Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-09-01
The Peninsula.


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The Peninsula.
| AccoMAc COUNTY.
The Annual Baptist Association of the Eastern
/ Shore of Virginia was held OH Sunday, the 21s
inst, at the Chingoteague Baptist Church, Acco
| mac County,Va Services were conducted in til,
morning by Rev. p. Warren in the afternoon
| by Rev. s. O. Boston, and in the evening by DIR
Cooling. The meeting was very largely attended
| by persons from all parts of Accomac and North
| ampton counties.
| TALBOT COUNTY.
| The erection of the new market house and
| town hall, i'll Easton has commenced.
Mr. G.. Wright, of Easton, had valuable LIVERY
horse stolen one night last week.
| John Covington James Trew, and Wm Don.
ovan were arrested and lodged in Jail at Easton
| for lurking about store under suspicious cir
cumstances. They were released the next morn
| ing
The Easton Journal appears to have Col.
Hambleton on tho brain-and nothing else.
One night last week flock OF forty geese
| were stolen from Messrs. JAS Willis and John
Gossage, of Oxford.
The smoke house of Mr.. Jonathan II. Leonard
of Trappe. was broken open, several days ago,
and robbed of seventeen pieces Of bacon.
1t is thought the grading of the Md. 4 Del. II.
H.. from Easton to Oxford, will soon be compile
ted, and the whistle of the locomotive heard at
Oxford inside of three months.
Alex. Weeden, of st. Mitchaels, had two fine
lambs gored to death by horned cattle, which
were turned into an enclosure with them.
The Comet has tale of snake that was cap
tured in that neighborhood, shaped like viper,
with diamond shaped spots on its back, which
contain the following letters -" m, II, W, nd,
me, n, y, nd, al i'm, mi, one, wo nj, to, 10. the,
gr, al" The only thing that excites our aston
ishment is, that these letters were not in its
tale.
The people of ST. Mchaels are complaining of
dull times. good cure for that complaint il to
go to work and advertise.
Rapid progress is being made in the construc-
ton OF a new market house at Elkton.
The meat house of Jonathan II. Leonard, of
Trappe district, was recently robbed of II pieces
OF bacon.
The Starcontinues its attacks on Col Hambe-
ton the probable democratic nominee for Con-
gress.
The farmers are now securing their fodder
The corn has turned out poorly, except in few
favored districts not injured by the drought.
The NJ. Il D. II. H., which has had more acci-
dents than any other road on the Peninsula, has
had another, by which one car was thrown off
the track and another much damaged. No one
was hurt
wYCoaiIoo COUNTY.
4 lfeloss body OF male mlilato infant was dis
covered in Quantico. on Thursday morning last,
concealed in the furnace of an INFUSED canning
establishment, where ii is evident, il had been
placed but a short time previous.
Counterfeit ten dollar notes, on the Pough-
keepsie National Bank, arc in circulation in this
county.
The democrats elected delegates to their coun-
ty convention last Saturday. The convention
meets on Sept. 3, and its principal business is to
select three delegates to the Congressional con-
vention.
There is again complaint Of damage from dry
weather.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The lilckieberry crop has been large this year
aud has put good deal of money into the hands
of the poorer class of people.
Dipthelia is still prevalent in some Of the
lower districts.
Tile camp meeting at DANES Quarter and
Coulbonrn's woods were quite satisfactory and
affair.
Last Thursday night the canning establishment
of Davy a. Miles, near Paramount was. together
with its contents, destroyed by fire. The build
ing was owned by Robert II. Jones. of Potato
Neck. No insurance on it or the stock
CAROLINE COUNTY.
A son of Mr.. Todd, of Denton. fell and frac-
thiSh iii' arm, low ehN o SHiNS.
Jos q. Mcbride, of Camden, Del, has plir-
chased Of Rey. II. W. Todd his store at Denton.
The Sunday School Convention at Denton, on
Wednesday was not largely attended. but all the
schools in the county were represented.
During a thunder storm one night recently, a
little son of Mr.. II. Myers, of Denton, became
frightened and jumped out the window, but re-
ceiyed no serious injuries.
The colorcd people OF Denton having purchase
ed tho old NJ. Il. Church, for the purpose of re-
moving il from its present location, have failed
in their efforts to do 30, and they are now going
to pull il ,iown.
DORCHESTER cot Nfi.
The population of Cambridge is i,6ii.
reacll-packing continues brisk at Cambridge.
4 sand banl, caved in at the steam saw mill
of Messrs. Crcwell Il TO-, at Cambridge burying
three wortmen. They were quickly extrcated,
when il WAS found one. named Cornish had his
head severely crt, bat the other two We're little
injured.
Two sharpers have been visiting Cambridge,
themselves real estate purchasers.
They boarded at one of tic principal hotels and
were driven about to see humber OF plantations
now in the market. They finally left without
purchasing land or paying their board bills
Tie Republican Congressional nominating
convention will be held at Cambridge, Thursday
September lst.
The town property at Cambridge known as
Spring Hill, is being improved
WORCESTER COUNTY.
Tho VI. l.. Church Village camp meeting Will
commence in Berlin on the Sd OF September.
-Four gentlemen made large haul Of fish in
Synapuxent Bay on Thursday night securing
about twelve bushels.
4 sow with pigs was run over the other day,
near Berlin, by the cars and willie the SOW was
crushed TO death, two of tho unborn pigs were
picked up alive aud are still living in a healthy
condition.
Dptheria is raging in and about Bisholyillo,
this county.
In some portions OF this county there have
been no rain for seven weeks.
The SNOW Killers who object to reading local
news, should take the Shiedan they won't find
any in it to read.
The court house at Snow Hill is to have an
iron railing around it.
Thomas Parke, Jr., of Snow Hill, willie riding
home in an open wagon, and when little way
from the town bridge, was accosted by two per-
sons, and shot at the ball whizzing past his head.
cEcII. COUNTY.
The sheriff is making preparations for the
execution Of George Harris, at Elkton, next
Friday.
The Elkton democrats hold their primary
meetings next Saturday.
A camp meeting commences, III Steele uroNe
near Rock l.un Station, on September LIST, and
continues one week.
Tho excavation for the new Jail at Elkton is
about completed. 1t is feared by the time the
structure is finished, all the prisoners will have
escaped from the old prison.
Thomas Miller, Esq, ex-Sheriff of this county
died at his residence on Monday of last week,
aged IA years.
Mr.. Henry Pierson, who serves the Elktonians
with tactical fluid, threatens to sue the Commits
sioners for damages because his wagon got into
a ditch, breaking the shafts, causing the horse
to run away, land upsetting the milk cart and cans
on top OF the driver
The Rolling Mill Company at North East, are
having side track run to the mills, distance
of quarter of mile.
The E.llton Academy is now undergoing
thorough repairs
"The crisis comng'--n the war between the
Wing and Democrdt-at least we hope so. Do
tho editors think the pen is mightier than the
mitrailleuse, chassepot, and neede-5un COM
bined
The democrat makes merry over the Republic
can County Convention. 1t may laugh on the
other side of its mouth after the election.
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