Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-05-14

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NUMBER Y
LOCAL NEWS.
CoSfIRMATIoN.-Bishop Lee will administer
the rite of confirmation at st. Johns Church,
Brandywine Village, next Sunday afternoon.
Services will commence at O'Clock.
DIED FROM HIS ISJunrEs.-Jeffrey Sheridan,
who was injured so severely on Saturday morn
Ing, by bank falling on him. while he was en-
gagged in digging a cellar, died on Monday even
ing.
TIE NEW ERA, an earnest republican paper
published ut Salisbury, Wicomico county, came
to us last week printed on better quality of pa
per, and presenting a bright and attractive APP
pearancc. 1t undoubtedly deserves the success
it appears to be achieving.
OrrosED TO CIRcusEs.-Scveral of our Penin-
sular exchanges manifest their zeal in the cause
of morality by pitching into circuses. The
same papers nnhestatingly publish medical ad-
vertisments of u character which all respectable
Journals should unhesitatingly reject.
CAMP MEETiNG.-lnc quarterly conference Ol
the Methodist Protestant Church, Kent circuit,
has decided to hold camp meeting the coming
summer on the ground occupied by them last
year, in Mrs. Bakers woods in Kent county,
Nd, to commence on Friday, August H.
HAaroRp County CRors.-The Bel Air -Egis
says: In this county there never was, perhaps, a
greater promise for an abundant harvest. Every
where the wheat looks unusually fine, and
should 1t escape rust. fly, weeyil &C., the crop
OF Hartford cannat be otherwise than very heavy.
TowH ELEcTioS.-Thc election for Town Com
missioners took place in New Castle, on the 9th
inst, when the following gentlemen were chosen
almost without opposition = Giles Lambson,
Charles Clements, John Keegan, Robelt Murry,
james NJ. Housman. Clerk Of the Market, John
Bacon.
EXTRA TRAIN DURING CouRT.-E. Q. Sewall,
superintendent of the Delaware X. R.. announces
that during the term of Court at New Castle,
commencing on Monday, 11th inst, an extra pas
senger train will be run between this city and
New Castle, leaving Wilmington at $40 A. NJ,
and New Castle at 6.20 p. NJ.
SUDDEN DEATm.-AIrs Job Townsend, an aged
lady from Port Penn, died almost instantly Mon-
day morning at the house OF relative in Thor
oughfare Neck, where she was visiting, from an
lady, greatly beloved by the people of the Neck
where she formerly lived.-smyrna Times.
ErIscorAL CoNvENTIoN.-The Seventy Eighth
Convocation of the Protestant Episcopal Church
phi;,,s rhnroh aur% nv Wodnandn,, nsu ~ th 81. ~
of June, at . O'Clock, A. NJ. All wishing to at
tend the Convention can procure tickets on the
railroad nj reduced rates.
T1r SrvrsrrrS-Yr.u I.orusrs learn
frnn some NJ nnr farmers ana ,rar,laner, svha
have lately bren unturning ihe fresh carih that
ncusts IN larg,. o,,ont;tcs in nm imnerfnct state
were seen nr,r i,he snrfaco In tbc cnnrsa ~
t,ns " ,a G ;, Ju.sS In, @ ineso u.
these vol. vel .remnnbarcd ;n.ects WI E,sJer;ch I 1Nd
Union >'->''I
Oue CApp,.c, R,,,,n,xo Tho Rpo,,s Coun.
ty (Pa ! juteU;0encer one of the host noners in
tba IInited St,tos cnntains tha f,iiow;n,y
Wiimington Del hns now taken Tho first
place in the corintry ns n corriaoe manuf,ctnrinr
civ From Nninn io Te,as ana from Nnu, YnrE
to Kansas the fame ef Wilmin.ton-made car
riaees has extended, and Orders are beinr receive
ed elniIy from ali narts Of he country
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-, lopDnh =, ~, oGAkuh.-ln Morcester county, hu.,
anq III Tue ADJOINING porllon OF oussex county,
pel,, cor,i ana loaner are very scarce. ManY
persons nave nolh,hg win Which 70 leeu thelr
Y,'ttle, anu put iew nave my PloVeuuer ior sae
Farmers nave 10 nuy iooa 1or horses ana mules
" e,'iois ,,, theili 10 put M tneir spring crops
Fowls still continue to die, hence bat little is
realized from eggs and chickens, and farmers
"iVcs ieei t'ie loss quite sehsio'y.
No., s,,..-.-...- " r---.- W. ,
o,, T., ha. ~, n,se t
1nese singular insects 10 make their appearance.
my WI 'nthe their hppe''rahce iii tne itter
a paat ,c, ., VII W, l"n.n pronoy ABOUT 'ie son uh
.u tiio io.n ui.. ticy Meie PioWcu III srett rui
uels u, "pou. IN l,enes oeluW tnc surrec ei .ne
stou,iu neur Lancaster ohy, ~. lhey were
.'l,i iouIu ,,i .ne Papn OF ehrysas stare put were
"cii aa'"nceu 'o"hrus .he periect iisect.
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i; se'."u vi III S,.., "a. ienNuiis.' net eohI III
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,s.',sy 10 .ne seIouu ,,i
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w ii. ~, lo,e .' 'ile h,st'
M,en was he,u ine. ye;.r ~ sneinia' y. D. NJ Mr;
ishiP I'm veIy i,ucii aesireu 70 optaih 'he ou heu
i-,on t' ohinp uroul' u tlis County, Which nus
tlis ,mrnosn ne' p'eieieu my " n"Ne ~ us'u ioi
Preachers ASSOCIATION. - The Snow Hill
District Preachers Association will meet at
Vienna, Md, at ten clock, A. NJ, on Tuesday,
June 9Th. Each minister recently appoinsed on
the district is respectfully and cordially invited
to attend and participate in the proceedings.
Each brother will please prepare voluntary
paper, and also suggest some topic for discus
sion.
The sermon before tke Association will be
preached on Tuesday night, by Rev. T. L. Mar
tindale; alternate, Rev Dr. Thomas
JosEpH Cook, Cor. Sec'y.
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A NEW CoMER,-We recently noticed the in
tended removal Of Mr.. Buchanan's particular
friend, Hon. j. Clancy Jones, Of Reading, Pa,
says lion. d. CLANCY Jones, OF Beiks County,
fa, mas removed To Delaware, and AT present
resides near Milton Mr.. D., mas ior many years
peeii prominent puplic man. having Deen seve-
raj tiihcs 70 Congress ana has hlled some impor-
aht positlons III ooth stare ana nalional poltlcs.
tie Is gentleman OF wealth, culture and high
social posltion, ana VIII receive hearty welcome.
he regards the lower part OF Delaware as de-
stlnei TO rapidly improve and at no distant day
70 be the irult garden Tor New YORK city. In
this matter he Is not mistaken, and we trust that
men OF capital and enterprise from other states
will lend their aid 10 develop the resources of
this Jewel ef Il little state"