The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-04
MINOR LOCALS

ON monday evening.
Our town has several ailanthu5 trees,
and but little troubled with pigs.
Il. L. Curtis, who has been studying
music in Boston, is home on u visit.
The store house of Mr.. VIM. NJ.
Wilson is at last nearing completion.
Improvement on the College build
ing are being rapidly pushed forward.
Mr.. II. b. Courtney of Wilmington,
paid this Office brief visit on Thursday.
Miss Floyd of Philadelphia, is visit
ins her sister, Ms NJ. +. Choate of this
town.
Oxford, (Pa) wants electric lights,
and the prospect is she will get what she
wants.
The Misses Woodward of Baltimore,
are visiting Mrs. Joseph Caleb of this
town.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
will hold its annual picnic on Thurs day
July 9th.
Prof. A. A. Benton of this town, and
family have taken up their residence in
Wilmington.
The beautiful moonlight nights the
carly part of this week was enjoyed by
the young folks.
Mrs S. A. Roach's ice cream saloon
on Main street, this town, is visited by
old and young.
Read carefully the new ads and no.
tices in this issue. 1t may save you some
money by doing so.
This office will be closed tomorrow,
but those wishing to square up will find
some one around.
The Sunday School of st. Thomas
Episcopal Church, had their annual pic
ture on Thursday last.
The Rev. Mr.. Gaylord of Lancaster
county, Pa, will preach in White Clay
Creek Church tomorrow Sunday.
The Rev. George Morrison of Balt-
more, preached in the First Presbyterian
Church in this town. on Sunday evening.
The Town Commissioners say that
no lire-crackers etc, shall not be cxplod-
ed within the town limits during the
Fourth
On Sunday big quarterly meeting
was held among the colorcd people.
Quite number came from Wilmington
and elsewhere,
The Sunday School near the resi-
dence of the late H. d. Miller gave u
picnic on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, of this week.
Miss Lizzie H. L. L. Hearne of
Georgetown, Del, a graduate of the class
of 49, who has been visiting relatives at
at Avondale Pa, returned home on Tues
day.
Mrs. S. A. Roach has won the esteem
of her patrons by her excellent makes of
ice creams. Her place is the flvorita re-
sort in this town. She invites all to give
her call.
The rain on Saturday night and
Sunday was II blessing Vegetation and
growing crops were suffering badly, and
the shower freshened parched and dying
nature to active life.
Two of the Mendcnhal Road Scrap
crs, manufactured in this town, were
sold this week, and the company have
orders for several more to be shipped to
the same county.
-"One of them dollars is counter
felt" allow can you tell?" "Simply
by sound, Just tap it and hear how clear
the genuine sounds That's tenor. No
tice when tap the other one. That's
base"
The recent rain brought with it cool
weather, and linen busters are at dis
count. 1t is noticeable fact that dus-
tiers are going out of fashion. Nowadays
nobody cares how much dust gets on
their clothes. Still the buster has its
usefulness.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. N. Spencer Of
near this town left on Wednesday, on
the evening train, for Mr.. Spencer's
former home, at Winsted Connecticut
which is in the north western part Of
that state. 1t has been some time since
Mr.. S. has visited his relatives.
On account of inclemency of the
weather on Sunday morning last, the
Minnehaha Tribe of Red Men were un.
able to turn out to the NJ. T.. Church, a'
its was their intention, therefore the ser
mon that was to be preached to then
was postponed to some future date.
William Perry, Levi II. Whiteman
Samuel d. Manuel, John Frick, Mis-
Laura Shakespeare and Miss Ella Rupp
drew the cakes that were CHANGED off a
the Newark Lodge, No. 10, l. o. of G. IT.
festival last week. The large pyramid
cake was secured by the Minnehahi
Tribe of Red Men of this town.
Rev J.. L. Polk, principal of tn,
Academy, in this town, has received {
call from the congregation of Faggi
Manor Presbyterian Church, and he ha
accepted the call. We are exceedingl
sorry to lose Mr.. Polk as he is one O
our best citizens, and the Academy, un
der his charge, has been ably conducted
On July Nth the reunion of tn
Delaware Legislature of 1885 will tax
place. and continue until the 18th Tn
The party will leave Wilmington on tn
l4th, at S;35 a. m. to Old Point Comfol
and Norfolk, and from thence to Lewe