The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-07-03

Vlolleu ~ wye Mills, talbot county, Md,
accompanied by his mother, of Elkton,
visited Newark Tuesday evening. The
parson looked well, and spoke in glowing
terms of the people in the neighborhood
in which he is located.
Excavations for the new depot at
this town are being pushed forward as
rapidly as possible. The water tank was
completed last week. The pump and
pipes are being placed in position this
week, and before long passenger trains
will be running. There has been q
great deal of freight hauled over the
road.
Last Sunday was quarterly meeting
day among the colored folks. Early in
the day vehicles of various kinds came
into town and by noon large gathering
of the faithful land unfaithfuD were on
hand. A regular hallelulah time was
enjoyed by these people, and those living
within quarter ola mile could hear them
at worship.
We were informed that a heavy
hail storm visited the vicinity of Strick-
erville on Friday evening of last week
The wheat was some little damaged. It
was also reported to us that a small
green worm is causing great obstruction
to the wheat in the above neighborhood.
Some of the farmers have but little pros
poets for a crop.
The annual excursion of the Christi
ana Presbyterian Church to Cape May,
given on June 22d, was not success
financially. The day was wet and disa-
greeable thereby keeping at home many
that would have gone. Heretofore these
excursions have been well patronized,
but this year the date was named little
too early in the season.
Rev. Alfred Scott, son of Bishop
Scott, deceased, will preach at the NJ. T..
Church here tomorrow, both morning
and evening. Deep spiritual sermons
can be expected. Those that are look
ing forward to brilliant pulpit orations
will be disappointed somewhat 1t has
been said that Rev. Alfred SCOTS ser
mons are "brim full of religion"
On tomorrow (the 4th of JULY the
Rev. DIR Vallandigham will preach at
Head ofChristiana Church sermon APP
propriate to the day-"Intemperance a
Great National Evil, destroying the happi-
ness of the country, impeding its prosp-
Gritty furnishing its glory, and if not ar
rested threatening its ruin," Sermon to
commence at half past 10 o'clock a. m.
The board of Trustees of the Poor met
at thealmshouse Wednesday. There are
2S5 inmates in both departments. Con-
tract for furnishing ice was awarded to
Greenbank Ice Company at S7.75 and So,
respectively. Mr.. Hossinger was empow-
cred by the Board to appoint vaccine
physician for White Clay Creek hundred.
But little business of much importance
was transacted.
The firm of WINS & Bro, of Phila-
delphia, whose card appears in TIE LED
GER, have one of the best appointed
storehouses in the city w. c. Laws,
who is well and favorably known in this
town and vicinity, is with the firm in
the capacity of salesman, and that gentle
man would be pleased to have his Newark
friends call on him when in the city.
Goods at this house are of the most rela-
BILE quality.
-Diamanta spectacles and eye glasses, a
blessing to the people of this vicinity.
Fred Choate is tho agent for them he
has gold, silver, steel, rubber, celluloid
and nickel mounted. He takes orders
for prescription glasses. The diamanta
glasses are very pleasant to the eyes, far
superior to any other glasses in use. Any
one in want of spectacles or eye glasses,
we know it would be a great pleasure to
wear the diamanta, beside being cheap
est.
There is paper in Kansas called
the Astonisher and Pdralizcr, journal
for the home and family. We do not
know how such paper would take in
this locality, but we do know that the
plain name of DELAWARE LEDGER has
more than once induced individuals to
seek its editors for the purpose of paral-
yzing them for something that appeared
in its columns. They generally go away
considerably astonished. The Kansas
editor may have brought home to
him with telling effect the terrible mean
ing of the words which arc displayed
across the front page.
1t has been reported that the Penn
sylvania Railroad will run another train
on the Pomeroy, Baltimore Central and
Newark Railroand for the accommoda-
ton of passengers to reach Wilmington
fifty minutes earlier, from points west on
the Baltimore Central Road. This will
save the trouble of going to Landenberg
and taking the Delaware Western Road.
The work of building Y at East End of
town was begun last week by the p, w.
4 B. r. r. This last move should
have been commenced long ago, but no
move was made until the Baltimore and
Ohio nears completion. Competition,
no doubt, will make rates cheap for
Newark,
Closed.
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