Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-10-31
OUR NElGHBORS.


The Circuit Court of this county commenced
It's sessions Tuesday week, and will be In session
| all The week.
George Earle, Trustee, sold the Cosgro"c Pro-
periy near Principle Furnace, on Tusdny last, to
Mr. George P. Whitaker, for 1890
AzarIah Rittcnhousc of Rising Sun, has been
| nominated by the Republican party of Cecil
county, in place of Mi Roman, declined, ms II
delegate to the Legislature.
Nj. Matlack, the popular Methodist Minister
Of Elkton, Is preaching series of sermons to
young ladies'
The contractor expects to have the Bohemia
bridge finished by next Saturday week.
| On Saturday night week a large crowd of peo.
| pie from the districts around Ekton assembled in
| front of the Howard House in that town and had
| II young war, guns were used, knives brandshed
and nobody hurt. During the melee n man
| named Short attempted TO escape from Jail but
was not successful. 1t is supposed the distur-
bancc was got up to facilitate Shorts escape.
CHESTER COUNTY.
James g. Pusey, Trustee of Edgar Puscy, has
sold the Water Power and 10 acres Of land, in
West Pikclnnd, to Granville Hartman, same town
ship, of s362j. Mary Graham has sold house
and lot, West Pikeland, TO Patrick Ward, West
Vincent, for $3.50.
iona. Knaucr, Uwchlan, has sold his mill and :
acres OF land, to Silns Rambo, of Lancaster Co,
for Si5O0
The estate of Lewis Embrce, decd, WIS sold to
VIM. Reese, for $50 IN acre subject to Il dover.
One of the main shafts of the new steam fire
engine at West Chester broke short of during
u recent trial. 1t will be Immediately repaired.
Some rascal stopped VIM. Dallinger, of Lime
vile, near Farview School House, recently, and
aiming pistol at him demanded his money. Mr..
ID. having none was allowed to pass On.
Large deposits of iron ore are being found near
Doe Kun and extensive arrangements for digging
ii are in progress.
A hawk was recently shot on John I. Wood
wards property, in East Faowfleld, which mca-
surcd D feet SIl inches over the wings.
The property of Jacob Grub, Decd of West
Nontmeal. containing about one hundred acres,
was sold at public sale to Joseph and Newton
Grubb, for $50 per acre
On last Wednesday, J. d. Broomcll sold at
public sale the homestead property of Mansell
Passmore, in East Falowield, containing six
acres, to James Newlin, ST., for $3.50. The farm
containing 10i acres was sold 10 Joseph Me-
Caulley, for $3.50 per acre.
boy only twelve years of age, has been ar
rested In Downingtown, with stolen horse in
his possession.
The gunners complain that game is scarce.
There are but few rabbits aud no birds.
"A Society for ameliorating the miseri.s Of
public prisons-auxiliary to the Philadelphia So
cicty, for similar purpose--has recently been
formed in West Chester, of which Rev. VIM. r.
Moore is President.
Quite number Of drovcs of cattle are now
in Chester county. There is one Mt Unionvill0
another at Avondale, and some ut other places.
"A gentleman living near Avondale has dog
which goes voluntarily every day to the post
office and brings home the morning mail. He
needs no bidding, but MS soon as he secs the pas
senger train 70 In starts for the post office and
never fails to distinguish the passenger train IRON
freight train. He has carried the mail in this
manner for or 8 years.
Robert W. Lewis, West Chester grocer has
gone to Philadelphia to go into business
james Lancaster has sold his hotel in Union
vile, known as the Unionville Hotel, to Franklin
Martin, of West Chester, for $4,000.
--Silver-plate premiums to the amount of some
| five or six hundred dollars were awarded to the
| lady contributors III the late Exhibition of the
| Chester County Agricultural Society. These pre-
mums are now being manufactured, and will he
ready for distribution perhaps, BY the latter end
| of next week.
james Trcgo, of Valley township, had five
bushels OF potatoes stolen last week from his
| spring house loft.