Middletown transcript., 1876-08-12
Maryland Affairs.

An event which has greatly excited the
people of Smiths Island, in Chesapeake Bay,
off Somerset county, occurred last week. The
Cris6eld Leader gives the following: While
s. T. Die and wife were attending church,
some person or persons entered their house
and took pocket book containing SIS in
money and note of $3.50, two guns-single
and double barrel-several articles of cloth
ing and two little boys, aged respectively
nine and twelve years, who were left in
charge of the house, one of whom was child
of Mr.. Dize, while the other was an orphan
boy, who formerly resided in Baltimore. Mr..
Dizes three boats were also carried away
from his landing. No one can conjecture
what motive the robbers had in taking the
boys with them, unless it was to prevent them
giving information that would lead to their
1.-THE robbers) arrest. Immediately after the
robbery was discovered several canoes, well
manned, started in different directions in
quest of the desperadoes, but as yet they have
not been overtaken.
While coffin was being lowered into the
grave at Salisbury last week, the earth caved,
precipitating one of the pail bearers to the
bottom of the grave, the coffin falling upon
him. Solemn as was the occasion smile
overspread the countenance of almost all who
were present.
The Centreville Times (late Citizen which
passed into new hands a couple of weeks ago,
suspended publication last week. The paper
could not succeed as Republican journal,
and had still less likelihood when conducted
on an independent basis.
Miss Margaret Bennett, weak minded
lady, Of Salisbury, left her home several days
ago, and is still missing 1t is supposed she
drowned herself, as she threatened such an
act the day before her disappearance.
William Phillips, an orphan lad residing
with John B. Corbin, Worcester county, at
tempted suicide last Thursday, by swallow
ing paris green. His only reason was "be-
cause l wanted to-"
In the regatta at st. Michaels, last week,
Capt. Greenbury Cofiin's canoe won in the
frst-class by mile, and in the second Capt.
Tarbutton's by short distance. The prizes
were $l5 and $40.
Watermelons are very abundant at Girls
field, and all through the lower peninsula,
and sell at from FIVE to ten cents piece
The latter being the price of the very largest
st. Michaels, according to the Comet, has
the largest martin box in the country. tits
a two-story dwelling house, the attic Of which
is given up entirely to the birds.
Last week bids for $40, 900 of Cecil county
bonds we're opened and $l2, 800 Of them were
taken at par, no lower bids being accepted
A white man named Collision was drowned
last week while fishing off Waggermans
marsh, Dorchester county.
Seventy-eight acres of the farm of Henry S.
Sites, in Cecil county, have been sold to DR..
G. M Ellis for So, 500.
A three-year-old son of Capt. Holt, of Sails
bury died recently from eating concentrated
lye.
Dorchester county agricultural fair will be
held on the Goth, 2lst and 22d of September.
Newtown has subscribed $40 towards pur-
chasing new instruments for the band
Late freshets have swept away several
bridges in Cecil county.
COL Edward Dymock, of the National Hotel
at Snow Hill is dead.