Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-02-18


-Thn Democrat wants fire engine in Cam
bri ge there being nj present no efficient lire ap-
paratu- in that town.
An effort is In progress to procure ground
for the erection oil Cathoic Snureu i'Ss-
tants are urged tn contribute In ornef 10 ihduce
white labor 10 settle there
CAROLINE COUNTY.
john johnson, of Columbia, Pa, has bought
Mr.. Recscs property, containing ~ acres, Tor
1855.
One OF the largest reyiyals ever known there
in progress Ut GreenshurouYha and The stores are
closed IN the afternoons and evenings to lctevery
b dr attend \ great revival Is o'so In progress
THE Union, Of the lilh instant says -" Mr.
Agcl Andrew, an aged citizen OF tic Fourth DIS
trct ATTEMPTED to lake HE lils on the ist INST,
ty swallowi ~ poison. lie at first refused to take
,ly nedicluc to totnterYct the effects # the
ml,on. but sonie wits pitt into Him IN some man
nrr. aud liz l. now ms well as ever. This attempt
al suicide, 1t is thought by some Of The members
al III. r,ny, WIS caused by triing financial
ei btrrassinept which he had suffered ~ weigh
TOO heavily upon his mi I'd.
SOMERSET coUSTY.
"A Quarterly Conference commenced In the
NJ. T.. Church, in Princess Anne, on Monday, the
9Th instant.
The He,ati learns That man named Edward
Siuacn was recently frozen to death near FORK
town, This seems almost Impossible.
-Enoch End! Of Huntington col.nty. \. j. has
pun chased n inrm oil lSo acres on the Wiconiico
River, for $1,000.
Win. Bailey, of Princess Anne, recently got
into an alteration with u colored man and
stabbed him.
The BcruH says a light is needed on the rail-
road Ter at Crislcd
| The uallows for the execution OF the schooner
| Brute murdhrers II already belng prepared, The
execution takes place on the 9th of next month.
Fresh il:h arc quite plentiful at Princess
| Anne.
A meeting Of fruit growers was held ~ FIN IN
| cess Annc, on the 18th instant, to make arrange
mcnts with tue railroad company for the ship
mcnt Of is years crop.
john serrnan has resigned the office of Town
| Baililf Of Princess Anne.
-Isaac T Rand, of Yincland, n. D., has pur.
| chased the farm OF Llttlet0n X. Polk, containing
$50 acres, for ssoOo, and will shortly take up hit
residence there.
w s. Gcrhlrd formerly of the Black Horst
Hotel, in Philadelphia, has purchased the Somer
set Hotel, in Prime SIS Anne. for Si6,0nO, and
commcuc' business there
WORCESTER COUNTY.
-Uplheria has made its appearance IN New
ark. In TIL, family of LitllctUn j. Sturlis. lh'
disease is becoming alarminsly prevalent IN I'M
county, and has In many cases resulted fatally
Some of the entcrprisng capitalists Of Snow
hotel.
The Foundation for u new Methodist Episco
pal church will tie laid Mt Gidlc Tree Hill, abot
March list.
The NJ. P. Church ut Snow Fill ia undergo
ing repal,s.
wIcoMICo COUNTY.
Win. Thomas Dennis Of this county met wit
an accident on the Wieonico and Pocomok
Railroad al Ppttsyillc recently which resultc
| aliuupf in nttpmptiup hmm I'LL
steps of the locomotive and had both legscrushr
OIL lie died before surgical aid could be sum
moncd,
QUEEN ANsE's COUNTY.
p. b. Hopper and DR.. W. j.. sudler hay
been elected delegates from Queen Anne's Circu
to the MARYLAND Annual Conference of the Melf
odist Protestant Church, which meets In George
town, D. G., on the 10th of March.
The pupils of the primary school at Churc
Hill will give an exhibition on the 22nd instan
The members of the NJ. f. Church, at Cei
trevillc, paid their pastor, Rev, J. =; Merritt,
surprise visit recently, leaving with HIM quite
, quantity Of good things and valuable roll I
, greenbacks The Citizen says these visits hay
! become SO customary that 1t opines ministe
"woi1d be surprised If they were not surprise
during the WATER
= The OYSTER LAVA meeting Of the Marylar
d Oyster Board was held at Annapolis on the II
6 inst. Capt. Davidson of the "oyster navy r
ferrcd to them Attorney General Jones recel
opinion, asserting the right Of dredgcrs TO emit
G rivers which formed the boundaries betwct
: counties. The Attorney General then modiii'
Il his 0piaion which he said had b.en rather hasti
d given, and Captain Davidson. upon motion,
It Governor Bowie, was instructed by the board
capture some vessel engaged in this violation I
Gov. Bowie believed iL Of tho law, so as to bril-
l. a test case before tho courts.
d In consequence Of this Commander Davi
son has given notice that all dredging IN Al
If river for oysters must cease after the 18th INST
" FIRE ArSEAFnap. The office OF VIM. Haz=i u
Justice Of the Peace, at'Seaford, was destroyed
. i've on Sunday morning. about daybreaE.
4, contained all tue books and papers accnmulai
N in the Office for last two years. Loss on tlh bor
,, about $500, but the probable Inconvenience II
30 loss resulting from the destruction Of so ma
Of i,ppoy,sn, business papcisis probably very con