Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-09-19
OUR NslGHBORS.


Measures have been taken TO give to the
whole city Of Chester an abundant supply 3i
pirc water The movement when first inallglirat-
I'd was only intended to supply a single Ward.
John Peters, hard working mechanic of
Chester has recently been notified that nm uncle in
Illinois has died and left him the comfortable
sim Of one million doilIrs
The display of stock, farm produce, .vc., at
The Delaware County Agricultural Exhibition last
week was very limited. The trotting was the
min feature and the one in which much interest
was displayed.
The Chester Rcpabiicdn wants the police of
llmi city n stop men from cunning in the city
limits and boys from playing base ball in the
streets.
CHESTER COUNTY.
Dr. John A. Morrison, of Cochranville, has
sold his farm of "a acres, in West Fallowflcld. to
tirnrge Cochran, Of Londonderry, for $50 per
acre.
An unusual amount Of damage has been done
~ hester County the present season by light
ming, and large number of domestic animals
have been killed by it.
On last Thursday furious storm passed over
u tract Of country about Il mile in width TO the
Southeast of Oxford.
The Downingtown Journal is raising n row
about the nomination of Hon. John Hickman
Nobolyappcars likely to he hurt.
Harry Coward, of West Chester, while driving
his horse around the track of the Delaware coun-
iy Agricultural Society, last Thursday, was, by
the breaking OF one OF the wheels of the slllkey,
thrown TO the ground and considerably bruised.
The store of Mr.. Stephen Lockard, at Belvi-
irc,un the Lancaster turnpike, was broken into u
'w nights since, and robbed of u number OF ar
llelrs, such as boots, shoes, clothing, &c. The
thieves gained All entrance by boring through I'M
ifin-builnd shutter.
A buffalo hull, Kept for exhibition ut the
'rci Tree Hotel, having been annoyed by fools
pokng sticks ut him, knocked down and gorcd II
Il man named David Ford, who ventnrcd into the
h enclosure where the animal was confined.
N Benjamin House, of Pocopson township.
Jumped from his wagon last Saturday to escape
the heels of II kicking horse. In doing so he fell,
Xeinaht his foot In the lines and was dragged some
< distance, breaking his ankle bone and being oll-
Nerwisc injured.
A dark brown mare was recently found
litcled near the L. & b. G. Il. r., about 2 miles
1 East Of Rising Sun. On the following Friday a
luggy with the top broken off was found in the
vicinity. In the box of the buggy were two pair
ol mems drawers and scrap Of a Daily Balti-
more American of Sept. @. II Is supposed that
\ tie mare had been litclicd there several days.
Ky Scott, the leader of the band of thieves,
who some time aso robbed Rev. Mr.. Manshil
md several other ministers at the Concord Camp
Meeting, was recently arrested in Brdgeville, in
ll'i. State, taken to Caroline county and lodged
i i'tillbii Jhli. lllc tWuH lHiiikS Ut WON SHY
ons unless he is heavily ironed.
4 screw pile light house is been erected nj
llopper's Straits, in the Chesapeake Bay, to take
tli place of the light house now stationed there
a debating society is about being opened "
Ncwtuwn.
Beat building has been commenced at New
lown. II seems TO be pushed vigorously, as
lmhcli has been postponed two weeks to accom-
mudatc Il Methodist festival which takes place n
iht1 finn nuI e prn N me n Iuup al
nncni the attractions of the OCCASION.
Dolsun & Ford, former propretors of TIN
II. Michaels Comet, have sold the establishment
inG. Il. IIaddaway and t. 5. Valiant. TIL
mptris so thoroughly neutral under the ncy
A ''ytae that we cannot so much as guess ut II
Politics.
IN effort is being made to organize n Join
stock company to build u splendid large hotel =
Oxford, u beautiful town on 'rhrcailiivcn creek
near the Choptank river.
literary society is allout to be organized I;
st. Mcllaels. The sprnging up Of these associa
lions all through the Peninsula is n pleasant IL
q dicItion
The Cecil Wig processes to believe that man
q Tie Maryland Democrats will vote against I'll
ltopnscd new Constitution.
Temperance principles are gaining ground
Llltnn The " Harvard House" has removed i
MI Ia the basement.
Next Wednesday the people of Maryland
That i the portion Of the people allowed to vo
will vote for or against the new Constitution.
Work on Bohemia Bridge, which was sli
lilly.
Tile Wig say, Elkton has improved more
,''r present season than in any one season for Il
'aal Ton years.
Last Thursday some rascal stole mare fro
John Nannort, set of harness from N. VINO,
L,nl, and u carriage from John Thomas, all
rnr Deposit. On the following Monday the ma
was found hitched near Rising Sun, the harne
rampled under her feet, and some time aftt
wards the carriage, with the top broken of, W
i1llnd in the same vicinity. No clue to the th
liS hccn obtained.
-J.B Ramsey has been elected acting Caslii
o. the Cecil National Bank, in place of the Ii
Incumbent who absconded.
On the morning of the 18th instant a lit
sonnf +. NJ. Rawlins fell OFF boat of bone d,
ID, father was hauling home from Port Depos
aud one of the wheels of the wagon passed o,
Ills stomach, killing him instantly.
When the Bel Air .Egis did not dip so tlceI
Into politics, it used to have consideia
amount of local matter, and appear pretty ent
lflsng II now has no local at all, everythi
giving way to fulsome copperhead twaddle.