Middletown transcript., 1875-10-02
Maryland Affairs.

The FRANKFoRD AND BREAKwATER ExTEN-
s1oa.-It is now a settled fact says the Snow
Hill Messenger, that the Frankford and Break
water and its continuation, the Worcester
and Somerset Railroad, will be extended to
some point on the seaside, opposite Chinco-
league, which has not yet been determined
upon. The extension is already built to
Girdle Tree hill, in Worcester county, and it
is expected that the cars will be running to
Stockton, below Snow Hill, in the next ten
days. Another locomotive has been placed
on the road. &1@ sEtA
Last Saturday evening two men named
Minker and Pierce attended temperance
meeting near North East, Cecil county, and
afterwards went to that village, where they
became engaged in quarrel over bottle Of
whiskey. A fight ensued, during which
Pierce stabbed Minker in the left breast, the
wound extending upwards to the shoulder,
and narrowly missing the heart. The wound
is Of very serious character, and fears are
entertained that Minker cannot recover.
POWDER EXPLOSION the summer
Mrs. A. Lowery, of Kent Island, Queen
Anne's county, placed a package Of powder
in stove for safe keeping. When the cold
snap came ON few days ago it became neces-
sary to kindle fire. The stove was badly
shattered, the house badly Jared and about
forty panes of glass broken, though no per-
son was hurt.
DEATH FROM LocKJAw.-Mr. Charles A. A.
Stanley, justice Of the peace in Chestertown,
died of lockjaw last week, after an illness Of
three days the disease was superinduced by
the MASKING of finger week or SO previous
ly. He suffered greatly, his convulsions
being extremely excruciating.
A coon fight on the court house green at
Easton, last week, was huge thing for the
citizens. After keeping three dogs at bay for
a long time the coon was taken up and is
being put in condition for another skirmish.
All the peace officers, lawyers and loungers
turned out to see the "fun.'
The grand jury of Cecil county for the fall
term adjourned after finding two indictments
for arson, two for selling liquor to minors,
one for resisting an officer in discharge Of his
duty, and one against constable for refus-
ing to serve process when directed to him.
The Worcester county Messenger says that
the Old Dominion Railroad Company will
extend their road from Stockton to some
point on the seaside opposite Chincoteague
Island, the point not yet being determined
upon.
CATTLE DISEASE In CEcIL.-A disease some
thing similar to the Texas fever has broken
out among the cattle in Cecil county, from
which several have died. Some Of the farm
ers have resoled not to buy any more cattle
until cold weather.
Mr.. Charles Il. Stewart, Of Easton, whilst
carelessly fooling with his breech-loading gun
the other day discharged a cartridge. His
wife was wounded in the back and two or
three of his fingers were pretty badly riddled.
SHOT OFF HIS Nathan A. Colmary,
of Chesapeake City, while cunning for squir-
rels, on Tuesday of last week, accidentally
shot his left hand of, or SO nearly SO that it
was amputated above the wrist.
The quantity Of lumber used in the manu-
facture of peach boxes this year in Salisbury,
Wicomico county, will reach very nearly two
million feet.
Mrs. Susan Dawson's farm, conta lining one
hundred and twenty-five acres, situated three
miles from Easton, has been sold to Il. Hanna,
of New York, for $4,000. iae si"a''
The dwelling of Mrs. W. B. Martin, in
Trappe district of Talbot county, was de-
stroyed by FIRE last Sunday. Loss 1000 |;
insurance $4,000. M q.
Hon. James T. Earle, of Queen Anne's co.,
expects to make about 5000 gallons of peach
brandy this season.
The town of Easton is now entirely out Of
debt, for the first time since 1855.
Diptheria is prevailing to a fatal extent in
and near Newtown, Worcester county.