The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-02-11
saturday, February II, 1888.


A corn festival will be held in Caskey
Hall next week.
j. +. Williamson is confined to his
home with illness.
-Elkton people are discussing the
pros and cons of having water works.
Many Newarkers pay weekly visits
to wilmington and Philadelphia thea
tres.
The ground hog is not to be entirely
repudiated in the way of predicting bad
weather
T. W. Bye expects to arrive in New
ark to-day with car load of street car
horses.
Mr.. John A. Rankin, one of Elkton's
oldast citizens, who was seriously i'll, is
recovering.
-Beaton Smiths Glycerine Lotion is
an exquisite preparation for Chapped
hands and lips.
If Newark could bound forward one
hundred years she would then be up
with the times.
The Scott Fertilizer Company at
Elkton will accept our thanks for
handsome calendar.
Welsh tract public school will hold
an entertainment on Thursday next.
February 10th in the school house.
Read r. W. Byes sale in this issue
This will be a chance for those desiring
to purchase good stock at right figures.
The weather of this week PANIED
out well for beginning of the six weeks
of bad weather predicted by the ground
hog
Mrs. S. A. Roach always has her
excellent brand of ice cream at her saloon
on Main street. Also the best of oys-
tiers.
The pay car of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad stopped near this town all
night on Tuesday. The employees were
happy,
"A. B. Sherwood, of Scotchtown, New
York, was elected Principal of Elkton
Academy at the meeting of the Trustees,
on Monday.
During the remainder of February
Beaton Smith will sell his Glycerine Lo-
ton in tubes, for : cents per tube, regu-
lar price 10 cents.
On Friday Paul L., two-year old
son Of Samuel and Emma Jones, of Will
mington, was buried at White Clay
creek cemetery.
Tuesday of next week is 81. Valen-
tine day. The boys in this office will be
greatly disappointed if they do not re-
ceive a "comic."
The farm of the late Edward Stroud
was sold on Tuesday to John Slack of
Chestnut Hill, for $49.75 per acre. There
is 1875 acres in the farm.
C. c. Choate has a complete stock
Of iine-ilavored cigars, and a general as
sortment ofsmokers supplies. Give him
lIlAl ana DC maue nappy.
The scholars of the colored day
school, of this town will give an enter
tainment in the school house, on New
London avenue Friday evening, Feb. 2l.
Mr.. j. p. Wilson ofNew London, Pa
who purchased IA. Lyle 4 Bro, the
coal and lumber yard, lying along the
line ofthe b. 4 o. railroad, was in town
this week
"A fire occurred at Avondale on Tues
day The mill and office of the Avon
dale Stone and Lime Company was de-
stroyed. The loss was heavy. Only |
$4,000 insurance.
Monday evening 4 STRAW" party
from Newark visited the residence of |
Charles Walton at Iron Hill, and as is
always the case when this house is visit
ed good time is always enjoyed.
Miss Eva Scott of Appleton, who has
been confined to her room for twelve |
weeks, with remittent-typhoid fever is,
her many friends will be glad to learn,
improving
Christian Church services at Newark |
Del, in the chapel on Main street, on
Lords day, at 1890 a. m, and at 100 p. |
IN, preaching by the PASTOR Elder T. b. |
Knowles. Sunday School at 900 a. IN.
B. O'Rourke does not have much
time to sleigh lie is kept busy waiting
on customers at his restaurant under Ex-
change Hall His frys, and stews are al
ways of the best, while his cigars are the |
equal Of any.
There will be an entertainment
given in Hayes school house on Saturday
evening, February 18th, 1888, consisting
OF dialogues, recitation and singing. Adj
mission l5c,. Proceeds for benefit of the
Sabbath School.
On Friday of last week James John |
son, a resident of the Fifth district, Cecil
county, Md, was stricken by paralysis,
and is said to be in dangerous condi-
tion. Mr.. johnson is about 90. and a
cousin of Sheriff Johnson at Elkton.
Some fellows when they get it into
their minds to take quiet trip to the
city, always take the precaution few
days in advance of the journey to i'm
press it upon their better halves that
their presence is urgently required at
meeting ofsuch and such lodge All,
well. what would we do without lodges
-Cieorge Karl, manager of Mrs. Zig
ler's stove and tin store, while doing some
work at Curtis & Bros paper mill on
Monday, mistook jar containing blue
Vllrol for Mainr and DRINK a smnll nnnr