Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-24
OUR NEIGHBORS.
KENT COUNTY.

Legislature to authorize the opening of two
new roads from the town to the railroad.
The reason assigned being that the dummy
engine now in operation on the old road
renders il unsafe for travel. The horses be-
coming frightened at it.
| The Methodist fair at Smyrna bids fair to
be success. They publish a paper each
evening called the Gteoner, underline edito-
rial care Of two young young ladies.
Sleighing in Smyrna is good. On Tues
day night the thermometer stood hut six de-
grees above zero.
ACROSS THE RIVER
The Salem Standard of 10th inst. comes
down on his g Accidency' and the Supreme
Court with n savage earnestness really re-
| ireslling. II recommends the Impeachment
Of the one and the sweeping of the other into
limbo. Its editor has decided opinions and
| is not afraid to express them. and what is
better can give u reason for the faith that is
| in him.
| Salem is TO have n new public school.
Skating is good there.
The winter term of the Salem Courts com.
mcnced on the 18th inst.
The ,Sfd.tddiu prints Governor Wards
excellent message to the New Jersey Legis-
lature.
The dwelling of John Noble at Mitdlctown
was destroyed by fire on the I'd ut.
Wendell Phillips lecture on the Lost
Arts, at Bridgeton, was a decided success.
A peculiar entertainment will be given
in Rumscy's Hall this Wednesday, evening,
6y the 'sTriumphant Triumviratc Trio, .
which is a novelty and a rarity"
We are sorry to differ with you there
neighbour It may he novelty in Salem,
but the Salisbury Trio Willard, Cove
and Eli have been playing the " Triumphant
Triumyira,e' to delighted audiences in this
State for several years past.
CHESTER COUNTY.
The OrtOrd Press surmises that lust of
gold had something 10 do with Cameron's
nomination, and says: :. We are confident
a vote of the people would have resulted in
a different choice.
The week of prayer was appropriately OBJ
served in Oxford.
Mr.. Clendenin of Nottingham Station
came near getting drowned in corn on the
sth inst. A garner bursted and he was COW
cred up and almost smothered.
Al the annual meeting of the Philadelphia
and Baltimore Central Railroad the follow
ing gentlemen were elected officers
President, S. NJ. FELTON,; Directors-J.
lIinkley, D. Woelpper, p. Quigley, Josiah
Phillips, Milton Conard, ]. A. Strawbridge,
tuiuuNi piShCy. 81. IL lttiiiist1 Ian 6tubpo,
Dr. |. Stubs, ii. S. Magraw, j. Tome.
The 1mcricon Republican of West
Chester gives very clear account of the
proceedings which led to the nomination of
Simon Cameron by the Republican caucus.
1t is very severe upon Colonel Forney, and
accuses Forney and Stevens of attempting
to break up the caucus, disrupt the Repub-
lican party and smash things generally. Il
seems that at caucus of the friends of the
candidates opposed to Mr.. Cameron, held on
the Thursday before the nomination, that
Mcssrs. Stevens and Forney both advocated
the breaking up Of the caucus and throwing
the election on the House. 1t was this that
withdrew so many votes from Mr.. Stevens
and enabled Mr. Cameron to receive the ma
jority Of all the votes cast, on the first ballot
Owing to Mr., Moore's absence at Harris
burg, his local columns are not as full as
usual. An absence, however, which his
readers will readily excuse as it enables him
to lay before them his spicy account of the
caucus.
The woolcn factory al Charlesiown has
suspended operations.
A son of Washington Hoskins, OF West
Pikeland, had both his legs broken by the
,lpsetting of lime wagon he was driving
pleased with the decision to run the w. &
r. Railroad through that town.
II quotes our item concerning the proposed
new road over the Western route and re-
marks: 1.-THE COMMERCIAL does not tell
where the Northern terminus of the road is
to be- Inreply.we state that the project is as
yet so entirely in embryo that it is impossi-
bic to guess at the probable terminus. There
are several eligible places and we presume
the road will so to which ever one will take
the most stock.
The Presbyterian Church in Coatesville is
nearly completed.
The Coatesville people are opposed to the
opening of any more restaurants there.
They are to have new Depot ON the
Pennsylvania Central Road.
The wooden bridge on the above road at
that town is to be replaced by an iron one.
The 4dnleficdn Republican of West
Chester, one of the spiciest and most reada-
BILE Of our exchanges. has been owned and
edited by Major E. b. Moore for one year.
The editor is satisfied with the past and hope
full as to the future.
The canal locks near Phnnixville are be-
ing rebuilt.
Fifty young ladies from Ercidoun Board
ing School went sleighing to West Chester
We think friend Moore will find himself
mistaken as 10 the Delaware terminus of the
proposed new railroad.
Wayne McYeigh, Esq, returned TO West
Chester on Wednesday, from his wedding
tour. He married daughter of Hon. Simon
Cameron.
The survey of route for new railroad
from West Chester to the Steamboat Station,
on the Pennsylvania Railroad. has been
abandoned.
Two OF the conyicts in Chester county pri-
son arc natives OF Delaware.
Gov. Geary has appointed DR.. William S.
Thompson, of Chester county, as Lazaretto
Physician.
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