The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-21
saturday, Aug 81, 1886.

Saturday, aug u, 1850.
-Icc-cold oysters at zercher's saloon
tonight
Mosquitoes and tramps are awful
troublesome here.
Miss Ida Hinchclihe of Philadelphia,
is visiting relatives here
For delicious ice cream go to Mrs.
$. A. Roach's saloon to-nigt
Several persons went to Atlantic City
on the excursion on Wednesday.
"A number of Gipsey women visited
here this week selling their goods.
Mrs. G. Fader of this town, is visit
ing friends in Chesapeake City, Md.
States Attorney Daniel Bratton, of
Elkton, visited Mr.. VIM. Russell We'd
nesday.
Rev. r. P. Mcdonald of Philadel-
phia, visited his aunt, Mrs. f. f. Whit
craft on Tuesday.
Miss Mary Beck, of Philadelphia, Pa.
paid a short visit to Mrs i. +. Whit
craft of Newark, one day last week.
"A colored woman named Evans, liv-
ing on New London, avenue was stricken
with paralysis ON Sunday.
Misses Nora and Mamie Raub and
Miss Gertie Bridgman, of this town. are
visiting friends in Philadelphia.
The Misses Grier of Oxford, Pa, and
Mrs. Rowland, arc visiting Mrs. Jas. A.
Wilson, at the Washington House.
Mrs. S. H. Brewer of New Jersey, is
visiting her mother and sisters, Mrs. and
the Misses Evans, living in this town.
Mrs. Benz. Herdman, who visited
her many friends in Newark last week,
is now spending some time in Elkton.
Wheat yielded thirty bushels and
oats forty bushels to the acre on the farm
of Walter S. Booth, New London town
ship.
Elsewhere will be seen the card of
l. L. Craigain & Co., of Philadelphia, soap
dealers. Harvey & sisler of Whining
ton are their agents.
Mrs. S. A. Roach has held the repu-
tation of making the best ice cream for a
number of years. Go and try a plate
and see if it is not so.
DIR. c. Henry started for st. Paul,
Mimi. on Thursday. He expects to To-
cate permanently there. His family will
follow in a short time,
The NJ. L. Sunday School of Newark
went picnicing in Whittaker's woods, on
Iron Hill, on Wednesday. A large num-
Der were in attendance and all had joy
full day.
On Saturday August 2sth, at o'clock
W.T.. Skinner, as administration will sell
at public sale the personal property of
James W Williams, late of Pencader hum
bred, deceased. See large posters.
The electric light machinery in Mid
dletown was started this week. The re-
suit was very satisfactory. We now
shall look for move among the stock
holders here, and for once and all let the
matter be finally settled.
For the last ten days there have
been daily religious services at the Head
of Christiana Church, well attended, and
with good deal of interest. Services to-
morrow Sunday at 1890 in the morning
and 7:45 in the evening.
"A colord child was left on the steps
of the house of Steve Jones, colored on
New London Avenue, Thursday night.
Steve says he thinks he knows who it
belongs to, and as we go to press the
Constable is being hunted up.
In this issue will be found an adver-
tisement of Mckenzie s. Schurz, mer-
chant tailors, who have opened a place
of business in the room recently made
vacant by w. A. Carter. These gentle
men solicit the patronage Of Newarkers,
and promise satisfaction in every partic-
ular.
Mr.. Nelson Warren has had added
to his herd of Friezan-Holstein a heifer
calf 1t is beautiful specimen of the
stock, and Mr.. Warren may well feel
proud of it. The efforts Of this gentle
man to improve the strain of cattle in
this neighborhood should be recognized
by those who take pride in excellency in
stock.
The lady friends of the Citizens
Cornet Band will hold a fair and festi-
val in Caskey Hall, on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, August Goth, eth and 2Sth.
The band has been organized about IS
years, and the proceeds of the festival is
for the purchase of new instruments, as
the present ones have been in use about
nine years. Come and give them your
patronage and spend few pleasant
evenings with them.
To-
VIM. B. Thornley,.