The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-09
saturday, June o, 1888.

Excursions an talked of, and Sun
dan School picnics are now in order.
Nomination election to-day. Polls
open at 70 o'clock and closed at Z. NJ.
M. r. Barton has the best cent
cigar in town, and they are called the
Magnets" Try them.
A pleasant party of young folks
spent Tuesday evening at II. j. Puts
residence on Main street.
There is something remarkable
about the fact that Oxford Fair had
good weather this year.
SEQ sale of ls head OF Somerset Co.
horses, advertised in this issue by FL
wood Webster, at Hockessin.
Miss Sadie Boggs of Clayton, was run
over by freight train on Wednesday
morning and instantly killed.
Fred Choate looks quite nice in his
new store. He says trade is increasing,
but that he can stand great deal more.
Prof Geo. Purinton, the newly elect
Ied Supt. of the Agricultural stations of
Delaware College, arrived here on Mon
day last.
"A baseball Climb has been organized
here, and the boys will get to work now
and be prepared to play other clubs at
any date.
-Shad season is about over with Bat
ORouke, but the berry season is here,
and now you must look out for the finest
in that line.
Go 10 Mrs. s. A. Roach's and try
plate of her Strawberry ice cream. She
has other flavors of ice cream. Don't for
get tonight.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
are about to erect handsome station at
the Southeast corner of Water and Mar
ket street., Wilmington.
1t keeps our young friends in the
country busy attending tho numerous
strawberry festivals. They are all for a
good cause however.
The Presbyterian and Methodist
Churches will each hold children's day
tomorrow. 1t is pity that they both
should select the same day.
-Pennock & Foreman, clothiers, 9th
and Market streets, Wilmington, have an
advertisement in this issue that is of in
terest to all in need of good clothing.
w. II. Smith has secured the office
occupied by the late James L. Valland-
igham, and will don the garb of Conser-
vator of the Peace on Monday next, the
18th.
The Jackson Union S. S. will hold
their annual strawberry festival on We'd
nesday evening June 18th in the Grove.
Proceeds for benefit of the school. The
public are invited.
The station of the b. & o. Road is
being beautiied. Several workmen have
been busily engaged for several days,
laying out plots, putting down sods, and
planting flowers.
-Oneof David Ulrich's horses acciden-
tally kicked one of his employees and
severed an artery, Medical attention was
called and the injured man is now COM
paratvely out of danger.
The strawberry festival in Caskey
Hall, on Friday and Saturday evenings
last, under the auspices of Newark
Lodge, No. 20, 1. o. G. T., was fairly sue
cessful, and about 500 was cleared.
j. W. Parrish gives special atten-
ton to repairing fine watches.
Thomas Wrights team of Glasgow,
ran away on Monday. The animal was
hitched near Wright & Sons Office. The
wagon was little broken, and the
horse was cut in one or two places.
-Barksdale Sunday School will hold
the annual festival in the grove near the
school house, on Friday evening, 18th
inst. Should the weather be unfavor
able it will be held on the nexi fair eve
ming.
Miss Lizzie Strickland, milliner, hai
n full and latest complete line of styles o
summer hats, bonnets, ribbons, flowers
and in fact everything that goes to beau
tify the head gear of ladies. To believ,
all this go and see.
The Thompsonian Glee Club of Lin
coin University will give an entertain
ment under the auspices of the Delft
Phi Literary Society of Delaware Colleg'
in the Oratory, Saturday evening, Jun,
10. Admission 25cts
"A strawberry festival will be held a
Kimbleville Church on Wednesday eve
ming June 18th. Proceeds TO purchase
new library for the Sabbath School
Should the weather be very unfavorabl
will be held following evening.
M. Megary & Son of SIG Tatnall st
Wilmington, delivered large load O
furniture to gentleman at the West En-
this week: This firm are using the col
umns of this paper, and the result is a
ready apparent. See their card.
AT the meeting of the Democrat
executive committee on Tuesday the 70
lowing were appointed as judges of ele,
ton for White Clay Creek SIN. Donnel
vice Geo. G. Kerr. The others are tn
same as appointed at former meeting.
The Thompsonian Glee Club of Liz
coin University will give musical er
tertainment in College Oratory, undo
the auspices of the Delta Phi Literar
Society, on Saturday evening, June 16tl
See large and attractive bills, printed
this office