The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-15
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BOWEN & BROTHER,
Saturday, May 10, 1886.

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Go to Mrs. S. A. Roachs ice cream
parlors tonight.
Don't forget that the Elkton laundry
does 90 cd work. Give il trial.
Miss Edna Henry arrived home this
week after months visit to Brooklyn,
NY.
"A communication from our Chris
tiana correspondent arrived too late for
last issue.
Mrs. w. A. Mitchell and daughter,
of near Elkton, paid Newark visit last
Wednesday.
Two large limbs were torn from
tree in the Academy yard on Saturday
by the storm.
Mrs. DIR. Charles Henry and son of
Brooklyn, N. Y, are visiting DIR. G.
Henry this week.
Engaged" in Odd Fellows Hall,
Elkton, May 10Th and Goth. Go and
you will be pleased.
-Thos. A. Sharp of Wilmington, pur-
chased from Mr.. Robert Steele, this
week, six fine steers.
The erection of tank house for the
b. & o., was begun yesterday, south of
the Deer Park Hotel.
Mrs. Sarah Cornog, is having her
large and fine dwelling on Chapel street
much improved by reweather boarding
and raising the roof.
The Mikado base ball club of Elk
ton and the Cherry Hill team will play |
a game Of ball at the former place to-
day. Game called 2:30.
We were informed that young
man of this town went to Philadelphia,
and while there went to the Theological |
Garden to see the Zoo-zoo."
On the altar of st. Thomas Episco- |
pal Church this town, n very handsome |
polished cross has been placed, in mem
DRY of Mr.. and Mrs. Shapleigh.
While no town offers better market
for produce of all kinds, than Newark,
nowhere, perhaps, is it so scarce.
"A monstrosity known as the bear
man visited our town Wednesday, and
exhibited at the Washington Hotel. He
was a rather queer looking object
Rather damp weather, but not too
much that way to eat ice cream. Mrs s.
A. Roach keeps that article if it may so
10 lnI -. all afxa
call.
= On Wednesday, and Thursday even
ings next, May 10Th and Goth the Anna
teur Dramatic Association of Elkton will
render the comedy,-"Engaged"-in Odd
Fellows Hall.
w. ]. Booth is a live, wide awake
man. He is selling stock all the time,
and offers great bargains to buyers. Don't
fail to read his sales of which notice is
given elsewhere.
II. Bayard Heisle, student of Della
ware College, who has been confined to
his home at st. Georges, for more than
two months, is again back at his studies,
we are glad to say.
There are several bad washes Of the
side walk on New London avenue.
There is one place that needs repairing,
as some one may fall into the pit and
cause the town some expense.
"A meeting will be held in Grange
Hall, tonight at 1880 to raise subscrip-
tions to place electric lights in this town.
We earnestly hope our capitalists will
attend and subscribe literally.
"A heavy thunder storm passed over
this section Monday night. The light
ming was vivid, and timid people hid
themselves in dark closets. One of the
telephone poles near Landenburg was
struck by lightning and split in three
pieces.
MIR. Nelson Warren, who resides just |
north of town, tells us that the thorough
bred Holsten cattle he purchased some
time ago, are doing well. We are glad
that Mr.. Warren has the right push of
progressiveness about him in bringing |
into this section such stock.
Mr.. Thos. Pilling's dwelling houses |
at the East End, are being much improv-
ed by the adding of a couple of rooms to |
each house, or in other words, kitchens |
with sleeping apartments aboye. A long
needed and felt want Of the tenants is at
last to be no longer lacking.
William O'Rouke announces himself
as candidate for nomination for Road