The Morning herald., 1875-11-01
DOEN TIE pLNINSJLi.

NOTES FROM THE STATE AND EASTER,
SHORE FREss-THE LAUREL FAIR.
Partridge Shooting is in full blast now
Miss Lille Howard has resigned her 30
siticn as teacher III the public school OF Elk
ton.
The Circuit Court for Somerse. count,
adjourned on Monday last.
The public schools c,oSe .. pe'r,s~. in )
few days. Until tie frs; az Apr;l. io- ,hs
lack OF funds.
The scar.e: fever IS sill spreading
through Lewes, but continues il VERY mild
form.
A new store has been oge2e3 a, Conco-!
by Capt. James Cu.tn i >cn. They utz.srv
the house which was formerly oytuplt6 II,
Joseph Vincent.
The Teachers Institute for Wo-ce>-.,
couny viii convene il Snow Hi, On .Ae a:n
OF November.
The Revenue cutter. Hamilton. has keen
cruising around the capeS for several Gavs
past. Wonder if She found any gu.ta
percha bags, with cigars.
A Sc horse, says the Chrisfeld LsaGsr.
was dreIged up few days ago with !oc OF
oysters. 10y one Of cur loa.mtn. Ii is
singular animal, with head neck and name
greatly resem bling miniature horse, but
without any legs.
The Teachers institute for Kent County
will be held in Dover sometime during next
month"; in the Levy Court-room-;he Levy
Court ut is last session having granted lis
use for the occasion.
Quite revival is gong on in the Mctho-
dis Church in Concord. Extra meetings
have been held for five weeks. There has
been over three hunlred conversions. mos.
OF whom have joined church.
The warieus of the Episcopal Church at
Lewis are making an effort to raise the
necessary amount TO secure pas'cr TAe
church is tilted Up very handsomely. in the
interior.
Political excitement is up TO fever heat ali
over the Eastern shore. and Il warm ana
Close contest Is anticipate I'd next Tuesday.
Many Off ecauJii&tes nominated on lie
lndepen!pn. ticke: in Worcester have d.,
c.ineQ.
The cornerstone Of Nazareth u. ri
Churrh, near tuscy'S Mil. in Worres.crI
County. was dedicated on Thursday.
THE Breal~at.r light, speaking ofLaure'. !
sussex County. says Ills is a rcat and |
thriving town Of /, ,'OD inhabitants. H.
situated e. the lead Of Broad Creek. Oh tie
line OF the Delaware Railroad. seven mile,
from the Maryland SAFE line. Ii is one oj
the most im"orian. towns Of Sussex. |. was
the on rome OF TIE H2arI'<, Moore's.
fooks :, Bacon's AM Horsey's. And wAtle
1t has always >uhcIe! tor il wan, O, rl,,llu-
iactLrng Interests. il lad al one the a
I,frp ~ l. h
late years the town ana ruuu:ry adjacent
liaye manifested an active p rit of i'm rove
mellt the nls are bc:n. improved manu-
factories s,ar,rd. large ana c,mmo.iiuys
dwelling houses erected. and good schoo,s
ire provided. These Improvements. with
Us many advantages, viii no doubt soon
give Laurel 4 position second to no Other
town Oh the Peninsula.
AT the Laurel fair the display OF cattle
COILS, loullry and fruit. was good, and .
though not as extensive as some Of tie
other lairs, was fully u TO the Standard in .
variety and qualify.
lhe ladies department DISPLAYED much |
taste ard skill IN their exnibi. ions of |
fruits, howers. jelltcs, cakes, clnbroilcries |
&c.
Ihe buildings and material outfit Of this |
association are substantial ami frs class
The officers of the AsSocia. ion are gentle
manly set OF men, AMI are dcyo.ing ,leir
best efforts to make this fair success.
-Four heats were trotted the first day. 'Janc"
winning two, "Rob Roy" two, "Houest
john coming in third. This race. on ac-
count of the lateness of the hour. and dark |
ness, for the stars were beginning to twinkle
overhead, was postponed unil the follow |
ing morning. Best time on this day. 81.
On the second day there WAS racing Lc.h
morning snd afternoon. Ia the forenoon
''Jane' won purse of $50 in 3 ;3; "nou
Roy second. In the afternoon. LADY
Beecher won $50 in "slow trot race
!, The second race was for double teams.
Purse $50 Won by "Jcnnie" snl "Flora,"
owned hy DR.. Hitch and Geo. O'Nca.
The third, and last race Of the day was
for a purse of $500, three in FIVE; Si2O to
the FIRST, 500 to second, and $40 to third.
The competitors In this race were "Jane,"
LADY Dorchester" and "Blu Dan" Four
heats we're made, "Jane" winsing two and
'Lady Dorches err" two.
The attendance amounted to about 1900
on the second day.
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