Middletown transcript., 1875-04-10
Maryland Affairs.

CECIL County AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,"
meeting of the leading farmers of Cecil coun'
ty was held at Elkton on Tuesday last, fol
the purpose of forming county agricultural
association. The constitution, which had
been previously prepared, was signed by the
following gentlemen, who were elected
beard of managers for the ensuing year =
William Knight, Adam R. Magraw, James
A. Lewis, Townsend Poole, DR.. John H.
lamar, John Lair, VIM. Armstrong, F. s.
Everist, p. C. Strickland, DR.. R. E. Crom-
well, Jos. Biggs and J. E. Gillespie. The
following named gentlemen were elected OIL
GERS of the association A. R. Magraw, presi-
dent: P. G. Strickland, vice-president, and
F. s. Everist, secretary. Townsend Poole,
William Armstrong, James A. Lewis and DR..
J. H. lamar were appointed a committee on
bylaws, and the society adjourned to meet
at Elkton on the second Tuesday in April.
Application was made to the court in session
for charter for the association, which was
Immediately granted, and the society at once
became an incorporated body.-Csea Demo
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In the Circuit Court of Cecil county, at
Elkton. last week, the following parties were
sentenced to the penitentiary: Andrew Kava-
naugh, a youth who had been indicted in
Baltimore for picking the pocket of Oliver W.
Cash of sum amounting to between four and
five hundred dollars, and who removed his
case to Cecil county, was found guilty and
sentenced to the penitentiary for seven years.
Charles Baxter, colored, tried and convicted
for shooting Ira Owens with intent to kill,
was sentenced to five years. Samuel Keys
and Joseph Banks, both colored, tried and
convicted on three indictments, one for steal
ing the wagon of John L. Gilbert, and an
other for breaking into the storehouse of
Whitlock & Brothers, were sentenced, each in
the first case to three years Imprisonment
and in the second six years, making nine
years, and three additional years for stealing
a horse from Eliza Ewing to drive to. the
wagon making twelve years in all Richard
Thomas, colored, indicted for stealing goose
and six chickens from Henry Smithson, near
Port Deposit, was found guilty and sentenc-
ed for fifteen months.
At the burning of the residence of Mr.. VIM.
R. Byrd, near Cristfeld, on Monday night of
last week, when two of his children, A fired,
age nine years, and his sister Dora, aged
seven, perished in the flames, three others
narrowly escaped with their lives. Susan,
aged twenty, leaped from the window and
struck upon her face and head, and it is
thought injured herself internally. Then
Emma, aged fourteen, leaped, falling upon
her side, brnising her arm and back fearfully.
Then little Alice, only four years, jumped
and broke her thigh.
The dwelling house of Capt. Levi 7. Dukes,
Hillsborough, Talbot CO., was burned
Oh Saturday morning last. Most of the
furniture was saved, though considerably
damaged. The dwelling was fine one, and
cost a few years ago $4,000. 1t was insured
for $4,000. A defective fue is supposed to
have caused the fire.
A meeting of the grangers of Kent county,
for the purpose of forming a county council,
and all the oranges of the the county were
represented. A meeting will be held on the
14th instant for the purpose of organizing
the same.
Rev. Pennsll Combe, the great Tenn
perencs Lecturer, has been lecturing on the
License system, to audiences in the different
towns of Kent county this week.
The office of the clerk of the circuit court
of Caroline county was entered last Friday
night week and robbed of S25 and the license
bosks for several years past.
The dwelling house OF Mr.. Alex. Gadd,
Talbot county, was burned, with the greater
part of the contents, last week. Loss $4,000.
No insurance
The Kennedyville, (Kent County, Presby-
terian church will be dedicated with appro-
pirate services tomorrow, Sunday, llth.)