Smyrna times., 1868-04-15
MARYLAND ITEMS.

RIVER BNrDGE-The Legislature PASSED the la,
tne commissioners of Cecil Kent counties
make appropriations not exceeding ten tbousa, liars Oh
% the construction of bridge across Sass m river t Frl
ooWn, rms I'm provemcnt will effect direct mail route he
tween EIkton and Chestertown.-Ceci Democrat
IMuSrAIt is noticeable fact that three persons lied no..
ne hnya YAK Talbot Co.. each eighty years Of ,gc r(
all Within the last three days viz Andrew Or.,r ~ r.
hti reject Of the late solomon BrnsGed and Mrs Sa,fI
reIict Of the late Caleb Stanfcld.
! So sa,s the Easton Journal to which tpo q,
tol!owins '''
Th're might be added to this list number Of marc ~ have
passed away after having lived ripe old aye Mrs Sarah R
I" on in her Goth Mr. Chas Stewart in his 91 year:
I' 0h snow IN her Gsth year and Mrs. Emily romwell
age not known but considerably advanced Death has f
neaviy upon the aged in this county this season and IN 1T
! rapid succession. - '''''
LAND SALES-M Bannon, Es l of Baltimore sold as +rrs+
on Friday last the farm Of Mr. Thomas f. Talbot on Cbost
the Irchaser: my" was
FiA"E''ESThe fishing far has been bIt mod
eraeiy successful at Crumpton The fisheries on tho t
ope0u hlS season with prospect fish
% queen Annes and Kent County Rail Road Companv mot
AZ CentreVe on Thursday and the work. we understand
progressing finely The board their monthly
salary OF the President at 5000 per annum Secretary
at $780, and Treasurer at $1,000 '
NATIVE GRAND JURoR.-Mr j. y. Black ot CbarlostoD -
mas served on the Grand Jury for last twenty
o0ihg summoned at some time of Court by every
except one that has held the Office in this county dr
that period The popularity of this case is that h r.
o Deen Ira"n as Grand Juror, single instance serving
rs Petit Juror The peculiar fortune attended b f
s whose hme-John NeSon-the bears We doubt wbetb
Cecil Wing. 80 '''' O0en recorued'-
IhEsPAss-Air T. H. Whaland living near Cbestartov h
"rod persons trespasng upon his farm for the csns old
regret the necessity to forewarn all persops from
'h my enclosures, for the following reasons FUN
hers ave shot two of my cows one Of which had 20 L,,
crppeu one OF my best colts. My servants in the oad -
several times been struck with shot and rnvself an
cncKenS nave been killed and taken off, In 6shng nors
my fencing to make bridges across nv race obstruct
my waste way with what they call darts pots etc
ME every year to expend fifty dollars or mora IL -:
'pOslts OF sand accumulated thereby All nepecti, tbi
notice will be proceeded against according IN I,
must Oe good-natured man. possessing patienca that CT
tereth long and is kind" SUI
a man named Thomas Quigey, who belonged to Pbild1b,
was Killed on the Railroad Ekton on SATURDAY [
oy nelg run over By the through train His bdv yss %
ingy manged. -'' OOu' was shoch-
Mrs Reece, sister Of the wife of Rev Mr. v,l, -. :,
Ekton NJ f. Church. retired to bed in usual bcab In r,.
oh e hSht ot the Sd inst, but died about two olo m a.
morning. W. 'iO'A III the
CRIME IN HIGH LIFE.The new county of wico,oi,
IN 'le county town. has had a frstclass sensation a,
te hr't Court ever held there. 1t was the case of
"Tlghtson In which the plaintiff Miss Payne bt4 w.
agalSI man named Wrightson for breach of nrori 80
Aylhg her damages at s25OOO The case vo -.
w one OF the most exciting trials ever Witnessed IN |
iht section OF Maryland The Now Era SAYS: I ,vs ..
ed with great spirit ability ON both sidog d -,
,S Aer the case was concluded the Jury retirad b,t -
nuch more than an hour, when they announcod a.
80 u 9Sreeh upon the verdict 1t generally ex,oo,d
"' the verdict would be in of the nIatntiT ~. ~
amount $4,000, more than her most 1ut the
great many who heard the case dissentod -
~ ~ ueeon OF the jury thinking that Il should ba ~ go
St ~ ~ H"t' Ihe most eminent lawyers on the Eas,o,
e' "eie eWplOyed on each side. During thu tri,i a..
try to attend the Court AouhuIlg coun-