Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-12-19
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IALbOT CODNTGt
Tho St.4Mchacl's Comet reports hog saugh-
tered By John Wayman, which weighed 625
pounds.
The citizens generally who have lands bor-
dering upon the water are availing themselves or
the privilege afforded by the new oyster law, and
are having surveyed and staked out five acres
each, to which the law entities them After the
first day of January. any citizen of Maryland can
take up five acrcs of unoccuped water wherever
he can find 1t. Tracts taken up under this law
are not subject to taxation.
"A disease among horses, which is termed the
"black tongue, prevails in some localities.
--Rev. l.. w. Bates delivered lecture In st.
Michaers NJ. T. church. on THE Secret of Sue
cess, on Wednesday evening.
The Easton Journal abiding to the presence
OF Jeif Davis who has been visiting Col. Lloyd,
in that county, says:-
We wish the noble chicftain Of the Lost Cause
a pleasant time in old Talbot
-Easton is having "quitc rum of lectures,
concerts, literary entertainments, &C.
The Star, an opposition Democratic paper
no other kind could live in that localty-has the
audacity to impeach the Democracy Of the .jour-
nal. The quotation above quoted Is sufficient ey-
idencc of true Democracy.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
"A colored man named Littleton got drunk
and froze to death, near Cottinglan's ferry, ON
The Pocolnoke river recently.
A young man named John Poole had his
hand so mutllated ut n steam saw null ut Browns
town a few days ago that amputatinn al the wrist
was necessary.
Five cattle were killed by a locomotive on
the Delaware railroad, near Princess Anne, on
Thursday week.
"A colorcd girl, about ten years Of age living
with her parents on the land Of John T. Waller,
Esq, in Hungary district, was burned in shock
ing manner, last week, by the accidental CATCH
ing fire of her clothes. Death ensued in few
moments.
CECIL COUNTY.
Napoleon b. White has secured a latent for
an improved machine for scaling fish.
The dwelling of X. Marshbank in Elkton,
caught fire last week from stove in the parlor
The fire was extinguished.
The Wing says a determined effort Is to be
made TO have erected Il new Jail and court house.
Tho Orphans Court organized on Tuesday,
under the newly elected Judges, Levi IL. Evans,
John w. Morgan and James NJ. Evans, Esqrs.
Levi ii. Evans, Esq, was chosen Chief Judge.
Reuben d. lamar, Register, was appointed
and Reuben E. lamar, Deputy was appointed
Crier of the Court.
CHESTER COUNTY.
"A local correspondent of the Oxford Press
informs the editor that thinking q few items from
his neighborhood might prove interesting, he
will give him :" hasty scratch
Sheep killing by worthless ours continues to
pc OF frequent occurrence.
The scratching correspondent above alluded
to, writing from West Nottingham township,
says T.
"a considerable quantity of iron ore was dis
covered on the farm of Samuel A. Rea. 1t has
been known for years that Mr.. Rea's farm was
rich with this metal. | understand that William
Worth, of Mt. Vernon, intends shortly to COM
mence taking it out There is no doubt but it
exists In great quantities"
Mr.. Swazey has sold the Penna. Railroad
Hotel at pownington to MI. 0dgen. for $50 900.
The new landlord takes possession on the LIST IF
january.
Five minutes after closing, on the evening of
the 9th, light In the store of s. b. Council,
at Coatesvile, attracted attention, and a can of
coal oil was discovered blazing. The store was
entered and the can of oil thrown into the street.
In time to save all but few articles which were
slightly damaged
A Company to manufacture patent " Stop
Washer to prevent nuts from coming unscrew-
ed, has been formed at Coatesyille. They have a
factory on the Brandywine and can turn out from
10000, to 10000, daily. A. Gibbons is manager
of the Company
While skating upon mill-dam, at Coates
vile, last week, Harry Price, II years of age,
broke through, and remained in water up to Ills
neck, 20 minutes before he could be rescued.
Religious rcvivals are reported throughout
the county. 90 persons have professcd religion
at the Baptist Church at Russeville; 46 at the
Al. Z. Church near Steeleville. A great revival is
II progress at the Presbyterian Church at Andrew
Prdge, under the charge of VIM. +. Noble.
Freight trains on the Penna. r. II. stopped
running, ON account of the snow last Thursday
and Friday.
On Friday, as the Waynesburg train was
coming 70 Downingtown, two rails broke,a short
distance beyond ohlorestown, throwing the engine
of the track. g Fortunately" says the local
journal, "there were no passengers on the cars p
otherwise, &C., sc.
On Thursday weeks little daughter of Charles
Larkins of West Bradford, went into the barn
where the men were Smelling corn,to call them to
dinner and while there put an ear of corn into
the shelter, which caugh her hand and took it off
at the wrist
Burglars robbed the house of Mrs. Catharine
Major, in East Coventry, on the night of the 9th
inst, of a watch and about $50. in money.
AT Pennington on the night of the l1th, the
tailor shop of John McIntire was robbed of cloth
and goods to the amount of $500 and the house
OF Mr.. Hamburger of a gum and other articles.
ALBERT NJ. Smith, of West Brandywine, be-
came SO chilled while driving cattle from the
Boot tavern to the General Greene, on the
road to Philadelphia, on Saturday evening, that
he sat down fell over in the snow, anu lay there
az night. lie was badly frozen and it is feared
VIII lose both his hands and feet.
West Chester proposes to build new mar
ket house. A meeting is to be held on the even
ing of the Goth.
The West Chester papers state that:-
"upsets have been all the 20,
Since the recent fall of snow.n
1t is stated that W. Townsend and VIM. M.
Hayes, Esqs., of West Chester, have been m.
pointed counsel Qor Chester county, we presume)
of the Wilmington u Reading r. X. Co.
The farmers of Uwchlan complain of depre-
dsions on their corn cribs and hen roosts.