The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-07

The weather nowadays is very ca
pricious,-too hot one day TO bear even
the weight ola linen coat, and the next
cool enough to permit of the wearing Of
a lightweight overcoat. The latter is
the most acceptable.
The rainfall here on Sunday after
noon was terribly heavy. The streets
were one sheet of water, and apparently
the rain fell M from a water spout. The
streams were greatly swollen and travel
ing was dangerous during the night
This is the time of the year when
great caution should be had against chills
and fever. The weather is billious-it
will bring on a spell of sickness before
one il aware of it. As the weather
changes change the wearing apparel and
you will be happy.
On Tuesday night beautiful lunar
rainbow stretched across the heaven,
from Fast to West. 1t was very pretty
sight. Later in the evening curious
shaped cloud arose in the West, and
many thought cyclone was at hand, but
soon passed away.
On last Wednesday evening, at a
meeting of New Castle Presbytery, Mr..
Charles A. Walker was ordained and in
stalled pastor of st. Georges Presbyterian
Church. The pulpit was handsomely
decorated; the congregation large, and
the services interesting.
"A young cyclone swept across that
section of the country just south of the
p, w. & B. Railroad on Sunday. There
was but little damage done. One or two
tree ON Mr.. George Medill's place were
torn up by the roots, but further than
this we have not heard Of any damage.
The weather this week has been
very pleasant. The evenings were quite
cool and blankets that were stored away
for the summer with camphor and tar
paper, were hauled out and brought into
active use. The weather is much prefer
able to hot oppressive days of last week.
Mrs. Lizzie c. Griffith and her two
sisters, Misses Helen and Nellie Cum
ningham, started on Monday of last
week for Gunnison City, Colorado, the
home of their brother. Intelligence
reached us this week that they arrived
all safe and were much pleased with the
country.
There will be preaching at Head of
Christiana Churh next week, on We'd
nesday, Thursday, and Friday. Services
each day at O'Clock in the afternoon,
and 1880 in the evening. The pastor will
be assisted by the Revs VIM. Umberger,
McKeowan, Anderson and others. All
are cordially invited to attend.
Cards of invitation are out for the
marriage of Chas. Blandy of New York,
son of Charles W. Blandy, of this town,
and Lizzie Haywood Purnell, daughter
of VIM. H. Punell, President of the Fe-
male Seminary at Frederick City, Md.
The ceremony will take place at resi-
dence of the bride-eleet's home, on
August 18th.
This week we received a catalogue of
the Agricultural Society of Delaware,
whose fair take place at Dover. The
exhibition this fall begins Sept 9th, and
closes Oct I'd. The premium list is lib
eral in all the departments. The purses
for the races amount to $500. The cat
alogue was gotten up by James & Webb,
at Wilmington, and is very neat in every
respect.
Quite curiosity was left at our office
on Friday morningiby J. C. Fisher who
resides short distance below Newark.
He was at Milford Cross Road, when
Braddock Curran, a farmer, gave him
bunch ofcorn and silk which was grow
ing ON the the top of the corn in place of
the tassel. There is about 80 ears ofsmall
corn, and the silk is nearly 10 inches long.
Come and see it, 1t is a curiosity.
The ladies of Glasgow will have
musical and literary entertainment, for
the benefit of the Pencader Presbyterian
Church, on the lawn of Mr.. Edwin S.
Armstrong near Cooch's Bridge, on
Wednesday, August 18th (if raining the
first clear evening". Solos and Duets in
excellent taste, with pathetic and comic
reading, may be expected. Fruits, cakes
and ice cream served on the lawn.
Gates open at o'clock, entertainment to
commence at 1880 o'clock Admission
25 cents. Children under 10 years Is
cents.
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