Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-08-05
OUR NEIGHBORs.

--Milyillc, N. j., is to have military Com
pany.
Small fruit culture is increasing In Hartford
county.
"A circulating library Is about to be establish
cd In Chester.
-McMakin's hotel is the favorlte stopping
piece for Chester people visiting Cape May.
The Friends Firstday school at West Chester
had pleasant picnic at Greenwood last Satur-
day.s
Base Ball accidents are so numerous In West
Chester that the Record keeps standing head for
them.
The lady members of the Masonic order, in
Chester, intend shortly TO make Oh excursion to
Riverside, Nj
WIN. Blizzard, of Chester recently caught
shovenosc shark, five feet long, In the Delaware,
of Marcus Hook.
| The West Chester market Is glutted with ap-
pies. They are hawked about the streets at ten
cents per half peck.
The Editor of tho West Chester Village Re-
cord was In Rome May 18th, and In Bernie, Swift
zcrland, on June 18th.
-Willistown, Chester county, on the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad is largely patronized by Philadel-
pha boardcrs this summer.
Governor Powell Clayton of Arkansas, Is
now visiting his father, John Clayton, ESQ.,, who
resides near Marcus Hook, Pa.
"A little son of James Mcclellan, of Parkes-
| burg was thrown off in front OF o moving
machine the other day and had his arm cut off.
-Pic.nics and Bay excursions are the popular
amusements about Havre dc Grace and Port De-
post.
The Salem county agricultural society have
decided to hold FUR this fall at date not yet
named.
1t is said that since the erection of MacIntyre
& Gibson's chemical works, no fever and ague
has existed In Chester.
The Richings family now lives In Upper
Providence, Delaware county, and have volun-
teered to give concert 10 aid OF Christ Church,
Media, on the evening of August 25th.
A boy of IA, named Isaac Thompson, of 3d.
lem county, N. j., got In front OF moving ma
chine and had one foot cut entirely of and the
ankle ON his other leg badly larcerated.
There arrived ct Havre de Grace per Tide
water canal during the week ending July Path,
100 boats with lumber, coal, &C., 70 OF which
were for Philadelphia, and 30 for Baltimore.
MIR. George stirk, formerly. Of Middletown,
Delaware county has found on his place in Linn
crick township, Montgomery county, valuable
mineral, containing chrome, silica, and alumina.
A valuable mare belonging to Sharpless Win
die, of Fairville, Chester county, was recently
injured by broken shaft penetrating her hook
joint.
A Harvest Homo Excursion" what ever
that may be, will be made by the citizens of Del
aware county, on the Indy of the Lake, to Cape
May about the eth of August.
The dwelling house of William Jones, in
Birmingham, Chester county, was recently struck
by lightning, and john O'Niel, workman en-
gagged in repairing the pipes ut the time, was
stunned.
Miss Sanford late candidate for Superin-
tcndent OF the Chester county public schools,
will discuss the subject of "SchOOl Attendance"
before the State Teachers Convention, which
meets at Greensbury on August 10th.
-Cavana, the colored man who has been con-
fined Tor some time IN Delaware county jail for
shooting his wlic's paramour has becn pardoned.
He has been almost crazy over his confinement,
but is considered almost quiet enough to release.
VIM. Ward of Chester, has written n letter
| declining to be a candidate fol State Senator.
| This leaves rs candidates In Delaware county the
| following gentlemen :-Dr. John I. Huddleson
of Thornbury DIR. c. q. V. Crawford of Aston, II.
| Jones Brooke and Col. 3. b. Thomas of Media,
| and James J. Lewis of Ncwtown.
As Harlan Baldwin, wealthy farmer of Lam
custer county, was standing ON the Pennsylvania
| Railroad ut Penningtonvile, Chester county, lust
Friday morning, talking to young lady, he was
struck by an express train and instantly killed.
He was about 40 years old, and leaves II wife and
children.
Wallace Scott, son of MIR. J. Humphrey
| Scott of East Fallowfcld, being missed from the
house on last Sunday week, search was made and
| he was found hanging insensiblc with the swing
rope twisted about his neck, his feet just touch
| ing the ground. 1t is supposed he had slipped
| from the swing and became entangled In the
| rope lie remained insensiblc for several hours
WIN. Mooshart, charged with stealing the
horses Of Mcssis. Conner and Buckwalter, OF Del
awaic county, had hearing, last week, and was
| committed, two witnesses swearing that they saw
the prisoner sell the horses to man named Vleet.
| Vlcct and companion named Eckardt were con-
yictcd of stealing these horses and have already
served out one half their imprisonment.
Eight lyceums of Delaware county will hold
| grand joint convention at Media, on Thursday,
August 9th. The exercises will consists OF
speeches, addresses, essays, debates music, &c.
There will be seventeen such In tue morning,
eighteen In the afternoon. and four In the even
| ing the last being debate with eight speakers
| on each side on the subject of Woman Suffrage.
The Chester Republican says =" A most das-
| tardly outrage was perpetratod by . fellow who
participated in the firemens parade in this place,
| on Thursday of last week, while on his way to
| philadelphia, on board the steamer Ariel. II
| seems that he purchased a few cigars from col
| ored hoy, who sells refreshments on the steamer.
and refused to pay for them at the time. Shortly
| after he was asked for money, when he became
| Indignant aud drew blackjack, and struck the
| hoy IN the head, laying him flat on the deck.
lie then jumped on him, and he, and five or Xix
others. beat the lad in the most outrageous man
| ncr The rowdics were about to throw him over
| board, when the captain of the boat, coming up,
rescued him, in all probability saving his life.
These fellows, we regret tn say, were suffered to
escape on the arrival OF the steamer at Philadel-