Middletown transcript., 1877-08-25
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A new Catholic Church is being built a
Queenstown, Queen Annes county.
The postofice at Woodland is re-established,
with j. Frank Brown as postmaster.
Henry Ross, a clerk at East New Market,
Dorchester county, recently committed suicide
with laudanum.
J.H. Anthony, Of Cambridge, has invented
a peach and apple seeder. It does the work
effectively, it is said.
A young lady from Kentucky, Miss Kate
Powell, visiting in Easton, fell down stairs
last week and broke her leg in two places.
A hail storm in Centreville, Queen Anne's
county, on Tuesday, destroyed about 10000
boxes Of peaches and much Of the fodder crop.
Rev. E. G. Irwin, NJ. E. minister at Galena,
who has been sick for weeks but who was
thought to be improving of late, has had re-
lapse, and is again dangerously ILL.,
Thomas Faulkner, residing on farm be-
longing to DR.. Massey, near Masseys, seeded
one bushel Of Early Rose potatoes and gathered
40 bushels as the result of the crop.
Garrett Foxwell, a smyrnian living near
Chesterville, shipped a crate or chest Of peaches
to New York last week, which brought the
handsome sum Of $l5 The variety was Craw-
sord's Early.
The Trustees of the Camden Union Camp
Ground have decided to hold a camp meeting
on this ground next year, beginning on Friday,
July 21st and ending August I'd. This is
taking time by the forelock.
Richard H. Corbaly, near Masseys, has just
finished threshing, and from field of the
Fultz variety, Of 213 acres, measured $50 bush
els, or fraction over 35 bushels of choice
wheat to the acre.-Rent NesOs.
The purchase Of the Kent and Queen Aune's
Railroad, necessitated the election Of directors,
and the following gentlemen were elected at
Centreville: Jacob Tome, William Crawford,
Edward Larkin and Thomas Donaldson.
Right Rev. Bishop Lay, the Episcopal Bishop
Of the Eastern Shore, preached in the parlor of
the Atlantic Hotel, Ocean City, on Sunday
night. The object of his visit is to build a
church at that place, which is very favorably
advocated.
The freight and travel Of the Choptank IS
being hotly contested. There is now four
plying between Denton and Balti-
more. A propeller also is to run on Tuckahoe
creek, whose waters have never been visited by |
d steamboat before.
The workingmen of Easton, have organized
! workingmen's party and adopted platform
financial reform and industrial
prosperity; opposing contraction of the cur
-ency and the national banks, and asking for
axation on mortgages.
A large number of peach orchards on the
peninsula are giving place to wheat fields, and
t is stated that more wheat will be seeded this
all than for many years previous. Some of
he farmers have concluded that wheat viii pay
,etter than peaches Crisfsld Leader.
The large canning establishment at Marydel
las been leased by New York company, and
hree large fruit dryers, having drying capac-
ty of 300 baskets per day, have been put in
peration. The dried fruit produced presents
/ beautiful bright color.-Denton Union.
On Saturday night last, the dwelling house
+ Mr.. Thos. NJ. Meredith, and occupied by
lr. Jos. Vickers, and family, in Cambridge.
t was with much difficulty that the family
rere awakened in time 10 rescue them. The
oss on the dwelling is estimated at 50, 900,
hat of Mr.. Vickers, probably, $3.50, apart of
is furniture having been saved. 1t is believed
, have been the work of an incendiary.
A singular death Of a colored woman took
lace near Sudlersville, Queen Annes county,
n Thursday night of last week. She retired
1 good health and during the night was
wakened by the noise of snake in her sleep
ig-room. She got up and killed the snake,
ut in handling the stick with which it was
illed she got some of the blood of the snake in
er eye. The eye infamed and some time dur
lg the night she died, no one knows how or
hen. Her death in such singular and mys-
.rious manner, has raised considerable in
uiry in the neighborhood. Her family are of
le impression that her death was caused by
lie blood of the snake getting into her eye.
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