Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-09-22
Tho Peninsula.

KENT COUNTY.
The ''White Mans party is organizing colored
Democratic clubs.
The Freeman's Journal learns that 1t is threat
ened with mobbing. 1t says 1t is ready, and
invites those disposed to try 1t on.
QUEEN ANNE's COUNTY.
The population Of Centreville is 915, an in
crease of 81 since 1850 OF the present popula-
ton 56S are white and 347 colored.
Adeline N. yansant, and VIM. D. Fallowfield
were appointed at the late meeting Of the Board
of School Commissioners, students in the State
Normal School, and Ralph II. Beatty and Francis
L. Paryis, students at st. Johns College, Anna
polls.
CECIL COUNTY.
There was pleasant Hop in the Odd Fellows
Hall at Elkton, on Wednesday night OF last
week.
Elkton was visited.by frost as early as Monday
Of last week
Peter NIilburn, colored had crushed finger
amputated last week.
The Elkton Good Tempars have arranged to
hold monthly public temperance meetings in the
M. l.. Church in that town the first will be held
on the 21st inst.
A colored boy, seven years old, was run over
by heavy log wagon in Elkton, last week, and,
though frightfully wounded, seems likely to get
well.
The September term of the Circuit Court
commenced on Monday.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
A Democratic ratification meeting was held at
Cambridge after the Convention on the 18th
instant. Quite large number of colored people
gathered around to hear the speakers denounce
them.
been made from New Market during the season
just closing
The new Masonic Hall, at New Market, is
nearly completed.
The gallant sportsmen of the county are
waging brilliant war on the doves.
The peach crop of which much was expected,
hardly paid, while the apparently unimportant
berry crop paid we'll. "Despise not the day of
small things"
The recent trot was the most important local
event for long time and ecipsed the Stack
murder in interest. by the way what has be-
come Of that murderer!
The Democrat labors under the delusion that
its party won victory at the recent municipal
election in this city. All right "Where ignor-
ance is bliss" &c. The Democrats up here are
getting over the delusion. however.
TALBOT COUNTY.
A quarterly convention of the Good Templars
OF the county will be held in Bay hundred, on
Monday, November 18th.
A sweet potato has been left at the Comet
Office which IL IG inches in circumference, IL
inches in length. and weighs AZ pounds
The colored people will celebrate the adoption
of the Amendment on Wednesday, Sept 2Sth.
Easton High School will shortly resume its
sessions.
Simpson Katzenberg well known clothing
dealer of st. AIchaels has left that town to take
up his residence in Madison, Florida.
The steamer Kent Island has been put on the
route between Baltimore and Wye and Miles
rivers.
Clias. II. Gibson, has been elected Secretary,
Treasurer and Counsellor of the Easton Board
of Commissioners, vice T. I. kennard deceased.
The Star enters on the sixth volume since its
establishment in 1865. 1t also rejoices in big
type over the Democratic victory in Whining
ton. few such ''victories' by its own party in
Maryland would probably land it high and dry
beyond the reach of the official pap on which it
now wakes fat and wonderfully saucy.
The Star hoists Col Hambletons name as the
Democratic candidate for Congress and has not
a word of comment, though it has devoted its
utmost energies to abusing him for some months
back.
The trains OH the NJ. & D. II. r. leave Easton
now at and 1890 A. NJ, the same as before the
peach season.
Tie colored men are registering in large NUM-
bers, ready to vote.
lue oyster Dusluebb OPENS
Some vandals in Easton amuse themselves by
mutilating tombstones in the Methodist Gene
terry.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
The editor of the Union went to Niagara with
the Editorial Association and is now enjoying an
attack of the ague.
Denton bridge has been put in good repair.
Sportsmen are after the rail which though
numerous are as vet very poor.
The colored people of the county will have a
grand celebration at Centreyille in the course of
a few weeks.
Miss Mary +. Fountain has, at the recommen-
dation of the School Board, been appointed to a
vacant scholarship for the county in the Balti-
more Female College.
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
VIM. L. Ford is appointed postmaster at Fair
mount.
Thomas J. Dixon, Sheriff is erecting COM
modious store house on Main street, Princess
Anne.
James T. Coleman, white. has been lodged in
Somerset Jail charged with stealing boat from
| VIM. Sterling of Annamessex. He is married
man and lived in Potato Neck.
There is a revival i'll the churches i'll the lower
| part of the county.
barn owned by William Nelson, between
Hopewell and Crisield, was destroyed by fire
recently. Loss, 500
The True Mdryldntter has but one small local
in alluson to the denomination of Colonel
IIamblcton as the Democratic candidate for
Congress. Its editor himself aspired to the
| honor.
wICoMICo COUNTY.
Everything is suffering from the long contn
ned drought, and the Advertiser profanely says il
has even got into the churches, causing dry ser
mons.
The Eastern Shoremdn rejoices over the nomi-
nation OF Colonel Hambleton for Congress, but
says its party must work tc elect him.
Elijah Morris, a laborer on the Wicomico and
Pocomoke railroad, was run over and seriousl,
injured last week. He will probably recover
with the loss of an arm.
Fever and ague is prevalent throughout the
county
Circuit Court meets on Monday, Goth instant
The corn crop of the county is better than il
was last year.
The Salisbury Advertiser announces that it hal
entered on its fourth .'volumn, whatever tina
may be-and that hereafter it will be publisle,
at one dollar per year.
The Salisbury Lyceum resumed it's sessions OF
Wednesday Of last week.