Middletown transcript., 1877-07-21
rAsrERN snoRE mArTERs.

A camp-meeting at Nelson's woods, nea
cris6eld, will begin on the 10th Of August.
Hon. George r. Dennis, U. s. Senator lef
on Saturday week for San Francisco, Cal &C
companied by his son Willie.
Crisfeld has young man 50 fastdious tha
before he washes his face in the morning
he fiavors the water in the bowl with cologne
The new excursion house at Ocean City
built by the railroad for the free use Of exeur-
sionists, was opened last week.
There has been considerable disease among
horses near Elkton, and several valuable ami
mails have died.
j. Simpson Carey, wealthy citizen of Wor-
cester county, committed suicide last Friday
week in his barn.
Robert Elliott, % years old, at CentreTille,
Queen Anne's county, was recently thrown
from wagon and probably fatally injured.
David Bebell, of Snow Hill, has arrived at
London en- route to the interior of Africa on a
visit to his son, who resides in that warm spot.
The temperance reform progresses in Cecil
county. Nearly 2, 600 names have been signed
to the pledge at Port Deposit, Brick Meeting
House and Rising Sun.
On and after July l4th, the Worcester &
Somerset Railroad will run a special train on
Saturday mornings to Ocean City, connecting
with the special train from Crisfeld.
A eolored boy named Dennis, at st. Mich
aels, Talbot county, cut his foot with piece
of glass recently, and he died from lockjaw in
a few days.
Three stacks of wheat, belonging to Mr.. John
A. Bounds, Of Quantico. were set on fire by
lightning during the storm of Tuesday night
last and totally destroyed. Loss about $3.50.
A white man named Hignutt, in Caroline
county, on the Fourth of July attacked Peter
Kiunamon, colored, with an axe, nearly sever
ing his right hand, and inficting probably
fatal wounds.
The fine farm on Elk and Bohemia rivers in
Cecil county known as Town Point has been
sold to William H. Abbott, Of Philadelphia,
for S16, 600 Colonel Joshua Clayton had a
mortgage of &c. against it. which is cover
ed by the sum first given.
The Wicomico & Pocomoke Railroad Com
pany and the Western. Union Telegraph Com
pany are at present engaged in putting up a
telegraph line between Berlin and Ocean City,
which will be completed in a few days.
The Newtown Record says that that town
can show more pretty women than any other
on the Eastern Shore. The Eastern Shore
papers will not lack matter if the discussion of
the question is entered upon.
Mr. Perry 7. Leonard has sold his farm
'Hatton's Garden" near St. Michaels, to the
Messrs Clark, for $4,000 cash, possession to be
given in October next The Clarks are from
Utica, New York, and have been prospecting
around this county for some time.-St. Mich
aels Comet
FATAL RESULT OF AN AocIDEET.-Harry L.
Agnew, the temperance advocate, who was so
severely injured while bathing at Port Deposit
on Tuesday week, died on Sunday morning
last. Mr.. Agnew had been conducting Muir
ply Temperance meetings at Port Deposit
and other places in Cecil county, and went
bathing in the Susquehanna river in company
with Rev. ]. D. Rigg and others. In attempt
ing to dive from boat Mr. AgneB struck bis
head first against rock that was concealed
beneath the surface of the water, and fell t4ek
insensibIe with a terrible cash in his head He
was quickly rescued by his companions and
conveyed to the home of Mr.. Rigg, where he
remained until his death, which resulted from
Of the brain.
A HoRRIBLEi DEATH.-Last Saturday after
noonr Samuel Jenkins, young married man
about 80 years of age come to a dreadful death
on the road from Quantico to his home i'll Bar
rem Creek district. He was riding in a trotting
sulky and it is supposed his horse made an nm
looked-for spring forward, throwing him off
his balance backwards. His foot became en-
tangled in the sulky and he was dragged for
more than a mile down the road When found
on Sunday morning he was lying in the
woods a short distance from his gate, his head
beaten into jelly and the horse and sulky
tangled up in the bushes some one hundred
yards distant, the sulkY wheels bloodied all
over The mark Of the dragging and beating
Of the body could be traced for mile down
the road. He was married. His wife was.his
brothers widow, and her husband (the frst)
was sailor, was run into and wrecked in the
bay on bitter cold night, when he became
frost-bitten, from the effects of which he died.
True MaTylander.