The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-09-18
Saturday, September %, 1885.
Autumn.

soon the pesky fly will be no more.
Wednesday was the last day of sum-
mer.
Really the weather was chilly during
the evenings of this week.
Miss Annie Pilling of this town, is
visiting Judge Il. L. Thomas, North East
Md.
There is so much building now that
carpenters come from Wilmington to
work.
Town has been quiet this week, be-
cause the farmers have been busy plant
ing wheat.
-Goteib Fader, the baker, is erecting
double brick dwelling house on Delaware
avenue.
Newton Bryson is erecting dwell
ling on Delaware avenue, for his own oc-
cupancy.
Soon the camphor scented overcoat
will flaunt itself about in just-a-new-
coat style
As the summer wanes the personal
column of the newspaper grows beauti-
fully smaller.
Go to Fred Choate's if you want
anything in the way of eyeglasses and
spectacles.
Sec corrected timetable of the Will
mington and Northern Railroadon I'd
page this issue.
Miss Nora Raub, one of the faculty
of the Academy, is in Philadelphia with
friends to-day.
For a fine gentleman's gold filled
stem wind watch at S2l.5 warranted for
20 years, go to Woodrow's
-Childrcn's day on Tuesday at Della
ware State Fair. All school children UNI
der - years will be admitted free.
Examination of candidates for teach
ers' certificates forsecond and third grades
will be held in Wilmington to-day.
Gray Blandy of this town has taken
a position with his brother. who is a
broker in New York. Success to Gray.
Charles Stoddard and son, of Boston,
Mass, passed through Newark, Monday
on a bicycle, en- route for Savannah, Ga.
The leaves will soon begin to turn
all shades of color,-and then very soon
will follow depredations by Jack Frost.
One engineer blew the whistle of his
engine no less than fifteen times in pass
ing through this town on Wednesday
evening. They certainly are good on
the blow.
Mrs. S. A. Roach now keeps ice
cream and oysters. The latter she can
serve up at short notice in excellent
style. Her make of ice cream is stand
ard all the time.
The trotting contests at Worton, this
week, are nothing like as interesting as
those held at Homewood Drying Park
four weeks ago. Another series of races
will take place soon.
The Worton Fair was a success in
every particular. Some fast horses con-
tested. The pacing mare, Cora owned by
II. c. Greenfield of Kimbleville, won
third money in her race.
Mrs. Kate Jones, widow lady, aged
so years, persisted in the flames of a
dwelling in Wilmington. 1t it not GER
tain how the building caught fire. hut
Mrs Jones could not escape.
"A great many are preparing their
exhibits Tor the Elkton Fair, which takes
place Oct. 5, 9, 7 and 8. Let the number
from this town be large who will have on
exhibition some useful article.
1.-THE prospect could not be BETTER
for larger attendance, larger number Of
exhibits than ever before at Delaware
State Fair. More space is asked and adj
ditional pens and stalls are being built
Miss Lille Gray keeps constantly on
hand at her store, stationery of all grades
Also paper for making flowers, wire fol
stems of same. etc. Give her a call
Second story ofexchange Hall, over post
office.
Miss Emma Krebs, one of the fair
daughters of Johnston, Pa, after having
spent few days in this town as the guest
of Miss Raub, left yesterday for home,
first spending few days with relatives
in Chester.
Miss Lucy Washington will lecture
in the NJ. E. Church, at Cherry Hill, Md
Sunday, Sept Goth, at 10 a. m. on the
Evil of Intemperance." Miss Washing
ton is a member of the National w. c
Il. U. All are invited.
"A car load of cattle was run on tn,
siding ofthe B. & o. here Thursday abou
noon and left standing there until nearl,
dusk. When they were taken away
This is rather hard on the cattle, ant
should not have been.
j. T. Mullin & Son, clothiers, 9th ant
Market street, Wilmington, Del, appear il
anew ad, in this issue. This firm cal
beheartily recommended as keeping il
stock the best lot of clothing to be fount
anywhere Give them an early call.
Quite n number of our citizens VIII,
knew the late James Jones, plasterel
will doubtless be panied to learn that hi
widow, was burned to death on Monda,
night last. The house with all its con
tents was also consumed by the flames.
j. ]. Pic was home this week for
short visit to his family, who resid
south of town. Mr.. Pie is engaged il
the manufacture and repair of machir
cry in Pennsylvania, and the bushes