The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-03-17

Who wants to go west 10 see biz
mri?
Who said this would he an open
winter?
Cold in the head is the complaint
many suffer with.
The storm this week blew away all
other news items.
Conference appointments take con
siderabespac but are valuable reading
matter
p. w. Caskey's sale begins at 10
o'clock instead of 2, as stated on the pub
lie sale bills.
Some of the citizens living on Main
street have not read the ordinance in re-
gard to cleaning streets.
A business meeting oft Aid Socie-
ty of the NJ. 4. Church will take place
on next Thursday evening, March 22nd.
The sale to take place at the Deer
Park Drove Yards Monday, will not be a
combination sale, as stated in our last is
sue.
j. 2. Wilson has orders for coal, ETC.,
left at Armstrong; grocery and Smiths
drug store, which he gives prompt atten-
ton.
Thieves tried to break into DIR. f.. w.
lIaines' residence on Wednesday night,
but were scared away before an entrance
was effected.
Attention is directed to the adver.
of John NJ Evans, is this issue. All
carpets sold by Mr.. Evans can be relied
IN rs strictly first class.
Probably there will be number of
office seekers come to the front just now
but they all ought to know that the
billiards. are not over.
Christian Church services, Sunday
Mar. II, 1890 a. m. 1880 p. m. Preaching
by the Pastor, Rev. 7. b. Knowles, Sun
day School at $3.50 a. IN. All are well
come.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Armstrong who
resides near Fair Hill, were forced to re-
main in town from the time the blizzard
struck us until Friday. They came here
last week.
Bishop Adams, of the dioceses of
Easton will administer the rite of coniir-
nation in st. Thomas Church next Tues
day night. The service begin at 1880
Strangers welcome.
-George Morris met with painful
accident near Alvan Aliens brickyard,
on the b. x o. Il. r., Wednesday, by
a work train running off the track on
which he was working.
Twins & Bro, Philadelphia, have an
attractive card in this issue VIII G.
Laws. an old Delawarean, ably represents
this firm, and will be glad to have the
people of Newark and vicinity give him
call
w. A. Buchanan, graduate Of Del
aware College, has accepted position ms
associate editor on the Ncc Era at Mid
detown. We feel warranted in saying
that Mr.. Buchanan will acceptably fiji
the position.
We are glad to state that several
newly married couples have sent in their
names, and by so doing have had them
placed on the mailing list, and will re-
ceive THE LEDGER three months free.
Let us hear from Others
Fred Choate was disappointed in not
receiving the daily papers during the
continuance Of the blizzard, but is now
able to supply his many customers with
regularity. He is also agent for the lead
sng magazines and periodicals.
We want all the newly married peo-
pie to know that THE LEDGER will be
sent to them free for three months if
they will only send us their names. We
would be pleased if any of our subscrb-
ers would send us the names of newly |
married people or show them this item.
r, +. McKinsey, Il graduate of the
art preservative from this office, received |
a ministerial appoint at the late confer
ence, and will be stationed at Rowlands-
vile and Mt. Pleasant. Mr.. McKinsey is |
an earnest worker, and we trust he will |
meet with success in his new field of
labor.
The shooting contest on Saturday
last between the Barksdale Gun Club |
and Newark Club, resulted in favor of
Newark Club. 1t was our intention to
publish the score but we guess the bliz-
zard blew it out of existence. We don't |
know by how many the Newarkers won,
but suffice it to say, Newark Club won
for once.
Book News for March contains more
than the usual variety Of interesting
matter The portrait is that Of Gen. Lew
Wallace, famous as soldier diplomat, and
novelist.