Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-06-23

our NeIghbors.
Chester county farmers are making hay.

Chester county farmers are making hay.
Inflammation is common in West Chester.
Butter sold for 16c pound in Oxford weel
ago.
| The Thermometer was up to 93 in West Ches
, ter last Sunday.
Chester county hens are on a strike, and
,1.s are scarce and dear.
new school house is to be built in Bethel
a;at - Delaware county.
w. Masonic Fraternity will soon erect a
,ov I'm Eagle, Chester county.
T,.s W., t Chester Record thinks there will
H., .Ia,s5 nsfs crop of wheat in Chester county.
- old colt, belonging to John Will
,,ms I'VE ~ oxford, died Of palsy recently
'-"A' y. .r,,s 1 'anley has been arrested for
n, h pGy ta s.sin of the West Chester water
BENJAMIN smedley; Who recently fell through
the funnel Of barn, nsN i,,,laa ,'oA' Si'ee'ei
county, has died from his b.. luiio''
An infant was left in the ar c 90 oo a,v
ner, of East Falloweld, Cfes, :. uohhny, lew
nights ago. It was sent to the "a. is houSe'
The Commissioners Of Delawar.' county have
determined to erect an iron bridge os5f Uru i1
Creek, at Hunters Ford, mile and q Ii III noi'i
of Media.
On Sunday next there will be Union meet
ing of the West Chester churches to proaIote .ne
temperance cause. II willbe addressed by Mar
riott Brosius.
Some thoughtful thief az Brandywne sum
nit, Delaware County, after robbing one man
henroost, stole enough lumber frora an ADJOINING
yard to make coops for the fowls.
The dogs got among Jacob Howells sheep
in East Bradford, on wednesday nght NeeA,
killing one and wounding six. The dogs were
not captured. and other farmers should be on the
lookout for them.
-Twenty-one counties Of Pennsylvania inclnd-
ing Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, &c, and the
city of Philadelphia are included IN the PresDy-
terian Synod of Philadelphia, as defined by the
General Assembly Of the united church that re-
Gently met in that CITY,
On Monday last, little boy about eight
years old, living near Spring Hill Delaware
county, fell OFF the fence breaking his arm in
three places and cutting the main artery. Ihe
child lost lsrge quantity Of blood before medi,
cal aid could be summoned, and it was found
necessary TO amputate the arm
Chester wants train of her own to and
from Philadelphia to leave Chester at TIE, M,
and Philadelphia at 6, M, for the convenience
of few gentlemen who board near there during
the summer. 1t would be a better arrangement,
we think, to tic a locomotive to the gentlemens
hitching posts 30 they could start at their
pleasure.
On Saturday. 4th inst, two accidents hap
pened at Chadds Ford both being narrow es-
capes from serious injury; Thomas McCay, sta
ton agent on the railroad, fell through the tres
tie work at that place, cutting and brising him
self severely. On the same day, MISS Peters
fell upon the tract of the Wilmington and Read
ing Railroad while attempting to get upon
train when it was moving.
Last week little three year old girl, living
in Phenxville, while endeavoring to get over
fence, fell, and her apron catching OH one of the
palings she hung suspended for at least ten
minutes, being unable to call for assistance on
account of the apron being drawn 80 tight about
the throat. A gentleman passing. and who at
| first supposed the child to DO playing finally
went to her rescue, and found her almost straii-
| gled. A few moments more must certainly have
proved fntal.