Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-07-02
OUR NEIoHBoRs.
CECIL COUNTY.

OUR NEIoHBoRs.
cECIL COUNTY.
/. E,Green worms, different from those which arc
a running SO many shade trees In the cities have
atlacked the Elkton trees this year.
The wheat about Elkton is badly down.
= Moving commenced there last week.
Q The track on the Central Road will Som be
iaiu as lar as the deep cut at Rowlandsyle. where
.hcre VIII necessarily be some delay, owing to
m b aen nv foek excavation Il hoped however
AZ FORE Deposit, early in the fall
tine addition to the NJ E. Parsonage. nj
North East, has been raised and is nearly In
eiosed. inc frame for McCracken's warehouse
THE festival held by the ladies of the North
ly and proftably. P''"'""'
Tile North East station house is undergoing
ls,npor,ant alterations, renovation and painting
Also Tie Seminary building is being painted, and
''o PROMISES ihcIosed by slightly fence.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
The dam for n new mill is being built at Den
TON 10 gentleman from New Jersey, for s37OO.
The Union wants the Denton loafers to de-
vote themselves to catching frogs for the New
iork market, where they are selling at al 90
per pound $500
The same paper urges that the Denton mail
nc sent VIA ltldgey, on the Maryland & Delaware
r. X. - ''o Dei'i"''re
| WORCESTER COUNTY
An attempt was recently made to set fire to
INC Nj Il. Parsonage in Newtown
Snow Hill wants to have u raroad. and the
people there say they will have it, If tLev arc
III earnest they will get it.
| Wheat harvest pptntuapaod no ,,,ix, NJ.
day week. 40 -"on-
Hon. g. s. Mciastcr was unanimously elect |
| ca arcctor OF the Somerset and Worcester Rail- |
road on the 2ith inst, in place Of w. j. S. Clarke
Cherries, backbcrries and whortleberrics ore |
| going in to Ncwtown in quantities for shipment
The grancry of T.. s. Yonn. was recently |
struck by lightning and slightly damaged
On Monday night week the handsome dwell
lus oi Mr. s. ID. Melvin, near Newtown, was con-
su'iee ny a fire OF supposed incendiary origin
TALBOT COUNTY.
The Miles River Bridge has been put in com
p'e'c ofoer ana new wharf built ut the landing.
a, NJ ,l Joseph 8 Robson had horse killed by
ane shtnng during the storm on Saturday, the
10th instant. $50
The boiler OF the Steam Mill belonging TO
Messrs. Robinson ~ Bro, ut Royal Oak exploded
on Thursday, the 18th instant severely damaging
.no building and machinery. When the explosion
|
work cutting slabs. No one was severely Injured
Inc Nessfs Robinson estimate their loss at about
one thousand dollars.
a colored boy employed by James Aud,
while In swimming.
Posters protesting to emnatc from the Ksk
hiuX hlan have been posted about St. Mehael's.
-lhomas Y. Nichols, ST., has been appointed |
Justice oil the Peace, ut Easton vice Dr. Samuel
Harper, removed.
|
The Fourth of July will be celebrated ut OK ,
ford by competition for silver cup. Nv tho fast
sailing canoes--irce to all not more than thirty !
ieet long, and not carrying more than three sails
a colorcd man named Oliver Green attempts
ca 10 cross creek in sinoll canoe during re- /
cent storm. The canoe WIS upset and he was | i
thrown overheard. Two ladies on shore seeing |
MS perilous position, seized frail canoe and &
rowed out TO his rescue, reaching him lust MS he
was sinking from exhaustion. He was unable to
raise himself into the boat aud the ladies could
moi MT nm IN, so one OF them held his head l.
above water while the other rowed the heat
ashore, thus saving his life The act was one Of
true hcrolshi, as The boat was frail one and |,
man might well have shrunk from c
VehtnllhS out IN II during such n storm. u
SOMERSET COUNTY. "
On Sunday week little cosrcd boy living .
on inc ilrn Of John I. Fontainc was kicked by d
horse aud his head severely crushed that his
recovery Is doubtful "
Fish are very plentiful ut Princess Anne. i,
I, An unsuccessful attempt was made to enter
lhe store OF John W. Davis, at jamestown, re- "
Gently. "
Two sons of james Landlord were drowned n
N Kings creek near Nestoyer, while battling on e.
sunday week.
wTcoMIco COUNTY, II
a new Office is established at Pittsyille WI el
,omico county, Md, and A. g. Marshall appoint- 7
"a postmaster, near Whaleyville, on the route ft
rom Salisbury TO Berlin.
4 ,,,l,, | Ii
'rcu woman, was on Monday week, without n O.
Gearing. hand-cniicd TO n tree, in Salisbury by y
he town bai'ili. in defiance of law. q
QtEtN ASNE's COUNTY. %
An adjourned session of the Circuit Court
or Queen Anncs county, commenced on Nor
lay week.
"A severe lail-storm did much damage about
-rllinpion on Wednesday, 18th inst. T.
1t has been decided to hold camp meeting NJ
~ Sndersvillc Circuit, Queen Anno's county, In Iii
W. Robert 'arrri's woods, near Busc's Church, T.
commencing Aug. lith aud closing August 9Th. 81
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. III
"a black man is under condemnation Of death in
u Eaetvic FOR committing M outrage ON white n,
,irl, III years of ngc, n few week. ago. III
"A white man is in jail at Eastyillc charged th
with similar offence on the person Of colored di
Woman. Both cases occurred Just below Bell til
invcn. tn
DELAWARE COUNTY. d.
THE Republicans of Media will dedicate a H. HI
Vigwan, recently built for them, on July ilh M n,
The managers Of the European circus alleged Ill
hey were cheated in Chester by persons they va
ought supplies OF. ii
An effort is being made at tiarrcltford, in co
PIPER Darby, to form building association sa
"A new Chief Of Police At Chester was about ~
arrest one of the actors at the circus in that -
ny, recently on account of the excellence with " VI
Inch he acted drunken part assigned him. W.
he officer was much laughed at. ~ ~
The annual Commencement Of the Pcnnsyl- In
ANA Military Academy took place on Tuesday, no
ID inst, tt Chester Ro
CHESTER COUNTY. tel
oxford has just got Borough Council, and
ley have already commenced to prosecute the w. w.
o9s. ne
The Commissioners Of Chester county advcr- lid
Sc Tor proposals for building two bridges over ri,
liz Creek, ON the road leading from Oxford to EN-
on
Some farmers commenced cutting grass on tut
aturtlay, 10Th inst
A II. Nixon, recently Sc, crely injured by fall
ng from Ihos SCOTS barn, IN Elk twp, has 49,,
early recovered. wv
Oxford will have fire works on lie 18th of !
uly. n
"A man named Cam, driver Of JAS. T. Smiths
am, was recently run over by Il wagon loaded far
h % bushels Of lime, and severely, If not IA ~
lily injured. .h'
"A new IRON foundry is about beln. finished ""
Oxford for John Springer an,
Owen Phillips, Of East Nantmeal, had Sc we
ere paraylic attack on Saturday week, on the rus
ccasion Of the funeral OF his wife. AT last nc 49,,
,unt he better, but still suffering from the cru
tack. Mr. Phillips is nearly eighty years of
&c. Gee
Mr. Ross Wilson, of East Fallowfle!d, had u
rye walnut tree in his yard struck by lightning. io
n the tree was a birds ncst-a robins. The n,i
ohcr was sitting her nest and was killed by .la
Elts.n
$ feathers. lle
MARROW EscArE.-Last Sunday evening, du- 80
eorr,, Dirlssnn SON XII "a nio,lsa Ey h,d ovt
narrow escape from lightning. While driving ~ ~.
ong tho Hammock road, near Mr.. Bcckcrs, r..
undcibolt struck the fence on one side of the o '
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