The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-17
The Ledger's Back Talk.


Stirring frosts on Monday morning
DclIudrem.
The frost was white in this section,
and the effect was somewhat killing
A man and his sister live near Laurel
who weigh seventy-five and sixty-tive
pounds respectively. They are both full
grown, well proportional and enjoy good
health. DeldWdre Democrats
Light weights. But there are plenty
of people who can tip the beam at one
hundred and fifty pounds, and are very
light.
The cool bracing air which gives the
beautiful peach hue to the maiden's
check is now with us. -BreakHdtcr Ltgd.
The air must be with the maiden, too,
or else the beautiful peach hue" would
not be ON the maidens cheek.
Loves young dream-buggy riding
with young girl holding the reins. An
exchange innocently inquiries what the
young man is doing -Edston Gazette.
The young man must have been count
ing the stars or keeping sharp eye on
the animal the young lady was. driving.
If he was not doing either of these two,
what was he doing ?-Deiaware Ledger.
We know The young man was trying
to slip flask to his mouth from his
hip pocket We can think of nothing
else that he could do while the young
lady was driving the horse.-Ldurei ca
zeHP
Perhaps you are right, Brother, but we
hope you are not speaking by expert
ence ?
What better or more profitable present
can farmer give his boy than we'll
bred heifer 1t would be the beginning
of great and worthy end on that farm
-HOughshdrc.
The first step to be taken, the farmer
must have the heifer before he can give
it, and then, if the boy is like most
American boys, he will try his best to
sell her as soon as possible.
On Monday while William Wiley, of
this place, was chopping wood, his axe
caugh in clothes line and was thrown
| forward upon his head, cutting a very
severe cash over one eye. Fears were
entertained of his bleeding to death, but
Drs. Layton and Robinson succeeded in
stopping the flow of blood, and he is
| now doing as well as could be expected.
DeldWdre Democrat.
1t is queer that Mr.. Wiley thought he
could cut wood with clothes line hang
ing above his head. Plenty of men
have lost their lives by a rope just above
their heads
Our farmers seem to be in good spirits
over this years prospects. The peach
crop put good deal of money in circula-
| ton where it was most needed, and the
corn crop will be above the average,
though prices may still rule low. The
| fall has been favorable one for seeding
wheat and, altogether, times have inn
proved since last year.-GeOrgct0w Dem.
Ocrd.
james Nandyke, Il Queen Anne's
county farmer. raised Il sweet potato this
season weighing 81 pounds it measures
l2I inches in length and 173 inches in
circumference Morning News.
This takes the cake.
The Laurel Gazette wants bank in
that town. 1t should have bank, as
the town has Il population of 1000, ant
not only this, the Ga.ette ought to have
safe place place to put its money in.
We respectfully submit that Il news
paper editor who accepts Il compliment
tary ticket to the Delaware State Fai
and sells it has no right to find fault will
the management, because objection i
made is made by the managers to such
disposition of the ticket.-Deidwdrean.
This beats anything that we eve
heard of. The managers have a right t.
make objections ito such dispost iol
of the ticket" and the editor ought t
be Shown up"
The Delaware Telephone Company
was formed, at Middletown, ON Frida.
last, with capital stock of S25, 900, witt
the privilege of increasing to S25O.OOC
The Ne,c Era says
1.-THE corporators named were l.. r
Cochran, Il. Reynolds, George w. II
: gram, Mddletown Hon. John Pillinj
, Newark William Herbert, New Castle
d. +. Burton, Dover; w. w. Tschudy
Smyrna John W. Causey, Milford Eh
Tunnel, Lewis; William II. Ross, jr
Seaford c. II. Treat, Georgetown.
, committee of three was appointed
f call the incorporators together for a pc
, manent organization, and the secretar
was instructed to notify the incorpori
: tors of their appointment. The meetin
| was well attended and the subject libp
ally discussed. The proposed telephon
line extends through the State"
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