The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-01
IN TOWN NEWS.

Cold weather.
September LIST.
Public school opens on Monday.
The Melon-cholic days are here
We expect to see rain on Sunday.
The oyster has come. Dobson has
them.
Rail and reed bird shooting begins
to-day.
Several of this town went to Cape
May on last Sunday.
Barton sells Lea " Sons corn meal
1t is certainly nice
The College begins Fall term on
Wednesday, Sept. 9Th.
Note change in J. 4. Mullin 4 Sons
ad. Also new ad of A. c. Yates & Co.
The city visitor is vending his way
homeward before the frost nips his nose.
A number of NewarSers went on
the excursion to Colchester on Monday:
Over 5000 is lying along the streets
ofNewark, and no one wants to carry it
off.
Mrs. S. A. Roach has delicious ice
cream at her parlors. Try plate to-
night.
Catalogues of the Elkton and Will.
mington Fairs can be secured by calling
at this office.
The catalogues of the Wilmington
Fair will be ready to distribute on Mon
day next.
Summer is ended. Now it is time
to plan out course of reading for the
winter months.
There will be no preaching Sunday
in the Presbyterian Church. Sunday
School at usual hour.
New lot of Goods just received this
week at Burnite & Bros, East End.
Goods delivered to any part of town,
Read advertisement of VIM. l.. Gill
bert in this issue. This will be a good
opportunity to get excellent stock at
right figures.
Chicken colera is raging among the
chickens and turkeys short distance
south of this town. George Campbell lost
large number.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. S. Horn, nurse and
children, who have been summering at
the West End, returned to their home
in Wilmington on Thursday.
Harry McKinsey upholstered" NJ.
r. Barton's chimneys, at his residence
on Wednesday. The brick came from
the firm of Johnson & McMIichael.
viii Kelton, living near Broad Run
station Del, lost valuable horse last
week from lock jaw. The horse ran
splint in his foot and the result was lock-
jaw.
"A heavy rain and electric storm pas
sed over this section on Monday. The
lightning was very vivid, and the thun-
der startled many. The streets were
flooded with water.
johnson & McAIichael, brick manu-
facturers shipped a carload of brick to
Kiamensi on Thursday. This firm makes
an excellent quality of brick end are be-
ginning TO have large sales.
D. O'Rourke still continues to cater
to the people of this town by serving
them with fresh vegetables, etc, each
day. You'll know him when he comes
around. His sign is dark one.
For some reason, the racing meet
ings given by the young men at the Elk
ton Fair Grounds, do not seem to draw
the crowds that they should, An excel
lent program is always presented.
Mrs. George Gallagher of Hockessin.
mother of Harry Gallagher, manager of
store No. l, of Rankin Armstrong, died
at the residence of her husband on We'd
nesday, after being sick only one night.
Tax collector John A. Mullen not
flies tax payers of White Clay Creek hun
dred, that he is now ready to receive
state, county, road, school and dog taxes
Pennington, Main street. AuglS3W
The attention ofthe citizens is cal
ed to the water rate, advertised in an
other column. This gives fair idea o
what wates will cost, and the estimates
are not excessive at ALL Read this care
fully.
The privileges at the Elkton Fair t.
be held Oct. Sd, 4th, 9th, 9th, was sold OIL
Thursday. The sales amounted to 81 ,039
and there is number of privileges to
be sold yet which will swell this number
wonderfully.
The Wilmington Commercial College
will reopen on Monday, Sept. Sd. Ex
tensive attractions and Improvement
have been made to the building. Prin
eipal Goldey will be found at private
office to enroll students.
Christian Church services in Chape
OH Lords day, Sept. 2nd, at 1890 a. m
and 7:45 p. m. Preaching by Elder I
b. Knowles, and Sunday School at 0:3
a. m. Preaching at Christian Chapel OIL
Chestnut Hill by the same, at $3.50 p. M
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