Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-08-22
OUR NEIoHBoRs.

The site for the reservoir of the new Chester
waterworks has been secured. 1t is hill called
" Mount Mellick." nf
An old gentleman-a Delaware county farmer
was knocked down and robbed of his watch
and SIG on the Gray's Ferry road last week. The
robbers were arrested.
A Philadelphia newsboy hood. winked the Ches-
ter people Que day last week by taking down
stock Of Epeniny Heralds and Justify crying
'sResignation of Seward" He sold out and left
before the people found that the papers were not
the only things he sold.
MARYLAND.
The Somerset Herald thinks an earlier date than
the 18th N September will be fixed for taking
the vote on the adoption of the new Constitution,
and says that with Ben Harris opposed to 1t, 1t
has but little hopes of its being voted down.
The True Mdrylander, paper with Rebel SYM
pathies, published ut Princess Anne, opposes the
adoption of the new Constitution framed by the
"odious instrument The clause allowing col
ored men to testify in the courts Is what provokes
the Mdryiander's opposition.
Sweet potatoes arc selling in Princess Anne, at
GO per barrel 1t is also said that peaches cannot
be shipped from Princess Anne to New York and
Philadelphia Mt present prices, as owing to the
low rates at winch they are now selling they will
not bring enough to lhy tile freight
UHMSrEn COUNTY.
| The rains on the 9TH inst. produced quite II
| lond In I.rts OF Cirstercvutty. A boy In Edge
! mont, while driving hone the COWS. fell In what
was II shallow brook and drowned. His body
was washed away and lius not since been found.
| Samuel Taylor ST., of Franklin township, died
suddenly of appoplcxy on Sunday evening lust.
| lie was about ~ years OF age.
| The annual convention of the Order of Good
| Templnrs and sons of temperance, for Chester
and Lancaster counties, will be held near Chris
| tiana Lancaster county, ON Saturday, 3lst Inst.
| The oats crop in the region about Oxford is moi
| much below the average and the nnfivorable
weather OF the last three weeks has greatly in
terfercd with the harvest. many farmers losius
about half the grain In gatheiingit
Excursions. pic-Iics and peach festivals seem
to be the order of the day in Chester county just
now. t.
Peaches were selling in Oxford last week at 80
10 60 cents per half peck. Tomatoes ut % to ~
| cents per half peck.
The COatesville Union is opposed to the nomi
nation of John Hickman iortho legislature,
The same paper says the recent spell Of we
4 weather has injured the potato crop. The ro
has appeared among the potatoes, and in somt
varieties has already become quite destructive
A new Lodge of Good Templars is about being
organized in West Chester, with 81 Charter mem
beers.
The great rain storm did considerable damag
in Chester county. Several bridges were some
what damaged, and the roads were in some place
for time impossible. 81 f,.a
Al tile Chester County Union Convention
series of strongly radical resolutions were adopt
\ cd aud measures taken towards the adoption O
what is known as the Crawford County system
In the nomination of candidates. Is
The body of the little boy--a son Of VIM. Man
ley, Of Edgemont Delaware Co.-who wa
: drowned in one Of the swollen, streams, a fe,
: days ago. has been recovered.
The JeGersoniaa speaks Of nm eTciting game c
\ base ball between the Excelsior club OF Coates
\ Vile and the Penn club of Downingtown, on til
grounds of the latter which resulted In victor
: for the former by q score of 50 to 10. People II
that way must BIO easily excited.