Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-10-03
OUR NEIGHBORS.

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A ujplt school is to he opened In Denton,


Incorporated is pasture ground.
The farmers of Cecil county are busy cutting
corn, seeding clover and sowing wheat
Meetings have recently been held In Port De-
post for the purpose Of organizing literary soci-
cities.
"A few wild pigeons have been shot near Port
Deposit, and squirrels are said to be plenty in
that neighborhood
"A contract for building bridge on the Howe
Truss plan across Plum Greek, in Elk Neck, has
been awarded to d. Mcliugh and s. i. Fuller.
Tho hail storm on Wednesday broke 40 or 30
panes of glass ont of the new coored church at
Elkton. But little other damage was done.
John p. Bennett. formerly provost marshal
for Cecil county, Md, died ON Tuesday at his res
ldence in Elkton.
The whole Internal Revenue Tax assessed on
he annual list OF 1867, in Talbot County, has
been paid.
Dover Bridge over the Choptank river has
been undergoing repairs and the river had TO bc
crossed by n ferry. The bridge is now repaired
and opened to travel.
The .sSecesh' members of the NJ Z. Church,
at Shad Point, en Salisbury Circuit, have seeded
| and Joined the f. NJ. Church. formerly known as
| the NJ. E. Church South.
| Thomas j. Kurtz, young man OF about 2O
son Of Rev. NJ D; Kurtz, pastor last year of the
| NJ. E. Church ut Elkton, died Of yellow fever at
Galveston, Texas, recently.
Port Deposit was thrown into quite fever
| Of excitement about week ago on account the
disappearance Of young lady. All kinds of ru-
mors were atoat until the good people were set
at ease by the lady return from Baltimore, where
she had been paying visit.
james B. Groome, ESQ., of Elkton has
| wounded and captured white backblrd; that
iS male bird of the blackbird or starting species
with the usual red feathers at the joints of his
wings, but all his other feathers, his BILL and the
skin on his legs, are OF pure white.
|. Thu ,a,y NfaryIanl Constitution creates Wi
comico county. After the 9Th of October, when
the new Constitution goes into effect, and until
an election 10 organize it, it is thought by many
that there will be no law in the new county. 1t
Is the opinion of Judge Spence that no legal pro-
cess can be served there until the county is Or
ganized.
"A shocking murder was committed near Per-
rymansville, on Saturday week. A German named
George Pindar, who arrived in this country, from
Bremen, in June last, accompanied by MS son
and leaving bis wife in Germany, was sent to the
woods by his employer to get load of wood, and
took his son with him. Pindar returned without
his son, and the boy was discovered shortly after
wards lying in a field, nearly dead. Word was
left at the house and Pindar was sent to- get the
boy, and went accompanied by little girl. When
he came to where his son was lying, he beat him
with large stick and picked him mp and threw
him violently to the ground. The boy was then
taken to the house, but died in few moments.
The brutal father has been arrested and lodged in
jail.
DELAWARE COUNTY.
of the forty-two Democratic voters in Darby
thilty-eight are foreigners.
The Chester Republican favors the comforting
of suffrage on the Indians.
The Republicans of Media have formed q
campaign club. II. Jones Brooke. ESQ, presided
at the meeting where it was organized.
"A boy named VIM. Spallacy while playing
with some other boys on the railroad at Chester,
was run over and killed by some trucks they were
letting run down an inclined plane.
David Cooper of Leiperville, aged about 10
years, fired at some reed birds when the brcech OF
his gun flew out niuring him so severely about
the head that he will probably die.
On Monday last John Irvig of Chester. county
aged So and quite deaf while crossing the rail-
road above Chester depot, was struck by an en-
gine and so severely injured that he died in about
an hour.
Some scoundrel at the Interstate Fair at
Norristown poisoned one of a fine pair OF horses
! valued at $1,000, belonging to Jos. Vellott, OF
, Upper Providence. 1t is thought some jockeys
did it out of spite supposing the animal to he
long to another man against whom they had some
grudge.
Col. NJ. R. McClennau of Norristown, while
serving with the 13Sth Pennsylvania regiment IN
valuable bay mare. He recognized the horse at
the recent Interstate Fair Mt Norristown, where
) il had been exhibited by gentleman who resides
at Howellville, Delaware County The Colonel
CHESTER COUNTY.
james Sloan of East Nottingham has had five
: sheep killed by dogs
The recent heavy hail storm was not so Sc
we're in Chester county.
, Several cows in Chester county have recently
} died of milk fever.
The Great Valley Siyermnins Company, Of
| Coatesvie, have struck vein of silver at their
| mine in Nevada.
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A movement has been started, looking to the
f building OF Il railroad from Cochranvillc to
Parkesburg.
Mrs. Jane Chrisman of East Brnndywnc,
died on tho 9TH iust on the .)2d year Of her age.
She leaves n husband aged about 80.
IS. c. shortlidgc, of Kennel Square Acade-
/ my, who has been absent in Europe, several
months, has returned, and resumed his cduca-
tional duties.
The Downingtowr ,IuRfRi continues to
wage u war Of hints and inucndoes on John Hick-
! man. We suspect John can stand it, but don't
!, know how it will be with the JournaL
! "A car loaded with corn was thrown down
! steep cmbankment NJ Coatesyille, on Wedncsda,
Z last. maii named jacob IL. Stagcr was on Iii,
G car as il commenced to turn over, but backing
a jumped oil in time to escape uninJured.
e On Thursday of last week Thomas Dolby, Jr.
! of West Chester went down into well he was
: sinking to see why blast he had prepared did
, not explode. As soon as he got there it did cX
: plodc inju,ing him frghtinlly.
BRYAN Cavlin of Penningtonyille while lying
. across the railroad at Coatcsyille, Sunday morn
u ing last was run over by train and Instantly
. killed. The deceased was under the influence Of
I liquor at the time of the accident.
!, "A large barn belonging to Isaac Garrett. il
Il Willistown, was burned on the night OF The 23d
The origin of the fire is unknown. Seycnty-fiyt
: tons of hay, all tile grain and Il large quantity Ct
n meat were destroyed. Insurance S20n0 on barr
+ and contents The former alone was wortl
: : $1,000.
4 A few nights SINCE as four ladies were driv
. ing along road near Downing town a man at
tempted to stop their HORSE they whipped the
q horse and got clear Of linn. a little further OF
l. another fellow made n similar attempt and tl
!. morse knocked him down and the carriage passet
: over him.
i As freight train OH the Philadelphia ant
i. West Chester road was approaching Wallinglor'
g Bridge on Wednesday morning last, coupn
~ connecting two trucks londed with bridge timbe
y broke letting the timber down ON the track an
throwing oil the hindmost truck and freight caI
" Part of the train on the trcsllc work leadin
S, to the bridge and the embankment ut the seen
Ct of the accident was 30 feet high. No one wa
m hurt but n passenger train was delayed by tn
| accident an hour,