Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-20
NEIGnRoRING COUNrIEs.

A charter has bsen granted to com.
psnv in York, with capital Of
$50, 900, to manufacture matches.
A reunion of the Mohn family, one of
the most numerous of Berks county, Pa,
was held on Saturday in a grove about
six miles from Reading. Nearly 1000
persons were present.
Jury has given verdict for $2,027
against this city OF Lancaster. in favor of
Mary X. Kline, for the death of her hus.
band from injuries received by being
Iolted OFT wagon in crossing neglected
gutter.
The wife of George Newkirk, a pas
ssnger railway Official of Reading, took
laudanum Monday afternoon with sui
ciial intent, aud is not expected 70 IL
cover. Domestic trouble is SAID u be the
cause. She is the mother of six young
children.
Samuel Davis, charged with conspiracy
with his brother Isaac AID others,
whereby : number Of Italian laborers on
the new railroad near Norristown were
swindled ont OF thsir wages, have been
arrested by special Officers of Phiia.
delphia and taken to NosI stogn to
answer the charge. ..#...
John +. Kaufman of Berwyn, Chester
| county, has neld the office OF Justice Of
| the peace for eight years, aud during
| that time had great many cases before
| him, but has never returned one of them
to tho courts He always persuaded .he
| parties to settle them and has tbss TAR
succeeded in doing SO.
| Henry ksssler, one of the oldest lew
elers of Reading and = prominent mem
Der of the Odd Fellows, died yesterday
week aged 81 years His father, Charles
| Augustus kessler, engraved the first cut
of an eagle that Illuminated the title Of
the Reading Adier, the Oldest German
newspaper in the United States.
bull and COW on Hiram Hou k q
farm, in Warwick township, Chester
county, fought, locked horns became
separated from the herd aud were not
found for fye days, during which time
they remained united by their horLs.
The bull WAS almost starved, hut the
COW, being able to eat grass, was risky
and fat, 1t was necessary to saw of the
horns of one of the animals to get them
apart.
lGreat excitement was occasion ed Monday
evening by the breaking out of fire at
the Mellert boundary, one of the largest
iron establishments in Reading. The
flames were confined to the engine house
and buildings used to prove large iron
pipe. They were entirely destroyed.
The fire originated by some tar catching
fire. At one time an alarm was raised
that the boiler was about exploding and
there was quite panic.
5-year-old daughter OF John Lash
near Barnyille, Berks county, took seal
on top Of heavy harrow that was loaded
on a sled. The child either accidentally
lost her balance or attempted to jump OF
the sled and was caught and dragged
under it, sustaining such injuries that
she died shortly afterwards. One arm
was broken, the other arm cut of by the
teeth OF the harrow, and her head was
terribly mutilated. -a
Furnace No. l, at Reading, owned by
II. s. Eckert, has chilled, and during the
past few days and nights a force OF me1
has been vainly trying to break up the
solid mass within. Chipping and prying
have been almost useless, so hard has il
become, and several blacksmiths are kept
busy sharpening tools. The furnace il
81 feet high, and now contains SO feet Of
chilled material. 1t will require several
months before II is again in running
order.