Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-07-09


east of the Chesapeake Bay, on what Is
more commonly known as the Eastern Shore.
1t has population variously estimated rang
ing from $500 to 5000 SOULS two-thirds Of
which are white and the remainder colored |
persons 1t is quaint, Old-iashionsd town |
with history dating back to the early set
Elements of the State, and until the advent |
of Railroad facilities and the putting of the
iron steed, a quiet out-of-the-way town
scarcely ever heard OF, but now it has be-
come the centre of trade for large and
fertile agricultural community surrounding
1t, now open to the Introduction Of modern
improvements, and the people generally en-
bracing the facilities brought within their
reach, are changing the face Of the couutry
by liberal use Of fertilizers and an improved
method of farming
A few years ago u fire burnt down the
principal part Of Salisbury since which time
1t has been rebuilt more in accordance with
the modern style Of architecture The main
street contains number of splendid private
residences. The Peninsula House is large,
: spacious hotel, second to none that have
seen on the Peninsula, including Whining
ton, well arranged in all its departments,
with 1'reacy, tine prince Of good fellows for
IL landlord
4 He has not forgotten that travellers are
e anxious to get the news, consequently he
. takes several periodicals AID newspapers of
!. all shades oil politics for the accommodation
!. of his gu SITS. Let travellers stick a pin
!, there aud not forget the Peninsula House
The people arc well provided win cnurcli
aceommndaiiuns, and have a chuice between
1t thr Mrtnodist EPISCOPAL; Episcopal Metho-'
II dis, (Which is nw the name Of the Southern
Methodist Clurah); Protestant EPISCOPAL /;
ID aud the Presbyterian, besides several clulpil-
A. es for the accommodation of the colored peo-
nile
!. Merchandising Is the principal business
~ carried On; he exceptions noticed were II
q large waier-puwer, saw and fiouiing mill,
II and a carriage factory.
~ The citizens are now considerably exer.
lii cised over the question of site for the new
county buildings for the county III Wicomi-
~ co, cut out of part OF Worcester and slice
"a from Somerset counties Your correspond
~ ent il of tue opinion, ard find here many
&c concurrent opinions, that .yhi.e the people
er have such an energetic aud efficient baiiiif,
,e- comfy buildings. Judges and urirs are en-.
,irely unnecessary v. Ii any ofcnse is com
W. mitted, especially amongst the culored PEG
mi pie, the offender is Immediately pounced
l, uuon nv the indefaiipihle bailitr and con
~ yic,ed and sentenced to undergo whatever
punishment his supreme majesty may sc,
in. pruPe. ~ '"n..' ".u ~; ,.a ;nd;n
he INA s,s, in noint . n fcw DAYS ar, blacl
les man and woman commenced PLAYING viii
each other In the street. when. as is oftei
,he case the play ended In quarrel, til
Jew MACK man giviug the last blow and the wo
ted 1890 =.
lice ;nto The ,ars Of The bailili That importan
nnrsnnaye lost no time in bringing the of
be nnd.r ~ ;na,iee and nat wishing 10 troubl
INN a n,no;s,,ste mr. II was oniv a ninper an
hn,S n,ncse,i.d IN handcuff and II. him 10
IN tree. where he was sentenced to stand for 9
=" hnnrs and the hailiff standinr near to kee
IRA liz friends of his victim nom giving hiI
the anv nnnr;shment Ym,r cor,psnondent wa
ring 80, ;nf,rmed whether lie Bailir while Ii
5 by was in thc Rebel army. was one Of III
80 Js IF Tho nr;son nan nj And,rsonvjl
a., ~, l,,t a, n,, r,,a Ito sn.p,s Il, have a,
on;rsa knnwo3,,n nf ,be nlan nursued h
I b.'h,,s i, tna Lar ,,,ar a. ,,,,n;sl and s,arx
isea i,n;nn nr;sonars Compnjnt was nj In
30 IL, liz Observation-Disclosures og The nnlav
ntry ~, nrnnanJ;n,s al The Ral;tf WIN can
rell- - -, o,5,nad ~ sa,oasa 30 ,la oo,ornd mo-
liars ,,,,s ha,; naa,, nha;nsd from n,clac
To-, :, , T., m, n,,a,,;na swoi,arno in ii
W. ~ ~ IS ,a 'r,,;n,s s,n w;,i, ,ho tbe
i'afs no. "a, VI w. ".' M Su S,ra,,,a
id OF !, ,,a, i, 10 newar,bs,.sa 7,r
~ a,a, 49,, s.at uoiJifr ~ 4, jjeb,,y'
al Of 81 sam.s 49," ~ ,ore t,h;c,, i. c"r,a,
hirty i, ,.roa 'r,,,,nri"n cnnsIdeyins he 81
' the ~ m" Il .,cr Thc Wep IRA ia The olde
in Ibr nlurc and the organ of the Uni
year element of Wicomico county. IL evinc
IA commensurate degree Of energy ind
d.,, much opposition. The Eastern Hormt
.,'a aud GUniGiercaW Adpsfti@r, both Dem
'a"u cratic sheets, have but recently been stare
ht''i both are snid to be well supported.
'niry The wi.aal crop or the present seastn I
never been exrelle,l for quantity and qua
n the ~. Al this date, June 30ih, the wheel Il
lood. been cut and shocked and on one farm
"a threshing machine had already been iut
49, notion The corn crop, though backwa
ON account of an unusual quantity Of II
con about planting time, never looked more ,
lated conragIng Tue peach oFap h6re, AS q
where all over the peninsula, is Il failp
1t and while other smaller fruits will be abund
crops in proportion 10 the number of trees 7
quantity Of land under cultivation. U
r, !. siderable attention is paid to the raising
~ ~ various kinds of grass, fields of excel
i'aVs oover and timothy may be scen-a s
proof that grazing and raising hay will S,
ly be b. funnd more profitable than the raising
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