Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-14
,The Eastern shore.
wIcoMIco COUNTY.

Salisbury is looking for the Maryland editors
in the first week in August.
Robert Jones, of Fshburg Bay, was robbed OF
t42 the other night while he slept in his canoe.
Salisbury laundry is about finished, and ev-
rybody expects clean clothes.
A little child of Elizabeth Cause fell dead
while playing in the yard of its mothers resi-
dence, last week, cause unknown
An NJ Il. camp-Ineetln6 VIII begin al QUahV-
co on August q.
Upwards of eighty cases we're disposed of, at
the July session Of the Circuit Court for this
county. This is the largest number ever liked
up at one court since the formation OF the coun-
The W. & p. II. r.. will subscribe 5000 to the
river improvement.
a boat was launched from Shad Point, last
week.
CECIL COUNTY.
The FELTON, Hotel, at Elkton, has been re-
rooted.
A late Sabbath school festival at Liberty Grove
netted Sill.
Fx-postmaster General Creswell arrived in
Elkton on Thursday afternoon last from Wash
ington. Judging from the accompanying bag
gage, the Wing thinks he has come to stay
awhile.
Messrs Furguson and Downs, Fish Commits
sioners intend visiting Elkton within few days
for the purpose of stocking the Elk and North
East rivers with young shad.
| The barn of Daniel Harvey, about y miles
from Elkton, on the New Leeds road, was burn
ed on Tuesday afternoon last, with about fifteen
tons of hay and one load Of wheat. mare and
| two colts also perished in the flames.
| John NJ. Mcdonald, of the 4th district, went
to Ekton, last week and falling asleep III a hotel
porch was relieved of S5S.
The house of Joshua Green, near Poplar Hill,
six miles from Elltton, was broken into on Tues
day night last and robbed. The thieves carried
| off an afghan, worth 80 or 9lup, ana NallouS
The examination for teachers will be held OIL
July 22nd and 23rd this year.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
The town assessment of Cambridge has been
fixed at 40 cents in the sl0O, which will yield
$l.S00 for town Improvement
IL. Scott Corkran, Esq. of Cambridge, le homt
from Dickinson with diploma.
The chicken cholera has been thinning ou
the fowls with considerable fatality in the Necl
district.
Mitchell Covy, ESD, of Caroline county, hat
purchased from tho owners, 1876 acres of the
well known farm "Shoal Greek, situated on the
ChoptanK river about mile above Cambridge
for $4,000.
TALBOT COUNTY.
Thos. W. Collins took shelter in a carriage
house in Easton from the rain one night recent
ly, and falling asleep was robbed OF between
The prizes in the Oxford regatta were won
lst by the Moe, Capt John Fairbank, of Iroa,
Creek neck I'd. by the Wilmer, Capt jaime
| RIumuer, OF OF. MlCilhtlEf dihi ~. W tho ii1i
ring Island, Capt John Keithley, also of st
Nliehaes.
) St. Michaels Parish will probably be divided
at the next Annual Convention Of the Dioces'
of Easton, All Saints Church, at Potts Mil, HAY
1 ing organized into an independent congregation
and provided for the support of Rector for it
1 self and St. johns Chapel at Miles River Bridge
3 There will be regatta ON Miles river on tn
23d inst, open to all canoes not over 81 feet il
length. There will be prlze Of s25 in cash TO
the fastest sailing boat in the first class and 81
:, for the second class.
n St. Mchaels post Office has been made mon
ey order office, and the Comet says the T.
. has received papers and blanks enough to run
bank or life insurance company with.
a County tax as fixed by the Commissioners fo
s Talbot is 76 cents on the 800. State Tax
!. 5-16 cents.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
, u The wheat crop doesn't turn out 30 well as wa
. expected, although there is an abundance {
| straw.
! Mr.. W. W. Davis, near Preston, lost avauabl
:, :, horse, struck by lightnng while grazing in tn
field, few days ago.
The Hales Early peaches are ripenng.