Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-05-14
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TALBOT COUNTY.
Tho salary of Alex. Chaplain, the newly
elected School Examiner of Talbot county has
been fixed at 5000.
THE Democrats of Talbot meet at Easton,
May 26th, to elect delegates to the State Conyen-
ton, which meets ut Baltimore, june 3D..
WORCESTER COUNTY.
"A violent controversy Is now raging between
the editor of the Snow Hill Shield and cores
pendent in the Newtown Rec0id concerning the
NJ. II. Church The former calls the Methodist
Episcopal Church of Maryland "a handful of
Radicals" aud bitterly abuses them. The con-
troycrsy grows out of the wholesale church rob-
berry bill passed by the Legislature, but which
failed for the want OF Governor Swann's signi-
ture.
wlCOMICo COUNTY.
The time in which persons having claims
against Wicomico county can file their vouchers
has been extended to June list.
The farmers are much discouraged by the
continued bud weather.
On Sunday night week the chandelier of the
Episcopal Church ut Salisbury fell to the Iloor
and was shattered TO pieces. The accident Oc-
Cured just alter the congregation had gone out,
and the sexton was engaged In extingnishing the
lights.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
Many farmers about Denton have already
planted their corn.
William Connolly, of fIillsborough, while in
"Chcap John" auction room In Baltimore, re-
Gently, had his pocket picked of 1850.
Scarcity of money will prevent work being
commenced On the proposed Methodist Protestant
Church in Denton before August list.
A number of improvements are in progress
at fredericksburg. A large building is to be erected
on the first floor of which will be dry goods
store, drug store and n jcwcry store, while up
stairs there will be Il shoe shop tailor store and
Offices. The NJ. Z. Church is to have u bcliry
and stecpe, and festival to raise the necessary
funds will be held June LIST. Many people in the
neighborhood of the town are engaging extern
siycly In the cultivation of Strawberries
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
The body of Henry Cannon, who with Benz.
Il. johnson, of the oyster sloop Brare, WAS muir
deere sometime ago by the crew, was found on
Sunday 3D. inst near the spot where the vessel
went ashore. 1t presented terrible appearance,
the bridge OF tile uosc being broken In and the
head manged in a horrible manner.
On Friday, list inst, Charles, little son Of
Mrs. Amanda Inslcy, near Lakcsville, blew his
brains out by accidentally dscliarging Il gun he
was lifting with the nuzze towards him.
The farm of John L. Wrightson, near Cam
bridge, containing between 40 and 80 acres, was
sold To Scwell I. Milbonrne Tor $4,000, or ut the
rate Of about sl25 per acre.
DELAWARE COUNTY.
joel J. Bay, wealthy Philadelphia mer-
chant, is having splendid mansion built on the
road between Darby and Darby Station.
Geo. Allen has commenced the erection of d
fine dwelling house, ut hi, place in MARBLE.
III. j. Moore is erecting n large double deck
er stone barn, IUx65 feet, with wagon house, &c
| on his farm In MARBLE.
The contract for the enlargement OF thu
| Media Public School hls been awarded 10 lsiat
Founders the price being So,99o
A meeting Of the Stockholders Of the Mcdi;
| Gas Company, will be held ut the Charter House
On Monday evening next, for the purpose OF Or
ganlzatloii.
| A large number of robberies have recently
been committed in Delaware County.
Seth Pancoast Of Springfield, whilst on his wa,
to meeting, on Sunday, April 2G, near Beatty
| Mill, had his horse frightened, when he sudden,
| turned into the road uI-cttng the wagon ailt
throwing himself, wife and daughter out. Thu
| vehicle was considerably broken, but strange t,
| say the occupants escaped Injury
| The Chester Market House Company In
completed it, organization but not vet purchased
| site for the new building.
"A vigorous Lodge of Knights of Pythias ha
been organized In Chester
One hundred and lhiry.two buildings wer
erected in Chester las: year.
The Republican complains Of the bad cond
tlDi Oh t1t ToauS hDouL Sutsttit ulu chyo tuSi
is no excuse for it.
olIssTER COUNTY
-phincas Whitaker of West Chester, has gon
TO reside with his son-n-law, Mr.. Moore, 1
Louisville, Ky.
Farmers IN Chester County have commence
to pasture their cattle.
Prof. A. q. Minis, Principal Of the Friend
High School at WoodstOwn, N. j., will be assoc
atcd with Mr. Shortlidge in the management I
the school at Ksnnett Square.
The Governor has appointed the folowin
notiries public.-
Davis, whose term expires May 10th.
William j. Kaufman, Coatcsyille, Chester Go
reappoiuted.
-Bildwin's Factory, near Downingtown, WI
broken into IN Tuesday night, the 21tn ut Al
! n considerable quantity, about cart load,
grain, Ne, carried away. The thieves were o
served III their work by II woman near by, vi
being sick happened TO be up In the night. 81
, did not give any alarm from fear of being njur'
by the sclilips
j A few days since, nm infant child of MIR. Jol
Ream. of Salisbury township, came TO its dea
in singular manner. Itappcars that its moth
left the infant in bed, asleep, while she went
| get the breakfast tor the family and during Ii
: absence the child crawled to tile side of the b.
!. next the wall, when il fell, the body goil
: through the aperture and tile head reInainll
4 above, in whicn position it remained until disco
cred by the agonizcd mother, dead
It Work has been commenced on the NJ
i Friends Meeting House ut West Chester.
g The apple trees are in blossom
=, A number of persons from about OXio
have gone west this year, mostly to Iowa a
Missouri. Among those who have recently 90
are the following: John A. Leek Of East Notiiu
ham, John stephens Of Penn, and Misses Bell a
I.e,tie Andrews of Upper Oxford, all to 10"
is W. Taylor Bicting of Upper Oxford, and Ho
ard McCommon Of Colcrain, have settled in NJ
r. away County, Missouri.
,e e. Quincy Hill of Oxford, in running acre
rs the trestle work ut Lcnni, Delaware Coun
recently, to escape IN approaching train, fell
70 crushed his nose.