The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-23
MINOR LOCALS.

to start out?
Decoration day will be the Both of
this month.
The picnic season is with us, who will
be the first to start?
"A slight rain fall on Thursday fresh
cncd things and laid the dust.
Stone ballasts is being placed along
the line of the b. d. o. Railroad.
VIM. b. Mackey, tax collector of
White Clay Creek, has settled in full.
Notice the proposals in this issue for
the erection ofan extension To Delaware
College.
The small drain trunk across the
street, near the Delaware House, needs
repairing
This is the season of the year that
taxes ones memory to keep apace with
strawberry festivals.
Sun shone very hot this week, and
shade was sought. Strawhats and linen
coats were comfortable.
The senior vacation at Delaware
College began on Monday Several have
returned to their homes.
Pretty good ice cream weather, and
this is a pretty good town to get pretty
GOOD plate of that pretty good article
Joseph T. Willis, contractor is NOV
ing large shed on the farm of Mr. ). NJ.
Donnell, a short distance from town.
Mr.. d. w. Caskey is rushing the
work on his large building in this town.
and the second story is already under
way.
One evening last week, a select few
young folks gathered at the house of Mr..
Edward Wilson, where pleasant even
ing was spent.
The public schools of Cecil county
closed yesterday, and will reopen Sep
TENDER LIST. Cause of closing is the funds
are exhausted.
On Saturday week, May Both the
College club and the Conference Acade-
my club will play the second game Of
ball, at Middletown.
The College students will picnic on
Wednesday next. They will spend the
day at Lovers Retreat, about five miles
up the creek road.
We Judge that number of families
of this town are cleaning house, by the
large number of miscellaneous articles
hanging from the windows.
The Citizens Cornet Band of this
town, will hold strawberry festival
in Exchange Hall on May 2Sth, Goth and
3Oth. Go and help the band along
On Saturday afternoon game of
ball will be played between the Mill
Town nine and the College boys. The
game will be called at about o'clock.
"A small son of Thos. j. Maxwell, of
this town, cut one of his feet severely on
Wednesday while at school. Dr. Kollock
was summoned and dressed the wound
AT the residence of Mrs. Watson
Evans, on Tuesday evening, package
d m''! was i'i" iol 'ne peiei' Vi o.
i''o''i"S r'l''Scop'' Nnu''h' nc receip's
Young Dobson, who met with so
serious a'ciueht at the Dean WOODEN
Mill, last week, is getting along finely,
although his arm causes him considcra-
BILE pain at times
There will be more houses built and
greater improvements made in this town
this year than ever before. There are
several old places we would like to see
rePl'ccu WIN new structures
-Locusts, potato bugs and grasshop-
pers are announced for this season. An
exchange says what these insects leave
for the farmers the railroad companies
will divide with them.
Jester and Mcdaniel will hold ut
public sale May 23rd at their stables on
west Front street, Wilmington, choice
lot of western horses from Illinois and
Iowa, well broken and good workers and
drivers.
Pertains after awhile the conyrago-
ton Of the colored forces near Mr. Rms.
sells store will be noticed bv our Town
Fathers, and an order issued to the cop-
stable to scatter the dancers and harmon
lea PLAYERS.
This office is where the host stvlo
posters are gotten up at remarkahle
rates. Excursion committees nicric
parties, and festival MANAGERS wouId
save money by HAVING their nrirtiro
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