Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-18
EASTERN SHORE MATTERS.
Tho Proposed Strengthening of the p,
w. & Is. Railroad Tracks in Cecil

iho proposed Strengthening OF the I.,
w. & Is. Railroad Tracks in Cecil
County.
ELKToN, MD, Aug. Fright of way
for strengthening the tracks Of the Phila.
delphia, Wilmington IL Baltimore railroad
from Iron Hill to Big Elk creek, mile
north of Elkton, has been purchased by
the Pennsylvania Company. The work
will be put under contract at once.
Articles OF incorporation for the Stanley
and Foster Methodist Episcopal Church in
Elk Neck have been filed in the office OF
the clerk of the circuit court for Cecil
county. The new building is to take the
place of the one known as the Wesley
Chapel. The inc0rporators are William
Foster, John Mcdowell, Samuel Kilman,
W. W. Holden, Risden Crossley, with Rev.
Edwin Gardner as ex-oiliciu incorporation.
The sum of S225 has been contributed by
the Church Extension Society toward the
erection of the cliiicc.
fatal disease, known as anthrax, has
made its appearance among cattle on the
Peninsula. II is warm weather disease,
attacking the blood. intestincs and spleen.
After a COW is attacked death is n matter
of but two or three hours. The disease
does not spread very rapidly to different
herds, but when IL cutters one herd il Is
liable to 20 through It,
Near the Maryland and Delaware State
line six herds are reported affected. and IL
cows have died and more deaths will prob
ably follow. Two cases of blood poison
ing resulting from cutting up cldavers of
cows whose death was caused by the dis
ease, are reported from that vicinity.
AN uSLUcKY pRNwBRlDGE.
CHEsrERTowN, Mp. Aug. l2.-TLe draw
OF Chester river bridge, which was wrecked
July 18th, was again badly damaged on
Tuesday, August 9Th. The contractor had
made efforts to complete the repairs at the
earliest moment, and the bridge would
have been ready for use on SATURDAY. or
Monday last. On Tuesday, however, the
finishing touches were being given prepar-
atory to turning on the draw for use
within few hours; the county commits
sloners were present to formally accent
the completed work, when it was dis,
covered that the socket in which the pivot
works upon when the bridge turns had
been again broken. The contractor &C.
counted for the accident on the ground
that during the night before some boat
again ran against the draw 1t is expected
there will be several days more OF delay.
A SENATOR sruNG ny A HORNET.
EAsros, Mp, Aug. l2.-t'nited States
Senator Charles IL. Gibson, of Maryland,
was stung IN the face by hornet few
days ago while cutting hedge at Radcliffe.
his country. seat The sting was 50 severe
and gave rise to so much inflammation
that the senator is Obliged to keep the
house His face and nose were much
| swollen.
woRcEsTER's ANNUAL FRoLIc.
Snow Hill, MD., Aug. l2.-From ii
O'Clock Tuesday night until noon Wednes-
| day an almost constant stream of vehicles
passed through Snow Hill loaded down
with country people from what is known
as he Forest Il section between Snow
Hill and Salisbury. The second Wednes.
Day IN August of every year the farmers
ana their families spend the day ut Public
Landing resort on the sinepuxent bay,
SIX miles from Snow Hill The custom
has prevailed for many years, but the
turnout this time was one of the largest
ever, known. 1t invariably rains on Big
Wednesday, but on the present occasion il
was clear enough and hot enough.
AT one glance could be seen going
through Snow Hill about o'clock, ten
large larln wagons with six mules to each
wagon, These were followed by man on
palr OF shafts with an OK, and in the
procession was every kind of vehicle i'm
aginable from the spanking double.team
OF well-to-do farmer to the OK cart of the
less fortunate. Slowed away in each and
every one of them was lunch basket.
grooming with the best the country could
afford. AT Public Landing one can wade
out half a mile from shore with perfect
safety, and the way the merry makers dis.
port themselves in the water, dressed in
all kinds of improyised bathing suits
would be novel sight for city people to
witness. Snow Hill liveries hired ont
every team to the townspeople to go down
and look at their country cousins.
HOUSE sTEUcK AND TWO CHILDREN HURT.
CENTREvILLE, Mp, Aug. ll.-Dnring a
severe electrical storm Wednesday night
the house of Mr.. Aker, in Queenstown,
was struck by lightning and considerably
damaged. The family had just gone up
stairs with the intention of retiring and
were blinded by vivid stroke of light.
ming. All were more or less shocked, but
two little girls, who mad prepared a pallet
on the floor, were rendered unconscious.
a physician was summoned and found
one Of them SO seriously injured that it
required several hours of lninterrnittei
work to restore her 10 consciousness. She
rs now improving and except extreme
debility shows no signs of her severe ex.
| perience, besides a few spots OH her fore.
| head. The house was much damaged
inside. The lintcls, studding, plaster and
mantels were badly injured. The curren;
entered from the chimney and on every
story in five rooms has left marks. In the
third story on the chimney wall ii made
| almost perfect horseshoe.