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


prevailing In thu lower part of the county,
amongst the oystermen, thut 1t is severe Typhus
fever.
Tho recent examination at Washington
Academy, at Princess Anne, was very creditable
to the students.
Princess Anne Is again without barber
wIooMrco COUNTY.
Saul Hutton, (colored, succeeds John Tracy,
(whlle,) as mail messenger at Salisbury.
The entertainments recently given for the
benefit Of the Salisbury circulating library were
very pleasant and successful.
TALBOT COUNTY.
"A scheme Is on foot to erect Immediately a
new judicial district TO be- composed Of Dorches-
ter, Caroline and Talbot counties. A lew GENTLE
men nre unprovided for, and seeing the cloud
coming the Maryland Democracy wish to make
huy while the sun Shines"
WORCESTER COUNTY.
The Shield says 1t Is handsome paper We
would not have believed IL had 1t not said ITSELF
Jacob II. Sturgis has returned from recent
visit to Texas, and proposes shortly to emigrae
there.
The Snow Hill Shield has been edited for
some weeks by MIR. "Mith which probably ac-
counts for lie frequent mythical statements about
a new dress.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
A bill has been reported 10 the Legislature to
change the name Of the town Of Tobacco Stick
to Bloc mington.
TALBOT COUNTY.
"A holiday for the public schools was the only
observance Ia St. Michaels OF Washington's birth
day.
The revival at st. Michaels NJ. e. Church has
closed. Several additions to the membership
resulted from 1t.
Twelve sheep belonging to Capt. Frederick
Faulkner, of Broad Creek neck were killed by
dogs On tho night Of February 14lh.
The next meeting of the Middle Convoca.
ton of the Episcopal Church diocese of Easton
will he held Mt Easter 10 st. Michaels parish.
"wednesday In the parish church In St. Michaels,
and and on Thursd"y and Friday at the church at
Miles River Ferry.
.-Flocks of wild geese are common along the
rivers and creeks.
The Easton Gaseae understands on good au-
thorily, IL says, that q wealthy gentleman livii q
below Trappe, on Cboptank river, has offered to
the Md d Del, Railroad Company properly to
the amount of tifteea thousand dollars, II inslevd
of running It's road to Oxford it will change the
route to Cbaucelor's Point, opposite Cambridge,
aleo that efforts are making. with some fattpring
prospects, 10 raise an additional sum to be offered
TO the Company to run the road through the
town of Trappe.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
The terminus Of tho new steamboat route to
Lower Dorchester will be Church Greek, The
boat will touch at Tnylor's Island, Tobaccostack,
and Town Point, and probably ut other places,
provided wharf accommodations are afforded
"A colored woman named Ann Stanley, ha
been committed To Jail, on the charge of setting
fire, some weeks ago, 10 the residence of VIM.
Holland, Esq which, with its contents, was to-
tally deslr, yed involving loss TO that gentleman
of over $4,000.
Nearly all the game now killed in the county
T.. H. N...t Att. Al L
being shipped from Cambridge 10 New York.
Money Is scarce in Cambridge and brings
from IS to 20 per cent.
"A bill has been introduced In the Maryland
Legislature Incorporating Q company TO build a
road from Salisbury TO Vienna aud thence to
Cambridge. Its fleet will probably be to prevent
Vienna from having railroad for many years
Quite brilliant Birth-night Ball came OF at
Cambridge on the night Of the 22d.
cEcIL COUNTY.
John Scarr, colored, of Elkton, has been
further Scared BY having his fore fiuger torn of
by u cornsbeller.
Thieves entered the house OF Geu. W. VOL
lace, of Elkton, on Tuesday night of last week,
aud stole Sl8 from pocket book.
Rev. a. A. Willetts lectures on "The Model
Wife," ut Port Deposit, on the 10th inst.
The revival in the NJ. E. Church at North
East continues With increasing interest.
The entertainments commencing on Feb.
22d, at Elkt0p, have been wonderfully successful.
The Wing dubs Mrs. Lidie johnson, 1.-THE
Nightingale Of Elkton."
The gardener who disappeared from Port
Deposit, recently, 10 IN almost nude condition,
has been found. He WINS laboriug under tempo.
| rary insanity.
"A Cecil county school teacher compares q
person she charges with lying TO "Annias and
Sapphire" We do not suppose the question Of
| reading the Bible has ever agitatcd that school.
Cecil Is to have Sentmanville and jackson
Town. We consider this habit of making town
names by hanging a vile on tho name Of some
| unimportant parsonage piie-inous ono.
| Phillip s. Copuero of Philadelphin, Is propaga.
ting fish by artificial means at his place neal
Rowlaudyile, Cecil county.
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
"A base ball match came Off OF PrsnceIs Anne
| last week.
| The NJ. e. Pastor, at Princess Anne, had
surprise visit recently and received plenty of goot
things and fifty dollars in money.
| CAROLINE COUNTY.
Joseph Brooks, formerly OF New York State
died suddenly of heart disease, at his residence
near Denton, recently.
The Denton Udion complains of irregularit,
Of the maila, and charges the mail agents on th
Delaware road with careleseness.
There will lie an unusually large amount O
criminal business before the next Caroline count,
Court
"A. Fl. Mason, of Denton, has invented pro
cess by which paper is manufactured Of material
not hitherto considered available for the purpose
IL The place TO go II you want boots and sho