Smyrna times., 1868-09-02
MARYLAND ITEMS.

FINE SPoRr-A gentleman shot thirty Summer ducks
y in about two hours Burlegh Hollow ON the Sasfa,
river.
HoNIcIDE AT FREDERALsBrRG.-A man named Carroll wa,
Shot and killed Thursday night at FederasrR Caroline
county Mi by man named Eaton mstook him for dor
VINO had been depredang his premises Az the homicide
was purely accidental course no one is so 1nucb an
unfortunate man who fired the gun.
MORTALITY AMONG HogsEs.-NTr Frank Webh ras1in a.
vienna Dorchester county lost valuable horses last week
tine ond stasgers and has another suffering with that
terrible malady
srABBED-A serious cutting array occurred on ~
IN EaSton resulting in seriously woundns John T. Ewing by
william b. Lane, an employee in the journal Office Some
words and blows had passed them when Lane
severely stabbed Ewing in the side
FIRE AT CANP-At the southern Church camp near Sud
er'e on Monday evening week nearly all had retirI
70 rest fire was discovered the boarding ton ond
W Mr. wilson OF Beaver Dams. 1t originated from CANDLE
tent was nearly destroyed but were
In safety and damage to the other tents The
Ss cut pretty figure running around in their night
women and men all together.
TROUBLE IN THE METHODIST CHURcHwe learn that an in
Junction issued by the Circuit Court on SATURDAY a. tn
OF the members OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
toouth to restrain the msers members of the Church
INor from the occupancy of Asbury Chapel which
toore been IN the exclusive use the Norbe
wing Ihe church. 1t is understood that the bill
will be filed in few days. motion to dissolve the in
junction Will speedily be heard Why our religious
friends settle their differences without going to law La that
the way to spread the Gospel ?-Calvert journal
HORRIBLE MURDERS NEAR RCHESTERTowN-Tyobrutal n,ur
ders we're committed Chester river bridge in Queen
county on Thursday night last the being Ramey Gil
more and his wife, well known community as market
s"rueners' ana amary called by the of "Ramek sim
N The murdered pair constituted entire family and the
particulars can only be gathered surrounding
ces 1t is not known what OF the night the bor
deeu was pepetated but early Friday morning Mr. GImore
was ound dead on the lower floor of his dwelling with his head
badly mashed and bloody lying beside him and Mrs
was ound up stairs also badly bruised and
1t seems that Mr. g. in the habit of seepnp in tho corr
house TO avoid mosquitoes where supposed he was on the
a night and hearing the noise the dwelling went to the
relief OF his wife, when he attacked and killed The object
the murderer was no doubt to rob the house. as the
drawer was broken and its contents carried off It
generally supposed that they had considerable OF money
on an but 1t believed by those best acquainted with tb
family that they had less than hundred dollars in cash At ,
ime
negro woman named Mitchell who lived in the family
mas arrested and confessed that her committed
the murder-that he first attacked Mrs g. then sb wont 10
he corn house and told Mr. G. his ill., aud that ON en-
terlng the house he killed by her husband Mitchell
still at large.-Kent News.
Ihs deputy postmaster at Cambridge has been detected In
smuggling letters containing money mailed to that plae bt
when at the instance OF the postmaster himself
sent or tne guilty party slipped of to Baltimore might
boat The affair has created quite excitement in Cambridge
as the young man thus detected about year ago
and into one of the most respectable families of the village
ARREsTED-The Philadelphia Sunday Mercury SAYS: On Sat
urday William Jones upon the charges f bur
larry and He three men who broke into b
In worcester county Nd in July last the hands of the
ana locked him up in and then injured the wife,
The accused has been handed the authorities of
ceser county. "
CNPRoFTABLR-Mr John Worth Of Sassaas lost three
valuable colts in the past two from singular causes H
ATTEMPTED to break them after the Rarey STYLE but with
cess winch should caution others Of them reared and
crushing his hip so that he died The next fell and broL a.
os "n n~ 10 DO Killed. The third made plunge and broke
It's neck The total loss s6OO.-Elkton Democrat
LAND SALEsOur Maryland exchanges record the so,Io
and sales in Kent and Queen Annes The farm known "a
Dor Neck adjoining the village Of RuthsburR containing son
acres and belonging to Hon. d. H. Emory to Dr. Walter
AuFph or SEOOOO The Davis Farm near Cheseryls oon
4 acres to Thomas Vandyk Cecil at 500 Der acre
ueorge W. honsons farm, containing 4S acres to William u
burgess at sG per the hotel property at Chesterv
James carey Tor s22O5 Mrs Caharne A. Price has sold At
private sale her farm In Still Pond containing 200 acres
per ecre Purchaser reported.
SEVERE Loss BY FREThe barn. stabng and other mt
buildings attached belonging to ChRs h. Sherwood ESQ., in
Irappe district Talbot county Maryland were desroved Inv
ne on "wednesday night together with three Of his most val
liable horses and 200 bushels Of wheat farming implements in
the barn. crop of oats unthrashed all the straw tho
ard The fire the work OF ncendary Loss $4,000 and
insurance $780,