Middletown transcript., 1876-01-22
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MARROW ESCAPE.-CharleS GUNNER anu
George Woodland left Port Deposit on last
Monday evening in an open round-bottom
| boat with small fat-bottom boat attached,
| for the purpose Of fishing some thirty miles
down the bay. On arriving near their des-
tination they concluded to cross the bay, the
wind at that time being very high and the
sea rough When about half way across,
they lost their mast and .Se boat filled, wash
ing overheard their provisions, fishing tackle
and clothing, They then got into the small
boat when It commenced to fill They worked
manfnlly for life, bailing out water and try
ing to keep afloat. Gunther fell overheard,
but managed to get back to the boat, the
wind in the meanwhile blowing them ashore.
Their clothes were frozen, bat notwithstand-
ing they fought manfully for life. The half
sunken boats finally were beached and soon
dashed to pieces by the terrible wind p.e-
vailing at the time. The young men at last
reached the shore, nearly frozen. They then
steered their course for the nearest house,
which was nearly three miles distant from
their landing place. Gunther lost his two
boats, all his fishing implements, provisions
for along cruise and his clothing. .-;5Elkton
(lMa.) Democrat.
FIRE AND TWO CHILDREN BURNED.-Friday
morning a. tenant house near Hambleton,
Talbot county, belonging to John Leonard,
and occupied by VIM. Kinnamon, a colored
man, took fire and burned to the ground.
Kinnamon was in the woods at work at the
time, and his wife was at neighbours and
the only occupants of the house were two
children, one abopt sfopr. years and the other
twenty-four months old. A colored man re-
siding near by seeing the flames, hurried to
the scene and heard the screams of the chill
dren, but the roof fell in immediately AMI
the fire having taken place inside, the poor
helpless children were covered with the burn
ing timhers, and before, assistance conld be
rendered, both Of them were consumed with
the building.-Easton Ad.) Gazette. Jfl II
James G.. Anderson, brakesman on tn
Maryland and Delaware Railroad, was killed
on Thursday week at Goldsborough station, in
Caroline county, four cars passing over him,
mutilating and mangling the bsdy in shock
ing manner. The cars were on the down |
trip. When near Goldsborough the brakes
man, Mr.. Anderson, in attempting to un-
couple car, iby some means slipped and fdl
on the track, with the result as above stated.
A general temperance convention for Som
erset, Worcester and Wicomico counties, will |
be held in Salisbury, Wicomico county, on
and Friday, February 3 and A.
Some Of the best temperance lecturers of the
State are expected. to; be present and deliver
addresses
Two tracts Of land below Bucktown, Dor
chester county, containing 635 and 306 acres,
have been sold to Mrs. Maria L. Hooper and
Miss. Jane P. White for 81, 500 and 50, 600,
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DR.. George L. Hicks, John. Tubman and
James R. Wheatey have been appointed by
his Honor Judge Stewart School Commits
sioners Of Dorchester county for the next two
years from January !, 1876.
Mrs. Sarah Ash, relict of the late Jacob
Ash, died at the residence of her-in-law, Col.
George R. Howard, in Elkton, on Tuesday
morning, the llth instant, in the seth year
Of her age. Ri
The postofice at Lindseyville, Worcester
county, has been discontinued. 'ag,t
"A BIRD Dies FsoM SMALL-Pox. %
few weeks ago 2 gentleman, Of Baltimore
wished to obtain live red bird, and
hearing that one was in the possession
Of a gentleman in this city visited the
latter and purchased the bird While
The sale was being made the birds
owner, who had recently recovered
from an attack Of variola. took the bird
from its cage. when il pecked at his
inger The purchaser took the bird
% Baltimore, and as it was very hand
some one. took great pride 10 it. He
was therefore much panied to see it,
lew days after reaching its new home,
begin to droop, as if ILL., In a day Of
;wo more a rash appeared on its body,
lis placing the feathers, and the next
lay its head became swollen AMI COW
'red with scab. and it died. At a loss
o know what these peculiar sympt tom,H
meant. the gentleman called 10 his medl
cal adviser. . prominent physician Or