Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-08-25

The incubation Of Chester, instead Of being
1850, will not reach 1O,c99.
The Repnblicsn delegate elections, in Ches-
ter County, will be held on Saturday next.
Jas. H. Ruff, near Thomas nun, Hartford Co.
has been granted patent for On ironing table.
-Pocahontas Lodge, ]. Q. Q. F., Of West
Chester, makes an excursion to Atlantic city on
the 25th inst.
Asher M. Kinnard, of East Bradford, Ches-
ter county, lost valuable horse on Monday
night last, from collie.
DIR. J. q. Painter, accompanied by 3; M.
Painter. left West Chester On Friday last, Tor
trip to China and Japan,
q = The Coatesville Sabbath Schools will make
an excursion to Paoli Grove, on Friday next,
where they will have picnic.
T. Gillespie Cochran, Of Chester, was found
dead in his bed, on Sunday night last de was
very worthy young man.
\ George Robinson, Jr., of Chester, met with
a painful and it is feared fatal, accident, by fail-
ing from ship ON Monday last
The contract for building the new Presby-
terian Church, at Harmony Hartford county, mas
been awarded to West Carroll.
horticultural Hall, West Chester, is to be
enlarged, by new gallery, and dressing rooms
erected at the rear Of the building.
A camp meeting will be held at the woods OF
Peter Nyce Warwick township, beginning on
August Sist and continuing until September Stl
"A Republican mass meeting is to be held at
Havre de Grace, on Thursday, the 25th. Among
the speakers announced is the Buckeye Black
smith.
There viii be a temperance mass meeting
held at Phnnixvlle, Chester Co., September 3D.,
under the auspices of Charity Temple Of Honor,
Noes.
The hennery of w. d. Pennell, Esq, of
Thornbury township, Delaware county, was re-
Gently robbed of fine lot of poultry, not fowl
being left.
There were from five to ten thousand per-
sons in attendance at the Temperance meeting
in East Nottingham, Chester county, on Thurs
day last;
file pSyt meeting OF the Brsndywine Farm
ers Club will be held II Friendship school house,
West Brandywine township, Chester county,
September 3d.
THE heavy rains Of last week caused an
injury to the mill of J. Howard Lewis, on Crum
Creek, Delaware county, to the extent OF about
five thousand dollars.
During the thunder storm on Thursday OF
last week lad named George, Magness J., at At
Churchvilie, Hartford county, Nd, was struck
and instantly killed by lightning.
Compliant is made that on the arrival at
Chester Of the steamers from Delaware, at night,
With reaches for dealers there, crowd of half
grown young men plumber the baskets.
"A temporary bridge has been mado over
Rocky Run, on the West Chester and philadelphia
| Railroad the place where train OF cars were
precipitated into the stream.
| The NJ. L. Church at Marcus Hook, Delaware
county, will hold camp meeting in Longhead's
| woods. half a mile from Linwood Station COM
mencing on the 31st instant, and continuing
week.
The editor Of the Media american has two
stalks Of corn at his office, grown on farm neal
| that place, which he calls " tho tallest corn OF
record" They measure fourteen feet and Sly
inches in length.
| Samuel Cathcart, of Easttown township
! Cbestnr county. while digging hole to bury
| large rock, had both OF his logs. broken ant
crushed by the eafth cayns IN, and the rocl
falling upon him.
While a son of John Roberts, Of Eas
| Nantmeal, Chester county, was attending
| Festival at Nantmeal Corner, some scamp
| unhitched his horse and the animal becoming
| frightened ran off and smashed up a new wagon
Henry Lewis, resident of Chester county
was admitted to the Pennsylvania Hospital OF
| Sunday suffering from cash in the throa
/ inflicted with piece of glass in his own hands
while suffering from the effects of mania-a-potua
The manufacture Of worsted yarn Is abou
to be commenced at the old Lord Mills, IN Darby
Deayars county BY " A. aS;me besn mt !,
for the purpose. This viii give employment tt
from 10 to 80 hands.
Two itinerants have been playing the 'artfu
dodger,n in West Chester by engaging board a
different houses, and then decamping with al
money and yaluables they could get hold of
Mr.. Conner, the proprietor of the West Cheste
Hotel. was robbed OF $50; another house los
three watches and sum of money.
"A man named Orlick Thomas, of Upper Ok
ford township. Chester County, while returning
from the temperance meeting in Nottingham, OF
Thursday last. was standing on the platform o
the car and leaning out his head, came in con
tact with water tank along side of the road
lie was thrown off the car, and when examine
his skull was found to be fractured. He died
n few moments after