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


get bricks.
Mrs. Edwin Miller of IIavre de Grace
is visiting her aunt, at Linden Hall, near
the station.
MIR. b. +. Tillum, manager of the
cooperative store in this town, visited
Washington, this week.
"a Widow Hunt" June 18th, will be
one of the interesting features Of our
Commencement exercises.
Some of the trunks under the cross
ings that were filled with mud and filth,
were cleaned out this week.
Miss Leila Reeves of near Cape May
City, New Jersey, has been visiting her
cousin Mrs. Sarah Dale at the East End.
Mrs. Ella Huston of West Chester,
Pa, but formerly of this town, is now
visiting her mother at the West End.
Winter long past spring now gone
and the summer with u.s. and still
Choate street remains unopened. Well
Well!
Miss Debbie and Miss Della Jackson,
of Hartford county, Md, visited their
sister, Mrs. DIR. l.. w. Whistler here this
week.
No one should fail to be present at
second appearance of the popular drama
"a Widow Hunt" in the College Oratory,
June 18th.
There is law against sling shots
in this town, but we noticed boy
using one recently. He had better
take warning.
Mrs. Maggie Kurtz, who resides at
the East End was the recipient of visit
from her mother, a New Jerseyan, last
and this week.
Mrs. S. A. Roach has at her ice
cream parlOrs, the best quality of ice
cream, cakes, confectionery, and straw
berries by the plate.
The last festival of the season in tx
change Hall, on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings, June oath, 25th
and 10Th, by Newark Lodge, No. ~, l.
w. ol boou lclllpllfS'
Little Harry, son of William Col
merry, who resides ON Main street, whilst
at his work in Deans mill on Wednes-
day last, was caught in a belt, which
severely injured the little fellow.
David Choatc, Jr., of this town, was
baptized in stream in Porters Woods.
just south of town, OH Thursday after
noon, by minister of the Christian de-
nomination, from Philadelphia, Pa.
All the members of Newark Lodge,
No. ~ of |. 0. of Good Templars are
requested to be present at their meeting
on Monday evening next when business
of unusual importance will be transacted.
On Sunday last, dog whilst cross
ing the bridge on the b. and o. Rail
road, that spans the =. and ID. c. line,
fell through to the track below, break
ing his back. The dog, it is said, after
some time Of intense suffering, was
shot.
-One day this week while Mr.. John
McKane, farmer living Il short distance
from this town was ploughing, saw a
bright object, and picking it up found it
to he an English Sovereign. 1t bears
the date of 1921. II is was worth S4.96.
4 lucky find.
The Delaware College nine will cross
bats to-day, Saturday, with the Confer
encc Academy nine of Dover at Middle
town, Del This is the third and in all
probability will be the last game between
these opponents, therefore, no doubt, but
what it will be one of particular interest.
The Citizens Cornet Bands festival
closed on Monday evenidg last Though
the greater time during its progress, the
weather was unfavOrable, yet Il crafty
ing crowd was in attendance, who not
alone "helped out" but seemed to have
good time. The amount cleared is
said TO be over $ll5.
A shooting afiray was INDUCED in at
Christiana, Del, on Saturday of last week
caused no little excitement in that usual.
lyquet village. A man by the name OF
Kemp shot and came near killing fel.
low man and an old residenter of the
place. Both colored. The injured man
was still living at last reports
DR.. f. q. Jay has made extensive
improvements to his drug store. He
has extended the store proper further
back, thus giving more room, and ha.
placed Il substantial and neat prcscrip
ton counter. Besides this, there arr
other marks that make it the pretties
drug store outside of Wilmington.
We were rendered on Thursday, b,
Mrs, $. 4. Roach, delicious treat in TIN
way of Strawberries and cream. 1t cal
he truthfully said that Mrs. SIS cream
Is us good as can he had anywhere
she will have any quantity of Just sucl
cream and berries Us we received, a
her festival, which is being held at he
saloon, Go tonight by all means.
Soon Delaware Colleges halls vii
he tcnantless. The students that hav
meandered up and down them durin
81 'i'e past nine or ten months, maxim
Vhelh resound with their merrie song
ana terrific shouts, will be hunting place
where they can spend the summe
months pleasantly, the same time recu
per"tng health and spirits for anothe
years hard study.
Work has been, and is now rapid
gong on on the iron bridges that spa
# ,n"peI street and the Pomeroy and DE
"w"re Railroad on the b. and o, lin,
lheSe, when completed will prove to b