Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-06-30
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Chester county roads are getting dusty.
-sheep-killing ours still seem to abound in
Chester county.
--Ercildoun Young Ladies' Seminary holds its
closing exercises on July 9th.
John Jones, Of West Chester, was overcome
by heat, at Philadelphia, last Saturday.
During one day last week, seven thousand
and eighty quarts Of milk were carried over the
West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad.
The West Chester Record declares that not
withstanding conflicting reports, there will be
about half q crop of wheat in Chester county.
Tho contract for the erection of the West
Chester Normal School has been awarded to
Yarnall Il Cooper, of Philadelphia, for s74 900.
The American Wood Pulp Company at
Springville, intend putting in large driving
cog-wheel 16 feet in diameter, 20 inches on the
face, to weigh about twenty-five o tons, set with
1888 wooden cogs. It will take 1900 feet OF hick-
DRY plank to make the cogs.
The Phil'a. Ledger of Saturday last says:
The body Of an unknown woman found in the
Delaware at League Island, on Tuesday, the 21st
inst, was Unidentified as that Of Miss Maggie
Hayden, 81 years old, from Cochranville, Ches-
ter county. She escaped from the Pennsylvania
Hospital for the Insane, on Sunday morning
last and had been suffering from insanity since
December, 1869. The Coroner delivered the
body to her brothers, by whom it was inferred
at Cochranville.
Chester county almshouse, now has ITO in
mates, the smallest number for five years.
The Oxford, Pa, Agricultural Society starts
off vigorously. 1t has resolved to purchase 20
acres Of ground in the borough, for an exhibit
ton ground, and to erect thereon the necessary
buildings, in time for an exhibition next Octo-
Der.
VIM. Prescott, Of Radnor, Delaware county,
recently had both his legs broken, by locomo-
tive striking him.
The Village Record says s." Andrew Stew
ait, Penningtonville, had fine colt to preak its
leg, by being kicked by horse, recently. The
animal was swung up, and the fracture prop
erly SET but last week soon after being put on
its legs, it gave the injured limb o twist and re.
fractured it. II was then killed. Mr.. Stewart
also lost horse few weeks since. he loaned
the animal to friend who drove to Philadel.
phia, got on BENDER sold the concern, and
returned home, informing Mr.. $. that he would
soon make it right A consolation"
Butter sold recently in Oxford, Pa, II
cents pound.
Rapid progress is making on the Downing
town waterworks.
A new Masonic Hall was dedicated in Down
ingtown Pa, last Friday.
1t is expected that the new waterworks at
Coatesville will be completed by next fall.
The recent festival in Coatesville, for the
benefit of the Episcopal Chapel there, Melted
1924.
The local papers complain Of alleged ex-
travagant acknowledgement in the Chester county
Almshouse.
The Haure Republican let's itself out to the
extent of two and half columns on the Will
mington and Reading Railroad celebration.
Major Brown lectured on Religious Re-
formation in Mexico" in Havre de Grace, last
week.
Wheat il much injured throughout Hartford
county.
"A twelve-year old son of Gilbert Michael, Of
Hartford county, had one Of his legs terribly
mutilated by moving machine recently.
Chester has new and elegant City Council
chamber.
South Chester is grading its streets
The hay crop is heavy in Delaware county.
A Bible Society has been organized in Media.
Chester was chartered as borough by VIM.
Penn, in 1701.
The new bridgeworks, at South Chester, have
on hand contracts for seven iron bridges
Philadelphia Friends Social Lyceum picnic
was not 30 largely attended this year as on pre-
vious years.
in several school districts in Delaware Coun
ty. the teachers salaries have recently been ad
vanced IS per month.
Gov. Geary has reappointedP Frazer Smti
of West Chester, as State Reporter for the Su
preme Court the term being five years.