Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-12-16
THE PENINSULA.

-Kennard, recently stabbed by man named
Dunning, Is recovering
The Citizen advises people not to pay the
Militia tax, but let themselves be enrolled, as 1t
is probable that the law will be repealed this win
ter.
The C,umptonian hopes the militia law will
be vigorously enforced, so that the people may
be able to understand It's practical workings, and
then If they demand its repeal they will do so
understandingly, and hold TO u strict account any
legislators who disregard their demand. II also
has the audacity to suggest that n deficiency in
the supply OF pork would Improve the health Of
the country.
"A large meeting of the Quarterly Association
of Good Templars was held in Crumpton, on
Thursday of last week.
Lodges of Knights of Pythias have been
organized in Centreylle and Crumpton.
Pork is selling at $1O@12 per cwt.
-Kennard the man recently stabbed In fight,
is likely to recover but is not yet out OF danger.
The NJ. E, Sunday School at Ccntreville will
have jubilee during Christmas week.
An effort to get up religious revival In the
NJ. p. Church, ut Centreyie, has not thus far
been attended with much success.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Washington hotel property In Princess
Anne will By sold next Tuesday.
"A singing school has been organized at Prin-
cess Anne.
Daniel Hall, soldier of the war Of 1912, who
has lived for number of years about ~ miles
from Princess Anne, died last week.
David Wright, (colored) got drunk last Mon
day week and falling face-fUremost into the creek
ut Princess Anne was drowned.
The True Mdryidnder says - The engine
used to haul the cars about on the wharfat Girls
field became manageable, the other day, and
to the surprise of the happy passengers, could
not be stopped, until II ran iuto the tran giving
nod n-
when they purchased their tickets. The postures
assumed by those on board were various, some
measuring their full length In the passage OF the
car, and all received more bruises than II was
convenient.to carry.
wICoMIco COUNTY.
Col. VIM. Altman, one of the "Old Defend.
ers" OF Baltimore. during the war of 1872, died
on Thursday Of last week, at Salisbury, aged TO-
Rev. j. G. Hammer, of Philadelphia, has ac-
cepted call to the Presbyterian Church, ut Sails
| bury.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
.-Zadock Marshall, the new Sheriff, has enter
| ed on his duties.
| Saul Wright, (csored), charged with Grim
inal assault on young lady has been caught and
| sent to jail
The Snow Hill debating society has reorgan-
lied.
| The store of Capt. johnson, at the Y roads,
l
| 5000 worth Of goods.
| The Newtown Record, which we have for
| merly commended as on excellent local paper,
| now devotes ten times as much space to the re-
cent sad tragedy in New York as to original local
news.
TALBOT COUNTY.
The store Of A. P. W. Robinson, at Cordovn,
| was renently broken open and about 5000 worth
of goods stolen. Charles Handy and Margaret
Ross (colored) have been arrested with some OF
the stolen property in their possession.
"A locomotive house 3sx5S feet Is now in
course of erection by the NJ IL ID. r. R., at Eas-
ton; also depot building 60x7O feet.
Pork is scarce throughout the county, and
sells at from $40 TO s12
THE annual election of the Easton National
Bank takes place on january 18th.
CECIL COUNTY.
The December term of Court commenced
Msnday. long session is predicted.
-Elkton has no apparatus for the suppression
of fires.
Rev A. A. Willets, lectured in Elkton, or
Monday of last week, aud r. Shelton Mackenzie,
on Monday, of this week.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
The Dorchester Neios complains that the
charges for through travel by railroad and steam
boat from Scaford TO Baltimore are too high.
The new Board of County Commissioner,
commenced their duties ON Monday OF last week
AT the receHt election for officers of the D
| and d. Railroad all the officers were reelected
except two directors, Mess. s.Robert +. Thompson
and John w. Brown; Messrs John N. Wrigh
, and Thomas b. Sherman were chosen to fill thei
places.
Cambridge papers are viciousy verbose.
Petty thieving Is common In Cambridge
"A company of Cambridge gentlemen ant
ladies recently chartered q car and made an ex
curslon to Seaford.
A successful revival Is in progress at Ziol
NJ. E. Church, in Cambridge.
s CAROLINE COUNTY.
8 Sheriff Richardson has appointed DR.. X.
0 Stack his deputy.
Tho Good Templars are preparing to give
grand entertainment at Denton.
There is ounce ut the Denton Union of1lc
16a4 Inches In circumference, and weighing y
a pounds
y "A man named Favinger, who recently move
! | to Caroline Co., has been arrested and cent bac
TO Pennsylvania on requisition from Governo
Geary, charged with failing to make returns I
case of administration.
n SOMERSET COUNTY,.
% -" The dwelling house of Messrs. Trout
y Heath, near Princess Anne, recently caught fir,
Is asd would huve been burned down, If the III
he had not been put out"
lie The above item is all the original local new
n | we find In tho last number of the True MdryLd
g. der, and it has room for columns Of blatherski
W about the public debt and other things, Of whit
rel js editor oan know but little. This is Tho reasr
1thuse psfras run Into me grcurd SO Esp!dfy