Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-10
OUR NElGHBORS.
CECIL COUNTY.

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CECIL COUNTY.
| -R. c. Lewis has purchased AZ acres of the
Holly Hull tract from James e. Barroll, for 1925
| per acre.
There has Just been deposited In the Clerk g
Office at Elkton, mortgage OF the Port Deposit
Railroad Company, to secure bonds, amounting
to ~, 100000.
Matthew Cantwell, ma-carrier from the
Elkton post.ofilce to the post-ofice car. after
experience OF eleven years, has resigned bis po-
sition, having made money enough doubtless, to
| retire. j. Rodney Lowman now has the job.
The Elkton Democrat having remarked that
there are sixteen manageable men In that town
VINO don't want to marry, tie Wing remarks that
there are three times that many marriageabe
young ladies who do wish to marry. "Come ye,
disconsolats" young men, and go to Elkton.
QUEEN ANsE's COUNTY.
1Protracted meeting is in progress at Centre
vile.
The Observer makes the following claims-
:. We claim as many advantages for Centreville as
Easton and Cambridge both together can offer.
We have no bank but we have brokers, money
lenders, and Others Of like occupation. We have
no mud-machine, but we have an artisan well
over three hundred feet deep standing in the cen
ire OF the town, presenting IN attraction which
calls to 1t daily hundreds Of people, Can Easton,
with Its hydrant, or Cambridge with Its springs,
surpass thisa We have no circulating library,
same purpose, and does the work cheaper, Ii not
so accurately.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
The Denton Union wants Hon. j. A. j. Cress-
well to have place In Grants cabinet.
THE Union winds up gloomy item on hard
times thus !" What's to become ofus, especially
the poor printers, the Lord only knows.
There was not the slightest observance of
Thanksgiving day in Denton.
Vim Williams ,yI,o los l,oa,, oona,od 20 tis
house ever since 1910, with infamatory rhsuma-
tism, Is just deceased.
The new NJ. E. church at Denton was dedi-
Gated last Sunday, Bishop Scott officiating.
wIcoMIco COUNTY.
"A young man named Geo. Barker fell from
the tongue of his wagon near Salisbury, recently,
and had one of his legs crushed under the wheels.
Surgical assistance was promptly rendered and he
was sent to his home near Whaleyvillo, Worces-
tor county. Fears are entertained that the limb
will have to be amputated.
An amateur dramatic association will give en- |
tsinments In Salisbury before long. The proceeds
Will bo devoted to procuring new brass instru-
nients for The brass band at that place.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
-Messrs. Broadwater, Polk & Powell will soon |
build saw mill in placeof that recently destroy
ed at Ncwtown.
"A grand reception was recently held at the |
''Clarke House, in Newtown, the occasion being /
the return of Edward II. Clarke and his bride |
from wedding tour.
b. Everett Hil of Snow Hill, has been to Bal
IimOre tor the purpose of obtaining further SUBJ
'cripliuns to the stock of Worcester County Rail-
-oad Company, to enable it to commence opera
lions early next year, and 1t Is hoped by Dccem-
,er, 1869, 10 have the road completed from Ber-
In to Snow Hill. 1t Is said 800, 200 has already
been subscribed and but $4,000 more is needed.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
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,oses a canal from the head of Little Black
Water River TO Cambridge, seven miles.
CHESTER COUNTY.
Howard Buckaew shot an owl in New LON
IN township, few days ago, which measured |
Get inches across the wings.
Captain t. L. Woollens having sold his mill
property in Elk township intends to convert his
lew warehouse building in Oxford into steam
lour mill.
The public school at Oxford is to have bell
'laced In it.
It. I woolens has sold the Little Elk Mills
md 20 acres of land, in Elk township, to James
'rown, OF same township for $500.
The Farm of William Pattersoni in Lower Ok
ord township, 22215 acres, has been sold to Dr.
}. W. Hutchinson, OF Oxford, at $75 per acre.
John Whitocraft has sold his farm of "a acres
n East Nottingham township, to Mr.. Ferree of
adsbury township, for $9,0D0.
-luC iutiu Vi DOuu 6letit uBC H. Ill rTunkln
containing 93 acres, has been sold by
he executors to u Mr.. Chambers, 800 per acre.
Tho Methodist Episcopal Church, of Waynes-
urg, has been entirely REBUILT at cost OF $1,000,
nd was dedicated ON last Sunday.
Pussy j. Nichols, late Sheriff of Chester
ounty, will be an applicant for the position of
United States Marshal, for the Eastern District,
nder the new administration.
One morning recently as William F. Givin,
ruggist, of l'owningtown, was chopping wood
D kinde the fire, the handle of the axe struck
istol which was 10 his coat pocket, causing the
up to explode, and the charge took effect in the
snger"us wound. Mr.. G. Viii be coniine s Ito to
he huuso for some days.
-Elwood Bates, young man, employed on
ne railroad, near Chadd's Ford, was killed on
tuesday, week. by a derrick falling on him. He I
'as engaged in hoistlng stone, when the appar- |
tus gave way, crushing him in its descent
Efforts are being made In Waynesburg to
)rm stock company for the purpose of erect |
~ q large building, suitable for d fast-class |
oarding school, which is badly needed there
he stock is to be sold out at $40 u share, with
nc design of selling $4,000 WORTH
jacob Landau, a man, colored last week In
'akiug down the railroad west of Parkesburg
let the freight train going west and stepping off
nc one Track TO tue other, was struck by the ex-
ress going east, and had one foot crushed, and
be other leg broken, three fingers taken of, and
nd otherwise bruised up. Drs Murpbyand Lat-
! amputated one leg, and he is doing well and
I'LL probable recover.
DELAWARE COUNTY.
Scarlet fever prevails to On alarming extent
/ Chester.
On Monday last, at twelve o'clock, noon, u
team0r of novel construction was launched at
he ship-yard of Mcssrs. Rcaney. Son & Co. She
elongs TO the Novelty Navigation Company of
lew York, and was built under the snperinten-
ence OF Capt. Gould, who designed the steamer
nd who has been unremitted In his attentions
rom the laying of her keel until the present time.
Ter length Is 225 feet on deck, "a feet beam, aud
tx fest depth of hold The steamer Is built on
nitro new principles has two locomotive en-
ines, with two locomotive boilers on deck, wheel
wenty-one feet diameter, gcared to make fifty
evolutions minute, and calculated to run thirty
niles an hour, which is about nine miles more
han attained by asy of our river steamers. Her
ull is of iron,an the model one of great beauty.