large,
and much interest evinccd in the SER
vice.
On sabbath last Childrcn's Day was
observed in the NJ. T.. Chuch here. But
few children were at the morning SER
vice, which was conducted by the Rev
7. ii. Haynes, pastor. An appropriate
sermon was delivered by that gentleman.
In the afternoon pleasing services were
held, there being addresses made by
Prof. Webb and G. G, King. Miss Katie
Barton was awarded the prize for finding
the greatest number of names by which
God is called in the Bible.
On last Saturday as train 43 of the
P.W. q. b. road was passing Bacon Hill
the fireman, Edward Shields, fell or was
thrown from the engine and instantly
killed. lie was not missed however by
the engineer until the train was passing
North East distance of nearly miles
from the scene Of the accident. The de-
ceased had been in the employ of the
above company for eleven years and is
said to have been good engineer-a po-
sition he hoped soon to fill.
The X. of p. Lodge of Elkton, Md,
will give an excursion to Colchester
Beach on Wednesday, June oath, on the
steamer Pilot Boy. The boat leaves
;Singerley's wharf at s Il. III. and return
ing, will leave Colchester at $50 p. M
All those contemplate going from this
town can take the 1855 train. Colchester
offers great attraction to eXcursionists,
and to have really enjoyable day, go
and take your girl, or somebody elses
girl your sister or mother and be
generally happy.