Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-30
CHESTER AND AROUND.

A Lutheran society was organized in
South Chester last Sunday.
The foundation walls for the new Read
ing railroad freight house at Chester have
been completed.
They have rumor in Chester that the
Pennsylvania railroad intends to raise
fares to Philadelphia.
The Clearfeld Fire Brick Company's
Works at Clearfeld We're totally de-
stroyed by fire Sunday morning.
The farm of Eli D. Pierce in Neither
Providence township, Delaware county,
was sold to Thomas Palmer last Saturday
for $3.50 an acre.
The proposed reduction of the Pennsyl-
vania militia strikes heavily at the organ
izations of Chester county, which belong
to the Second Brigade.
A trial trip was given the new iron
steamer IdbdSgueno, built at Marcus Hook
Castle and up to Chester and worked
excellently. -
John Rogers, the two-year-old son of
Samuel Rogers, of Pittston, on Saturday
evening upset pan of boiling water on
himself, and died Sunday morning OF
his injuries.
The funds of Grocer Theological Semi
nary at Chester amount to s270, &C.,
Mr.. Perry, one of this years graduates,
will be stationed in the ministry at
Wyoming, Del.
DIR. George S. Robinson of Chester and
formerly OF this city, young member of
l. ,t,l
one of the resident physicians at the
West Philadelphia hospital, which will
add greatly to his experience.
The Governor of Pennsylvania has
decided to reduce the militia brigades OF
| that State from five to three and the
number of men from 5000 to 1900. All
| the brigade commanders have been asked
| for their designations.
Chester is now considering the question
of building street railways and Council
has the matter under consideration. A
committee has been appointed to visit
| Philadelphia and this city for information.
1t is the desire of the people to connect
South Chester and Upland to the ty by
this means.
During a thunder storm at Wilkes
DuHtdNt lnt tbuIb Huuot tuMtI
| the Central railroad depot, and the Stan
ton Air Shaft were struck 10y lightning
but in no Ease was much damage done.
| fhe grain and other crops in the farming
! districts around Wilkesbarre suffered
| considerably.
An unknown man and boy, equipped
for fishing and hunting trip, were struck
by railroad train, at Carlisle, Tuesday
evening. The man died in half an hour,
and the boy was considered beyond
recovery. There was nothing about them
by which they could be identified,
They had gone to Carlisle on the afternoon
train from Harrisburg.
young colored man named James
Collins, about % years of age, very fool
shly attempted to show his agility last
Sunday at Kennett Square by jumping
on and off a moving train. The result
was that he slipped and fell under cal
and had both his legs cut of above til,
ankles, from which he died about
o'clock Sunday morning.
Michael Hughes of PhnniXville me-
with a horrible death last Saturday. He
was driving cart and accidentally fel
before his horse which stepped on his
breast. In attempting to roll out of tn,
way one wheel of the cart ran on to his
stomach just about which time the hors,
stopped leaving the load on the unfortu
nate man. He died in half an hour aCte
being released, leaving wife and nin'
children.
A few days ago Miss Riley, of Mon
Glare, Montgomery county, member of
large picnicking party that visited tn
Falls of French Creek, narrowly escape,
a horrible death by falling from one q
the huge boulders into one of the danger
Gus pools of water among them. For
tunately the one into which she fell ha,
solid bottom, and was without tina
frightful current that characterizes som
of them. The water was just dee
enough to enable her to keep her hea,
above the water by standing erect, am
there she was compelled to remain
penned in on all sides by rocks rangin
from ten to IL feet high, until rescued b.
some of the male members of the part
after great and perilous effort.