Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-12-01
Our Neighbors.

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to Miss Cynthia L. Bare, in Lancaster, on
Thanksgiving evening, by her many musical
friends. The affair was very successful, the
net proceeds amounting to $3.50.
The Oxford Press is not given to editorials.
The p. & B. Central Railroad now runs
market train on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
A lodge of knights of Pythias has been Or
ganized at Colora, Cecil county.
Oxford Teachers Institute will meet on the
first week in January.
The Oxford Press says the hams which took
the first premium at the late fair in that place
were cured by the following recipe:
Take 81, pounds sugar, lbs, coarse salt, 2oz,
Saltpetre and gallons water, boil together and
put on cool to 100 pounds of meat. Let the
meat lie in the pickle eight weeks.
"A Miss Emile Hambleton is giving readings
in Chester County.
The November term of the Court of Com
mon Pleas began at Reading on the 2Sth inst.
Charles G. Buileigh had large audience at
his temperance lecture in Oxford, Pa.
--Chalkley j. Hambleton, formerly of Oxford,
but now of Chicago has returned from his visit
to Europe.
Hon. j. Clancy Jones and family, of Della
ware, are in Reading.
The Catholics Of Coatesville are about erect
ing new church at that place.
Mr.. Robert Wilson, Esq, a highly esteemed
citizen of East Fallowfeld, Chester county, died
on the 22d inst, in the 95th year of his age.
A man in West Chester sent 5000 to bogus
firm in New York, for two 1890 gold watches, y
and received two toy ''time-pieces," worth about
six cents.
Jacob Hickman. of Reading has purchased
j. Lewis Hutton's Confectionery, and Restaurant
at Coatesyille, paying slO,5oO for property good
will and fixtures.
Chester is exercised over an elopement.
Frank Drew, the comedian, will entertain
the obstetrics, on Saturday evening.
The net proceeds of st. Peters catholic
fair, held in Reading, were IS, 532.8S.
H W. Albright, of the Reading Hose, has
been elected Chief Engineer of the Reading fire
department.
Jacob Hoffman, Esq, for many years a
prominent and leading member of the Berks
county bar, died in Reading, on Monday.
Christian Waters, of Rockdale, Delaware
county, had been suffering for long time with
erysipelas in the ARM and on Tuesday 10TH,
modification set in. On Wednesday the arm
was amputated, but death ensued a few hours
after. He was 81 years Of age, and leaves a
wife and child
"A horse belonging to John @. Leiper, OF
Chester, strayed from an enclosure, last week,
and getting upon one of the sidewalks which is
undergoing the process of grading, fell and
broke his neck.
Mr.. Richard Fogg of this State. has pur-
chased the valuable farm of Mr.. Hewlings Fench
situated in Warrington, Salem County, N. j.
The Reading postmaster has made arrange
ments to receive the early Philadelphia morning
mail at seven instead of eight O'Clock.
Mary Boylan, of Reading, has been held to
answer at Court, on the charge of being a
common scold."
The storm of Tuesday night last, was quite
severe in the vicinity of Reading, unrooing Q
new school house, demolishing barn, and doing
some other damage.
The School Commissioners, of Hartford
county, Nd, report that it requires about S2S0Ot
per annum to keep the public schools, the pre-
| scribed term
Charles X. Mcdonald has sold his mill prop
erty, including 60 acres of land, in East Noting
| ham township, Chester county, to Edward
Paist, for $4,000. Mr.. P. intends erecting {
| new merchant and grist mill the coming spring
"A little three year old son Of John Leslie
Charlottesville, Chester Co., was walking on thu
Pennsylvania railroad, at that place, when hi
was struck by passing train, and knocked tt
| one side of the road. Although badly cut in the
head, and otherwise injured, it is thought he
| will recover.
| David H. Branson, Esq, the fortunate re
cipient of the prize offered by the Brandywint
| Farmers Club for best four acres Of corn, re
Gently gave supper to the members of tn.
cub--it being the rule that the lucky man shal
| give supper, each member bringing in pay
ment therefor bushel OF corn:
AN enumeration Of the blind, deaf, ant
dumb, of Delaware county, is being taken.
| The ladies Of Chester aud yacinity, on Sat
urday, presented a handsome flag to the cadets
Of the Pennsylvania Military Academy. The af
fair took place at the residence of Gen. Beale-
| Miss Mary E. Beale, the Generals daughter
making the presentation address.