The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-17
MINOR LOCALS.
Y winter is looked for.

Autumn leaves are beautiful now.
Boys are very industrious now gath
ing nuts.
The change in the moon has brought
plenty of wet weather.
A special car passed down over the
B. and o. Railroad on Thursday.
Rev. Geo. p Smith of Crumpton,
Md, paid us friendly call this week
Elsewhere will be found an adver-
tisement of Henry Thompson, offering
for sale many articles.
Miss. NJ. f. Mitchell of Philadelphia
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. w. Atmore
Woodrow, of this town.
Large flag stones have been placed
in front of the Washington House and
Deer Pard Hotel, crossing.
Always be friendly with your neigh
Dor, because you know not how soon
you may have to borrow.
We hope that where the side walks
have been lately paved will get thorough
ly settled before freezing weather sets in.
1t is said that game is quite plenti-
full this season, but as we have not taken
our days cunning yet, are unable to tell.
Tenants should offer up a silent
prayer that may touch the hearts of
landlords, 80 that rents will not be raised
higher.
The industrious housewife now
busieth herself about cleaning house,
putting up stoves, laying carpets and
preparing for winter.
Just at this season when you need
clothing or anything else, read carefully
the advertisements in THE LEDGER and
you will know where to buy.
Miss Lizzie H. Bishop, of Ward, Pa,
is paying brief visit, this week, to her
sister, Mrs. Addie Drennen, living a
short distance west of this town.
Flowers that have bloomed in the
yards during summer are now being
taken up, placed in pots, and carried in
to the house to beautify indoors.
1t seems strange that when our
worthy street inspector, Saunders, tries
his best to repair the pavements that
the weather makes a dead set against his
operations. 1t was always 30
"A wee mite of kitten trotted into
our office this week, and after smelling
the paste and finding it sour, concluded
that living would be very short in TIL
LEDGER office, soon made its exit.
Ball, the proprietor of Oak Hal
Clothing House, Elkton, Md, firmly be
lieves in printers ink, He has just lait
in large stock of winter clothing and
invites an inspection of the same.
On Friday last, Mr.. Wilson NJ. Cou
den, living near Perryville, Nd, won tn,
prize of the New York Athletic Club
at Mot Haven, for throwing the heavy
hammer ninety-four feet some inches.
A sure way to injure your buiness
allow several gentlemen to sit aroun'
the stove in the store and chat, and lad
les will invariably pass to a store tina
contains the proprietor, buyers and NJ
others.
Mrs. S. A. Roach is getting prett.
busy now in the oyster department
her saloon on Main street. She certain
ly gets up an excellent fry, while tn
stews and pans are thoroughly enjoyable
Give her call
Fred Choate, is very faithful in serN
ing the daily papers, and besides this h
keeps full stock of useful goods at hi
store, in this town. Give him cal
and he will take pleasure in shown
you what he keeps for sale.
"A very agreeable surprise and don't
ton was rendered the Rev. Mr.. Umbe
ger, the new pastor of White Clay Cree
Presbyterian Church, at his residenc
near Curtis paper MILL this week.
pleasant evening was spent.
The Grand Lodge of l. o. of G. I
of the State of Delaware will set at IL
State Capital, Dover, Del. Lodge No. !
of this order in this town, will be large
represented at grand session, which CO..
venes on Wednesday next.
Mr.. ]. Gaylord Bragdon, an expel
enced druggist of this town, left here Il
early part of the week for Middleton
DEL, where he intends opening dr.
store Mr.. Bragdon is courteous, and '
bespeak success for him in his new fiel
The small boys who amuse theI
selves by riding on the hand-car on tt
B. & o. Railroad near the telegraph {
flee, will get hurt unless they are caref
We advise parents to warn their chill
rem about getting on this car, as it is da
gerous.
The Rev. DIR. Caldwell, President
Delaware College, will preach at Head
Christiana Church next Sabbath, d
18th inst, at II o'clock, in the absence
the pastor who is in Washington Cit
attending the meeting of the Synod
Baltimore.
Next week change of ad. W
appear in these columns for Pennock
Foreman, clothiers and tailors, S.
corner of 9th and Market streets, W
mington, Del. This is reliable firm, a
buyers of clothing would do well to g
them call
Everybody has a hobby. Mr.. 10
E. Lewis, proprietor of the Deer Pr
Hotel, this town, had turnout at
Elkton Fair that is hard to eclipse.
was two spanking bay nags attached
a three-seated artistically-gotten-up
hicle. This is pretty good sort o