The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-11
MINOR LOCALS.

Spring is slowly and surely pushing
winter aside.
See notice of election for Town Com
missioners.
"A Cooperative store is about TO be
opened at Glasgow, Del
Our boy has great love for apples
and turnover" pies
There has been scarcity Of cake in
this office for some time.
Comrades" in the College 0ratory
on Friday evening April 18th.
The shower of rain on Tuesday night
greatly refreshed the sprouting grass.
The pressure of tramps to the square
inch in this town is almost unbearable.
Only S3,445.06 spent on bridges and
road repair for the past year, for this
hundred.
The trees in this town will soon
leave, and in doing so will greatly beau
tify the place.
DIR. and Mrs. q. W. Gillespie will
accept our thanks for the choice cake
left at this office.
Mr. NJ, r. Barton informs us that he
will not serve as Town Commission after
his term expires.
Mrs. Maria Drennen, very highly
respected aged lady living at McClel-
landeyille 10 uuitp Ill
The communication from "a contri-
butor" was crowded out of this issue,
will appear next week.
Hon. VIM. Dean and daughters, who
were sojourning at Atlantic City, New
Jersey, returned home on Tuesday last.
Delaware City had an election re-
Gently, and the young men carried the
day. II may be even so here on Tuesday
Parties having anything for sale
should advertise in THE LEDGER, under
the head of Special Notice" 1t will
pay
"A family moved from Wilmington
to McClellandville, on Saturday of last
week, and mysteriously moved away
again ON Monday night
We would call the attention of our
readers to the adyertiseme mt of Edwin
F. Uber, house and sign painter in this
issue. He is good workman.
Mr. VIM. Bradford of Philadelphia,
spent his Easter vacation in this town.
He also made arrangements, to give Il
concert at this place in the near future.
The finest entertainment will be held
in the College oratory on Friday evening,
April 18th Admission only 25 cents
Doors open 1880, performance begins at
So'clock.
-Ifany of our readers are in want OF
ajob where they can earn good pay,
they should read the advertisement of
P. N. Nicholas & Co., which appears
elsewhere.
The animals name is Snowflake
and the speed is said to be 2:40. The
owner and the horse both stop at the
West end For further particulars. see
horse and owner.
Mr.. d. w. Caskey of this town. has
begun the erection of a large hall on the
corner of Main and Academy streets
This building, when finished, will be an
ornament to the town.
That part of the side walk in front
OF DIR. jays drug store, has be repaired
at last. This has been an eye sore all
winter, and ought never to have been
torn up when it was,
-Wanamaker & Brown with Oak Hal
ad. occupy large space in this issue. This
firm are ever wide awake as to the best
way of reaching buying public, and
generally strike luck by mode of per
Bistent advertising.
We are pleased to state that the ac
complished assistant teacher of the Jack
son school, near Cowantown, at the end O
the present term, takes charge of schoo
near the Union Church, and of which she
becomes the principal.
An adjourned meeting of Newark
n Local Board of the Mutual Relief Society
4 will be held at the office of DIR. Henry
on Wednesday evening, ~ o'clock. A
full attendance is desired as business o
Importance will be brought before thu
meeting
AT a meeting of the Newark Loca
Board of Mutual Relief Society ON Tues
DAY last, the following officers were elect
ed to serve the ensuing year; President
JOS Hossinger; Secretary and Treasurer
T. s. Gilmour; Medical Examiner, Dl
n G. Henry.
AT the parish meeting on Easte
monday at st. Thomas Episcopal Churcl
n IN this town, the following were electet
II Yestrymen for the following year, Messri
D. NJ. Curtis, VIM. Cooch, G. w. Co
merry, JIG. Shivler, VIM. B. Thornly, &c
jay, and A. A. Curtis,
"A small shed at the residence @
lhomas Culinary, was destroyed by fir
On Monday. The shed contained straw
and was set on fire by Mr.. Culinary
children. The fire was extinguishe
before much damage was done, by NJ
JOSIAH Dobson and Mr.. Culinary.
The remains of Mrs. Alice ilkin
vi hiamensi, Del, were inferred in ii
II NJ T. Cemetery on Chapel street on SUI
aay afternoon last. A large number
trends of the decease in this town, a
tended the funeral, This town was, man
years ago, Mrs WIS place of residence.
Mrs Stephen R. Choate showed |
TWO men eggs that We're laid on caste
my We measured one and the circuu