Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-05-07
OUR NEIoHBoRs.


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--EllSton Central High School closed its
sessions lust Thursday.
IS. Drew Thomas, of the firm of Thomas d
Finley, Bankers DC, at Elkton is dangerously i'll
from hcmorrhage of the lungs.
Tile circulating library in Elkton is now
under way.
THE old building known us IIarts Meeting
House, H. Elk Neck, has been RACED To the
ground, with view to erecting new, modern
style church ON the same site, at cost of about
g3nuo. u Is expected the new ctliice will be
lihislicd about midsummer The building just
demolished was probably one of the oldest
churches In the county.
A fine doublc-rccd fiyc-stop organ has Just
East.
The barn Of Henry McCay, four miles north
OF Fort Deposit Md, was consumed by fire ON
Monday afternoon last, while Mr.. McCay was
| away from home with n load of grain. horse
and lot of shcllcd corn in the barn were also
destroyed.
cAEofINE COUNTY.
The indications are that il We have no more
uhlitvofablc weather for some time the fruit crop
IN this county will be heavy.
The chicken cholera has made its appearance
In Caroline County.
"A little son OF Eli COLLISION about or years
old, was recently thrown by Il runaway mule,
elitansled IN the harness and dragged some dis
lance, receiving such severe injuries that he
shortly afterwards died
There being n tic ut the recent election for
Town Commissioners in Denton, Il new election
was held which resulted IN the choice of Messrs
y. y, larr, John ID. Kemp, Thos A. Smith, r.
A. Six and Jaines Melvin, elected ms Commits
siohers Tor ile ensuing year. Only fifteen votes
were cast, and but little interest was manifested
In the election The new Board qualified on Sat-
urday, and elected james |. Lcdnun bailiff We
hope the new Board will prove an active one.
"A month or two ago desperate effort was
made 10 break mp the lodge Of Good Tcmllars in
Denton Members violated their obligations, the
pass words and other secrets were divulged to
10 outsiders and haoed from bar room to bar
room, and the state Of things became such that it
was an utter impossibility To expcl member or
properly conduct the business Of the order. In
view OF this the charter of the lodge was suffered
to be forfeited by the failure To hold two consec-
ullVe meetings Application was theft made for
4 renewal oi tue CHARTER and, being granted the
lodge was immediately rcorganzed. 1t is in a
more ilourshing condition mt present than ut any
previous time, and there il every assurance that
there Will be no more serious breaks in il.
TALBOT COUNTY.
DIR. A. W. Neal has been elected President of
the County Board Of School Commissioners.
The steamboat LrJdna will shortly resume
her trips between Easton and Baltimore.
The Rev. Henry NJ. Mason, D. D., rector of
Christ (EpiscomaD Church Mt Eiston, Md, was
attacked with apoplcxy while alone in his study,
about sunset on Saturday evening last, and died
within ivy hours afterwards. He had been pas
tor OF the church for thirty years.
1t is said that Talbot county has raised the
liberal sun Of fourteen thousand dollars towards
Il permanent fund Tor the support Of the Epsco-
Pal Bshoptf the Eastern Shore diocese.
Fruit canning is growing to be an important
interest in Talbot and very extensive preparations
are being made by house in 81. Michacls for the
coming summer.
A remarkable chicken has been left ut the
office oil the 81. Miehaels Comet. 1t has five legs
and five feet twenty six toes, and two wings.
fuur ol the legs are perfect In formation, and
grow directly out irou the body, the fifth is Il
branch Of another leg, but has Il perfect foot.
The wings are in the tight place.
suMEKsLr COUNTY.
--Isaac Gibbons, residing near Princess Anne,
has been appointed Public Scalcr of Weights and
Measures Tor the county.
The County Commissioners will meet in
Princess Anne every Tuesday this month, for the
purpose of considering accounts against the
| county.
"A Rockiish weighing 40 pounds was sold in
| Princess Anne last week.
| The Herdh insists that there will not be more
than half peach crop in Somerset.
Al DANES Quarter, Somerset county, Mrs.
Elizabeth Parkinson is appointed postnistress,
| The railroad company has raised the ground
around Westover station making it approachabe
| in all kinds of weather. much 10 the convenience
OF the people of the neighborhood.
--Rcv. WIN. G. Barton has been appointed
Public School Examiner for Somerset.
| The HcruM say. ''On Saturday evening last,
Capt. VIM. Prnitt and Mr. George Rider, Of Deil's
Brewster. " into the Nanlicoke They got hold
of each other and remained under the water ioi
| some time. Thry separated, however, AID MIR.
Il. managed to keep above the water until n slit
came To his rescue After he was safe in the ski
| his rrscuef and he started for Capt F., when ht
| ialluoed, save me, and went down his last
time and was drowned. lie leaves II wis and
| two children"
| The stores in Princess Anne are closed nj
| nightiall, Saturdays excepted, thus releasing tho
employees from evening duty.
Hon. john W. Crisiicd while walking along
the wharf ut Crisicd, recently, slipped and Tel
overheard into the Annnmrsscx river.
The True .Ua,ytunder grows poetical and
nnwontcdy complimentary when il speaks oil
Gen. Butler as ''the silver tongucd."
Two OF the negroes charged with the murder
of Captain johnson, of the steamer Bfdre, t.
recently made nearly successful attempt tt
escape from the miseTably insecure Jail III Prn
| cess Anne.
| Princess Anne wants bakery.
| - Inc lbloWIlH are inc newly appointed
School Commissioners for Somerset County: Jno
| III. Griffin, Nathan j. Landlord, llr. Gco. X
Dennis, samuel ). Costtn, Isaac 7. Dryden, j. L
| Tul David Tyler, Dr. Samuel Robertson, DIR.
| Noah ). Rider.
| QUEEN ANNE's COUNTY.
The venerable Ex-Governor William Grasoi
was on Monday lying dangerously i'll ut his resi-
dence IN Queen Annc's county. He was the frs
Governor elected in Maryland by the popular
vote, nearly thirty years ago having preyousl,
represented his county in the State Legislature
HIS age must be about eighty years.
John H. Thompson declines to serve MS
member Of the Republican Central COMMITTEE,
for Queen Annc's county.
The prospects are excellent for a good whea
crop in Queen Anne S. The prospects for peaches
are not so good, and many think the crop will b,
AN entire failure
Sarah Myers, an AGED coured woman WA
founc dead in her bed in Centrcvillc.on Saturday
morning week. The probable cause Of her dealt
was paralysis of the heart.
Queenstown is to have new Drug store.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
"A movement is on foot to establish Nation
al Bank at Newtown. The Record says thos,
pushing the matter expect TO get some OF III,
surplus capital OF another bank
The Record says that colorcd man in New
town has within the past year bought store
house and filed il with goods at II cost of 5600
or more, lie has also bought q house and lot il
town, for which he paid $4,000, and built five d
six dwellings inr rent. In addition to this Ii,
owns two vessels, several good farms, and othc
properly amounting To many thousands OF dol
ars. He is now les than fnrty, aud has made i
all since his majority, by his business tact ant
enterprise. He can neither read nor write.
KENT CouS1Y.
The Quarterly Conference Of the Methods
Protestant Church, Kent circuit, has decided t,
hold n camp meeting the coming summer ON I'll,
ground occupied by them last year, in Mrs. Ba
ker,s woods, in Kent county, Md, to commence
on Friday, August II.
CHESTER COUNTY.
The Oxford Press is getting new press ant
will be issued on May 10Th, enlarged and i'm
proved. No paper will be issued from the Ollie,
on the 18th of May.
Thomas Cloud of Mount Vernon, attempted
to fill lighted coal oil lamp recently. An ex
plosion followed which shattered the lamp ant
slightly burned the imprudcnt man.
The large dwelling house of Marshall Ingra
ham in Newlin township, formerly owned by Jol
Hayes, took fire from sparks falling on the roof
on Monday April 9th, and was entirely consum
ed. Loss about $4,000; partially insured