The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-28
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The electric light was turned on Tues
day evening for the first. Those in
charge say that the Middletown plant
worked better at the start than any they
have yet put in. The arrangements for
the street lights are not yet completed.
The lights in the stores and dwellings
gave general satisfaction.-M iddleto,Un
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On Tuesday afternoon (oflast week. an
accident occurred at the railroad depot
which came near having a serious result.
As Mrs. Knight and her two nieces, of
Cecilton, Md, were driving out of town
their horse became frightened at the To-
comotive and started to run. Turning
suddenly around the horse upset the car
rage, breaking the wheels and throwing
the ladies' out The horse was soon
caught and as soon as another carriage
could be secured the ladies drove home.
We are glad that no one was injured
Nei0 Era.
Smyrna is about to be startled by a
telephone being placed within her do
main.
The burning of the town of Laurel
ought to teach the people of Middletown
that they are little too previous in the
matter of electric light. Secure a reason
able degree of safety first and the luxur-
lance afterward. Smyrna Record.
IQueer sort of luxury TO have the
streets in such II condition that pedestri-
ans can see to walk. No doubt Middle
town will now Secure reasonable de-
gree of safety" by placing water works
and organizing fire company.]
The New Castle Star says the "edict
has gone forth and Hon. Benz. 7. Biggt
is the man, and every good Democrat il
expected to support him.
Over 700 car losis of peaches have
passed up the Delaware railroad up to
Saturday last. -
"Ringout the old, ring in the new.'
That is, ring out the Administration
(stockley, Bayard, Causey, ct al.) ring
and ring in a new Administration rinl
(Biggs, Salisbury, Lore, ct al.)-New
and advertiser.
Not this year or next.
William Baily has been imprisoned a
Princess Anne for attempting to kill hi
daughter, Mrs. Timothy ]. Adams o
Kingston station, Md. He is supposed
to be insane.
A boy named Thomas Hudson, of this
place, stuck nail through his foot las
Sunday, causing painful but not serious
wound. Georgetown Democrat
The Milford Neics shows up a mear
man and a hard-hearted wretch in thu
following:
Milford has one of the meanest men il
the State. A few days ago he took thu
watch and chain and sewing machine
from a poor woman who had been hi
housekeeper for year past. He tool
these articles from her without process
of law; simply went to her room in hi
own house and by force removed them
The poor woman, who is widow, an'
had been trying to make his bachelo
home comfortable, had been lying in he
bed for three weeks suffering from an at
tack of typhoid fever, and he charged
her twenty-five dollars for her board an'
the board of her nurse. Secretary o
State Causey interested himself in tn
widows behalf and the result was tina
the perpetrator of this act was compelle'
TO give up watch, chain and sewing ma
chine.
Scrofula diseases manifest themselves j
the warm weather. Hoods Sarsaparill
cleanses the blood and removes ever
faint of scrofula.
The bachelor of journalism general
begins his career by washing rollers
proving galleys and acquainting himsel
with the editorial policy of the foreman
-Deseret News.
At recent wedding in Grinnell, la
the groom was native of Bath, N, Y
the bride Of Bath, N, H., and the oiiicia
ing clergyman of Bath, Me. They mad
a pretty clean thing of that wedding
Springfield Union.
Somebody at Delaware Water Gap W.
introduced to Mrs. Parvenu as "distll
| guished etymologist." Why" said I'll
good old lady to him, Il saw you in Oh
) Church on Sunday, and / thought ,yo
= were an Episcopalian boston Adve
tiser.
o A man residing in Paris, Ill.,, has l,6(
bushels of corn in crib on his farr
near Tuscola, which he has held for
!. high price since 1880. In 1881 he W
7 offered so cents bushel for it, but
u wanted more. The corn is now near
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