Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-09-03
OUR NElaABoRs.



The sudlersvllle Camp Meeting, which closed
on Monday of hast week, was very orderly and
undlsturbed. About one hundred and twenty
1--WE persons became converts. %
-Concerning the new Queen Anno's Railroad,
the Crnmptonian says: 1.-The time of opening
for traffic depends upon the energy displayed by
the Delaware company In finishing the section
from Mnssey's to Townsend in order to supply
rails, but 1t is estimated that by the middle OF
December the road will be open TO MillIngton.
The Crumpton people complain of irregular
mails
WORCESTER COUNTY
Joseph Sudler, ticket agent at Westover, hos
purchased the farm OF VIM. Dryden In Potato
Neck, for the sum of $1,000.
Thieves infest Newtown. Rev. Mr.. Rowe in
forms the Record that his house hns twice been
visited lately, and much provision stolen. The
other night he lost absut 30 pounds of flour and
bucket Of lard, besides other things
Newtown, bonsts the modest dimensions Of IL
Inches In circumference, and "long in proper
q i5.l II, CECIL. County. AZ * "a,
Rev. l.. G. Matlack, of the Elkton M. z.
Chorch, took for his text, last evening, The
Sins of Elkton.' .-,Nlga-. sar
A post Of the g, A. R. was organized In Elk
ton, last week. Col. j. @. Hill was chosen Post
Commander, and Dr. X. H. Tuft, Adjutant.
The Public Schools throughout the county
| open on Tuesday, September list.
and we hope with money to pay their bills. i
The County Scoool Commissioners have
adopted for text books Brooks Arithmetic, Fen
smiths Grammar, McGuffee's Reader, Raub's
Spoilers, Wilson'S Histories, Davies Algebra,
Cornell's Biographies. lfpfe
H. auEEN AsNE's COUNTY.
-Messrs Gibson d Fcddemau, Agents, have
sold the farm known as climber Neck adjoin-
Ing the village Of Ruthsbnrg, containing 62C
acres, and belonging to Hon. d. G. Fl. Emory
to Walter g. Tutnpin, for $4,000.
CHESTER COUNTY,. rit,
| The school directors Of West Pikeland are
erecting new school house Que story, 60 by AZ
feet 1t will have cupola and bell.
| Mr.. T. Jefferson March, of Lawrenceville
Chester county, who graduated recently at Wcs
Point, has been assigned to Second Lieutenaucy
In tue Seventh u. . Cavalry, now stationed o.
Fort Lcavenworth. Kansas.
The spring house of ID. r. Hoopes in Lowe
Oxford township was visited u few nights agt
| by thieves, and several pounds of butter and .
roast of meat stolen, therefrOT. :, .aag0l
The oats crop Of Chester county is failure
Much of u will not weigh twenty pounds to, til,
bushel, Mr.: WIN. Harry, of West Pikeand, 10
hundred sheaycs few days ago, and realized
| eighteen bushels which weighed about twcnt,
4 pounds to the ,bnshel. ts5,s'.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company hav
| purchased very large tract of land near tn
White Hall, part In Delaware and n part in Mont
gomery county, whereon new town will b
built typ .i
i TALBOT COUNTY.
-Messrs. N. Leonard & Co, at Oxford, hav
Just completed beautiful schooner. She wa
built on contract, and lie the property OF Mr.. Ed
ward s. Harrison, Of Oxford. She was Launches
from their yard on the 10Th instant.
| The horse thieying business In Talbot is sai
i to DO :. brisk"
"A serious cutting aifray occurred on Tuesda
In Easton resulting In seriously wounding Joh
T. Ewing by William B. Lane, formerly of Roya
4 Oak, md mt the time Of the occurrence an en-
4 pioyec 10 the Sc journal" office. Snme words an
blows had passed between them, when Lane yer
severely stabbed Ewing in the side.