Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-02-13
OUR NEIGHeORS.

AT the recent term of court the Grand Jury
concurrcd in bridge over the West Branch Of
Elk creek, In Lower Oxford township.
Kirk, Mcveagh & Co.. Is new branch banking
house in Oxford has been opened for business.
"A largely attended temperance prayer meet
ing was recently held in Oxford on Sunday ai-
ternoon.
DIR. d. W. Hutchinson of Oxford had two of
his ribs broken by being thrown from sleigh,
recently.
The new hall in West Grove was dedicated on
Wednesday 9TH inst, Wayne Mcveagh of West
Chester making the dedcatory address.
On Saturday evening, January 25th, hay
stack belonging to David Hayes, of Hayesvillc,
was burned, having been fired by some one with
the design of burning the three that stood in a
row, but the wind turning at the time but one
was burnt
The new county movement gains in strength
In the lower part OF the county.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Charleston Courier acknowledges the re-
ceipt OF boil of cotton grown near Crsfcd Sta
ton.
VIM. Shannon of Philadelphia has been ar
rested and fined at Princess Anne for selling
goods without license.
"A dentist visits Princess Anne every Tuesday
to doctor the peoples teeth.
The Somerset Herald calls Crisfeld the Chi
cago Of the Peninsula, on account of its rapid
growth. little over two years ago the present
location of the town was u salt marsh surround
ed with water; now Crisileld Is neat village
with two large hotels, four stores, two OYSTER
packing establishments, &c.
TALBOT COUNTY.
One member of the Maryland Senate, two
members of the House, and two Legislative clerks
chartered tug at Annapolis and went to st. Mi
chatls to visit their families on Saturday week.
Tho tug got froze up and they had to 60 around
| the bay in the cars.
During the recent sleighug season there has
| been rivalry amongst the young men In the
neighborhood of st. Michaels to sec who could
put the most horses to a sleigh. One man eclip.
sed all competitors on Tuesday week by driving
a sleigh drawn by six horses and Tour mules. His
name was Caulk Kemp.
The revival in the NJ. t. Church at st. MI
| chaels continues with undated interest. On
Sunday week 20 persons Joined the church on
| probation.
The removal of the Royal Oak VI. Z. Church
to its new location has been consumated. 1t will
now be fitted up and rc-dcdicatcd.
The st. Michaels Comet is one of the mos
carefully edited and best conducted local papers
on the Eastern Shere Our attention Is renewed
" called to this fact by the interesting sum
mary of Maryland and Delaware news 1t now
gives.
QUEEN ANNE's COUNTY.
The revival in the NJ. L. Church at Centre
Vile still continues with increasing interest.
--Sleighing around Centrevlc is excellent
On Monday week nm alteration took plac
in Centreville between Thomas Lee and Alexan
der Realm, In which the latter kicked Lee, where
upon the latter fired two shots at Realm one
which struck him in the breast and glanced alon
rib. Neither was badly hurt Realm VIII
commenced the assault on Lee, who is in yer
delicate health, has been bound over TO answe
the charge.
RoBpERY AT DovER.-Somc one broke int
slaughters meat house, at Dover, on Sunda
night and stole quantity of meat. The sam
or other parties tried to break into James Evan
flour store, but did not succeed.