Middletown transcript., 1877-04-28
EASTERN SHORE MATTERS.

The owner of "Sadie Belr' has refused al
offer of $50, 900 for her.
W. D. HAZEL has resigned the presidency
: Of the Kent County Railroad
Solomon Armstrong, an old defender, diet
last week at Fredericktown, Cecil county.
Several burglaries have recently been com
mitted near Sudersville, Queen Anne's coun'
ty.
The little daughter of ]. Morling Sudler,
Esq, of Queen Anne's, who was accidently
burned March "a, died last Monday morning
Isaac Bryans dwelling, in Trappe district,
Talbot. county, was burned last Monday
Loss 81, ,OOO
The burning of Tunis mill in Talbot eoun-
II last week involved loss Of So, 600 insur
ed for 1000.
Sadie Bell, the Pungoteague mare, trotted
for exhibition at the fair ground, at Cam
bridge, on Friday last She distanced "Capt.
Jack, = local trotter, and made the half-mile
in l.lO.
Last Thursday was alewive day in St. Nj
chael's. The fishermen all came in with their
nets breaking with alewives, and every man
you met at o'clock 10 the morning had a
bunch of aIewiyes with him. Every hog in
ST. Michael's had alewives for breakfast on
Thursday morning Comet.
The colored people Of Bayside held festi-
val at their church on Saturday night last,
which broke up in free fight and a some
what serious one. One man had his cheek
bitten through and three others in broken
heads. The fight occurred in the church, and
ragged for an hour and a half amongst the
men, mixed in with the Women and children.
Some Of the men were so badly frightened
that they jumped from the windows Comet.
The citizens of ttCaldwells Addition to
Easton" finding themselves beyond the juris-
diciion of Easton's local laws, have incorpor-
ated themselves as a special part Of the body
polite of Talbot county, elected John L. Cald
well mayor, and filed the following offices
Aldermen, counsellor, chiefand special police,
justice Of the peace, private detective, auditor,
fire brigade, liquor gauger, public stOrekeep-
er, pu bic printer, postmaster, superintendent
ofpublic buildings, surveyor, coroner and
board of health. With such formidable
array Of officers the embryo city will flourish
or-fall.
an Oyster Goes Dueking.-C John 7.
Ford brought to the Comet office, on Wednes-
day evening, an oyster between the shells of
which was firmly fastened the bill Of fisher
man or pheasant duck. The educk while feed
ing had evidently inserted his bill into the
open mouth Of an oyster which shut down on
il and held it fast The duck came to the
surface, dragging with him the oyster, which
was SO large and heavy the duck could not
keep its head above water. In this condition
they we're found by Mr.. Edward Hunt, who
caught the duck but could not get the oyster
loose. So be cut the ducks head off, and bill
and head will remain held by the oyster until
it is opened.-St. Michasrs Comet.
Distressing Aeeidsnt.-On last Sunday af-
ternoon, the elderly Mrs. @. o. Doubleyou,
residing upon the farm of R. T. Larrimore,
Esq, enticed by the beautiful weather, strolled
through the wood along the creek shore, en-
joying the balmy air, blooming wild flowers
and growing vegetation. In attempting to
cross wide boggy fat, and not using pro-
per caution, she made false step, and being
very large and heavy, weighing over two
hundred pounds, became almost completely
submerged in mire. After several Intellectual
efforts to release her from her dangerous situ-
ton, several ropes were joined together, one
end placed around her, the other carried
across the creek, to the firm land on the
Chesterfield farm and attached to team Of
mules, which soon succeeded in hauling her
out of the mire, and entirely across the creek,
landing her on terra trina, thus saving her
from a shocking and untimely death.-Csn-
treUile Record.
The He'll Gate Of the Eastern Shors-Mr. R.
s. Dodson, owner the steamer Olive, came
up from Norfolk last week for the purpose Of
making personal inspection of Kent Island
Narrows, and determining whether or not the
route is feasible for his steamer. Mr.. Dodsou
has been and is yet anxious TO use that route
from Miles river to Baltimore, deeming it to
be of advantage to the accommodation of the
shipping public, but his examination Of the
present condition of the bridge and narrows
satisfies him that the route is now impractical
BILE, and that the passage through would be
attended with great peril--in fact is i'm
possible, except at the period of slack water
Mr.. Dodson went from St. Michael's 10 the
narrows on Friday oflast week, on the schoon-
proper marks, and concluded that although it
would bs risky the Olive should try ii on Mon
day; but when standing on the bridge, after
ebb tide had been running little, the impos-
sibility of getting any craft through the see
thing, boiling current caused by the passage
of such an immense mass of water through
way only sixty feet wide was clearly seen.
Mr. Dodson describes the rush Of the tide as
almost terrific, and says it comes nearer in vi
olenee TO the rapids at Niagara than anything
else he has ever witnessed. On the Eastern
bay side of the bridge the water was at least
foot higher than on the Chester side, and il
rushed against and climbed up stake stick
ing in the current like the water climbs the
prov of a steamer when in rapid motion This
is caused by the foolish attempt to empty the
Eastern bay in seven hours through way six
ty feet wide. Except where the draw is the
bridge is solid from shore to shore, instead of
being built on piles, as the law provided it
should be. The solid abutments of course
check the water and force it all through the
draw, and create as great obstacle to nav
igation as the old solid causeway did. In ad-
dition to this the draw is such clumsy affair
that it will not work, and the channel is SER
pentine, with several sharp curves, in the ar
giles of which there are solid shell and sand
bars, across which the waters seeihe and bub-
HE about three feet in deDth and unon which