Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-09-29

The Peninsula.
TALBOT COUNTY.

ST. Miciaels High School reopened OH Monday
of last week, with George Il. Haddeway as Prin-
cipal.
sweet potato of the exact shape of goose,
with the eyes distinctly marked, has been left at
the Comet Office
The warm weather has prevented any very
brisk reopening of the oyster trade.
Farmers cannot yet pillow for wheat owing to
the dry weather.
800 colored voters have registered in st. Mi
chaels District. The whole number of votes,
including these, is S26. 81 colored votes have
registered i'll Bay Hundred.
The Easton Journal seems to have weakness
for half Sheets OF else half sheets for weakness,
we cannot say which.
The meat house of DIR. I. L. Adkins, in Eas-
ton, was robbed recently.
There was quite fight between white and col
ored men, at Easton. on Monday night, 10Th
inst, growing out of the resistance, by number
of the latter of an attempt to arrest of their
number
In Easton district 1853 colored men registered
this year.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
The name of Mr. Burton as editor of tile Cam
bridge htelligencer, has been taken down.
1893 colored men have registered in Dorcester
county, and one district, which will bring the
number little over 1900, yet to hear from. The
Inteligencer thinks the number will be still fur
ther increased by the addition of names refused
for insufficient REASONS. The Republicans will
carry the county by hundred majority.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
$40 colored voters have registeredin Snow Hill
district. The Democratic Messenger says that
negroes went in to register who had not visited
the town for 20 years. The work is going on
with equal thoroughmess in every other part of
the county.
Charles Dunnaway received wounds which may
vet prove fatal, at Hamblin's store, near Whaley-
Vile, last week, through the discharge Of piss
tol with he was carelessly trying.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Registering goes busily on. 235 colored voters
were registered in Potato Neck, and 1878 in Prin-
cess Anne District
1t is still too dry to plough for wheat.
A revival in tile NJ. E. Church in Hungry Neck,
has resulted in the addition of fourteen mem
bers to the church and it still continues.
The young oak trees are dying i'll the swamps
of the County. Northern men are looking around
for land
On Monday of last week, the steamer SIZE took
on % car loads of freight at Cristield, for the
South. Most of it was marked to go by Seaboard
and Roanoke Railroad, and tho Virginia and Ten
nessee Road
wIcoMICo COUNTY.
The Advertiser prays for angels and ministers
of grace to defend it against the criticism of this
paper, but we doubt if even they can make a
successful defence, as long as it is capable of
calling Duchesse d'Angouleme pear a Duchess
Deangalum" pear, as it does in the last number.
II is rumored that the Salisbury Library is to
pass into the hands of joint stock company.
About four tons of snuff are sold annually in
Salisbury.
A great deal of valuable real estate is offered
for sale i'll the county
The County Commissioners have appointed
examiners to determined on widening and
STRENGTHENING the road from Elkton through
Warwick to the Delaware line also examiners
to determine the matter of opening public road
loading from the old turnpike to the Newark
road, running through lands of James Markee
and others, to Delaware line.
The Democrat speaks of some ones store as
situate, lying, and being, next door to the
Democrat office" Lying and being seem to be
interchangeable terms in that neighborhood.
The bone mill at Colora runs day and night.
On Wednesday of last week the dwelling house
Gipson Valentine, at Andora, six miles form
Elkton was consumed by fire together with its
furniture, and $40 i'll money.
The Wing reporting the proceedings of the
County Commissioners says &c. W. Shippers,
Collector of 9TH District, was ordered to release
| John Arrants from tax OF one slut, and return
same insolvent."
Which was insolvent il not made very clear,
but if it is the man, we think the Wing should
not have eftits readers in suspense as to whether
| the Commissioners would make any provision fol
the support of the animal in view of her master :
unfortunate financial condition.
The colored child recently run over by a wagon
| in Elkton has died of its injuries.
There is woman in Elkton who has not
spoken to her husband for ten years. Happy
man Or stop--perhaps he is dead.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
| Apple cuttings are popular.
Farmers commenced sowing wheat last week.
| October term of court will begin on Monday
| Sd prox.
The station house Mt Hillsboro, on the M. 4
| d. Railroad, was robbed last week.
| The colored voters are quietly registering.
| The Union definitely determines to take nc
| part in this campaign ON account of the manner
| of Mr.. Torbert's nomination. 1t will not favor
| the Democrats, of course, except 30 far as O
stand still policy must favor them. The Union
| takes high, but not wise, position.
| A new vessel is to be launched at Denton Oh
! Thursday of this week.
Jos. NJ. Satterthwate has left the county te
| settle in Kansas.
The public schools reopen October Sd.
Fall term Circuit Court commences Monday
| October 3D.
291 colorod voters resisterodlast week in Den
| ton District.
On Tuesday of last week public meeting was
held in Denton with view to organizing al
Agricultural Society.
QUEEN ANNE's COUNTY.
The store of John 7. Moore, of Centreville
was recently entered by burglars and robbed o
500 worth Of goods. On the same evening
Mrs Culpepper's store in the same town wal
robbed OF S32 worth of jewelry.
Ten new houses are going up in Crumpton.
A building association is to be started in Cen
trcville.
The Citizen says the registration was fairl
conducted. 1904 colored votes are registere,
and 1882 white votes. Some more white voter
were added at the recent registration.
Several small thefts have been committed il
Centrevlle recently.
Rev, J. N. West, an Episcopal Clergyman a
Kent Island, barely escaped being killed recent
by the accidental discharge of a gun.
Tho new contractors have commenced wor
on the Kent and oaeen AHnes Railroad, i.
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