Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14
The Peninsula.


ners.
Oats have yielded pretty fairly, though i'm
| pressed by the lack OF rain.
Wilmington Polt's fine stallion 'Scbasta- |
| pol" died in the stable last Tuesday week.
| Wicomico sends more people to Somerset Jail |
than Somerset does. Somerset had better sell it |
| to her and build new one.
At the meeting of the Eastern Shore Il. II. Co.,
on Tuesday week, quorum of the stock was not |
| represented, there was no election and the |
| old board therefore holds over
| The July term Of the Circuit Court commenced |
OH Monday.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
Berlin paid no attention to July L.
| The colored people celebrated the 4th at New |
town.
| The recent childrens festival at Berlin cleared
| $40 for the benefit of the Presbyterian Sunday
| School.
TALBOT COUNTY.
| An effort is now making to secure the erection
| of a town hall over the market house about to
| be built in Easton.
| Thomas Coburn, near Easton had eleven
| ducks which commenced laying about the 21st
| of January, and kept it up for month"; when
two commenced setting, and two disappeared,
leaving but seven to continue laying. yet, up to
| Friday Of last week he had obtained 1908 eggs,
| and all the seven were still laying.
The U. S. Collector will be in Easton on July
| 18th, 18th and 10Th.
August 10th is the day finally fixed for the
amendment celebration in Eastoli.
An excursion party from ST. Michaels will used
the National camp meeting at Darlington on the
Goth inst.
Business was partly suspended in st. Michaels
on the 4th. Some excnrsionists who visited the
town were little too full of ''the spirit Of 76'
or some other spirit.
The 81. Aichaels Comet says 80, 900 baskets may
4 .l.1 ~ 1na1s atat
Growers Association estimate as likely to be
shipped from stations along the Kent County
Railroad
Talbot Lodge of Good Tcmpars has abandoned
its excursion project.
st. Micliaels was recently visited by severe
storm which uprootca trees and did other dam
age.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
On saturday last DIR. r. DUnger, editor of the
| Democrat aud Herdh. Cambridge, who was
showing his skill in handling the pistol N one o, OF
the Iatior saloons of that town, accidentally
shot himself in the esly part of his left leg.
, Dr. Thomas b. Steele extracted the ball
wIcouco COUNTY.
The Circuit Court met last Tuesday and after
hearing several cases, adjourned until the fourth
Monday in September.
The Rev. ]. Garland Hammer will be installed
pastor of the Wycomico Presbyterian Church, on
Friday evening, the 18th inst. The services on
i Some five or six different ministers OF the Pres
bytery of New Castle, will take part in the serv-
II ces. The presbytery meets at the same timc
for the transaction OF other business.
n Hon. Leonard Malone refuses to be a candi-
date against Col. EIambeton from the Democra-
tic nomination for Congress.
The Managers Of tho .Home for Friendess
N Orphans" have purchased forty-siN acres and
the buildings of the . Nicetown" farm, OF the
late Jas. W. Benny, near Easton, for SG6 pei
20 acre.
Tie building occupied by the Easton Jo,una
% has been sold at Sheriffs sale, and that paper
has to move il having been bought by the law
1t yer who has libel suit against the paper.
An Episcopal Camp Meeting, only that it i
ID called g mission meeting in grove, Will
A, shortly be held near Easton.
A daughter of Isaac Gibson of Tilghman's Is
st land, died of sunstroke few days ago.
VI Wheat harvest is over. The crop is from
one-fourth to one-third less than usual.
:! Corn looks better since the recent rains.
John W. Dean of st. Mchaels, has been ap
:, pointed Assistant Marshal to take the census ii
IN st. Michaels and Bay Hundred districts.
The Fourth passed very quietly in Easton ant
., many citizens went to the country.
b. On Friday. LIST inst, the barn on the farm o
Chas. Keilholtz, in Chapel district, occupied b.
Mr. T. b. Yeo was struck by lightning, doint
y considerable damage to the outside, hurting frag
~ ments nearly to the railroad track, some dstanc,
|
10 raked wheat at the time but fortunately is esca
er ped injury.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
at Coored camp meetings numerous thi
III, year. 80 are blackberries and whorteberries, an
the sale of the latter pay expenses.
lie Tlreshing has commenced and the wheat Gro
So is turning out very poorly.
The Fourth passed very quietly in Dentor
ed business was suspended, and the town wore
~ Sunlay-ke aspect.
ct' DIR. Tarr, Of the Journal, is building hand
lts some private residence in Denton.
i oa large porpose swan up the Choptank pas
Denton on Sunday week and then went back
the sea- He gave no indication of his purpos
At in visiting these waters but it was doubtless
has get something new to elbow about Oh his retur
ol to his companions.
CECIL COUNTY
, na, Elkton Lodge of Good Templars will have
,nt social basket pic iiic on August 4.
DIR. II. Wakemali, of Port Deposit has been al
Ia pointed p. o. route agent between that town al
are Philadelphia.
ON George Harris, the murderer, under sentcn,
of death in Elkton Jail made an effort to escal
nor on the night Of the LIST inst,
tile Business was only partly suspended in Elkto
rity on the ith.
ity. ..old Maria" an insane colored woman, wi
As has voluntarily held in Elkton Jail for years III
the wandered away to parts unknown.
ned John Conner, of North East, was recent
ted drowned on account of falling of the log eros
ing North East creek he being at the time a
ON cortling to the Coroners Jury, drunk. He leav
ain wife and seven eight children. The wide
the attributes the accident to the unsafe condition
of the bridge, and proposes to sue the county
to $4,000 at which amount she estimates her loss
n. QUEEN ANNEs COUNTY.
ID. On Monday, 2sth ult, a boat, going fro
ex, White Rock Creek to Kent Island was capslze
red and its occupants, Henry O. Harris, aged abo
ons 26. hoy aged II, son of William Harris, and
colored man, thrown into the water. The latt
,tt, swan ashore, but tho others were browne
~ | They were residents of the island.
n.1 On Thursday, June Both, VIM. Darling "
',u killed by thresling- accident ON I
~, farm of VIM. IL. Wilmer.
w usn The Observer inherently gloats over the e
rsu' that Andrew Stafford late mail agent, and fl
The merly Provost Marshal, has become a thief, n
the been sent TO Jail.
y 10 Business generally suspended in Cent
,im vile on the 4th.
nav There will be Sunday School celebration h
oys. at the new NJ. Il. Church, Crab-Alley Neck, ke
lie island, on Thursday, the 1ith inst. or all I
day hard names "Crab Alley Neck rather beats.
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time Philadelphia had forty insi8iihcaht hres
the Fourth