Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-12-23
OFT NEIGHBoRs.

The Maryland Central Il. r, project has fiz-
zled
Scarlet fever of malignant type prevails
among the children at Reading, Pa.
The chicken cholera is making great ravages |
amongst the Lancaster county poultry.
A man namod johnson who lost his arm by |
nm accident on the West Chester and Philadelphia
II. X. has sued the company for damages.
Surveys for the proposed Hartford Co. r. R.,
fror Bel Air to the P. W. Il b. Il. r., will short
ly be commenced by IN engineer OF the latter
company.
-Isaac w. Coalc, ED, has been appointed
Chief Judge of the Orphans Court for Hartford
county, by Gov Bowie, to fill the vacancy occa-
stoned by the death OF George q. Davis, Eco.
Joseph G. Cummins of Media, has been COM
missioned District Deputy for the order Of Good
Templars in Delaware county, in place OF Morris
Lewis, resigned.
The Chester Chemical works caught fire ut
the tank on Thursday last, and damage was done
to the amount OF $3.50 or 5000, fully covered by
Insurance.
A number of the farmers Of Westtown and
| Thornbury township, Chester county, met at
Shady Grove School House, on thursday night
| 9th inst, for tho purpose OF organizing FARM
ers' Club.
| Homer Eachus formerly well-known citizen
| of Edgmont township, but for the past hve years
| residing 10 Philadelphia, dropped dead while
walking 10 the streets of that city on Wednesday
| last. He was about seventy eight years OF age,
| and had many family connections In delaware
county.
| -Tbe scramble for the office OF scalerof weights
and measures in Chester county ID a warm one.
Its income there amounts to about $1,000 year.
The Chester County Directors of the Poor
have established q school 10 the county aims
house, which Is well conducted us eject is 10
decrease the number OF children depehuent , On
charity, the better educated being more readiiy
selected by those needing their services.
The First Presbyterian Church of Chester
will give fair and supper on the evening OF inc
18th inst, to proceeds to hc applied 10 the pur-
chase OF an organ.
WIN. Dougherty, employed III the establish
ment of Reany, Son u Archbold, Oh Cnester, "s y,
week fell from one OF the beams near the rooi OF
The boiler shop, aud broke one of his shoulders.
The Chester Republican goes for Gen. irving,
| for State Treasury, and "goes for " Mr.. Mackey
The present incumbent in different sense calling
him member OF 1.-The ring.
VIM Howard Day, of this city, delivered
o lecture In Chester, on Tuesday OF last week.
Henry wilkins formerly of Lower Chichester
Delaware county, is about 10 build hour NIL IL
r Lamokin.
a Quite number of new buildings arc goiua
up in Chester.
e Gen. Beall, left Chester last Thursday 10
California.
IL THE Hayro Republican, will suspend publica
= finn for few weeks, aud about the ist q
10 january come out enlarged
Is wild ducks arc unusually scarce on the Sns
N auehapna, and red heads arc now selling at w
n 81 and canvas backs at 3d. per pair.
Some bold thicving Is being done In Chest.
county. Two men, last week, drove up 70 u
10 house of Jacob Patterson, In an out-oi-tne- s
place In West Bradford township, and, IL peiu
IN about,dusk, found him catching his chickens an
mr. nnttiny them in n coop. After he had fnshe
" I ,hey remarked that they were fne. chickens, &
y. out of their wagon, tied the fowls together
al MRS. threw them in their wagon and drove
leaving tho astonished Mr.. Patterson chickenles