Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-05-19
THE PENINSULA.

wICoMfco COUNTY.
"A boy about elk years DID, son of Mr. George
Moore, Of Tynskin District, was drowned in the
Nanticoke River, on Saturday week.
The Salisbury Lyceum hos decided that the
pulpit exercises have more jn1nerce than the
press-which Is probably true ut Salisbury.
The sacred concerts 10 the PRESBYTERIAN
Church, at Salisbury, on Monday and Tuesday
week, were brilliant and successful affairs.
The Salisbury Circulating Library WAKES
strong 10 numbers and means.
CECIL COUNTY.
AT last Elkton is to have new Jail. Plans
have been adopted and proposals advertised for
On Tuesday evening, 24ih instant. the M. E.
choir Will give concert In Odd Fellows Hall, at
Port Deposit.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
The colored people recently held meeting
and resolved to celebrate the adoption of the 18th
amendment by grand procession In Cambridge
on the 4th OF July next.
The Cambridge Inteiiigencer appears to be
prospecting, and we are glad to see it. Plenty Of
locals will bring the answer.
WIN. T. Foble has been appointed town
bailif of Cambridge
Frances Higgins and Jas. W. straughn will
take the census OF this county.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
The steamer Maggie has resumed her trips
To be much faster since recent improvements.
The Circuit Court commenced on Monday.
Crops look we'll throughout the county.
TALBOT COUNTY.
The Weekly Phen,r, successor to the Comet.
of st. Miehaels, looks very well. II is larger
| than the Comet.
The house of Charles Hopkins, on Hupton
| farm. iu Chapel District, was struck by lightning
on Friday night the 9Th instant. No Que WINS
Injured, and disabled chimney Is about the only
| damage.
came of, the first prize,a cottage aud land worth
81 $50 being drawn by James L. Martlp OF Eastep
the second a small house, by William Y. Jump,
Of Kenton, and The third, large barn, by Walton
Foreman, of Philadelphia.
Recent improvements have added greatly to
the appearance OF the steamboat Highland Light
-Easton streets are being graded and repaired.
The Democrat and Herald had another spell
| last week. Too much of this sort OF thing will
result in apoplexy
The new locomotive on the Dorchester and
| Delaware Railroad Is 10 be named "Dorchester."
| Colonel John X. Keene, formerly of Cam
bridge, died recently 10 Mississippi
The County Commissioners offer $500 reward
for the apprehension of Cyrus Stack, the nur.
derer of Benjamin W. Rhodes. The State offers
5000.
The Democrat and HersM calls the Republican
party " rambuncious." Does anybody believe
| that?
QUEEN ANNE's COUNTY.
And now the Centreville Observer, which
down to very recent period, declared that tht
negro Is not, and never can be, citizen of The
United Statcs," is coquettng with the coloret
vote.
Perry L. Lynch and John D. Kemp will take
the U. s. census tor the county.
| CAROLINE COUNTY.
The Union continues to be the handsomes
and best paper on the Eastern Shore.
-Rldgely has q new brick yard.
The ramor that Greensborough merchan
had failed was unfOunded.
-Denton's public square is being fixed up.
The steamboat Massdchusetts Is being flxet
up, TO run between Baltimore and Denton.
-Burrsville has just got new post master
but II gets no mails.
Simeon N West is to take the u s. census
Thomas Melvin has sold his property, o
Melville to Mr.. Joseph Casho OF Delaware, 70
1880.
SOMERSET ooUsrY.
Princess Anne has just got that barber sh
has been crying for.
Rev. Mr.. Barton. of the Episcopal Churc
at Princess Anne, has recovered sufficiently I
! return. He came near losing his life by fall
will be remembered.
DIR. Cadmus Dashiell and j. w. Conner hay
been appointed u. 4 Assistaht Marshals for th
county to take the census
!, The Circuit Court has appointed Henry Page
, a. u. Miles, resigned. Mr.. Page is, we believe
son of Hon. j. w. Crlsdeld, but took the nam
of an uncle who adopted him.
Christiana Circuit of the NJ. E. Church, wi
hold camp meeting at Red Lion, commencu
August 3.