The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-09-05
MINOR LOCALS.
Fall began Tuesday.

No beautiful sunsets have appeared
as yet, this season.
The time is almost here when coal
dealers put ON smile.
The good work of grading Main
street still goes forward.
-Dobson has oysters which he will
sell by the pint, quart and gallon,
The public school in this town will
open Monday, September 18th, 1885.
As the two dull months of the year
have passed, let us hope business will re-
vive.
Mr. II. II. Kimble is making extern
siye improvements at his home Mt Apple
ton, Md.
Several of the members of Newark
Grange, attended meeting of Pomona
Grange, at Port Penn, on Thursday.
Resurrection day is drawing close,
Last years clothing must soon be taken
from camphor laden chests and drawers.
The thermometer registered Az on
Monday last week Linen busters and
straw hats must go if such weather con-
tinucs.
Miss Katie Truitt of Wilmington,
Del, but formerly Of this town, is now
spending couple of weeks here visiting
friends.
"A number of young folks of Elkton
paid this town n visit on Monday night.
They travelled in Il large wagon, drawn
by four horses.
We know there arc mean people in
this world, but the meanest person we
know of is to enter a well-kcpt garden
and pilfer vegetables.
Mr.. John Yeatman of Appleton, Md.
is sinking new well. lie says he has
been carrying water for twenty years,
and is tired of it.
Fall, the sad time of the year, so
poets say, is here. Fruit now ripens
under n genial sun, and soon the leaves
will begin to turn and fall.
The new style postal card were re-
cieved by Postmaster Choate at the office
in this town, this week. They are an
improvement over the old ones.
Some of the shore papers are max
ing much-ado about white crane in
their neighborhood. There are lots of
them around the mill ponds i'll this sec
ton.
Fred Choate has just received large
lot of school states, slate and lead pencils,
in fact large lot of school supplies; also
new lot of cigars, pipes, collars, cults
and tobacco.
Lost" by Dorc Davidson, at the
Wilmington Opera House, tonight, is a
play of much merit. The cast is gener-
ally strong, and the acting of "Chulf" is
simply perfect.
"A parsol was left in the Deer Park
hack on Sunday night, belonging to a
colored girl named Victoria Meter. The
finder will receive the thanks of the
loser if returned.
AT last the Town Commissioners are
beginning to improve Delaware avenue
The side walk has been paved Il consid
cradle distance, and we understa that
the avenue is to be graded.
Mrs. S. Roach, has never once vaca'
ted her post during the summer but
still sticks tO-freczing the best ice cream
and water ices. Give her call, at he
saloon on Main street and be convinced
of what we say.
Several parties have left this tow
on grabbing expeditions lately. W.
know of one crowd consisting of four o
five young men, who had the luck t.
CAPTURE eleven crabs. But then it wa
lots of sport in catching this number.
Mr. James Wilson, time-keeper a
Deans mill is having erected doubl
dwelling just north of the b. and o lin
at the East End. Mr.. Lewis Manuel who
resides on Choate street, is also hayin
house put up in the same locality,
Mr.. James Street, Manager of Ran
dolph Peters fruit farm, just north o
Newark, will please accept our thank
for basket of luscious pears Of tn
dwarf garden variety. Mr.. Streets ha
shipped many of these fine pears to tn
different markets.
Mrs. Benjamin Wilson of this tow
had the misfortune to lose a pair of va
liable eyeglasses, on Thursday, Will
going to the depot i'll the Washingto
Hotel hack The finder will be suitabl
rewarded by returning to Mrs Wilson {
Mr.. Widdoes.
The advertisement of Orchilla gut
no occupies large space in this pape
The testimonials speak in glowing tern
of the commercial value of the guanO {,
crops We would call the attention
farmers to the adj, and ask that the
read it carefully.
Perhaps the finest pair of dOub
teams anywhere to be seen in tn
country are in this town. w. Atmo
Woodrow has fine span of blacks al
John +. Lewis n span of bright bay
They are daisy" teams, and everybo,
can see them at the coming Fair at FL
ton.
We have no more picnics and as Il
weather is now quite cool We suppo
they are about all done with. You
folks can live ON the sweet memories
happy days spent together on these p
nc occasions, until Father Time aga
marches around with more picnic weat
or in his hands.
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