Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-02-25
OUR NEIGHBORS.
QUEEN AssE's COUNTY.

QUEEN AssE's COUNTY.
-Washington's birthday was celebrated ut
Crumpton by supper and ball.
The steamer Chester, Of the Slaughter line"
what fine name that would be for some north
ern railroad-has been sold to Il. j. Albert, for
$1,000.
Hon. John G. Ruth, Chief Judge of the Or
phans Court for Queen Anne's county, died on
the 18th inst.
"A Lodge of Good Tsmplars has been organ
lied at Rulhsburg.
wIcosiIco COUNTY.
The most perplexing financial statement VIC
have ever seen is that Of the Town Commission
crs Of Salisbury.
The Easton Shorsmdn lamcnts like a very
Jeremiah over the failure In that section TO cole
brate Westinghouse birthday.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
The Herald has evidently secured an insane
correspondent. The fellow dreams. dreams and
sees visions until he is full to bursting and then
slops over into the newspaper.
The Herald earnestly urges the building of
the Blackwater Canal, aud the running OF boat
on the Little Choptank.
Land owners are planting large number of
peach trees.
CECIL COUNTY.
-Elkton fish market is well stocked.
Miss Idle johnson has been appointed Of
ganlst of Easton Trinity church.
The maple trees arc in leaf.
An effort is being made to organize the Elk
ton Machine Manufacturing Company, to pur-
chase and remove to Elkton the machine works
OF Casio Il Co., near Newark.
KENT COUNTY.
Judge Wckes has delivered an opinion to tho
effect that the present oyster laws prohibits
dredging in rivers that form the boundary line
baf,r roo nd nppd tho schooner Raw Sb0
"A Building Loan Association is to he organ
lied in Chestertown.
Recently there have been II number of robbie
RIGS in and around Chestertown. Boots and shoes
were taken from Bennett & Fiddle; meat from
Captain Thompson, and harness from the proper
~ Of the late s. W. Spencer.
"A new Episcopal church, to cost &30O0 is to
be built at Georgetown. The site has already
been selected.
The Transcript considers the indications fay
Orablc for on abundant crop of peaches.
An effort is being made to reorganize the mil
itary company known as the "Read Rifles" in
Chestertown.
A select private academy is to be opened in
Chestertown.
TALBOT COUNTY.
The S.di states that the Division oil Sons of
Temperance, recently organized in Easton, is
working n great and much needed reformation
there.
The religious revival ut st. Mchaels NJ. e.
Church continues.
Farmers have commenced their spring plow-
ing In this county.
Thomas D. Haddaway has received the
vacant scholarship for Talbot countyin Washing
ton College.
Burns Club of Masons at St. Micbacls celc-
brated Westinghouse birth day by supper.
The st. Michaels Comet publishes letter from
Rev. J. II. Lightbourne, of Dover denounc!ng
ritualism
The peach buds are swelling, and the fruit
growers are full of apprehension. cold snap
would ruin the crop.
An attempt was recently made by some in
cendiary to burn tenant house belonging to
James NJ. Lowe, in Bay Hundred.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The peach crop has sustained no injuries so
far from the changes 10 the weather. There are
10000 peach trees Of tho Hale's EARLY Variety,
which should come in bearing this year 10 the
immediate Vicinity of Princess Anne.
The Farmers and Fruit Growers Association
+ Somerset county was organized on Tuesday,
the 10th instant.
The firm of Crockett & Humphreys is dis
solved, John w. Humphrey retiring and Josiah
s. Crockett continuing the business.
Samuel Colonna has been appointed Town
Bailiff of Princess Anne.
William Poole, of Dinglcy Dell, was recently
thrown from his wagon aud severely hurt.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
Henry z. Fisher has sold his farm near Den
ton to Mr.. Green of Lancaster county, Pa, for
$4,000.
The railroad bridge across the Tuckahoe at
Hillsborough, is being pushed rapidly towards
completion.
Geo. c. Morton. the absconding agent of the
Haru ALL 1.rIax ia Iot
large,
Herring fishing has commenced in the Chop
tank river.
"A new wharf and granary arc to be built at
Denton.
David strauEhn has been appointed Adams
express agent and railroad ticket agent at Ridgley.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
-Ncwtown continues to be one Of the icest
town on the Peninsula.
The Snow Hill Shield is improved in appear
ance, and is to bc enlarged.
"A man named Edwards recently passed
through Newtown in pursuit of a delinquent agent
Of the Southern Mutual Life Insurance Company
of Richmond, who has in his possession about
$4,000 belonging to that company.
The Newtown correspondent of the Shield
says; The suit between Messrs. Polk and Pow
ell and James H. Young having been decided, the
former gentlemen, together with Messrs. l.. j. NJ.
z. Broadwatcr and j. W. Powell, Jr., have pro-
ceedcd with the work of erecting first-class
steam saw and grst mill OH the site of the old one
recently destroyed by fire. 1t ia understood, how
ever, that Mr.. Young intends carrying his case to
the Court OF Appeals.
John B. Corbin, Esq, has qualified as Magis-
trate of Nasssawadux.
-Diphtheria continues its ravagcs.
The steamer Cambridge has commenced run
ming in connection with the Sue.
Large quantities of ivy and laurel root are
being shipped to the city to make into pipes.
BANK DIREcroRs ArroINTED.-The following