Middletown transcript., 1875-05-15

d., and Morris Dunbar DR. Tuf'
having received the largest vote will be
mayor of the town for the ensuing
year
The Centrevile (Queen Anne's COY
Observer says: MIR James Tilgh-
man, oHe of the largest fruit growers
in the county, informs US that his fruit
is not hurt at all, aud that he expects
to gather larger crop Of all kinds of
fruit than for several years. Other
fruit growers confirm Mr.. Tilghman' $
views in the main"
i Henry Benson, convicted of commit
ting nameless offense upon Mrs. Sarah
L Denney, in Talbot county, seine
months ago, in the Circuit Court for
Dorchester county, whittier his trial
had been removed, was sentenced to
the Maryland penitentiary for term
of years.
A district grange. composed of dele
gates from the oranges Of Talbot, Caro-
line, Queen Anues and Dorchester.
was organized in Easton last week.
Mr. j T. Moore, of Montgomery co
grand master of the State Grange, or
ganized the district grange.
Mr. John " Legg, worthy citizen
of the second district of Queen Anne's
county, died on the 4th inst, of neu-
ralgia in the head Mr. Legg was one
of the first registrars for the second dis
trict appointed by Governor Swami un-
der the registry law of 1864.
Captain Robert Smith died in Eas-
ton, Talbot county, on Friday last,
aged between 95 and 100 years. He
was at the battle of Caulk's field. Kent
county, in Judge Chambers company.
in the war Of 1914 He was married
three times and leaves wi6ow
A portion Of the farm Of James
Trimble, ffty-two acres, within mile
and half of Bay View, Cecil county,
was scld last week for 81, 100, and the
store and dwelling of B. +. May, on
Main street, Elkton, was offered for sale
and Withdrawn on bid Of $4,000.
The steam mill at Dublin, Somerset
CO., belonging to E. Il. Jackson d Co., =,
and NJ n Winbrow, caught FIRE one
night last week from fire left in pit
near by, aud was consumed The mill
was worth some $4,000. There was
no insurance
Mrs. DR.. James Dawson has sold the
farm belonging to the estate of the late
Dr. Dawson, about three miles from
St. Michael's, Talbot CO., for $4,000
The purchaser is from Northern State,
and secures in this purchase very at
tractive residence.
One hundred and fifty thousand
herrings, besides shad, rock and perch,
were caught on the Choptank,4 by |
Messrs Hubbard & Shuck, one day
last week, and on Tuesday they filled
two hogsheads with herrings before
breakfast.
A new Methodist Episcopal church
will be dedicated on Sunday, 23d inst,
at Tilgham Hackett's farm, Dorchester |
county, on the road leading from
fredericksburg to Crotcher's ferry.
The public roads in Cecil county,
which have to be kept up at the expense
Of the public, are 627a miles, and cost
$15, ,O65 65, and yet the Whig says the
roads are in bad condition
The grand jury of Queen Anne's
county has made four presentments for
selling liquors in the first and fourth
districts, after the adoption of the local
option law.
The Barcus farm, belonging to Mr.
William Connolly, of 1870 acres, in
Caroline county, has been sold to Rev
R. J. Williams, of Colorado, f'r 49,
400. ,-.,e-s H -
The Methodist Episcopal Sabbath
School of Easton, Talbot county. is
making arrangements for an excursion
to Baltimore on the 10th of June next.
A farm of Mr. William Collins, 40
acres, in Trapps district. Talbot co.,
has been sold to Mr.. A E. Boardman,
,f New York.
The wheat crop in Wicomice county
is said to be promising The prospect
Tor fair yield is as good as in former
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