The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-11-28
MINOR LOCALS.

in the country.
Three more houses arebeing erected
on Delaware avenue. Verify the town
doth rapidly grow.
Thanksgiving has come and gone,
and the crop of turkeys have been great
" diminished in consequence.
The greater number of the students
of Delaware College, spent Thanksgiving
Day at their respective homes.
A number ofturks with several bears,
passed through this town on Saturday
last They were beggarly looking set.
The first snow fell in this section on
Saturday afternoon last. There has been
a considerable rain and snow storm since
then.
There will be lot of household and
kitchen furniture offered for sale at the
Washington House to-day, at P. m. or
earlier.
We ask that merchants of this town
and others who have any printing to do
to call on us. We think our prices are
as low as elsewhere.
We know of farmer who has pull
ed head or two of the second crop of
timothy. This is something that Nature
even does in this section.
Mr.. James Taylor will sell his house,
hold goods, near the Dean Wooden Mills,
to-day at o'clock p m. sharp. Attend
the sale and get bargains.
Weddings are becoming quite fire.
quent in this vicinity. Two or three
this week, with the promise of many
more in the very near future.
On Friday night last the grist mill
at Stanton, belonging to Tatnall x Co.,
of Wilmington, was burned. 1t is sup
posed that the mill was set on fire.
Mr.. John E. Lewis, proprietor of
the Deer Park Hotel, slipped and fell
upon the curbing of the pump near the
hotel, bruising himself quite severely.
Mr.. Edward Gier, manager of the
brick yard, who recently resided at the
East End, can now be found in one OF
Mr.. Joseph Lutton's houses on Choate
street.
The farm of the late John Moore,
lyina near this town, was sold last Satur-
day., 1t contains 90 acres 1t was pur-
chased by John. c. Moore of Wilmington
for 1850.
"A sample of snow storm was re-
ceived this week. Hardly sufficient
flakes fell, however, to call forth the
iinging bells or the swift trotters upon
our streets.
The following persons were the
guests of Mr. D. Caskey and wife THU
week Mr. and Mrs. Zigler, Mr.. Cornelius
Davis, of Phia., and Mrs. Fallen of Chi
cago, Illinois.
The Elkton clothier, II. Ball of Gal
Hall, is doing large business. He ha'
laid in lot of new clothing, and they
are going fast. The whole secret is Bal
sells cheap.
AT farmers house, not far from
this town, one day this week, the color
ed boy came in and remarked that 'thi
was the Local Option storm" He evi
IDENTIFY was thinking about the equinox
Mr.. c. G. King OF this town, VIII
has been in the West for several months
canvassing for Masonic work, arrives
home one day last week. He, accompan
led by his wife, are now visiting relative
in the Quaker City.
Newark Lodge, No IL, I. o. of Goo
Tempars, have been presented with
very handsome and nicely bound Bibl'
Upon the cover is the name of giver NJ
Geo. W. Childs, and also the name of tn
order to which it is presented.
"A woe-begone, miserable lookin
man was noticed on the streets of tn
town one day last week The man WI
thinly clad, walked with two canes, an
his nose was cut from his face. He WI
q fit subject for the almshouse.
-Messrs. Pennock & Foreman, Il
popular young clothiers, S. L corn
Fifth and Market streets, Wilmingto
Del. They keep constantly in stock Il
best of goods, made up by good wor
men. Give them a call. See adj
During the week past our little e
CINE has been run from four to five hou
each day, and we still find work comil
In. We are better prepared than ev
before to do job work, and our prices
Just as about the same as city prices.
-Lowanda & Clifton's mastodon G
Show will be at the Exchange Hall Il
town, December list, 2nd and 3rd, lS
One hundred presents given away ca
night are really valuable, and as t
price of admission is low, be sure to go
1t is reported that contest of spe
between Robert ]. Morris on's W.
known mare, May and VIM. Stockle
mare, Blanche, will take place on
track of the grounds of the Cecil Coul
Agricultural Society, on December
for purse of $500.
Arrangements are being made
which we intend to lay in large ST,
of paper bags and wrapping paper, {
respectfully ask those who use pa
bags to call on us. We expect to
nish them either printed or pla
Prices low as city prices.
One young man remarked to anot
one day this week in this town that
knew the reason why girls, were
afraid of the bears" "What is the
SOM" Because they can hug"
give this as we heard it. 1t is not
rect because girls are afraid of bears