Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-13
OUR HEIGnBORs.

Numerous Temperance lectures are being
delivered IT. Montgomery and Bucks counties.
G. o. Burlcigh announces an extensive list OF
engagements, in the latter.
Joseph Aabough, 81 years old residing In
Montgomery township Montgomery Co., com
nitted suicide by banging himself in his bed
room, on Monday. He was childish and
some proposed disposition OF his property dis
tressed him.
The Norristewn (Pa) Daily Herald is bright
and readable And it has big eiiice aud an old.
established business to feed it, in the days of
infancy, which Is just as important US Its own
excellence.
The North Penna. X. X. earned 81 1872 49,,
and spent S6lO,2G2., last year. After paying,
also, its taxes, etc, it had net: balance OF s2l6,
600. a double track has been laid to Abingdon,
about ten miles out of the city.
The Norrlsiown Herald thinks the best
method of stopping tho 'disgraceiu scramble
for State Treasurer is to have that officer elected
| by the people
| While brass band was in the full tide of
| play, for ball, ut Lancaster, the other day,
Shcrl's officer entered and levied upon their in-
strumcuts.
| Stephen Smith has the reputation of being
| the richest coOred man In Pennsylvania. He
was born in Columbia, lancaster county. lives
| in Philadelphia, is about 20 years old, made his
| money Ia the lumber and coal business, and is
| SAID to be worth over half million.
john Knight, an old man about 20 years Of
age. was killed near Por! Deposit on the Phila-
| depha and Baltimore Central Railroad on last
Friday morning.
joel Watson, of Chadds Ford, n brakcsman
on the passenger train going south on the Balti-
more Central Road, on thursday nst, was severely
injured about the head, by falling off the car
near Rising Sun.
The robins were singing in West Chester, on
Monday morning of last week.
Hon. Richard Vaux, of Philadelphia, delivered
q lecture at the Court House in West Chester,
last week, on Prison Discipline, us q science.
-Coatcsvllle wants market house.
The Baptists are holding protracted meet
ing In Coatesve.
The Chester County Mutual Fire Insurance
Company held its annual meeting NJ Coatesvillc
on The ID inst The only change made was the
election OF VIM. Edge, to I'LL The place of Nathan
j. Sharpless.
Some of the young people in the upper part
of Hartford county, have been amusing themselves
with tournament.
Geo. Jeffrey, an elderly man cowhided Ben
jamin Keeth, young man, in the streets Of Bel
Air, last Thursday, on account of charges alleged
to have been circulated by about Jeiireys family.
Tho store of s. Backrach & Co.. in Hayre dc
| Grace was robbed of go worth OF clothing and
four watches, during the storm Of sunday night
week.
Tho first preliminary survey for the proposed
new railroad in Hartford county is completed.
The length of the road will be under ten miles.
Joseph Shannon, Of Nouistown, Pa. sub
scribcd and paid for the first issue Ut The Register
established in that town, 10 1901, by james Win
uard and is still living ut the age OF ninety years
. having been subscriber ever since, and always
, paying in advance The last iuct is possibly the
( reason of his living to SO ripe an age
OF the sixteen Governors Of Pennsylvania
seven were of German dehcent, namely; Simon
, SNYDER. Joseph Hester, John Andrew Shutz
George Wolfe, Joseph Ritner, Francis Rawn
Skunk and William Bigler.
The Pennsylvania Fruit Growers Society will
: | meet at Lancaster on the 10Th inst Specimens o
fruit are requested fer exhibition.
Edward Barry,.of Middle Greek, Schuylkil
county, died suddenly, few evenings eince, q
etrangulation caused by piece OF meat lodging
n In his throat.
! "A gang of robbers recently made II concerte'
If attack upon the store OF Benjamin Mathis, II
o Jobstown, Burlington county, N. j., and wer
!, only driven Off by party of citizens, after quit
/, 4 battle.
l. The loss by the recent high tide in the Della
is ware, will be quite serious in Delaware county.
y Robert johnson, Of Delaware county, wa
- fined so 10 Philadelphia, for cruelty 10 animals !
- crowdiug too many chickens into coop.
"A Chester merchant. recently gave ticket
with parcels sold before New Years. of whic
" was to draw sowing mIchine. Miss Robert
ie was the lucky person.
" Samuel Riddle, of Glen Riddle, presente
NJ NJ Rev. Mr.. Dale with gold watch, as New Yea
"a present.
at h "A donation party gave Rev. Nj. Shanafelt,
90 Chester, a nuriber OF good things AMI 800
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