The Morning herald., 1875-11-08
ILUN mn IININSVLA.

BUkI-ELkTON &C.
The Maryland Cuorisr compliments tn
HERALD.
The Salisbury advertiser crows lustil,
over the Democratic victory.
The Dover Sentinel has made huge strd'
towards hebdomadal perfection.
The DelauSrsiaw sees no ground for dis
souragement in the Democracy.
The Democrat congratulates the people o
Cecil upon the result Of election in ths
county.
Many Of the land owners near Salisbury
are complaining Of night hunters cuttini
valuable timber while in pursuit Of cOons
All kinds of game is ecarcer this fall thai
ever before. Another reason why we should
have more stringent game law.-A1vsr
tism.
Firing of a small cannon in the rear o
the old Hotel at Salisbury Oh the day of thu
Democratic Mass Meeting shattered severa
panes of glass in the Southern Methods
church.
Wednesday noon the Academy building
ut Salisbury caught fire on the roo
rom some cause or other and for time II
looked az if the fate of that old house wa.
sealed. Willing hands soon however extin
Ruished the flames and still 1t retains the
place where the young idea learns to shoot
Rabbits are plenty in Elk Neck. A gen.
htman of Elkton, q few days ago, went
down and killed fifteen in about two hours.
Rev. DR.. Phebus is teaching in the Elk
ton Academy for few weeks, in place OF
Mr.. Wimbrough, who is away on visit to
his family.
Mr.. Daniel Bratton, agent, eold At pri-
yate sale, to Mr.. Lewis 7. ROBBERS, on Satur-
DAY last, that valuable farm, the property
Of Vincent 8. Caleb, adjoining the village
Of Cherr; Hill, and cont aiming about III
acres OF first quality land, for the sum OF
10000. This is one of the best sales Of
land made in this section of Cecil county for
some years, and yet the farm is a bargain at
the price named.
In consequence Of the crowded condition
IN tho lowe: departments of the Public
schools of Dover, tho Committee of Educa
tion have promoted twenty pupils from De-
psrtment No. /, Mrs. Bice, teacher, to de-
Partment No. 2; from No. 2, Miss Gsrtie
Stevenson in charge, 6 pupils to No, 3: from
No. 3, Miss Carrie Anderson in charge. 6
pupils to No. 4, in coarge of Miss Almeda
Uay' Inc total number of pupils on the
Tolls yesterday was 800, in the six depart
Ssents.
Stephen Slaughter, of Dover, for several
yars salesman in the employ of the late
1rm of Mcdaniel Il Stevenson, and more re
Gently with E. NJ. Stevenson, dealer in Asri- |
cultural Implements, Seeds, &C., has be-
epme associated in business with the latter
gentleman. The style of the new firm is
stevenson Il Slaughter.
The Kent Court Of Chancery and Or
phan's Court will meet at Dover tomorrow
Mr.. Jacob Levy has purchased the we'll
known watering place, Kitt's Hammock
Kent county, Of J. X. Norris. Mr.. Levy
proposes to rent the house himself hsrcaf
.er.
The Diamond Lodge of the Independent
Order Of Good Templars, of Lebanon, will
bold Fair and Festival in their Hail, at
Lebanon, on Thursday the 18th inst. The
Dover Cornet Band will furnish music for
the occasion.
The Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the
Local Preachers and Exhorters Association
q the Wilmington Conference, will he held
- Chestertown, Md, commencing on Friday
svening, November 18th The annual SER
mon will be preached by William H. Van
Born.
The Elkton jail has but one occupant.
A tournament will be held in Cambridge,
kd., on Wednesday the 10th inst.
Uncle Zack, lover of Robbie Burns, oe-
cfsional]y writes verfes for the Middletown
Transcript. The following extract 10 from
lh atest:
Well, to begin, I'll write of peach,
And railroads that no 40 can reach
But could like Bascum preach:
I'd give him pills,
Twould purge my freights from that horse
leach,
Old squirting Mills.
The Middletown stores will hereafter be
rlosed in the evenings at s o'clock, Satur-
days excepted.
Governor Cochran has appointed Thurs.
lay, November 25th, as Thanksgiving day.
The same day recommended by President
Irant.
The ladies and gentlemen connected with
The Mission Sunday School, at Armstrong's,
propose having an entertainment of cha
rades, music, &C., on Thanksgiving even
J. Thos. ..Budd, ESQ, of Niddletown,
started on Wednesday afternoon for the
West, expecting to lie gone about two
weeks.
Rev. G. W. Kennedy removed, with his
family, from Smyrna to Niddletown, last
week. He has purchased a house and lot
on Crawford s,leet, 1rtm NJ Kew. DR.. Patton.
Sheriff Lsmbson sold, at the Middletown
Hotel on Friday last the farm of dos W