The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-03
Saturday, April 8, 1886.


.Tohn W. Phillips has been appoint
cd postmaster at scaford, Del.
Gardens will soon be torn up If the
weather continues to get warm,
The summer term Of Delaware Col
leoe commenced on Thursday last
We believe that those who ex-
changed residences are comfortably set
tied.
Public schools will be closed during
the coming week. 1t beings spring va
cation.
Edward McPike is making great i'm
movements in his dwelling house on
Main street.
Mrs. Jarleys Wax Works will be at
Caskey Hall, Thursday night, April 10th.
Don't forget the date.
Paint and whitewash brushes will
soon be lavishly used. Old things will
then appear as new.
Read the advertisement of j. w.
Booth elsewhere. He calls the attention
of farmers and others.
April FOOLS day passed quietly. No
body tried to fool or surprise us by
sending check or postofiice order.
Rev. Joseph S. Malone will deliver
sermon on Labor Troubles" in the
Presbyterian Church on Sunday morn
ing.
We heartily thank those who come
forward and squared accounts-We think
there was two. We are anxiously wait
ing for others.
Some very fine building lots have
been offered for sale in this town. Buy
one and make yourself home. Prices
are no doubt very reasonable.
The Union Sabbath School will be
re-opened at Christian Chapel on Chest
nut Hill, Lords day, April 4th, at $3.50 p.
M, and preaching at $3.50 p. m. by J. L.
Bramson of Phila.
Miss Lizzie Strickland, who moved
10 louisville Pa, last year, moved to
Newark, this week, into one of Mrs. S. A.
Roach's houses, where she will conduct
the millinery business.
I'VE pity the jewellers on the south
side of Delaware Avenue, we are among
the number because the mud, at the
crossing is three or four inches deep,
and there is some wading done.
The band of gypsies who passed
through town one day last week, going
toward Wilmington, passed through
town Wednesday, going west. This
seems to be very dissatisfied band.
Christian Church services, Grange
Hall, Newark, Del, Lords day, 4th inst.
At 1890 a. M, and 1880 p. m. Evening
subject; claw and Grace" Preaching by
]. l.. Bransom of Philadelphia, Penna.
Country correspondents to city pa
pers are lucky fellows in many respects.
1t is no unusual thingto see items appear
in city journals from their pen after
they have appeared in the home paper.
Spring dress goods. We ask you to
come in and see our new goods. They
are the newest and latest styles and
prices are right you will soon find out.
Armstrong; Cash Store, Caskey Build
ing
How often men speak Of things they
know nothing about. We know one
individual who has made the remark
that our Shipman engine will soon wear
out. We believe it will too-after many
years.
The Young Peoples Aid Society Of
the Presbyterian Church will give a con-
cert at the residence of Rev. ]. s.
Malone, on next Tuesday evening, April
9th. Admission Is cents. All are well
come.
George Doughorty has opened a
small store in a new house recently
erected by him near the p, w. and B.
station, south of town. He has it stock
ed with cigars, tobaccos, pipes, and other
articles.
Fred Choate is not quite certain
whether he is capitalist or a Knight of
labor, but he knows one thing to be a
fact, and that is, he sells goods just as
cheaply to the workingman as he does to
the capitalist
4 WIN. Wade, jr., who, for two years,
conducted the butchering business in
town, released the store, and carries his
meat around in a wagon. The store
lately occupied by Mr.. Wade has been
leased by Messrs. Steel & Hustler, where
- they viii carry on meat and provision
store.
Fred Choate is still doing very
good trade in tobacco, cigars, violin
goods and novels of the best writer's and
has just put a nice lot of jewelry, such
as sleeve and Rhine stone collar buttons,
Go and examine and see for yourself
They are low in price for the style and
quality.
Newark M. Z. Church, Rev. G. w
Prettyman, pastor. Communion service
1890 a. m. Sabbath School, $50 p. m.
Young Mems Meeting at 6 p. m, and
preaching by DR.. Caldwell, 1880 p. M
Wesley M. E. Church, INTERCHANGEABLE
Sabbath School, 1880 p. M; Preaching
by pastor, 8 p. m.
On Thursday Mr.. Clinton Garrett Of
Strickerville, Chester county, Pa, left {
hen egg at our office which weighed
four ounces and half measured from
end to end nearly ten inches and was
right and three-quarter inches in cir
cnn,ferenee Now thia 10 what wa cal