Middletown transcript., 1868-11-21
IocAL L,IIlL. ArrAIns.

LOCAL. AFFA1Rs.
IMPROVEMENT IN RoAp MESDINa. AT
time when the sad condition Of the roads
and the general failure to have them pro-
perly repaired is eliciting much comment
we may note with satisfaction any arrange
ment that promises the slightest benefit
AS such werecoguize with pleasure an inn
provement suggested by Il. w. Lockwood,
ESQ. Of Fredericktown, for the venting Of
streams across the road without resource
to the undertaking old trunks and WOO
den bridges which are such an annoyance
to the travellers and a source of such con-
slant expense to the county authorities.
Mr.. L. has put in at three different places
between Cecilton and Warwick, terra cot
ia pipes twelve inches in diameter, and suf-
ficiently below the bed of the road to se-
cure them against danger of breaking by
the weight of the heaviest teams. He
guarantees them against accident or fail
ure for ten years. The first cost is very
little above the cost of wooden trunk,
and the adadvantages are many. BY their
use, the invariable jolt in going over the
bridge is avoided, and the road made as
smooth as though no water passage was
below it. Then it can need no annual re-
pairs, and its durability win distance COM
parison. From our observation of these
drains, we are disposed to endorse them,
and earnestly suggest to the County Com
missioners that a great many low places in
roads now so noisome to travellers may be
in great measure remedied by the intro
duction of these terra Gotta pipes. Cecil
Democrat,
VIOLENT AssAULr,-Mr. Samuel Dick
erson, who resides on Samuel Thompson s
farm, near Pivot Bridge, Cecil county
Md. was violently assaulted and beaten on
Saturday night last, by a negro man, who
knocked him down with stick, and beat
him over the head severely. Mr.. Dicker-
son was going home from Mr.. Charles A.
Bryan's store, and as he approached his
own gate he met the negro man, with
whom he iHterchanged a word or two
about the frostiness of the weather. In
stantly the negro dealt him severe blow
across the small of the back, which caused
him to fall upon his knees, when the negro
followed up his blows over the head and
face Of Mr.. Dickerson, in quick success
sion. The latter was nearly insensible,
but his cries of MURDER" caused his
wife to rush out of the house with light
in her hand, when the negro, thinking he
would be identified, probably, took to his
heels, but left his club and mitten lying
upon the ground, by which it was hoped
he 90 lid be identified. A oolored man
named James Sadler, living on the farm Of
Mr., John Jones. in this county, was arres-
ted on Sunday evening, but as Mr.. d
could not identify him he was discharged.
WILD GEEsE.-On Tuesday afternoon
10th inst. as we were crossing the Sus
quehanna river in the afternoon train for
Philadelphia, flock of wild geese, fifteen
or twenty in number, were flying along
close to the bridge, just above the surface
of the water, crossing the river toward,
Havre de Grace. They were flying very
slow, and seemed weary and anxious t.
alight. We thought that Havre de Grac,
was strange place for weary wild-fow
to pause for rest, as there are some hun
dred expert marksmen resident in tina
town, who make their living by gunnin.
and fishing, principally by duck shooting
in the fall of the year, and by the shat
and herring fisheries in the Spring. Hardl,
had these reflections passed through ou
mind, when, bang, bang, went the fow
ling pieces. We heard the reports, bu
( could not see what number of these fin
I water fowl were bagged by the gunners
q This is the harvest of the Havre de Ora
!, clans, who about this time are luxuriatin
upon canvass-backs, red-heads, black
2. heads, geese, swan, teal, brant, mallards
i &c. They ship these wild-fowl, by tn
v barrel, to the New York market, an
i, make their investment in powder an
shot paying enterprise.
y RUNAWAY AND ACCIDENT. .-Messrs
: Hamilton Morton and Benjamin j. Greer
: living near Warwick, met with a seriou
accident on Tuesday last, in which the lai
y ter was considerably injured, and frol
J, which the former made narrow escape
If They were seated in buggy, driving
pair of spirited horses to Elkton, when, Q
tney approacneu DacK CreeK Mills, IN
&c l.or 'es took fright, became unmanageabl,
e wheeled and upset the buggy, and dashe
off at furious rate through the adjacel
;, woods, Both gentlemen were thrown ou
d and the buggy Ga new one) was torn
3 pieces. Mr.. Morton was considerabl
[e bruised, and Mr.. Green sustained fractu
of the collar bone and other injuries. I'll
horses became entangled in the woods, al
n were caught and sent home. The gentl
> men borrowed a horse and carriage of
1t G.. Carpenter, of Back Creek, and came
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