Middletown transcript., 1876-08-19
Maryland Affairs.

| Snow Hill will celebrate its double Centen-
nial in 1855, With big bay party.
4 Last week the President nominated Col.
Edward wilkins Of Chsstertown ~ Collector
Of the Port ct Baltimore. He was confirmed.
Nayil e. Ford, Of the Baltimore Sum-"
who is now 1t Ocean City, when he arrived
at Snow Hill pronounced it misnomer %
there was no such object Of coolness there.
About 400 tramps passed through Elkton,
last week, and only four could be found who
would work. One bold rascal threatened to
burn barn because refused permission to
sleep in it.
A peach grower who sent the product of
100 Hales peach trees to Baltimore, last sea-
son, was brought in debt Is cents. He sent
one crate from the same trees, this season,
and pocketed Is cents.
The thunder storm at Snow Hill, Thursday
Of last week, was the severest of the season.
The house of Mrs. Eleanor Rock was struck |
BY lightning and badly damaged. The
schooner Raymond Fuller, of Crisfeld, was
struck BY lightning and almost rendered un-
6t for further use.
The camp meeting in Segar's woods, near
Aillington, win commence August the 25th
and close on the 9Th of September. Thirty
five sites for tents have been taken and it is
expected the number will be considerably in
creased. The Rev. William H. Warren is
preacher in charge.
The excursionists from Chestertown last
Wednesday morning brought us the intelli-
yence of q destructive fire that occurred in
hat town just before they left. 1t broke out
Iboat O'Clock and destroyed the property Of
awyer Baker and Smiths store. The loss is
stimated st about $1,000. We could learn
'othing about any insurance. Mr.. Baker 10
'retty well known as Methodist local min
Times.
Sudlersville has sensation. Isaac r.
tarkey, school teacher, has eloped with r
liss Lottie Rolph, young lady of the vii
'ge. At last accounts their whereabouts
ere not known, not even by her parents,
ho arose Thursday morning of last week
nd found her room vacant and note from
er saying good bye. 1t was generally un-
erstood that the parties were engaged, but |:
one can imagine why they eloped. The
esk seems more foolish than romantic.
jenkins Showell, colored, was hung at
how Hin last Friday week on the almshouse
'ounds, in the presence offs large number Of G
ectators. His crime was that for rape, COM r
tilted upon two women, within few hours rs
each other, and under the most appalling 50
reumstances. He had also been out of the b'
but short time, where he had
rved ont an imprisonment for similar y y
ime. Up to within short time before the dt
nging he manifested the most stubborn ar
relessness, but day or two before the time tl'
changed his manner and became very re- ~
ious. At the platform he exchanged few NJ
'rds with two colofed men to whom be said eh
wished to cay goodbye, and then, address an
: the crowd, be said II hope that none
10 are before me will CONS to The end % ~f
}. hope you will all, both whites and or y,
'cks, take warning and turn to the Saviour ne
men. II He has pardoned me will pardon
u. am going home whore there is no is
nishment and no sin or sorrow. hope 10y
. will meet me in Heaven. God bless you.
1as converted on the last Thursday night tb,
the last Friday morning Of my life. I pa
on my knees and asked God to forgive iig
and believe he has done so. What do ~.
ant to stay here for? What has the world ..
( done for me? have home to which on,
going far better than sny home on earth. kin
i'll shout. | said would shout when 70
re-" The doomed man, as he said this, WI WI
,ped up number Of times and shouted as aio
dly as he could, for his voice was nearly In
le from previous shouting. Over 1000 got
pie witnessed the hanging. g., e.,