Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1871-08-10
NElcHsoRlMo COUNTIES.

barn Of J.. Henry Askn In Radnor, Delaware
county, WAS destroyed by fire Of unknown ORR
gin.
Trout fishing Is illegal in Pennsylvania after
the 18th Of August.
"A precocious fifteen-months-old heifer be-
longing 70 I. I. Guest, Of East Nsntm.al Chess
Tho resent Harvest Homo 1t Coventryvi.le,
Chester connty, was failure.
Miss Mary Robinson Of Reading, has been
lying in trance for over week, unconscious Of
everything.
"A new market house il talked OF at Reading,
and one Of the existing ones is to be enlarged.
John Clevenstine, an old and esteemed citi-
zen OF Chester county died at his residence near
Kmberton, on Tuesday morning Of last week.
Tho track of the Pickering Valley Railroad
has now been laid as far as Chester Springs, and
is rapidly going forward.
The strike Of the Puddlers' help, at Phoenix.
vile, still continues.
"A large wooden wheel intended for driving
Capt McMullins circular saw, at kennett Square,
owing to some defect in it's support, was broken
in pieces while running at high speed, on Mon
day last Some uts Of the wheel were thrown
over two HUNDRED feet. Fortuna 'oly no one
was hurt.-Leodc'.
"A valuble h rise belonsi IS t, Robert NJ.
Sharpless, Of Neither Prov iep"e, Delaware
striking his head !, iinst these OF the doorway
OF the stable while being taken from his man
ger. He'll never do 30 any more.
- The regular Court OF Quarter Sessions for
Chester County, commences in West Chester on
Monday next. the l4th inst. The Jurors sum
moned for the Court of Common Pleas have
been notified not to attend, tho civil list having
been postpond. s7rs-. fl ~
~. Lieutenant Commander Henry g N!eld,. Of
quOis. FL. i; 81 .,5t +. Il
The Plssnixville Msssesqsr saws The
directors Of the "Iron Bank" seems to take the
injunction that has been served upon them in a
Tree and easy sort OF manner and are making
every preparation for going Immediately to work
as soon as the decision of the court can he
obtained.
The West Chester & Phil'a Rail Road Co
intended erecting new freight house at Darling.
tons sation, and are putting in siding.
B. F. Lowden, an employee OF the Bait
Central Railroad, fell through all open bridge
on the road near Konnett Square. last week, in
juring himself about the shoulders and head.
-Thos. Chandler has been appointed superin.
tendent of the kennett Square water works, vice
VIM. II. Worrall, resigned.
"A Colored Camp Meeting has been held near
Pocopson station. on the Wilmington Il Read
ing. during the past few days. The attendance
on Sunday last was quite large.
The Hartford democrat charges the officers
Of that county with extravagance,if not worse.
There was Teachers Institute at Bel Air,
Md, last week.
Gen. Alfred Townsend was in Reading few
days ago. He had been at Ltiz.
Henry Detchel,a forty-year-old carpenter in
Reading, tried to commit suicide last week by
cutting his throat with perknife. He is in a
critical condition.
The pastor Of the Presbyterian church at
Coatesville is of for two weeks rustica.ion.
The change Of routes in the p, w. Il b.
Railroad, will shorten the distance between Phil.
adelpha and Chester just one mile.
Lawrence Kelley, INDUCED in drunken
sleep on the railroad track at Chester last week,
and was killed.
George Ash. Jr., of Darby, has taken the
Oxford Hotel in Oxford, Chester county.
Rock Run Camp Meeting in Hartford county,
closed on the 3rd inst. 1t was largely attended
and the Havre Republican declares that the ir.
reverent democrats OF that county, made Of il
quite rendezvous for political conferences
White perch are abundant in the Snsque-
hanna.
--"Revolution, is the name of street in
conservative, slow Havre de Grace.
"A colored camp meeting commenced on the
4th, at Darlington, Md, the site Of the big Ma
tional Camp.
started at Port Deposit, by Geo. II. Taylor 1t
is neutral in politics.
Chester still INDUCES in the luxury Of dog
catching and hydrophobia scares Since muzzles
and dog catchers have been abolished in Will
mngton, we have had scarcely single mad dog
excitement.
Rev. James W Dale, D. d !. of Media, has
been called to the Presbyterian Church at Wayne
Station, Delaware County.
Marcus Hook has been holding peach fes-
tival to raise money for new Church.
An old wooden bridge at Darby, Delaware
County, is being replaced by an iron Howe Truss
bridge.
They have summary way OF executing JUS.
tice up the Delaware River. A thief stole boat
from Lazaretto. The owner pursued him to an
island, and as he ran fired two shots at him. one
Of which took took effect. The man then went
away with his boat leaving the wounded man to
get off as best he could or to die amongst the
reeds into which he crawled.