Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-03-10
THE PENINSULA.

The public schools have been ordered closed
!" on account of the Indebtedness OF the Board
with no prospect of q close II the schools are
kept opcn."
The meat house of George H. Sawdon, Of
Potato neck was robbed recen ~.
wICoMICo COUNTY.
-Wicomico papers are the poorest we know oil
10 the matter of local news, unless some OF eur
Queen Anne's exchanges can dispute preemi-
hence in such poverty with them.
QUEEN ANNE's .ousTY.
A "Reading Circle" has been formed la
Centrevllle.
Rev. j. w. Pierson, pastor OF Centreville NJ.
E. Church, was surprised bya number ot Visitors
recently, who left behind them many substantial
tokens Of their appreciation.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
The Democrat and Herald thinks the country
nearly ruined. We do not wonder that any "he
living in Maryland thinks SO. A iittle travel
would give its editor more cheeriu; view.
| -Ons of the Democratic newspapers nf Cam
bridge declurrs the editor of the other Democra-
| tic sheet "n pu-iauim JUS money loving wretch,
| capable of anything"
| Daniel Lloyd, Ct Cambridge. has been ap.
pointed one al The gralu inspectors ut Baltimore
A burglar entered the house Of Mrs Geor-
piauu Stewart of Cambridge, one night recently,
mt was discovered and scared I'll before ne couiu
secure any booty.
Cambridge has recently been the scene of
remarkable number Of rubbpres. On Monday
MI. bit of last week the dwellings, OF Mrs; y. a.
Stewart, Mrs. Or. Lie Compile, and John I. JACK
aop. were entered and robbed, and also Mrs
Levin Wbeeler's, Mrs. DR.. Thompson and Purnell
c, phas' smoke houses.
Il VIM. II. Andy, colored boy residing near
, Cambridge was recently run over by an OK Gait
: : aud received serious II not fatal inqures
! Robins mnde their appearance around Cam
i bridge recently, but lett on tho aaVenso lhs
Q snow.
cEcIL COUNTY.
!. The best beef sells at oaly 16 cents pound
/ at Elkton 1t is 20 in Wilmington. why
| this thus"
4 Samuel Reed, near Rising Sun, has patente'
Is window fastener, which he claims 1s better tha
7, puleys.
u The great revival ut North East NJ. E. churc
continues with unabatiDg interest.
nj Mrs. Cummings, living near Pilot Town. Is
nj hundred years old. Mrs. Polly Gillespie living !
N he same peighborhood Is q hale aud hearty lad
d considerably over ninety.
to john A. Lapgdop, proprietor Of the Wasl
ne ington Hotel at North East, died suddenly o
H. Wednesday OF lust week.
tn TALBOT COUNTY.
The report that Mr.. Hathaway, formerly
~ the 81. Michaels Comet, hid bought the Eastt
NJ Gazette, Is Incorrect. This would be que
~, lime to allow the only Republican paper IN Il
,er county tn pass into the hands OF Democrat.
ms "A building association has been organized
* Eiston.
nd The residence of james E. Lowery.on Tilg
'ed mans Island, was tnay destroyed py hre on
ce night of February 22Dd.
io' Lettuce has made Its appearance at
Michaels.
ese The new Masonic Hall of st. Michaels,
rye been newly painted.
The The U.6ana will not be ready to resume
our trips until tie goth inst.
the Al the annual collection for worn out 0
Gus disabled preachers at st. Mchaels NJ. u. Chul
NO. &37 was raised.
'p ,r Seine fishing Ia successful in Wye River.
ked Talbot peach growers are scared about
weather.
Efforts are making to organize building az
tile ci.tions al EastOn, and st. Michaes. Inc d
INTO nroposes that the Two efforts unite, 10 iorn
r ,ma association.
W.. W.. CAROLINE COUNTY.
was Caroline weeps. Not one of her SONS recei
the State appointment.
only Denton Is to have hay scales; 10 weigh II
3 we biq women on IL wus Dragging ABOUT 81
iieo, months ngo, possibly.
Salisbury, before 1t has recovered from
..;,. shock of The appointment Of colored lhail
es ~ | spnvtr is agonized over rumor lnut col
1 n 1 If man Is now to be appointed postmaster.
rmop Work will soon be resumed on The exten
;sion- IF the Wicomico and Pocomoke haiiroao 10
Wicomieo River, at Salisbury.
lanes WORCESTER COUNTY.
rong, The .ShieH still insists that IL Is good lool
II. It was very good joke at hrst, out IL u IL
, 49, lie freshness.
, nn,ds 1ss, B. Robbins. ptSnnent tllisen oil
SunniS, uisd ruosrtH.