Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15
EAsrERN sHORn mAETERs.

n years
re A new Protestant Episcopal Church is to b
st erected at Cecilton.
70 State and county tax in Caroline county fol
g this year is 81 Os4 on the 500.
= An Eastern Shore paper wants its delinquent
" subscribers to send lock of their hair.
4 NJ. r. Coates residence, near BridgevilIe,
was burned down on Monday week.
n The season at Ocean City has closed. II
l. was good one for the hotels and 'igreat ex-
le pectationsp are entertained for next year.
o It is stated that DR.. Alex. Hardcastle, near
j GFeensborough, win clear nearly $lO,OO by
q his peach crop this season.
r The stock-yard Of J. NJ Brown, Of Kent
e Island, was destroyed by fire on Monday last.
t E. O. JeHries, son-in-law Of Mr.. Brown, was
e arrested on the charge Of incendiarism, and
b was held for hearing.
John Kennedy, one of the founders of Ken
nedyvilIe, thriving village in Kent county,
and the owner of valuable properties in that
county, died at his residence, Port Kennedy,
Pa, on the 4th inst, aged s. years.
The Cecil DsmOcrGs says ION Sunday
afternoon last man appeared on Main street
in an intoxicated state. He said be was q tenn
perance man and was engaged in the work Of
Kidding this community Of rum. His plan il
rather novel one, and, we think, win not be
adopted BY those at present engaged in the
work Of temperance here sThese SeIlers, he
said, (meaning Mr.. Lee and his co-workers)
''are trying to preach whiskey out Of the town,
but Pm going to try to drink it out and IN
bet Eve dollars I'll beat them in getting it
OUT
CECIL COUNTY DEN0oRAzTC CONVENTION.
The Democratic Conservative Convention for
Cecil county assembled at EIkton on Tuesday, |
to nominate candidates for the Legislature and |
county officers, and to choose delegates to the
State Convention to meet at Baltimore on the
27th inst. H. d. Brady was called to the
chair and Milton z Kidd appointed Secretary.
Hon. John N. Miller, Of Elkton, was unani-
motsly nominated for State Senator.
Messrs. William NJ Knight, James Monroe
Tombstone and DR.. Jos. Turner were nominat-
ed for the House Of Delegates.
Messrs. B. NJ. Crawford, David P. Cameron
and B. a. Cruthers for county commissioners
VIM. T. Bouiden for sheriff; Jas. ]. McCaulley
for surveyor.
Messrs. George Biddle, VIM. B. Writ, W. s.
Kerr and LsTI Z. MeaFns Ior delegates 70 me
State Convention.
A DoUBLE MURDER NEAR EAsrOx. Says the
Easton S:ay: 'This community was greatly
excited on Saturday by the announcement that
James Ftzjarren and his wife, Anna A. Fitz-
jarrell, two old people living alone, at FARRELL
town, in Chapel district, had both been mur-
dered in their beds. The old man was "a /.
years old, and his wife was the same age. She
was Mr.. Fitzjarrelps first wife's sister, and was
a widow Clark when be married her. The
house they lived in was an old one story build
ing, with small kitchen attached: There are
no stairs to the kitchen but the room over it is
with the room Of the second floor Of I
the main building by small window about
two feet square. There is stairs In the cor :
ner Of the main building leading to the second
floor. The old man had been suffering with I
chronic rheumatism, and had not been able to /
cave his room for the last seven years. He i.
'ould not get in and out Of bed without assist I
Ince. he slept on the first floor, the bed h
ianding in one corner Of the room. He was :
murdered in his bed. Mrs. Fitzjarren was I l
Iery deaf, but was an active woman for her 3
Ige, and slept on the second floor, the bed il
tanding in the middle Of the room. She was Il
Ilso murdered in her bed. When found well ! !
ering in their blood, they presented most 1
lorrible spectacle. The instrument used was e
! blacksmitRs chisel-hammer- sharp chisel q
It one end with hammer ct the other, with a
iandle about fifteen inches long. II had been
bout the house for some time. Il had the /,
marks Of blood on it. The old lady received 4
hFee blows; one terrible blow over the right b.
ye, that Drained her, and must have killed o
er instantly; another severe blow over the Z,
IT eye, and one slight blow on the right al
and. The pillow on which her head rested "
vas saturated with blood. The old man re- :, :,
eived nine blows; three on his head, one cut 3
a bis throat, two on his left jaw; one on the +
# side Of his nose and cheek; and one on his ev
ght collar bone. The blow on the head and n
ye split the skull. The murder was not dis 4
overed untilrabout 81 O'Clock on Saturday
forming; it was probably committed between "
lidnight and day the same morning, during =
he heavy rain which prevailed at the time. a
he night was very dark, and favorable for
lch deed Of crime. Mrs. Fitzjarrelrs son,
r. Clark, was in the habit of making her, at :
ltervals, large remittances Of money from
and she had been talking lately of "
Ding out there to visit her son.
1t is known that she had as much as $500 in ed
10 house, and may have had twice that sum.
he talked good deal about her money, and
i'd ifshe died, she would put it where no one J.
build find it. She positively refused to put It ~ ~
bank. She had been unwel lately, and M
as under the treatment Of DR.. Thomas q. da
olt. Since the tramps have been around, the an
ID people have sometimes been afraid at night -,
nd several times called Mrs. Kate Waddell,
ho lived just across the road, to come and
ay all hight with them. She says she has
one 50 several times, and was probably more
miliar with the premises and the pecuniary At
fairs Of Mrs. Fitsjarrell than any one else in
le neighborhOOd; and as she bears a bad
laracter, and has, since the murder, been
liking about leaving the county, she has Pc
zen arrested on suspicion Of having commit
d the bloody deed. She is the wife Of Jo-
ph Waddell, labOrlug man living at Jar
lltOwn, who appears to be simple and inof.
DsIve. On the night of the murder Joseph
VaddelI slept at his mothers, who also re-
des at Jarrelltown. Kate Waddell was the
rst to discover it. Going to the FilEiarrell !
'use about 81 O'Clock on Saturday morning. Oh
ID finding the old peoule mnrdarsd a. Sy
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