Middletown transcript., 1876-04-29
Maryland Affairs.

SUDDEN DEATH.-Wednesday morning last
Mr.. William Janvier, who has been attending
Court as Petit Juryman, while sitting in the
court room listening to a case being tried
before the Court, was attacked with paralysis.
Drs. Whaland and Perkins were soon in
attendance and he was born to the grand
jury room and from thence to the residence Of
VIM. N. E. Wickes, Esq The attack bafaed
all efforts of the medical gentleman, and be
expired about four o'clock that afternoon.
The sad occurrence has been great shock to
our community, Mr.. Janvier appearing in
excellent health and remarking to gentle
man who rode in with him that morning, that
he never felt better.
Mr.. Janvier was an educated gentleman, of
decided literary tastes and President of the
Board of County School Commissioners q
lawyer by profession and represented the
county in the last Constitutional Convention.
-Geaertown Transcript.
An amusing scene occurred in Salisbury
church last Sunday. A gentleman, who felt
sleep stealing over his senses while the minis
ter was preaching, thought to resist its in
auences by chewing Glove, which usually
had the effect of restoring him. He put the
Glove between his teeth and shut down, when
there was an explosion that startled the
audience. He had substituted the head of a
parlor match for clove.-Eastern Shoreman.
BOUNDARY SETTLED.-The location of the
boun dairy line between Maryland and Della
ware, at Marydel, which has been the subject
of dispute since the foundation of the village,
has been settled by survey, and a Delaware
man who has given an o o to a citizen OF
Maryland knows precisely where to hitch his
horse, and vice versa Centreville Record
The republicans of Worcester county have
elected David Il. Straughn, VIM. Hammond
and W H. Trainor delegates to the State
convention at Frederick, and G. R. Marshall,
T. Hall and 2. Wharton alternates. They
are for Blaine and Bristow.
A half-witted colored man named Stephen
Pearce has been arrested near Church Hill,
Queen AIMS county, as a body-sn atcher'
| He claims to be conjuror, but what he does
with bis surreptious cadavers is not ascer.
tanned.
| The barn and contents of Owen Lowrey,
on Kent Island, was burned, with all its con.
tents, including 400 bushels of corn, on the
l4th. Hon. T. S. Earle lost dwelling house
on one of his farms, near Centreville, the
next day.
w. s. Heckarts stable, at Port Deposit,
containing lot of hay and floating tools,
was entirely destroyed by fire on Wednesday
night. Loss about $780, fully insured. Cause
| of FIRE unknown.
Alonzo Warfeld's residence, at Hills Point,
Dorchester county, was totally destroyed by
fire last Friday. Some of the furniture was
saved.
| A 900 trot is to come off at Cambridge
Agricultural Society grounds on the 9Th Of
May, between "Spiderlegs" and "Pat Nc
Coon"
E. W. Williamson, residing near Potter s
Landing, Caroline county, has grown pota-
toes this season large enough for table use.
Worcester county voted, on Wednesday, in
favor Of restrictive liquor license law by a
majority of 349. Wicomico county voted
against local option by 359 majority.
John L. Hopkins is appointed Collector Of
State and county taxes Of Talbot county.
Bishop Lay preached at Sudlersville on Sat
urday and confirmed class of five.
The local option election in Caroline county
will take place MAY l6.