Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-05
OUR NEIoHBORS.
oEcIL COUNTY.

Vi urllt nnu CrcsSwcll. Inc delegates elected
were Hon. j. A. j. Crcsswel jacob Tome, james
johnson, E. E. Ewing and Thos. p. Jones.
--Elkton is much excited over the grand con-
cers to be given In the new Odd Fellows Hall on
Wednesday and Thursday nights of this week.
The bill to authorize the building OF IL new
Court house ut Elkton SAUNDERS quietly IN the leg
islaturc, and many friends of the measure fear
that the Legislative Solons intend TO let It sleep.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
The Denton Union is savage Oh the st. Mi
chaels Comet for the latters attack ON Caroline
county.
"A Methodist Protestant Church has been Or
ganized at Denton.
The March term of the Caroline county Cir
cult Court will commence on Monday, March 9th
Temperance meetings arc being held in Dem
ton, Grcensborough and other towns In Caroline
county.
The Union says :-Apprcciating the kind re-
membranes of people engaged in the enter
prise of building temple for the worship of God,
Mrs. NJ. Il. G., formerly resident OF this town.
but now OF Wilmington, DEL, has made liberal
contribution towards the fair and festival to be
held In aid of that enterprise on the 10Th of March,
AT the solicitation OF the committee we ten der
her our sincere thanks.
QUEEN ANHE's COUNTY.
The members and friends of the NJ E. church
Key. j. Is. Merrett-n visit On Wednesday night,
10Th nlt., taking with them large quantity OF
provisions, ETC., and 5S7 W in money, The whole
amounting to about 5000, which they presented
u the Reverend gentleman and his family. The
visitors enjoyed themselves for an hour or So,
and then repaired TO their hoin,s.
Navigation, which was temporarily opened,
Is again closed. The steamer 80 George Law
made her regular trip 10 Baltimore on Monday
last, but has not yet returned The cold weather
for the past week has caused u large accuinull-
lion Of ice In the Patnpsco river which has rem
dcred the navigation of that river almost impos-
siblc Tor the largest sized steamers.
During the recent tlaw, the roads in this
county, were In very bad condition.
On Saturday night 18th inst, a thief entered
the porch OF Rev. II. j. Day, of Centreville, and
robbed 1t of quite quantity Of nntcrclothing
belonging to that gentleman and his family.
-Govcrnor Swami has made the following APP
pOintincnts of COroners and Justices of the Peace
for Queen Annc's county all of which have been
confirmed by the Seuatc:
Coroners-Juhn Chambers and z. Il. 7. Blake.
Justices Of the Peace: First District-Wm. ID.
Tarbutton, Charles W. Glanding and james N.
Smith. Second - Francis A. Ruth, james Is.
Ruth and Vim. d. Smith. Thrd-Robert Colds
borough, Aaron NJ. Arctt and William b. Lcgg.
Fonrlh-Wm. Tanner and James Denney. Fifth
-Geo. w. Handy and John A. W. Bryan.
TALBOT couyTY.
Rev. D. C. Ridgway, Pastor of Queenstown
Circuit aud Capt. Nelson, recently attempted u
20 from Wye river to St. Micllars in II canoe
The boat was upset and both gentlemen came
near being drowned, but succeeded in getting on
the bottom of the boat and remaining there unit
II drificd ashore.
The I'D of February was celebrated in st MI
chaels by public entertainment given under the
auspices of The Literary Society.
hnat TT,t,,u,, Ia ,,n1 "a
preparatory TO resuming trips on Wye and Miles
rivers MS suon as navigation opens.
Miss Agnes Schultz, a graduate of the Penn
sylvania Female College, is principal OF the 81
Michaels Female Academy.
The Easton Journal, Of February 27th says
The warm weather last week considerably soft
cned the Ice and u speedy opening Of navigation
was confidently looked for. The Balloon follow
ing the ice boat Chesapeake reached st. Michael,
ON Saturday, and the Champion on The same day
came up the Tired Haven as far us Mrs. Plater's
when she was stopped by the ice A number O
wagons from here met her Mt Double Mills, ant
u considerable amount OF freight was received b.,
them.
"A series of dramatic performances given rc
Gently by the Easton Cornet Association PROVED
very successful.
"A negro charged with the robbery of VIM
Green &c ,ored), between Easton aud st. Mi
chacl's was arrested recently at Harrisburg Pa.
said 10 be native of Somerset county, has, sine,
his arrest, broke Jail at Easton, aud is again Il
large.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
Show Hill is TO have Street lamps.
Petitions in favor of, and against rcpealin.
the law incorporating Newtown, are before TIN
Maryland Legislature.
DR.. S. S. Quinn and John Coibin have been
appointed Justices of the Peace, ut Ncwiown.
-Jnmcs Cayville, residing Oh Chiuc,.traen
Island, accidentally shot himself through til
thigh while cunning recently.
--Newlown las II dentist all the time.
Key. o. II. Hippo has resigned the charge o
the Baptist Church at Ncwtown, and has beci
succeeded by Rev. WIN. Petty, from Wilmington
North Carolina.
The Newlown Record announces that hcrcat
ter IL will he printed ON better paper. We M
glad of il, and hope it may improve in every othc
respect, politics included. 1t is already goo,
local paper.
The streets Of Newtown are being widcncd.
The steamer Cambridge left Ncwtown o
Wednesday, 26th ult., to so To Baltimore iof 70
pairs.
District No, /, commonly known It's "Cos
tons" has been divided, and District No. S ere
ated.
-Newtown, thanks mainly to the Record, is :
be lighted by street lamps.
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e.,He" W Worcester county recently walls
eu 90 ih',us, u,tw'en ~ H. Ill., On one ihorh"'
anu IT, lh' u" 'hc "eNt
DELAWARE COUNTY.
A literary snci,tv and library has hcc,, form
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vi h'st Wech h'in hVPmuht'h u"uc 70 'nc its''
n far ,nai c;tv ,hor,nrd II, ,I , W., ,,y yc,r
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1lhe Chcsier htpuGucdn warmly invors NJ
hickilans Diii, providing Tor submitting TO ~
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| CHESTER COUNTY.
r. +. Wilson has been elected Vice PresiIci
of the Oxford Farmers Club.
Joseph Yearslcy has sold his farm of 10 acre
In Ell, township, to George Townsend of Dell
ware, for a3OOO. The purchaser intends to plan
large peach orchard on the property.
The bill giving the school directors of the Is,
rough Of Oxford power To borrow money HI
passed both branches of the State Legislature.
s,,n,., 1 Dick.v forn,erly of Unn,r,l, RI
rou,h Iicd AZ liz lnmn in 81 Paul Minn,so,
| on Thursday ,0ih inst 'The DECEASED with /,
family. moved To Minnesota last Spring under Il
a