Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-12-08
Our Neiglb0rs.

-Dowlingtown, Chester Co., is to have q
Young Mems Christian Association.
benjamin p Kuyler, of East Goshen, Ches-
ter Co., brakesman on the w. X X. railroad,
had his arm broken while coupling cars at Cen
treville on the End inst His brother, brakes
man on the same road had his foot crushed re-
Gently.
Samuel Lewis, aged u, of Waynesburg, of
Chester Co., fell up stairs on Monday week and
broke his leg.
On Thursday of last week, fly wheel of
circular saw in the spoke works of Jackson,
ti-se Il Co., burst and set the pieces flying in
every direction. 1t was revolving ut a tremen-
dous rate of speed at the time. One piece
weighing 29ls pounds went through the roof,
aud was found $50 yards away, buried in in the
ground to the depth of two and half feet. For
tunately no one was hurt.
Miss Sarah Lawton, ofThornbury, Delaware
County, fell down flight of stairs some time
ago, while on visit to her brother-in-law's, ].
| II. Bailey, in Media. Immediately after the fall
she was taken with cramp, and after ten days
| illness, she died. DIR. Hoskins attended to her
| sufferings.
On Friday of last week the house of Charles
| Miles of Westtown, Chester Co., was entered by
| thieves and robbed of property valued at $40.
Joseph Pepper, present editor of the Chester
County Journal at Downingtown makes the fol-
| lowing announcement B." Mr.. Joshua kames,
| holding mortgage on the Office has notified me
| that he :. reposscss himself of the paper on the
| first of January and not wishing to throw any
obstacles in the way of said re-possession, l
would announce to my old friends and patrons
that my connection with the Journal will cease
on Saturday, Dec. dist"
A horse was stolen from the stable of Thos.
| Foot, of New London, Chester county, OH Sum
day night last $500 reward is offered MIR.
| Foot was lying corpse i'll the house at the time
OF the larceny
An old turkey gobbler took umbrage at a
red scarf worn by little child of Willis A. Gar
rett. of Westtown recently, and flew at the little
one hurting it severely and coming near its eyes.
Some of the gashes made by the Infatuated bird
had to be sowed up. Moral-Dont let your
children wear red scarfs.
Nine young ladies' were immersed in Vincent
| Baptist Church, in Chester county, on Sunday,
| 9th inst
Heading is still the third city in size in Pcnp-
| sylvana. her population being 1904, while that
| of Scranton, next in order, is 33,O03.
| The Episcopalians of yineland have resolved
| to erect there memorial church to the memory
| of Bishop Doane, deceased, by means of con-
| trbutions of II or more from his pupils and
| friends. Sharp way to raise money for church.
Tho population of Chester county is 1924.
Miss Lillian u. Edgarton will lecture in
Reading this month.
The Reading boys arc being arrested and
fined for pitching pennies.
| Right Rev. Bishop Stevens confirmed three
candidates in the Protestant Episcopal Church
at Birdsboro', last Sunday.
The Delaware County Monument Association
has appointed committee to contract with
Martin Milmore,a Boston architect for Soldiers
| Monument in Chester.
The Chester Republican earnestly warns the
city authorities against any hasty or ignorant
attempt to improve the harbor Of that city. and
| cites the nralculabe injury frequently done to
| harbors by attempts of this kind.
Samuel Emlen of Chester, has been admit
| ted to the bar.
A rogue hired Il team of Smith x Lynch,
/ livery men in Chester, on Monday week, and
has not since been heard of.
Frank Drew, drew not good house in
Chester, recently.
South Chester IL being surveyed preparatory
TO dividing il into town lots
Miss NJ Morrison has been appointed priii-
cipa of the school for colored children, recently
erected in Chester.
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