The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-03-27
Saturday, March q, 1886.


Of the season
The prospects Of Middlctown having
electric lights is quite good.
Mr.. q. Holly cooch and bride Of Bos-
ton visited here this week
"A meeting Of the Trustees Of Della
ware College was held Monday.
Did you move2 Are you fixed yet ?
Such are the questions now asked.
Apples sold at SIPS per barrel on
Monday, at the Washington House
Squire vallandigham has taken the
room vacated by J. W. Pennington.
Miss Lizzie Strickland Of Lewisville,
Pa. visited friends in town this week.
AN excellent letter from Kirkwood
Del, reached US too late for this issue.
We hope that the families who NOV
ed are comfortably fixed by this time.
The new moon will bring good
weather, say the moon wise prophets.
The time is here when we say that
"winter fingers in the lap of spring" etc.
The pay car Of the b. and o, Rail-
road employees passed along wednes-
day.
Miss Annie b. Foard living near
Elkton, visited Mrs. John Bowen this
week.
Miss Lizzie Stewart of st. Georges,
Del. visited her aunt. Mrs Hamill. this
week
The summer term of the Newark
Academy and State Normal School be-
gins March 30th.
The strike of the Morocco Manufac-
lures at Wilmington, was of short dura-
ton. Glad to hear it.
"A slight snow-squall passed over
town Monday. The weather was consid-
erably colder than on Sunday.
y. W. Pennington moved his har-
ness store to the building standing on
the lot belonging to Mr. John L. Lewis.
4 "A close-fisted man may be contented
in this world but in the next-there
may be an entire change of programme.
Postmaster D. L. Dunning at Middle
town, forwarded his resignation to the
department on Saturday last.
March had good deal of the lion in
It this week However, the weather will
be warm enough for all bye and bye.
"A meeting of the school voters will
be held April Srd, Saturday, in the school
house. A full attendance is requested.
The season for public sales has about
closed, we believe, for this season. The
regular buyers and sellers will still con-
tinue.
Several dirty and miserable looking
tramps passed through town this week.
The few warm days of last week brought
them out.
Rev. Father Lyons, pastor of ST.
Johns Roman Catholic Church in this
town, is in New York, where he has been
for more than week.
The firm of Pyle & Lichtenstein 22d
Market street, Wilmington, Del, has q
large ad in this issue that cannot fail to
attract the attention of buyers.
Newark Lodge of Good Templart
will meet in Red Mems Hall, Exchange
Building hereafter, they having bargain
ed for the same some few days ago.
-0n Wednesday morning last, two sky
terriers came to the residence of Harry
g II. Haines, this town. The owner can
have them by calling on Mr., Haines.
Mr.. Charles II. Collins, the Elktor
laundryman says he will be in Newark
Tuesday, on aud after March 30th, Il
take and deliver orders. See ad mex
issue.
For bargain in tobacco and cigars
call at the Yellow Front, c. c. Choate
proprietor, cigars by the box specially
Cheapest place in town to buy you
goods.
That old reliable clothing house 0
Browning, King & Co., $40 and Oh
Chestnut street, Phila, make thei
spring announcement to the people o
Newark and vicinity in this issue.
Many of our business men are con
tinually harping on "patronize hom
trade" when they themselves fail L
carry out their share of the work by re
fusing to advertise in their home paper.
-Wilmington's popular and cheal
shoe dealer VIM. II. BabcoclS, has some
Thing to say in this issue about bargain
that he now has in stock. He certainl
fells boots, shoes, ETC., away down Civ
him call.
There was continual stream {
wagons loaded with furniture of ever
Nort and description, passing up an
Town Main street on Thursday. A larg
majority of the "movings" seemed to b
farmers.
Cloud Pierson and family will NOV
10 Kimbleville about April LIST. Mis-
Lavender of Philadelphia, has take
barge Of the Caskey residence, and wi
ppen first-class boarding house at a
early date.
We ask the especial attention of OF
feaders to the advertisements in OF
columns. The firms that have place
fards in TnE LEDGER are the best bus
pess men in the country, and, therefor
when you wish to purchase always rea
closely what is offered in our columns.
Twins & Bro, furniture dealers, ct,
whose place of business is at So Mort
md street, Philadelphia, speak to IL
people of this town and elsewheI
fhrough the columns of The ELDeE