Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-02-04
OUR NEIoHBoRs.

Association was lost, and on his motion the furthe
consideration was postponed until Tuesday, 16tl
n stant at 81 O'Clock.
OUR NEIoHBoRs.
| DORCHESTER COUNTY.
Tho roads are bad.
Tho january term OF the Circuit Court com
menced on Monday of last week and ended las
Friday.
The Cambridge inteiiyencer states that not
withstanding the fact that the legal rate of inter
rate of interest about there is 10 per cent? Will,
many lenders demand and receive 20 and 20 pei
cent.
wIcoMIco COUNTY.
Mrs. Margaret Batford, wife of Thoras Baf
ford, Esq, died very suddenly at Salisbury, OF
the 29th ultimo
The saw mill of Stanton Adkins, at Powells
WILLIE was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night, the
18th ultimo. The loss was partly covered by
insurance in the Cecil County Insurance Co.
TALBOT COUNTY.
| The horse disease known 40 the blind stag
gers continues Its ravagcs among the horses Of
this county. Mr. William Dublin, Jr:, il Chapel
by the disease. Mr.. Dulin is q poor man. and the
loss of three horses out of four on his farm is a
| severe blow to him.
VIM. Ii. Shepard. Esq, Deputy United
States Marshal for Talbot county, died at his resi-
deAce Ia Easton recently, of pneumonia. Mr..
Shepard was an old and respected citizen.
The February term of the Circuit Court for
| Talbot county commenced on Monday, the 1st
Instant.
Job Taylor, colored man, formerly slave,
died on Saturday night week, at the advanced
| age of 10i years.
Captain James Il. Ridgaway has cold his in
terest In the steamcr Urband to A: II. Adams,
Esq. The steamer 10 now being put 10 complete
order, and as as this is done she will resume
her regular trips on her old route.
The pr lice force of Easton, consisting of one
Baillf, has been uniformed and furnished with a
| star and a rattle.
William H. Sheppard, ono of the Oldest busi-
ness men of Easton, died on Friday week.
CECIL COUNTY.
-Pansies were In bloom OF Elkton last week.
The recent lair and festival held In Harris
meeting house, In Elk Meek, WASH complete sue
cess, and realized upwards of $500.
"A thriving Building Association has been or
ganizsd at Cherry Hill.
Rev. L.. H. jackson, of the Protestant Epls-
copal church at North East. Is about to take up
his residence in Port Deposit.
QUEEN ASSE's COUNTY.
The roads all over the country are in bad
condition.
The Cenlreville Observer lays that matrimony
Is not popular in this State. 1t Ia much mistaken.
Who would not get married when 1t is so easy to
get unmarried as II Is here. People like marry
Ing so well that they get married two or three
times
Tho Engineer Of the Q. A. & X. R. r. COM
menced on Tuesday, january, 10TH the survey
Of the route from Carvlle's to Queenstown and
thence to Centerville finishing Ut the latter place
ON Saturday, 23d instant The distance from
Caryilles To Queenstown is 1O14 miles, and from
Queenstown To Ccntrcyille GL,
KENT COUNTY.
1T is now stated that there is a reasonable
prospect of the Kent railroad being built to Ches-
iert0wn when it Ia built. This is we'll but proc
pect that the road would he built at all would be
better.
soMERsET COUNTY.
Washington Academy at Princess Anne was
founded before the revolution, and is said to be
the oldest chartered Institution in that portion of
the national territory formerly known as the
province but now MS the State OF Maryland.
While the vessel of Captain Leach (of Potato
neck) was lying at anchor, near the mouth Of
Annamessex river, and all the crew had gone
ashore, except two colored men, the Captain had
shipped IN Baltimore, these men robbed the Cap
tain of his watch, Clothes pistol and other valua
BILE articles, worth In all, over 800; besides hav
Ing received on shipping, $40 each, in advace.
vessel ashore, made their escape They were last
seen heading northward, having passed through
Princess Anne on Monday morning, january 25th.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
-Diphthora has made Its appearance In the
cou.ty and has resulted fatally in several cases.
Rev. Charles Beach. whe recently accepted
call to the Presbyterian Church, 10 Snow Hill,
has with his family taken up his residence there.
A recent revival In the Methodist Church, in
Newtown, resulted In forty persons making pro-
fessi0n of conversion and the addition OF twenty
live members to the church.