Middletown transcript., 1877-10-27
EAsTERN SHORE MATTERS.


The Federalsburg Courier, democratic, sup
ports the opposition ticket in Dorchester co.
W.T.. W. Miles has declined the republican
nomination for surveyor of Somerset county. ,
Thos. J. Warren has declined the republican
nomination for surveyor Of Talbot county.
William R. Cooper, recently notorious as a
forger in California, is native of ST. MichaePs,
Talbot county.
The farm of A E. W. Lusby, $50 acres, il
Sassafras Neck, Cecil county, has been sold to
2. P. Lusby for So, 500.
Wilbur F. jackson, having removed to Bal
timore, has resigned as town commissioner of
Salisbury, and Randolph Humphreys is ap-
pointed in his s;ead
An unknown white man was found drowned
on the shore of Eugene Wilson's farm, in Kent
county. There was an Indian ink star on his
left arm.
A colored man named NJ Brown, we'll
digger in Cecil county, was crushed to death
last week by the caving in of we'll in which
be was at work.
Nearly all the mills in Cecil county stopped
by the recent cyclone are again in operation
One hundred thousand dollars would not re-
pair the damage done in that county.
The St. Michael's Comet says great many
persons in Talbot county are disfrauchised be-
cause of ignorance of the time Of the sitting Of
the officers Of registration, the notice being
published only in an EaSton paper, which does
not reach all parts of the county.
A 'inew republican" ticket is announced in
Cecil county, with Jacob Tome for Senator
and Albert Constable, O. G. Kidd and Dr..
Crothers for House of Delegates. In the same
county o. G. Kidd has been nominated by the
workingmen for Senator in place of J. W.
Falls, declined, and James T. Alexander for
House of Delegates in place Of Alfred Ford,
declined.
BENZ. Payne, native of Dorchester county,
but q salesman in hardware house in Balti-
more, was killed by the accidental discharge
of his gun, while cunning, last week.
Notwithstanding that the weather was most
favorable, the Cambridge Agricultural Fair,
the Chronicle says, failed to meet with any
more success than it did in former years. The
fair, though, was good one, the Ladies' De
partment being unusually fine. The display
of other things was fair, and the racing inter
esting. The Chronicle attributes the want of
success to the fairs being held in wheat-seed-
ing time.
James Alfred Pearce, of Chestertown, who
has been mentioned as proper candidate for
United States Senator for Maryland has writ
ten letter to the Chestertown Transcript de-
clining to be candidate for this position, say
ing that in bis Judgment the public welfare re-
4uired that their representatives in the Senute
chamber should be from the ablest and most
experienced men in the State, and as be does
not pretend to be numbered among those be
hopes man will be selected who does.
On Thursday night week Benz. F. Evans
Who resides just over the Virginia line, near
Nagram, and about seven miles from New
own, was instantly killed by what is supposed
o be the accidental discharge Of his gun. He
lad been drinking freely, it is said, and it is
imposed that on reaching his home, where be
Iept bachelors hall Evans seized his ppn
or some purpose and accidentally shot him
elf. The load entered the top of his head.
pattering his brains upon the wall. Mr. Evans
vas an excellent farmer and said to be in toIer-
Ibly good circumstances. He was accustomed ,
0 get upon spree occasionally. but when
ober was quiet gentlemanly and industri-
'us man. he was well-known in both Acco- !
mac and Worcester counties.-Ne,ctOvn Record