Middletown transcript., 1875-06-05
MARYLAND Affairs.


Mr.. VIM. W. Checzum, publisher Of the
Record Of this place. and Mr.. Robert G. Bord-
ley, his former partner, in which knife was
brought into requisition. Tt seems from the
reports that we have received that Mr.. VIM.
Cheezum was sitting talking with gentle
man when he was called off by Bordley and
some angry words passed between them,
when Bordley caught Choezum in the collar
and at the same time struck him under the
eye. Cheezum having pen knife in his
hand at the time struck small blade into
Bordley's stomach inficting wound about
an inch and half in width and about the
same depth, severing an artery. boroiey
was taken home and attended by DR.. Ander-
son, who gave it as his opinion that the case
may result fatally. Bordley's symptoms
yesterday morning being unfavorable to his
recovery, Cheezum was lodged in Jail to
await the result Of the wound Centreuilte
Observer Of Tuesday,
The Centreville Queen Anne's county,
Observer says: ''The long season Of dry
weather which has attended tae sprouting Of
corn has been very favorable to the grub
worm and our informa tion from the different
parts of the county is to the effect that in
many places great damage is being done.
The worms are exceedingly numerous, and
in many places are cutting the young corn off
even below the ground. Between the corn
worm, the potato bug, the peach louse and
the drought, the prospects for agriculturists
are exceedingly gloomy, although the peach
crop is very promising at present.
ARREST OF AN Ex-CoUNTY OFFICIAL.-John
Baggs, late Clerk Of the Circuit Court for
Talbot county, being reported by the Comp
troller as indebted to the State of Maryland
to the amount of about $3.50, has been in
dicted by the Grand Jury under the law of
1872, which deems any such officer who is
deficient in his accounts a defaulter, and
upon conviction requires his Imprisonment
for not less than one nor more than five
years. Mr.. Baggs has been arrested but is
now out on bail.
The stone -four mill of Mr.. William 7.
Elben, .Pott's MILL" near Longwood, Tai
bot county, was destroyed by fire on Friday
afternoon last, together with all the machin-
cry and grain therein. 1t caught from
spark from the smoke stack. The loss is
between SIS, 900 and $4,000 on which Mr..
Elben has an insurance Of 5000.
Mr.. James Wood, proprietor of Church
Hill grist mill, Queen Anne's county, was
engaged in oiling the machinery, while in
motion last week, when his right hand was
caught and so terribly lacerated and crushed
as to render amputation necessary.
WHAT GoosE.-Mrs. A. P. Malone, of
this county, has goose that astonished the
natives last week by laying four eggs in two
days, one of which weighed two ounces
Salisbury Advertiser.
The Sabbath schools of Ruthburg and
Wye Churches, NJ. P. Church, Queen Anne's
county, propose 10 have an excursion to Bal
timole and Druid Hill park on Thursday, the
18th of June.
The Methodist Protestant Church of Centre
Vile station, Queen Anne's coz has decided
to hold a camp meeting at old Wye camp
ground. to commence on the last Friday
in July.
Captain jenkins Williams, of Berlin, Wor-
cester county, fell from an OK cart few days
since and was instantly killed by his neck
being broken. He was 10 years of age.
The Patrons of Husbandry will have a
grand demonstration at Hur1ock's station,
Dorchester county, on the 4ih of July.
A new Methodist Episcopal Church will be
dedicated al Keene's creek, Dorchester CO.,
on the 9th of June.
Mr.. John H. Gardner lost nineteen sheep
and lambs by dogs in Queen Annl's county
on Monday Of last week.