Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-22
OUR NElGHBORS.

Tho citizens of Broad Greek Neck have pc
tltioncd for new road from Williams store to
W. III. Bridges lane gate The Comet says such
road would be of great public convenience.
Spring trade promises to be brisk in st.
Michacls. 1t ought to be-the merchants adver-
tise in their local papers.
The Methodists are going to build a new
church, the Episcopalians are going to rebuild
their cid one, and the Masons are to build new
hall in 81. Mchaels.
On Friday, the 9th instant, little son of
George WootGrs, residing near Easton, was thrown
from frightened horse, and getting caught In
the harness he was dragged around field until
life was extinct. He was a bright little fellow
but eight years OF age.
CECIL COUNTY.
Roger Fceley, an employee of the P. W. &
B. r. r., recently had his foot badly crushed by
Il hogshead rolling on 1t at Elkton.
Alta recent meeting of the county commits
| sioncrs the old Board Of Trustees of the Poor
were elected for the ensuing year: N. p. Manley
Ihos. Miller John B. Russell, j. l.: Foard, and
Thomas j. Jones.
mo tax and no BailiH' is the rallying cry
nicipa contest in EIkton. The Wing backs il up.
james II. Fulton, of Elkton, has a black
| Spanish hcu which lays two eggs a day.
AT the recent annual election of the Elkton
Building Society Mr.. Crouch resigned the Trea-
| surcrship because there was no salary attached to
| the office Reuben Halnes was elected in his
| stead. Money sold at 3S19 per cent.
Unconstitutional fatigue" is the prevailing cpl
demic at chesapeake City. Canal business is
getting active there, and the Good Tempars arc
| tlourishng. The place is paved with boards The
new minister has arrived, and the ladies have put
on their spring garb.
| AT Bayview considerable building activity is
| manifested fishing has commenced In earnest
G. Bedall has broken his leg and farmers around
the town have finished sowing oats, and some
have planted potatoes and plowed for corn.
| AT North East the fishing business has com.
menced with but limited success; considerable
Improvement is being made in the town. and the
single word Eternity, was the text from which
Rev. Mr.. Poulson preached an excellent sermon
in the NJ. E. church Sunday week.
AT Port Deposit much improvement is max.
ing and business is brisk several RATS of lumber
recently left there worth from $4,000 10 S25 OOC
each; work is progressing on the new Odd Eel
lows Hall, and Is about to be resumed on the
new VI. e. Church, which will be the handsomes
in Wilmington Conference, outside of this city.
The Cecil Wing, from which we take these
items, has volumnous and valuable local CORES
pondcnce.
| CAROLINE COUNTY.
The Denton Union is emphatically live
paper. We are always glad TO sec its bright ant
pleasant face, but regret to see its beauty marret
by q marginal advertisement.
The causeway at Denton is In bad condition
A bald eagle was recently killed in the Firs
District, which measured seven feet seven inche
across the wings, and weighed thirteen pounds
-Shad are selling for twenty-five and thirty
cents pair in Denton.
Caroline received from the school fund, fol
the year ending September 30th, 1868, s7,26776
The "Bell Farm" on which the embryo cit,
of Ridgely is situated, was recently sold TO VIM
Elliott, Philadelphia Banker, for $4,000 cash
QUEEN ASNE's COUNTY.
"A Building and Loan Association is to be or
gnnized la Cruinpton,
Unity Ledge, No. 10S, l. o. o. f., of Churcl
Hill, will celebrate the semi-cen ennal anniversa
ry of the order in the United States, on Monday
the 26th, by the dedication of their new hall ant
other interesting exercises.
wIcoMIco COUNTY.
The Eastern Shoreman says that never wer
times SO hard or money So scarce as at present.
The Town Commissioners of Salisbury hav
appointed L. p. HUMPHREYS Clerk of the Board
and Joe Cannon, Baiff. The latter, we presume
will now be considered one of the big guns OF tn
town.
John Mcdaniel, the Oldest inhabitant of Sails
bury, died last Friday.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
The Snow Hill Shield is delighted at Cover
nor Bowic's appointment of a returned rebel a
Adiutant General of Marylan The paper con
tains the usual reminder that its editor once sery
cd in the Maryland Legislature
e. r. Wilson, of Snow nill, has been az
pointed au aid-de-camp ON the staff of Governo
, Bowie.
!, An attempt was recently man to burn tn
house of j. b. Mock, OF Snow Hill, and colore
boy was arrested on suspicion, but there bein
no evidence against him, he was discharged.
: DORCHESTER COUNTY.
-shad are cheap and plenty in Cambridge.
; jacob NJ. Roeser, of Cambridge, died sudder
ly, of apoplexy, on Saturday week.
, WIN. NJ. Fletcher is making some desirabl
: improvements in Cambridge.
!. KENT COUNTY.
The April term of the Circuit Court began o
Monday at Chestertown.
i "A schooner load of eastern ice has arrived
4 Chestertown.
|, The Young Mems Christian Association
k Chestertown are making an effort to open fro
}. reading room In that town.
!. "A number of buildings are being erected
/. Chestertown.
!; The stockholders of the Kent County Raj
! road will meet 81 ghestertewn on May 10th
elect eight dl,sslels