Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-06-23
The Peninsula.
TALBOT COUNTY.


The ST. Michaels Comet and Advertiser
which for while, recently, called itself the Pho
mir has changed back to its old name.
The pavilion erected two years ago on
Bruifs island for the benefit of excursion par
ties has been torn down.
Schools close July 18th and resume Sept. 49,
Fruit continues to fall off badly. Wheat is
much injured.
A lamb with but one eye, and that in the
centre of its head, recently born near ST. Mi
chaels. 1t did not live long
Wheat harvest has commenced
Easton M. L. Sunday School was mnch
pleased with its recent trip over the Nj. ID.
Railroad, to Smyrna, Delaware.
Thomas J. Reynolds, of Oxford Neck, recently
had both of his legs 30 mangled by a moving
machine that it is probable they will have to be
amputated
Nicholas Martin a once popular Democratic
politician and ex-member Of the Maryland State
Senate died recently in the Seth year OF his age,
ut his residence in Talbot county.
WORCESTER COUNTY
The colored people are preparing for grand
celebration of the Fifteenth Amendment, at
Berlin.
The Directors have resolved that work shall
commence on the Worcester County Railroad, on
July list
The Order of Good Templars is growing rapid
ly III Newtown.
wIcoMIoo COUNTY.
New potatoes arc plentiful in Salisbury.
A new Methodist Protestant church is being
erected in Salisbury.
William I.ayfield, of this county, who was held
to answer to the charge of numbering Patrick
ODonnell by throwing him overheard, in a
| icufllle, from schooner, which O'Donnell had
| boarded from another schooner to attack Lay
| field was recently discharged by the Grand Jury
| Of the U. s. District Court, OF Baltimore; Inc
| ,far occurred some two moths ago i'll the harbor
Of Baltimore.
| The mill-lam of Handy Foulss, near Salisbury,
| was much damaged, and that of Thomas Hum
plreys, in that town. slightly injured, by the
/ recent storm.
The st. Michaes' Conisi, of Saturday, says :
1 The wheat harvest will commence next week IN
/ this section. There has appeared IN the wheat,
| and it is said considerable damage has been done
already, large numbers of small green lilies, va
ryng in size from grain OF clover seed 70 o.,
| good sized pin head Thousands of these little
pests gather on the wheat heads and in short
iime destroy large quantities of the new gram
| Some farmers seem to think these insects are OF
the '.midge" species, but we cannot say whetnef
the idea is correct one or not. others say Una
they cause the scab that is observed on the wheat
| WORCESTER COUNTY
Only one prisoner in Snow Hill Jail.
In Snow Hill, fair on the 4th of July for tn
benefit of the Presbyterian Sunday school la
brary is talked of.
female picnic, recently, was held in Col. Per
| kins woods, near Snow Hill.
A Wilmington lady has been teaching tn
| Snow Hill ladies' how to cut and make their owl
| dresses.
The Snow Hill Messenger is afraid the bill be
fore Congress- to grant land to aid IN me co .
strncton of the New York and Norfolk Air Lin
Railroad, will not pass the Senate. Well 1t ma
be the proposed road is not in the West.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
On Wednesday of last week the corner ston
| of the new Masonic Hall, in New Market, wa
| laid with impressive ceremonies in the presenc
of large asscmbaSe OF people.
Cambridge luxuriates on spring chickens.
All the Cambridge editors keep stores.
: CECIL COUNTY.
Chancery term of Court commenced at Elkto
on Monday
The contract for building a new Jail and She
| IFS house at Elkton has been awarded to Jon
G. Comfort, Of Cumberland, Pa, for 1924, 800.
Contracts have been awarded for building tv
iron bridges over North East Creek, to Mr..
W. Finley, agent for the American Iron Bride
I. Co. One of 65 feet span, for Sl925 the othe
Q | of As feet span, for S1357. The bridges are
n be built on the Morsely wrought iron plan. The
+ bids were considerably below the bids for bull
8 ing wooden bridges.
i An unsuccessful attempt to rob the law Off
+ of j. L. Mccullough, of Elkton, was made {
Thursday of last week.
II The gold watch recently stolen of ]. u. Ale
= ander, of Elkton, has been recovered. The TN
n sold it to a shoemaker in Newark for So.oO.
A Young man, by the name of James Burgis
At while driving in an open buggy, in Elk Nee
n last week. saw swarm of bees hanging from
N limb on chestnut tree. Getting out of his c.
ID rage, he captured the swarm, put it under q
seat, covered the bees with his coat and dro
home to North East, over rough road, d
lance of about nine miles, when, upon examli
ton, finding them all right and quiet. he traI
ferred the honey-makers to key, and careful
A. placed it in his yard.
It. CAROLINE COUNTY.
Il, The schools close on Friday till October.
10 New potatoes have come.
" Economical fredericksburg unites carpen
IT. shop and school under one roof.
is A few farmers have commenced wheat harve
ID QUEEN ANNE's COUNTY
y, The Trustees of tho Poor have determined
he erect county hospital as an addition to
III aims house.
it The recent NJ E. Festival in Centreville wa
to success, and realized over 300.
ed New potatoes have been dug near Centrev
we measuring from to ~ inches in circumferen
~ | IL is said that there are but seven white
nm publicans in Centreville.
md AccoMAc COUNTY,
all John Walkabout, alias, Hance Parramore,
ork been convicted of murder in the first degree,
uc- unless the motion made by his counsel for an
Of Judgment be granted, will be hung sho
after the expiration Of thirty days from his c
ed yiction. This is the same man, it is said,
any committed a murder IN Somerset county &C
silly Anne AGO. and for whom a requisition has b
s Sse made upon the Governor Of Virginia by
anse Governor of Maryland. Virginia will prob'
lical send Maryland ms pouy,
iris Is Our young friend, Mr.. J.. Harry Hoifec
j. / one of the undergraduates at YALE SENDS US
n Of tations to the exhibition Of the Junior S'iass
next Tuesday evening, and to the ! Woo
spoonu Promenade CONCERT in the eysping
more s would be- ysry p|sassls to attend, bnt'He 7
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