The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-09-05

ton of the colorcd population, how
many will it take to carry the reinain-
der? Evidently the coored citizens
mnst be in the majority.
Charles Daniels, colored, while walking
with woman on Saturday night, was |
shot at by Nancy Craig, Of whom he was |
formerly lover. Tie ball did not take |
effect.-CecH Democrat
Did Nancy shoot at Charles with a
cannon, gun, pistol or blunderbuss ?
Newlin & Bro, merchants at Frederick
on Tuesday morning last, sent $3.50 in
notes and as much more in checks by a
colored man named Mowbray to be de-
posted in the Milford bank to their
credit. He lost the money in some way
and at last accounts it had not been re-
covered.-iSmyrnd Record
There are lots of people in this world
who even lose themselves for less money
than the amount above stated, let
alone the ready cash However, Newlin
& Bro, have lesson which we judge
they will be more careful in the sweet
| future.
The Pleasant Hill Sunday school will
hold their annual celebration this after
noon and evening.-Ceca Democrat.
Very indefinite. This Pleasant Hill
may be in Kamscatka or elsewhere for
all we know.
The evaporating establishments are
running on pears. Peaches are scarce
at this depot.-DetaWdredn
Rather soft thing to run on-pears.
We suppose that evaporatOrs are light,
and can run along on pears us easily ms
on hard road.
The young folks of Bridgeville are said
to be afraid of thunder. What the
thunder ails them.-SedfOrd Item.
A thunderin question to ask.
That provoker of wickedness, the un-
regenerate son of Nose Keeter, now
sharpeneth up his deadly weapon and
strikes us between the joints of the har-
ness, as with a two-edged sword: even
unto the point of distraction and to the
enlargement of our peaceful hereafter.
-MiidtctOwa Transcript
This item would certaiHly have sent us
to some seashore if the weather had not
been so cool. We feel content that
Nose will not torment US in the "peace-
, full hereafter"
: William Miller, young man of Farm
/ ington, was knocked senseless few days
since by foul ball, while umpiring q
( game of ball at Harrington. He has
D since suffered from conclusion of the
e brain. Milford NewS and advertiser.
A terrible foul. We would call it a
4 slugger, as it knocked man out on the
=, first blow.
The worthless ours have been having
e a good time these moonlight nights on
q the streets but night or two ago they
e disturbed the slumbers of some of the
= people on Bradford street that a pisto
was emptied among them, causing sud-
: den adjournment of their deliberations
y -DeidrdrcdR.
q A worthless occurrence, but rather q
It noisy one, as pistol had to be emptied
! In married life there should be sympa
thy-companionship The husband and
> wife ought to be friends and comrades
/ without thought Of getting the bettel
a of each other. They should join hands
. at the altar with the idea of being made
n one. There can be no true love where the
thought of mastery enters the mind
/ iSedtOrd Item.
q Brother Roop talks like married man
d or one that is anxious to be. We agree
IF with him however, and never try to boss
Il about while at home. 1t is not good
a Moonlight in the grass" is what
'e brother Phelps call the high grass and
y weeds that surmount the curbing ut TIN
n Town Hall.
&c 1t is said that Philadelphia has bar
$ Der shop where Indian squaws do the
Is shaving. We like Mudw shave, bu
q not by she Indian.-Ldura Gazette.
10 Rather hard on the squaw, but the
place Indians shave is close to the scalp.
The Gazette is growing rapidly, an,
new subscribers are coming in every day
VI We want 200 names before we are 81!
Ie months old.-Ldurei Gdzette.
~ You mean the subscription list is in
v, creasing in names. The Gazette is tn
m same size now as three weeks ago.
re- A sweet potato is on exhibition at on
n. of our Lockerman street grocery stores
NJ which is long and attenuated, looking a
10 if it was in search of water. 1t is over I
ms foot long.-DeidWdredn
id This does seem little thin, yet tina
g. potato had a long wait for drink, per
"a haps. Such things have been known t
~ cause people to grow attenuated, as
Id the case of DIR. Tanner
Ia An i'll wind that blows no one an
NJ good. Our cyclone of Tuesday will nj
~ enough wood to the men engaged i
Nv clearing up to last them through the fal
d. -DeldUd redn.
70 This certainly was wlnd-fall to tn
tes poor people of that locality.
X On Monday the employees of this ofiic
ed were treated to n bountiful supply
re watermelons and cantaloupes by +. n
Mt Soper, Esq, of Magnolia, who has OF
,e heartiest thanks. First treat of the Sc;
Iiv son. He has warm place in our atfe
IF. tons, and we hope his crops may ovel
a. flow his barns, and peace and plent
ever be his lot.-DeIdWdredn.
Yes, yes, brother, we know how it
but watermelons and cantaloupes in tn
Us, section are scarce, very scarce, and IL
oos' item that was written long long ago y
,si- hangs on the hook to be filled out.
ed.
- Mad Tnna+har