Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-05
The Eastern shore.
wICosrtoo COUNTY.

A. L. Richardson Editor of the Eastern Shore
| man, Salisbury, has taken up his residence IN
| Baltimore, but has not severed his connection
with his paper.
The opening of an oyster cannery at Salisbury
| il expected soon. Humphreys II Tilglnan have
had their wharf dug out deep enough for their
| yersels to como along eide.
| The remains of an infant were found near the
| cemetery few days ago. 1t had been bnrIed IN
| a cigar box
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
The fredericksburg Fair passed off pleasantly,
| the weather being fine and che attendance large
The trotting was very good.
| An effort WAS recently made to form new
Gas Co., but it failed when all arrangements
| were almost completed.
Notwithstanding tho dull timea all the carpen-
| tors in Cambridge district are employed at full
wages. All the mills are running on full time,
| and all the work shops are alive with workmen,
| One of the Cambridge ship-yarda lis running a
| full force.
| John Tubman,' reform candidate for county
commissioner, says that if elected he will insist
| that the clerk do all the clerical work i'll the
county commissioners office, and that he Will
| charge only his per diem, and pledges himself
| that under no ordinary circumstances shall the
salary of the three commissioners exceed two
hundred dollars apiece. BY this arrangement
the county will make niue hundred dollars per
year.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
The Democratic PRIMARIES will be held on the
| 9th and the county convention tho following
| Tuesday.
Denton Academy has been removed from the
| very centre of the town to more quiet locality
| on ono side.
About Z 900 have been sent away for 40 tons
| of coal for Denton, notwithstanding, says the
| UtOll, wood il plenty at ~ per cord.
This further Testimony il given for Local Op-
ton Court meets on the ith but there is little
| criminal business claiming its attention.
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Denton, died the other day 33 years and
months old Last year she trotted her half mile
| III minutes and worked up to few days OF her
| death.
| CECIL COUNTY.
Judge Wickes has put his foot down on the
lawyers and says they cannot prolong the ses-
| slons of tho courts at a cost of $500 per day.
| On Zion circuit, "a conversions are reported
| at st. Johns church.
| A heavy storm of wind and rain passed over
the farms of Wm. L. Fowler and ii. l.. Marcus,
| on Thursday, uprooting trees, unrooIinS Mr.
| Marcus stables and blowing down some shedding
for Mr.. Fowler, which in its fall broke II cows
leg.
| throat disease il prevailing to some extent
| among the children about North East. 1t first
began in Mr.. Armstrong's family, Two children
dying; it then appeared in MIR. VIM. Potts FAM
| ly, causing the death of two of his children. lt
| has also been in Mr.. John Keithleys family, but
| they are recovering
| The Mccullough Iron 90. have about com
pleted their new forge at North East.
Foundry and machine shops are to be erected
at Rising Sun and the work has been put out at
| contract.
TALBOT COUNTY.
| Wheat seeding begins this week, and large
acreage will be sown.
| Kirby Il Lang are building Il new marine rail
way at st. Michaels.
The oyster trade opened well at ST. Michaels
and promises to be active, but the Coptd thinks
it is too soon to make much calculation about
| it.
The large brick dwelling OF Mrs. Wm. B. Mar.
tin at ''Boston, in Trappe District, was burned
a few days ago from spark which set fire to
the roof. Loss s5, ,000., insurance 5000
At the tournament Of the Grangers, near Cor
dova on the 2Dth ult., which was largely attended,
John Rose, Knight of Rose Hill, took the first
prize and crowned Miss Mamie Earle queen OF
love and beauty. w. j. Dukes took the second
prize and W. Sherwood the third.