Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-09-02
OUR sEIGHBoHs.

"A temperance harvest home will be held In
r. U. Nyce's grove. near Charle.town village
Chester county, on September 4th.
Mary Jane Kaye, wife of John Kaye of East
Coventry township, Chester county, on the 10Th
ult., In order tn facilitate the work Of Lighting
Ore, poured coal oil on 1t from can. The lid
came off, aud the oil thus thrown upon the fire
hlazed up and set fre to her clothes Her hus-
band, hearlng her screams, endeayored to smother
the flames by Wrapping piece of oil cloth around
her body but she was so terribly burned that
,he died the following day, after suffering the
most terrible agony.
-Workmrn are now laying the foundation of
a new freight depot At Kennett Square. The
Company are also erecting new bridge over the
track 10 South U1iDn street, In said borough.
A party of gentlemen, fishing In the dam OF
Samuel Fretters, ut Est Whiteland Chsster
county, 10 three hnuls with seine, caught over
eight bushels of fish principally suckers
Thomas Pyle, of Kennett Borough. received
quite dangerous wound On the head by the slip
plug Of an axe, while at work on rev building.
THE Republicans of West Chester have formed
Geary campaign club.
The wife of Edwin Manly.in Westnwn ,Ches-
ter county, was badly secluded In the face on
rhnrstnv of lust week, by the upaetting of u
kettle of boiling water which she was carrying.
A son of Mr.. John Seats, of Downing town,
| was kicked by horse, on Wednesday last ir-
iictiDg wound just above the left eye which, II
| is feared, may prove fatal.
On Friday last the passenger train going east
on the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Rail
| rad run against u steer near the Brandywin.
| Summit Station, and the locomotive, tender aud
baggage car were thrown from the track, the
| former upset IN the ditch. The track was torb
| up for some distance, aud the engineer and fire.
man escaped with slight bruises.
| A collision was prevented on the Philadelphia
and Baltimore Central Railroad on Tuesday OF
| luat hu n at,lttrpd WIN. hepiup
seuger and freight train approaching each Other
| on the same track, ran from an Adjoining field.
and making vehement gestcnlatiohs succeeded
In stopping the trains Within three hundred yard-
Ut each other,on trestle bridge eighty eet above
terra iirma. The passengers on he'train made
| up pnlse Of $2O for the colorcd tnan, who uil-
d,ubledly saved many lives.
| -Mavor lalrkin, OF Chester, Pa, has expended
nearly three Thousand dollars In repairing am
| iitlinghp Fulton Hail, On Broad street, aud IL
was formally opened on Thursday by gay and
| festive party.
On Thursday, September I'd, boat race vii
take place between "Harriet Lane J0hnson," III
| Chester, IL be sailed by Pniladclphia crew. an
the "Andrew Johnson," of Marcus Ho, k, il
charge Of party ut that place, Tor purse o
500. The boats will start from Hook ut t.,
O'Clock.
Joseph Wilcox has purchased the cotton
mills on Chester creek. owned by Edward Lewis.
icr sl7 25D, aud intends 10 convert them into al
establishment for making straw pnpcr.
| MIR. Orr, Of the Chester Democrat, offer.
twenty five dollars reward for the detection q
| the misrrcaut who recently pl isoned his eanint
and let him " no durg to love-"
On Thursday night of last week suspicion.
character was discovered under a bed In m nppei
chnub II. / the house OF the editor of the HHrr'
| hfpabiicdn. but escaped capture hy jumping iron
| second story window. OF conrse, the fellow
| didu'l inteud TO steal from an editor.
A fine large schooner owned by parties IL
| Washington, built ut the lIavre de Grace ship
yard. wns launched last week, ana Is now peih-
clothed in hcr Rigging"
| Five thousand people attended the camp
meeting III Aberdeen, Hartford county, Md, las
Sunday. The heat was opprt ssivu, aud 10 add I,
the dscomflirc, the spri.g. that furnished TIT
usual suppy ol WATER gave out.
Vim. Kelley, charged with burning siabl'
in Ches ter ia May last, had tria This We, ant
was sentenced to two years imprisonment Th'
kepu,tcdn considers him insane, aud not respun
sitlc for the act committed.
Tho ladies Of Emmanuci Church, al Bel Air
| Maryland held u fair week ogo, and req izct
| the hlidsDtiic sum of SlhuD.
West Ch,sier ID proud of its new fountain
II is beug extensively pntronlzed by the public
| who fad IL Il great convenience.
The Biplist church, nj West Chester, huv
recently erected un addition To their house :.
worship, To meet the Increasing wants Of thei
Sabbath school
A young son Of Patrick McIIale, Of Yves
Chester. who WINS buddy ec,lded on Wedncsda
week, by The upsetting of Kettle oil Doiiiu
water, has since died.
On Friday night, August Goth. james l
Harris, residing with William q Stafford, In Eir
Cevenir, township, Chester county, commute
suciGe by hanging hilnscli with u rope to raitt
Id the house
A conductor on local freight train on.lli
| PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, mintd Daniel Lrievrt
wns annexed III the car at Ihofhdale station
Chcstc. county, On Monday, August I'D, az
fatally Injured. He was taken 10 Conle.vi
where hi, wounds were dressed, thence &, b
home in Lancaster couuiy,but he died soon ulte
lie leaves q wife aud inihhy.
On Monday evening Of last week a youn
man named Elwoud Vaughan, Of Pull ,d,lph
MAS run aver by the express train ut P'n kersbur!
Chester c,usty and 81 baaly ipjufed that he di,
the IL X day. fle had hreu uukng for Stu
lion, aud was on his way home. lie leaves WI
aud Two children.
The large frame barn Of William Thorne,
lsocopsun township. Chester c"uhiy, with all /
, con;tnts. VINO destroyed 10y fire On Wednesd0
j i.ht la>t-suppoe.d 10 have been set on FIR
o &c cali, all his grain ann hay, wagons farllii
implements, etc., were destroyed.
On Sunday last an -mannered chap name
; George Malii, purpusely run bis carriage III
: another containing two ladies', throwing thu
both out over the dash aud front wheels, wher'
! they were severely Injured. The parties live
t East whitclaud, Chester county.
!, Bel Air, Hriord county, Maryland, has ju
witnessed another une OF thuse hun0ng, called
: "Grnnd Tournament" In which iourt,
.kuishts" competed Tor the homer of crowiil
:, the Qiten ot Love and Beiniya and the four Mai
y, If Honor THIS bakers doz,u Of Minutes b
" btiicr betn employed In piching peaches.
i oyster fishing.
The 81 bath School Convcniipa Tor llarf'
"A anil h.trf -
wednesday, September 8th and hold three :,
einn> tn that dng. Every sabbath school III I
county is invited TO send three delegates.
81 "A large meeting Of the various temperan
l. organic lipns of Delaware county took place
n Everett Grove, in Media, TN Thursday OF II
week leu Lodges were Trresented
There was !, trial Of plows and other NJ
7 cultural implements Mt the Chester County L
+" imrlneutal Farm. On Thursd which was W
ia ext. usyc aud interesting affair." Some THU
plows were Tested.
The Temperance meeting at Nottingha
y the meeiing III the Experimental Farm, and
:" camp meeting ut Brsndywinc summit, ca'istd
~, unusually large amount OF travel on the W
N. Chester r. r., last week.
"A new school house is being erected
[ Upland, Delaware county, for the nccommo
o, ti,in of thc rapidly increasing sunday sen
pupils of that pace. IL is To be the most cos
by builcing of the kiud in the county
u. The hust OF the Chestnut utnNc louse'
We Media, gave n masked bali one night Int we
A. which was a very pleasant affair. Many char
m tiers were represented. During the f'slivi
les one of the large lamps In the parlor cinde
ny exploded, the blaze covering the carpet, !
creating ii panic for while.
70; On Saturday morning last, Mary Carr
! Philndelphii, IN visit to her relatives ut
M land, Delaware County, att, mpted 10 jump IT.
ne train Of ears while they were in motion, VI
M her dress caught aud threw her under the WIT
IRE by which one Of her feet WINS so shockiugly cru
&c cd that amputation was necessary.
in AT the conclusion of Horace Greeley's
~. dress at the Temperance meeting in Che
I'D cou. ty. last wetk, Il good specimen of 8
,h, I'D faimer, was observed to approach the "
mi losopher," open plethuric wallet, take gre
mi back therefrom, AID hand IL over to Horace
Ia. yenr's subscription, no doubt, to the frio
uld lie had n poor opinion of the malls, and wAs
''N tcrmintd his money should Ego to the sp'
re- tor once.
or The aches.
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on The following were the arrivals by waite
', VI Philadelphia, Tuesday;
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