The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-13

verted into an opera house.
The Transcript of Middletown, has
been enlarged from an eight column
paper to a nine. The Transcript has
always been first class journal, and this
last move on the part of the new pro-
prietors, is commendable, and the read
ing public should appreciate the efforts
of these enterprising young men.
The snow storm of last week was so
heavy down the peninsula that no mail
arrived here until Monday.
All our exchanges caught on to the
ground hog racket, and some of them
pitched into the little animal unmerci-
fully.
A freight train of about 20 cars was
wrecked on the p, w. & B. railroad
near Bush river Tuesday morning. No
one was hurt but the train was badly
damaged. -Etery Evening.
The gross receipts of the ball recently
given at the Opera House for the benefit
Of the Associated Charities was S926.6O,
and the expenses 1922. The net receipts
$5O4.00 have been turned over to the
Associated Charities. Thanks are re-
turned to Mrs. Caleb Churchman, M.F.
Hayden, Jacob L. Brown and Samuel
Bancroft, ir., for assistance given Morn
ing Nesos.
Mrs. Hayes of Lewisville, Kent county,
has recently been swindled out of $24 by
letting Gypsy woman tie it up in three
different parcels of &c. So and 81, and
then hide it in order to let a charm dou-
BILE its value. After two weeks of wait
ing Mrs. Hayes brought the parcels from
their hiding places expecting to find $1s
SIG and $l4 respectively. OF course she
found nothing, and the constable who
pursued the Gypsies to Brenford, with
a warrant for the swindler, found moth
ing, too. A young woman Of Lewisville
allowed this same swindler, to sit on her
flannel gown ''for luck" After talking
awhile she made the young woman for
get her garment, and then went away
taking it along.
The new Board Of Managers of the
Oxford Agricultural Society met in
Brinton's Hall, Oxford, on Monday after
noon with full attendance. The date
fixed for the Spring Fair is June I'd, Sd
and 4th and Fall Fair September 20, 80
and October 1st The regular dates for
Oxford Fairs are first Friday in June and
last Friday in September. The fall fair
this year will be one week later than
usual. A number of additions were
made to the vegetable and fruit schedules
of premiums. A speed program was
adopted, with 800 minute 2.35, 2.30 trot-
ting classes, and two fiat running races |
with liberal premiums.-Orford Press.
On Thursday evening a man in the
employ of Mr. shennaman, farmer in
Pennsbury township, Chester county,
met with an accident which was as re-
markable as it was painful. He was en-
gagged in milking a COW, when, from
some unexplained causes she grew ill
lifting one of her hind feet
struck the milkman a severe blow, which
laid him out upon the floor of the stable.
While in this PROSTATE position a COW in
an adjoining stall, evidently intent on
taking hand or hoof in the ARRAY,
struck the man on the ear with her hoof
which almost completely severed that
producing wound of serious
character.-Ogord Press.
A slight fire occurred in the public
school building, m Oxford on Friday last.
The fire originated from the heating
The damage was light.
1t is quite queer how items wander off
or in other words, are taken (stolen) from
other papers, and placed among the orig
lonal ideas of our country exchanges.
There is one that has been brought to
notice which originated in the DdnsUille
Breeze. Learned men tell us that in Latin
The word editor means to eat;' In United
States it means TO scratch around like
blazes to get something to eat" There
are many others, just like the above.
Give credit, Brother Editors, and per-
haps some day you may see one of your
OWN squibs floating around and would
be mad as possible to see it without due
credit.