Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
NEIGnHoRrNG COUNTIES.

Bsr jsmin Walover of Harrisburg, a
freight oona uctor, was killed yesterday
afternoon By being thrown from train.
There is 70 tioubt but that the apple
erou OF 1883, ~ least SO far "a Chester
county is onnosrt cd, will In an unusually
shrrt one.
F41 vslasti0u Of real estate in Berks
c1nuty FIR stats Purposes ia SIS, $50 1856,
1t wb n Gmaunt tbs city Of Readipg IS
pat down 1t 81, 344,758
Rtsiieg hiss man who gathers and
preserves butterflies. He has been at it
for SO years and has large and varied
collection that IL is now said LIE is offered
$4,000 for.
Monday week the residence of Nsthan
Msu Of West Sudbury township, Chester
county, look fire from q spark aud waa
entirely destroyed, together with q large
part OF the furniture, &c.
Five cara and an engine on the Cam
bef'aua Valley railroad were wrecked
near Harrisburg last evening by running
over COW. No person was injured, hut
the damage to property is estimated at
$4,000
Edward SRartz, a carpenter, residing
In Dover township, York county, was
| struck by falling tres. during storm
Monday evening week, and pinued to the
ground. His condition iB critical, his
ueck being dislocated.
The Pennsy lvauis agricultural works
| of York, has just entered single order
for their celebrated sulky eultivators and
| psuters, amounting at wholesale price to
! s68, $50. This will not cover more than
ote- third of the GALES for the coming
y.ar.
w. II, Maench, aged is years, employed
at the steel works. at harrisburg, in at
tempting to go between the saw and q
hot bed in the rail mill Thursday, was
caught by rail and pierced to the
bowels by the hot metal. He died 10
hours afterwards. 4.5
William Hewitt, 16 years of age, EN-
| pioyed to run the elevator in Simpsons
cotton mill at Norristown, Pa, was killed
on SATURDAY morning THROUGH carlessness.
While the elevator was moving h leaned
over the side to lock below, and had his
head caught between the floor and the
elevator beam.
Mrs. Jacob Oberlin, residing near Nor
WOOD, Lancaster county, was atung by q
wasp on Monday aud such serious symp-
toms of lookjaw appeared as to render a
| physician's services necessary. Her col-
dition was much improved Tuesday
and no dangerous results from the sting
are now anticipated.
The Rev. William L, Ledwith, who has
OBLIGATED as pastor OF the Bellevue Presby-
terrain Church, Lancaster county, for the
past six years, presented his resignation
of the psstorate of that church to the
congregation last week to tske effect on
Su day last. He has accepted call to
the pastOrate of the South Presbyterian
ehur; h, in Philadelphia.
Lancaster is blessed with an unusual
number of Hronauts. In single group
Tuesday were seen Prof. Charles EsWise
and wite, their Sons John aud Paul aud
their daughter Helen, Msssrs. Anthony
Dupez, j. NJ. Johnson and Charles Bitner
all OF whom have made journeys heaven
ward by the aid of the gas bag. The
purpose of this convention OF sky flyers
has not yet been developed. -in;eliigencer
The Lancaster Err iRiner, in a report O
a colored camp meeting, has given
oifeuse TO an intelligent postmaster, who
asks retraction in the following com,
muuication --.-..
july 10Th, lSS3-Iledr SD: Saw in YOU
Daily paper Last night that the wife peope
at tie collard woods meeting are called wit,
trash want you to retract that part the res
was true Enough. you want Postmasters oil
your sid Don't you was one of them trash 4
Postmaster Binkleys Bridget Pa
A West Marlborough, Chester cou mtg
farmers son set seven traps few night,
ago for the purpose of capturing THE
that had been stealing the chickens frou
his fathers hennery. They were placed
in the passsge-way leading to tht
hennery, filling the passage completely
On the following morning he had cap
tured fine large 'possum, the ANNA
having been caught by four of the traps
a leg in each. The 'possum, alter bein,
csught in one, had in his struggle
managed to get into the others.