The Morning herald., 1876-11-15
ONE CENT
TIE PENLXSULA.
Condensed from our Jsohssoss.


A colored woman named Easter Wlson
died recently in Somerset county at the 3D.
vauced age of 104.
The Delaware railroad 10 erecting . hand
some and spacious depot building at Hss.
ringt0n.
The Cris6eld Silver .Cornet Band proposs
holding . corcsrt and festival In the new
Academy some time during Christmas.
The electioui 10 Wfcomico county passed
of without hght or scratch. The ausers
well for county where the Democracy have
two out Of every three voters. '.tr st
We are informed that . considerable n.
duction has been made In the freight tariff Of
the Delaware and Eastern Shore railroads.
This ia good news, if it should be kept apto
the next season. N
The largest yoke of oxen at the Centennial
cattle show belonged to H. b. Duyehuuk,
of Cecil county. '1"'"tedT
p G.. Fossett, lote local editor Of tho
Messenger, has returned to bis former
position upon the Newtown Record snd
Gazette. o'' fN-
A man named Charles Elliott wss Killed
last Monday night on the Delaware Rail-
road, two miles south of Laurel. He wa
sitting on the track, and had fallen agleep
when the train struck him. His body 'WlS
so torn and msnglgd that the Fragments
could not be found till the next morning.
Wednesday last was the one hupdrsth
anniversary oil the adoption by the Jconyen-
tion Of Marylsnd of the drst consultation
and Independent form OF Government Of
this State. The adoption of this constitu-
tion was the act creatipe the State of Mary
land from province, The constitution Of
1776 continued with amendments 10 be fun
damentallaw Of Maryland upt to 1851. Three
Of tho members of the convention, Samuel
Chase, VIM. Paca and Charles Carroll Of
Carrollton, were afterwards signers Of the
Declaration OF Independence. The CONVEX
ion was held at Annapolis. On November
3, 1776, preceding the adoption of the COR
stitu'iop, the same convention passed tho
Declaration of Rights, which remains to-
day, with some amendments, substantially
the same.
The convention of the Y. NJ. g. 4. OF
Maryland will assemble In Eaeton next
Thursday morning At 10 O'Clock in the Town
Hall. The unssctarian character Of the
Association strongly commends 1t to the
earnest sympathizers of sll Christians. A
welcome meeting will be held Thursday
night.
A fatal cunning accident occurred near
Hopewell Station, IN the lower part of Som
erset county on Thursday afternoon last.
Jack Evans lad 10 years of age, anda
man named Wingate went out gunning,an
Wingste broke his ramrod, aud Evans
ook his gun to load. He rested his gun,
which was cooked, against his left breast.
the Euzzle of which reached the left side of
his face and jaw. The gun was caused to
explode, scattering tho brains of Evans over
Wingaie.
A serious disturbance occurred in con-
nection with the election on the Eastern
Shore Of Maryland. One was at Newtown,
Worcester county, between colored man
and some white men, in which the colored
man was shot. He is notoriously bad
character and made the attack upon the
white men. His wounds are not considered
dangerous. The other row was at st.
Michaels, Talbot county, some colored Re-
pubicaDs attacking a Democrat of same
color. Some white Dcmocratics into& &ebsed;
nearly one hundred men being In th& -.
No serious hurts-only bloody A9pA
bruizsd heads.