Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-09-10
OUR NEleHBoRs.

f0soos talbot oousrY. SM iFga@
The young folks about Trappe aro busy
with croquet. ~SIAf4fItf
Mails between Easton and Centrevllle have
been quite irregular Of late.
They have Just launched schooner 1T Eas-
ton and named It Horatio Seymour. II the name
sink her US deep as 1t has the Democratic party
she win soon repose in the bottom Of ths Chesa-
pcako.5f itis 5ss
The blind staggers Is still carrying off the
horses In the Trappe district. Sixteen died du-
ring few days.
James @. Norris has become solo proprietor
of the Brick Hotel In Easton, his former partner,
Mr.. Alberts0n, Withdrawing.
Mr.. Charles Sherwood, In Landing Neck,
Trappe District. had his stables, barn, and other
out buildings and ABOUT 200 bushels of wheat,
valuable horses consumed by fire. The fire oc-
Cured early III the night, but unfortunately was
not discovered until the whole were in fumes.
The corn-house alone, of the out buildings was
900, on which there WINS an insurance OF 1860.
The fire was the work Of IN inoendiary, aud 1t is
hoped that the porpetrator will be found out and
brought TO justice. ,F+i hH4 .ea
.--As James Cox was attempting to step across
the rod connecting the horsepower with thresh-
ing machine, recently, bis clothing caught In
screw and was almost entirely torn from his per-
son. Luckily tho horses were stopped before
Mr.. Q. was seriously injured.
WIN. +. Wright is building new steam saw
mill near Navy Point. ma ~ nj
IA canoeregatta on the Choptank takes places
en- the 18th ot September. v Nv, =
Ii---Theh barn, Stables and stack yard, together
witha large lot OF wheat, and three valuable
horses, belonging to Mr.. Chus. H. Sherwood, Id
Wednesday night. The fire Is supposed to be the
work, of an incendiary. Wr. Sherwood's loss
can not be less than $4,000. He had 5000 In
surance on his barn.
The Methodists in tho lower section of Broad
Creek Neck have Ia contemplation tho erection
OF small church or chapel, to be used as cass-
room, Sunday School room, and for Divine wor-
ship. ~ ~ lies nsa ipsl
CHESTER oousTY. s.iN.1' , 7,
A Grant and Colfax Club was organized in
Oxford on Thursday evening, 3lst ult.
james Watson, of Avondae, lost his pocket
book, containing 300 In money, note for $500,
and other papers, in Oxford on Wednesday,
Both ult. t,f EF
--Messrs. e. Phipps & Co., West Chester, have
sold Do acres 10 West Goshen. belonging to Thos.
H. Hall, to Samuel Grub, of the same township.
Price about $40 per acre, mo buildings.
Waterman Palmer, of Philadelphia, has sold
farm, 30 acres, In East Goshen, to Nathan Hunt,
of West Bradford, for $1O,5OO.
If no early frost comes the corn crop will be
q fine one this year.
On Tuesday night. LIST inst, Buckwalter's
STORE at Sadsburyville Chester county. was bro
ken open and some S12 Of stamps and money sto-
len, and three pieces Of dark cloth the whole val
ued at 800.
The Picnic says Last Tuesday, Mr.. Stc-
phenson, contractor for the erection Of the Ma
sonic Hall, In Phgnixvile, with fifteen hands,
carts and horses, from Philadelphia broke ground
ID cxcavating the basement for this building:
When completed will be one OF the largest and
handsomest buildings In the State, and an honor
to our town.
Thomas King, of West Pikeland twp, was
severely injured recently by being thrown from
cart attached to runaway horse. I
Mrs. Keziah Newlin, of East Fallawfield, fell
from a carriage recently and broke both bones OF
her right fore arm.
T. T. South, of West Chester was severely in
jurcd on Wednesday, End inst, by n case Of to-
babacco falling on one OF his legs
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The True Ma,yiander admits that 'Grant
may have been good soldier"
Chicken cholera or some similarity fatal dis
ease lsinaklng great nynges among the uponltry
Ia Somerset county. i9Nk y ". ~ :. s.
The Democratic county Convention met on
the 18th ult. jas. 4. Kelly, SoHihy +. Miles aud
| DR.. VIM. II. Gal., we're unanimously elected
delegates To represent Somerset county In the
State Convention in Baltimore and Robert IL.
| Corbin, Dr. George X. Dennis, and Levi Wool
| ford, were unanimously elected delegates to re-
present Somerset county in the Congressional
| Convention In Salisbury. "a
QUEEN ANNE's COUNTY.
| The fools arn't all dead yet. The "Knights'
| of Queen Anne's go over to participate In the
Tournament" of the "Knights" OF Kent, on the
23d inst. We are reliably informed that the
grown up men armed with wooden poles, partc-
| ipate in these tilts. 1t would improve the APP
| pcarance of the county II they would put white
wash brushes on these bundles and charge on
their barns and out buildings
"A large boarding tent was destroyed by fire
recently ut the Camp Meeting In Blacks woods
A pocket-book and suit of clothes. the who'll
estimated ut abuul $50 were stolen from John u
Hartman, OF Ccntrcville, at the Wye Camp
| recently.
| wIcuMICo COUNTY.
Mathew Cannon, of Wcouico county, Md
is now Ia his Odd year. On the 9TH Of July last
he walked ten miles to II picnic, and has since
offered to walk for wager against man ~
years old, to Salisbury aud back, distance OF IL
miles. He Ia ut present in the enjoyment OF ex
cellent health never used tobacco III any FORM
and has always been temperate IN the use o
spiriuous liquors. He has not taken drink Q
water for Il year past using cold coffee instead
Rev Park r. Flournoy has been recalled tt
the pastorship OF the Presbyterian Church
Salisbury.
Elijah Laws, a highly esteemed citizen o
Wicomico county died ut his residence on Thurs
day last ut the advanced age of u years.
DELAWARE COUNTY.
The sixth annual exhibition of the Delaware
County Farm Stock Association, will be held OF
the Fair grounds near The Rose Tree Hotel, il
Upper Providence, on Friday and Saturday, 11tl
and 18th insts.
The manufacture Of knit woollen under gar
ments is carried ON quite extensively In Darby.
The Media Central Grant Club now number
over two hundred members, and is constantly in
creasing ir strength. ... :,
Isaac Mahlon, Of Glen Mills, while attending
funeral recently, was thrown from the seat Q
the learse md falling under the horses feet, wa
severely kicked. He Is recovering.
Tile Republicans Of Delaware county ar
working with renewed energy to increase thei
already splendid majority.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
The Cambridge inteihgencer, rejoicing owe
Vermont, says :-"By Jove! we are more TIM
happy. We feel that We have entered into per
feet state of sanctifcaiion We're we on th
camp ground, we should be first In the ranks {
the shouting column, and nothing short OF a tel
rible hail storm would drive us home I'LL morn
ing
The Intelligencer urges the nomination
. Hon. II. H. Goldsborough, as the Rcpublica
candidate for the First Congressional District.
AT the recent County Convention of the D!t
mocracy, in Cambridge, not one word was sui
about this being white mans government