The daily gazette., 1877-10-10
FIRST EDITION!

SALE OF LAND.-Messrs, Maucba q
Gibson, real estate agents have sold r.
E. Hryan's Per Lee farm. in Oueen
Anne's county, Nd, 81 acres to VIM. r.
Annts, of Canada, for $27s5. ~
H0RsH SOLD .-E. b. Emory, ESQ. of
Queen Anne's county Nd last week sold
bis fast trotsing horse to Messrs. Alexap-
der Maxell aud Geo. Millington, of Della
ware for $4O0. 1isjr' S'll'1
SALE OF A RAILRoAD.-Wm, s. Nc
Master and Il. Page, trustees, sold to the
highest bidder, on last Tuesday, in front
Of the Clerks Office door, in Princess
Anne, Md, the Worcester and Somerset
railroad aud all its equipments and ap-
purtenances, together with It's depots, fur
nitute, &c 1t was bought by George A. =.
Kahm, Esq, Of Philadelphia, for the
bondholders of the road, at the nominal
sum of 81, 800. ls. ~ 1877
Buried Nth Mdsonic Honors.-The
funeral of Mr.. John T. TazewelI, took
place yesternay afternoon from his
late residence No. 210 Madison street,
and was largely attended. The Ma
sonic fraternity, Odd Fellows and
American Mechanics also attended in
considerable numbers, and gave the
funeral cortege an imposing appear
aDce. The services the house were
conducted by Rev. j. d. Mann, and at
the grave the body was inferred with
Masonic honors. .Il ..
Potter's Clay tor Coal Stoves.-Here is
a good receipt, the excellency of which
we can vouch for. MIX the clay with
say, one-third OF fine sand, and wood.
ashes in the proportion Of about one.
fourth of the whole lin bulk); add com.
mon salt in a much smaller proportion
say one pound to twenty-five; the exact
proportions are not essential; mix with
water to a stiff dough, and line the fire.
pot to the proper thickness;Idry by means
of light wood fire at first, which nav be
built in the ash-pau below, to avoid iniur
ing the mortar before it bardens. 1t will
bake nearly as hard as stone. Common
yellow loam will take the place of pot
ter'a clay, and will not need the sand
Fire clay is said to answer an excellent
purpose with salt only.-E1chdnye.
| FATAL ACCIDENT-Ou last Friday g
fatal accident occurred ON Deals Island
Thomas Anderson,a lad of some 10 year.
OF age, and a son of Levin Anderson, had
been out cunning for birds on that day
He was met by Oscar Webster, lad o.
some ID or IA years of age, and son o.
Samuel j. Webster's, and was asked by
him how many birds he had killed.
\ Young Anderson told him and playfully
added, II am going to kill another" Al
the same time he pointed his loaded gun
which he supposed to be at half cock, a
I young Webster and pulled the trigger
The lad was only ten f 3t distant. aud
, had started to run away, when the ex-
plosion came, lodging the whole load il
; his neck. He died in less than five
minutes. A jury of inquest summoned
to sit on the cases, returned verdict oi
, accidental death. -
- Sleeps With His Feet in. One, County
and His Head in Anotker.-John BruI
ner resides in Caernavon township
Berks county Pa. The line of Berki
and Chester counties runs directly
through his house, and when sleeping
his feet are IN Chester county and hi
head in Berks. He is the owner o
! about 300 acres of.land. which lies il
a, both counties. On this land, abou
fifty feet from the liue of Berks, ,
!. sycamore tree standing in front o
the house of Jacob Clingaman, whicl
is seven feet in diameter and over 10
J feet high. A Reading man eominl
! there at night short time ago, mis-
: took the trunk of the tree for hug
; tower. Mr.. Brunner, the owner of tn
. the noted Brunner divorce case.