The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-08-15


The camp at Brandywinc Summit is
being largely attended.
The days are very warm, but the
evenings are pleasantly cool.
Cecil County Fair, is only 7 weeks
off. Prepare exhibit at once.
Grabs were sold on the streets, Sat
urday last at 80 cents dozen.
1t is always best to take something
during dog days, even if it is quinine.
Farmers are happy now, because the
late rains came in time when most need
cd.
The track of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad reaches nearly to the Susquc-
hannah river.
Peaches were sold by hucksters in
this town, on Wednesday ut % cents II
quarter peek.
The College bell was tollcd during
the burial of General Grant, on Saturday
afternoon lilst
-Rrv. DR.. Caldwell, President Of Del.
aware College, was the guest of Rev. I.
H. Haynes this week.
Look out for Fred Choate. deserves
all the daily papers. lie keeps at his
store cigars, tobaccos, etc.
Churches were well attended last
Sunday. So were the livery stables pa
tronizcd by the young men.
Since the improvements have been
made at the store of Josiah DObson, u
full line of vegetables are offered for
sale.
j. r. Herchcr, ut his new 81 loon on
Main street, keeps the best of ice creams
and confcctions, fruits etc. Give him
call.
Mr.. 5. NJ. Rey nolds, merchant, at
Middlctown, Delaware, was guest at
the Deer Park Hotel several days this
week.
Rev. j. NJ Bond of the Episcopal
Church here, and wife, left town yester-
day. to take two weeks sojoun at Re-
hoboth.
The part of the street that was partly
graded Just above the b. and o. Railroad
crossing docs not present Il handsome
appearance
james Stewart of Milford 4 Roads
intending to quit farming, will sell his
personal property on Friday, Aug. 2Sth
See posters.
st. Thomas Church of this town
will be closed for the next two Sundays
Services will be resumed, as usual, on the
last Sunday in August.
Mrs. $, A. Roach, of this town, makes
specially of furnishing ice cream tC
families, and delivers promptly when
orders are left at her saloon.
DR.. William II. Purnell, cx-Presi
dent of Delaware College, and family
left this town last week for their futur,
home in Frederick City, Md.
1t is all well and good to give to
ward building statue or Il monument
but the best subscription that we know
of, is to take THE LEDGER for year.
The Academy in this town will opel
its next session September 18th instcac
Of the Sth. The institution will be unde
the charge Of DR.. \. y. Raub.
A culorcd man living in Dover pull
ell several inches from the tongue Of tn
horse that he was driving. The maj
was lodged in Jail for cruelty to animals
MIR. Ed Michel, living on Mr.. Dan
icl Diapers farm, south of this town
the former part Of this week thrcshe
4GS bushels of oats from n ten acre field
There were two or three flags hang
ing from the porchcs of private house
Saturday last, heavily draped in mourn
ing. The one ut Wrights lumber var
was ut half mast
Sheriff Ford of this county was sci
iously hurt in Wilmington, one day thi
week by his horse throwing him froI
the carriage. Later reports say that tn
Sheriff is improving
Mrs. J. T. Fisher, living near New
ark station, is spending some time at A
Branch and other places along the Je
scy coast before returning to Delaware.
We are better prepared than cv,
before to do job work, Our prices al
below city prices and our work wi
stand inspection. Give us call, {
write for estimates. Work done neatl
Mr. and Mrs. Thee. +. Armstrong
this town, returned home on Wedne
day of this week from an extended tri
to the several seaside resorts on the Je
sey coast
Seventeen carrier pigeons were sc
to Newark station from Philadelphia I
Tuesday with instructions to let the
loose. Richard, the colored porter, rails
the lid of the basket and away went t
pigeons. AS to what became of the bir
we are unable to say.
The Sabbath School of the NJ.
Church here will picnic at Lovers l
treat on Thursday next. All the schOli
their parents, and friends of I
school are invited to participate. Mea
of convcyanccs will be procured for 1
Thursday next is the day.
The streets of this town are very u
even, and the cobble stones cause CT
riages and other vehicles to jolt as tn
pass along Why not get crushed 70
and cover the streets about a foot dee
lfnot able to do all the streets this y,
do what the town is able.
MIR. Rankin Armstrong of this to-
purchased Il handsome Knabe piano,