Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-09-08
Our NeieI,bors.

Chester County Teachers Institute will hold
its next annual session at Coatcsyille, on Octo-
Der 3lst
Hey. James Roberts Of the lsresbytei'lan
Church al Coatesyille has declined to accept
call to Ssham1kin Presbyterian Church.
file Eureka club of Coatesyc, beat the
Ironsiles club of Rock Run, in glma oil base
ball. last week by tho score OF 50 to d.
Thomas Cayanaugl, aworkman in Sharpless
4 Cows lime uuarries near kennett Square, was
severely injured by n large rock rolling on him
recently.
1t il not necessary to or happiness that our
Coatesville ncighbor should credit items 70 us,
but if il is to give credit, it would be III better
taste to ere lit them to liz than to papers that
appropriate them from our columns.
number of robberries have been perpe-
tratel il Chester county, recently, BY tramps.
Work has commenced on the Coatesville
Market Hou3e.
a committee to revise the rules or the
Republican party, of Chester county, VIII meet
| at West Chester on October llth.
Tho house of Abigail N. Parker, West
| Chester, has been sold to Sarah L. l.ackey Tor
$4,000.
Isaac p. Dutton,o of Willistown, Chester county
| has a COW of his own raising, that mas hau her
fourth calf. and has milked, ever since she was
| two years old. never going dry.
| The ceremony OF laying the corner stone OF
| the State Normal School, at West Chester VIII
take place on Wednesday, September l4th.
Governor Geary and number Of other distih-
| ruisllcd persons will be present. The committee
| r arrangements extend an invitation to all 70
| present
Game is abundant in Hartford county.
The corn crop Of Hartford county turns out
well this year.
A tournament is to be held at Bel Air or
the 92d inst. We suggest that tho helmets be
made of paper of All ancient and well Khowl
pattern.
The extensive outbuildings and large guam
tity of wheat ON the farm OF Gen. Cadwaiaoef
near Edgew nod Hartford county Md, were de
stroyed by ire recently. Loss over ,0ou, o.
which there is an insurance of Sl5,UO0 Ill TN
Hartford County Company.
The oxford Press suggests u coat OF Whit
wash for the dial OF the town clock.
penpingtonville. Chester county, fair ant
festival cleared $3.50 for its managers.
A Young lady in Elk twp, Chester county
reioices in tho patriotic Christian name Q
carolineamericavlrginia
A woman impostor has been arrested i
} | Chester for fraudulently trying to raise none
: | ito bury her son." by false references. AS Sd
obtained nothing, she was discharged with
reprimand.
Another rowdy party from Philadelphia
/, | while pic-nicking at Greenwood, on the W.
i, p n. r.. last week, made raid on the sprin
y houses in the vicinity. These occurrences ha'
# been frequent of late, and the exasperatee
;: farmers talk of trying powder and shot OH IL
u rogues.
: A stalk of broom corn measuring IL feet
inches from the root to the seei was raised IN
wear on the farm Of B. i. Mcdonald, near "
s. ford, MIR. Mcdonald won't raise this kind al
1t more as he finds it expensive to hire balloon
Is go up and bend II.
lg -C.R.Watkin, of Chadds Ford, and his fami
W al a au11pu Illness recently WIFI
III il has since e,n suspected was the result
WI poison introduced into the food by strant
servant.
Ward & Baker have just erected handson
va and comnodious banking house IN Chester.
70 is tine stone building, centrally located, ana
~, | ornament to the infant city.
ar On Sunday afternoon, 2Sth ut., the dwelli
of the Rudford family, on the Training Scht
Il: Farm. in Delaware county,was entered by thiev
sd in the absence of the family, and robbed OF y
A tri. weekly mail is now run from We
,ar Chester, to tho White Horse, Willistown !,
ats Goshenyio and Sugartown, A post once
been established at the White Horse, and AID
CIV Hall appointed post master.
The census takers in Delaware county, G
,rk get no report of private hbrarer Maybe the
n8 are none.
are The Chester Republican says the yellow
yer liz rapidly disappearing. DR.. Torwood,
had taken the disease, is recovering
The john Derbyshire, young man living
wn Chester, met with cunning accident lew ~
ear ago, which will necessitate the ainputation oil
ter left hand. ,...,
it'll The body of an unknown man was found
er. the river shore below Chester, on SUNDAY, =
los ult. He had on plaid pants, white shirt,
the CATERS. In his pocket was a receipt gwen
to John McAtee, by John Smith, Of Phiadelpl
ny for $40, for beer purchased. On his per
ere were found silver watch, pipe and care,
ne, s23. so in currency and one dollar bills. His
out mains showed that lie had been in the water
ked some time.
was Tho Episcopal Church at Radnor has
Vii difficulty Within it, which has resulted in
had Withdrawal of part of the congregation,
to will erect o now chapel.
ndy The County Commissioners have awar
emit, the contract for building an iron bridge
With Hook creek, near David Turner's mill to
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