The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-13
Things in the Quaker oity.



The past week was one Of balls, polit-
ical, social and charitable, all well pa
tronized. The ball goer is not as num-
erous as in years gone by, when every fire
company, ice company and social oreani-
cation yearly had grand balls at the
Academy. Now it is only matter of
half dozen leading organizations who
give annual entertainments in this line.
The charity ball last year met with rebuff
from the Presbyterians, who fatty refus-
ed to accept two or three thousand dol
lars that was allotted them out Of the
proceeds, because their bylaws of the
Hospital Association prohibited the tax
ing Of money raised by unholy ways. So
you see the Presbyterians are very pre-
else in the moral training, which puts
such stiffness into the backs of a board
Of directors of an institution, when it is
known that the yearning for money by
these charities is very sordid. / suppose
it will be very cold day when the char
ity ball people offer this branch of the
Christian church another bag of gold.
As Washington's birthday doesn't
come on Sunday this year. there will be
no occasion for the churches to get out
their canons. There is only a few of the
sects that have artillery, but as all
preachers are x-pounders the noise over
the Father of our country's memory. is
hardly to be doubted, even if it is day
after the feast. Themes are sometimes
scarce, and little patriotism will be lust
the thing. The Catholics have heavenly
artillery in the shape of canons, and the
Episcopalians bring out their ordinance
handled by the bishops to fire at the
Maynard shepherds, but the great body
OF orthodox churches rely on their pow
ers OF prayer to bring the beligerants to
terms. But whatever way it is, there is
quite brisk business just now going on,
for hardly day passess wherein some
minister is not mentioned as being
brought to account for the deeds done in
the body. Nevertheless say the shep-
herds are all x-pounders, so let them
, =, away al 'ne virtues OF the father of
'n ~, country
II. senial warmth OF the past few
days is making the piles of snow grad |
ually sink out Of view. Never for over a |
uoNen years mas there been such an
amount of snow in our streets, and when |
1t does go to waste the contractors will |
a"So ainios' as many piles OF mud and
n''l " cast away as mere is hillocks OF
~" No"' many merchants mad the
s-o" iei,oVeu from tne fronts OF their
BUSINESS HOUSES ana even went so Tar as
" ienioYe wnoie piock OF the impedi-
menu 30 as 70 give freedom OF access
'ne "n"ie Wiutn Oh tne street, but 1t Is
NV seneia. praceice' IL was supposed
so'ne .lnle Dack that the contractors
"ouu nave 10 shoulder TINS job, but as
ye. 'ney invent carried load, and 1t Is
ouiy ia'eiy INA. 'ney nave peen forced to
' o,e"n 'is crossings OF .he denominations.
me Deau'liui snow mas Its dirty side
nefe' anu leaves Denlnd IL some very bit
.0' "i,,iiiosi.ies' When man wants
" walk upright IN 'ne lace oil ms fellow
man. ne sonie.lmes SLIPS on the SHINY
seuinien's ana rolls himself over the
ooppie s'oneS III uazeu agony OF re-
morse over wnA' tne beautiful snow"
nas prougnt nun TO-
me oeatn Oh zen. hancock is momen-
.ous inasnucn as II follows so closely on
'ue neeis Oh 'ne deaths Oh other public
perSohS. Inc army mas suffered much,
,oSins GRANT, mcCieilan, mcdowell with
IN year. Due as deatn mas disturbed the
au,liniS'ratlons IN numerous ways, the
pu1no nii'u Is quite aert ior morbid ior-
Doui.iss' ruuic receptions by tne
: isS'uel,' anu 'iie members Oh MS oapl-
nc. n''7 peen many Times renngunsned'
anu AZ .ilies apanuoneu' oen' hancoek
"ss wiueiy Known mere ana was an idoi
VI iiiii,',ry men remember curing tne
war Vi i1ancocK reviewing tne maltla
ana regular troops stationed here, and as
!. was on one OF tne most spring-like
" asnlngtons birthdays That only hap
pen III a iletime' there was thousands
inning tne streets TO see him. He was
nous aJ MS residence at NorristoWn,