Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-12-22

fe WORCESTER COUNTY.
Turkey raffies are popular In Berlin.

Turkey raffies are popular in Berlin.
:, Everybody Is quarrelllng as to whose hoga are
The tug boat recently placed on the Pooomoke
seems to be doing paying business.
zadok p. Henry, and aged and wealthy citizen
Of Berlin, died last week.
TALBOT COUNTY.
The County Commissioners have offered q re-
ward OF 800 for the arrest of Charles Hughes,
the colored man who reoentlw attempted an
outrage on the person Of q school girl.
The Easton merchants make elaborate holiday
preparations.
The blind staggers continues its ravages
amongst the horses.
There will be a fair and festival at the school
house, in Broad Creek Neck, on Tuesday evening
9th inst, to assist in lquidating the debt on
Chatham's chapel.
Butter sells at 45 cents pound in st. Michaels
and the people think that fearfully high.
The Star joins the papers sin league with the
Devil" who support McOreerey's infamous
Arlington resolutions.
James L. Lecompt has been appointed magis-
trate for St. Michaels district.
Oliver Benson. colored, living with VIM. T.
Ellicott, was found dead in ditch recently,
posed, while drunk. He had quart of whisky
and loaded revolver on his person.
st. Michaels has street lamps now.
The s'Old School House" in st. Michaels has
been sold, and will be altered into dwelling
house.
wIooMIoo COUNTY.
A fire in " California" as the colored quarter
of Salisbury is called, recently destroyed house
owned by Thomas Dryden, with about $500.
Last week, also the residence of Purnen john
son, on the Berlin road, four miles from Sails
lYr,xy Iaa4 h,fG q n.x
the same night, the house Of John Anderson
near Salisbury, was totally destroyed by fire.
Two days after a small house in Quantico was
burned down.
The town hall project continues to beagitated.
cEuII COUNTY.
The Democrat is one of the few papers in this
country which have the hardwood to endorse
Senator McCreery's proposal to desecrate the
soldiers cemetry at Arlington.
Philip Phillips, the Singing Pilgrim" failed
to keep his engagement last week.
The Democrat states that Theodore Ascher-
field of Elkton. is cousin of Krupp, the famous
Prussian gun manufacturer.
George Harris, the murderer, whose sentence
had been committed to imprisonment for life,
has been sent to the Penitentiary.
little fifteen months old child of Noble T.
Biddle, ESD, States Attorney at Elkton, swal-
lowed piece Of concentrated I've on Saturday
week, which caused its death after three days Of
terrible suffering.
QUEEN ANNE's COUNTY.
The Osceola was recently driven back to Cen
treville by a storm.
The farm Of Dr. Robert Wright, was recently
sold to VIM. McKenney at 1927 per acre. 1t con-
tanned 1874 acres.
KENT COUNTY.
A colored man named Biiscoe has been ar
toI a1,a n, afa and 1nt of
Confederate notes"
A man nam Jefferson Rich had his leg broken
by being caught under log at Grays saw mill,
last week.
Rev. Il. II. O. Goodwin has resigned the rec
torship of the Episcopal Church in Chestertown,
and will remove to Governors Island.
The Easton military companies have received
their uniforms.
Col. II. L Bateman has just completed a
handsome residence in Easton.
A flag is to be presented to tho sEaston Fire
Brigade democratic military organization.
1t will probably be an American flag.
Stephen Chilcutt, son Of John Chilcutt, died
recently at Randolph-Macon College, in Virginia,
where he was student.
DIR. N. Pinkney, U. s. n, whose home is al
Easton, has been assigned to duty at Washing
ton navy yard.
DORCHESTER COUNTY
Cambridge has about 81 stores which is doubt
less about N more than it ought to have to have
them worth anything.
Coal is superseding wood for fire.
Chas. s. Milliard has commenced the oyster
packing business in Cambridge.
In arguing in favor of bank at Cambridge,
the Democrat and Herald make the following
statement :-"A gentleman of this county has
informed us that some time ago, (having an OK.
For doh al himl ha Opva d
hundred dollars to meet 1t, agreeing to pay II
per cent per annum for the use of the money
Thirty days after borrowing it, he offered and die
pay back three ourths of the sum he had been dc
coii,,nodated ,oitli, but the lender didn't deduct
one cent of interest! No indeed, not he. Tven-
ty per cent for 30 days is at the rate of $40 pei
cent year. Is it any wonder our people art
growing poor?
CAROLINE COUNTY.
l.. II. Gadd, killed with club, large coon
recently. His coonship exclaimed with his dying
breath, killed, by Gadd !"
Some rascal in Denton proposes to turn hon.
est and earn his living, and at the first step in
that direction stole a lot of valuable tools from
the workshop Of James $. Richards, in that
town.
Thomas H. Kemp will deliver temperance
lecture in the NJ. L. Church, at Denton, on De-
cember 2lst.
SOMERSET COUNTY. a
Princess Anne is to have new doctor.
DIR, i. W. Morris, of Princess Anne, recent,
very i'll, is convalescent.
David Mcdaniel and VIM. White have beer
fined IS each for violation of the oyster laws.
Water is scarce train was recently delayed
two hours on the Eastern Shore X. r.. while TIN
| locomotive went up and down hunting waite
with which to make steam.
| A boat belonging to Captain John T. Lauden
lx in a
| Tangier Sound The crew escaped.
KENT COUNTY.
| The motto of the Freemdn's journal is Scr
| Aloud, Spare not, Shew my People their Trans
gressions and the house of Jacob their SINS"
| A man who appeared on the stump as dem
ocratic speaker, in the last campaign, has had t
| leave Chestertown on account of an attempte'
outrage on a colored girl.
Two men known in Chestertown as Red Head
| ed Baker and Hamer Russell got into tigh
| recently, on account of words spoken by Bake
derogatory of the Order of Red Men. Bake
| struck Russell with ax-handle, breaking hi
arm and severely injuring him. He has bee
| arrested.
John H. Burchinall, well-known citizen O
Chestertown, died recently of pneumonia
TALBOT COUNTY.
Easton ia enthusastici in favor of immigration
The Jury in the case of Perry Blake, colored
charged with assault with intent to kill, has bee
discharged on account of disagreement, btl
Perry has been sent back to Jail.
The new market house in Easton is about fir
shed and ready for use.
QUEEN ANNEs COUNTY.
In case of q conflict between Canada and I'll
United States the Centreville Observer is fe
Canada.
Gov Bowie has appointed James j. Taylo
ESQ. a Justice of the Peace of Queenstown Dis
trct, vice Jno. A. W. Bryan, resigned.
Thomas II. Goldsborough has been appointe
post master at Centreville, in place of L. I. Co
bum, deceased.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
James s. Lecompte has been appointed POI
master at Snow Hill, vice Thomas Lecomptt
deceased.
Matthews, confined in Snow Hill jail Tor rap
on a little colored girl, has obtained bail.
James Blade went out to kill hogs and fe
down and broke his Leg Tho hogs don't regrs
the accident.
The steamer Maggie recently broke one Oh he
paddle-wheels on log in the Pocomoke.
A steam tug has been placedo on the Pocomok
b. Everett Smith, of the Worcester Shield, h,
!, been arrested for non-payment of U. ). heVent
taxes. -
From the North American and United States III
zette, December III, lSI0.l
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