The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-28

Miss Lille Darby and Miss Hattie
Lewis. of Philadelphia, are visiting at the
Deer Park.
Go to the Fair and festival for the
benefit Of the Citizens Cornet Band to-
night.
Mis- Mollie Loyett of Philadelphia,
Pa, is visiting at DIR. A. n. Raub's this
week.
Miss salle stroup of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday last with relatives here in
Newark.
Mr.. Woodrow tells us the Rockford
watch Co.. is now on the lead in fine
timekeeper
Benz Chambers, formerly Of near
this town. now of North East Md, is
visiting friends here.
j. W. Powell and wife are visiting
friends friends in Newark previous to
their departure for England
The best place in Delaware to get
job printing done at the lowest Cash
rates is at the LEDGER office.
Miss Kate Darlington, who has been
visiting friends in Virginia, returned
home Monday evening last.
Miss Libie Jones, formerly of this
town but now of Philadelphia, is visiting
Mrs. Zigler, on Main street.
The wonderful reduction in prices
this week at Woodrow's, our Newark
ieweler is really wonderful.
Miss Fannie M. Briscoe, who has
been visiting friends ut Collegeyille, Pa,
returned home this week
Rev. J. F. Williamson, preached on
Sunday morning and evening last in the
NJ. +. Church at Hockessin, Del.
Misses Laura and Alice Cochran of
Middletown, spent last Sunday with Mrs.
Clark Paxson, residing on Main street.
The New r. & 0. Railroad had four
cars filed with passengers on Tuesday
from Baltimore for stations south Of
Havre dc Grace
The Aurora Boreallis, or Northern
Lights, were plainly observable on Mon
day night, and according TO wiseacres,
cold weather will soon follow,
"A. +. Williamson has had charge of
the brick yard this week. Business has
been very good. Mr.. Johnson, the man
ager is visiting friends down the PENN
sula
John Collision, son of J. G. Collision,
of Newark, is home from Wilmington,
where he il employed, on visit John
will accept our thanks for mess Of fine
crabs.
The Acrobat base ball club Of this
place visited Glasgow on Saturday last,
and were defeated by the club at that
place. Score to 9. return game will
be played here to-day
-Rey. VIM. Kershaw will preach in
the First Presbyterian Church here at
1880 tomorrow. In the evening Rev.
Charles II. Holloway will oillciate. Ser
vices at 7;45
Edward &. jay, druggist here, pur-
chased the first passenger ticket, over the
b. & o. from Newark to Baltimore. lie
saws the road bed is in excellent condi-
ton and the cars run very smooth.
This afternoon daughter Of Mrs.
Hannah Bradley formerly of Newark
now of Philadelphia, will be buried in
the NJ. +. Cemetery. The body will ar
rive on the 1:2l train at Newark Centre
in this issue will be seen an adver
vertisement of the Grand Opera House
at wilmington, announcing the engage
ment of Prof. Bristol's trained horses
Like all entertainments of this character
it will be Of rare pleasure and interest.
Next week we will send one of on
bows around town with number of sub
scription bills, and we trust all will be
prepared to settle. The amounts arr
small but taken in the aggregate they
will materially aid us in many ways
Help the printer
John Wade, who resides near Apple
ton. is the owner of a sun-ilower whicl
for size we think is hard to beat. On tn
stem is 90 flowers, the largest one meas
uring eleven inches arross. The stock
ten feet high, and its circumference sew
en- and half inches.
"A number of cattle and horses be
longing to John l.. Elliott, who has beef
West buying stock, were unloaded at tn
Station on the b. & o. road here, Satui
day night late. The cattle were hard
keen together, and the Cowboys WEI
kept busy herding them up
Mrs. Samuel Donnell and her moth'
Mrs. S. c. Cooch, started for Boston tn
week. They will be absent some tim
They intend to visit u. Holly Cooch, so
of Mrs. Cooch. Mr.. Cooch who was il
iured not long ago, by being throw
from carriage, the horse running o
is getting better.
There was row among the ltalia
at their quarters. near the new depot
the B. q o. railroad, Tuesday evenin
\ One Italian declared that another stru
i him over the head with Il Ratchet, b
there was no cut, slight swelling was
that could be seen. However there "
no arrests, and before long the matt
y was quietly settled.
N The new store and dwelling hou
being erected by Mr.. T. +. Armstrong,
the West End is nearing compleu'