Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-11-24

--Reading wants night schools.
Chicken thieves trouble Media.

Chicken thieves trouble Media.
The Downingtown water works are finished,
and water let into the pipes.
The Town Council of Media, have passed an
ordinance to prevent street lounging.
The wheat fields of Chester county never
looked finer this time of year than they do now.
"A fire in Reading destroyed frame stable
with all it's contents, including valuable mare.
Five Chester county gunners killed forty
week.
Sam Sharpley's Silver Show and Ida Tesman's
Female Minstrels are to be added to Readings
amusements.
John Conner, farmer of Radnor, had fifteen
sheep 30 worried and crippled by dogs that they
had to be killed.
The Media Literary Association, assisted by
a number of ladies and gentlemen, propose
giving Thanksgiving entertainment.
Mi, VIM. McCracken, of Aston township,
Delaware county, recently had stolen five pigs,
about six weeks old, of very choice variety.
"A COW belonging to George Worrell, of
Springfield, Delaware county. recently had a calf
hundred and twenty-one pounds.
The Brandywine Base Ball Club Of Chester
county played two match games last week-one
with the Oxford club, and one with the Philadel-
phia Athletcs-and lost both games
An Association of capitalists has purchased
one hundred acres in Darby borough and town
ship, Delaware county, for the purpose of i'm
proving tito erect and sell handsome residences.
Joseph Bowker, while engaged in adjusting
the pumps used to force water out of the iron
mines, in West Whiteland township, Chester
county, was drowned by the timbers giving way
on which he stood.
The Delaware County Democrat speaks Of
Massachusetts as the ;. land of witches and blue
laws" The Democrat ought to know that to DEM
tinu hal nUa fha honor nf m qkinO
the " blue laws as well as the wooden hams
and wooden nutmegs."
Heading has had its Sc second snow Of the
season."
The police regulations of Reading are to be
revised.
--Mahlon Smith, of Philadelphia, was arrested
in Reading, on Saturday. on the charge of having
in his possession, about the LIST of November,
twenty cartridges, in violation of the game law.
Mrs. Emma Hines, Of West Pikeland, swal-
lowed solid silver teaspoon, some time since,
and received badly lacerated throat. 1t is bet
ter to be born with silver spoon in the mouth.
"A night train on the Pennsylvania Railroad
recently killed q fine young colt belonging to
Thomas Hopes, of West Whiteland, Chester
county.
-Turnps are turning up in Chester county
| two feet and six inches in circumference.
A 5000 OK, belonging to Lorenzo Gibson, Of
Cochranville, Chester county, broke into wheat
field, and eat 80 much that it died of dysentery.
Mr.. Coleman Campbell, of Coventry Village
who was hurt while Telling timber, about two
weeks ago, died last Tuesday.
-On the 25th inst, @. b. Burleigh, of Mass,
will deliver temperance lecture at Oxford.
| Oxford has sixteen fire plugs, but not one
| foot Of hose to attach to them.
On Thursday last Mr.. Titus and John Gracy
were cunning, and rabbit jumping up, Titus
became excited and in his haste to get aim at
| the rabbit, the gun was accidentally discharged,
the entire load entering Mr.. Gracys back, causing
| a severe and perhaps dangerous wound. The
parties belong to Louisville, Chester County.
1t is expected that water will be let into the
reservoir OF the new Coatesville water works
next Monday
| David Young, of East Fallowfield, Chester
| county, who broke his leg some time since, had
it broken in the same place on Tuesday Of last
week, by the giving way of the floor Of his mill
on Buck Run.
| An adjourned meeting Of the Farmers In
stitute of Eastern Pennsylvania" will be held at
/ West Chester on the 18th Of December, and q
| regular meeting Of the association will be held
in Lancaster city, on the second Tuesday in Feb
ruary, 1871.
An eight pound turnip has been left at the
office Of the Coatesville Union. The editor
don't seem to mind it.
The Fair-view, Chester county, cemetery is
ready for business.
Governor Geary has appointed Mr.. Harry s.
Wilfauer, Of North Coventry township, sealer OF
weights and measures for Chester county, in
place of Mr.. Slingluff, resigned.
The Coatesville Union says, g Isaac L. Sab
Ter, of West Brandywine, raised on one acre Of
land, 1871 bushels Of corn by measure, and 1871
bushels and IS pounds by weight 70 pounds to
the bushel. This, We believe, is the best yield
yet brought to public notice. West Brandywlne
deserves the banner prize for corn"
-Coatesville has no lager beer saloon.
Noticing an increase in the salary of letter
carrier there the Reading Times and Dispatch
says Of the carrier that "although having but
one arm, (Which he lost in the service Of his
country he is one Of the most faithful and eff
one arm after he had lost it.