Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-06
OUR NEIGHBORS.


Bishop Lay preached and held confirmation
service in Easton last Sunday.
WIN. II. Council has been re-appointed post
master at Easton, to the mutual satisfaction OF
both political parties II is said.
-" Spotted fever" still continues in the coun-
ty, and the wife Of Capt. Thos. Griffin recently
died with it.
The County Commissioners have re-appoint-
ed Capt. L. f. Hardcastle County Director oil the
Maryland and Delaware Railroad.
CECIL COUNTY.
John G. Brown has been appointed Postmas-
ter at Rising Sun, vice Thomas Holten removed.
Tho School Board has resolved that school
tax of 20 cents on the 800 will be necessary to
maintain the schools during the coming year.
The society worshiping In the Universallst
Church at Chesapeake City have offered to sell 1t
for public school house for $1,000, and the
School Board has appointed committee to con-
slider the proposition.
Geo. Wilson, OF Rising Sun, was recently
thrown from his wagon AMI lighting on one side
of his head one of his ears was cut or torn of
close to his head as though 1t had been cut with
knife. He was not otherwise much hurt.
The County Commissioners have appointed
W. V. Moore, Supervisor on the old plank road,
from Elkton to Cherry Hill, and reapponted
Capt. L. G. Ford, Collector of Third District,
MIR. james McCrery, whose appointment was
announced, having declined.
THE canvass of the city for jenkins It Atkin-
| sons business directory is completed. Should
names and business places have not been obtain
ed, they should call at the publication office al
9th and Market streets, and supply the omission
| DORCHESTER COUNTY.
| The effort to establish steamboat communi-
| cation between points on the Choptank River and
Baltimore seems likelyto result successfully, and
company is to be Immediately organized to
carry out the project.
The Directors of the Dorchester and Della
ware Railroad have just received one hundred
tons OF iron which will complete their road to
within eight miles of Cambridge. They hope
to complete the road by July 4th.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
The peach prospect brightens.
Crystal Fount Lodge, No. 8, /. o. G. T., will
give an entertainment at Denton, May 18th.
p. w. Downes and Henry Blackiston art
erecting a handsome building on Main street. il
Denton opposite the Court House.
The farmers are very busy planting corn
Some is already planted
, Capt. Edward c. Carter, near Whiteleysburg
Is said 10 have the finest field OF wheat In TIT
/ comfy.
The damages to the Enterprise mills hav
J been repaired and they are again In operation.
, wIooMIco COUNTY.
"A debating society has been organized Ii
,, Salisbury.
The marine railway, erected last year by tn
y Mcsers Parsons g. Co., at Shad Point, on tn
4 Wcomico River, about three miles from Sails
a bury, is now in successful operation.
d -On Sunday week near the mouth OF Wicem
s leo River, Captain j. Madison Cooksey, maste
and part owner of the schooner Eliza u. Jone'
r accidentally fell from his vessel and was browne
!, before assistance could be rendered.
IS KENT COUNTY.
y "A Lodge of Good Templars to be known 0
!. mResolute Lodge" has been organized at Che
tertown.
4, THE Chestertown military company has bee
"a designated by the Adjutant General as Compan
" G. Thirtieth Regiment Maryland National Guard
% Martha Wilson, colored, has been convicte
70 of murder in the second degree on having cause
re the death Of her husbands son by cruel trea
o. ment. Her husband, the boys father, is to
u tried as an accessory.
re Coy. Bowie has appointed VIM. 7. Atknst
W Justice of the Peace for the Fifth District OF III
IN county, vice James E. Blackiston, deceased, a.
Samuel G. Brannock Justice Of the Peace for U
he Fifth District, vice Arthur B. Wheatley resigne
y. WORCESTER COUNTY.
n ny Peter Dickerson aged 70, and Mrs. Ellzabe
NJ Townsend aged so, the former residing near Of
u, tho latter In Snow Hill, have recently died.
;,a The Snow Hill Shield Democratic, warn
NV commends the appointments OF samuel N Eva
NJ as Collector OF the Second Congressional Disr
'"e of Maryland, and Geo. H. Richardson as Dept
its Assessor for Worcester county. IL says u
cir though both arc thorough Republicans they
On. courteous gentlemen and will make encient Q
I Gers.