Middletown transcript., 1877-03-10
EAsTERN SHORE MATTERS.
The Episeopalians Of Elkton have DECIDE
II hnild a pRrsonage.

The Episcopalians Of Elkton have deeioea
10 build parsonage.
Fresh herring were selling in Denton IL.
week at fiye cents each Since that time iney
have sold at three cents.
The Cambridge Democrat says the happiest
people in that town are the 'jail-brds, who
make The prison and the surroundings merry
With their songs.
o. Thursday night, the 22d, three prison
ers confined in Princess Anne jill for break
inc into a store il Crisfeld, escaprd. They
were captured next day in Aecomae county,
Va
The Farm on Bohemia Manor belonging to
,be heirs Of The laie Richard Foard. has
been sold 10 Richard J. Foard, one Of the
heirs, Of Massey's, Kent county, for SO an
acre.
with six per cent. as the established rate Of
interest, Cambridge would soon become quite
city but as long as IL per cent. and "a y
demanded, her business prospects will con-
tinue gloomy. The Chronicle says 50.
Mr.. N. s. Mancha, says that at Ridgely,
where be has been operating as real-esiate
agent he can walk across nineteen different
farms belonging to recent settlers, without
stepping foot on land owned by native
Married OUer Asdin-At the 25th wedding
anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. =. Rowland,
Of Port Deposit, last week, the parties were
married over again by the Rev. Jno. Squires,
and q regular wedding Iesuvity was iudutgei
in.
Nj. skinner Grace, father Of the Sheriff o.
Talbot, and one Of the oldest citizens Of The
county, died in Broad Greek Neck, on Tues
day week. in the s5th year Of his age. Mr.
Grace was Judge Of the Orphans Court dur
ing the war.
The Baltimore papers state that the grair
trade from the Eastern Shore counties hat
since the opening Of navigation, assumed verl
considerable proportions, and that in fpV
years the grain productions Of Lower Mary
land will form one Of the most imPortan
branches ofits srade.
Doubtless there are no persons living VII
sailed with the late Rear-Admiral Wilkes, i
1883, on bis second exploring to the Souther
seas. And it may be that Thomas Sinclair
now a resident Of Oxford, Talbot county, Md
is the only living sailor who took part in tha
famous cruise Although over 70 years {
age, be recently took to himself new wifi
= Cambridge Chronicle.
The Centreyille Observer is responsible f
the following fish note owe understan
that the tenant on Mr. Robert s Emory's far
caught at one haul last week some 81
punches or white perch. These he sent to Il
cities and they brought 81 20 per bunch, Il
I : single haul netting him ST 100. This is Il
!. most extraordinary haul yet recorded il the
! parts"
: At the annual meeting Of the stockholde
}. Of the Eastern Shore Steamboat CompaE
! held recently in Baltimore, the followir
# directors were elected for the ensuing yea
e WIN. L. 0'Brien, Howard B. Ensign, Ere
r erick Ives, John W. D. Pentz and Gilm
/ Meredith. The directors then had a meetil
le and elected Howard b Ensign President, Al
i James E. Byrd Treasurer and Secretary.
% A Through Southern Route Important Rum
. 1t is rumored that line Of first-class steaI
es ers will be established in a few weeks
70 Philadelphia and Wilmington capitalists
r. tween Norfolk and Cris6eld The steam'
g are to connect with fast trains from Crisfs
ie to Philadelphia and New York, thus maxi
ie a short through route from the South to
W North. 1t is claimed that the time to N
le York can be shortened FIVE or six hours
E this arrangement-C Cambridge Chronicle.