The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-06-05

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party of school children to a picnic, is
unchristian. The gentleman who gave
expression to these remarks evidently
forgot that he said such thing. His
absence with team on Friday morning
was noticeable.
according to promise, the scholars
and teachers of the public school Of this
town nent picnicing Friday. There was
quite astir about the school house for Il
time in the morning. We could hardly
believe there were so many children in
Newark. The young folks were bent on
day of enjoyment
"A slight accident occurred to a freight
train at the Newark station Thursday.
One ofthe cars was very heavily loaded
with lumber and the load had shifted to
one side, and in making the cross-over
the wheels on one side mounted the
track and went down on the cross-ties.
The platform was more or less, broken.
wreck train from Wilmington was
soon on the scene and cleared the track.
The last entertainment of the Review
Lecture Course, will be one of the finest
ever given in Newark. Mr.. Merrill and
the Kcmpa Family have been among us
too recently to require words of praise
from US, while Miss Gertrude b. Harlow
comes with the highest praise accorded
By the press. The date of this very
promising entertainment takes places On
Saturday evening, June -, in the Col
legc oratory. See large posters
On Wednesday the Review Press
Association, held Il meeting TO elect Of
iiccrs for the insuing year. After live
" meeting the following board was elect
cd. II. NJ. Davis, editor in chief, j. Ell
Whistler, and T. B. Heisel, assistants,
J. p. Lonand, intercollegiate and as
sistant business manager, A. L. Polk, de
alumnns, c. X. Arnold, exchange and
business manager J. S. Boyd, local, r.
NJ. Morrison, president, J. G. Maloy,
vice-president, L. Layfeld, secretary, and
T. b. lleisel, treasurer.
The Chapel street burying ground is
being put in Il very neat and prescnta-
Bile condition. We notice there is but
one entrance to the yard, and that is on
Chapel street. As there arc so many up
town people who desire to visit the yard
quite frequently, would it not also be adj |
visablc TO make an entrance on Choate !
street, and thus save those persons two
or three squares walk. We understand |
that gate was made several years ago,
TO place there, but failed to be put in
position.
The strawberry festival held in Cas-
key building by the NJ. L. sabbath
School last week was a complete success.
both in financial us well as social re-
spects. Every officer, teacher and scholar
of the school seemed to have the chief
desire at heart ITO pay Off the Sabbath
School debt" and didall intheir power to
bring the receipts up to the desired |
point, and rejoice over the fact that Sl27 |
has been made clear of all expenses. |
One of the most pleasant features of the |
occasion, was beautiful and sweet music |
rendered each evening by number of |
liberal and kind hearted citizens, who |
cheerfully and willingly lent their SER
vices to the school gratis. At the close |
of the festival large iced pound cakes
were presented to Rev. G. w. Prettyman,
William Neilds, the Superintendent
and d. W. CaslSey, the proprietor of the
building, who gave the school the use of
the hall free of charge.
"A few days since b. T. Tilum, of |
the Cooperative store, this iowa, started |
to visit his daughter, Miss Fannie, who |
resides near Brighton, 2S miles below |
Baltimore. This gentleman was accom-
panied by Joe Cummings, colored, who |
went as far rs Brighton with him, and |
started on his homeward journey, bring |
ing with him horse belonging to the
genial manager of the cooperative store |
II seems that several horses had recently |
been stolen in that neighborhood, and |
the authorities were on the lookout for |
the thieves. Joseph Travelled on serenely |
for about 20 miles, when he was arrested |
and placed in Jail at Waverly, having
been taken for one of the thieves.
Immediately Mrs. Tillum was made ac-
quainted with the facts and telegraphed |
the officers at Waverly TO release Joe.
Just before going to press, we ascertain
that Mrs. T. has not rs yet received a
reply to her telegram, but the general
supposition is, that Joseph has been re-
leased and is fastening out of the land
of bondage.
1t is astonishing how they sell shoes
so cheap at Babcocks Family Shoe
House 20G market street, Wilmington.
Why he is selling gent French calf gait
ers, button or hook lace from 81 to $3.50
Misses pebble shoes for Sl.25, CATERS for
big boys Sl.25 and little boys button
shoes for 90 cents. When in Whining
ton it will pay you to visit this great
shoe house.
Vacation will soon be declared at
the various places of learning in this
town, and the young ladies and gentle
men will have a season of rest,-whether
they arc justly entitled to it or not. The
majority of them are, however, and we
are glad that such occasions are offered
the young people Books are laid aside,
and various forms of amusements in
dulged in. Not so, always, with, the
farmers son, who merely quits a
lighter occupation to take up one of Il
different nature. A physical recreation
from the mental strain to which he has