Middletown transcript., 1877-03-03
EASTERN SHORE MATTERS.

The house and contents of VIM. Johnson,
near Bloomery, Caroline county, was burned
last week.
Skinner Grace. formerly a judge Of the
Orphans Court, died in Talbot county last
week, aged So.
A thief recently broke into the Jail at Cam
bridge and stole some valuable articles be-
longing to the sheriff.
Oysters must be a drug on the Crisfsld
market. They have been selling in that town
as low as 10 cents a bushel.
B. W. Cheer, of Philadelphia, has been
elected principal of Elkton Academy in place
Of Rev. DR.. Phebus, resigned.
WashingtOn's birthday was celebrated very
quietly in Elkton. A parade of the Groome
Guards was about all that was done.
A donation party gave Rev. E. B. New
nam, NJ. E. minister of Chesapeake City, an
elegant set Of silverwars last week.
Right Rev. Bishop Lay administered the
rite Of confirmation to a class of ten at Christ
Church, Easton, on Sunday week.
DR.. VIM. Il. Dawson, of St. Michasls, fell
dead in his carriage, while returning from
professional visits last Sunday week.
The political cauldron has begun to seethe
and boil in Dorchester. The position Of State
Senator is the political prize to be obtained.
John T. Reynolds, Lewis B. Frazier, S. T.
Wiley and others, of Cecil county, are about
to remove to Walkerton, Va, where they
have purchased land.
The Sassafras river is entirely clear of ice
and the steamboats, have commenced run
ming. The T1umpeter made her first trip of
the season on Thursday last.
John W. Gibson, of Tilghman's Island,
was badly burned about the hands and face
by the explosion of his powder flask while
firing salutes on Washiugton's birthday.
A Cris6eld justice of the peace recently set
tied disputed hog case between two litigants
by having the hog killed, dressed and brought
to his office, and finally taking the hog him
self to pay the costs.
James A. Grace, travelling salesman for a
Philadelphia shoe house, was badly bruised
in Chestertown last week. His horse ran
away with him and upset his carriage. The
carriage was also considerably injured. It
belonged ts Maxwell, of the hotel at Middle
town.
Poetry IN THE PosToFFIcE. was re-
ceived at the postofice in St, Michaels one
day this week, letter. with this, and only
this, address on it:
"In the town of St. Michaels, on an arm OF
the sea,
Miss Agnes is waiting a message from me;
Her fathers captain, her brother the same,
Please deliver the letter, for Jones is her
name"
The letter was duly delivered the poetry
not being so obscure in meaning as Walt
Whitman's is, and more easily understood
than Mrs. Browning's.-cOma.
CoED COMFORT "A week or SO ago the dra-
matte association of Centreville rode up to
MiilluRlOu III opSSAoA hoiA SnA 6"'S " A@-''
minstrel, half theatrical entertainment for the
benefit of the new Episcopal chapel now un-
der construction there. But Bishop Lay, ol
Easton, has put his foot down in opposition
to the show, and writes the following TO the
Centrsville Record: "The young gentlemen
enlisted in it meant, ] am sure, to do kind
ness. But let them not take it amiss if state
my opinion that amateur theatricals' are not
a benefit to any community, and are NOT
without dangers and temptations to those
who conduct them. As a means of raising
money for religious uses they are not to be
tolerated. The exhibition in question was
not authorized by any competent authority.
1t has the emphatic disapprobation of the
Rector of the Parish and of the Bishop Of the
Diocese"
ENVELOPES of all sizes, and letter heads with
business cards, furnished, very cheap at the
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