Middletown transcript., 1877-02-10
EASTERN SHORE MATTERs.

The drawbridge at CrumptOn is in terri
ble condition.
Oysters were selling in Cris6eld during last
week at IL cents bushel.
Some Of The tar collectors in Queen Anne's
county are advertising real estate sales to pay
taxes.
Mr.. d. G. Pennington, at Millington, has
sold his hotel to Mr.. James Willis who now
conducts the business.
The protracted meeting in the Methodist
Church at North East has closed Over one
hundred persons were received into the church
as its result.
Rev. Clement F. Jones, formerly rector of
the Protestant Episcopal Church at Chester
town, died at bis residence in South Caroli-
ma on the 2sd of January.
A passenger car on the W. & P. R. R.,
caught FIRE from the stove pipe, one day last
week, and was considerably damaged, COM
ing very near being entirely destroyed.
The growing of peas has become an i'm
mense business around Salisbury, Snow Hill
and Princess Anne. Planting has already
commenced, and it is estimated that around
Princess Anne alone at least FIVE hundred
bushels will be put in the ground by the end
of this week.
Rev. E. P Aldred, Of the Denton N. E.
Church, whilst in the country one day last
week, found his carriage filed with provisions
when he started home. He Hestopped at church
at Potter's Landing, and found there, to his
surprise, supper spread for him on some
boards across the tops of the benches.
A Nes0 Steamboat for Chester RiUer.-The
Chester River Steamboat Company have en-
gagged the Harlan & Hollinsworth Company
of Wilmington, to build new side-wheel
steamer to run between Baltimore and Ches-
terlown. The new boat is to be los feet in
length, q feet breadth of beam, As feet
breadth over the guards and feet hold 1t
will have day saloon on the upper deck,
with ladies' saloon on the lower deck, and
room for freight.
a Big Catch Of Wild Ducks.-The Cam
bridge Chronicle says: A large number
canvass back ducks, some two or three hun
dred in number, were caught fast during the
late freeze off the Talbot shore of the Chop
tank river, nearly opposite Cambridge, and in
this condition were Of course picked up with
out difficulty. Speculations upon this si3gu-
lar occurrence are various, some supposing
that the snow and sleet caked on their wings
thus preventing their fight, and others that
they were caught in the moving ice, but how
ever that may have been the fact is as stated
N. E. Church, MillingtOn.-Last Sunday,
February 4th, was Missionary day in the N. E.
Church, in Millington. The pastor, Rev. W.
NJ Warner preached at lO5 A. NJ, to good
audience, from Romans K, 10 to Is. The coll
lection following was very fair. In thseyen-
ing the Sunday School held a Missionary
service Thomas Mallalieu, Esq, the veteran
Sunday School Superintendent, lover and lib
eral supporter of the missionary and every
other interest the N. E. Church, presided
The congregation was very large The exer-
cises of the Sunday School consisted in a re-
hearsal of the missionary service, prepared by
Rev. A. Rittenhonse, which was admirably
done The rehearsal, instrumental and vocal
music, with the short speeches and little pleas
antry of the evening apparently had fine effect
upon the audience. The collection of the
evening was creditable indeed. Tell it to the
world that Millington is entitled to a place
among the charges which have made an ad-
vance upon last years offerings. N.