Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-15

THE PENINSULA.
CECIL COUNTY.
business was partly suspended in Elkton on
| the fifth.
| Henry Bell, of Ekton, has grown ripe toma-
| toes this season.
"A band of Gypsics arc strolling about
| Elkton.
A sch .oncr with 1880 tons of ice from Saco
Me-, has just arrived in Elkton.
Andrew Cameron has sold his farm contain
| Ing about 100 acres, nuur Zion, to Granville T.
Reynolds oi Rising Sun vicinity, at 800 per acre
William, boy OF 10, son of Joseph Booth,
residing near Elkton, was recently. thrown from
dearborn attached to u runaway horse and ST.
verely but not dangerously injured.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The proposal of George T. Parsons, to collect
the county taxes for four per cent, has been ac-
cepted by the Commissioners.
The True Marylander urges the sale of the
States Interest in all public works and the pny-
mcnt OF the State debt with the SUN thus realized
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
Hard and soft crabs are plentiful in Cam
bridge market.
The corn cop looks iourishing, but just
tribe pnrchcd.
Nearly al the piles have been driven for the
bridge from the site of the new railroad depot 10
the market wharf, at Cambridge.
William Hughes (colorcd) fell overheard
from the steamboat Hightand Light, recently, and
was drowned.
Large quantities of berries are being shipped
from Cambridge to Baltimore.
The Nems has came to hand and is welcome
to our exchange list.
The +" Scorers" n Cambridge base bali club,
recently beat the Easton Club by n score OF 81 to
90. In II match game for the Dorchester county
championship the same party, recently, heat the
Mutuals of Cambridge by n score of II to 30.
Cambridge is lively with excursionists.
-Farm,r rs are generally lhrcshing their wheat
now, and the hum OF the machinery Is heard
| throughout the county.
QUEEN ASSE's COUNTY.
Talbot and Fisher have declined an extension
OF their contract for carrying the mail from
Chcstcrtowu 10 Eastoa, the contract for the same
passed into the hands OF j. W. w. Woodiord
and VIM. A. Rawlings on the LIST instant MIR
WoDdOri taking the route from Chestcrtown to
Centrcvillc, and Mr. Rawlings that from Centre
willie to Eiston.
Hiram Go0dhand has been arrested and held
to bail in $500 for stabbing Mcssrs Legg and
Jeiieris.
Independence day was not observed in
Crumpton.
"A considerable amount of property is advcr-
tiscd for sale FOR non payment Of taxes
ton last week.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
Wheat was shipped from the central part OF
this county on Monday, the 9th instant.
The Union says "a coored woman, said to
be one hundred aud four years OF age,called upon
the dentist In our town, one day last week, TO
have tooth extracted, so that her wisdom
teeth as she said, might come through. ="
New corn, us roasting cars" was shipped
from Ridgely on Monday, 9TH instant
The Enterprise Mills, at Denton, have already
made flour from this years wheat.
The wheat crop does not turn out so heavy
as appearances before harvest seemed TO promise.
There was no celebration OF Independence
day in Denton.
TALBOT COUNTY.
-Easton NJ. L. Church voted 60 for and three
against lay delegation.
The ladies in the upper part of the county
have arranged for an excursion on the steamer
Ufbunnu to Kent Island ON FRIDAY, July 10Th, the
proceeds to be given for the purpose OF assisting
| in the building Of the z. e. church at or near
Germantown.
The 9th of July was generally observed as n
holida in EastoD, and business was generally
SUSPENDED.
Oxford was lively on the 9th of July, and
excursion parties were there from Easton, CAM
bridge and Trappc.
One of the amusements Easton indulged in
| On Mondiy, July 9th, was mock peace jubilee
Episcopal services are held fortniyhtly ut the
| residence OF Capt. Cochran, Wye Landing, by
the pastor Of Wye z. L. church.
| The Comet states that there is living u few
miles from ST. Mchucs an old lady in her seven
ty-sixth year, who, this summer, gathered the
cherries from four trees by climbing them, Ill
most with the rapidlty and agility of u boy They
were trees, too, that II boy would Call "hard to
| climb"
| Farmers are generally engaged in thresh-
ng out their grain. The farmers arc dis
posed 10 Send their wheat to market us soon as
possible, MS many Of them lost heavily by holding
over last year. The impression seems 10 prevail
that the prices will bc lower later in the season.
Business was generally suspended at st. Mi
chaes on the Fifth.
| wICoMIco COUNTY.
The Circuit Court commenced its July term
ON Monday, 9th inst, and adjourned on Wedncs-
day, eth.
| -Hucklcberrics, blackbcrrics, red plums, and
green apples are being shipped in quantities from
| Salisbury.
The corn crop looks we'll, and there is fine
| promise OF large yield.
| Bishop Becker ofliciates in st. Mary's Cath
Ollie Church, in Salisbury, on Sunday, July 18th.
Independence day was appropriately observ-
cd at Piltsyc, Shad Point, and Barren Greek
Springs ON the 3D. Inst.
| WORCESTER COUNTY.
The Snow Hill Shield is growing jealous of
Berlin and fears that if Snow Hill does not wake
up it will not continue to be the county seat.
BY the colored people alone was the fourth
celebrated ut Snow Hill On the 9TH they turned
out about 100 strong, and, as the Shield says,
| "gave forth the expression Of their devotion to
| the memory OF their emancipation under lng
which was but once the emblem of a white man S
| freedom under white mans government. The
| Shield proceeds at some length to bitterly lament
that the flag should now represent different
idea
The recent festival in the Nj. Z. Church at
Newtown was grand success.
The Jnly term of the Circuit Court, for this
county, commences on Monday, the 18th instant.
AT the late session of the Orphans Court let
tiers Of administration were granted TO James Is.
Robins. upon the estate of George I. spence,
deceased. and to Levin and George VI. Upshur,
upon the estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Townsend,
deceased.
Some difficulties which recently threatened
to calisra withdrawal of the steamboat Mdggie
from the Pocomokc River have been satisfactorily
adjusted.
The Snow Hill Messenger says /" On Thurs
day of last week, the steamer Wdg3'e took from
| the waters Of the POculnoke Rlver and Sound
eleven hundred buckets OF berries, paying .
freir hit of one hundred and forty odd dollars and
returning net proceeds $500.
KENT COUNTY.
Gov. Bowie has appointed Z. Waters Bowie
Justice OF the Peace ut Chestertown.
The Railroad will shortly be graded to Ken
nedyvc.
"A large amount of wheat is being thrcshct
by steam This year, There arc several portable
engines in the county.
There was grand meeting on the collcg'
, campus At Chestcrtown on Monday to observ'
the fourth, and the military company of the tow
pnraded 4 iuau named Vckcrs whom the loca
papers call "Glncral," presided, and made
windy harransuc on the dangers Of GENERALIZATION
which now threaten these States" He wa
followed by General Crawford, whose speech tn
S Transcript promises to publish next week. A
! hone there was some real patriotism is hi