Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-11-08
DOMESTIC NEWS.
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-Chester wants 4 letter carrier.


Chester wants letter carrier.
Oxford is the home Of al school teachers
Upland, Delaware county. has brass band.
Coon hunts in Chester county often turn to
cat captures.
--Resce Pyott has purchased the Drove tavern
in Delaware county.
Chester county pays s1OO, 900 year to her
public school teachers.
The pay roll Of the Reading r. II. amounts
to S3, 600, 900 annually.
The factory at Patterson station, Delaware
county, has suspended.
The Reading Rolling Mills turned out 1915
tons OF rails during October.
-Itcost @1212 to educate a child in the pub
lie schools Of West Chester, last year.
Geo. Stanley, of Unionville, has grown
pear this season, which weighs 2S ounces.
Norris Yarnall, (Rep) has been elocled to
fill the Council vacancy in the South Chester
borough .ss.s
-Messrs. Windle, Talbot and Wells all young
lawyers were last week admitted to practice at
the bar of Chester county
John Carroll, Of Chester county, played with
loaded pistol, the other day, and he is new
minus por, ion OF one hand.
A little daughter of Michael Funk, living
near McCalrs Ferry. was severely burned a few
days ago by an explosion OF coal OIL
Tho tolLgate on the Wilmington and Ken
nett Square turnpike will be moved to the juno
tioh with the Rising Sun road in a short time.
The bones of an Indian we're dug up on the
farm of Amos Peaslee, in Salem comfy, the
other day, while workmen were digging lime
stone.
Rev. Lindley O. Rutter, jr., OF Ohio, has re-
ceived and accepted call to the Presby yterian
church OF Upper West Nottingham, Chester
county.
The Salem Board of Trade is anxious to
supply the farmers with Swedish labor, but the
Farmers club and the Salem Standard think it
ia otficious.
The family Of Joseph McCarty deny that an
empty laudRnum bottle was found beside his
dead body in the woods, near Edgemont, Della
ware county.
The next quarterly convention Of the Good
Templars Of Delaware county will meet in the
Good Templar's ball at Media, on Thursday, Nov.
2lst, at 10 a. m.
Edward Parliament, Of Warwick, Chester
county, accidentally shot himself in the side
while cunning recently, and 30 severely that he
died in few. hours.
Stir toward the building Of the Little Elk
rail oad-from Elkton to Lswisvilel-t is reported
is to. be made soon. Acorps Of engineers were
TO start ON il this week.
"A grub worm is cutting of the wheat in
somo parts Of Delaware county. VIM Green OF
Edgemont twp, was compelled to re-drill his
last week, for this reason.
Geo. Spese, a notorious chicken thief who
has been despoiling hen roosts in the upper par
OF Chester county, dd ltbitun, has finally been
captured and lodged in prison.
Right Rev. Bishop Stephens will visit the
Episcopal Church at Ooatsvllle on the morning
| Of November 18th, and the church at Parkes
burg on the evening Of the same day.
"A Chester county farmer ordered some
chestnut hunters OF his land, and upon their re-
| fusal to go he knocked two down with a clut
when the third took to his heels and ran.
The Children's Frie.d, published by Mrs
/ Z. X. Smedley. West ester, will hereafter be
published by Anne F. Bradley, Coatesville, Oh
| account Of the delicate health OF the former.
| John Pine, OF Salisbury hearing noise il
| the house jumped up aud discovered man ma
| king of with 800 OF his money He gave chase
when the thief dropped 800 and escaped with
| S10
One of the jolliest Of the Commissioners o
| Chester county is accused of introducing bar
| rel of new-made cider for the benefit Of th'
Court House Brigade, who were not demoralize'
| in the least.
Harry, twelve year old son Of J. W. Van
| meter West Chester had his right leg amputa
| ted on Saturday last He broke his limb five o
six years ago, but it did not knit after setting
TIE little fellew suffered terribly after amputa
tion.
Sarah D. Ring aged 50, started from the re
sidence of her niece, Hannah Pyle, in Concord
| Delaware county, to visit relative in Philadel
phia on the 2Sth OF September last, since whicl
time nothing has been heard of her. She wa
| subject to seasons of melancholy.