Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-27
OUR NEIGHBORS.


entered upon its eighth volume with gratifyin,
prospects of continued success.
The clothing store of Turkheimer & Cotton
IN Chtstertown, was robbed recently by burgar
| who cut through the shutter.
The Order of Good Tcmrlars is making rapit
progress in this county.
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
Capt. Haace Dorman of Rebels Neck, re-
Gently had his leg broken.
| Edward T. Duer, OF Princess Anne, has beer
| appointed Assistant Assessor of Internal Revenue
Princess Anne Jail is no longer empty. A
colored man has just been sent there for larceny
and Two white men, one for larceny and one FOL
| rape.
The body of an unknown colored man, sup
posed TO have been foully dealt with, was recent
| y found floating in the Annamessic river.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
The Snow Hill Shield has never been re-
kable for wisdom or ability, but it has really
| capped the climax of folly in a secular newspaper
by most indecent and violent attack on the
venerable Bishop of Ohio for strictly discretion
AIRY exercise OF the powers of his office In bring
inp rtualistic presbytcr of his diocese to trial
for alleged Innovations on the established essays
and ritual OF the Protestant Episcopal Church.
The editor had better stick TO his Legislative
"reminiscences.
Court commenced in Snow Hill on Monday
week. The criminal docket Is small but the civil
Whit Monday was observed as holiday In
Newlown-the town was crowded with people Of
both coors and the stores did u brisk business.
CECIL coU>TY.
Col. Joseph c. Hill, of Ekton, has been ap-
pointed superintendent of public stores in the
Baltimore Custom House with salary of 1900
per year.
On Sunday week tree was struck by light
Ling within 10 feet of Frazers school-house
t,t % .,,tl,-
being held in the building at the time.
An effort is bsiag made to establish ceme-
terry near Elkton.
1t is proposed to sell the new Odd Fellows
Hall ut Elkton to the county for courthouse.
"A Lodge of Good Tcmplars has been organ.
lied at Charlestown.
The Republicans at Port Deposit think they
have been slighlei In the appointments.
QUEEN ANNE's COUNTY.
a II. Fahncstock Missionary of the Mary
land Sunday School Union, will spend some time
in this county this summer organizing sunday
schools.
"A crazy colored woman named Maria Single
ton recently swept the fire from The fireplace to
the middle OF room in The house of Robert
Coyhn, neal Ruthsbury, and came near setting
the house on fire. She was arrested and sent to
the Maryland Hospital.
WIN. P. Armstrong of Crumpton was run
over by a wagon and severely but not dangerous
ly injured.
The colored people had grand celebration
in Milington on Whit Monday The Crunptonian
says " much to the Inconvenience of the 'intelli-
gences, who, being thus deprived of their usual
reposc OH the dry goods boxes and barrels de-
nniinced niger holidays as Nuisance" On
the following day the colored people had juh-
lice In Crumptun. The paper above mentioned
regrets that these holidays occur ia the Spring
when the colored peoples labor is SO badly
needed.
The Methodist Protestants have made ar
engagements to hold religious services every other
Sunday in the School House NJ Crumpton.
Tho Court finished up Its business and adj
journed Oh Saturday week.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
The Cambridge fire engine has been repaired,
and housed in stable.
IA debating society in Cambridge has decided
that childhood is not the happiest period OF the
human life.
WIN. Stewart, of Lakesvle, was thrown
from au OK cart ON the 18th lust, and his shout
der wis.dislocatcd by the fall. Two days after
Perry Cannon, of the same place, was run owes
by u roller and had his leg broken.
TALBOT COUNTY.
The Editor of the Easton Gaseae has Just got
married.
The colored NJ. E. Church at st. Michaels
was dedicnted Sunday week.
--lne DuyS Oh Sb, Mlcllacl 5 having aDanuOned
marbles for base ball, the young men have taken
up the discarded sport.
"A party of roughs from an oyster pungy re-
Gently made descent on schooner lying
aground in Tighmans' Greek, beat the cook, the
only man on board, and robbed the cabin. The
captain of the pungy has been arrested in Balli-
more.
Spotted fever continues its ravages in this
county.
-Blackbirds and crows are destroying the
young corn
The first quarterly meeting of the NJ. E. |
church in Easton was held last Sunday.
The members of the Catholic church, at Eas-
ton, have been holding quite successful fair
The Easton Gazette is now the only Republican |
paper published in any OF the soulherly counties |
OF this peninsula. This gives il splendid OPP |
portunity, and we hope it will prove itself equal
TO the occasion. The Denton Union shows what |
energy and Industry will accomplish, under more
adverse circumstances. Plenty of local. well |
printed on decent paper, will always command |
market
CAROLINE COUNTY.
Tho parties who are pushing the Junction |
& Breakwater Railroad TO completion, it is al |
legged, have taken hold Of the proposed Queens |
town s. Harrington Railroad and will soon finish |
1t.
Some evil disposed person recently cut the
mill-dam, at Bloombery, causing 1t to give way.
Loss $3.50 or 5000.
A successful Teachers Association has been
organized. 1t will hold Its second meeting on |
RacGtny, Juno lSrh