Smyrna times., 1868-05-06
MARYLAND ITEMS.

"l'"N'co AND P"coMoEE RAILROADThis Road was form.
y received from the Contractor Thursday sOb u bn
Inspected by j. lIinckley Esl, President p W d r r
NJ FELTON, aud f. q Sewall Esqs President and =
OF the Del r. r. and A. Gray Esq of New Castle These ~
| ~, ''' met AT salisbury by committee of the W. q p
Road early in the morning conveyed in prcsIan, ~
ty Special Car attached to the Berlin train which arrived II
e latter place at l2 NJ after an Intentionally slow brt
trip The Road decided be in good safe ,n
ming order-Snow Hill Shield 1'
DEATH FROM AsBrEOn Saturday night the 18th ult Rh
' f. Lucas and Thomas H. Duyer became engaged in h+
at Centrevie and during the fracas Lucas rot nuv,
e hnRer IN his mouth and b slightly No attention
pau 70 IT, but on the next day il badly swollen and in t
days the Inflammation extended up the entire arm On sd
% DuEer was taken to Chesertown by his brother and bi
niger was amputated Monday but morGcatior of th
tre arm subsequently ensued we understand hs djd an
Thursday night.-Citizen.
FREAK OF NATUREMr. Isaac H. Sylvester has ,rt - tb
comet office very remarkable chicken inst batcl ~ ~
hVe legs and five feet, weny-six toes and tv, ,vi,
% s are perfect tn formation and grow directly out from
c "e 'th Is branch of another leg, has perfect
loot The wings are in the right place.
CovvoC ATIox.--The Convocotion of tho so,,,.
ths Eastern Shore of Md will meet D. w. in S. Norv Ei
pal Church. Fya'ken on the 9th Of May.
IA coloed man of this town within the past wear
ou store mouse and filled it with goods a cost of $4,000
IL, mas alSo bought house and lot in town for which
II. piu o'""' ana hut five dwellings for rent In add
non 10 this he owns two several good frs and ,
property amounting to many thousands of dollars He ia now
% "a ory and has made 1t all his majority bv his
''- DA'oiPlse' ne can neither read
Newown Record. ~ ''
The papers the Eastern Shore eenerauv co,r j. A.,
opinion that the wheat has for many years presented
more promising than it does the prcsrt e,s
" % over'aAes 1t between and harvest the yield will
be unusually large.
DEATH OF Dr. WATERS Rev Francis Nat,rs n n diod a.
MS residence in Baltimore 23i u in the seventvso
year &" ms age Dr. Waters, formerly President of Wash
lug 40" I'eS Chesterown was highly respected cler, man
"I lle Methodist Protestant Church.
The KENT "a.
No"' says thai the contract for building this road ~
'"' on FRIDAY cath ult. The contract is for the cons
" iie F""l from near MasSeys Cross Roads bv vv,v -,
ami stations |. T.. Chestertovn Roll A.;
taes Corner. the terminus an swan crl N' anu
" miles oi Main track; also all side tracks a wharf t
S lug ne nolse water stations and all the depot BUILDINGS
ptIIorS The entire work to be completed for SO
" SI''J2 are to be paid in cash. s98GlO in Ker coup
DohiS at par and the balance, s2sO92s in the borl -
'"y at par Ihe work is to be commenced within thirty
nays and the sections from Massey to Cbestertov % ~
'e Si'nRs ana buildings with them ara 20 -
peed by the first day OF January next and the otbr
~ IKE manner to be finished in The contractors ~
'sSr A. f. Sears Peter Sanford Rodman Backus NJ ~
ark, New Jersey. "0Au'' u -'e"-
FELLOWS OF Easton gave grand anniversary ceebra
dress. u Da''''nore' made an ad- :
DEATH.-Rev. II. NJ. Mason, D. D. Rector of +b nj, j
UnuIc" at EaSon died very suddenly Saturday night we
'e" uayS previous TO his death he had very
severe attack OF congestion Of the lungs but had
covered his strength walk up town on sst, re-
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4ru"S AFTERNOON as usual he to his study rbo -
S"ou SIX ahd ahaf o'clock perfectly belpless A. [
pDs'"e' euleal AID vas called in. He was found To
from an attack Of extreme congestion or .coIIon
d MS whole system, but especially implicatipg Tho f
ne expired about nine oclock He had boar ~ Il
U " 'ne cnurch for thirty His funeral was attended -
'hicial robes. -' S"n cnurch In their s
BURoLARv-on Sunday ui,bt ,vo.,, .,o I
ot at Ekon were both burgariously entered A. h ht
on'u the bedroom Of Mr. Brennan the prourIetor
aousng him. and robbed him Of his pocket hook CON
"NO III cash and notes to the amount of s75 vaIisa
d number OF articles clothing About se m wore Oh
uru AZ the depot Suspicion tell upon certain VIM H. ii
anu an unknown individual claiming to hail from Do e
" DELI VINO had been noticed lettering around Init unop
'arc nothing could bo found Wallace was folIod ~ fbe
Ne CITY, where an accompce come up with with the
property In his possession. He made his escape minus {,
ne booty. No arrests. = =
The QUEEN AENR's r. R-A riot ,v.s h.roI , l., ,,,u =
gloh last week. number Of Irishmen, employed on the
road being compelled eleven hours per day instead
e struck Tor higher and drove a number of I'll
70 employees Mlington terribly for time But VI
OIL the men are at work back to Phila -
bout two miles OF the road is graded. -
Inc chicken cholera has made Caroline
ounty. h
member Of the famous Wallace Dramatic Company has q,
zen poYRg about town this week. trying persuade an in
'cent boy to invest his property Every sens
man knows the object Of the Snowman of the
eaware whipDngpos would be good application for this
eOus rasca.-ElktOn WhigI -
BARN BuRSED-The barn of Mr. Henry McCay four milos
'rth q Port Deposit consumed by fire. Monday
Week. horse and lot Of shoed In the were
so destroyed. df
The venerable Governor William Grason last week ly
dangerously Ill at his residence In Queen Annes county,
the first elected in Maryland by the popular
e nearly thirty having previously his
unity In the State Legislature His must be about eiR r.
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PARDoEED THE PRRsIDEST-John " Kendall OF CaIana
ent county who convicted in the United States District hs
ates District Court Of carrying dsery without per- ca
It, &C. aud sentencedOcOber2 3D. to be Imprisoned one
ar in the Baltimore city jail and to pay Of s4oo has
pardoned By President Johnson Wednesday tn
10 released from jail A.