The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-17

the houses away and the residents in
that neighborhood will be exceedingly
glad.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
the New Castle Presbytery, will hold a
meeting in the First Presbyterian Church
in this town, on Wednesday next, Oct.
2lst. The whole day will be taken up by
the ladies of the Society, and in the even
ing there will be public meeting to
which all are invited. Speakers from
distance will be in attendance, and an in
teresting program will be carried out.
Special religious services will be held
in Head of Chrstiana Church COM
mencing on next Thursday, the 22nd
inst; mot on Wednesday as originally
announced) There will be preaching
by the Rev. DIR. Guzley of West Noting
ham and the Rev. W. P. Patterson of
New Castle, on Thursday and Friday,
morning, afternoon and evening of each
day The morning service will COM
mence at II o'clock.
MIR. Samuel Boyd, who has been SUI
pervisor of tracks on the p, W. & B.
Railroad between Wilmington and Per-
ryville for a number of years, died at
his residence in Wilmington, on Monday
night at about $50 o'clock, of pneumonia.
The remains were taken to Charlestown,
Cecil county, Md, on Thursday and in
TERED. The deceased mad large circle
of friends, and feelings of sorrows are
expressed for the bereaved family. He
was in his 5Sth year.
Manager Brennan of Phil. ]. Walsh
& Co.'S store, Market street, Wilmington,
Delaware was at the Elkton Fair, and
with him he had the prettiest and small
est of ponies and a tiny park cart. The
turnout elected general admiration,
especially from the ladies and children.
The pony received first premium, and
right well it deserved it. Mr.. Brennan
is an affable gentleman, and those who
visit his store in Wilmington, will be
fairly treated.
September, the first Fall month,
gave us an exhibition of faultless wealth
er-delightfully pleasant, even at times
too warm. Such was the state of things
up to October 3rd or 4th, when clouds
began to gather, and the winds blew
chilly, since which time rain has de-
scended broken at intervals by sunshine.
Indications now point to a winter of
much severity. The latter paragraph
will likely cause coal dealers to smile
broadly No charges made for such
promising predictions.
The following are the delegates from
the New Castla rresbytery to the Synod
of Baltimore, which met on Thursday in
the Metropolitan Church in Washington:
Ministers-The Revs. McIane, Conway
Milliander, Gayley, Cation, Nixon, Lind
say, Alexander, Umsted, Heaton, Nc.
Dowell, Vallandigham. Elders-J, J
Buck, &. w. Taylor, l. F. Vanarsdale
T. f. Clark, ]. A. Nicholson, G. l. Fem,
II. C. Walter, James T. Mccullough, S
w. Lindsay, f. G. Polk, A. L. Burton, L
7. Taylor.
Mr.. Sheppard, residing at the Eas
End, showed very fine potato thii
week, that he had raised on the land o
VIM. Dean, near this town, weighing /.
pounds and ounces, or 81 ounces in all
Mr.. Sheppard has already extracted from
mother earth many bushels, and claim
that he has yet 500 or more to take up
They will not all come up to the one re
corded above in size, but in quality, it il
probable they will excel. However
for either table use or seeding, better
could not be desired by any one.
The sixth annual convention of tn
Womans Christian Temperance UnioI
of Delaware, will be held in the NJ. Z
Church, Camden, Delaware, on Octobe
2lst, 22nd and 23rd, 1885. The publ
are most cordially invited to attend
Pastors of the different churches are re
quested to send one delegate, and as 500
as appointed send name to Mrs. Mary A
Hynson, Camden, Del. Entertainment
will be provided for all. Orders for re
duced rates on the railroad may be ha
on application to Mrs. Mary L. Cox, col
responding Secretary, Middletown, Del.
Three young men of this town som
time ago made wager to the effect, tha
they were to start from certain place o
Monday of this week, and walk to Wi
mington for the purpose of seeing Ba
NUNS Circus, and the one failing to az
; pear at the time set upon, was to pay I'll
expenses of the trip, whatever might
incurred. Two of the party met as agree
and the third not putting in an an a.
: pearance, away they started on foe
They reached their destination in safet
: and instead of visiting the circus, too
d. train for home. We did not learn whetl
er the fellow who failed to put in Q
appearance paid the bill of expense
OF course he did though.
"A lady is expected to assist in co
Quoting the revival services in the NJ.
Church here, Rev. Thos. II. Haynes, pa
tor, which will commence to-morro
, evening. Lovefeast will be held in Il
lecture room at o'clock a. m. Preac
ing in the evening by the Presidil
| Elder, Rev. Chas. Hill. The Quarter
K Conference will be held Monday NOR
;. ing at 8 o'clock by Elder Hill. All off
/ ial members are urged to be present.
d grand effort will be made by the paste
e people and the lady who will assist the
to build up the church spiritously and
n save mortal souls. May God bless al
k success attend this people in their ext
N | effnrt IN do themselves and naODla prf