The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-07-31
Saturday, July 81, 1886.
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time table next week.
As the season advances, picnics are
becoming more plentiful
DR. W. Purnell of Frederick City,
Md, was in town this week.
Ice cream tonight at Mrs. S. A.
Roach's, ofall havors. Water ices
MIR. John Pemberton is lying at his
residence on Main street, seriously i'll.
Miss Ella Marvel of Wilmington
visited Mrs. Annabel Bowen this week.
Hon. VIM. Dean and daughters of
this town, were at Rehoboth last week.
Mrs VIM. Culinary, who has been
quite i'll, is improving we are glad to
note.
With so much rain, farmers find it
hard work to get through with their har-
vesting
The mangled remains of a man was
found on the p, w. q B. r. R., near
North East, Sunday.
-Huckleberries, blackberries, peaches,
apples, melons, and cantaloupes are plen-
tiful in market here.
How about the fellow who famed
his friend from Harper's Ferry to Wash
ington for % cents?
1t is reported thatthe Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad will be open to passenger
traffic by the middle of August
Maurice McKim, graduate of Della
ware College, now student of Harvard,
paid us friendly call last Friday.
Persons who desire to purchase cop
les fTHE LEDGER can get them at Fred
Choate's news stand, on Main street.
Miss Hannah Chamberlain, who has
been in the South for some time, is visit
ing her sister, Miss Martha, at the West
End.
States Attorney Daniel Bratton, wife
and sister, of Elkton, were in Newark
Wednesday. They called on Mrs. L. r..
Hamill.
Note II. b. Harris new ad. in this
issue. Now is the time to get bicycle
or tricycle. Send to him or leave orders
at this Office.
Go to Mrs. S. A. Rsachs tonight
and try her make of fruti-tuti and peach
ice cream. We have tested it, and pro-
claim il delicious.
Edward Mitchell, living near the
Head of Christiana Church, reported to
us that an apple tree near his house was
quite full of blossoms.
john Corbit of the West End pur-
chased the lot adjoining Barton's store,
having front of 45 feet, the Morrison
estate for $35 per foot.
b. A. Groves, Esq, of Christiana,
Del, was in town Monday, and on We'd
nesday was appointed principal of the
public school Of Newark.
The steam yacht Bessie, the prop
erty of II. B. Wright, attracted consid-
cradle attention at Elkton, when it was
placed in the Elk river.
We earnestly beseech our readers ia
read the advertisement of Williamson 4
Son. This firm sells a great many goods
and offer great bargains.
The Misses Lulu and Irene Bar Of
Wilmington returned home on Wednes'
day evening from visit to Miss Annie
Draper, who resides at the West End.
The flowers so beautifully arranged
in our citizens front yards are blooming
profusely this season. The heavy rains
are powerless to detract from Their
beauty.
The Newport base ball nine and the
Blue Stockings of onr town will play Q
match game of ball tomorrow afternoon
at Homewood's driving park at 2;SC
o'clock.
DIR. Caldwell, President of Delaware
College, was taken quite seriously i'll
while attending camp meeting at Ches
ter Heights. He is better now, we are
glad to state.
Next week we will give detailed
account of our trip to Harpers Ferry. II
is one of the most picturesque spots Il
be found anywhere. Look out for mex
weeks issue.
An exchange contains the following
headline: ITO keep the cellar cool" The
greatest trouble we have is to keep our
selves cool, letting the cellars take carr
of themselves.
The Otis Chapel Temperance So
ciety will not hold their annual jubilee
on August 18th, as previously an
nounced, but on Thursday, the 26th o
the same month.
Elder VIM. ]. burlington of Hope
well, New Jersey, will preach at Welsl
Tract on Sunday next and at the hous
of Geo. W. Lindsey in Newark, Sunda.
evening at o'clock.
Tonight is the time. Mrs. Roach
ice cream parlors is the place,-tO get
plate of delicious cream. Her reputation
is firmly established for making the bes
ice creams and water ices.
Every yellow slip ON your paper wit
's5 printed thereon, shows that you ar
more than one year in arrears. Pleas
adjust your spectacles and look at tn
yellow slip on your paper.
James A. Wilson, proprietor of tn
Washington Hotel, still continues to ad
improvements to his hotel property