Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-07-12
EIGHBORING COUNTIES.

The johnson Carriage Company limited,
of Oxford, will remove to Chestnut Hill,
Montgomery county, last week.
Two children Of Henry Palmer, who
recently removed IRON Chester to farm
near Avondsls, have died OF scarlet
fever.
The poor directors of Berks county, Pa
yesterday removed Jared Bckel from the
uperintendency of the insane asylum for
alleged oruelties to the inmates.
Among the graduates from Mrs. Gonr.
lays kindergarten Training Class, Phils-
delphis, last week, was Miss Martha
Lnkens of West drove, Chester county.
The store property Of George W. Zook
at Wakefield, Lancaster county, WAS sold
at sherii's sale on Saturday week, and
purchased by Morris Xook Of Lancaster,
for IS 200.
Work has bssn begun on tn. new ats
tiop OF the Phnnixville x West Chester
railroad at West Chester. II Ia thought
that the road will he formally opened
next week.
John L"vaD, hat manufacturer Of
Reading, WAS terribly injured yesterday
week at O'Clock by the explosion of
cannon and bottle OF powder. II is
feared he will lose his eyesight.
Twenty ak personF, living in Phila
delphia and Wilmington, are spending
the summer in trip to Huntingdon In
canal boat. They are now passing
through Perry county.-Lancaster hici.i-
gencer.
DR.. Isaac T. Coates, a native of Coates
vile, Chester county, died at Socorro,
New Mexico, on the I'D, aged 50. He
WAS distinguished as an army surgeon,
traveller and writer. His hons was at
Chester, where his one son survives him.
Harrisburg dispatch says that the
body of a unknown young man was found
in woods last Saturday. A slip of
paper was also found upon which was
written with pencil in good hand
Bury me where die, am damn fool
This act is premedtated.'
Early yesterday week neighhors
heard disturbance in the house of
James Jack, at Norristown. Entering,
they found his wifs, Mary, aged 80 years,
strangled to death in bed. Jack and
neighbor named Alfred Harvey, who It ia
said was In the house at the time, are
under arrest.
Chester Seems to the traveller a CITY
built on both sides of long string of
railroad stations, yet there are people in
South Chester fairly bowling for an sddi-
tional station at Jeffrey street. They
sent long memorial TO President
Hinckley, who replied that Lamokin and
Thurlow stations were both close by.
Anthony Judge stopped at Norristown
hotel the other evening and blew out the
gas when he retired. When the alarmed
landlord told him that he had narrowly
escaped death, Anthony replied "a
little gas haint nothing. I'm married
aud have worked in coal mine, and am
used TO such things Rs that"
Berks county farmers advance the
theory that since the onslaught on
English sparrows, which is permitted by
recent legislative enactment, there has
been a remarkable increase in tue damage
10 crops by the llessian fly and the wheat
worm. The farmers attribute the rayapes
OF these insects i'll the main to the de-.
struction of the sparrow.
Mrs. Mary j. Seaman of Reading. At
tempted suicide Tuesday by taking
arsenic. Emptics saved her. She said
that she had intended to put some of the
| poison into the TODD of her five children
50 that they might all die together, but
that at the last moment a myst.rious
voice had told her not to do it, 1t il said
| domestic trouble caused the attempt.
| Joseph l.. Newsome lately purchased
three pigs from party in Sussex county,
Delaware. The business was all trans
acted by letter and the swine accordingly
forwarded by freight. When the owner
inquired for his property at the railroad
Office he was told they had arrived and
he was on the point of getting team to
take the porkers home when he was
handed box about the size of a cigar
box. lie says he will examine the next
stock in person before purchasing
Chester Times.
The closing exercises of the Millersville
Normal School were held last week, a
large audience being in attendance. There
were ~ graduates, among whom WAS b.
A. uroves OF Christiana, this county.
owing to the tact that Dir. Brooks sewers
his connection with the Normal School at
the close OF the present session, the mem.
gers OF the Alumni Association met on
wednesday to pass resolutions express
ing their high appreciation of his faith.
inl service and their r.gret ut his
departure.
The Chester .NeoS tells a story of A
bachelor member of Post wilde, q. A. r..
and widow. At u party, the bachelor
and widow being the only unmarried
couple present, the former was bautered
to marry her. "I'll marry her or pay
Tor bCx of beer" he said dehantly. A
Methodist minister was sent for and tn.
ceremony begun. The widow blushed
and trembled the man was pale but d..
liant. But, when the momentous Dues
ton came, he weakened aud gasped !:
mo, IN pay for the beer.' The minis
ter looked aghaat and then, as the true
state OF the case dawned upon him. he
muttered "You have treated me- con.
temptibly mean" and left. The dis
appointed widow Affects to treat the
matter as joke.
osmund Geier and Henry X Regenfuse
wer. arrested at Reading, Tuesday week,
on the charge of conspiring to deirsud
stockholders of the American Building
Association. Iu the case in point 1t il
alleged that Geier transferred mine
shares of stock belonging to j. Winslow
Jackson to his own use. while the shares
We're carried and regular payments there.
on made by Jackson in Ignorance OF this
transfer. deier is secretary and Regen.
luse treasurer of the association. A
charge for forgery was also brought
against Geier in connection with the
transfer alluded to. Ills bail was fixed
on the charge of conspiracy at $4,000
and on the forgery charge at So, 900. He
Is also under s3, 900 bail for embezzline
FUNDS OF two other associations. Reseu.
fuses bail was fixed at VI. 900.
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