Middletown transcript., 1873-09-20
Maryland Affairs.

Pxrrr TnEvrs--Oe Wednesday night last
some re,t, thieves visited the premises OF pr
Tuli and appropriated n lot OF butter They
called at Mr Z. Browns and finding a can OF
frozen cns'"rd on the hnck porch drew np chairs
and proceeded to discuss The delicious coufect
After eating What ihrr wanted, they deliberately
turned tile can over and wasted the balance
Leaving Mr Tuil : hniier plate in Mr.. Browns
yard, they pror-cdcd 10 the residence OF Mr. r.
A. Ellis and, ehcctisg an entrance into the cellar
carried away quantity Of jam. This house re-
ceiNrd similar visit about four weeks ago
FROM Mr.. Ellis they went to Mr.. q. r. Hmslan' .
ana there found u shirt about the yard which
va. appropriated, and breaking into the CO lar,
tos a quantity Of meat. They extended thcir
visit to Mr.. Henry Vinsingers and carried away
All the canned fruit tho good wiie had prepared
Tor winter. Mr., Mckinssy's refrigerator was al
SO entered and the entire contents appropriated
A can Of ice cream on Mr.. u. Browns porch Vas
Carried oil, cream can, tub and all.--Elkton
wing.
kESr COUNTY RAiLnoAp.-The work on the
extension OF the Kent county railroad from " or
ton station 10 the bay shore has been considcra-
bly, retarded by the recent rsiay weather but II
10 being again pushed forward with energy and
dispatch A mud machine 10 engaged cleaning
out the pond at the terminus on Gales shore
and the pile-driyers have arrived and are ready
TO commence operations. II 10 impossible vet to
say when the road will be ready ,or the rolling
stock, but We are informed that every ything, in
Guiding the steamers to connect with baltimore
will be in readiness for running ~ soon as the
track is laid.-kem Ners.
TnE OYSTER SEASON. = The season for taking
oysters 10 at haLd. Those engaged in ,hnt bust.
ness commenced operations on the 18Th inst,
Licenses have been granted since the lst Of Sep
iember. Persons applying for license must make
affidavit that they have been for twelve months
residents OF the State Of Maryland, and tina,
there Is no lien held by non-residrns on the ves-
sells they propose TO use in the oy s,er traffic.
PxxixsrLAa PaoDucrs. During the month of
August, thirteen thousand ha!rrls Of sweet poia-
toes were shippsi from Onancock, a small vii
iag~ 10 Acconar county, Va, aud during last
week over live thousand barrels were shipped
from the same place. This 10 bu, the beginning
OF the sales. These potatoes have been bringing
about - per barrel-aggregaiing over So, 900.
Robert Juslcy, OF s. C. Lakes, Somerset CO., was
found on Sunday, about ihrre.quarters of mile
from his home, lying in n marsh, with seven
ribs broken aud wound on his forehead, sup
posed 10 have been dead n number Of hours.
Suspicion led to the arrest OF WIN. McCarter, his
son-in-law, and he MAS lodged In Cambridge
jail.
The Republican State Convention OF Mary
land met at Frederick City last Friday week,
and Nominated Hon. Henry II. Goldshorosgh, OF
Talbo, county, for Comptroller, and Hon. John
II. Price, Of Hartford, for Clerk Of the cour, Of
Appeals.
A diticulty occurred between two colsrsd
men, James Miller and Adam Price, at . store
on the Point road, Talbot county, on the 9Th
last, when Prices throat was cut BY Miller, the
cash being very severe one. Miller Was re-
Lswis Armstrong, . laboring man, aged sixty
years, at work oa the farm Of Or. n. B. Aerri-
son, In Elk Neck, Cecil county, was found dead
10 lane on the premises on the 9Th instant.
The jury returned verdict Of death frem na,u-
raj causes.
Henry Dennis, Sam'l. Lammore, John Rhsdes
and Luther Wilson, four canoemsn, were arrest
ed Tor violating the oyster law, by catching oys-
tcrs In Wye river, without license In the limits
Of Queen Annr's couniy, and each party were
fined SsU aud So costs.
y. Monroe, eigh,-cn years Of age, was drowu-
| ed last weck al Brown's wharf, fedsrAlsburg,
| Mhiis, asenpi .ns to sr, oa hoard Of schooner.
ds was conparatissy uakuown Ia that neigh.
borhsod.
The 6rst annual fair for Careliss, Dorchester.
Talbot and Sasssx coua,iss, will bs held Al YsA.
esalsburg, Dorchester couniy, the hrss and &c.
ond days u October.
The contrsct for building . new hotel IL Csn.
trsville,. Queen Aaus's county, has been given
out, aad work hes been corainsucsd upon ths
foundations. The town has besn without ho,
isl for Gig ss eight years.
Rdwasd Burns, Of The Dorchester esussy hsr,
has recsivsd "a agpalaimsnt q clsrk Ia lie Dc.
psrtmeat of the lasssiuf At washlngson. salary
", 600 yeas.
The hosss disease slll continues Ia The neish
borhood of Psincsss Anne, Somersss csuniy
I've having died lsst wssk ssd . auRbps II sih
~ sss slct.