Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-02-11
OUR NEIGHBORS.


| CAROLINE COUNTY.
The Union says the Grecian bend Inns at last
arrived ut Denton.
Mr. P. W. Downes has purchased Of William
Connolly, sr., the Fisher properly, in Denton, for
$4,000.
"A lodge Of Good Templars is to be organized
| In Hillsb0rOugh.
William Fell has become proprietor of the
Denton Hotel
George c. Morton, Agent Of the Adams Ex-
press Company, at Ridgely, has abscondcd, taking
| with him Upwards of eleven hundred dollars. OF
this amount thirty odd dollars belonged to the
Railroad Company and the remainder was money
left with him TO be expressed to different parties
In Baltimore and elsewhere The parties, how
| ever, all hold the receipt of the Company, In his
name,l land will, be no losers thereby.
There is a remarkable colored child in the
Caroline county Almshouse. On each OF Its
hands 1t has five separate and distinct fingers, ex-
elusive OF tue thumb, aud on Its right foot 1t has
two great toes. The left foot has tue usual num-
Der of toes, but instead of the second one being
In Its proper place, between the first and third IL
hus grown under them. The extra fingers and
Toe are perfectly natural and correctly formed in
every particular.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
William A. I. Phillips, Assistant Post Master
at Cambridge, who was arrested In December
last for absiracing letters from the Cambridge
Post Office, recently waived an examination be-
| fore Commissioner 1aDan, and gave bail in
$4,000 with Mr.Rauben E. Phillips, Of Cambridge,
70 abide the action of the Grand Jury Of the
| United States District Court. William i. Giles
Jr. Esq, appeared as counsel for the accused
| TALBOT COUNTY.
The February term of the Circuit Court COM
menced on Tuesday, I'd inst.
| There was II severe thunderstorm on Friday
night week.
A stable, in Easton belonging TO Walter II.
| Thompson and occupied by Dr. j. H. NJ. Bate
man, was destroyed by fire recently. There were
three horses and two carriages In II Mt the time,
two OF the horses escaped but one horse aud both
carriages were consumed. An adjoining stable,
| belonging TO Miss Anna Wilson, was also destroy
| cd. The fire was of incendiary origin.
The Southern Relief Society of Talbot county
raised 81 1898 during the past year.
Successful protracted meetings are in progress
at Easton and Ferry Neck.
The County Commissioners meet on the 10th
instant, to appoint Road Supervisors.
"A supper will be given In St. Micbnes, on
the 22nd Instant, under the auspices Of the Burns
Masonic Lodge, for the benefit OF the proposed
town hall and lodge building.
QUEEN ASSE's COUNTY.
The Centrevle Observer says: "Thr exact
distance from Carvilles direct 10 Queenstown, and
from Carville's via Centreville to Queenstown,
has ut length been ascertaiEed by the engineers.
by the former line the distance Is ten and one
fifth miles, and by the latter ten and thrcetenihs
miles, making the route by Centreyillc oue-tenth
of mile, or about one hundred and sevcnty-six
yards, longer than the route direct"
The friends OF Rev. II. G. Cushing, pastor of
the NJ z. Church, In Centreville, recently paid
him surprise visit and made him handsome
do.ation.
The CrHmptOnidn urges the removal of Attor-
ney-General jones and the appointment of an of
tcer who will enforce the law against dredging
Tor oysters in rivers.
-Dixons tavern aud fjrty acres OF land were
recently offered a. public sale. The highest bid
was S1lOO, and the property was Withdrawn.
Money is very hard to get. 4 single Justice
Of the Peace in this county Issued fifty executions
for debt last week.
The Crua,ptoaium says :--"Somc fears arc be-
iug entertained in regard to the peach crop. The
buds are swelling, and should sleet and frost oc-
cur this MONTH the -esult might be DISASTROUS
The failure of the crop last year gave rise to fl
nanci i'll embarrassment, especially 10 those de-
pending on the proceeds OF their orchards to
meet engagements Another failure is not plea
SAINT thing To contemplate ms to many 1t would
be ruin"
CECIL COUNTY.
b Scott OF SCOTS Mills, had thirty sheep
killed by dogs on Sunday night week
A series Of extra meetings will commence at
Elkton VI. E. church on Sunday. 14lh inst.
--Thns. J. Jones has moved into his new loun.
dry in Ekton.
town. made surprise visit to Rev. Samuel L0-
gan, local preacher of that church, and made |
him II handsome donation Of goods and money.
"A protracted nesting is in progress at the VI. |
+ church ut Chesapeake City. "A very success
full Literary Society meets in the town every Sat- |
urday night. |
The village OF Zion, in this county, has never
had grog shop in it.. When they do let one In |
we hope they will change the name of their vii
lage.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
"A successful prolracted meeting Is in pro-
gress AT Snow Hill.
The Snow Hill Democratic Messenger while |
refusing to yield precedence to any town on the |
Peninsula in the nlatter OF beautiful ladies', also |
claims for that town "tbe best looking babies
and the most of them"
"A temperance society has peen organized in |
Snow Hill.
The Worcester Shield says: "an ibomiaabie |
Lar is the present Oyster Law Of this State.
The steamer Cambridge will shortly resume |
her trips on the Pocomoke to connect with the |
Sue mt Crisfield.
KENT COUNTY. .95
TIL. following delegates have been elected to |
represent Kent Circuit In the Annual Conference
of the Methodist Protestant Church, which meets
in Georgetown, ID. G., the second Wednesday In
March: Delcgatcs-Jumes Shuster, VIM. b. Usil-
ton. Alicrnales-John Gale, John T. Dodd.
The dwelling of Isaac Cotter cold, in Nor
gan's Creek Neck, was destroyed by FIRE GU
Thursday night, fth inst, and one of his children
persisted in the flames
snaiEhstr COUNTY.
An active effort 10 being made To organize
fruit growers association.
On Saturday. the 30th ultm0 an OK wns
killed by lightning near Wcstover station.
wl,uMIto COUNTY.
S,li,butyis rapidly Improving. and its streets
are tciug put IN gond odcr.
The spprisinen around Salisbury Ind grand
fox ehnsr un Mund " week.