Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-11
OUR MEiafisoss.


The next quarterly meeting Of the board Of
School Co,ntuis ,iDncrs viii be held on the 10Th
instant.
--.fauirs $. Shanalian has been appointed
Justice OF the Peace for B,y Hundred district, in
place OF W. IL. Bruif, who failed to qualify.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
While Rev. Mr.. Barton was officiating In the
Episcopal Church in Princess Anne, last Sunday,
some audacious thief stole his oyercoat from the
yestry.
In ~ years there have been twelve persons
hung in Somerset county. This includes the
four nesrpts executed there last Fridsy,
KENT COUNTY.
Tile old military organization known MS the
Reed Rifles, before the war, was rcofganlzcu un-
der that name. 1t has over fifty members.
On Tuesday morning March I'd, VIM. M.
Carson's store and iiarness shop at Harmony, was
destroyed by fire. Loss 1900; no insurance.
The building belonged TO w. Archibald and was
insured for 5000
j. Morrison Harris recently delivered a lee
ilrc entitled Paul the Orator" before the
Young Mems Christian Association oil CHESTER
town.
The first Building and Loan Association in
Kent county was organized In Chestcftown on
Monday evening, Mansh LIST.
CECIL COUNTY.
Two OF the Ekton churches have recently
do..e away with the Pew system The Cecil Dem
0crdt says so far as we can see,. the movement
has neither Increased nor diminished their con.
rreratIous, The same persons attend them ana
Sit In the same pcws. The only effect so far has
been IT, relieve the former pew-holdcrs from the
legal obligation to pay their pew rents.
-Flshcrmen are catching considerable quanti-
ties of fish and sending them by railroad to Phil-
ndelphin.
Quite i number Of improvements arc IN con
| tcmplation for the present year. among which IS
a brick building nj Rising Sum-. by jeremiah
Brown, ESD, Of Chester county Pa, for stores
and public hall purposes,
"A new line Of steamers from Baltimore to
| Philadelphia, stopping Mt Chesapeake City, is
now in contemplation.
! The Spring term Of the Circuit Court will
| commence on Monday week the 10th inst.
-Manyoi the farmers have flushed blowing for
i corn thereby gaining good start with the spring
work. The wheat looks well, although the pres
ent winter is not considered favorable for the crop
A correspondent of the Democrat from
Chesttr,own siys that the fruit crop OF late years
certainly seems to be failure. Strawberries may
excepted.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
We clip the followin. from tho Denton Union
A little child, years old, of colored maj
named Matthews, residing on Mr. Jos. Pearson
farm, near Denton, was burned to death on sun
duy last. She had been out in the yard, and being
chilled with the cold she rushed to the Fireplace
where her clothes soon caught nfc ana before hle
could be summoned, she was fatally injured.
A post Office has been established at Colds
borough, on the Md Il Del. Railroad, and Mr.
Isaac Reid been appoiltcd postmaster.
Mir Thos. w. Fisher has sold his farm, nca
Denton, to Mr.. Thomas Bcnscota OF Iuzern
county, Pa.
Nineteen persons arrived ut Ridgcly las
week in search Of land. Others were expects
, on Tuesday.
MIR. Aaron Conrad, of Wilmington, Del. VIII
recently purchased the g Hog island farm,
building i steamboat wharf thereon. Mr.. Jac
Jewell of this town, is g boss of the job"
Thomas Beuscot, OF Pennsylvania, has pul
chased +. w. Fishers farm, on the road fror
Denton to llsborough.
Joseph Pearson, prominent Citizen has re
/. Gently been stricken with paralysis.
QUEEN ASNE's COUNTY.
. There il an increased enthusiasm in railroa
matters.
a "A singing class has been organized in Centr
i | vile.
The smoke house OF Mrs. Anna NJ Hclnlsle,
near Queenstown was recently robbed of 2Dt
d pounds Of meat
II The Observer says there is much apprchel
y sion of another failure of the fruit crop.
!. "A robber recently attempted to effect an @
, trance into the house of VIM. j. Beaver, nc
y Rolling Bridge, when Mr.. Beaver fired at hi
NJ severely injuring him.
a. The County Commissioners have resolved
s, repair the bridge at Crumpton.