Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-10-20
Onr NcighbOrs.


Havre de Grace.
The Mayor of Chester has sent batch of
rowdes from that city to Media jail.
1904 pupils entered the public schools of
Chester during the first month of the fall term.
"A colored boy named Elias West fell off the
Sugar Refinery wharf, i'll Chester, recently, and
was drowned.
"A. p. McCombs, of the Harre Republican,
has associated in the business with him his son,
w. s. McCombs.
The rumor that J. Baker & Go. are about to
erect sugar refinery at Marcus Hook il contra
dictad by that firm.
Frank Conway has sold out the daily stage
line between Oxford and Parkesburg, Chester
county, to Samuel Hambleton, Of Cochranyille
VIM. Sypherd killed fourteen pound otter
last wesk in Samuel Hurtz's millpond, Wallace
twp. Chester County.
The Society of Friends in West Chester is
about to buy fifteen acres of ground south of
that borough for a cemetery.
A disease has broken out amongst the cattle
in Hartford county, from which several in the
neighborliood of Bel Air have already died.
"A boy named Lafferty, while running after
some horses, near Kaolin, Chester County, got
a kick from one of them that broke his jaw
Joshua B. Pussy, much respected citizen
Of London Grove township, Chester county died
suddenly of heart disease on Monday of last
week.
The West Chester Republican makes the
defeat of Thomas V. Cooper in Delaware county
the text for long sermon on political bargain
ing.
Joshua Edwards of East Vincent Chester
county, has raised pumpkin this year which
weighs 96 pounds and measures five feet six
inches in circumference.
Thomas Reece, of bonneville, Upper Oxford
township, Chester County, was dangerously
dad 1xrt1 nfal
while he was out cunning last week.
Mary Russell, wife of Robert RUSSELL of
Kelleyville, Delaware County has been missing
from her home since the 9Th of the month"; She
is small woman about 40 years of age.
The Agricultural fair at Oxford, Pa, was a
grand success, and it is believed that from ten
thousand to twelve Thousand persons were in
attendance on Friday week, the last day.
The barn and stable of J. Morgan Baker, in
Ridley twp, about mile from Chester, were
burned recently, by fire supposed to have been
Of incondiary origin.
"A lot of whisky was recently stolen from the
freight honse of the Wilmington Il Reading
Railroad, at Mortonville. The suspected parties
have been arrested. This is the third time this
station has been robbed.
"A thief took fine horse from the stable of
Shantz 4 Kelley, Of Springville, Chester County,
one night last week, but was discovered before he
had led the animal far, and the horse was recov-
cred. The thief escaped
On Thursday last Mr.. Richard Webster, an
aged citizen of Downingtown, while attempting
to cross the railroad bridge over the Brandy
wine, fell through, striking his head on the
stones below, from the effects of which he died
in a few hours after
As some children were playing recently on
the porch of Mr.. Kinds house. in Havre de
Grace, one Of Capt. Jas. Poplar's, children, a
bright little girl about two years old was pushed
over the railing, falling her head on the stone
pavement below, receiving severe injuries, from
the effects Of which she died few days after
wards.
The receipts at the recent fair of the Chess
ter County Agricultural were SO, 93S IA, and the
expenditures $37S3, leaving net profit Of
$1M.74. OF the expenditures STA 20 were for
permanent improvements so that this sum
might almost properly be added to the profits.
The expenditure for printing and advertising
was S394.06, which accounts for the large re-
ceipts.
The Philadelphia 4 Baltimore Central Rail
road Company has just completed a new and
substantial trestle work between the Brandywine
and Chadd's Ford Station to take the place of
the old one which time had rendered insecure.
The new work il strongly braced and bolted
upon firm stone piers, and has an excellent foot
walk, guarded by hand rails--much to the con-
venience and safety of pedestrians in that sec
ton.
The Village Record, of Saturday, says >
Martha Way died at the residence of her SON.
in-law, John Broomellin Upper Oxford township,
on seventh day the Sth of 10th. month 1870, aged
81 years IL months and 10 days. She was a
minister in the Society of Friends for more than
fifty years. She was the mother of 10 children,
but four of whom survived her;G2 grand children
As Of which are living 80 great grand children,
20 Of them living and five great great grand
children all living, making 40 descendants, 1870
of which are living"
The Hare Republican says 1.-THE ducking
season is drawing nigh, and our gunners are in
quandary. They do not know whether to get
ready and make trial or not. This most i'm
portant branch of industry, that has heretofore
given employment to large numbers of our citi-
zens, is now completely paralyzed and all through
the arbitrary legislation Of our late Democratic
Assembly. Should this stringent law be rigor-
ousy enforced it will destroy business in which
number of our people, have their all invested
and completely ruin branch of trade that added
largely to the revenues of our town, and all for
the qualification and interest of few lordly
landholders and aristocratic clubs"
The Chester Presbytery composed of the
Presbyterian ministers in Chester and Delaware
counties, met at New London, Chester county, on
Tuesday, Oct. 4th. Rev. Mr.. Hotchkin preached
the opening sermon on the early conversion of
children. In the afternoon number of addresses
on temperance and other subjects were made.
Rev.James Roberts preached the evening sermon.
The greater part of Wednesday was devoted to
general business and hearing tho reports from
the various churches. Three interesting reports
were adopted-one on temperance, one on the
use OF tobacco and one sympathizing with the
Rev. Alexander q. Morrison in his present Illness
Rev. VIM. L. Moore, of West Chester, preached
the closing sermon in tho evening.
The Oxford (Pa.) Press says :-"We have
been informed that Ezekiel West residing about
six Or seven miles east of Oxford, near Elkyiew
station, completed his one hundred and tenth
year last june, We were somewhat surprised to
hear of SO aged a person so near. Mr. West,we
are told, still retains considerable degree of
strength. being able to walk eight or ten miles
with as little fatigue as many men of forty He
enjoys an excellent appetite, good hearing, and
failing. He is a man Of strictly temperate habits
retiring early to bed in the evening and rising
early in the morning. His occupation was prin-
cipally that of a laboring man. He is the father
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