Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28
OUR NEIoHBORs.

OUR NEIaHBORs.
TALBOT COUNTY.
Some thief, who can scarcely be considered
a member OF the Eight fingered fraternity" stole
an anvil from MIR. Plummer Of Easton last week.
| II hus been but short time since some one In
| either Talbot or Dorchester stole large pair OF
| oxen. M HEaa4 aNfII ttf
There were one hundred and sixty-one mar
riage licenses issued out of the Circuit Court Of
Talbot county during the year 1868. ~ "a
| "A colored man was lodged In jail ut Eastop
on Friday week, charged with striking with q
| handspike and killing another man named Thorn
as Young. The affair took place on boat while
dredging near Pcplor Island. "a
The Easton Star is hereafter to bc printed
on Potter press. This will make the fifth press
of this kind in use on the Eastern Shore. -
| CECIL. COUNTY.
The station on the Philadelphia & Baltimore
| Central Railroad, heretofore known, among rail-
road men, as Warring's," has been named
Colora. We would not like to take its chances
| Of getting to be cholera. sse
- Paradise Lost" has turned up In Elkton
and Is coming TO Delaware this week. Our Leg
isature will probably be applied to, to change
its name to ;" Paradise Found" II
Quite a thriving business Is carried on In Elk
| Neck by persons digging laurel roots for ship
ment north, where they arc cut into pipes, knots,
| &c.
The large ice dealers who cat leo from the
snsquehanna, near Port Deposit, TO supply the
city OF Baltimore, are becoming seriously alarmed
at the continued mild weather, as none OF them
have ~ yet laid In any ice.
QUEEN ANNIs COUNTY. ,taf
| The Ccntrevillc Obserrer thinks that II tho
work on the Kent and Queen Anne's Railroad
| continue as thus far the whistle OF the iron
hnue's will soon be heard" God speed the day
We want TO 90 down and sec the animal r.
The ice men at Centrcville are alarmed, fear
ing that they will be unable to fill their Ice houses
Joseph Handy the young man so terribly In
jured BY the discharge Of his gun, is doing we'll
One of his arms will be saved.
During the year Of 1868, there were issued
III marriage licenses In 1867 there were III
| licenses issued.
| DORCHESTER COUNTY.
| Cambridge wants a Bank, but the Iafeli,gen-
| Ger thinks 1t has no money to put In it.
| Tho Herah says there is some talk of build
in Catholic church in Cambridge.
There is u rumor-probably not well founded
that work on the Dorchester and Delaware
Railroad will be resumed shortly.
| Tho Dorchester an Delaware X. X. Co. offer
for sale Dorchester county bonds to the amount
OF $780, 900.
THE Cambridge inteiiyencey tells of story OF
colored man swindling merchant of that town
out OF So, and remarks the respect have for the
colored mars rclatives-some OF whom doubtless
| can boast that Caucasian blood courses through
their yelns-alone keeps us from giving his name.
"A ptotraeted meeting is in progress at CAM
bridge, but during the first week there were no
conversions.
AN effort Is being made to have q steamer ply
between Church creek on the Little Chnptank
river, and Baltimore.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
George Dixon, colored, has been appointed
sexton OF the ME-. Church in Denton at salary
| of $50 per year.
One hundred persons have Joined the LOG.
7. since Its institution in Marydell.
The NJ. E. Church is holding revival in the
Good Templar's hall, Marydell. Thiry-six have
piofessed conversion.
The Board Of County Commissioners, and
also the School Board, will meet In Denton, on
Tuesday, the End day Of March,
Miss Dorcas Noble. near fredericksburg, re-
| Gently had n finger amputated on account of
| cancerous affection.
| DIR. Charles Z. Farr has been appointed ply
sician to the anshouse, and also to lll vacancy
| in the Board of School Commissioners.
| The Union is goodlopking, MS live, and as
| sparkling us ever. 1t is one OF the most warmly
welcomed OF our Peninsula exchanges.
| KENT cousTY.
The Kent Nems says the .!elacation of Samu-
an,,,,,t -, IT,, go onn ~ pnnh VIII
says, has bucn going Oh, f,r n number Of Years :.
and was unknown TO the other officers Of the
| oank unoil VI. spencer resigned on the LIST IN
slant. Whenthe dealcLtiun was discovered and
the deaultcr confronted with II. he placed at the
disposal OF the bank his entire property, amount
Ing to nearly enough to meet his liabilities leav
nfi.ar. nt i've n,h ar,,,"a e., ror ui; .nc
,,, u RI, ~ oann pe.u... . mn w ,cni"iu W
noery Ing money was spent IN iast nvint, tue
neiauicr not aceuniulnIinS Us nucn as tne delal-
cation announced 70. Inc Bank Is DONG business
as usual, .nc uelaIcatloh not ipJuripg IT, Dut the
surcues OF tns dciauiier'
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Tine valuable farm of .75 acre, belonoin,r tn
| WIN. r. Bullard. of Potato Neck was sold last
week to Ruel Emerson. OF New York for AZ. 900
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ccss Anne '"''eu .e'''N 10 :" p'os'es' ~ THU
eos' -."''.
Why do not the people ct this county get
better sounding names than s.ch as Potato Neck
wicoMICo COUNTY.
The store of Bacon 4 Wilson. in sharptown.
to,.,,,,,, ,,,i, -. ,I,, -.
src m surJay ,;,ht 1-,h int vyhen discnvary
I'D the store door was open and the fire was cyi
IDENTIFY Of incendiary origin. II Is supposed that
il was robbed before il wns fired There was no
Insurance. and no clue to the thieves has vet been
obtained
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kE'kivEp CAii..-The congregation III the
Spring Street Presbyterian Church, New York
c,ty have. t,ndered a unanimous cali 10 the Rev.
u,.,,...'. ,,,..., ,.s ,,',, -. -, ~.
"hiahi Aih"i"" Vi inns Guy 10 uecohle tn'ir
pastor. Salary $1,000. This church while one
of tho oldest il one of the most yinorons md