The daily gazette., 1879-08-18
Almost Tast..ery xilleA.

On last Thursday afternoon, Mn. CAl-
ianan, wife OF Dennis Callahan, who ~
sides near Bartran's shops, Christtana
hundred: met with an accident which
cost her her life. IL appears that sbe
was engaged In feeding chickens nsaF
the barn, and short time pretisus the
roof of the barn had been blown Off, ,-and
iett standing on Its edge against the
building, and while she was feeding TIE
chickens. there came q sudden gust Of
wind aud blew the root over on her. Ore
OF her sons who was standing near OBJ
served the accident and went to her A.
sistance, and assisted her from under the
roof by means of . rail. DIR. Chandler
was summoned. and upon exAmiuattOn
found that several Of her ribs were brO-
ken, and that one OF them had Pepetra-
ted the lung. She fingered until Satur-
day evening, about . o'clock, when she
died. She was about "a years of age and
leaves husband and several children all
OF whom are grow up. l 81
A Site for Vew Pulp Works.
1t was recently stated that the Jessup
& Moore Paper Company had pur-
chased tract Of land on the north side
Of the Brandy wine, opposite Walnut
street, As site for the erection Of new
pulp works. 1t is now stated ON good
authority that the ground purchased
phosphate works. Here, 1t is said, the
necessary buildings win be erected and
the manufacture of pulp carried on In
them instead Of at Manayunk, Pa, - -
present. s.s.3aI If4st
AN UNEXPECTED DUCKING. 4
On Saturday night last, just before the
excursion on the Susie a. Me- CaH LETT
Fourth street wharf, a well known mer-
chant of this city set off quantity of red
light on one of the sDub posts, aud step
ping back to admire the effect he sudden
ly found himself in the creek. As the
tide was high at the time he soon regain
ed the wharf, and going on board the
boat was supplied with dry clothing by
some of the other excursionists.
!: A CHESTER EDITOR DEAD.
Information has been received in this
city Of the death of John Spencer ESQ,
Editor of the Delatoare County AduO-
cate and of the Chester Daily Times,
which took place last night at late
hour. f. ,
Mr.. Spencer was native of England,
but has been in America many years
and was highly respected citizen Of
Chester.
WHAT DID 1T MEAN?
Two pistol shots and cry of "Hhelp,
police !" startled the residents in the
neIghhorhood of Ninth and jefferson
streets Saturday night about 1870
o'clock The cause of the sounds could
not be learned. If the shooting had Sc
rious results the police have not heard et
1t. -l-5 ti
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Henry G. Bertolet,e, of the Evert
Evening, one of the most popular aud
steady y-going newspaper scribes OF the
city, has been off duty since Friday,
owing to an attack of hemorrages Of the
lungs. 1t is to be hoped that the attack
will not have serious results. ~
A LARaE CONTRACT.
FL. f. Pickels & Bro, of this city, have
received the contract for furnishing the
iron castings for large grain elevator
that is to be erected at Jersey City. The
| contract will amount to several thOus-
and dollars and work will be commenced
| at once. .iaa -
AT BRANDYWINE SUMMIT. =,
The people at Brandywine Summit
Camp ground are having wet time of
it to-day. The camp will not open To-
day as intended and is not expected to
be regularly inaugul ated until tomorrow
evening.