The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-10-23

The drouth continues.
West End Market, best cuts of beef
lac per lb. Choice Beef, 9. 10, ~ & 123c
The condition of Delaware Clark. Esq
has greatly improved, indeed, during the
last week.
"A number of Newarkers enjoyed
''Nanon" at the Opera House, Whining
ton, this week.
WIN. 7. Bowen is bsiling hay and
straw for John L. Lewis, on the farm
close to town.
"A flagman has been placed at the
B. s. o. Railroad crossing at the north OF
tho College. Good.
On the outside of TIE LEDGER will
be founda list of names of those who re-
ceived premium in this section.
Let the friends of THE LEDGER who
reside in the country send US the news.
In this way all will be benefited.
-Brainerd & Armstrong, Philadelphia,
appear in our columns this morning. A
careful perusal is asked of our readers.
1t is reported that ]. 7. Zercher, has
sold his place of business. Another bak-
cry will be started, so we have been told.
Fred +. McKinsey, editor of the
Delaware Good Templdr, attended the
meeting of Good Templars at FELTON, this
week.
AT the regular monthly meeting Of
the Ladies' Aid Society ofthe NJ. L. Church
on Friday evening, was very enjoya'
BILE affair.
Miss Bessie Titus, of Lambertville
N, j., who has been visiting at the Miss
es Lindsay, at Delview, returned home
yesterday.
Isaac Broad the well-known restaur.
anter, will open first class market in
the basement of Caskey Building, at an
early day.
The chestnut crop is small. There
is plenty of old ones. Several were told
at the temperance meeting last week
Hawthorne.
The double dwelling house of G
Fader on Delaware Avenue is nearing
completion. 1t is a neat and substan
tial structure.
Look for the notice of the big Dem
ocratic and Republican meeting" in thii
issue. For further information address
W. j. Booth.
Prof. Chas. II. Holloway of this town
is at present employed rs accountant il
the office of one of the fidelity trust com
panies in Philadelphia.
On the first page of this paper viii
be found the attractive advertisement o
Wanamaker & Brown. We hope GU
readers will carefully notice.
Miss. Nellie Ellison, of Sunni
Bridge, this State, and at one time stu
dent of Delaware College, is visiting at tn
house of Mr.. George &. Evans.
The West End tonsorial artist, Al
Holman, still continues to improve hi
saloon. 1t is impossible for us describ
all AL. has in that saloon, but just call.
Mrs. S. r. Choate, left on Monday
of this week for Pocomoke City, Md
where she will spend several weeks, a
the guest of Mr.. B. C. Pearce and family
A number of the trends of Mrs. {
Mendenhall, living at the East End, gath
cred at her residence Tuesday night an,
passed several hours very pleasantly
1t was so cold on Friday night of las
week that ice of considerable thickness
was formed. Wonder whether the TEN
perance meeting had anything to do wit
IL?
Pennock & Foreman appear in chang
of ad. in this issue; also notice change {
Browning, King & Co. These men Gel
tainly believe in printers ink, becaus
it pays.
Mr.. John +. Lewis contemplate
erecting a large building on the lot ca
of his hotel. The place will be conv,
niently arranged for stores, club-room
public hall, etc.
WIN. Smith, the right of way man
the b. & o., was in town this week. II
made some measurements at the crossin
on Main street and it is expected tn
gates will be placed there
The great accommodation affordt
by the Pennsylvania and b. & o. Raj
roads enables persons to visit theatres
Wilmington and Philadelphia and retur
home the same evening.
VIM. Straughn of Baltimore, was a.
pointed agent at the b. & o. Station
this town this week. Wilbur Pierso
who has had charge ever since the rot
started, was made first assistant.
The coal season is with us while Il
weather is still pleasant. How stran
it is to joke on a question of so mu
importance-to the coal dealers. Ii
plumbers, their season Of revenge has {
riyed.