Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-11-05
OUR NElGHBORS.


"A prolraated meeting Is In progress in Broa
Creek M. E. Church.
county. -"''
st. Michaels has thriving dcbailug society
"A number of citizens of St. Michaels hay
been arrested and tned for not having the mum
oers on their boats painted In black paint.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
week. ' 'N'
The shoe shop of Geo. X. Matthews, in New
town, has been robbed.
Col. A. NJ. Powell, Of the U. s. Army, ma
i've OF Berlin, died recently at Fort Stevenson
Dacotah.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Somerset Herald thinks all arrests, N,
matter Tor what cause. very funny.
"A half mile Of the Worcester and Somerse
Railroad Is ready Tor the ties. and the whole roat
VIII probably be graded by Christmas.
"A number of the members of lhclbar of Som
erset county, and two of the Judges of the Dis
trict have pctilloned the Governor of Maryland
fora communication OF the sentence of Charles
wilson and VIM Wells, convicted of the murder
Oh the captain and mate OF the schooner Bittre
on ace ,unt of them having testified against thei
alleged leader Frank Rounds A counter petition
demanding that they be- hung ION time" is re-
cciving signatures.
QUEEN ANNE's COUNTY.
The Centreville Observer abuses the Mayy-
land Citizen, of Centrcvillc, for coming out foi
Grant and Coltax.
Benjamin Anderson and David Mccoy, COL,
arrested sometime since on suspicion of compli-
CITY IN the Gnilemart MURDER have been released,
there being no evidence against them.
"A colored man named Clinton Seney died
very suddenly recently, near Ruthhury. Suspicion
oil poison was rite for awhile, but the Coroner's
Jury rendered a verdict of death from causes
unknown.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
Thirty sales OF property seized to pay taxes
are advertised by the Collector.
The Dorchester and Delaware Railroad is
completed to East New Market, and construction
trains are running from that point to Seaford
u. Lawrence Colston, Of East New Market.
was thrown from n carriage recently and severely
thongh not dangerously wounded.
cErtl. COUNTY.
The Cecil democrat was foolish enough 10
say IN It's last issue, "wc believe, as firmly MS any
man can believe anything, that tho Democracy
nave u IN their power to elect Seymour and
Blair.
Lieut. W. i. A. Torbeit, son Of VIM Torhcrt.
Esq, of Elkton has been promoted from the DO
si'ion Of Passed Assistant Paymaster in the Navy
10th, 1865
a young German, giving the name Of Henry
Never, went to klktUn week before last and sta
ted to such Germans rs he could find that he had
recently landed from Bremen steamer at Buti-
more and shortly afterwards had been robbed of
all he owned. He begged the favor of an abiding
place until he could hear from his mother to
whom he said he had written for assistance Ja-
cob Metz, blacksmith, Of Chesapeake City, hear
ing of Meyer situation, and feeling for him a
warm sympathy MS fellow. countrymen, penni-
less in strange land, took him to his home and
agree to let him come until the expected letter
should come. On the following Monday Qast
wcck) Meyer took advantage of the absence of
the family Of Metz from the house, TO appropriate
a gold watch and pair OF new boots belonging
to his linst well as u silver watch belonging to
John Taylor, n mechanic employed by Metz, and
departed The scamp was traced next day to
Stanton and there MI trace of him was lost.
cAEoLiSE COUNTY.
+. A. Ssh has commenced the erection Of a
new dwelling house in Denton II new bakery is
being built there, and the new NJ. f. church there
viii be ready for dedication in n few weeks
On Sunday evening, Oct. 25th, the gates were
forced out of tho dam Of the brick mill owned by
James Bryan, causing considerable breach in the
lam. The loss will be about $500. A gentle
man and his wifc had just before the accident
been sitting on the gates watching the waterooze
lnt and liad been gone but few minutes when
The accident occurred.
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