Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-08-26


A very fine stallion, valued at $500 and be-
longing to Mr.. Phillips of Uwchlan, Chester
county, died on Friday last.
A colored man named VIM Grobes was killed
near Walllnsford, Delaware county, on the West
Chester and Philadelphia Railroad, ON Sunday
I,i'crnooo, while returning from camp meeting at
Media.
MIR. Lewis Allston OF Valley township, Ches-
Ter county, last week lost two fine shoats, a lot
OF chickens, and large turkey, and attributes
lhr cause OF their death to the extreme heat
The Republican says n snake of the garter
'rles, OF unusual size, was killed In West Bran
hywine twp, Chester county, last week, Upon
nnuine II nP,sirfy-iro young snakes passed from
"! That will do for q snake story.
1t has been very hot in Chester county. APP
Pies 10 the orchard of Mr.. Alban Ingram, East
bradford twp, were as effectually roasted by the
suns rays, ms they could have been done in a
.luNe. horse belonging 10 Mr. Elwood Jacobs
dlcd from the effects OF the heat.
Thieves have been visiting the spring.houses
" East Goshen--stealing all the butter, qualter
~ lamb and pans, from nne. and meat and
chickens, ready cooked, from another.
The temperance meeting held at Nottingham
Is,Ilon, on the p. Il B. Central Railroad, last
thursday, under the auspices of the Good Tenn
Plars was attended by five thousand people. Ten
NHiges were represented.
An unknown dead man was found lying In a
gutter on the Pennsylvania Railroad. near Lam
g''ter city, on the morning of the 18th. His
,hnll was crushed, and marks of blood were
Uaced some distance along the road.
"A colored camp meeting commenced at
Media on the Goth inst.
Money sold for 90 cent. premium at the last
meeting of the Elkton Bull ling Society,
An Elkton fisherman caught n rockflsh weigh
lrg about 10 lbs-the largest ever seen in that
market.
"A stack of hay 10 the stack-yard of William
ivory, near Elkton, was burned to the ground
"s' wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Caleb Baldwin. of Valley Greek. Chester
county, had $3.50 cow killed on the Pennsylva-
VIA kailroad last Wednesday.
Israel Reynolds, of Zion, recently lhrcshcd
wselve dozen sheaves of oats and had "a bushels
o'gran weighing 81 lbs per bushel.
Joseph McAdams, aged ~ years, was run
Eyer on the p. &. X. Railroad at Phenixville,
Nu'slcr county, and had one of his feet cut off.
- Two boys were committed in default of bail,
Gythe magistrate Of Elkton, for throwing stones
house.
Last week VIM. Baker. Jr., Of East Vincent,
NIester county, had his leg badly crushed by
%ug caught in the machinery at the Sprugville
PAPER mill.
c,MIiF a. Ellis, ESD, OF Elkton, will start for
n wand to attend the United States Grand Lodge
"odd Fellows, to be held at San Francisco.
Mr.. Caleb Baldwin, of East Cain, lost valu
oc mare last week. Becoming frightened she
a.n gu, threw the occupants out Of the wagon,
Ii ml. plunging over prccipice, was instantly
West Chester is having now post-oflice
"ulit, to contain six hundred and sixty boxes
WIN a lock and key to each. 1t will be ready ia
'ecupy about the LIST Of October.
IIhad. 5. Freeland, contractor on sections %
ma 70 of the Wilmington and Reading Railroad
narrowly escaped being killed OH Wednesday
Nening last. One of his workmen while drunk
hurled large stone. striking Mr.. F. In the head
making an awful cash.
The Democrat speaks favorably of large
meeting of colored people held at Cecllton on
nMlurday and Sunday last. The object Of the
,,Iteetng was to raise funds TO lit the debt from
, ws church, and about three hundred dollars
NJ great mortality seems to exist among
~, n.y. horses in Elkton, four having died in less
q 'aa u, Two weeks. One OF these belonged TO JAS
NJ ~, malmsley and was valuable horse. The
,hhm9 says the dead animsls were dragged out tc
se creek aud left lying near the road unburied
Healng an Offensive stencil.