Middletown transcript., 1874-07-04

Bateman, on South street, tearing up the roof
near the front dormer window and passing
through the attic, destroying partition be-
tween the rooms, and entirely removed the rear
dormer window, out of which it passed. The
chimney was also torn to pieces in its passage.
Col. Bateman was sitting at the window i'm
mediately below where the lightning struck, but
fortunately was not injured. His escape was
almost miraculous.
The lightning killed a cow belonging to Mr..
Houlton, which was under a tree at Mr.. James
NJ. Warmers gate, about two miles from Easton.
steer of Mr.. W. T. Owens, in Miles River
Neck, was struck in the head and Instantly kill
ed. Although surrounded by cattle, none of the
others were injured.
The storm was accompanied by heavy rain,
which soon flooded the streets and made them
impossible for pedestrians. Wheat was pros
trated in many fields; and farmers put to much
extra trouble in securing their crops.-Edston
Journal.
The Easton Star of Tuesday says: A boy
named Satterfeld, about II years old, on Friday
last committed an outrage on the person of a
little girl of years of age, daughter of Mr..
Rolph after enticing her into his fathers store
and locking the door. After the alarm was
given Satterfeld escaped to parts unknown.
DAY OF EXECUTION FIxED.-Governor Groome
of Maryland, has fixed Friday, the 1th day of
August for the execution o. Ernest Smith, con-
victed at the late term of Circuit Court for Tai
bot county of an attempt to rape Miss Kate
Bartlett on the 10th of April last. Smith is a
young colored man, lS years of age, and has a
bad reputation.
Thomas Raisin, arrested some time since in
Wilmington, DEL, charged with stealing horse
and carriage from S. G. Swartz and W. S. Rob-
erts of Crumpton, and lodged in New Castle
Jail, has been taken to Centreville Queen Anne s
county, under a requisition from the Governor
olMaryand'
RAILROAD RuMoRs.-Rumor says that Richard
Hynson, Esq, has taken a lease Of the Kent Co.
Railroad-we presume until it is sold under the
mortgage also, that some of our leading monied
men contemplate the purchase when it is Sold
CHestertown Transcript.
Crisfeld has festival to-day and he of the
header is jnbilant over the prospect of good
dinner and supper. What blessing that one
of the craft will have happy Fourth.
The Georgetown & Frankford R. r. is COM
pleted as far as Frankford, and the folks down
there are happy over the prospect of soon seeing
the cars.
The hay crop in Somerset county is said to be
larger than ever known in that section before,
but wheat is represented as being very poor,
owing to rust and other causes.
The property of St. Michaes, Talbot county,
has been newly assessed for town purposes and
amounts to $3.50, 900, an increase of 10, 900 over
the old assessment.
The commissioners of Wicomico county have
purchased the sold hotel property in Salisbury
as Il site for the county buildings, at a cost of
$1,000
There are one hundred lodges of the Order of
Husbandry in Maryland, of which fourteen arc
in Montgomery county
Harvesting of wheat on the Eastern Shore is
progressing pretty generally, and the reports
are favorable for large yield.
Chincoeague Islands camp meeting, in Wor-
ceser county, will commence on the 7th of Au-
gust
camp meeting will be held at Beckwth's
Caroline county, commencing on the l4th of
August
Samuel Beckwith, Esq, of the Crsfed Leader
has purchased the Cambridge Chronicle That
will be good paper.
The Fifth Annual Commencement of Galena
Female Seminary took place last Tuesday even
ing.
st. Michael's, Talbot county, is improving
1t already supports Comet with tale. Er
Humph
The Leader says "the Buells sang at Middle
town last week" No, they didn't, either.
Ten days from to-day, Caroline, Talbot, Queen
Anne's and Dorchester vote on Local Option.
Rev Vaughn Smith is championng Local OPP
ton through the Centreylle papers.
The Newtown Record &C., pronounces straw
berries "a dead failure'
Truck growers growl about the freights on the
Wor. & Son.. r. R.