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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22
What a Business Man Thinks Of the
Pennsylvania Limited.

81 have Just finished one of the pleas
ATTEST railway trips l have ever had"
said prominent merchant. as he alight-
ed from the Pennsylvania Limited at
Jersey City last evening. II had no
idea" he continued, that the railroad
people had reduced the art of travel to
such perfection. A business trip be-
comes a merry holiday, full of comfort,
pleasure and good cheer.
81 received a telegram at my house, up
town, Tuesday morning, at 7.30 A. NJ,
urging my presence in Chicago by noon
on Wednesday if it were possible to ac-
complish the journey in that time. 1t
seemed almost impracticable, but re-
membered that the Limited left New
York at 900 A. NJ, and hastily packing
my bag, started for Desbrosses Street
Ferry without waiting for breakfast.
The train left Jersey City at 9.l5 and as
it whirled over the meadows, sought
the dining car and seated myself at Il
neat and fower-adorned table, where /
adjoyed a delightful breakfast of all the
delicacies of the season, admirably cook
ed, and served with scrupulous neatness.
The sensation of taking a meal while
flying onward at the rate of forty-five
miles an hour is not only novel, but APP
petizing. The smoking car, with its lux
urious sofas and easegiving rattan chairs,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

ANOTHER meeting will be held in
Exchange Building, next Tuesday
night, for the purpose of thorough
ly discussing the electric light bust
ness, and if possible consumating
plans for placing the plant in a
short while. There seems to be a
lack of interest on the part of some
gentlemen in this town in regard to
this scheme, and what their objec-
tions can be it is hard to state. Not
that they do not want the thing,
surely. We cannot believe VIC have
in our midst citizens of such narrow
minds. AS it now is, our town is
poorly lighted, and as the system
proposed will give us better light in
every way and at less expense than
we are now paying, why it would
seem folly to oppose the placing of
the electric light. Then, again, there
seems to be a difference as to whom
shall have control of the enterprise
whether by the town, or by a
corporation. If the town will most
benefit herself by having sole con-
troll, then let there be no hesitancy
on that point. If not, then let the
company, whoever they may be,
undertake the work. In either case
good results will necessarily follow
Let there be fair understanding Of
the matter at the called meeting,
Those would-be dissatisfied but
really interested gentlemen should
make it their especial duty to be al
the meeting. At it will be the place
to state opinions, pro or con. We
must have electric lights, or new
supply of gasoline. Which shall il
be"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

IN sELF-DEFENsE.-A young man had
been arrested for kissing pretty girl,
and she was on the witness stand "You
say' said the attorney for the defense,
that the young man kissed you against
your will p eyes, he did and he did
1t dozen times, too" "Well, now, is it
not true that you also kissed him during
the ailray2" Objected to objection
over ruled. "Now, answer my question"
continued the attorney did you not
kiss the defendant also ?" ayes, did,"
replied the witness, Indignantly, "but it
was in self-defense.p Case dismissed.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22
THE THOROUGHBRED IMPORTED
Clydesdale Stallion,
NORFOLK HERO.

For the improvement of our stock and
and increasing its size the subscribers
will offer the service of this beautiful
and powerful young horse to the public
as follows on Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday of each week at the stable of ].
l.. Irons, West Grove, Penna., and the
three last days of each week at the Deer
Park Hotel stables, Newark, Del.
Norfolk Hero, is n chestnut II hands
high, was bred by Mr.. G. Jones, Stowe,
England, and registered in stud book No.
1888.
His Sire, Leviathan, No. 1924; his
grand sire, Hercules, No. 1924; his grand
grand sire, Heart of Oak, No. 1905; his
dam by Honest Tom, No. 1898, who took
six first Royal prizes and never was
beaten.
TERMS.-$l5 to insure, 50 to be paid
at the time of service, which will be part
of the insurance if with foal. $l2 the
season to be paid cash. Insurance to be
paid as soon as ascertained to be with
foal. Any person parting with mare
which has been insured will be held for
the insurance.
Good stable keep or pasture furnished
for mares from distance at reasonable
rates. Lindsey x HOssinger,
My1-tf Newark, Delaware.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

THE Wing at Elkton wants us to rise
up and answer the foot note to the arti-
Gle copied from THE LEDGER. Easily
done, Brother Charles. We made no
mention of job work, as we believed
there was enough papers in Elkton to
do it, and probably needed it badly. We
have as much work as we can possibly
get through with each week. What we
said about the Association is correct.
You know, and others know, who have
taken enough interest to observe that
considerable money is expended each
year in putting the track in order, when
this expense, could be saved by allow
ing some good horseman to have the
track to keep in good repair. The spring
fair was failure, and why The Fair
managers have never complained to us
for the work we have done for them. We
are not begging or paying for job work
this year.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22
WANAMAKER'S.
Memoirs of General Grant.
written by himself, in two vol
umes: both volumes ready and
our price for both together is

The publishers meantto keep
these books, in which the Ameri-
can people take SO deep an in
terest, out of the bookstores.
They intended you should open
your door to whatever book
pedler happened to pull your
bell, or 60 without the Personal
Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
We hold it hostile to every
sort Of interest public and pri-
vate that this constraint should
be put on the sale of a book of
such a character. That is why
we put it in our bookstore-to
give it a market without re-
proach.
Nobody wants the book
pedler. With bookstores in all
the cities and a-cent-for-two-
ounces postage on books all
over the country what good
can he possibly do?
We know what he does. He
bores good-natured people till
they buy to get rid of him. But
the bulk of his work is among
non-reading people. If he got
them into the way of reading,
that itself would be useful. He
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

A RIOT gun is a new invention.
1t is weapon to be used by the po-
lice in case of a riot. 1t shoots six
times without loading; operates
very rapidly and declared to be very
efficacious in scattering crowd.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

THE Uniontown Ne,cs informs
the public that the Rev. DR.. Higbee
put pint bottle of whisky in his
pocket when he started from Union
town to the Soldier Orphans
School near that place for the an
nual examination. The Nelos was
unable to determine whether the
liquid was to be used as a snake
charmer or as a bracer to support
the reverend doctor in his attacks
on the Governor-W West Chester W.
ldge Record.
Hard, indeed, is this thrust on
"sticker" Higbee.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22
CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.


Sohoehseo from Lengthy REPORTS
Three miles north of Akron, Ohio,
the little home of Mrs. Mary
Mooney, was burned to the ground.
Mrs. Mooney awoke in the night to
find herself choking with smoke,
and grabbing up her baby of two
years old, told the other four chill
dren to follow. Mrs. Mooney jump
ed from the window and was but
slightly hurt. The four children
were burned to charred bits of flesh
and larger bones were found.
NINETEEN LIVES LOST.
Two vessels, the bark Batavia,
from Havana, and the three masted
schooner Allie Burnham, bound for
Philadelphia, are missing. All hope
is given up of finding either one
of the vessels. Should present fears
be confirmed, the catastrophe in
voles the lives of nineteen persons
and the loss of 100000 worth OF
merchandise and marine property.
BLOODY CRIMES OF INSANE MOTHER.
In Lincoln county, West Va, on
Monday night Mrs. Margaret Don.
nau, widow, became insane from
religious fanaticism and said thai
she had been called upon by the
Lord to sacrifice the lives of hersel
and her children to satisfy the Di
vine wrath. Early in the evening
she threw herself upon her knees
and spent several hours in wild raw
ings. She then arose, and, arminl
herself with large, sharp, carving
knife, made her way to the room
occupied by her three daughters
aged respectively -, 10, and 8 years
cut the throat of each child, anC
then plunged the blade deep into
her own heart. The bodies wert
discovered yesterday by neighbors.
Iii reported in Baltimore that the Bal
timore and Ohio Company has made ar
rangements with the Jersey Central to be
gin running trains into New York tn,
latter part of this week. The first traini
will be freight, although emigrant train,
may begin next week. The connection
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22
Give Us a Call.

We are selling small fruits from the
celebrated Nursery Of Geo. =. Jdsselyn ot
Fredonia, New York. All goods are guar.
anteed to be just what they are sold for.
Prices as reasonable as any other nn,.
sery. All orders promptly attended to
and delivered at Newark station free of
any freight expenses We have a gen.
eral assortment Of
Grape Vines, Currant, aooseberrier,
Rashberries, Blackberries and Straw.
berries. Fay's Prolific Currants.
Also, Flowers and general assortment
of Vegetable Plants in their season.
WIN. II. COOK & co.
ebig TN
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

THE College Regie,O declares that
it has expended a vast amount of
time and energetic work." and I'M
less the resolutions of the Trustees
are recinded by the time two more
numbers come out, sit will give up
the ghost.n
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22
At your service

At your service
Our entire establishment
with its many adjuncts
is 'laced at your dispos-
al for the getting and
wearing of better, nicer
fitting and more econom.
zeal clothing than ever
before. Every circum
stance is in your favor
this season; goods were
never lower, styles were
never better, garments
were never better made.
nor were we ever more
anxious to sell. We ask
an especial examination
Of our stock of fine ma.
terials for making suits
to order; selected, as it
has been, in early time
to secure all the novel.
ties and Stylish patterns
for the coming spring.
Our cutters and work.
men need no extended
recommendation as we
employ only competent
and experienced artists.
In fact, it would be folly
for us to do otherwise.
In regard to the i'm.
mense assortment of fine
clothing for men, youths
and boys, we will give
full particulars later ;
enough now to say that
we have such an assert.
ment as we feel conf
dent will meet your ap-
proval in every way.
J, 7, MULLEN & SON,
Tailors, 9th & Market, SITS.
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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

TALMAGE says some very sensible
things in his sermons, entitled "The
Battle for Bread" He contends
that the labor troubles will cease to
exist in Il short while, and that
never again will the trouble come.
We sincerely trust he predicts what
will be the result. His pulpit ora
tions, while tending in a degree to
be sensational, contain many whole
some truths, and doctrines, if prop
erly observed, would make those to
whom his remarks apply, better
men and women.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

THE Canadian Government are
pulling in the fishing crafts that
come into their waters. Such pro-
ceeding is liable to ruffle the tenn
per of our government. However,
the question should be considered
as to what is best to do, and then
20 ahead.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

com nnnin presents gwen away. Send 5at
0hVUJVVUpostage, and by mall you will gst
free package Of goods Of large value, that win
start you IN work that will At once bring you In
money faster than anything else In America. All
ab.ut the 100000 In presents with each box.
Agents wanted everywhere, OF either sex, OF all
ages, for all the time or spare time only 10 work
Tor us az their own homes. Fortunes for all work.
ers absolutely assured. Don't delay. il. IIallett
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22
june 5tn, A. h. 80,

to sale at Mechanicsville, in the
County of New Castle, aforesaid, on
Saturday, June 5tIi, A. ID. 80,
AT ? O'clock, p. NJ,
all the estate right, title and interest of
Samuel g. Russell, a minor child of
Jesse G. Russell, deceased, in and to the
three following described parcels of land,
situated in White Clay Creek hundred,
County and State aforesaid.
No. ], with q story Brick Dwelling
House and Stable thereon erected. Be-
ginning at a stone in the Newark and
Strickersville road, near q corner white
oak tree, thence along said road westerly
B 40 perches to a stone, thence south
erly Is perches to stone, thence east
erly 4-lO perches to stone, thence
northerly 10 perches to the place of be-
ginning, containing one half acre of land.
No. 2, with p story Frame Dwelling
House, thereon erected. Situated in Me-
chanicsville. Beginning at a stone in the
| juncture of the New London road and
the road leading to the Hop Yard farm,
thence along the New London road
northerly III feet and @ inches to a
stake, thence easterly 90 45-100 feet to q
stake, thence southerly 1877 $40 feet to a
stake in the said road, leading from the
| New London road TO the Hop Yard farm,
thence westerly So G-l0 feet to the place
of beginning.
No. 3, with q story Frame Dwelling
House and Stable theron erected, stu
ated in Mechanicsville. Beginning at
stake in the same road leading from the
New London road to the Hop Yard farm,
at the line of lot No. 2; thence, thereby,
northerly 1877 $40 feet to a stake, thence,
easterly 240 SLIGO feet to a stake thence
Southerly 149 S2-l0O feet to a stake in
said road, thence westerly 1893 22-10O
feet to the place OF beginning.
Attendance will be Aiv,n and terms of
sale made known at the time and place
aforesaid by BENZ. NEILDs,
Attest, Trustee.
]. NJ. Houseman, G. of 0. Court.
n. b. Also at the same time and place
will be sold all of the right, title and in
terest of Mary +. Russell and Fannie
Russell in the above described parcels of
lands, so that the purchasers thereof
will take and hold all of the title thereon
in fee simple.
MARY f. RUSSELL,
FANNIE RUSSELL.
Aprill7ts
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

The American people are thirst
ing for new things-even if strange.
The two Palms are creating more
excitement and wonder in Balti-
more than any riot that ever swept
the city. There's money in ito
the revivalists,-so styled.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

THE scholars of the public
schools in Wilmington were about
TO strike but their intentions found
out and the project sit down on by
the parents and teachers.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22
1885.

I847. 1855.
GEO. w. WILLIAMS,
NEWARK, DELAWARE.
agent for the Kent County Mutual Fire
Insurance Co., of Dover, Delaware, In
sures against loss of Fire, issuing Mutual
Policies only under which Payments are
made annually in advance during mem
bership, and on ceasing to be members
whatever remains unexpended after pay
ing loses, expenses and dividends are re-
turned, thereby furnishing Insurance at
cost. Dividends returned after the
second annual payment. Aug22tf
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

NEWARK is wrestling with the
electric light question. We are I'M
able to say whether it will come out
on top.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

HAND BILLS, NOTE HEADS
and a BILL !. HEADS printed cheap
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

HERR MosT, the blatherskite an
archist, has been arrested. What a
pity that he should not always re-
main so.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

ELECTRICITY. Some want electric
lights in town. Others want water
works. Which is needed the worst {?
Our streets are often as dark as Ere
bus, at times. Water is a necessity.
We need more light, and reduc-
ton of taxes. How are all three of
these things to be gotten? We give
it up. Either one of the three would
be gladly welcomed. Water and
lights would, perhaps, be too great
a strain on Newark. Go slow, en-
terprising capitalists. Shall cor
poration or the town place either
water or electricity here? Give us
the cheapest way, and then we shall
be happy.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22
500

~ w ""EAS
The POLICE GAZETTE will be mailed, So
curely wrapped, to any address in tIe United
states for three months on receipt OF
ONE DOLLAR
Liberal discount allowed to postmasters agents
and clubs. Sample copies mailed free
Address all orders to RICHARD X. FOX.
ianlOl3 Franklin sanare N Y
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22
NEWARK DRUG
and
CHEMICAL STORE,
E. G. JAY, PHARMACIST

Being educated to the drug
business, with an experience Of
seventeen years handling drugs,
buying and selling, | feel safe
in guaranteeing everything ]
sell. My customers will find
by fair and just comparison
that | sell only the purest drugs,
chemicals, DC, ut the lowest
prices. Call at any hour of the
day or night for anything in the
drug line.
e. q. j AY.
DRUGGIST,
Near POstOfIlcc, Newark, Del.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

THE Record of Philadelphia is do
ing a very commendable thing in
showing up the unhealthy milk
that comes into that city. 1t is de-
clared that persons drinking the
milk of a COW afflicted with tuber-
culosis gets the seeds of consump-
ton into their system.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

STREET CROSSINGS are essential to
keep one from getting the feet dirty.
Who is it that does not get mad
when they get ten-cent shine TAX
en- from $1.50 pair of shoes? To
preserve Christian faith there must
be good crossings. mot covered
with mud, or dust. Clean smooth
stone. We need just such cross
ings. Who says we don't? The
echo is silent.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22
The Century,
for 1886.

The Century
for 1886.
f., The remarkable interest in the War Papers ant
10 me many timely articles and strong serial feat.
ures published recently In The Century has given
that magazine regular circulation OF
MORE THAN 10000 COPIES MONTHLY.
Among the features for the coming volume, when
peBihs with the November number, are:
THE WAR PAPERS
BY GENERAL GRANT AND OTHERS.
These will be continued (most Of them illustrated,
9 9 .he chief events Ofthe Cvl War have bceii
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Heneral Nrants papers include descrDiions AZ M,
battles Of Chattanooga and the Wilderness ton
StAl McHielian Will write Of Antietam, General d.
oihd Buei t Oh Shiloh Cen Pope, Longstreet ami
combats, including the fight between tho Kear.
s ssf anu the Alabama, by officers of both ships
The "Recollections of a Private" and spo,,.,
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viii be features Of the year w
SERIAL STORIES ny
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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

A FAIR estimate of the crop of
office-seekers for the various offices,
to be nominated in a short while,
cannot be given with any degree of
certainty at this time. Their names
appear in the columns of the city
and country press, on cards nailed
to trees, fences, barns, on walls, in
card-baskets, in vest pockets. You
meet them at every turn. At first
you often mistake them for book
agents, but the allusion is quickly
dispelled-in so far you are not
wanted to buy, but to vote. "The
more, the merrier," is trite saying,
and when one is nominated from
the ten for every Office, then it is
the "merry" part will be realized.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

tits reported in Baltimore that the Bal
timore and Ohio Company has made ar
rangements with the Jersey Central to be-
gin running trains into New York the
latter part of this week. The first trains
will be freight, although emigrant trains
may begin next week. The connection
is made via the Wilmington and
Northern.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22

Ihe ideal young peoples magazine. IL bolds I'M,
"''' pi"oe alhohg periodicals Of It's class.
boston Journnl
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22
GLEANINGS.
CASUAL CHANCES AT DIFFERENT
TOPICS.


TOPICS.
MEN, naturally, hanker-not a
very neat expression, so excuse
us-after riches. Man is capricious,
no, we mean, ambitious. Some are,
and those who are soon climb the
ladder, round by round at rapid
gait. Then, prestol they are rich.
Now they ale fit to hold offices Of
public trust So the world goes.
Right here there are many different
ladders to climb, and we chose the
one to our liking. We often get left.
WhyP Because we try the wrong
ladder.
***
SOME MEN are other beings, aftei
an election to some small office.
There must be a dignity assumed
that brings out the dual man. II il
amusing, Man is often "a musin
cuss," but very weak.
XXI
1T is the aim and desire of newly
elected officers to try and reduce
the expenditures of their prede
cessoIs. Just so with our venerable
not too venerable-Town Fathers
They all want to reduce expenses
and stop the leak at the spigot. TIL,
rest is understood. Our town i
blest. We have men, big and it'll
men, who expend considerable tim
to keep our town in a healthy con
dition. This is something to b.
proud Of Who is not? The ech,
is waited from end to end of town
"all."
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-22
In THE ORPHANS CouRT, New CASTLE Co
s.s',se's.s,,a.,,.,....,,..
Trustees Sale
OF
REAL ESTATE.

By virtue of an order of the Orphan
Court of the State of Delaware, in and
for New Castle County, made at the
March term, A. d. 1886, will be exposed
to sale at Mechanicsville, in the
County of New Castle, aforesaid, on
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-28

w ANTED. NY FRIENDS AND
w the public TO call on me al PAGES
yard and secure bargains In fuel. Nice
Kirding " God In bundles a 81 so per mali
cord; long Pine. e.: Splint, New River,
Lun p. Anthracite, all sizes. and all first
class iUe!. A. I. MITCHELL.
Broad and Norton streets
Teiepbone iO7. de 28.o6tIS icOd6t