Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-13
THE PENINSULA.

The January term of the Circuit Court COM
menced on the Sd Inst. No business of general
public interest was transacted, and the Court
adjourned on the ith
The new board of School Commissioners has
| organized by eecting DIR. Henry Brscoe, Presi-
dent, and John W. Dougherty, Secretary, Trea-
surer, and Examiner.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
The Dorchester News thinks no effort at all
creditable to the State has been made to arrest
Stack, the murderer. We think 60 too.
The dwelling house OF Edward Hubbard In
the upper part OF the county was DESTROYED by
| fire last week.
business is dull al Cambridge.
Tho Democrat and Herald says that efforts
will be made in the Legislature 10 enable the
Eastern Shore to have the use ana control Of one
OF the steam mud machines.
The Dorchester and Delaware Railroad is
doing paying business.
Ducks are scarce.
Cambridge wants its streets lighted.
On Friday, 31st ultimo, the store house of
| John X. Gray aud q dwelling house of Mrs. Julia
| Wright, adjoining, In Vienna, were destroyed by
fire. MIR. Gray's loss is about $1,000, $4,000 Of
| which Is covered by Insurance. in the Delaware
Mutual Mrs. Wright's loss is 800, with no
| insurance.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
| -Enoch Ross, highly respected colored man,
died very suddenly, ut his residence, near Denton
| last week.
A little colored girl, at Denton, attempted to
climb into n cart last week. The cart tilted, and
an AK lying In IL slid rapidly down and almost
cut oil the chids right arm at the wrist
Denton had quiet Christmas.
Tho weather is so mild the frogs have com
menccd to chirp.
Eugene W. Cooper has been appointed
Deputy Sheriff.
Another attempt, according To the Denton
| UHion is TO be made 10 build load from Queens
town 10 harrington.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
oak wood sells ut - per cord
The Snow Hill schools had vacation Christ
| Mus week.
The steamboat Maqyie only M ,kca Que trip
a week now, between snow Hill and Baltimore.
-Protracted Meeting commenced on Sunday,
in the Snow Hill NJ Il. Church.
All the prisoners in the Snow Hill Jail escaped
on Sunday night week.
The school Board at its first meeting made an
unsuccessful attempt to elect an examiner.
| TALBOT COUNTY.
Some of the Comets readers have been COM
planning that il don't publish enough deaths. We
wonder that 1t does not announce its readiness u
announce with pleasure the death of its critics.
-Chas. f. Castlcman, of Clark Co, Va, has
taken charge of Locust Grove School.
james 3. Robson has been elected President
of the new Board OF School Commissioners.
-Easton Lyccum gave pleasant aud success
full entertainment on New Years eve.
"A union protraced meeting is being held Ia
the Methodist churches In Easton.
"A row OF brick houses in Easton was partly
unrooicd by the wind storm OF Sunday week.
AN Adams Express ciice has been estab
lished Of Easton.
--Easton has brick aud tile yard
The schooner OJt0rd WIS blown ashore d
Goldsboroughs Greek on Sunday week, and new
lies high and dry beyond The usual high watel
mark.
/. --Batcmau Il Leonard arc building nj tbei
boat yard, at Oxford large schooner Tor Captain
James II. Benson.
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Legislature is to he asked to give author
ty for building bridge across Buck Greek, tc
connect Potato neck and Reve!s neck.
Rev. j. o. Barton, OF the Princess Anne Epis
copal church, has gone To West Virginia, to re-
crnit his health lie is slowly recovering from
the severe injuries he received by falling down
stairs come months ago.
CECIL COUNTY.
The WHY continues to publish letters from
prosy copper-head travelling In the South.
-Paymaster W. \. A. Torbert, U. s. N, who
hBs been stopping at Eiktou, has been ordered Il
duty on the steam irigatc Airskd fitting out a
the Boston Navy Yard.
Trinity church Sunday school at Elkton re-
allied $40 from festival on New Years eve.
On Tuesday evening, of last week, the hom'
of Mrs. Butter, an aged widow, in Elkton. WA
7 robbed Of $50 in money md some household
goods.
"A meeting in the interests Of the ElxtOn =
Masseys Y Roads Railroad was held 10 Elktui
last week, and a committee appointed to procur
| n charter,