Middletown transcript., 1876-11-25
MARYLAND AFFAIRS.

| Some of the granite quarries at Port DePo-
sit have suspended work for the season.
The West Amwell rolling mill in Cecil CO.
is about to resume operations after several
weeks suspension.
Travis Sterling died on the 18th instant
near Asbury, Somerset county, aged 90 years.
He was soldier in the war of 1872.
| Mr. Chas H. Todd's youngest son, Charlie,
of Denton, shot himself through the hand on
Monday last. The wound is not serious.
A mulatto boy four years old was burned
to death while playing with matches last
week, at hotel in Salisbury, Wicomico CO.
Jas. II. Caulk has received his appointment
as postmaster for the new office about to be
established at McDanieltown, Talbot county.
Messrs. Lambdln & Sons launched from
their ship yard at St. Michaels, on Monday
last, sloop, built for Captain Andrew q.
Barkman.
The hay crop is heavier in Dorchester co.
this year than usual, and is selling at $ls per
ton. Blade fodder is selling at $3.50 per
thousand pounds.
On last Thursday week William, son of
Mr.. Luke Andrew, residing near Harmony,
Caroline county, cut his foot with an axe, in
flicting serious wound.
The corn crop in Queen Anne's county is
considered light. The farmers are unani-
nous in this opinion and attribute the cause
to the extended drought last summer.
On Sunday, Nov. 2eth, the Rt Rev. Bishop
Becker will oficiate at the Catholic Church
in Elkton, preaching and administering the
Sacrament of Confirmation in the morning at
10 O. clock, and preaching in the evening at
y o'clock.
Cecil county land sales have been effected
as follows: By ex-Gov. Groome, as trustee,
farm of 236 acres in Sassafras Neck to ]. E.
Leonard for $3l per acre, the farm of Robt.
A. Evans, deceased, in the sixth district, 100
acres, to John p Evans for $4,000.
STORE BURNED. store of Andrew Beas-
ton, Jr., at Cayot's Corner was burned to the
ground on last Sunday night week. The
goods, which were owned entirely by Mr..
Beaston, were insured by the Mutual Insur-
ance Company Of Cecil county for $l6Oo,0o,
and the house, which was the property Of
Jacques Cayot, was insured for only Sl35,00
The value Of the goods destroyed was esti-
mated at about two thousand dollars. The
origin of the FIRE is unknown.-C Chesapike
A singular freak of nature has taken place
on the Atlantic coast during the past week.
Millions xpon millions of dead fish of differ
ent species, have been washed up from the sea
and lie rotting in the sun like John Ran
dolph's mackerel on a moonlight night. In
one place on Cobb's Island there is strip of
the beach two miles long and Is feet wide
covered with them to depth of from three to
six feet. Several large vessels are engaged in
collecting and transporting them to the farm
ers of Accomac county, to be used for manure.
-Snow Hill Messenger.
A NARROW EscAPE.-While on visit to the
Centennial last week, VIM. Cooney, Of Easton,
(Thompson Il Kersey's cashier) came very
near losing his life under the following cir
cumstanses Will was riding around the
grounds on the railroad, and while the train
was stopped at one Of the stations he dropped
piece of money between the car and the
platform. He got ont to get it, and while
between the platform and cars the train start
ed. The first car being narrow, passed him
clear, but the next was wider caught him and
turned him rapidly between it and the plat
form The third car, like the first, was mar
row; and as it passed gentleman caught
Will and drew him on board. Had the fourth
car (which was wider than any Of the others)
caught him be would have been crushed to
death. He escaped with severe bruising and
a cut over the eye.-,&. Miehaeps Comet.