Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-09-15

"A Chester County Directory Is to be pub
lished.
Wild pigeons are abundant around Havre
do Grace.
"A new building association has been organ
lied in Chester.
Chester forblds bone-boiling establishments
within the city limits.
--Havre de Grace schools have resumed after
three months suspension.
The Fifteenth Amendment celebration in
Oxford, Pa, was very successful.
The bridge over Chester Creek, at Seventh
street, in Chester, is in bad way.
Chester county farmers cannot pillow, on
account of the continued dry weather.
AN effort is now being made toward having
a line of omnibusses established in Chester
Corn cutting has commenced in Chester
county. The crop will be pretty good one.
The First National Bank of Chester will re-
move to location next door to the City Hall.
West Chester brags on its fire department,
which is volunteer, and yet efficient and orderly.
The West Chester Republican tersely says of
Congressman Getz, "he is a clever fellow person.
ally, but his politics are vile.'
"A city camp meeting whatever that may be,
is announced to commence at Salem, N. D., on
Sunday 18th inst, and continue one week.
"A boy in Chester, playing with an old pistol,
found it necessary to stop his sport long enough
to have thumb and forefinger amputated.
DIR. Ramsdell, in Chester township, Delaware
county, has a fine vineyard covering. three or
four acres. He is engaged in wine making.
AN effort is being made in Lancaster to col
lect money to endow "Thaddeus Stevens pro-
fessorship" in Lincoln University, Chester Co.
Tho coming fair of the Oxford Pa, Agri-
cultural Society will have a " Childrens Depart
ment," for the display of juvenile productions.
Samuel Black received very serious and
probably fatal injuries by an accident at the
Laurel Iron Works, in Chester county, last
week.
Tho coal office Of Hles, Boyd & Co., at
Havre de Grace, was entered by burglars recent
", who were rewarded for their trouble by a
dollar or 30 in change.
WIN. Lawson and wife, of West Chester,
were both thrown out of no-top carriage, the
other day, and Mr.. lawson had one arm badly
hurt. Mrs. L. was not severely hurt
The eighth annual convention Of the Salem
County Sunday School Association will be held
in the Allowaystown Baptist Church, on Wednes-
day, September 21st, at 10 o'clock, a. m.
South Chester proposes to levy tax on
| farmers peddling vegetables within its limits,
after which we suppose the people Of the new
borough will go somewhere else to market.
The body of nine months old male child
was found in Chester Creek recently. 1t is
| believed to have been purposely thrown over
| board but there is no clue to the murderer.
The annual exhibition of the Farmers Club
and Floral Society will be held at Plum Street
| Hall and grounds, in the City of Vineland, N. D.,
on Monday and Tuesday, Sept 18th and 10th.
The Fifty-ninth Anniversary of the West
New Jersey Baptist Association will be held i'll the
Baptist Church, Woodstown commencing on
| Tuesday next, September 18th, at O'Clock, pm.
Robert and Mary Gilen, Of Chester county,
were thrown from wagon on Saturday, near
/ West Philadelphia Insane Asylum, and both
| we're much hurt. The accident was caused by q
collision.
Mrs. Chambers Heck, West Chester, was
considerably scalded on Friday last. She was
preserving fruit, and in taking the cover off o
vessel the hot steam and liquid flew into her
face, burning her severely.
The Udure Republican assigns absence oil
the editor as an excuse for the lack OF editor
ials and minor deficiencies" The lack OF minoi
deficiencies will doubtless be readily excused
after the editors return.
John Kirk, of East Whteland Construction
Superintendent on the West Chester d Philadel
phia Railroad was run over by truck, las
week, and his spine was dislocated, thus para
lying the lower part of his person.
--The new toll house on the West Chester a
Wilmington turnpike cannot be very handsome
II scared horse 80 badly, the other day, tina
he ran away, throwing his owner, Gillies Dillett
of West Chester, out and severely bruising him
The Chester Republican hosts the Republi
can ticket at its head, the name OF MIR. Cooper
for Assembly amongst the rest, but it at tn
same time announces that it will do all it can t
ensure Mr.. Cooper's defeat, and expects to b
successful.
The large paper mill, match paper manufac
tory, owned by John w. McHenry, of Philade
pha, ON the West Branch of Elk creek, in Eas
Nottingham township, Chester county, was des
trnyed by fire on Thursday morning last abou
2o'cock. The fire originated from the furnace
The loss is about $4,000, on which there is al
insurance of $4,000.