The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-14
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MINOR LOCALS.


Winter fingers in the lap of spring,
as it were.
The blue bird has not put in an APP
pearance yet.
The skating rink will be permanent
IL closed on Saturday evening.
The time fast approaches when the
Garden will have to be overhauled,
We understand that large hall will
mo erected in this town during the sum
mer
The public school building will be
onened ON Monday. School will begin
on that day
There is a prospect of the old Parks
Rolling Mill property being rebuilt and
made into paper mill.
Quite number Of cases Of pneumonia
have occurred in around Zion, Md. Sew
eral deaths are reported.
Italians are getting scarcer about this
town daily There is no one here who
will lament over their departure.
The ground was broken for the eel
lars of the houses to be erected on Choate
street by Joseph Luton, this week.
Mr.. Hudson Steel who resides just
opposite this Office this Office has had
erected a summer kitchen to his dwelling.
The Rev. James Campbell, formerly
pastor of the Presbyterian Church at
Christiana is now laboring at Snow Hill
Md.
Moving day falls on Wednesday. 1t
is Just ten days off. There are several
parties in town who have no dwellings
to move into.
Whenever you hear of anything of
Importance report to MS, or send us an
account, and in this way we will catch all
the live news.
"A very pleasant surprise was tender
ed Mr.. William Hall on Saturday even
ing last, at his residence near Cooch's
Bridge, the occasion being his fourtieth
birthday anniversary. 1t was genuine
surprise and n real old fashion country
play party was enjoyed.
1t is understood that there will be
a building boom here during the summer
We hope So because there would be no
trouble in renting houses.
--Mid-winter is bad time Of the year
to tear up side walks. We hope that the
place in front of Edward G. jays resi-
dence will soon be repaired.
"A number of crocuses were noticed
in Mrs. Caulks yard this week. The
weather was freezing cold, but the flow
ers looked serene and happy.
John r. Couden who has been work
ing at blacksmithing with Mr.. Jos. Lut-
ton, in Newark has taken charge of his
fathers farm near this town.
The Mccullough Iron Company are
busy repairing the break in the dam
breast at their Westamwell mills near
Elkton.
On one or two days this week the
streets were quite dusty. No doubt there
will be good crop Of dust this summer
by the look of the streets now.
The Rev. Father McMullin of Will
mington, will lecture in st. Johns
Church, this town on Tuesday, the 18th,
on 1.-THE Mission of st. Patrick"
A good attendance was at the sale of
household goods of Mrs NJ. +. Griffith,
deceased, in this town, on Tuesday.
Many of the goods sold at a bargain.
1t is said that the wheat crop will be
failure. We are sorry for this, because
We expected large crop, thereby allow
ing delinquent subscribers to still receive
the paper.
A young lady at the West End of
town, can tell your fortune equal to n
Gipsey. She makes no changes, and the
information received is very interesting
and useful.
The Italian who shot his wife last
Thursday in Wilmington, has not been
captured yet. He was traced to this
town, but had left. 1t is thought that he
is near Elkton.
Mr.. John f. Lewis has improved the
shedding near the stables at the Deer
Park Hotel, by extending it. Now car
riages can drive under without the least
danger of getting wet.
The skating rink reopened on Satur-
day evening last. A large crowd were in
attendance. To pass an evening pleas
antly just visit the rink. An elegant
place to drive away the blues.
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