Middletown transcript., 1875-07-03
Maryland Affairs.

Dover bridge, which spans the stream be,
tween Talbot and Caro{iae cauB liea, has f8ri1
long time been in miserable condition. Re
cen,lrg1 reS bsdlo rlhpaIgd by a schooner
running into it, causing an obstacle by broken
piles which will prevent steamboat naviga,
ton through 4he dsaw dfniess the SJsttdcetfoan a
be removed.
.TfH PRHffiRsr. GIRt, 4taifestival held in
Crumpton. last week, a large cake containing
an elegant ring, was voted for, in which Miss
Sallie Woodall. Of Crlmpton, and Miss Emma
Jones, daughter of Henry Jones, Esq, near
Chesterville, and formerly of Middletown,
Dell ye5e thsG GfOsYpstjt9FFs B The letter won
The Cecil County Democratic Convention
assembled at Elktop on Tuesday and elected
the following delegates TO the State Conven-
ton: DR.. Wallace, VIM. NJ. Knight, F. S.
Everest and Clinton Mccullough. The dele
gates received instructions to for Governor
Groome.
The tfotting horse Grey Beard, owned BY
Frank Wright, of Easton, was on Monday
sold to parties in Washington for So, ,0o0.-
Grey Beard has been under training the past
ten weeks at fredericksburg, previous to which
Mr.. Wright had offered to sell the horse for
$500.
Henry Pistsed.pr Cecil cdbhtylhas receiv-
ed contract to furnish thirty-6ve tons Of
plastic eday from his farm, lobe usedi fhs the
construction of the new basin at Whining
tor, Delaware, The clay is said to be a
superior article for such purposes .hna ,liats,9.
bShadrack Painter, Of Ches,ertewn, performs
ths useful feat Of going down head foremost
into barrel Of. water, with an oystarlin one
hand and an oyster knife in the other, and
opening .6dd2audg lie aSssser iRsAs andef
water. ,n,eanaIaF Ieiaaun
A farm belonging to- T. N. Chance, in
Chapel 'distfict,i talbot county, has been sold
to "a, F. Knapp, Of slisnesotd for $4, 600,
ana Barrett iStoop's farm, near wootenua.uux ootu.u
bridge, to Monroe Driesbaeka of Ohio, for
$4,000.
MSaT f96Etd HsrI JfaFs .JidjT Tdfahshter
Of Wm; +. Warren, was drowaed, in Chester
river, pear Booker's wharf, last Tuesday
week Shf FIJI lsI, from smqsll boat WHICH bad
drlfted fFom is moorings.i9 nea, 4sg7ai {. .ai
r. Alaneha'iha sold the, farm If Mrs.
Sarah Stoops in Chapel district, Talbot .eoun-
ty,containing lib acres, to Monroe Driesback,
of Ohio. for S5. .OO0.
--James Phillip, son ofthe la'e Colonel VIM.
B. Pacas fell off Paca's bridge, Queen Anne's
county, Monday morning, and was drswned.
He was 81 years old.
I. The tax levy in Talbot county is-for, pub
Tic schools, Is cents county, As cents, W hich,
with the State tax of 20 Gle cents, make SO
5-ls cents, against ee SIG cents last year, 8
Swapping turtles in Cecil county are said:
TO amuse themselves lately by chewing up the
young corn. Emulatiye, perhaps, of grass
hoppers ind potato Bugs. MINI =
! The county levy for Cecil is published.
The whole apoYnt, Of expenses fpjls75 is
$s3, 10000 The county assessment is $l3,-
ss6, ,6s3. TaIus
sThe Denton >lMd.) Journal saysthe indica-.
tions at present are that Groome for Cover
nor will carry every county on the Eastern
ShoreaTts.jt tlQr q
The Massey form near Masssy's x Roads,
containing 45o acres, was sold last week to
Capt Al Woodall sorsls,9 $780,
The wheat crop in nearly every, section of
Marytand is reported TO. be excellent in qhan-
ly and quality. ..,a, - a.
,soxford, Talbot county, has Become q FASH
ionable summer resort Y ,I''.i4,.ni " '.S
hsi!E t3t---4 l.-.--ll IL u IL. 80
CeRte nnial Celebration. II MOI IA
! The citizens of Salem county, n j., pur-
pose holding q Grand Centennial Celebration
and Harvest Home, on Jsly 10th, next The
Hon.i George NJ. Robesony Secretary ofl.tbe
Nary, will deliver The grafton. Tie steamer
ftrg will leave Philadslphia on that day lay at
ssA.M1 New Castle lo3, and Delaware City
lfo.clOck Returning leave Salem ats P..
MlA'Thhs giving lthe sifissns pr Delaware ak iaiiSs
opportunity 70 attend. 's''''' ''''