Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-11-03
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cd Indian Agent, and has been assigned to duty
in Dakotah territory. He was recommended by
and represents the Protestant Episcopal Church.
The Court of Quarter Sessions commenced
in West Chester on Monday. This is busy
week there.
The West Chester Republican always speaks
most kindly Of the Wilmington and Reading
Railroad
Henry Fritz, carpenter and builder, at Rees-
vile, Chester County, received injuries recently,
which it is feared will prove fatal. horse he
was attempting to hold threw him in contact with
a train on the Pennsylvania Railroad
President Grant has appointed Singleton M.
Ashenfelter, ESQ.,, United States District Attor-
ney for the Territory Of New Mexico. Mr.. Ash
son Of one of the leading citizens of Phenixvile.
--Coatesville wants gas.
The Coatesville Times is a good looking
paper.
The Coatesvile Union is excited because
Ex-Governor Pollock, who lectured there recently,
had not q big audience. Let it keep cool. Mr..
P. is used to that.
Rev. A.G. Morrison, who has been pastor Of
the Presbyterian church at Coatesville for thirty
six years, died on Thursday, October 9th, aged
70 years.
|, The Baptist congregation of Coatesville
expects to dedicate its new church building, on
Thursday, November 10th, and will have services
both morning and evening. Professor Lowry,
of Lewisburg, and Rev. DIR: Moss, editor of the
National Baptist, will preach.
Some scoundrels recentlyrobbed the Presby
terian church at Reeseville, Chester county, Of
its carpet, and then defaced the interior in
spirit Of wanton vandalism.
l. l.. Lloyd, lectured on Liberia, at West
Chester, recently. Mr.. L. is native of the
Nile valley in Africa, was educated in this country
and now lives in Liberia.
n L. So
the Chester county Teachers Institute.
West Chester has new restaurant
A fatal accident occurred at Roberts ore
mines in West Whiteland, Chester county, ON
Wednesday Of last week The Record says five
men were working in the mine, or quarry rather,
together with horse and cart. The mine is
about thirty or forty feet in depth, and the boss
who was standing at the top saw the dirt shaking
and called to the men to run. Three got out,
although one Of them was caught by the falling
dirt and buried half way to the hips ; the other
two from lack of time or inability to get past the
cart in the narrew roadway, were entirely covered
by the falling earth, the bank having slid about
half way up. The horse and cart were also
covered up. The accident occurred about half
past eight in the morning, and although all hands
were Immediately set to work to get the unfortu-
nate men, it was nearly three hours before it
was accomplished. Both men were dead when
found-one being in STOPPING posture. The
weight of the dirt, we understand, had forced
the broken bone Of the leg of one of the men
through hickory pick handle. The horse was
also found crushed and dead.
Chester county farmers complain Of viola
tions Of the game law.
Reading is to have German concert ON the
23d of November. Proceeds for the benefit OF
the wounded Of the German army.
VIM. Hayfecker, a brakeman on the ''push-
err engine Of the Wilmington & Reading Rail
road at Birdsboro, had one Of his fingers cut off
while coupling cars on Saturday.
Patrick Mack, workman in the Birdsboro
Rolling Mill was recently killed on the ?. u II.
Railroad.
The Berks County Teachers Institute held
its eighth annual session in the High School at
Reading on the 25th inst.
--Coatesville on the line of the Wilmington
and Reading Railroad, insists that the recent
earthquake gave it gentle shake, and all the
surrounding towns are filled with envy, and de-
nounce Coatesville as given to lying.
Tho Democrats in East Vincent township,
Chester county, elected colored man named
VIM. johnson Constable, ssfor spite" We sup
pose the colored people can stand this sort of
spite as long as the Democracy can.
West Chester produces some peculiarly
devilish rowdies. As Mr.. Joseph B. Smith was
driving through the town recently one of gang
hind curtain of the carriage with a club, thereby
inflictng severe injuries about the head upon
Mr.. Smiths little daughter. Upon striking the
carriage the rowdes ran away.
Tho West Chester Republican proposes
stocking the Brandywine with Black Bass.
The West Chester Republican says =
James Denny, colored man in this Borough, is
in his ninety-second year and at the late election
voted the full Republican ticket. This, however,
was not his first vote. He voted in this State
some seventy years age, previous to the adoption
of the present Constitution, which limited the
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Mrs. Hannah Markley, an aged lady, of East
Nantmeal, Chester County, recently fell down
stairs receiving severe injuries.
Chester county farmers are husking corn.
West Chester supports a thriving debating
society.
Mr.. Wheeler, Superintendent of the West
Chester & Philadelphia r. R.. has resigned, his
resignation to take effect on January 1st
w. Torbert Ingram, of East Bradford, Ches-
ter county, was run over by an OK team recently
and very severely injured. 1t was close shave
but he will recover.
Mary Russell, supposed to be insane, has
been missing from her home in Kelyville, Della
ware county, for month.
| The Chester police have at last found an
| employment they are equal to, they catch boys
riding on the omnibus steps, and lock them up.
| The Chester Republican thinks France ought
| to be whipped, and whipped well.
The Delaware County Teachers Institute
meets on Monday, Nov. It'll, and continues its
session during the week. Among the lecturers
engaged for the occasion are Prof. Magill OF
Swarthmore, Prof. Hartshorne of Hayerford.
The Kilmarnock Serpentine marble quarries
| in Delaware county are doing large business,
and are now furnishing stone for quite a number
of houses in Philadelphia, and for new National
| Banks in Media and Chester.
| Frank S. Baker, of Chester, has been ap-
pointed Purser on board the steamship Boston,
plying between Philadelphia and Boston. His
father is Persifer Baker and Frank is Purser fol
Boston.
"A protracted meeting is in progress in the
| NJ. L. Church in Chester.
Media will soon have gas.
The Chester Republican is as handsome at
ever.
The Delaoare County Democrat says some
colored man at Media voted castor Oil label
The greater part of them voted something the
Democrat found worse than castor oil.
The new census gives Hartford county pop
ulaton of %, $50, and 1854 dwellings, adecreast
of 800 people, and 1870 dwellings since 1860
Nobody believes this is correct.
"A meeting of duck gunners in Havre d.
Grace was held recently, and committee was
appointed to visit Governor Bowie and protes
against the enforcement of the duck law passet
last winter
Henry W. Archer has been appointed coun
sci to the County Commissioners in Harfor'
county, in lieu of Oliver H. Thomas.
Blind Tom shows in Havre de Grace on Nov
second.
Olive Logan lectures in Reading OH Tuesda.
evening
Hartford is to have another tournament,
| in which velocpede as well as the browning
privilege of making fool of young woman
10 be tcontested for. Let the next one wind u
with a rattle for pig.
The corner stone of new M. p. Church wa
recently laid with musical ceremonies at DIR
Church, Hartford county. Rev. Mr.. Winner
| pushing the matter and he goes in to win.
!, Bel Air claims to have felt the earthquake.
Lizzie Bailey, q woman Of about 40. emplo,
ed as a nurse at Havre de Grace, went out on
night recently and sat down in hogshead {
I rain water, and deliberately drowned hersel
I She left behind her note which wound up b
a advising her friends mot to bother themselvt
n about me as am better off," Unhealthy rel
n gious excitement is assigned as the cause.
q Ex-Detective John M. Dunn, implicated
n uttering forged checks, has been sentenced,
: Boston, to five years imprisonment.
a The Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad betwee
= | Mobile and New Orleans, was completed on Sa