October 9, 2019 - Chadds Ford Live

Chester County Day Opens with a Historical Flourish

Posted by Karen Myers on October 9, 2019

The 1785 former schoolmaster's house "Chimney Corners" blends original corner fireplaces, exposed beams and wide plank floors with a modern kitchen and original artwork throughout the home.

A cool morning warmed when the Radnor Hunt set loose fox, hounds and horseback riders for a rousing hunt. The fox hunt kicked off the 79th Chester County Day on October 5. The Women’s Auxiliary holds this annual event to benefit Chester County Hospital. Ticket-holders had a choice of twenty-four historic stops focused on southeastern Chester County. “It’s the historic part that keeps us coming…

Posted by Lora B. Englehart on October 9, 2019

Read more about the article East meets west at Longwood Gardens

Marcia Borel of Chadds Ford and Marlys Kerr of Wilmington with Kumiko Shiba of Japan

Guests snapped pictures on their cellphones, servers carrying trays with exotic hors d’oevres slipped through groups of excitedly chatting people, refreshment bars were at every turn, gourmet chefs at buffet stations served a variety of unique dishes, and heads swiveled in all directions looking at breathtaking floral displays. The event was the cocktail reception of Blooms & Bamboo held at Longwood Gardens Wednesday evening, October…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on October 9, 2019

Katharine (Kitty) Evans May, 88, of Chadds Ford and Charleston, S.C. died peacefully on Sept. 15. Born in Philadelphia, in January 1931, Kitty is survived by her son, Charles L. Reese, IV (Sarah) and her grandchildren, Ashley and Charles. She is predeceased by her husbands, Charles Lee Reese, III and Irenee duPont May, her son Douglas Reese, her parents Elwyn Evans and Mary Boyd Evans and…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on October 9, 2019

• State police from the Media barracks said Nicholas Van Horn, 18, of Glen Mills, was cited after a one-vehicle accident in Concord Township on Sept. 15. A report said Van Horn lost control of the Ford F-150 he was driving after turning onto Station Road from Conchester Road. He struck a boulder, then another one before hitting a mailbox. There were no injuries, according…