The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-04
MINOR LOCALS.

Orchards will soon be in full bloom.
There will be lots of fun ut the rink.
Only 10 cents to get into the rink to-
night
The frost is coming out of the ground
gradually.
The small boy INDUCED in April fool
joke on Wednesday.
How many base ball mines is Newark
10 boast of this coming season?
Most of the students of the College
were at their homes this week. Faster
vacation.
Never talk of matters that do not
concern you, but may iniure the charac-
tiers of others.
1t is quite probable that Elkton's
best skaters will be at Exchange Hall,
this town this evening
Mr.. VIM. Warren living on New
London avenue, buried an infant son on
Sundey afternoon, last.
Miss S. X. Ridgeway of Pixies Creek,
was the guest of Mrs. Mary Mohortcr on
Chapel street, this week.
On the 9th Instant Miss Lizzie
Niven and DIR. Gillispie of Cecil county,
will be joined in wedlock.
The roller rink was well patronized
on Saturday night last, considering the
inclemency of the weather.
The fall of snow on Saturday night
covered the blooming flowers, (?lthereby
kept them freezing on Sunday night.
j. Dobson will open his ice-cream
parlors to-day. Give him call and DO
convinced of the good quality he keeps
-Tramps are already passing through
this town They are becoming trouble
some by stopping at houses and begging.
A knock at the front door. Small
boy answers call Mother, calling to
small boy, "Now, Johnnie, don't you say,
come in.
No one should gun at this season of
the year, as there is n law against shoot
ing birds, out of season. we hope to see it
fully forced.
The old and and well-known firm of
Nurserymen, F. q. Nicholas & Co, are
advertising with us for men. Read adj
yertisement
Cards are out for the wedding of Rev.
Mr.. Bond, rector st. Thomas Episcopal
Church, this town, and Miss Lizzie Mer-
rift of New Jersey, on sth inst
The Roller Skating Rink will open
in Exchange Hall, Newark, tonight. A
good time is promised to all who attend
Admission 10 cents, use of skates, l0c.
Clean up the garden and the yard
spring has returned at last. Winter has
been tossed from her lap, and the genial
sun and balmy air greets the busy world
once again.
$. b. Foard of Elkton lost valuable
puppy this week. 1t is black and white
with tan spots on legs, jaws and ovel
each eye. The finder will be literally
rewarded by returning said puppy to Mr.
Foard.
How easily and carefully is penny
laid in the contribution plate, when it il
passed around. How carelessly and reck'
lessly is the quarter of dollar tossed in
But you will notice that most people arr
careful in placing money on the plate.
March ended quiet and peacefully
1t is month that will long be remember
ed as one of exceeding severity. 1t il
gone and glad we are. April, bright
balmy and fresh, is with us. Garden
can be raked, and spring work general!
commenced.
Miss Lizzie l.. Hearne, student O
Delaware College, met with severe &C
cident OH Wednesday, by running ere
chet needle into her arm. She was un
able to extract the needle, and had to ca
on DIR. Kollock. The doctor was absen
and Mrs. X. extracted the steel.
Said n small black boy, looking i
the window at the "all-night" clerk {
the Newark station, the other night, ~
git YOU 70 dat, bo" "For what2" aske
Mr.. Clerk. "Why 70 calm me shir
bones" The clerk had on previous o.
casion, in asking him question, style
the boy Jumbo"
Mr. VIM. IL. Frick of this tow
and Miss Hannah Mahan of Spruc
Grove, Lancaster county, Pa, were join
ed in wedlock, on Tuesday, March 3lst
by the Rev. A. A. Bartholomew, of tn
Northwestern Christian Church,
Philadelphia. The twain are now resiC
ing at Newport, Delaware.
Mr.. T. NJ. DeCray, o young man
Wilmington, has entered into business
this town. lie was an active and zee
Gus member of Company f., D. V.
Postles Rifles" of Wilmington, and Il
said company presented Mr., DeCray wi
a very handsome certificate as Ii
member of said Company.
The Delta Phi Literary Society
Delaware College will present in Il
oratory on the night of Friday, APP
18th, a comedy entitled Comrades" f
lowed by laughable farce, Glass Day
The society has always pleased the
audiences by their entertaining pla,
and we bespeak for them success on t
18th.
Would it not be an advantage to I
NJ. f. Church of this town, if the offici
would purchase the large vacant lot O
joining the grave yard, on Choate sire
There is no other possible way of eN
enlarging this burying ground except
purchasing the lot. Newark in all pre-