Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-02-06

The people of the lower end of Valley town
ship arc anxious TO annex their pnrt of the town
ship TO the upper end of East Calm and form II
new township but II Is stated the majority fthc
East Calm people are opposed to II.
David M. Taylor, Of Little Britain, Lancaster
county, late paying teller In the National Bank of
Oxford, Inns been appointed cashier of the new
banking house OF Kirk, MacVeagh u Co., in Ok
ford.
james Davis an elderly citizen of East Not
tingham township, met with severe accident tn
the 18th lust. He was engaged In cutting up u
tree on the property of Capt j. B. Whitcruft
when he made mistroke and the axe struck bis
lnstep, scverng the leaders and chipping the bone.
Although severe cut II was not regarded danger
Gus until a few days ago. when modification took
place and II Is thought Mr. ID. will not recover.
The 9: A. X. gave a very successful concert
at West Chester, In horticultural Hail. on the
9th Inst.
Ono of the contractors for grading on the W.
q 4. X. applied TO the Chester county poor house
for laborers. The Superintendent informed such
of the paupers <gere there, because they conld
not find work, thst he had secured frst-rate job
for them which would last all winter, whereupon
| seventeen OF them made of, aud were last seen
begging free ride to the poor house of Delaware
county.
The iron mills, in Pottsville, intend to resume
work next week. The operatives have come to
| the conclusion to 20 to work, ut reduction of
20 per cent on their former wages.
The new Hot Blast Furnace,of Mcssrs Bailey
| d Co., of Pottstown, is doing exceedingly well,
making about one hundred and scventy-fve tons
| Of ply iron per week.
The workmen engaged In working the iron
mines at the falls Of French Creek, have gone
down to the depth of 1926 feet through solid mass
of iron ore, yielding So per cent. Of iron.
The workmen in the iron mills Of Phenix-
Vile, nre on strike, refusing to go 10 work. ut
| reduced wages, consequently the mills are stand
"A far nm.
Der OF years.
| Russell McAllister, of East Nottingham, had
his shoulder dislocated and was otherwise injured
by falling between the platform and new passeii-
ger depot ct Buttonwood station, on the evening
of the goth inst He got off the cars and stepped
off the side Of the platform.
John Marshall of Westtown met with a seri
Gus runaway accident on Friday last. He was
thrown from sleigh against post, stunned and
badly cut about the head and face
commissioners appointed by the Court will
meet at Downlngtown on the 18th inst, to inquire
into the proprety of erecting new township ou
of parts Of East Calm and Valley townships.
DELAWARE COUNTY
C Fnirlamb, recently of Chester, has qu
ing business with Amos Davis, of Concord. Tn,
location of their yard is about mile below Ches
ter, on the Hook road.
Isaac Trimble, of Concord, has lost four COW,
and an OK from the cattle disease. Minshall BIZ
ker, OF Birmingham, who lost several head ii
the in soon after sold off all his steers In hopt
Of getting rid of the disease, and purchased 9th
ers, has since had to die and another afflicted
Six cows belonging 10 Samuel Bennington hay,
died. No cattle from diseased lots have been SOLD
from Concord, Us has been currently reported.
John Cochran, real estate agent, at Chester
has recently purchased the Henry Clay Mil
property In that city from General Patterson.
embraces 1920 feet on Fourth street and IS feet OIL
Fifth street price S20,0O0 Gen. Patterson ha
purchased u row of three-story brick dwelling
from John Cochran. on the North side of SIKH
street. West of Chester creek, South Ward, TO
$50, 900.
The Chester Advertiser has ceased to exist
The Delaware County Democrat. published there
still holds out for while longer.
William Russell, of Media, has been appoint
ed by the Commissioners of Delaware county
Mercantile Appraiser for 1868
WORCESTER COUNTY.
There have been many cases of Pneumonia a
Newtown.
The Newtown Record complains that WOO
costs, including hauling and cutting, $3.50 pc
cord. We should like to have similar cause 10
J complaint.
, The Record approves the proposed change Q
, the Railroad Station from Westoyer to Potat
Neck road.
The streets of Newtown are being repaye
with oyster shells.
The schooner Samuel X. Dennis, was robbie
: of seventy pounds of meat, while lying at he
wharf, at Denton, on Wednesday week.